Stop Motion Film: Just for Fun!!

Just for fun, I have been playing with one of my daughter's Christmas gifts....It is called "Stikbot" and it is a toy used for creating "stop motion" film shorts. I have not been using the toys or green screen that came with the set. But, I have been using the phone stand that came with and the free smartphone app called "Stikbot."

My first film was with the game called "Jenga" and can be seen on my Instagram @EGrupp284.

For my second stop motion film, my subject was this scrapbook page...no sketch, no challenge....just for fun!

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Until next time, happy scrapbooking and papercrafting!

Your December Story (Challege 6) & Let's Get Sketchy: December Week 4

Here's my page for Challenge 6 in "Your December Story" from the folks at "Get It Scrapped." For more information about this 6-week experience please visit "Your December Story." 

For page layout inspiration, once again I turned to a sketch from the Let's Get Sketchy blog! Here is the December Week 4 sketch:

The background paper used for this layout has been in my stash for a very long time...so long, in fact, that I can't even remember when or where I found it. It may be an older design, but it works perfectly for the photos on this page!

Until next time, happy scrapbooking and papercrafting!

Your December Story (Challenge 5) & Let's Get Sketchy: December Week 3

Here's my page for Challenge 5 in "Your December Story" from the folks at "Get It Scrapped." This Challenge called for a page about reaching your holiday goals and reaping the rewards of all of your holiday endeavors. For more information about this 6-week experience please visit "Your December Story." 

Every year, we say we will not wait until the last minute to finish shopping and wrap the gifts. But, it seems we are always doing things at the last minute. Being HOME for Christmas is a real treat and makes all the trouble seem worth it. 

For this page, I used the December Week 3 sketch from the Let's Get Sketchy blog:

My paper stash is out of control...and one of the things I have A LOT of is Christmas papers. For this page, the background paper is a heavy cardstock purchased many years ago at a local store (sadly, it closed a couple years ago. This particular paper was a design from their own line of designed paper. I just loved their paper designs and this one is no exception. 

Until next time, happy scrapbooking and papercrafting!

Your December Story (Challenge 4) & Let's Get Sketchy: December Week 2

Today I'm sharing a page for Challenge 4 in "Your December Story" from the folks at "Get It Scrapped." This Challenge called for a page about your holiday challenges. For me, one of the biggest challenges is putting up decorations....I hate doing it, but I love the way it looks. Luckily, my better half (much better) is willing to do the decorating! For more information about this 6-week experience please visit "Your December Story." 

For this page, I used the December Week 2 sketch from the Let's Get Sketchy blog:

Until next time, happy scrapbooking and papercrafting!

Your December Story (Challenge 3) & Let's Get Sketchy: December Week 1

Baby, It's COLD Outside! 

After a very mild Fall and even mild temps into December, we are getting our first taste of much colder temperatures here....in the 20s (Fahrenheit). It will get much colder than this soon. This is just a wake up call to get our snow boots and warm coats, gloves, and hats ready to go!

While the very cold temps we could do without, we do LOVE the beauty of a fresh snow fall. Nothing gets us feeling like "it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas" like the first snowfall of the year. Today I'm sharing a page for Challenge 3 in "Your December Story" from the folks at "Get It Scrapped." This Challenge called for a page about what makes December magical for you. For more information about this 6-week experience please visit "Your December Story." 

The December Week 1 Sketch from Let's Get Sketchy helped me design this layout. If you're ever in need of a sketch for inspiration, I highly recommend this blog! Beyond their sketches, there are lots and lots of page takes on each sketch that provide even more inspiration.

Your December Story (Challenge 2) & Let's Get Sketchy: November Week 4

Greetings!

Today I'm sharing a page for Challenge 2 in "Your December Story" from the folks at "Get It Scrapped." This Challenge called for a page about your holiday mentors. For more information about this 6-week experience please visit "Your December Story." 

To help me organize my layout, I turned to the November Week 4 Sketch from Let's Get Sketchy:

Since the journaling on this page is personal, I put it on a tag and tucked it behind a little pocket (made from a re purposed Christmas Card "front").

Until next time, happy scrapbooking and papercrafting!

2 pages: "Your December Story" & Scrap Our Stash: Nov. Sketch +3

Hello Friends and Fellow Papercrafters, 

Today, I am sharing 2 pages with you!

A friend recently introduced me to some free classes from www.getitscrapped.com. The free classes were very good, and I'm thinking about getting a paid membership but haven't done so just yet. However, I did decide to participate in their "Your December Story" experience. It is a 6-week experience to learn how to use a “hero’s journey” approach to December storytelling. I also joined their "Your December Story" Facebook Group. And, I hope to participate in the six weekly challenges. 

Here's the page I completed for the first Weekly Challenge. Usually, I don't journal much on my pages. This challenge inspired me to document how I transition into the holiday season. 

Here is the page I completed for the November Sketch + 3 Challenge on the Scrap Our Stash blog. 

List 1: Grey

List 2: Hero Arts 

(brushstroke alphabet stamps - used for page title)

List 3: Indigo

 (Found the "#FANTASTIC" self-inking stamp at the Dollar Tree store recently -- you may have noticed it on a couple of my other recent pages, too!)

Hope you enjoyed a happy Thanksgiving holiday (if you are in U.S.).

Until next time, happy scrapbooking and papercrafting!

Let's Get Sketchy - November Week 3 Sketch

Hello! Our family is getting ready to enjoy Thanksgiving tomorrow! Husband has been getting the house ready for at least a few weeks. Today's list of preparations is well in hand. That means I found some free time to scrapbook! Today, I'm sharing a page inspired by the November Week 3 Sketch from Let's Get Sketchy!

The photo on this page is of the view from my daughter's college apartment. She loves her school and the benefits of living in Chicago's South Loop -- the pretty views being just one! While the sketch called for stars, I decided hearts worked better with this subject. These hearts were punched (from scraps, of course) some time ago. There are still many left, too!

Hope you will enjoy time with friends and/or family this holiday weekend! There will be 8 of us for the traditional Thanksgiving meal tomorrow. We always look forward to it and prepare for weeks and then it's over all too quickly! This year, I'll try to take more pictures of the food and perhaps even scrapbook them with a few of the recipes.

Until next time...Happy scrapbooking and papercrafting!

One Page, One Challenge, One Sketch!

Hello! Today I'm sharing a page created for the Book Cover Challenge from Scrap Our Stash. I used the November Week 2 Sketch from Let's Get Sketchy for added inspiration!

For the Book Cover Challenge, what inspired me was the title of the book. I used the words "There's no place like...." to start the journaling on the page.

The Book Cover Challenge also asked for 3+ stars to be on the page -- see if you can find how many stars I used!

Going to crops is a great way to make new friends and to get new ideas. At a recent crop, I paged through the album of a scrapbooker I just met. On several of her pages, she used circle punches to make balloons. They were so cute so I've been using this idea on many of my recent cards and pages -- including this page! Aren't the balloons so cute!? Plus, it was a great way to use some of my paper scraps, too.

Until next time....Happy scrapbooking and papercrafting!

A page, a challenge and a sketch!

Today I'm sharing one page that combines a challenge and a sketch from two of my favorite blogs! Here's Challenge #35 from the ChallengeYOUrself blog and Sketch #248 from Sketches in Thyme:

The pictures on this page were taken at an annual club "birthday crop" last weekend. At another recent crop, I got a cute "dot letter" alphabet stamp set off the "free" table. I used it for the "BIRTHDAY" banner lettering at the top of page and also for the word "friends" on the tag at the bottom of the page. 

Until next time...Happy scrapbooking and papercrafting!!

Let's Get Sketchy: November Week 1

Here's the November Week 1 sketch from Let's Get Sketchy:

When I saw this sketch, the butterflies made me think of the phrase "time flies." And, when we were celebrating our youngest daughter's 18th birthday, that's exactly what all of us were saying to each other...Time Flies! How can this young lady be 18 years old already?!!

The background paper on this layout was purchased for 10 cents in a scrapbooking garage sale. I love it because of the beautiful but subtle designs. The designs give depth and variety to the soft colors (pink, white, gray).

Until next time...Happy scrapbooking and papercrafting!

Let's Get Sketchy: 5th Monday Challenge

Today I'm sharing a page for the 5th Monday Challenge from Let's Get Sketchy. 

For this challenge, they provided this fall mood board. 

It worked perfectly with these fall pictures my daughter shared with me recently!

On Friday and Saturday, I went to the annual Scraps Club Birthday Crop and that's where I finished this layout! This is always one of my favorite crops of the year. The theme this year was "Color My World!" They had a "photo booth" with props as well as a card coloring contest. I was SO excited and surprised to win the card coloring contest -- the prize was a set of Gel Pens!

Until next time, Happy Scrapbooking and Papercrafting!

Let's Get Sketchy: October Week 4

Had some fun working with this sketch from Let's Get Sketchy:

One of my favorite things about Chicago is Millennium Park on Michigan Avenue. It features Cloudgate and the Jay Pritzker Pavillion. This page features a few photos taken of (and from) the park during a couple recent trips to Chicago. 

The photo on the left was taken from the park looking down Madison Street...if you look carefully, you can see the "L" (elevated) train going down Wabash Ave a couple blocks down.

Sketches In Thyme: Sketch #245

Don't you just love this sketch (#245) from Sketches in Thmye?

Last weekend, I went to a retreat/crop on Friday and Saturday. During that time, I used my Cuttlebug to dry emboss a number of card front backgrounds. I had some extras left over, so I put them in my scrap stash to use later. One of them worked perfectly for the "title" banner on this page!

Until next time...Happy scrapbooking and papercrafting!

Let's Get Sketchy - October Week 3 Sketch

Check out the October Week 3 sketch from the Let's Get Sketchy blog!

Always looking for a reason to use my paper scraps and this sketch was the perfect opportunity.

For the "circle," I used a circle border punch (Martha Stewart). 

Last week, I punched a lot of leaves using a few borrow leaf punches from a friend. As you can see, I'm still adding them to projects!

Until next time, happy scrapbooking and papercrafting!

Sketches In Thyme: Sketch #224

Here's Sketch #224 from Sketches In Thyme:

For my take on this sketch, I turned the sketch on it's right side.

Until next time....Happy scrapbooking and papercrafting!