Cut 'n Paste

Super easy Notebook project

Hi friends, I hope you had a great weekend and that this coming week treats you well. On Wed. I head off to Sweden for my upcoming workshop. I am really looking forward to it. I love travel, love teaching, and love our Melissa Frances product line (of course!), so it's going to be a fun weekend ahead! I have finally photographed a few of my CHA booth samples and wanted to share them with you here.

This notebook uses the Melissa Frances scalloped rectangle backdrop cut in half for the cover. Before adding the patterned paper to the cover I used cream acrylic paint to cover the raw chipboard. After the paint was dry, I used sandpaper to rough up the edges a bit for a great distressed look. I also covered the painted borders with Ranger Distress Stickels in Rock Candy so that they have a subtle shimmer. Once the stickels glue was dry, I used our new Attic Treasures Volume 3 6x6 papers to cover the front and back of the chipboard. Then, it was time to embellish it. The chipboard accents above and below the photo are from our 5th Avenue Chipboard Collection. The super sweet vintage photo is cut out of the Madonna Collage (PA393) patterned paper. After cutting it out, I mounted the photo on chipboard, then topped it with Glossy Accents by Ranger to give it a high gloss finish. For the inside of the notebook, I just cut some white and ivory cardstock along with our Alma patterned paper (a great neutral graph paper) 4x6 and bound it all together with my Bind it all machine. This was a super easy and fun project.

Workshop in Sweden

I am happy to announce that I will be teaching a fun filled scrapbook workshop in Sweden Feb 25-26 at the Sweden Scrap Happening. Scandinavia has been such a welcoming market to the Melissa Frances brand, so we were delighted when the invitation came to come in person and teach. I can't wait to get to know my host better and meet her customers, whom I hope will become friends by the end of the weekend!

Here's a little bit about the class: We will be using the Melissa Frances yearly calendar mini album as our base and embellish it using products from our 5th Avenue and brand new C'est la Vie Collections. We'll talk about the best way to make a durable covering for chipboard bases, what mica is and how to use it, along with tips and tricks that Carolyn has picked up in her 12 years of scrapbooking. Class will also contain products from American Crafts and Bazzill.

Please note that the real project will be slightly different from the promo image seen above as we will be using some of the new products just released at CHA in the workshop!

Home from CHA

(Melissa and Carolyn. Photo courtesy of Sherrie Siemens)

I arrived home on Saturday afternoon from California where I attended the Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show. While I am feeling a bit run down from all the hard work, I am also energized from the customers, friends and collegues who came by our booth to place orders and visit.  As a company we had a great show and feel so blessed. Thank you so much! If you haven't already done so, I invite you to check out the following posts on the Melissa Frances blog to see more of our new product offerings: a few photos of our booth and samples, New home decor and giftware, Alphabits stickers, Attic Treasures Vol. 3, C'est la Vie Stickers, C'est la Vie.