Whoooo’s pinning?

March 20, 2012 by Meg | No comments

My name is Meg and I LOVE owls.

No idea where I picked up this funny little…whatever you call it, but I love owls!  I have owl necklaces (I’m actually wearing one today!  Ha!), a couple owl rings, no owl coffee mug or t-shirts yet, but just give me time.  I even have an “Owls!” board on Pinterest…which leads me to the Pins of the Week:

How cute are these owls!  Both of them make great use of circle punches and the second (with the Rolos) would be so easy to make with the Fancy Label dies (an Archiver’s exclusive!).

What a hoot.  :)

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A Little Springy Pick of the Week

March 16, 2012 by Meg | 2 comments

Has spring sprung in your neck of the woods?

It sure has in Minnesota and I think everyone is coming out of hibernation (not that we really needed to with this winter that wasn’t) and I’ve been wearing my flips flops for about a week.

My Pick of the Week is very springy, and cheery, and is great for any project you might have going on…

My Mind’s Eye 6×6 paper pads

These are part of the new collections from My Mind’s Eye and seriously, I can’t even begin to tell you how much I love these patterns and colors.  As most of you know, I’m working on my honeymoon album, and the “On the Bright Side” collection is PERFECT for all things St. Maarten.  The orange, diagonal paper in the lower right corner?  I think I bought three sheets…and then went back and bought another two (partly because I don’t have enough orange paper in my stash, partly because I love it so much, and partly because I forgot I had already bought it).

If you haven’t checked out these great collections, you’re missing out!  There are amazing 6×6 paper pads, gorgeous 12×12 papers, embellishments galore, and I’m pretty sure you’re going to love all of it.

Happy Friday!

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A Pin for the Kiddos

March 13, 2012 by Meg | 1 comment

Kid crafts are some of my favorites.  Seeing the concentration on their faces and the joy when they finish.  So cool.

I was a camp counselor for three summers and sometimes we had to get really creative with our crafts, due to an understocked craft room for that week.  But thankfully I always had a cabin full of girls that loved to make friendship bracelets all week long…we never seemed to run out of yarn.

Another reason I love Pinterest so much…awesome, awesome ideas for kids.  I even have a board started for my future kiddos.  So the Pin of the Week is really the Pins of the Week.  I found these two pins and just thought they were way too cute.

These quilled birds aren’t as complicated as your “regular” quilling.  Instead of making super tight circles, these are just loops and strips of paper.  You could make them as big as you want or as small as you want, too!

I’m seriously considering making my own book monsters.  I love to read and always have a book…but I can never keep a bookmark around long enough.  These would be a perfect project for using up all of that extra patterned paper or cardstock you’ve got lying around.

What kinds of crafts do you like to do with your kids?

Happy Pinning?

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Winner Winner!

March 12, 2012 by Meg | No comments

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for…

…the announcement of the winner of the First Ever Blog Giveaway!

Drum roll please…

Congratulations Stacey D!  You’re our winner!

Please send us an email at archivers@archiversonline.com with your contact information (and please put “Blog Winner” in the subject line).

Here’s the random number randomizer so you know how we got our winner:

Thank you everyone for all of your comments and great ideas on how you’d use the mini album!  It was such an overwhelmingly wonderful response!  Thank you thank you thank you!

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Bling Bling…and tape.

March 9, 2012 by Meg | No comments

For a while there, I was on a bling kick.  Every layout I made had some sort of sparkle on it.  Gems, Stardust pen, glitter, pearls, Stickles, I could go on and on.

I love bling!

I’ve learned to tone it down (probably after being blinded my some of my layouts!) but really, I love bling too much to forget it completely.

Now for the Archivers Annex Pick of the Week:

American Crafts Glitter Tape!

I should also say that I love tape.  It was another kick of mine.  Tape on EVERYTHING.

Add some glitter tape to a card, a layout, a tray, a frame, a school binder, whatever, and you’ve got some bling without the mess of a jar of glitter!

Brilliant!

Plus, we have it in more than 60 colors on the Annex!

And don’t forget to leave your comment on the “For the first time ever…” post for your chance to win.  Click HERE for all the details!

Happy Friday!

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Oh the Pinspiration

March 6, 2012 by Meg | 3 comments

I told you I was going to and now I have.

I have FINALLY used a pin as inspiration for a project.

So here’s today Pin of the Week:

I loved this quote, but I love the layout of it even more (which is hard to do with a quote from Audrey Hepburn).  The quotes on the top and bottom, the green banner in the middle.  The hardest part in using this pin as inspiration was finding a quote I wanted to use!

This is what I came up with:

Mine turned out a bit different, but that’s what ScrapLifting is all about, right?

If I could live at the beach, I would.  I absolutely LOVE palm trees and the ocean and the sand.  Ugh.  Love it.

The pictures are from my honeymoon to St. Maarten and are some of my absolute favorites from the trip.  I just turned them into instagrams to use on this layout.  The Sony machine has become my new best friend for printing instagrams.  The quality amazes me every time AND being able to print multiple photos on one 4×6 print is brilliant.

So some photos, three sheets of cardstock (it took me a few tries to get the banner right), Lily Bee Design alphabet stickers, Iguana Thickers, my black SMASH pen, my white Signo pen, a tape runner and some pop dots, and done.

How does Pinterest inspire you?  Have you created anything cool from a pin?

Happy Pinning!

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Tiny Pick of the Week

March 2, 2012 by Meg | No comments

Happy Friday!

It’s time for another Pick of the Week.

My pick this week is pretty small…but is so dang cute!

Tiny Type stickers from Cosmo Cricket!

These are some of the cutest little letters and numbers out there.  They come in a bunch of fun colors and some really adorable fonts.  I have these in just about every color I could find and I love to use them to add titles and little journaling spots on my layouts.

And it gets better…

Now through March 11th, if you spend $25 or more on select items on the Annex (including these adorable letter stickers!) Archiver’s will email you the workshop instructions for the brand new So Simple mini album workshop FOR FREE!  Click HERE for the details.

And just you you wait…it gets even better…

Leave a comment on my blog post from yesterday (click HERE to check that out) and you’ll be entered to win everything you need to make the project featured in our So Simple workshop!  SO EXCITING!  You can read all official rules HERE.

Happy Friday and Happy Crafting!

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For the first time ever…

March 1, 2012 by Meg | 348 comments

This is pretty exciting.  I can’t even stand it.

For the first time ever, we’re having a BLOG GIVEAWAY!  That’s right.  Archiver’s will be giving one lucky reader everything you need to make the project featured in our next workshop.  Get the fun workshop experience of Archiver’s, even if you don’t have a store nearby!

One winner will receive a 6×6 binder, 6×6 paper pad, stickers, and other supplies needed to create this fantastic album.  To enter the contest, please leave a comment below about your inspiration for this mini album.  The winner will be selected randomly and announced on Monday, March 12, 2012! Click here for official rules.

Don’t live near a store?  You’re in luck!  We also have a special offer at our online store, Archivers Annex!  Spend $25 on any of the items needed to create this workshop project at ArchiversAnnex.com (between now and March 11th) and we’ll email you the instructions for free!  This is perfect for anyone who doesn’t live near an Archiver’s store, but still wants to make this project.  Click here for the details and to start shopping!

Good luck!

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Not being afraid…

February 28, 2012 by Meg | 2 comments

Pinterest, oh Pinterest.  You never cease to amaze me…or inspire me.

I think a lot of us are afraid of failing.  I know I am, especially when it comes to scrapping the big things.  I get a bit stressed about which paper to use, which letters to use, if I’m going to run out of something, if I have enough of something, the list goes on.  I want my scrapbooks to look just right and be something I’m proud of.  It’s silly and I know it, and yet, I continue to stress almost every time I scrap.

But I’m learning and I’m growing and I’m getting over it…it’s all part of the process.

Like the “29 Ways to Stay Creative” says, “quit beating yourself up”, “allow yourself to make mistakes”, and “stop trying to be someone else’s perfect”.

Failure is ok.  Sometimes a “fail” turns out to be a major success.  We just have to get over the fear (which I know is easier said than done).  It’s all about learning and growing.

On a sort of unrelated note, I mentioned last week that I’m going to actually USE my pins to create something.  It’s in the works and it’s GOING TO HAPPEN!  So stay tuned!  :)

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Oh Instagram.

February 27, 2012 by Meg | No comments

One of my absolute favorite apps is Instagram.

If I didn’t look so silly (or think I look so silly) running around with my iPad, I’d take instagrams of just about everything.

It’s so much fun to play with the effects and take adorable square photos…and it gets better.

They’re PERFECT for my SMASH book (and we all know how much I love to SMASH).

I told you I was starting a new SMASH book – and here it is!  My new Eco Green folio.

Like I said, instagram is my new favorite thing, so I decided to create a page devoted just to instagrams.  It’ll be a great way to use the extra photos I might have lying around and a way to see all the things I’ve done.

I used the Sony machine at the Maple Grove Archiver’s to print off my instagrams and used the matte finish, and let me tell you.  They turned out WAY better than I could’ve imagined.  Here are some more that I haven’t cut up yet:

Here they are!  A couple 5×7 prints and a few 4×6 prints.

For this print, I had the option to select 8 different photos.  A lot of bang for you buck with this option!  I also added the “instagrams” text using that option in the edit screen.

This print is a 5×7 (hard to tell in this image) and the instagrams end up being just a smidge bigger than 3 1/4″ x 3 1/4″.

This is another 4×6 and it gave me the option to choose three photos.  It just repeats the images you select, which is nice if you want to share your instagrams with the people you might’ve been with (like my cousin and my grandma!).

This is another 5×7 print and this had the option for 4 different images.  (And the gooey thing in the top right corner is called Sticky Pull Parts and Culynn does not share his recipe.)

Last one.  A 4×6 print.  Again, perfect for sharing with someone!  These end up being just under 2″ x 2″.

BONUS – Photo prints are 50% off on Tuesdays…PERFECT for printing instagrams!  :)

I just emailed my instagrams to myself (much like you’d have to do if you wanted a photo from a friend), saved them on my memory card as a jpeg, and then printed them at Archiver’s.

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