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Friday, October 29, 2010

Craft for Health

I was so honored to share my story in Kathy and Barb's blog: Craft for Health. Their motto is: "crafting is the secret weapon in helping people", it is so true!
I never thought what a great role scrapbooking and crafting played in my life, other than a job. It was only when Kathy asked me to write about it, I realized the healing power it had in my life and how much it helped me. I know now that everything happens for a reason and this is the path I was supposed to walk in.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Mom, I'm bored...

In this age of television and computers we often hear the words: "mom, I'm bored". But sometimes, as I found out, they can surprise you. These photos were taken on a trip to the beach with my son's kindergarten a few years back.

We were all sitting waiting for our guide to arrive and all the kids were complaining that there was nothing to do. My son found a solution…he started collecting snails. It was the season when all the shells were left behind and he collected them like it was the biggest treasure he ever saw. He kept himself occupied for a long time collecting and playing with the snails. A scene worthy of a photo, don't you think?


































The layout is one of the projects I created using the October Kit of the Month club by My Punch.

Monday, October 25, 2010

R we moving?

That was the question my son asked me when he saw all the boxes everywhere. A few years back, we lived in Kenya for a few years and when it was time to leave we packed the house in soooo many boxes I was afraid they would not fit in the container. As it turned out every box found its place in the container and luckily they even managed to close the doors.


For this layout I created a special paper with my son's drawings. He drew a house and a tree and I thought it would make the most adorable pattern for a paper on moving. I created the boxes from corrugated cardboard I cut from real boxes and I embellished the page with two types of masking tape.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Ins(paper)ation: A great solution

I love mini albums. The only problem is where to put them when they are finished. It turns out I'm not the only one with this problem and many of us scrappers and designers don't have anywhere to put those beautiful mini albums. I decided to create a solution which will look good as well as be functional.


I created an open box to house all my mini albums. This way they will all be in one place, displayed on the table in a beautiful box and accessible whenever I need them.






















The inspiration for this box was a new pair of shoes I bought for my son. These are his first shoes with laces and while I showed him how to tie them the idea just came to my head.
Inspiration truly comes from the strangest places!

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Magnetic appeal

Some of my friends call me the queen of leftovers because I always try maximizing my materials and using them in a smart way. I keep all my paper scraps, leftover stickers or rub-ons and I never throw any ribbon no matter how short it is. I try to use all my materials to their last inch, and that is exactly what I did this time…INCHIES! This was a fun project! I took all the leftovers from My Punch's September kit and made a few magnet inchies to put on my fridge.






















Since I had so much fun I decided to create a few "big brothers": TWINCHIES! This way I can get rid of all the ugly magnets on the fridge and use only my designed inchies and twinchies to hold my groceries list and my bills.

Friday, October 15, 2010

Finished on the 15th - FaveCrafts Blog Hop and Tutorial

I'm so happy to be part of the first FaveCrafts Blog Hop. This is going to be a monthly feature on the FaveCrafts blog and this is the first one ever! The theme this month was "Finished on the 15th". I have managed to finish a lot of projects this month and I want to share one of them with you. This is a bag I designed for a workshop I am teaching called: "bags".

























Here is the link to the Blog Hop:
come and join the fun!

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Sizzix Triple Play Blog Hop

To all of you Sizzix fans out there, those who have a cutting machine or thinking of getting one, crafters, scrapbookers and designers! I'm so proud to be part of the Sizzix fabulous Blog Hop organized by three of their licensed designers: Brenda Pinnick, Eileen Hull and Karen Burniston.

Here's how it will work. Sizzix have challenged sixty-two (yes, SIXTY-TWO!) all-star designers to create projects with dies designed by Brenda, Eileen and Karen. Starting Thursday, November 4th, each designer will post a project on their own blog using that week's featured die. You'll be able to hop around and view all the creations. The Hop will go on for seven weeks, with a different die being featured every Thursday.

Here are the dies and the dates they'll be starring:

• November 4, 2010 House, 3D Pro Scoreboards Die by Eileen Hull

• November 11, 2010 Twist Cube, 3D Pop-up, Bigz XL Die by Karen Burniston

• November 18, 2010 Flower, Beauty Bloom, Originals Die by Brenda Pinnick

• November 25, 2010 Frame and Frame Back, 3D Pro Scoreboards Die by Eileen Hull

• December 2, 2010 Gift Card Holder, 3D Pop-up, Bigz XL Die by Karen Burniston

• December 9, 2010 Album, Brackets, Bigz XL Die by Brenda Pinnick

• December 16, 2010 Treat Bag Toppers, Bigz XL Scoreboards Die by Eileen Hull

The full list of the participants can be found on the Sizzix blog:

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Welcome baby girl

As you know I have two boys. When I scrapbook or design a project I usually use their photos. This time I had so much fun making a project for a baby girl. This is a present I made for my best friend's daughter soon after she was born.

























This is a double accordion mini album in a box. My friend doesn't like a lot of embellishments, so the design is simple and clean. When you open the box the accordions open to opposite sides.

























It was really great doing this project because I had a chance to use some girly materials and colors.



Einat


Monday, October 4, 2010

Blessed

The past month was the first month of the Jewish year. A time for reflecting, doing some soul searching and count one's blessings. One of my life's mottos is that there are no coincidences in life, everything happens for a reason. My life's journey up until now has led me through valleys and mountains, it wasn't always easy but it was worth it! I am definitely blessed. Blessed with a husband I love, children I adore and a job I enjoy.

This layout represents all of those blessings.



The layout is designed on a patterned paper I designed. It has worm colors and a big "Hamsa" in the center of the paper. The Hamsa is a symbol of prosperity and good luck.

Friday, October 1, 2010

A year in scraps

We have just celebrated the Jewish New Year. It is a very traditional holiday in terms of food and customs. Every year I have a tradition of my own: making a calendar to hang in my room. This year I decided to add to that tradition and not only make a calendar but use only scraps.  This way I will contribute to the environment in my room and outside. I decided to use all the scraps from the My Punch's September kit. Don't be surprised that the calendar starts from September; this is the parallel month of the first Jewish month.







































Here is a collection of a few embellishments, some of them were ready made and some I created from scraps. I used a few ribbon techniques, such as a ribbon flower, stamping on a ribbon, pleats, weaving two ribbons, horizontal and vertical borders.