Thank you so much! I’m loving the simple ones too.

Thank you!

Thank you!!

Ha! 😆 Thanks, Rita!

Thank you!

Sure, it was in downtown Winston-Salem, NC.

It’s so easy to leave those things we take for granted when we scrap! Glad you had a great time anyway. 😄

You’re exactly right - it’s getting away from all of the home stuff that helps so much. I’m hoping to go away away to a crop in January for the same reason. Thanks so much for your kind words!

@@liselovespaper if you ever decide to head up my way ( N. VA/ DC) let me know. There are several really fun and relaxing crops here. I would be glad to point you in their direction.

Thank you so much, friend!

The MT kits came in clutch, for sure!

Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed them!

Great idea, thanks! That makes complete sense. I was considering putting extra strips of card stock as shims to do the same once I’m done with the album but that may be an even easier solution!

Thanks!

Thanks again so much for telling me about it! It’s good to know they’re not usually that crowded. 😅 So good to say hi, too!

@@liselovespaper most the crops I go to have a fair number of people but the aisles are a lot wider and people are very respectful in keeping the pathways clear. In the last 10 years, this is the first crop I have been too that was that packed in. I will let you know if I hear of others in your area.

No, I didn’t miss those things, but that’s because I don’t often use my stamps or dies. I tend to prefer to use stickers and premade ephemera/die cuts. Do you do primarily scrapbooking or card making, or both? I’m curious because I find that people who use stamps and dies tend to do more card making. I find it fascinating!

@@liselovespaper scrapbooking 99% of the time. I use ink on almost every layout but not always my stamps. More of a mix media touch. I use my dies to make ephemera using the paper in my kit. Mostly shapes for layering or making frames etc

@Nurse67 Smart! I need to use my stamps and dies more often and those are great ideas.

Thank you!!

Thank you! Painty papers are so fun, that sounds like the perfect day to me. 😄 And I can definitely show more of this journal as I work in it. Would you prefer process videos or a periodic flip through?

@@liselovespaper I love process but being the greedy person I am, if you wanted to bring it to the Winston crop that would be nice too.

@susanferris Haha! Can do. 😄

Thank you!! It was definitely an exercise in letting go and just trying stuff. I learned a lot. And I love how chunky it is, too! I think my favorite thing about journals is the tactile feel of flipping through a fat journal. 😄

Thanks for the tip! I’ll definitely avoid the mess next time. 😄

Thank you!!

I’ll have to try that, I definitely am not a fan of the tacky glue. 😆

@liselovespaper me either!!! They have it as wide as 4 inches.

It was too pretty a box to recycle! 🤣

Great idea, thanks for the tip! I’ll have to try that. I always seem to forget about vellum.

Thanks! I’m glad I kept going with those last two, haha! 😄

Thank you so much! I have a local art resale business near me that takes scrapbooking stuff, but in the past I have donated to thrift stores and similar. As far as finding time to scrap, it’s honestly just pockets of time, usually in the afternoon. I don’t do well with 10/15 min here and there, so I don’t go scrap unless I can devote an hour or more to it. But I do sometimes leave a layout partially done and finish it later. It helps that my kids are older and very independent. Plus, they have space in the same room as my scrap area so we often will work together in the same space, doing different things. Great questions, let me know if you have any more!

@@liselovespaper Thank you so much! I absolutely love your channel and your work.. and this series of yours is my fave! So I do actually have another question! I'm a newbie to 12x12 spreads so what makes you more interested in buying "mixed" kits from Mercy Tiara or Hip Kit instead of buying the coordinating items from the collections/ company (ie. Pebbles - Cool Girl collection) and do the same sort of creations with the collection? I hope that makes sense!

@Primandplanning Totally makes sense! I think it comes down to how you scrap, honestly. I have tried working from a single collection and it just frustrates me because I often can’t find what I want or need within a collection. I have always preferred to mix and match bits and bobs to get exactly what I want. (For example, I’ll know my layout needs a hit of black, or a large embellishment, but often a single collection won’t have any black, or an embellishment the right size or shape.) It also feels more me, and more interesting to me visually. I know lots of scrappers are the opposite and prefer to know that everything matches and “goes” without having to think about it. So there’s no right or wrong way, it’s just that those types of kits work better with how my brain works when I scrap. Hope that answers your question!

@@liselovespaper Love it! Thanks so much for your crafty wisdom!

Let me know how it turns out!

Thanks, Rita!

Thanks so much!

I hope you do try it!

Thank you!

It definitely used to be me too! I’ve found that working (mostly) from a kit helps.

Thank you! I do know what you mean. 😄

I love it too. My older kitty who passed last year was the same, and I’ve missed having a helper!

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much!

@@liselovespaper 🥰

So fun, enjoy!

Thanks!

Oh, yay! ❤️ I’m hoping to have the process video for that one edited and up later next week, so keep an eye out if you want to see it from start to finish.

Thanks! I know, I really love their papers. That’s a good idea!

Thanks!

They’re just so fun! I need more space so I can add to the collection. 😅

Thanks!

Thank you so much!

Thank you!! I just can’t seem to help myself. My layouts always get busier than I plan for them to. 😄

Thanks! This KZbin channel gains me cool points with the preteen…for now. 😅

Thanks! Me too - the frame papers always seem to stump me. It was fun to give this a try.