Scrapbooking Tip Thrift Store Finds

     I found these cute purses at the thrift store. I am going to cut them down to fit a scrapbook page. I am going to try to send it through the Xyron sticker machine. If that doesn't work I will use glue and/ or a stapler. These will make darling travel pages!
     Happy Halloween!

Scrapbooking Tip Cutting 5" x 7" Mats

Get out one 12" x 12" sheet of scrapbook paper and your trimmer. Measure 5" from the corner of the page and run the trimmer down 7". Turn the paper and do the same three more times. You will end up with 4 5" x 7" mats and a small square. Try it! It works!

AASB Garage Sale/Pull-Ez Ribbon Storage/Renting Rooms at My House

     I know you all are starting to clean house for the holidays and everyone will want to see your art studio, if you have it clean, so bring your "antiques" to our AASB Garage Sale by Friday for the Saturday sale! Call and reserve your table now for 10$.
     I am moving into action for one of my sweet life stages. I live alone right now and have two bedrooms empty. I am going to rent them out on Craig's list. That way I will have people around and I can have an income while I go on vacation in January and February. It's a good deal all round since it will keep my house from being empty while I am gone. If anyone knows someone who wants to live down by the Plaza let me know. The rooms will be 485$ a month plus utilities(ave. 100$)with kitchen privileges, a laundry in the kitchen, and off-street parking while I am in Phoenix in January and February. I am within walking distance of the Plaza, Westport, the Nelson, UMKC, the Kemper, Nelson and grocery stores, etc. Great location!
     I got an idea for a scrapbook tip from a customer today. She just bought a ribbon bag from us because she has so much Christmas ribbon that she needed 2 bags. What a great idea to have a Christmas ribbon bag that you can set by your Christmas wrapping station this year and also use for scrapbooking! I'm doing this when I get home.
    Let me know you are reading my blog and how you like it! Candy

Scrapbooking Tips from the 7 Gypsy Ladies

Thank you 7 Gypsy ladies for this tip!
Lacing ribbon can be a pain so our ladies had us use a ten inch piece of wire wrapped around the ribbon (see insert to the right)and then inserted it like a needle through the holes(see above left). The knot is tied on the back. Voila!

City Diner Rivermarket pumpkins Kiss

I just had to show everyone these cute pumpkins! I was at the City Diner at the Rivermarket eating breakfast and saw these cuties. For a penny you can vote for the winner. There were five to choose from but I thought these were the best.

Scrapbooking Tips Halloween Project to Hang in Your Window or Around Your Neck

      Halloween is just around the corner. I made this project in just 15 minutes.  I used Tim Holtz acrylic squares, the largest one. First I stamped the bird in black Staz On ink on the back of the tile and let it dry a couple of minutes. Next I turned the tile over and used orange alcohol  ink from Ranger to cover the whole tile. Let it dry for about 5 minutes. While the tile was drying I decided to use purple alcohol ink on the binder clip. I tested the orange to make sure it was dry and then stamped Happy Halloween and the Poison label on the top of the tile. That gave it a three-dimensional look. All three stamps are from the same set of Tim Holtz stamp sets. We carry all the products at All About Scrapbooking so hurry on in before we run out of supplies.

     We have two great classes coming up this weekend. The 7 Gypsies design team will be in to run the classes.  It's a great opportunity to ask questions about 7Gypsies products and get to know the ladies.

Scrapbooking Tips A lot of photos for a scene? Use a square punch!

      Well, the weather is gorgeous and that normally puts me in an awesome mood. However, I don't know why but I am still in a bad mood. I decided that scrapbooking always puts me in a good mood and got all my stuff out and thought of an idea for you guys. Now, I'm in a better mood!
     Around the holidays one takes so many pictures of the same scene that you think you have to leave many of the photos out of your book but that isn't so. Take your extra pieces of pattern papers from your stash and cut your stash and photos into squares with a square or rectangular punch. Place them on your page next to each other alternating pattern paper with the photos. Move them around until you get a page that pleases you. Adhere.  Add embellishments and journaling.
     You could also cut out solid paper squares and cut your photos out with a round punch and glue the photo onto the square.
     I'm starting my page now.
     I decided to scrapbook on my porch--what a sweet life!

Scrapbook Tips Rub-ons

• Cut out the rub-on with fine-tipped scissors. My favorite brand, I have four pair, are Cutterbee scissors with the non-stick coating. Put the remaining rub-ons in a plastic bag so they won't dry out.
• First timers won't necessarily know this--take off the backing.
• You can use the stick provided but I love my Rub-on tool. It has a ball bearing on the end that makes it really easy to get it on the paper. Rub on the image and make sure to peak a couple of times before you lift anything off so you can see how it is doing. The biggest mistake a beginner makes is not peaking underneath before they lift the image off!
• If you don't like where you put the image or it is not on to your liking put a piece of transparent tape on it and gently rub it. Don't press too hard or the tape might pull up paper. Don't worry if that happens you can just cover the area with a sticker.
• Many people say they don't like rub-ons but they are a wonderful way to make fast and fabulous pages! So don't give up. Take a few minutes and practice on extra paper. In minutes you will love rub-ons! 

Scrapbook Tips Who What Where When Why How

I've been working on several art projects today. One of the projects is, of course, a scrapbook page! I decided I would share a tip that I use every time I think I am done with my page. I use the old journalism tip about making sure you have who, what, where, when, why, and how. You need to look at your page and make sure you have all of these items on your page somewhere.

Who should have the full name. I know it seems redundant but what if this book ends up somewhere fifty years from now in a household that doesn't remember that person and there is just the one page. Don't you want them to know who it is? I do.

What happened in the photo. If you don't tell what was going on people can construct in their minds all kinds of things that did or didn't happen!

Where the photo was taken is very important. In the living room? In what city? What state?On Grandma's old rug? These kinds of details spark old memories. It gives people a feeling of pleasure when the memory is sparked. Many times the mention of a place will start a whole new set of memories and great conversations!

When is, well, you just have to let people know when it was. I can't stand it when people get studio photos and in the dead of winter choose a spring setting. You know what I mean?

Why are you taking the picture? Does Teddy look cute and very surprised when he opens gifts? Did he say a funny comment?

How did the memory come to be? Try to make sure you say something that will trigger a memory. Tell what was happening just before the photo was taken.

Halloween Day of the Dead Groom

Halloween is just around the corner so I am making some felt plushies I saw in the magazine Cloth Paper Scissors. I thought I would show you all how good they came out. I gave one to my friend Jane. I am making about twenty of them and giving them to family. Let me know if anyone wants to buy one. They are twenty dollars, handmade, and took hours to make so they are a good deal. I am making a bride to go with him next.

Worner family night was fun. We went to Rosedale Barbecue and met at Mike's house. He missed all the fun. Mike is a mailman and had to work way late.

Denise won Dominion. Winning at "the game" is a big deal in our family.

Traci and the girls made chocolate cookies. I hope Katie will be a famous chef someday. She loves to cook and is good at it.

The drab weather is getting me down. I am thinking about leaving early for Phoenix. I am going to check the weather and ruminate a few days and then decide .

We had our Artist Trading Card club today from 3-5pm. It is the second Sunday of each month. Our theme was "fabric". You don't have to do the theme. We choose a theme for those who are more comfortable with an idea already chosen. I rarely do the theme, however, this month I did use fabric. Pictures of our cards are on the aascrapbooking.com website, if you are interested. We would love to have more people show up. There are about eight of us who are regulars right now. Next months theme is islands--real islands, imaginary islands, literary, etc.

It's Sunday night and I was wondering what most people do then. What do you all do? Scrapbook? Email? Watch movies? Get ready for the coming week? Shop on the internet? I read, work on art projects, sew, and plan the coming week. Comments are welcome.

The weekend has been going good at All About Scrapbooking. The Creating Keepsakes Convention has brought in a lot of customers. We have been doing demos and serving free shakes and tea so it has been very social around here. Come on in and crop with us, too!

Tabitha had her baby a wee

k ago. She calls Dylan Daniel "peanut" and he looks just like her, right now. He has the most beautiful head of black hair, about an inch off of his head. He weighed in at 8 lbs. 6 oz. and was 21.5 inches long. Congratulations Tabitha. Check out this picture!

As most of you know, I live down in the art district by the Plaza. I keep passing drivers who are going twenty miles an hour and as I pass I expect to see a senior citizen and what do you think I see? Twenty year olds trying to drive and text at the same time. It is becoming such a nuisance down here that someone decorated their car with a message. Check it out

Scrapbook Explosion Box Website/Andy Warhol/ATC

Hey! I just found a blog that is really good for scrapbookers. It has an explosion box demo with just photos. I like this because sometimes I just want to stare at the project and continue from there. The blog site is lifeaslou.blogsome.com. Check it out.

Jane and I went shopping for cool stuff for our scrapbook and ATC addictions. We drove up to Weston and found a cute little antique shop called Two Squirrels and a Nut. I found a great little music book that I can use for all kinds of crafts. Jane found a couple of talking cards that were hysterical so she is giving one of them to her husband for his 60th birthday.

Jane and I are going to go to the Andy Warhol exhibit at Union Station today. That should give us a really good art boost. Andy ideas would look good on teen scrapbook pages and ATC cards. I am thinking about making a Warholesque canvas that I can make into a bookbag.

Those are my ideas for the day. Let me know if you have any good ideas especially for Any Warholesque art.

Faces in Places: Tree bear

Faces in Places: Tree bear

A Day at All About Scrapbooking

Today I watched the store while Denise and Michael were driving back from Phoenix. A lot of our regular customers came by which makes a pleasant day. Kathleen, Jane, and Jenny came by and we all gabbed. I heard that Tabitha has had her baby. I can't wait to hear all about the birth etc.

Denise made it home safe and got the U-Haul unloaded.

It's family night for the Worner family so we all met at Goodcents, ate, and met at Michael's, my sons house. We play a game called Dominion every week that is really fun. This week Michael won the game.

Tessa, one of my three grand daughters, likes to have me give her trivia questions about the globe of the world. She answers four questions and I give her a dolllar. It's fun and she learns a lot.

Scrapbook Synchronicity

I just have to tell you all about my Saturday at the CKC Phoenix Convention! I was passing out business cards as usual to passersby. I say, "We're All About Scrapbooking from Kansas City," and tell them about our store special. Well, a lady came by, I said my skit and she said, "I'm from Kansas City and my parents live close to your store," and then it started. We felt like friends from the start. I told her about my plans to spend a few winter months in Arizona in order to write a couple of books about scrapbooking and she said she had just done some research for a friend and had the perfect place for me to come and stay. Our conversation continued, we had even more in common, of course, one was scrapbooking, and felt like bosom buddies when we parted. As I talked to more women throughout the day they would give me their card and tell me we could get together when I get in town! I now have eight scrapbooking friends when I get to my new winter digs in Apache Junction, Arizona. When I get the address I will blog it and any scrapbookers who are out my way are welcome to come visit.

Denise will still be at the store running it. We are in the process of video taping Denise doing demos. We intend to put them on our website as pod casts for free. We are also redoing our online store so check it out. Both of us will have a blog you can check out.

I will be at the store all day Tuesday and Denise will be back Wednesday. She and Michael are driving back from Arizona with the U-Haul trailer. They stopped by the Grand Canyon to see it and passed through Sedona, too.

CKC in Kansas City is very soon so stop by at lunch or whenever you get tired at the convention. We love to see you all.

Scrapbook Sweet Life Moment

Yesterday we met over six hundred people! I gave out business cards, Denise demonstrated Ranger alcohol inks, and Michael was our cashier. While giving out cards I had what I call a "sweet life moment". I met a wonderful lady named Sandy Knight-McCleary. I had given a card to her--telling her our store was from out of Kansas City. Well, Sandy is originally from Kansas City in the vicinity of All About Scrapbooking! You all probably know by now that I have an old Winnebago Warrior camper and I love to camp. So I told Sandy I was looking for an area of the US to stay in this winter. She had just been looking for an RV park for a friend who is coming down to Phoenix this winter. She suggested Budget RV Park. If I came this winter we could be scrapbooking buddies. So now I am making plans to come back to Phoenix in January and stay until spring!

We have a Skinny Cow booth across the way that draws in anyone who comes to the convention. What luck! They give out free ice cream that is low cal and delicious. If you ever see it while shopping you should try it. People were coming by for seconds!

There is a scrapbook kit subscription service company here. What would you Kansas City scrapbookers think about joining a kit subscription service if we started one? I would appreciate your opinion on this.

I am going to look for new products and ideas for All About Scrapbooking today. Most people who came by the booth volunteer information that we had the newest and best booth. I felt really good about that. I'll be scouting at lunch anyway. You never know what could show up.

We went to Ikea again last night. It's a dangerous place! Denise and I both purchased items for organizing scrapbooking. Let me know if you want to know what we bought.

Off to the sweet life!

Hi everybody! This is my first post and I am very excited about it! Now I can tell you about new art ideas I get, new products for scrapbooking, and the "sweet life" I am developing for myself.

Denise King, my daughter and All About Scrapbooking partner, Michael Green, her boyfriend and awesome assistant, and I, Candy Worner are in Phoenix, Arizona, today, selling products to crafters at a Creating Keepsakes Convention.

We are working hard and are exhausted each night but still find time to check out the local eateries and shop. There is a giant Ikea here! We spent two hours there when we first got into town and want to go back before we leave. Their items are well priced, and practical. Their furniture is wonderful and very sturdy. I would be careful about buying cooking pans from them though. The pans are pretty cheaply made so you would probably burn food easy. I've been there and done that before! All in all I would say it is a "must visit" store for all us "born to shop" ladies.

As to the "Sweet Life", I bought an Apple laptop computer a couple of weeks ago so I can "talk" to everyone while we are on the road. I found out if you buy your Apple computer from the Apple store you can get free classes on how to use it for FREE! for a YEAR!. I sign up for three classes a week in order to get savvy, fast, so I can blog to you all.

I researched blogging by quizzing everybody I met for a couple weeks, went online and typed in blogging, and found a guy named Andy Wibbles, who had written a book on blogging so I went to Borders and purchased the book. It's was a quick read. I am following what he said to do and here I am blogging!

Eating is entertainment on the road, of course, so we went to lunch at Margaritaville. Michael loved his coconut shrimp. The display was beautiful with large golden shrimp all over the plate. Denise and I ate half sandwiches and cups of soup that were very good. If you ever have a chance to go to a Margaritaville restaurant go because the atmosphere has island based decor and has great music. I loved it!

It's time to get ready for the show. I'll let you know whats going on there.

Candy

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