Coming Soon..........Layout Kit Club Avaliable Online

I'm very excited to announce that I will be offering my Layout Kit Club online through my Etsy store LifesTimelessMoments!! The October Layout Kit Club will be featuring the Simple Stories Collection Frankie & Friends! Each Kit Club will include written instructions on how to assemble (4) 12x12 layouts and (4) 6x8 layouts mixing up traditional and pocket style scrapbooking.

Kits will contain the Collection Kit, a fun mix of embellishments, and page protectors. I will also include a list of suggested supplies to create your layouts. Here are some of the items that will be included in the October Kit:

Scrapbooking has been a passion of mine for many years and I truly love creating layouts for my family and friends! I would love the opportunity to help make your scrapbooking simpler with my predesigned layouts!! Kits will be available for sale starting on October 24th. For the first month I will be taking pre-orders. An exact ship date will be announced soon.

September Layout Kit Club featuring Simple Stories Sweater Weather

Hi everyone! I launched my very first Layout Kit Club in September and it was so much fun designing layouts and 6x8 snap pages for the members of the group! We kicked it off with a 13hr Crop to make it a fun-filled day of scrapbooking!! I am absolutely in LOVE with the Sweater Weather collection from Simple Stories, it has amazing colors, patterns, and the animals are the cutest ever!

My Layout Kit Club is a fun mix of traditional and pocket-style scrapbooking featuring (4) 12x12 Traditional layouts and (4) 6x8 Snap Pocket-Page layouts. Each kit contains a paper collection, ephemera pack, enamel dots, and a mixture of additional embellishments. For September, I added a 6x6 sheet of burlap and cork, 4x6 gold glitter paper with some brown twill and olive grosgrain ribbon. Everything is distress inked in walnut stain.

Here's the (4) 12x12 Traditional Layouts:

 

 

 

 

Here's the 6x8 Snap Pocket-Page Layouts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed my Sweater Weather Layouts from Simple Stories! I am currently opening up my Etsy store LifesTimelessMoments and will be adding products and kits starting this fall!! If you are interested in ordering a kit for September, please contact me at heatherrufener31@icloud.com

Timeless Folio

One thing that I have always done as a paper crafter is continuing to expand my horizons by simply watching other crafters on YouTube or following their blogs. One project was featured this summer by the amazing Kathy Orta with Paper Phenomenon called Foto Folios. I was immediately in LOVE with the idea but purchasing the tutorial was not in my budget at the time. I knew with a little measuring and drawing, I would be able to design my own style of this adorable project!!

The Timeless Folio is 7x9 and its packed with tons of pockets and tags with room for approximately 75 photos and journaling. It would be absolutely adorable as a baby album for documenting the first year or as a school album featuring each year as an individual Folio. This Timeless Folio features the bright and fun DIY Boutique from Simple Stories!!

Here is my front cover:

 

Once you open it up, its packed with tags, inserts, and some extra stickers to finish it off with your own special touch!

 Here is the right side with pocket:

 

Here is the right side goodies:

It has 2 tall photo mats in the large pocket and (4) 3x4 cards in the smaller pocket!

Once you open up the left side, you reveal a waterfall in the center that will hold 20 photos and a pocket to hold (2) 6x6 photo mats and some stickers to finish the album once the photos are added!

Here is the left side:

 

The envelope was made with my envelope punch board and I love how it turned out! I used a small pink paperclip to attach it to the pocket.

Here is the left side goodies:

The pocket holds an insert that holds (4) 4x6 cards and room for photos and journaling.

I hope that you love my Timeless Folio design as much as I do! If you are interested in getting a tutorial for this project, please leave a comment!

I plan to post to my blog 1-2 times a week, make sure to check back often to see what I have been up to! There's also a giveaway in my near future, stay tuned for more details!!

It's Official!!

It's Official!! I'm back in the paper crafting industry and I couldn't be any happier!! I disappeared for a while, my son was born in November 2011 and had a very rough start. We rushed him to Akron Children's Hospital at 3 weeks old and he was diagnosed with Salmonella Meningitis. Not at all what a mother and father are prepared to hear but it was our reality. He was home 2 days before Christmas with an IV in his arm to administer meds for 6 weeks. We were so happy for him to be home and loved every minute with him! It wasn't long after the treatments ended that we realized that this was not over.
Caden had developed seizures and the treatments were not working. After being monitored in ICU for the evening, he was headed to surgery to have his brain "washed" to remove the infection and get a handle on the disease that was taking over his body. We watched as they placed him on the ventilator and wheeled him in for surgery. His chances of survival were small and we waited for a miracle. A man whom I can never thank enough, greeted us in the waiting room when he was finished and told us that Caden did amazing and they are hopeful that this will get him better, as I cried from sheer happiness, I was not prepared for the sight of my baby boy after surgery.
He was cut in a zig-zag pattern from ear to ear with around 100 staples in his head. It was something that I would never be prepared for. I was so thankful that he was alive, he was a true fighter and was determined to stay with us!!
Caden improved daily and came home in mid-February, he received IV meds in a chest tube this time around and was 100% clear of infection after the 6 weeks of treatment. Later, we discovered that a shunt was the best option for him due to some parts of his brain not working properly. He is know a VERY active almost 3 year old and I couldn't imagine my life without him!!!
This year my 2 girls are off to school all day and its now my time to get back into my paper crafts business with my little guy by my side!! Stay Tuned, I'm kicking off with an amazing Folio project that I designed!!

"Sweet Girl" Envelope Mini Album

I had a blast putting together this Envelope Mini Album using My Minds Eye Fine & Dandy Paper Collection. I used the Ribbon, Buttons, Chipboard embellishments and the 6x6 paper pad. I also added some prima flowers for the cover.

Thanks for looking!!

Simple Valentines Mini for American Red Cross Chocolate Festival

I was asked to create an item for the silent auction at the Medina County American Red Cross Chocolate Festival that will be held on February 5th. This event is so much fun because you get to walk around and taste amazing creations out of chocolate!!!

I created an envelope mini for the event. I tried to keep it simple so that the winner could place photos in it or give it as a gift.

Thanks for looking!!!

Monthly Card Planner - January Class

I am so excited to show you the Monthly Card Planner that I have created for my January Class. It includes 12 pockets with a journaling spot to include all your occassions for each month. Each pocket is sealed closed with a velcro tab to keep your handmade cards secure.

The book is 6 x 9 and contain scraps from my pockets for the cover. I glimmer misted a large Alabaster Prima flower in Candy Apple Red and the Fairy Tale Roses in Olive Vine. The flowers under my small roses are the Hydranga petals from Prima. I also included a blue bling swirl and some twig style flowers.

Here is a close-up of my Prima flowers:

Here is a view of the inside pages:

 Here is an overview of the entire book:

Thanks for looking!!

If you have any questions, please leave a comment or e-mail me at lifestimelessmoments@yahoo.com