ScrapStreet.com Magazine

December 2008

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Unique Boutique

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Past Issues

Discovery Drive

Lindsey Krauss

Discovery’s Drive’s driving a bit off-road this season! Welcome Cindy Stevens, a designer coming to us from Canada. Perhaps ‘off road’ isn’t really the word here; maybe ‘off the page’ is a better statement! Cindy’s designs catch the eye, and then keep it going! Notice in her design concepts, it looks like her pages are never ending. Perhaps adorned with side-laying borders, a perfectly cut and off-centered artisan paper, large embellishments or adorable up-close and, yes, off to the side photographs all keep Cindy’s pages going… and going… and going… It seems a bit like these memories captured on paper – we, as scrapbookers, want them to last forever. Cindy has a way of doing just that.

Congratulations, Cindy! We thoroughly enjoyed seeing your designs and getting to meet you. Enjoy your month in the spotlight and we wish you many more days of fond memories and continued success.

Design Notes:

Kiss Me by Cindy Stevens. Supplies: Paper: Creative Imaginations, American Crafts, Blooms: Prima, Bazzill, Bling: Prima, Kaiser Ice, Glitter: Ranger, Chipboard alphas: American Crafts, Felt Border: Prima, Rub-ons: Bo Bunny, Stick Pins: Heidi Grace Other: lace paper doilies.

Editor’s Note: When you feel you have the perfect photograph, sometimes it’s a bit hard to put onto a scrapbook page. Instead of going out, go “up” – add dimension in small spaces to draw the eye in to the pleasing moment.

Design notes: Cut through a die cut piece of paper and adhere so ends are facing each other to add interest. Also add rub-ons over a photo and layer embellishments to add depth.

hooo (loves) U? by Cindy Stevens. Supplies: Paper: Jenni Bowlin, Ribbon: Creative Cafe, Making Memories, Felt: Daisy D's, Stamps: Sassafrass Lass, Alphas: Making Memories, Doodlebug, Flowers: Prima, Brads: Doodlebug, Floss: DMC.

Journaling: hooo (loves) U? Momma & Daddy, that's hooo!

Design notes: This is a layout of my son last fall. Stamp a design on a piece of white cardstock, hand cut close to the stamped edge and adhere with pop dots. Stitch intermittantly over sticker alphas in a contrasting or complimentary color to add detail.

Pumpkin Love by Cindy Stevens. Supplies: Paper: Pink Paislee, Die Cuts with a View, Alphas: Sassafras Lass, Doodlebug, Making Memories, Rubons: Pink Paislee, Basic Grey, Making Memories, Wordfetti stickers: Making Memories, Floss: DMC, Ribbon: Doodlebug, Close To My Heart, Brads: Imaginisce.

Journaling: I had no problem getting you to pose here.

Design notes: Hand cut interesting elements from a pattern paper to use on a layout. Add ribbon to flower stems and tree branches to add texture. Use pop dots on alternating letters in a title and overlap them. This adds depth and texture.

Design Note: This is a picture of our son this summer taking FULL advantage of our HUGE bed. Make colorful papers and embellishments 'pop' with a punch of black. I adhered black cardstock to the back and then hand cut a thin border around them. To further make these elements 'pop' adhere with pop dots.

Might as Well Jump! By Cindy Stevens. Supplies: Paper, Stickers: Sassafras Lass, Alphas: Rusty Pickle, Other: photo corners (created from a suede frame that was cut in half).

Hi everyone! My name is Cindy and I am a SAHM to a beautiful 3 and half year old son. I have been married to my best friend for 8 years. We currently live in Eastern Canada. I have been 'addicted' to scrapping since October 2005, shortly after my son was born.

I am drawn to scrapbooking because no one in my family was ever a 'picture taker'. When I was little, our house caught on fire and then we moved a lot, so many of the few pictures my family possessed were destroyed or lost. The pictures that remain are not documented more than the date on the back. My DH's dad has been scrapping long before it became trendy and my DH now has a scrapbook for every year of his life. I want to be able to give this gift to my family.

My passion for scrapbooking is my little boy but recently I have ventured into new territory. I am currently a fan of altering objects and working on a Book Of Me (BOM) as well. I have also gotten into sketch designing which has proven to be a lot of fun. My style is eclectic and my favorite products are ANYTHING Sassafras Lass, Love Elsie, Pink Paislee, Basic Grey, my Crop-a-dile and anything chipboard. My scrappy goal this year was to get at least 1 project published and I was fortunate enough to get a card and two layouts published this year. Another first for me this year was holding several Guest DT positions. I am WAY pumped to be featured in ScrapStreet.com Magazine!!

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