I was featured on Fiskateers Blog

I did a project that was featured on the Fiskateers lead's blog:
Maxine #2981, Fiskateer of the Year!

* posted by: Kelly Jo
* posted in: Crafts, Guest, Contests
* on: November 20, 2009

Maxine is our Fiskateer of the Year and I wanted to feature her and her craftiness. When I asked Maxine if she would like to complete a project for this on-line crop, she created this beautiful project! Here’s a little bit about Maxine, and her gorgeous project:

I am Maxine Hodges, Fiskateer #2981. I have lived in West Virginia my whole life. I have been married to my husband, Ronnie, for 38 years and we have 2 children and 2 grandsons. My mother was a crafter and passed that love on to me. I have cross stitched, macramed, dough art and painted wood. In 1996, scrapbooking became my passion. I took classes and went to all the lss crops. Five years ago the store was sold and I applied to work for the new owner. I was the buyer, manager and janitor. Over 2 years ago I purchased the Scrapbook Page and I am still the buyer, manager and janitor.
In 2006 I learned about Fiskateers at Cha Chicago. At the time all I knew was I got a free pair of scissors. It was a year later before I learned there was a message board, blog and gallery. The rest is history. I have made so many new crafter friends through Fiskateers and have traveled to Hershey, Nashville, Greenville and Orlando to participate in events where I got to meet many of my online friends.

I have two highlights of being a Fiskateer. The first was when I hosted my second annual charity crop for the National Lupus Foundation, which is a cause near and dear to my heart. We raised over $2,000. Rebecca came, as well as fiskateers from Richmond, Cincinnati and Michigan. Can’t wait till the 3rd annual.

The second was being names Fiskateer of the Year 2009 in Orlando this year. I was so surprised! My Fiskateer journey has been an experience that I will never forget. Truly, Fiskateers rock!

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I am so glad that Kelly Jo asked me to do this. This was a joy to work with pictures of my mom.

Both of these pictures were taken in 1948. They are her engagement picture and a picture of mom and dad on their wedding day.

This project took 2 pieces of Webster’s Pages paper, a frame and a canvas.
1. I began by painting the frame teal and the canvas beige. I used a glimmer mist on the canvas.

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2. I then starting cutting out the flowers that would be put around the frame, using one of my favorite new tools- the retractable craft knife. It takes time to cut such small details, but the effort is well wroth the effect.

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3. I cut pictures and papers to fit in the different areas of the frame. I used molding paste and a heart stencil to make the heart. I then painted it gold.

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4. I used glue dots and adhered the layers of flowers around the edge of the frame.
5. I cut a one inch strip of the paper (used the back side) and used the scalloped and the leave it to weaver punch. I pulled a piece of beige fringe ribbon through it and adhered to the bottom of the frame.

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6. I got gold mesh ribbon and peacock feathers, glued under the left bottom corner of the frame and then hot glued the frame to the canvas.
7. Finished up the project by adhering cream flowers and a Websters Pages’ cameo.

The Scrapbook Page is the Featured Store on Graphic 45 blog

I was so pleased that the Scrapbook Page is the featured store on the Graphic 45 blog. Candy Rosenberg visited in September was was impressed with the Graphic 45 projects we had finished. The blog talks alittle about me, Fiskateers, family and how I became the owner of the Scrapbook Page. Jump over and look at the article and pictures.
http://g45papers.typepad.com/graphic45/featured-store/

autumn fun

This weekend I had the grandsons for a couple days. We went to the Charleston City Market and picked out pumpkins. Sam went straight for the little pumpkins and Ben for the large ones.
On Sunday Ben and I raked a large pile of leaves. Then Robin brought Sam out. Sam didn't really like to jump in, but Ben was thrilled. When they would spread out he would rake them back up.
These are things that I did with my children and I did as a child. I took lots of pictures. Days like this are priceless.

Nov news letter

The cool fall air is here and all of the fall festivals have been fun. Now to scrapbooking them. We have lots of great fall papers from My Little Yellow Bicycle, Moxxie, and Bo Bunny(which just got here today).

This is the time to think about those albums you want to make for Christmas gifts. don't stress yourself out and wait till the last minute.

I have so many new products that I couldn't list them all, but here goes. Lots of new glimmer mist, the Halloween glimmer mist kit from tattered angels, Delelah from Bo Bunny, the stamps to make christmas tags from Tim Holtz, sports and hunting paper and diecuts, new DC and Las Vegas papers, and scrapbooking papers, brads and stickers to scrapbook all those scrapevents you go to. This is only a partial list.
Of course we have all new Making memories, Fany Pants, Graphic 45 and Websters Pages Christmas lines.

Halloween is this week and we have lines from Best Creation, Basic Grey. Fancy Pants and more.

Up coming classes and crops:
This weekend is our famous Halloween crop
crop----Oct 30----11am-10pm- Halloween crop-there will be a prize for best costume, but costume not required, please call ahead as this crop sometimes fills up
crop----Oct. 31----11am-4:30
class----Nov 2----Happy Fall
class----Nov 9---- this is pretty paper from My Little Shoebox. It could be for any person or event
crop----Nov 13----11am-10pm
crop----Nov 14----11-4:30
class----Nov 16----
crop----Nov 20----11am-10pm
crop----Nov 21----11am-4:30
class----Nov 23---We are Grateful
We will be closed on November 26 for Thanksgiving. I hope that each of you will reflect on the things that you give thanks for (and take alot of pictures). During the holidays, I sometimes get so busy with preparations that I forget to take the pictures. Make sure that someone is taking pictures and that you are in some of the pictures. I notice as I look through my scrapbook that I am not there much. Just a couple of tips to make your scrapbook real.

A Graphic 45 project that I finished

Several of us at he shop loved the Graphic 45 paper lines so much that we challenged each other to come up with a project. I just wanted to take a minute to show you mine. I had an old chair in the garage that I knew would come in handy someday. Ben and I cleaned it up and I got my husband to make sure it was sturdy and make a new seat platform.
Last Sunday I cut strips of most Domestic Goddess and some Fashionista and mod podged onto the wooden areas of the chair. I used a pillow form and upholstered the seat Tuesday morning. I really love the finished product. Have an old chair or table sitting around? Make it new again. You will be as proud of your project as I am of mine.

Candy Rosenberg came to crop with us

Last night Candy Resenberg, Director of Marketing and Education for Graphic 45 papers, came to crop with us. There were 17 enthusiastic Graphic 45 lovers who came to meet Candy and her mom. We learned several new tecniques by just watching her work. She showed us how to make a new paper flower that will be used in future layouts that is simple, but very appropriate for use with Graphic 45 or any papers.
She raffled the best prize ever- herself. Melissa Givens won and gave 3 photos to Candy, who made a fantastic layout with them- also proving that you don't have to have vintage photos to use Graphic 45. It lends itself to all types of themes and layouts.
We had challenged ourselves to come up with secret projects that used Graphic 45 papers. We had beautiful layoutsm cards, a rubick cube type project and a chair.
Sue Bennett won the door prize- an altered canvas made by Candy.
What a delightful evening!

Winner of the FOY 2009 rak...

The winner of my FOY 2009 rak is Sherri #5229. If you will pm me I will have your prize out very shortly!
Thanks everyone!