Welcome to my blog and the Frank Garcia International Scrapbooking Day Blog Hop! We have some surprises in store for you in this hop! Along the hop, we're featuring some of our favorite Frank Garcia projects from the design team and right here I have some of my own favourites from a recent scrapbook cruise where I was teaching some lovely classes with Franks designs.
We also have a giveaway up for grabs! To take part and be in to win, simply follow along on each blog, leave a comment and/or follow each of the fabulous designers to be entered to win! There may even be additional give aways on the designers blogs.... like right here.
Prima - www.prima.typepad.com
Frank Garcia - www.frankgarciastudio.com/new-blog-1/
Trina McClune - www.trinamcclune.typepad.com
Lisa Novogrodski - www.lisas-livingincolor.blogspot.com
Delaina Burns - www.delainas.blogspot.com
Cari Fennell - www.meandmymaryjanes.blogspot.com
Beatriz Jennings - www.iralamija.blogspot.com
Jennifer Snyder - www.scrap-escape.blogspot.com
Lisa Gregory - www.what-a-beautiful-mess.blogspot.com
Prima - www.prima.typepad.com
So you should have arrived here via Frank's blog. My name is Trina and I've been addicted to this crazy hobby of ours... scrapbooking for many years now.
I love to use lots of patterned papers, beautiful flowers, texture paste, stencils and well, let's be honest, anything pretty!
Recently I've been on a cruise from Sydney, Australia to Noumea in the South Pacific where I taught several scrapbook classes with Franks beautiful products. Here's a wee look at a couple of items that I taught.....
First a few simple tags....
After creating the tags, we used one of them as the base for a single layout. Tales of You and Me was perfect for these projects.
The tag opened up meaning you can put a photo inside, on the front of the tag, or even down in the right hand corner.
As a bonus, I also threw in some extra teeny tags instructions that could be used as gift cards for some presents...
Alongside this, I also created a 'from scratch' mini album using Franks French Riviera Collection and some packaging for the front. Take a look.....
I adored the little charms I found which matched our cruise perfectly.
Making this album on the cruise meant all the attendees could go home, print their photos and put them straight in. And the sea side theme of Franks collection worked perfectly for this!
With plenty of pockets, and hidden journaling spots and fun interactive pages to add extra photos/journaling and/or ephemera.
There were 20 pages plus covers in this class so everyone was kept very busy! But everyone also got most if not all of their pages done. WTG ladies!!!
So if you'd like to be in for a chance to win, please leave me a message below and come back to check the winner in a few days. I'll be giving away some of Franks beautiful products so you can have a play yourself.
Please don't forget to hop along to the next person's blog to see what they've been creating with Franks lovely collections. You'll be heading off to Lisa Novogrodski next. Just click on her name and it should take you right there.
Have a fabulous day all. Happy scrapping!
Inspiration galore!! Am scraplifting your first layout and going to use the idea of using the wooden box on the front of the mini album!! Pinning away!
Posted by: Beverly Jordan | May 08, 2016 at 07:22 AM
I love your projects!
Posted by: Shanna | May 08, 2016 at 07:23 AM
Love the French Riviera collection
Posted by: Anita Giesbrecht | May 08, 2016 at 07:41 AM
What a lovely batch of tags and beautiful album!!
Posted by: D.Ann C | May 08, 2016 at 07:49 AM
So much awesome inspiration. Love the cute tags!
Posted by: Yasmin Tölche | May 08, 2016 at 07:57 AM
Beautiful tags. I would love to go on that cruise. :)
Posted by: Kathy Martin | May 08, 2016 at 07:58 AM
Your tags are beautiful and thanks for the idea of using the packaging on the album.
Posted by: Joni | May 08, 2016 at 08:03 AM
I love how you the album and the tags!
Posted by: Linda | May 08, 2016 at 08:04 AM
Just starting to get into making tags these days! Thanks for the great ideas! All the best! :)
Posted by: Pam Ellis | May 08, 2016 at 08:07 AM
Trina, your album is wonderful. Happy NSD!
Posted by: Jodie Heuser | May 08, 2016 at 08:07 AM
Oh my! such beautiful work. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Barbara Patrick | May 08, 2016 at 08:13 AM
Your tags are beautiful, and what a great idea to use it on a layout....lots of great tips and techniques....thanks for sharing your talent !!
Posted by: Anne Marie Couto | May 08, 2016 at 08:17 AM
Love your album!!! never would have thought to use the packaging so thank you for the inspiration!!
Posted by: Cheryl | May 08, 2016 at 08:19 AM
I love your work, especially your little mini album! Happy NSD!
Posted by: Cher Smith | May 08, 2016 at 08:20 AM
Your work is absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing it with us. Happy INSD
Kat..
Posted by: Katherine Watts | May 08, 2016 at 08:23 AM
Loved this Tag and all the details. Very nicely executed. Happy NSD.
Posted by: Shalini Pahwa | May 08, 2016 at 08:31 AM
The weathered wood looks so real.
Posted by: D.A.Skenadore | May 08, 2016 at 08:34 AM
I really like those envelopes you used. Nice place to hide little treats or journaling.
Posted by: Kelly Roberts | May 08, 2016 at 08:37 AM
I am new to doing tags, thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: Nancy Thomas | May 08, 2016 at 08:53 AM
Great projects.
Posted by: Kim | May 08, 2016 at 08:59 AM
Fabulous tags and album! I love it all!
Posted by: Jen Rey | May 08, 2016 at 09:14 AM
Gorgeous layout and tags. I love Tales of Me! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Shabby Patti Lane | May 08, 2016 at 10:12 AM
Beautiful projects, wish I was on that cruise with you, but winning some memory hardware we ease the wishes :). Thanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: Randi M. | May 08, 2016 at 10:20 AM
such gorgeousness in each tag!!
Posted by: Jennifer Snyder | May 08, 2016 at 10:56 AM
Beautiful!
Posted by: Kari | May 08, 2016 at 10:58 AM
Gorgeous tags, love the album and your use of tags on the layout is so darn clever. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Yolanda Gonzalez | May 08, 2016 at 10:58 AM
I laughed when I saw your box reuse. I joined a couple together to make a mini-albume hinged box. Looks like a fun cruise project.
Posted by: Twyla davis | May 08, 2016 at 11:40 AM
Wow, simple but awesome tags! I love the cover of your great album!
Posted by: Liz Lumsden | May 08, 2016 at 11:44 AM
Wow I love that album. If you do another cruise from Aussie or NZ I will have to try and get on it :)
Posted by: Sophie | May 08, 2016 at 11:46 AM
pretty tags!and front of mini album book
Posted by: ella conner | May 08, 2016 at 12:33 PM
Beautiful work Trina!
Posted by: Lisa Novogrodski | May 08, 2016 at 12:47 PM
Beautiful tags and Love the mini album! I am actually working on a printers tray today for my Mom! Stunning work!
Posted by: Jackie P | May 08, 2016 at 02:06 PM
Simply delightful!!
Posted by: Jean Marmo | May 08, 2016 at 02:07 PM
Wow! Super tags, super project and fantastic album. I love how you hinged the tags.
Posted by: Sandra L. | May 08, 2016 at 02:23 PM
You was working hard, those tags are just adorable, and the mini is so beautiful.
Posted by: Norma | May 08, 2016 at 04:04 PM
Pretty. I'd like to enter to win.
Posted by: Esther | May 08, 2016 at 04:50 PM
The tags and pages are charming. I can't wait to try something similar. Thanks for the inspiration : )
Posted by: Sharon Steele | May 08, 2016 at 07:18 PM
What a beauty! Soo inspiring! Thanks for sharing :)
Posted by: Olga Gibas | May 09, 2016 at 12:02 AM
Awesome!
Posted by: Karien van der Westhuizen | May 09, 2016 at 04:51 AM
I would be over the moon to take a class from you!! Your book is AMAZING!!! What a dream it would be to take a cruise like this and learn from the best!! Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Barb Macaskill | May 09, 2016 at 04:59 AM
Beautiful work! :)
Posted by: Maria Calderone | May 09, 2016 at 09:11 AM
Such a beautiful mini! Great details and color!
Posted by: Autumn | May 10, 2016 at 04:22 AM
Wow!! I just found your blog through the National Scrapbook Day and Frank Garcia. I am so glad I did. Beautiful creations of art.
Posted by: Kim | May 11, 2016 at 01:13 AM
Love the album for the cruise.
Posted by: Virginia | May 12, 2016 at 03:58 AM