Kathy Orta Organizer with SOE Bo Bunny Papers!

I started out with the idea of making this Organizer following Kathy's tutorial videos and she made it so fast (seemingly) but OMG was it a real trial for me LOL!! 

 

 



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It's a gift for Saoirse's teacher because she and the school have been amazing since Saoirse has been dealing with her serious eye problem.  Ms Hackett and the entire staff of the Our Lady's of Mercy Primary School here in Waterford City Ireland have been fantastic and really are the ideal for what teachers and school should be.  We are planning to move to the UK in the next few months and I'm going and I wanted to show them how much I appreciate everything they did for her.

Thank you all.


You can find a video here about what I did and to show how it looks

This is my very first Youtube Video!!

http://youtu.be/ObSNe3OO2GE
It's amazing how well she is handling everything and it just goes to show how resilient children are no matter how difficult things are for them.  I am so so proud to be her mother! :) <3 even when she is being a brat or won't go to bed LOL!!

Anyway as she had lost over 50% vision in her left eye so suddenly the school bent over backwards for her and us.  Ms Hackett and her Principal Mrs Brick did everything that they could to make sure Saoirse didn't fall behind because of being off sick for so long.  Their support really blew us both away.  I must admit when we went to the school initially, to inform them about what was happening last September that I will say I cried a little because they made us really feel we weren't alone during this difficult time.  Because Ms Hackett worked with us Saoirse didn't get lost in her work or feel too different from her friends. This was so important for a 7 year old.

I wanted to do something special for Ms Hackett and because we can't buy anything, I made this instead, and, it took much, much, longer than I thought.  I just wanted to get it right!  School finishes tomorrow

I'm not going to say how I did it (it's against the rules) you have to get it from Kathy's site or Youtube.







Supplies

Bo Bunny Primrose Collection (Scraps of Elegance April)
Bo Bunny Primrose Ephemera
Creative Expressions Self Adhesive Black Pearl Swirl
Fab Scraps Oriental Catch Embellishment (Scrapadapadoo)
Prima Resin Butterfly
Paper Accents Brown, Beige, Green, Deep Pink Cardstock 12 x 12 (Scrapadapadoo)
Prima Free Spirit Paperclips
Prima Cartographer Paperclips
Prima Free Spirit Silver Clips
Prima Free Spirit Brads
Prima Seashore Brads
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads Picked Raspberry, Mowed Meadow, Victorian Velvet, Aged Mahogany.
Miracle Tape 3/8"
Scor-Tape 1/4" and 6" and 1/2"
Scotch Quick Dry Glue
Scotch ATG Gun
Beacon Quick Dry Superglue
12 x 12 Chipboard
Buttercream 1mm Kumihimo Cord
We R Memory Keepers Corner Punch (Green) Deco/Stub

I really hope you like and comment on this post.

((Hugs))

Celina

Scraps Of Darkness 'His and Hers' April Kit Kathy Orta Paper Phenomenon Faux Paperbag Album

• 5 double sided papers from Prima's Stationer's Desk Collection
• 5 double sided papers from Prima's Cartographer Collection
• Prima: Stationer's Desk Collection - Pencil Flowers
• Prims :Everyday Vintage Paintables 
• Prima: Cartographer - Type Keys Clips
• Prima: Ingvild Bolme - Mannequins
• Ranger: Liquid Pearls - Copper
• 1 Floral Bronze Metal Embellishment
• Martha Stewart Circle Edge Punch Cartridge - Flower Arches
• DIY 3 x 4 Chalkboard Sheet
• Prima Stationers Desk - Tag Me - Ticket and Tag Set
• Small Office Hinge Clip (own stash)
• Antique Bike Charm
• Wrights - Ivory Bead/Sequin Wedding Embroidery Lace
• Creative Impressions - Antique Ruler Twill Ribbon 
• Heavy Weight Chipboard Sheets  
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Fired Brick, Weathered Wood, Black Soot, Old Paper, Frayed Burlap
• Martha Stewart Punches
• Core'dinations Black and Red cardstock
• Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Spray Frozen Jack Frost

As I've said before I have been taking part in Kathy Orta's Digital/Everyday Kit Club and loving every minute of it!!!

This album is actually one of her older ones and I made it this way because I didn't have access to paper lunch bags here in Ireland.  I searched everywhere and finally sourced my own but as I'd already started this and I was under a deadline I finished this one and as it was for someone in her mid thirties and Italian.  When I met her I thought she was cultured, well read, intelligent, elegant and refined.

So I instantly went to this kit collection because I love this palate in papers and embellishments.  They were perfect!!!  Once again let me say that Melinda struck the scrapbook kit ball out of the park!!! Fab!! Fab!! Fab!!

So I can't tell you how I made but Kathy's hidden hinge binding is easy and really clever.  But I used LSG Frozen Jack Frost to dye the lace to the blue/gray that matches the blue/gray in some of the Prima cardstock

Iadded some of my own embellishments strategically so there was no gluing any pictures and move them around as much as she likes.  I actually didn't completely add all the embellishments because I thought she would enjoy doing some of the fun herself.


Let me know what you think.

Hugs

Celina

Scraps of Darkness Radioactive Kit

I know that it has been quite a while since I posted any of my projects because as the saying goes 'life is what happens when you're busy making plans'.



On saying that I have been making lots of things that I have really loved making all because of the fantastic Martina Downes and her coming across Kathy Orta of Paper Phenomenon fame!!!  My creative side of life thanks Martina for letting me know about her however not my wallet!!  I swear I can hear my Paypal account crying along side my hubbie :)




Now as I bought a few tutorials initially, I love the way she writes them and I bought the class video annual subscription to get a feel of how she thinks and works.  The woman is amazing!!  I love how she makes the most detailed and seemingly impossible creations and then breaks it down to little building blocks so anyone can do it.





She has a really infectious laugh and the way she interacts with everyone is funny and she makes it feel like everyone is her best friend.

I've been making up a storm and loving every minute.


Now I made this from the from the Scraps of Darkness Apri Kit of which I always get at least the Main Kit and the Embellishment Add-on.  I love the kits Melinda makes up every month and I also started with her Scraps of Elegance Kits and Add-ons as well as she is inspired in her choices.





But I have to say hands down that this has been the most amazing kit that I have EVER seen in my crafty live ever!!! I love, love, loved everything and once I found out what collections the papers came from I bought 2 of every paper collection.  That is they were American Crafts Amy Tangerine Plus One, LemonLush from Studio Calico, Bo Bunny my Li'l Monster and Printshop from Studio Calico.


I decided to start off with something easy and even though I can't tell you how it's done, I did do my own thing in regards to size of the pages which were 5.5' x 7 and could hold over 100 photos or mats.


I made it for my niece and she was blown away!!


Well I hope you like it and love how fresh and vibrant the papers are.  I'm already working on a new project with these fabulous papers.

Let me know what you think!!

((Hugs))

Celina

Kathy Orta Paper Phenomenon Tutorial
I used American Crafts White Cardstock, Amy Tangerine Plus One Paper Collection
Studio Calico Lemon Lush and Printshop Paper
Bo Bunny Li'l Monsters Paper
Tim Holtz Idea'ology Documented Alpha Parts Framed, Distress Inks, Picked Rasberry, Peacock Feathers, Green Meadow, Squeezed Lemonade, Marmalade.
American Crafts Plus One Collection Paper, Washi Tape, ribbon, magnetic binder clips, thickers phrase, flair buttons.
Prima Flowers, Bloom Chipboard Pieces, Stamp
Silver Chain from my stash to make oramental closer with the binder clips
Martha Stewart Punches
Radioactive Add -on colours

• Shimmerz - Dazzlerz Paint - Dreamscicle
• Shimmerz - Dazzlerz Paint - Grape-tastic
• Shimmerz - Dazzlerz Paint - Lemon Drop
• Shimmerz - Dazzlerz Paint - Sour Apple