Friday, September 25, 2009

Time to Travel Notepad Workshop

Weren't able to join us this year at Scrapfest??
Now were bringing our workshops from this year, to YOU!!
Take a few minutes to make this super simple notepad before your journey and you’ll be all set to take notes on your discoveries, sketch and record journal entries while you’re on the go!

Time to Travel Notepad Workshop
by The Paper Company



Materials: 
Papers: Landmarks, Paprika Cardstock; (trim ½” from the top where the product information is on the printed paper paper.) Accessories: Matteboard Tags with Rub-Ons, Framed Dome Stickers, Mini Jewels, Ribbon, Button Brads and Wood Seals.

Time to Travel Notepad


Step 1:  Using the notepad as a template, cut 2 pieces of the Landmarks paper. Adhere to the front and back of the notepad.

Step 2:  Cut a 2.5” x 3.5” piece of Paprika cardstock and fold in 1” on either side, allowing for ½” in the center to accommodate the spine of the pad.

Step 3:  Adhere the front and back of the Paprika cardstock to the spine of the book – it is not necessary to add adhesive to the spine portion of the notepad.

Step 4:  Apply the “World is a book…” rub-on to the front of the notepad, on the Paprika cardstock portion.

Step 5:  Complete the notepad by adding ribbon, stickers and embellishments as shown.


Finished Time to Travel Notepad
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(front)



(back)

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We hope you enjoyed this workshop, and our Time to Travel Collection!! We would love to hear your feedback, so just add yourself to our Blog "Followers" and leave us some feedback on this workshop, our products, or anything else you'd like to share.

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Pages to Remember Workshop from Scrapfest 2009!!

Weren't able to join us this year at Scrapfest??
Now were bringing our workshops from this year, to YOU!!
Using our fantastic Ancestral Collection and Accessories
you can start your very own Ancestry Album.
What a fabulous way to memorialize your families history!!


Pages to Remember Workshop
by The Paper Company
 
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 Materials:

Papers: Family Story, Bird Flourish, Pocket Watch Brocade, Bird Brocade, Teal Brocade, Pocket Watch, and Moments in Time (trim ½” from the top where the product information is on each paper).
Accessories: Chipboard Monograms, Rub-Ons with Pearls, Framed Dome Stickers, Mini Jewels, Ribbon, Pearlized and Jeweled Brads and Metal Accents, Clear Stamps.



Ancestral Scrapbook Page 1

Step 1:  Follow instructions on the Framed Dome Stickers to customize with your own family photos.

Step 2:  Apply 2” of the brown crocheted ribbon horizontally, 4” from the top right of the page; apply 8” of the green satin ribbon horizontally, 4” from the bottom left of the page.


Step 3:  Cut tags and stamp “From Past to Present” and “Family Heritage”.

Step 4:  Position the framed domes as shown in the photo.

Step 5:  Using the Chipboard Monograms, spell out the word “FAMILY” in the lower right corner.

Step 6:  Complete the page with the Metal Accents, Pearlized Jeweled Brads and Mini Jewels.


Finished Ancestral Scrapbook Page 1


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Ancestral Scrapbook Page 2

Step 1:  Follow instructions on the Framed Dome Stickers to customize with your own family photos.

Step 2:  Apply 4” of the ivory ribbon vertically, 5” from the right side of the page, aligning the bottom
of the ribbon with the border on the Family Story paper. Apply 6” of the brown grosgrain ribbon 1.25” to the right of the ivory ribbon. Top each ribbon with a Framed Dome Sticker.

Step 3:  Apply the “Family a journey made together” rub-on to the page, centered between the ivory ribbon and the family crest printed on the page.


Step 4:  Title your page with your family name. Create a journal entry related to your family story and
write this directly on the page, above the crest.


Step 5:  Complete the page with the Metal Accents, Pearlized Jeweled Brads and Mini Jewels.


Finished Ancestral Scrapbook Page 2


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Ancestral Scrapbook Page 3

Step 1:  Cut a 4.5” x 12” piece of Moments in Time and apply the reverse side up to the back side of
the Teal Brocade paper.

Step 2:  Align a 7.5” square piece of Bird Brocade paper with the top left corner and adhere.

Step 3:  Center one 4” x 6” horizontal photo in the Bird Brocade square.


Step 4:  Adhere a 4” x 6” vertical photo to the lower right portion of the page, 1” from the right edge.


Step 5:  Cut a 12” piece of the ivory ribbon and apply vertically, 5” from the right edge of the paper, overlapping photo edges.


Step 6:  Using the Chipboard Monograms, spell out the name vertically, of the photo subject

Step 7:  Complete the page with the Metal Accents, Pearlized Jeweled Brads and Mini Jewels.


Finished Ancestral Scrapbook Page 3


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 Ancestral Scrapbook Page 4
 
Step 1:  Using a personal letter or other momento, paired with a 5” x 7” photo and a smaller photo, create a layout that is balanced with these three items, as shown in the photo of page 4.

Step 2:  Cut a 12” piece of the brown grosgrain ribbon and apply horizontally, 1.5” from the bottom edge of the paper, overlapping the letter.

Step 3:  Complete the page with the Metal Accents, Pearlized Jeweled Brads and Mini Jewels.

Finished Ancestral Scrapbook Page 3 
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Helpful Tips on Ancestral Scrapbooking:
•KISS…Keep It Super Simple! Ancestral pages are fascinating because they tell a genuine story about a period of history that many who view your pages won’t have personal knowledge of. Let the photos and momentos tell the story without too much clutter interfering. Restrain yourself from over-doing these pages – you’ll find that by just adding a special journal entry that sets the tone for the page, the results will be impressive.

The web offers a wealth of information and resources on learning more about your family connections. Consider visiting these sites to learn more about finding ancestral information: A solid, basic site filled with information on building a family tree, and heritage scrapbooking.


We hope you enjoyed this workshop, and our Ancestral Collection!!
We would love to hear your feedback, so just add yourself to our Blog "Followers" and leave us some feedback on this workshop, our products, or anything else you'd like to share.

Also, visit our website to vies all of our collections and current products.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Scrapfest 2009- Mall of America

Scrapfest 2009 was a fabulous experience!



Over 4,000 people attended this annual event, sponsored by Archiver's, the paper crafting retailer based in Minneapolis.



This is the seventh year of this event. Word has certainly spread about the great opportunity. This extraordinary 3-day weekend has a lot to offer scrapbookers, cardcrafters, and just about anyone else who loves paper, stickers and embellishments as much as we do!



We had such fun sharing our new TPC Studio collections with all the folks that turned out at the Mall of America to participate.






We offered four workshops, all of which "sold out" featuring projects made with our new Ancestral and Time to Travel lines.
(project instructions attached)

We also had a blast working with the folks that stopped by our booth to make fun cards!







People came from far and wide to say "hello" and to tell us how much they loved our products...







a big THANK YOU to everyone for sharing your enthusiasm with us!



Can't wait to see you next year!




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