Webster's Home

Crafting With Kids {A Girl Land Layout}

 

We absolutely love sharing our love of all things crafty with our kids...though sometimes, we admit, we struggle to share our product! 

Gerry van Gent is back today to show you just how unselfish she was when her daughter, Leanne, decided she wanted to create a layout using some of Gerry's new Girl Land products. (Leanne has GREAT taste!) 

You can do this too in just a few simple steps. 

Step ONE: Allow your child to choose a photo he or she wants to scrap. Leanne picked on of her mommy "as a princess..." 

 

Step TWO: Sort through the products you will allow your child to use. In this case, Gerry is putting her scraps to great use. Look at this huge pile Leanne got to choose from...

Step THREE: Okay, this is a hard one. Stand back and allow your child to decorate their layout however they want. We know it's going to be hard not to jump in, but this is her chance to be creative...so, as much as it pains the perfectionist scrapbooker in you...just shhhhh....:) 

Step FOUR: Use this chance to teach your child one or two simple concepts that you use in your scrapbooking. (This is when you get to speak up!) Here, Gerry showed Leanne a little bit about hand-cutting...and Leanne did a pretty amazing job:

Step FIVE: Photograph the layout to share with the rest of the world...because her layout is absolutely beautiful! (Tell her so!)

Step Six: No explanation needed: Just admire her... 

So, what kind of scrapbooking and/or papercrafting are you doing with your kids? We'd love to see your successes! We all need great summer projects to do with our kids!

Webster's Pages in NYC????!

We SURE are! 

Here's Brandin to tell you a little bit more about what we're doing there!

That's right, friends. We wanted you to be the FIRST to know, we're diving head-first into some fabulous new stuff...like imprintable invitations and social stationery. 

What's that? You need a sneak peek? 

Why, we just happen to have one right here...

There are 8 different collections, so this is just the tippy-top of the iceberg...and we can hardly wait to share the rest with you. 

We're so excited about the NEW ways Webster's Pages is expanding and growing, and so thankful for every one of you and hope you'll be coming along with us! 

You're in for an awesome ride! 

Step-by-Step Girl Land with Emma Trout

Today we are so excited to bring a little bit of England to our blog...Emma Trout is here to teach us how to create this gorgeous layout:

We're so excited about this collection (and Emma's tutorial), so let's dig right in. 

Take it away, Emma...

I was so inspired by the colours and striped design of the  ‘Retail Shopping’ paper from ‘Girl Land ‘ collection that I decided to create a rainbow themed page.

For this, I chose to use watercolour paints to emulate a rainbow colour mix...teaming it with the gorgeous bright colours in the range.

Here’s how I created this page:

I cut out a rainbow of Girl Land designs: Doilies, flowers, circles, tags and layered them onto white cardstock until I was happy with the design. DO NOT glue anything onto the cardstock at this stage. I made a pencil mark on to the cardstock to show it’s position and remove the designs.

I wanted to use a watercolour technique on this layout. You can achieve this by using watercolour paints, watered down acrylic paints, watercolour pencils or even Glimmer Mists.

Start by applying a layer of plain water onto the cardstock, in the area where you will be applying colour. Before the paint dries apply two or more drops of colour and allow them to bleed together. When you are happy allow to dry.

I wanted to add some fine paint splatter on top of the watercolour and achieved this by dipping an old toothbrush into black acrylic paint and flicking the bristles so the paint splatted on to the cardstock.

When dry, add design made in step one.

I tore the right side of the cardstock and layered two Girl Land papers underneath to make the layout 8.5 “ x 11”.

Finish the layout by using the techniques learned in step 1-3 to create a cluster of photos and papers to the right of cardstock and adding journalling strips and a title.

Emma's results are clearly spectacular, and now that she's broken it all down for us, not that difficult to achieve! 

So, tell us...what are you going to make when you get your Girl Land?

 

 

 

 

Everyone LOVES Girl Land!

Well, Girl Land is flying off the shelves, and we're SO excited about the response to this fabulous collection! If you haven't gone shopping yet, you can click HERE to see the whole line and start filling your cart!

We aren't the only ones loving this new collection...some of our favorite industry pros are also falling in love with Girl Land...

(You can find Becky HERE at Page Maps or HERE at Scrapbook & Cards Today)

And here is Becky's favorite sheet of Girl Land paper:

We agree...that one IS swoony! 

And Susan Opel from Paper Crafts Magazine also has a favorite...

Here's the sheet of paper Susan is in love with:

(You can often find Susan blogging right HERE at PaperCrafts Connection)

We're all enamored with Girl Land, including our Design Team who continue to blow us away with amazing layouts and projects!

Here's a layout from the wonderful Diana Brodeur showing a Clean and Simple approach to Girl Land:

Diana mixed the green and the purple in this new line for a beautiful result. Notice how she created such a gorgeous layout with limited embellishments. Simple, easy and still so beautiful! 

Speaking of gorgeous, Gabrielle Pollacco worked some Classic Webster's magic. Like Diana, she pulled out the purples in Girl Land for fabulous results:

Gabi built her entire layout around the violet posies in one of the patterned papers. 

Gorgeous, right? 

So, what's your favorite thing about Girl Land?? We'd LOVE to know! 

 

Welcome {Guest Designer} Jen Jockisch

Today we are SO thrilled to bring you our May Guest Design Team Member, Jen Jockisch. 

Jen has fans all over the scrapbooking community, and we definitely count ourselves among them! We love her unique style and the way she always comes up with something creative and just a little bit funky! 

We sent Jen our Palm Beach and Game On Collections and of course we were anxious to see how she worked her magic with them...

Let me just tell you, we were NOT disappointed! 

First, let me show you Jen's take on a Game On layout:

I am loving the vintage feel of this project, and the way she worked her magic with those playing card images? To die for! 

She also brought Palm Beach to life:

Pulling out the fabulous Chevrons in this collection, Jen was able to create a fun, inspiring layout featuring her own photo and a summer tradition. 

But that's not all! We love having Guest Designers because our Design Team REALLY gets inspired by their gorgeous work. Here, Anabelle and Jaz have both created Jen-inspired pages using our newest collection, Girl Land! 

First up, Anabelle:

Don't you LOVE how Anabelle created a BOY layout using GIRL LAND? We were all anxious to see how she did that and I'd say she pulled that off perfectly! 

Jaz also worked her layered magic with our brand new line:

The details here are astounding! We can't get enough of Jen's inspiration and we can't get enough of Girl Land! 

We can hardly wait to show you the rest of our designers' Jen-inspired layouts as well as another page from Jen herself. You can see it all now right HERE ON THIS THREAD over at InspireME. 

And to start shopping for your own GIRL LAND (or any of our collections!), you can click HERE and head over to our website! Our Girl Land Blog Hop is still up and running so scroll down for more info!

This stuff is already flying off the shelves, so shop early! :) 

Girl Land BLOG HOP {It's On Sale NOW!}

The day is finally here! Girl Land is officially on sale and shipping starts this week! We can hardly wait to get this new collection out the door and into your hands. 

So far, the response to this new line has been phenomenal, and we haven't even shown you the whole collection yet! 

Today, we get to share one of the best parts of any new line...the embellishments! Take a look at the Girl Land Mini Princess Petals: 

Next up, the Girl Land Perfect Accents: 

And finally, the Girl Land Trims...

This line also features a very special trim addition we're all a little giddy over...the Tutu Trim Card:

Are you drooling yet? 

But wait! That's not all! Today we are beyond excited because
we're kicking off our Girl Land Blog Hop!
Sixteen different blogs all with Girl Land inspiration for you to enjoy...

Hidden around the hop on SEVEN of the blogs are Girl Land
prizes (One lucky winner will score the ENTIRE collection!) you can enter to win...but here's the thing...we're not telling you which blogs the prizes are on! 

So, How do I enter?

All you have to do is leave a comment on any (or all!) of the Girl Land Blog Hop Posts. Comments on the posts with prizes will be entered into the giveaway and on Friday, we'll announce the winners! You can comment on one or all sixteen, the choice is totally yours!

Not only do you have TONS of chances to win, you also have tons of inspiration to take in...Let me give you a little peek at what you're going to find along the way:

Where do I start?

Leave a comment right here on this post...and then head over to Anabelle's blog! (Click her name to get there!) She's got a beautiful project and her post will lead you to the next one and so on.

There is SO MUCH for you to see today...we hope you love it as much as we do! And don't forget to head right over to the Webster's Pages website to fill up your cart with GIRL LAND! 

Celebrate Moms with Girl Land {On Sale MONDAY!}

Scrapbooking for Teens & Tweens with {Girl Land}

It's no secret that we are in a GIRLY mood this week, and the fun just keeps on keeping on. 

Today, I give you designer Stacey Michaud, who created this sweet Mother's Day Matchbook Album for the Creating Keepsakes Blog yesterday (there's a giveaway!) AND who is here today via satellite to share what she loves about being a girl...

One of our favorite things about this collection is its versatility. We've shown you altered projects, little girl mini books and layouts and today, we're showing you how you can use this collection for teens and tweens!

Here's a closer look at Stacey's layout:

So many of these elements will work for girls at any age, and Stacey proves it here.  

A fresh, simple, elegant layout to show off the sweet teens and tweens in her life. 

Kay Rogers also loved playing with Girl Land. She created an altered canvas for a teen's bedroom:

Not only are we in love with the collection, we're in love with the way she's put it on display. Simple color-blocked squares, some glitter and a really awesome quote make this project a star. 

The pink wood grain Kay's talking about is this sheet right here...

...which is completely swoon-worthy! 

We really want to thank you guys for helping us spread the word about Girl Land! We're so excited we ship on MONDAY and we're even more excited to announce some winners for you today!

First, the winner of the Scrapbook Adhesives/Webster's Pages prize pack is: 

Everyday Poetry is such a beautiful collection. Thanks for the chance to win.

Posted by: Mimi H. | May 05, 2012 at 12:55 PM

AND...the winner of the entire Girl Land Collection is: 

just blogged it http://kmassman-scrapbooks-cards.blogspot.com/2012/05/websters-pages-have-you-seen-it.html
can you tell I want to win? Thanks!

Posted by: Kelly Massman | May 08, 2012 at 05:02 PM

You girls send an email to me at cwalsh{at}websterspages{dot}com and I'll order up your prizes! Congrats!

And be sure to come back Monday {SHIP DAY!} for our Girl Land Blog Hop...where you'll have tons more chances to WIN!

You're invited to a {Girl Land} Tea Party

Few things are as girly as a backyard tea party, and Designer Larissa Albernaz sure does know how to make a party special. Using our new Girl Land collection, a variety of our embellishments and a lot of creativity, Larissa has created the perfect little space for her daughter and her niece to enjoy a spot of tea. 

Larissa has created everything from table centerpieces to cupcake holders to a beautiful banner and more. And friends, she did this all in a day's time. 

It all starts with a stunning invitation...

And the rest...well, let's take a closer look at each piece...so we can all drool together.

And of course, the crowning jewel of the tea party...the teapot:

Absolutely stunning. 

We are so in awe of this gorgeous party decor, we're all having a cup of tea in its honor. Thank you to Larissa for sharing her crazy-awesome-talent with us!

Don't forget, you can WIN Girl Land and create your own backyard tea party set...or handmade cards...or scrapbook pages...or whatever your heart desires! 

Simply Facebook, Pin, Tweet or Blog about the collection with links to one of our Girl Land posts and leave a comment for each thing you do on THIS POST! (click the link)

We'll see you tomorrow for MORE girly fun!

New Girl Land Stamps from Unity!

If there's one thing we love around here, it's launching a new collection...especially one with so much instant versatility. Today, I get to show off an amazing mini album project by Clean and Simple Designer Jill Cornell. 

Here's what Jill says about our fabulous new line: 

"As soon as I saw the Girl Land papers and especially the new Mini Messages stickers, I knew that I wanted to create a mini album for each of my daughters.

I interviewed each of them at age 3 and paired the interview with birthday photos of them.

I love the phrases on the stickers and they were perfect for the photos that I selected. I misted a few pages of the album in colors to match the Girl Land papers. I was so inspired by the bright, fun, happy colors in this collection!"

And now, we get to bring more of that inspiration to you...

Jill's mini books are absolutely adorable...and easy to create two of them if you happen to have two sweet girls to scrap! 

You can see how these playful patterns make the absolute BEST backdrop for three-year-old memories. And Jill's whimsical designs are the loveliest addition.

We could stop right there, but there's not a chance! Not when I have something as FABULOUS as this to share with you today!! 

NEW GIRL LAND STAMPS from Webster's Pages & Unity Stamp Co.!!!!!

And we're so thankful to have Angela Magnuson from Unity to tell us a little bit more about them...

 

So there you have it. 

NINE more reasons to fall in love with Girl Land! 

So just to recap, here's what you need to know about Girl Land: 

*** It ships Monday, May 14th. 

*** So far we've added stamps, journaling cards and calendar cards to the Main Line Reveal. 

*** There are TONS more gorgeous embellishments coming next week! 

*** You can WIN the whole collection by sharing this post, these images or any of our Girl Land promos all this week...

Just see THIS POST for details on how!

Today we'd love to hear from you on how you use stamps in your paper crafting! What are your plans for these bad boys? 

Be sure to come back tomorrow for more fabulous {girly} inspiration as Girl Land Launch Week continues.