Are you running out of time to make something beautiful by Mother's Day? Are you afraid that you don't have the skills to handcraft a gift for Mom? Are you frustrated by kits that seem to be everywhere and want something a little different and special? Mom's eyes will light up when she unwraps this pretty picture frame made with your own hands during the Rose Frame Class , to be taught by me -  only at the Michaels Arts and Crafts Store in Hawthorne, CA. I have personally designed this keepsake project to be completed in just two hours during the class . You'll use our tools at the store, and we'll do all the clean up. You'll walk out with a customized, truly special gift just in time for Mother's Day. In the class you will learn to make super easy  Rolled Paper Roses. Later you can make more to use in a multitude of ways for yourself or other gifts. Hair clips Brooch pins Ribbon chokers Head bands Embellishing other projects like treasure b...

No time or desire to scrapbook, but keen to have your memories preserved artfully? Allow me to design and create custom scrapbook pages with your photos that you supply. www.RobynCrops.com - my new website with all the details about my service including my unique "ghost writer" journaling service, a few other fun things. $30 per page includes * Personal consultation * Photo matting * Layered background papers and cardstocks * Simple custom embellishments * Custom cut titles * Space for your journaling Specially purchased stickers, hardware, embellishments or lettering additional (at my cost). Finished pages may be kept in an album or framed as wall art. (3D elements can be added for shadow box styles as desired.) You can see the kind of work I do by perusing this blog. Examples of $30 pages include the one pictured as well as: Nursing Mother Layout Hong Kong Memories layout and Meeting Minnie Contact me at robyncrops@gmail.com

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Here is a very personal and beloved layout of my smiling baby nursing. A mix of card stacks and papers from DCWV, AC, K & Company, and Cosmo Cricket; Michaels pigment inks, Buttons and craft wire, Recollections mini brads, Scotch dot roller, Super Stik permanent glue stick, Zig Millenium pens. I made these flowers with my new EK Success circle cutter. Cut, inked edges, crinkled up, center punched with a tiny hole, then stacked under a custom button brad.

Did I mention that I am trying to do one layout project a day for a little while? The cool stars are Yudu  screen printed in black and then hand colored. I also stacked some buttons and added some bling. Sparkly lettering adds fun. The photo booth style strip is an I-phone app called "Pocketbooth" . These are self portraits. Materials used: Recollections Cardstocks, K & Company stacks, Michaels ribbon, rhinestones and buttons, craft wire, Scotch dot roller, Mini Glue Dots, K & Company Sparkle Glitter letters in blue, Cosmo Cricket kit "Early Bird" paper, Yudu screen printed stars hand cut.

Another contribution to the album of my childhood. Materials Used: K&Company Life's Journey stack, AC Cardstock, Designer Mats, Michaels inks and brads, Scotch Dot Roller and Scotch Scrapbooker's Glue, Zig Memory System 2-way glue pen,Zig Millenium pens, Mini Glue Dots, Aleene's Paper Glaze, Cricut cart Holiday Cakes. I chose the plaid because my Dad seems to be wearing a plaid jacket. Not sure if it shows up very well. This must have been some kind of event. Usually they were working in night clubs, not dancing! The paper glaze is in the center of the larger flowers, and doesn't show up much in the photos. The flower embellishments highlight the embroidery on Mum's blouse, hand cut from mats and adhered.

to win a years worth of scrap kits - very cool. http://wescrapkits.blogspot.com/2011/03/march-kit-win-years-worth-of-kits.html