Graphic 45 Place in Time 2-page kit for April

Hi Scrappers!
Wow, it's been awhile, as I've had a bunch on my plate. After some rearranging of my schedule & obligations, I'm back, and super excited to get the G45 Place in Time page kits back on track ;)

Today I have April's pages ready to show you!

2 page layout

Page 1

Page 2

The 3 yellow lilies are made with the McGill Lily Paper Blossom Punch. You can find the directions on how to assemble the flowers here. All of the pieces necessary to make the 3 lilies will be included in the kit. 

The scalloped circles have also all been pre-cut with the Nesting Scallops dies and the Sizzix Big Shot; those pieces will also be included in the kit.

{You can find the post for these pages on my blog, too, at ValByDesign.com}

Now, it's on to May's kit for me! ;)

New Mini Book Kit!

Looking for a gift for mom?  This Authentique mini 

album kit, using the Cherish the Moment collection

would be great to make and fill with pics....or to

give the kit as a gift for mom to make and fill 

with pics from the year, or that special day!

Here is a sneak of the front cover:

 

 

You can call Hannah's to reserve yours, or pop

in soon....they are sure to sell out quickly! 

New LO Kits!!!

Looking to scrap some of those Spring Break trips?

 How about birthdays or everyday family fun?

Pop into Hannah's and check out some of our new LO kits!!

Here's a sneak at the first page of just a couple of the fun

 new 2 page LO's we have in store right now!

This one with the new WRMK For the Record collection:

And here's a second two page LO using the WRMK

Feelin' Groovy collection....using our colorful new straws 

we have in store....these are so fun to add to a LO!

We have more too....make sure to stop by or call to reserve 

soon, they are already flying out of here!

BIG NEWS!!!!!

Have you heard the amazing news?!!

Guess who's coming to Hannah's this August?

Yep, it's THERESA COLLINS!!!!!

We are so excited she is visiting us here at Hannah's
to teach 3 amazing classes!    Here's the "official" scoop:

TERESA COLLINS is coming to Hannah's on Friday, August 2nd and 

Saturday, August 3rd. She will be teaching 3 different workshops 

that will all be "Big Book Projects". These projects will highlight her

 Summer CHA release so anticipate some sneak peeks of projects

in the coming weeks. All workshops will be $65.00.  These classes

are expected to sell out quickly so you can reserve your seat with a

$30.00 non-refundable deposit on each workshop. 

Workshop # 1: Friday, August 2nd 6:30-9:30pm
  Workshop #2: Saturday, August 3rd 9-12:00pm 

Workshop #3: Saturday, August 3rd 1-4:00pm

CALL TODAY 847-395-3355 to reserve your spot!

Come join us for the fun!!  

Authentique's Seasons collection: Spring

OK, who is getting a tad anxious here for Spring to finally arrive? Last year at this time it was in the 80's! LOL, that was weird, tho, wasn't it?

In keeping with my thoughts for Spring, I had a 2-page layout to do using Authentique's Seasons collection for Spring. I immediately knew what pictures I wanted to use: go WAY back, 13 years, to April 2000. I had only 2 kids then, and they were 3.5 years, and 7 months (those 2 are now 13 & 15!). This was the first day of that spring season where it was warm enough, and the grass was dry enough, to take the baby outside and sit him in the grass for the very first time.

Here is my baby touching grass for the very first time (and the toddler telling him all about grass):

You can see my post on ValByDesign here.

Have a wonderful weekend (and let's hope it doesn't snow too bad!)!

Valerie

ValByDesign.com 

The Bus Tour was a Huge Success!

Wow, what a great day this was! We took our bus tour, where we headed to 3 stores - Lorraine's Memories in Woodstock, Craft Fancy in Arlington Heights, and our home base, Hannah's. It was an all day trip, where we made make 'n takes at the 3 stores, had wonderful food provided by each of the stores, and even had a good time on the bus in between the stops. We really enjoyed seeing other store's projects, meeting new people, and learning new techniques and project types.

Here we are loading the bus at Hannah's

Fred the driver was both friendly and hilarious

Here we go!

Prizes are being won!

Ooh, awesome pudding shots... may I have another?

 

Here we are at The Square in Woodstock

 

The first project for our day was Lorraine's adorable mini album. The back and front covers were made with cardboard; the technique was as simple as pulling off the top layer of the cardboard, and inking them with Tim Holtz Picket Fence Distress Stain

A very nice crafting space in the back of the store

 Isn't it adorable?

 Our finished projects

Laura's (one of our amazing designers!) mom enjoyed the trip with us today

 Their lunch was really amazing

Mmmmm...

 At Craft Fancy in Arlington Heights

Wow!

                                                               Look at all of the goodies!

 

Creating out make 'n takes in the empty space next door

Shopping 'til our hearts' contents

 

 So many die cuts (and this isn't it - turn around and there's more!)

 Now THIS is a roll of dimensional adhesive!

Their classroom space

Hopping back on the bus to head back up north to our home store, Hannah's

 Here we are, creating our next project that Hannah's provided

 I LOVE the size of our store

This is the cutest project; I can't wait to hang it up!

 

Happy Scrappers

 Materials for the project

 I think they're enjoying it!

 This store has such amazing projects; we have so much more than just cards and pages

Here are all of our amazing page kits

The mini albums are true works of art

 

 More great page kits

 More beautiful mini albums

 This is just one display of the gorgeous stamps we have here; there are SO many more

 Punches galore!

It really was a fantastic day; we enjoyed every minute. Special thanks goes to all 3 participating stores; I can only imagine how long it takes to get ready for this event.

We'll have another Bus Tour soon, so if you missed this one, I hope you can make the next one!

Valerie 

ValByDesign

"To crop, or not to crop. That is the question." ~ Author Unknown

Authentique's beautiful Remembrance collection

Authentique does it again, Scrappers; their new collection, Remembrance, is absolutely gorgeous! I designed a two page kit, and I think it's almost ready to go on the shelves at the store. Things were pretty crazy this weekend at the store with the Bus Tour and everything (which was a HUGE success, btw!), so, the kits should be ready and on the shelves any time now :)

You can find more images here, on my blog.

I'm putting together all the pictures we took  on the bus tour yesterday, and I'll be getting a post written to share the awesome places we went to. It was a blast ("blast"? Whoa, am I back in the 80's?) and I can't wait for the next one!

"Scrapbooking isnt about scraps of paper and photos. Scrapbooking is about 

scraps of life - yours and those special to you" ~ Rebecca Sower

Have a great day, and Happy Scrapping!

Valerie

ValByDesign.com