New Items in the store!

Hello Beauties,
We have a couple of new items in the store. First, in the "Chic Paper Boutique" I have put up a collage kit. Each kit contains 20 wallpaper sheets ( all different sizes), 3 decorative napkins, 3 full sheets of tissue paper ( 2 pattern & 1 solid), 15 sheets of decorative paper, 2 book pages, and 1 vintage lady wrapping paper sheet.
Second, in the " Embellishment Boutique" there are antique brass charms available, rolls of vintage burlap, and some new flower sprays and clusters. Third, in the "Vintage Lace Boutique" We have some new vintage laces!
Go and check them out! More items will be added soon:)
Have a creative day!
Patti♥

Anna Fearer - More Paper Than Shoes - Introduction

Good afternoon ladies!

I'm so excited to be joining this lovely design team. I love vintage and working with it. I enjoy working with all sorts of styles but vintage seems to be one of my favorites.

I have been creating crafty things with my hands since I was a child. I loved going to my grandparents house. I would have so much fun just sitting with my grandmother and watching her sew on her machine. My grandfather was a painter and taught me how to paint at a early age. It seemed that my entire family was crafty in some shape or form. My other grandfather was a photographer and loved collecting antiques. I think being surrounded by all these things you naturally start to absorb the love of it some how. 

When I'm not creating I'm outside. I love the outdoors and love being around nature. My perfect day would be to hike to a waterfall and just spend the day enjoying the fresh air.  I love rollerblading. I love to speed around corners and push myself to the limits on them too....lol. Yes, I have fallen a few times but it doesn't stop me from getting up and doing it again! My other hobbies are sewing, painting, and trying to perfect the art of making  pizza..lol.

Now I feel that it's my turn to PIF (Pay It Forward) to my kids. I try every chance I can to teach them how to use the tools that are in my craft room. I try to make them feel comfortable about using some of the tools in my craft room so they too can take their creativeness to the next level! It's a lot of fun to see the girls have their own unique style of creating. They actually shock me how well they pick up on certain aspects of creating too.

I started to create with paper about a couple of years ago. I was instantly drawn to flowers and how to take what I had already and create my own. Now, I walk by some of the flowers I see in the store and think "oh I can make that...lol". It's also another way to save money too ;) I would much rather create my own flowers then buy the same ones that everyone else is buying too! I'm an altered artist more than a scrapbooker I guess you would say. I like to take the embellishments up off the flat surface and make them 3D. Don't get me wrong I do scrapbook but love altering items more! I can take the items that you get in a scrapbook kit and use them to alter things around the house. It shows people that you can do more than just make a layout with these scrapbooking products.  

When you get a chance check out my blog for my Ustream classes and other information. I enjoy teaching my classes. I have met some wonderful people and we always have fun too :)

I think this is a great opportunity for me and the other ladies to create with these lovely items that Doreen and Patti offer at their store. It will help me get back into creating for myself again. Thank you again for allowing me to be apart of this lovely design team!

I hope every one has a fun filled creative day!

 -Anna

Shoeprincess1-Introduction and a little about me

Hello everyone!  My name is Brigitte and I would like to let all of you pretties know a little about myself.  I was recently contacted by Patti and Doreen and asked to join their design team and I gladly (and excitedly) said YES!

I was born and raised in NYC and now live with my husband and 3 1/2 year old daughter Gigi not far from my beloved city in New Jersey.  I have always had an obsession with paper even as a little girl when I would play with my paper dolls so it is of no surprise that slowly turned into a paper crafting hobby.  I started seriously altering and crafting about 2 years ago and never dreamed the day would come that I would post on YouTube and be recognized for my work!  I am so very grateful for this opportunity and enjoy sharing and learning all there is to learn about scrapbooking.

My style is a bit of everything I love.  I truly love Vintage and Shabby Chic but am drawn to the whimsy of color and tradition. My favorite color combinations are red, black and white; black, cream and brown; pinks and browns; and pink, cream, and greens.   Because I string jewelry, I am naturally drawn to pearls, charms and trinkets of all kinds.

When I am not creating, I enjoy running, baking,  fashion, and textile.  I love textures and fabrics and playing around with dyes and mists.  As my YT name implies, I love shoes :-)  Sometimes I will open my closet and draw inspiration from the colors and styles that are right there ready to be worn!

I am so honored to be a part of this lovely and talented team and want to send Patti and Doreen a big THANK YOU for asking me aboard!  I do not have any photos of my work as of yet because I really never thought this day would come where people would want to see or ask about my creations.  I do promise to make take strides and share new things with you all when I can!  Thanks again for all the support and thank you for taking this journey with us!

Have a happy day~  Brigitte

ILuvVintageScrap ~ A Little Bit About Me

I would like to take a chance and introduce myself.  I was chosen as one of the Designer Team Members for this beautiful unique store and I am super excited.  A little bit about me.  I was born and raised in Costa Rica and lived here since I was 12 years old.  I have a very wonderful and supportive boyfriend and two beautiful cats that I love to death.  I've been scrapbooking ever since I was a little girl.  I still have some of the cards, drawings and paintings that I did as a little girl.  I've always had a great passion for scrapbooking and art.  I started making mini albums and altering items about 6 months ago and I decided that I wanted to share it with all of you.  I love making mini albums, tags, cards and altering objects.

My style is very Shabby Chic but I also enjoy the Vintage style.  My favorite colors are pastels (specially light pink :), yet I also love some dark colors just as black, brown, turquoise and more... Most of my inspiration comes from Shabby Chic/Vintage Items that I find at local vintage and thrift stores.  I've always wanted to live during the Victorian Period where everything was very Shabby Chic.  I also find a lot of inspiration on Youtube from many wonderful and talented people.  My family and friends are also an inspiration to me, but my main inspiration comes from my heart :)

Besides Scrapbooking I also enjoy painting, reading, writing, watching movies, running and hunting for Shabby Chic items :) But I love to spend many hours in my craft room scrapping and sharing my work with you.

I love and enjoy meeting new people so please feel free to subscribe, message me or comment on my projects.  Please also follow me on my Youtube.  Your feedback means a lot to me.  I am very happy and excited to be part of this team and I can't wait to share my projects with all of you!  This is such a beautiful store and I hope that it inspires you to create lovely things.  Thank you for all of your love and support!  Here are a few of my projects:

Hugs,
Juliana ~ ILuvVintageScrap

Announcing Our Design Team Members

Hello Beauties,
Doreen and I have picked our 2 new DT members! First I would like to thank all you lovely ladies who submitted to the DT call. We had a very hard decision because all of you submitted some amazing projects.

 So without further ado, our 2 new designers are Juliana ( YT-ILuvVintageScrap) and Anna ( YT-MorePaper ThanShoes). Brigitte (YT- shoeprincess1) will head up our design team. All 3 ladies will be introducing themselves soon on here. Please give them lots of love by subscribing to their You Tube channels and leave them comments! I have added a link to their YT channels on the left so it is easy for you to follow them. I will be adding their personal blog links soon.
Hugs♥
Patti

TRI FOLD FRAME FOR DESIGN TEAM Ooh La La Vintage Treasures

Hi Beauties!
Well guess what Brigitte did it again! She designed a really beautiful tri-fold frame using Webster Pages paper! You have to watch the video!
Visit Brigitte on You tube and show her some love! http://www.youtube.com/user/shoeprincess1 Doreen and I call Brigitte the VINTAGE QUEEN! We ♥ Brigitte!
Hope you all have a Happy Mother's Day and National Scrapbooking Day!
Patti♥

Mother's Day Sale

Hello Beauties!
In honor of Mother's Day I have decided to have a little sale in the store! All templates will be $1.00 each, Webster Pages 12x12 single sheets are $.50 each, Pink Paislee 6x6 Butterfly Garden paper collection pack is $2.80, and G45 tag sheets are $.99 each. The sale ends Tuesday, May 10th. Happy Mother's Day♥ !
Hugs,
Patti