Scrapping The Music has a Whole New Format!

We've changed things up again at Scrapping the Music and we hope you find it as fun as we do! We are now posting challenges twice a month (on the 1st and 15th); but each time we post, we are bringing you TWO challenges - one is a song (just like always), and one is a prompt! You can choose to do either the song or the prompt or both!This week the song is one I picked - it's...

Project Life - Week of March 19 - 25, 2012: Keeping it Simple...

I've seen a lot of people around the web posting that they are falling behind on their Project Life. Some are even quitting. I feel your pain. This project does get to be pretty darn time consuming, especially if you have other projects you are also trying to do. This past week I fell behind too, and so, in trying to catch up, I kept it simple. Hardly any embellishing....

Scrapbook Soup Interview...

I'm so excited to be interviewed today on Julie Fei-Fan Balzer's blog! It's part of her Scrapbook Soup TV series that has been going on this week. Check it out he...

Almost Done With My Record Album Art Journal...

I've got a little journal update for you today. I've only got two or possibly three more entries before this journal is full. I love that.Here are some pages from March 23 - 25th...I hope you are having an awesome week! Thanks for visiti...

Inspiration from my Nothing Book...

Would I sound old if I said I was around when the very first blank book came out? HA. Depending on your age, you may or may not remember "The Nothing Book." It came out in the 70's and seemed very innovative at the time. It was just a bound book with blank pages. I had one and I guess you could say it was my very first art journal.Here it is. I love the clever title...I...

Art Journal Catch Up...

I'm getting so excited because my Vintage Record Album journal is almost full! I don't know why that makes me giddy but it does! Here's a little update...March 9th was when my Cocoa Daisy kit arrived. I had a narrow page in my journal that day, so I took the brown paper bag that my kit came in, and sewed it on to the right side. Ta-Da! A pocket for more journaling. Here's...

Another Week of Project Life: March 12-18, 2012...

My process for doing project life is still evolving as I go and I am still LOVING it! More and more actually! Here's an overview of last week....I did not cut background papers in advance this time, and I must admit it made it harder to put the puzzle together in the end.Closeup of left side: A new little squirrel visiting our yard, a thrift store shoe score, and happy mail...

Pearl Jam gets Spiritual at Scrapping The Music...

This week's song at Scrapping the Music is "Just Breathe" by one of my all-time favorite bands - "Pearl Jam." I loved this song from the first time I heard it.This is a page from my vintage record-album journal. It fits inside one of the record sleeves..."Just Breathe" inspires me to think about all of the little things I'm grateful for in my life. My husband Michael...

The Second Floor Challenge & A Year In The Life of an Art Journal...

Julie and Nat have issued their first "Second Floor" challenge, and I'm excited to play along! The challenges are meant to have you stretch your artistic legs a little and try things that may be out of your comfort zone. The focus is on the process, making mistakes and learning along the way.This first challenge is to use gold paint. This was a good one for me because I'm...

Cleaning Up and Cocoa Daisy Card Sketch Cards...

I'm in the midst of a huge clean-up project in my scraproom. It has turned into a dumping grounds - eeeek! Here's a little peek at what it looks like right now...All surfaces are covered with stuff, which makes it impossible for me to create anything...Before I do anything else, I must get it cleaned up!!!In the meantime tho, I wanted to share the cards I made during the...

Stevie Nicks at Scrapping The Music...

The new song at Scrapping the Music is "Leather and Lace" by Stevie Nicks and Don Henley. I've always loved this song, and it was super fun to see all the different ways the design team scrapped it for the challenge!I ended up doing this journal page...This lyric makes me think of the spiritual questions I have had over the last year, and it was the perfect chance to write...

One Little Word - January Prompts

I've been working some more on my One Little Word Album. This week I finished the prompts for January, which included coming up with some words and images that fit with my word - "Peace."Here's how my two pages turned out...The peace sign is cut from the patterned paper, so that the background shows through. Then the middle pieces were glued back on. The bottom right is...

Journal Update...

I've got more journal pages to share with you today. I am loving the experimental and interactive nature of this journal! It feels so free...Here's the overview of Sunday, March 4th...The left side is a combination of vintage wallpaper, antique ephemera, a fancy napkin (the bird eggs), and some new packing tape that I just love...On the right side, I used a 6 x 6 scrapbook...

Project Life - Week of February 27 - March 4, 2012...

This week I tried another new thing with my Project Life spread. I decided to use a scrapbook kit to coordinate it all together. The kit I chose is the new one from Noel Mignon - Homespun (sorry it's sold out). I really love the turquoise and gold colors of this kit and it fit my mood for the week! It really was a lot of fun to do it this way! Here's how it turned out...Closeup...