Today’s tips are all about PHOTO CORNERS…

• Create your own photo corners and recycle, too, but cutting off the corners of used envelopes. Make them as large or small as you like, and make them match your project using ink, paint, or stamps.
• Ribbon Photo Corners: Select a ribbon and cut to a little more than double it’s width. Fold the top corners to the bottom center. Iron it and place it on your page with an adhesive.
• Use your deco scissors (edged scissors like Fiskars) to cut a 1.5 inch square in half and make your own photo corners with different edges.
• A lot times you might want to keep pictures removable but find the plastic or paper photo corners detract from the layout. You can hide these photo corners behind other embellishments such as buttons, to keep them from view. Simply attach the button to the photo corner before hand, perhaps with glue dots, then attach the photo corner to the page. Just make sure that the adhesive you use to attach the embellishments doesn’t run over the top of the photo corner. This way you can add embellishments that might better suit your page, yet still keep your photos free.
• To store all your metal photo corners , brads and small embellishments, use a divided pill box. You can find them in your dollar stores nowadays!
• There are many photo corner sticker designs on the market: try Heidi Swapp and 7Gypsies to start.

So the next time your looking for some ways to dress up the corners of your photos, don’t forget the “photo corner”.

I created the following layout for a class I taught at the The Scrapping Bug this past weekend. I have decided to use it as a base for my challenge today.

Most of us began scrapbooking two page layouts. I only created two page layouts for 3 years. Then I discovered my love of one page layouts and how they can showcase that one special photo better than any two page layout.

But…. I still love a good two page layout to showcase more than three photos. I hate to crowd my one page layouts with photos. I believe it is because I have a love affair with embellishments and patterned paper and the more photos I cram on one page, the less goodies I can use.

So… your challenge is to go back to your roots and create a two page layout.

Here is my layout of Paige:

Please email your creation to me at: thynner5@yahoo.ca and put “CCAS Blog Challenge” in the subject line. You could also link it to me here on the blog.

All creations will earn you a ballot into the Monthly Blog Draw! Look for a sneak peek at this month’s prize pack later this week! Good Luck.

~Tara~

Here’s some Sunday scrappy inspiration….

If you use this sketch as the foundation for your next layout and email it to me or provide a link you will be entered in this month’s Blog Prize draw!!

Have fun!

Today I would like to share all the awesome work that has been filling my in-box. Thanks to everyone who send in their creations. I have put together a little gallery for your enjoyment.

Gallery

Everyone here has received a ballot for this month’s Blog Prize Draw. Remember that every time you complete a challenge, use a font, send a tip, technique or tutorial, that you receive a ballot!! Keep emailing me at: thynner5@yahoo.ca

~Tara~

Click the image to download this font….

Wouldn’t this font be great for your Easter photos?

Let’s see your creations using this cute little font!  Enjoy!

There is a fabulous new sketch blog that needs to be seen!!!

And guess what?  The blog is hosted by our very own Ally!!!

Ally has already posted a 12×12 layout sketch and a card sketch that are truly inspiring.

Checkout the So Sketchy Blog, post a comment and tell Ally that Jen sent you!

Congratulations Ally!  I always love your sketches, so am thrilled that you have started this blog.

~ Jen

This week’s word is LOVE in honour of Mother’s Day this past weekend:

Basically “LOVE” is a unique feeling that can’t be defined if we really live it. On the contrary it can be defined with all its technicalities for all other purposes. To be very straight and simple, “Love” can be defined as the behavioral approach between two persons that involves affection, emotion and sentiments.

Here is a page using the word “love” that I created using the May kit from Sweet Pea Scraps.

I would love for you to be inspired to create something using this week’s word. It can be in your title, your photo(s) or your subject. Don’t forget that if you complete any sketch puzzle challenge, Monday challenge, wordy Wednesday challenge or submit a tip for Tip Tuesday then you will automatically be entered to win this month’s Blog Prize!!

So get scrapping and either send them to Tara at( thynner5@yahoo.ca ) or link them here in the blog in the comments section.

I found these great tips at the Resource section of the site. You can find all sort of wonderful scrappy information there. be sure to chekc it out when you have some time!

Storing Favourite Layouts

When you are stumped as to what your next layout will look like, it is a great idea to flip through a magazine or checkout online galleries and look at layouts that other people have created.
The question though is how do you organize the layouts that you see and really like, but can’t use as inspiration at that time.
When you are looking at online galleries, it is a good idea to save the images of the layouts to your computer in a file that you can then review when you are looking for inspiration or a layout to scraplift.
If you keep all of your magazines, you can flag the pages you would like to look at again, or attach a sticky note to the front of the magazine with a note about the layout to make it quicker to refer to them again.
If you are discarding the magazine, pull out the page and place it in a three ring binder in a page protector. You can then make a note on a sticky note reminding yourself what it is about the layout that inspires you.
Another option to consider is to scan the layouts you like from magazines, and then print out both the scanned images and the images you saved from online galleries on 4×6 photo paper. You can then store the images in a recipe card box, or punch holes in the upper corner and put them on a binder ring for future reference.

Remember that everytime you complete a challenge on the site, send in a tip, technique or tutorial, or use a font, you earn a ballot for the draw! Just send them to me at thynner5@yahoo.ca and put CCAS Blog in the subject line.

~Tara~

I love using stars on my layouts so this week’s challenge is to use a minimum of THREE stars just like my page below.

Link your creations here to the blog in the comments section or send an email to Tara at thynner5@yahoo.ca with the subject line “CCAS Challenge Monday”.

Don’t forget, for every challenge you complete and share with us here as CCAS, your name gets entered into the CCAS Blog monthly prize draw.  So get creating!

Good luck!

This week’s sketch has been chosen from Becky Fleck’s May Pagemaps. You can check out some of Becky’s other amazing sketches here: Pagemaps . I also wanted to let everyone know that Becky is celebrating her two year anniversary with an amazing contest. All you have to do is send her a creation using one of her wonderful sketches! I’d love for everyone to send one in.

I have made a medium version and a hard version for you to solve. Please note that they are both of the same sketch.

Medium Version

Hard Version

If you have any problems printing this sketch off just send me a pm or email me at: thynner5@yahoo.ca and I will send you the sketch. Please put: “Sketch” in the subject line.

Also, if you use this sketch as the foundation for your next layout and email it to me or provide a link you will be entered in this month’s Blog Draw!!

Have fun!

~Tara~