Mama Elephant Highlight: Today Was

Today will be a great day! And you can bet on it with the Mama Elephant Today Was stamp set. It's perfect for everyday journaling or Project Life pages, but it's also perfect for card making!

I used the Today Was chevron frame to create a glitter pocket. The pocket consists of a Hambly overlay and an old dictionary page with glitter and sequins in between. I then created a tag with the sentiment "smiling's my favorite" and layered some gold heart confetti to finish off the card.


Materials used: Mama Elephant Today Was stamp set, Memento Inks, Hambly overlay, glitter, sequins, confetti

Here's a closer look at the glitter pocket. I love the layered look created by the pocket and various colored glitter.


Make sure you head on over to the Mama Elephant blog for more inspiration from the rest of the DT.

Thanks for stopping by!
- KRAFTY pearl

A Fond Farewell Blog Hop


As you've heard by now, Hambly Screen Prints is closing. Like many Hambly fans out there, I am so sad because I'll really miss all the truly unique overlays, one of my absolute favorite scrapbooking products. Allison's designs are wonderful and I can't wait to see what she does next. To bid the company a fond farewell, the design team is sharing some of our favorite Hambly projects.

My favorite Hambly project is this layout. Its title, "New Beginning" says it all and the Hambly Banners overlay is perfect for the layout theme I had in mind. See all of my Hambly projects here.


If you've arrived from the blog of Mou Saha, then you're hopping right along. Your next stop is Jaz Lee Soo Hui. If you've missed any of the other design team's favorite projects, follow this list:

 Allison Kreft Abad
Felicitas Klink
Iris Babao Uy
Janna Werner
Jennifer Rzasa
Karine Cazenave
Kirsty Neale
Leah Farquharson
Leeann Pearce
Marie Ramirez
Maisa Mendonça
Mou Saha
Pearl Lui (me)
Jaz Lee Soo Hui

Thanks for stopping by!
- KRAFTY pearl

"Today" Layout: Confetti Shaker Tutorial

Hi there! Back again today to share something you can make this weekend. A confetti shaker layout!


You may have seen this tutorial earlier this week on the Hambly blog. But here's another look at the project. Check out the simple step-by-step tutorial on Hambly in case you missed it.

With this and a sewing machine:

You can make this:

I'm totally obsessed with this technique to make an interactive layout and/or cards! Enjoy and show me what you make!

Thanks for stopping by!
- KRAFTY pearl

It's Time for Hambly's April Sketch Challenge!

It's been a bit quiet around here because I've been working on many mini projects that I'll be sharing in the coming posts. But for now, I wanted to make sure you knew about the Hambly April Sketch Challenge. Visit the Hambly blog for more details.

Here's the sketch:

Here's my take on the sketch:

Materials Used: Hambly Up Up & Away pattern paper, Hambly Rain Clouds overlay; Other: Janome Sew Mini sewing machine, Bazzill cardstock

Don't forget to visit Hambly's blog to see the rest of the design team's interpretation of the sketch!

Thanks for stopping by!
- KRAFTY pearl

Hambly Tutorial: Layered Lace Heart

Here to share a layering technique to create a lacy heart card perfect to congratulate any couple getting married this spring. After all, wedding season is right around the corner!


You'll need:
  • Hambly Little Hearts Overlay 
  • Bazzill Dotted Swiss Cardstock
  • Doily
  • Kraft Cardstock
  • White Cardstock Base
  • Glue Dots Glue Lines
  • Memento Tuxedo Black ink
  • Martha Stewart Crafts Studded Heart Punch All Over The Page
  • Date Stamp
  • Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue
  • White Opaque Pen
  • Bone Folder



Then simply follow these steps:
  1. Punch a heart shape on the Bazzill Dotted Swiss cardstock. then stamp 5 dates with one of the dates being the couple's wedding date.
  2. Create banners with the message "Congrats" on one and the initials of the couple on another.
  3. Using Tombow Mono Liquid glue, attach the banners to the Hambly Little Hearts overlay matching the wedding date in between the two banners.
  4. Then using Glue Dots Glue lines, attach the overlay to the Bazzill Dotted Swiss cardstock matching directly behind the banners to hide the glue lines. It creates such a great and strong bond keeping the card together with just a bit of the adhesive.
  5. Then, using Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue, align a piece of doily behind the heart window to create a lacy heart.
  6. Then adhere a piece of kraft cardstock behind that to give the lace dimension.
  7. And lastly, attach all the layers to a white card base.


Hope you like this layering tutorial and don't forget to visit the Hambly blog for more inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!
- KRAFTY pearl

It's Time for Hambly's March Sketch Challenge!

Hi everyone! I'm so excited to share the Hambly March Sketch Challenge with you today. I hope you'll join in the fun because there's a great prize from Hambly! Visit the Hambly blog for prize details. Here's the sketch:


Here's my take on the sketch:

Materials Used: Hambly Mini Brocade Paper, Hambly Woodgrain Overlay, Hambly Silhouettes Rub-on; Other: Bazzill cardstock, sequins, rhinestones

Here's a closer look at some of the details. I wanted to make the paintings literally popping off the scrapbook page, so I added a cloud with foam tape.


I also added sequins and rhinestones to the layout, extending the sparkly, swirly stars in Van Gogh's Starry Night.


Make sure you stop by the Hambly blog to see the rest of the design team's take on the sketch and to participate in the challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!
- KRAFTY pearl

A Hambly Sketch Challenge!

Hi everyone! I'm so excited to share a Hambly Sketch Challenge with you today. I hope you'll join in the fun because it's a really great sketch and there's a prize from Hambly! Visit the Hambly blog for prize details.


Here's my take on it:

Hambly Materials Used: Antique Teal Mini Brocade Overlay, White Silhouettes Rub-On, Yellow on Silver Metallic Mini Brocade Paper, Grey on Kraft Paper Brocade Blossom Paper

Thanks for stopping by!
- KRAFTY pearl

An Imprinting Valentine's Card

It's almost Valentine's Day and fingerprint hearts have been on my brain a lot lately. So I decided to give it a try but sans ink. Curious? Stop on over at the Hambly blog to see how you can make your own fingerprint hearts without inky fingers using Hambly's Wood Grain overlay.



Materials Used: Hambly's Wood Grain overlay, Spellbinders Heart Nestabilities, Inkssentials White Pen, kraft cardstock

Thanks for stopping by!
- KRAFTY pearl

December Daily Finished

As wedding planning has taken front and center with my time, I am just a bit behind on posting projects. Today I thought I'd share my completely finished December Daily. Here's what I started off with.

Materials Used: Hambly Overlays: Lattice, Woodgrain, Mini Brocade; Hambly Pattern Papers: Brocade Blossom, Lattice; Hambly Rub-ons: Holiday Reindeer, Banners & Pennants; Stick-It Glimmer Stars, Jillibean Soup corrugated die-cuts, Janome Sew Mini Sewing Machine, sequins, white tissue paper, mini sheet protectors, various doilies

Turquoise and red is one of my favorite combinations especially when in conjunction with a winter theme. And I love how it turned out with all the Hambly overlays!

On the front cover, there is a yarn mistletoe bouquet created using gift wrapping remnants. I wanted to capture the true essence of the month so I sprinkled in lots of December memorabilia in that same way, making them embellishments. The pre-sewn embellishments and pockets turned out to be wonderful and made the daily process so much easier, being able to tuck in pictures, papers, cards and remnants throughout the album. That's it for now!

Thanks for stopping by!
- KRAFTY pearl

Happy New Year! To New Beginnings!

Happy New Year! I can't believe it's already 2012!

Hope you've had a great holiday and break. I took a short break from blogging to enjoy family, friends, feasts, and holiday cheer. But I'm back, fully refreshed and ready to share lots of new projects!


Today's project is fun, sentimental, and perfect for New Year's! I created an interactive layout to store letters my fiance and I wrote to each other on New Year's Eve. It's sorta this tradition we started and now I have an album set aside just to store our annual letters. 

Some techniques to note:
  • Two pockets have been created by sewing the Hambly screen print to a piece of cardstock.
  • In the first pocket, I put sequins to further create a festive feel.
  • The second pocket was created by cutting a slit following the banner curve in the screen print and it holds the letters.

You'll need these supplies:

Directions:
  1. On the Banners overlay, follow one of the banner rows with a craft knife and then punch small holes at the start and end of the slit
  2. Then align the overlay over the cardstock, sew a pocket to fit your own letters, more photos, or any other keepsakes
  3. Then simply sew 3 of the 4 edges together, sprinkle some sequins in, and finish sewing the 4th edge.
  4. Above the pocket, I added a small stack of mixed overlays and white tissue paper, and topped it off with a photo of us.

These are some of my favorite techniques and one of my favorite traditions, so I hope you'll give them a try!

Don't forget to check out the Hambly blog for more inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!
- KRAFTY pearl