Commit 2 Paper

these new layouts were done with the February 2010 Commit 2 paper kit! i have to admit, even though i make these kits myself... this one kicked my butt when i tried to figure out what to do with it. hope you like these layouts.



( click here for full layout plus more! ) as always, thanks for looking. as always, feedback and comments appreciated.

Layout count for 2008: 451
Layout count for 2009: 513
YTD layout count for 2010: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

you dont realize how much you rely on patterned paper and embellishments until you limit yourself. these 2 layouts were done for a challenge where i was required to use only cardstock, rubbons, ribbon and pens. it was a lot harder than i thought it would be because i kept getting these great ideas of what i could do to give it some splash but then i realized that it wouldnt be within those guidelines.



( click here for full layout plus one )

as always, thanks for looking. as always, feedback and comments appreciated.

Layout count for 2008: 451
Layout count for 2009: 513
YTD layout count for 2010: 4, 5

This layout was done for the previous post that i made called my doppelganger challenge.



that blue/green/white pearly paper is home made, and i actually tried a new technique to get that look. i saw it on a challenge issued on another site and it was called the baby wipe swipe technique.

to do this technique you will need some bottles of re-inkers a baby wipe and a neutral color of cardstock. you will fold and refold the baby wipe into quarters so that you have a manageable "pad" made out of the baby wipe.

then along one of the folded edges, drop a few drops of ink on the edge. you want to space out the colors and you want to make sure that each color doesnt touch the other colored drops or you get a muddied look once you swipe.

once all your ink drops are on there, drag the inked edge along your neutral cardstock to create your swipes of color.

it works with any kind of inks according to the woman who showed the challenge to me but i couldnt get alcohol inks to work (because baby wipes have alcohol in them, maybe?). this layout was actually done using posh inkabilities because i like the look of the metallic inks better than standard inks and i didnt have standard re-inkers available.

( click here for full layout )

as always, thanks for looking. as always, feedback and comments appreciated.

Layout count for 2008: 451
Layout count for 2009: 513
YTD layout count for 2010: 3

dictionary.com defines a doppleganger: Dop⋅pel⋅gäng⋅er

–noun
a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.
Also called doubleganger.

a number of people may have noticed (if you use facebook) that one of the common status updates that is going on right now is to update your photos to include a couple photos of a famous celeb who you have been told that you look like.

lets have a little fun with this and take it one step further. create a layout about your doppleganger and how you feel about the association. share your layout here by Feb 28 and I will send you a RAK just for playing!

I have a lot of layout ideas rolling around in my head but dont seem to have large enough chunks of time to really sit down and get to work creating. i hesitate to claim that i am suffering from "scrap block" but i think there may be some inspiration block going on. hopefully i will have some time with one of the new kits this weekend and come up with something fun there.

but for now, here are 2 layouts that i created using the december commit 2 paper kit.



obviously cut to save your friends list... ( so click here to see more of this layout plus one. )
as always, thanks for looking. as always, feedback and comments appreciated.

Layout count for 2008: 451
Layout count for 2009: 513
YTD layout count for 2010: 1, 2

These are the last few layouts that i did in 2009. i created these layouts using the January 2010 Commit 2 Paper kit and i absolutely loved it!



( click here for the whole layout, karate layouts and some other totally cool layouts! )
as always, thanks for looking. as always, feedback and comments appreciated.

Layout count for 2008: 451
YTD layout count for 2009: 509, 510, 511, 512, 513

and thats it for my 2009 layouts. 513 layouts in a year. not too shabby. i dont plan to beat that record next year but in the spirit, i will still keep count...

I made one last layout using the december commit 2 paper kit which i would like to share. in this layout, i fashioned my own little christmas tree using patterned paper, ribbon and epoxy sticker embellishments.

here is your close up.



( click here for full layout plus 2 more! )

as always, thanks for looking. as always, feedback and comments appreciated.

Layout count for 2008: 451
YTD layout count for 2009: 506, 507, 508

For the holidays this year, i made a number of gorgeous wall clocks for people. here they are...



( click here to see a detail shot and some layouts )

as always, thanks for looking. as always, feedback and comments appreciated.

Layout count for 2008: 451
YTD layout count for 2009: 499 (500, 501), 502, 503, 504, 505

Just wanted to post my layouts that were done using the December 2009 Commit 2 Paper kit.

This first layout probably has to be my favorite. These photos were not taken during the holiday season but i couldnt help but thinking about Santa's Naughty and Nice list! this bird is on pop dots for dimension.



( click here for 4 more layouts )

as always, thanks for looking. as always, feedback and comments appreciated.

Layout count for 2008: 451
YTD layout count for 2009: 494, 495, 496, 497, 498

Good afternoon all inspired scrapbookers!

First and foremost, Happy Holidays to all of you. For many of my subscribers, the holidays is a wonderful time spent with the family creating memories to scrapbook, though there is rarely time to actually create during the season. As a scrapbooking business owner, there is nothing that worries me more than when our clients do not have time to create and use our products but I know that you will be taking lots of photos which you can scrap once the new year hits!

The December kit is phenomenal, and I am not just saying that because I handpicked every item in it! Once again, we have produced a kit that we believe is second to none. One Inspiration Squad member told us that we have outdone ourselves this time with out new Commit 2 Paper kit for December and has even asked to order a second kit because she used up the first one too quickly! What a flattery! I hope you all feel the same about the December kit that she does! By now you should have either already received your kit or it should be arriving shortly. You are certainly in for a treat! This year, once again, we have opted for a non traditional color scheme. The December kit features gorgeous papers from the SEI WinterSong line which are deep reds and pastel blues. I challenge you to use these products in a new way. Tell a story about a holiday tradition that you may not have shared in your albums before. Then email me a copy of the layout because I would love to see what your family does to celebrate!

One again, the girls on the Inspiration Squad spent this month working this kit for all that it is worth. That will be evident when you look at the Inspiration Squad Gallery. I hope you will be able to do the same and can find some inspiration from them.

Speaking of the Inspiration Squad... this month, we would like to welcome Ms. Marlene Spencer to our team. Marlene is excited to be a part of the Commit 2 Paper's Inspiration Squad team and up for the challenge of trying to create new and creative layouts to share. She is wife to Marcus; Mother to 5 grown children, and Grandmother to 9! Needless to say she has plenty of scrapbook material to work with. Scrapbooking is a hobby which has taken over all of her spare time and every inch of empty space in the house. She has been scrapbooking since 2002 and is loving every minute of it from creating layouts to share with family to shopping and "collecting" scrapbook supplies. She makes her home in the small community of Fallbrook, CA and helps her husband and two sons run a transportation brokerage from a home office.

And maybe we will add YOU to our team? We are Calling all creative talent. We have 1 remaining vacancy coming up on our Inspiration Squad! And we want YOU to fill this spots. Sadly, we have recently lost 2 of our awesome ladies to other endeavers, and we desperately need your help. Unfortunately (at this time) we cant offer any kind of financial incentive for being on our team, but this is a great way to get your creative juices flowing, and a great way to build a name for yourself! You would join us for a 6 month tenure (with the purchase of either a 6 month subscription) to be extended if you choose. you would get your kit one month early (!) and your would submit 5-8 projects (layouts, cards, altered items, etc) in that month. Best of all, you would be featured on our site. Sounds great, right??? To apply, please send me a brief bio and 3 examples of your BEST creativity to me by the 1st of February at amy@commit2paper.com

Again, I want to remind you all of the Commit 2 Paper community networking site via Ning. You can find our community at http://commit2paper.ning.com/ This is a community which we encourage all our subscribers to take advantage of regardless of their experience with scrapbooking. There are always things to learn and talk about, so please register today and begin setting up your profile. You can participate in our forums, share techniques and upload your photos and work with the girls for tips, advice or kudos. Personally, I look forward to seeing you all there and getting to know you a bit better!

For those of you with expiring memberships (and this month, there are a lot of you!), please renew today to ensure that you dont miss any of our kits. Just a reminder, single month kits are $27.50 plus shipping per month, 3 month subscriptions are $26 plus shipping and handling per month and our 6 month subscription is only $24 plus shipping and handling per month. We encourage you to renew your subscriptions today to take full advantage of these discounts.

Please remember though that we are a business that can quickly go under during such economic times as these, so I ask that you continue to use us for all of your scrapbooking needs. Our goal is not, nor has it ever been, to turn a profit off of our customers. Our goal has always been to bring the quality that you deserve and value to your doorstep at an affordable cost to you all. If there is anything that we can do to better this, we welcome ideas and advice.

Your Inspiration Squad ladies are receiving their January kits this week, and wait until you see what this kit has in store for you! the Photo will soon be posted to the site so please make sure to check that out. Already, I am finding myself using this kit in new and exciting ways, and I am certain that the girls of the Inspiration Squad will as well.

And with that, we'll see you next month! Have a wonderful month, happy holidays, and happy scrapping!

Amy

Amy@commit2paper.com

this is done using one of the 5x5 musical cards. when you open it, it plays music. i cut the card down around the musical portion and peeled the paper covering off of the side with the music device. i did this awhile ago so i didnt think to take a photo of this step. sorry. you are left with this though:



( click here for the rest of this awesome tutorial )


as always, thanks for looking. as always, feedback and comments appreciated.

Layout count for 2008: 451
YTD layout count for 2009: 449 (+24 calendar pages not shown and a 20 page gift album not shown), total 493

2 more for the karate gift album:
your obligatory close up:



i couldnt get the letters to pop just right so i applied blue cats eye chalk inks and then glossy accents to the top which provides an interesting look.

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these were done with the feb 09 Commit 2 paper kit. if you like these products, there are still a few kits available!

as always, thanks for looking. as always, feedback and comments appreciated.

Layout count for 2008: 451
YTD layout count for 2009: 447, 448

I feel like i am suddenly slacking in posting my layouts for your inspiration, but strangely, i am already quickly approaching my yearly layout total from last year. funny how that happens.

anyway, i have some layouts to share which were made with the AWESOME NOVEMBER COMMIT 2 PAPER KIT!!! if you havent purchased your kits yet, please check us out at www.commit2paper.com asap!



i put those little square embellishments up on pop dots for dimensional purposes. i loved the way that it came out.

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as always, thanks for looking. as always, feedback and comments appreciated.

Layout count for 2008: 451
YTD layout count for 2009: 443, 444, 445, 446

Calling all creative talent. We have 2 vacancies coming up on our Inspiration Squad! And we want YOU to fill those spots.

Sadly we will be losing 2 of our awesome ladies this month, and we desperately need your help.

Unfortunately (at this time) we cant offer any kind of financial incentive for being on our team, but this is a great way to get your creative juices flowing, and a great way to build a name for yourself! You would join us for a 6 month tenure (with the purchase of either a 6 month subscription) to be extended if you choose. you would get your kit one month early (!) and your would submit 5-8 projects (layouts, cards, altered items, etc) in that month. You would be featured on our site. Sounds great, right???

to apply, please send me a brief bio and 3 examples of your BEST creativity to me by the 10th of November at amy@commit2paper.com

we cant wait to see what you come up with!

These layouts were created using the October Commit 2 Paper kit which is being mailed out this week. I should have really posted these a while back but didnt get to it because of school demands.



( click here for more awesomeness! )

i am not sure how i feel about these layouts because the papers ultimately were a bit "wilder" than i tend to like, but whatever. they cant all be winners... right?

as always, thanks for looking. as always, feedback and comments appreciated.

Layout count for 2008: 451
YTD layout count for 2009: 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442

This layout was created as part of a scraplift challenge. basically you take a layout that someone else created, you scraplift it, then pass it along to the next person and see how the layout progresses like the way that children play the game "telephone"



( click here for the full layout plus the BEST layout i did ALL YEAR!!!! (so far) )

i have a lot of layouts to photograph and share again, but i cant seem to find the time in my schedule to get that done. please be patient with my slacking in this department lately.

as always, thanks for looking. as always, feedback and comments appreciated.

Layout count for 2008: 451
YTD layout count for 2009: 435, 436

recently, i have been on a christmas kick. i am not sure why as i dont frequently have a lot of christmas photos to scrap, and traditional christmas products just dont really excite me. but regardless, there has been a christmas kick in my scrapbooking area.

and what better way to dress up christmas papers than with a little bit of glitter stickles?



( click here for more )

thanks for looking. as always, feedback and comments appreciated.

Layout count for 2008: 451
YTD layout count for 2009: 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434

Good afternoon all inspired scrapbookers and Once again, I am sorry to be sending out this email message so late!

For many of my subscribers, the kids are back to school and there is now a LOT of extra time on their hands to scrapbook! As a business owner, there is nothing that I like more than the fact that my subscribers are back to the habit of scrapping those piles of photos that they accumulated all summer while out there enjoying the glory of summer for all it was worth. Afterall, that means more business for us. I did our business taxes this month and wanted to share something with you that you may not know. It is virtually unheard of that a brand new business will make any money in it's first year, and Commit 2 Paper was actually able to do that. Being the dedicated business manager that I am, I've searched long and hard to find out where this profit went to and I was able to come to no concrete conclusion other than the fact that these monies were re-invested into the product that you all enjoy so much. It was through your dedication that we were able to be successful during our first year, so we thank you. Please remember though that we are a business that can quickly go under during such economic times as these, so I ask that you continue to use us for all of your scrapbooking needs. Our goal is not, nor has it ever been, to turn a profit off of our customers. Our goal has always been to bring the quality that you deserve and value to your doorstep at an affordable cost to you all. If there is anything that we can do to better this, we welcome ideas and advice.

Once again, we have done it again. One Inspiration Squad member told us that we have outdone ourselves this time with out new Commit 2 Paper kit for Sept. By now you should have either gotten your kit or it should be arriving shortly and are you in for a treat! I find nothing sexier than burgundy, wine, umbre and burnt sienna, which is why I chose the batik line from Paper Trunk. These are my favorite colors to work with so it certainly felt like returning home after a long and exciting trip with the bright and vibrant colors that we brought you this summer. I enjoyed this kit so much in fact, that I used a number of them myself in order to create some heritage wedding pages commissioned by a friend. Also, at the risk of sounding like a broken record, the girls on the Inspiration Squad spent this month working this kit for all that it is worth. That will be evident when you look at the Inspiration Squad Gallery. I hope you will be able to do the same and can find some inspiration from them.

Again, I want to remind you all of the Commit 2 Paper community networking site via Ning. You can find our community at http://commit2paper.ning.com/ This is a community which we encourage all our subscribers to take advantage of regardless of their experience with scrapbooking. There are always things to learn and talk about, so please register today and begin setting up your profile. You can participate in our forums, share techniques and upload your photos and work with the girls for tips, advice or kudos. Personally, I look forward to seeing you all there and getting to know you a bit better!

For those of you with expiring memberships (and this month, there are a lot of you!), please renew today to ensure that you dont miss any of our kits. Just a reminder, single month kits are $27.50 plus shipping per month, 3 month subscriptions are $26 plus shipping and handling per month and our 6 month subscription is only $24 plus shipping and handling per month. We encourage you to renew your subscriptions today to take full advantage of these discounts.

Also, until the end of September, please take advantage of "Amy's Birthday Sale." For the remainder of the month, all kits from 03/08 through 08/09 are 3 for $50 plus flate rate shipping and handling fee of $13. Your shipping would differ if you are international so please plan accordingly. To take advantage of this offer, please paypal amy@commit2paper.com at your earliest convenience and specify which months you wish to take advantage of. This sale only lasts for 1 more week, so please do not delay.
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Your Inspiration Squad ladies are receiving their October kits this week, and wait until you see what this kit has in store for you! the Photo is already on the site so please make sure to check that out. Already, I am finding myself using this kit in new and exciting ways, and I am certain that the girls of the Inspiration Squad will as well.

This month, you may not see a lot of layouts or projects from Inspiration Squad member Katy Hall because she is set to take her wedding vows this coming weekend. From all of us at Commit 2 Paper, Congratulations Katy and Chris!

And with that, we'll see you next month! Have a wonderful month and happy scrapping!

Amy

Amy@commit2paper.com

This is a piece of a really cool layout i did using the project pack from the Sept 09 Commit 2 Paper kit. This project pack is basically a spinner wheel which is awesome if you have a lot of similar photos from an event but you dont want them to all be visible on a layout at first glance.



( click here for full layout plus more fun! )

thanks for looking. as always, feedback and comments appreciated.

Layout count for 2008: 451
YTD layout count for 2009: 426, 427, 428

My birthday is in 2 weeks!

my gift to you is that for the next 2 weeks all 04/08- 08/09 (ALL PAST KITS) are 3 for $50 plus flat s/h fee in the US of $13.00 (more to int'l customers).

to see your kits go to www.commit2paper.com and to purchase please paypal amy@commit2paper.com with your kit choices.

offer expires 9/30/09

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