My Analog Life: hobby

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Michelle's picks- CHA Winter 2013

HIYA!

The irony of me picking new crafty stuff just as I clean out my old crafty stuff does not escape me.
But yet again I am drawn to manufacturer blogs like a moth to flame.

Here are my personal MUST BUY picks for this term:

1. Crafter's Workshop stencils by Ronda Palazzari.
Dina Wakely's Eyechart and Julie Balzer's leaf stencils are all coming home as well.

2. We R Memory Keeper baseball size card punch.
I was JUST wishing I had a 3x4 punch for easy Project Life cards in prints I choose.

3. Cosmo Cricket's Summer Love paper- awesome graphic prints!

4. Prima paper clips- I pretty much want all styles available.

5. Studio Calico confetti size shapes veneer. LOVE!!

6. Krylon glitter sprays and this lil 3 oz guy in red, yellow and silver.

7. Wow! Glitter embossing powder 3 packs

8. Jenni Bowlin feather chipboard and mini book clear stamps

9. Webster's Pages "Sweet Notes" overlays by Allison Kreft

10. Anything with diagonal stripes in red or black/white.

I will be cherry picking like crazy since I'm not too excited by the papers in most of the collections I see.

Some of my favorite brands have complete fallen off the design map this season.

Perhaps it's a sign of the times, not a single company seems to be taking any risks right now.

It's all muted colors and motifs from past seasons- lots of cameras, banners, doilies, chevrons and circles.

Where did all the stars go?
And when did speech bubbles become so popular?
I like them but SHEESH! There's only so many I can put on a layout!

Also-
What's with the anchors? Unless you have a yatch or are on a cruise vacation those are random!

Ok time to dish- What are your favorites?

Lemme know! CHA hasn't even started so I know there are other fabulous products out there waiting to be discovered.

Chelles out.

Friday, October 12, 2012

This New York City Area Scrapbook crafter wants to capture your personal stories and memories

Hello!

I recently realized that New York City may be in need of a creative and enterprising paper crafter/ scrapbooker to help capture and illustrate it's many weddings, birthdays and other special events.

I can help!

What I can do:

Help conceptualize and organize photos and memorabilia into a cohesive story.
Design modern and colorful scrapbooks, photo montages or shadow boxes that fit your personal style.
Create single pages or whole books to fit a specific need such as a birthday, anniversary, wedding or other special occasion.
Create paper based gifts or keepsakes that will be cherished by you and your family.

Why have I decided to offer my services?

When I talk about my hobby (obsession!) to others here in New York City, I hear that they would like to do the same but don't have the time or "the creativity" to do so.

I believe everyone has the creativity and "the eye" to make their own scrapbooks or pages but even I must admit it's intimidating and overwhelming to get started.

Then I realized I could blend my past experience as a photo editor and current paper crafts hobby to help you stage and preserve your personal stories.

It was literally my AHA! moment and it made me really happy and grateful, because it's joining two things I do well into one.

Some samples of my work: