I received my 9,000 piece Cosmo Cricket kit that was the TSV on QVC a few weeks ago. I decided I really wanted to see if I can make something using every single piece. We will see how this goes… I am starting by creating the peek-a-boo album. If you know of anyone doing something cool with the kit, I’d love a link.Here’s what the album looks like naked. I am not sure who I’m giving this album to yet, so I made it somewhat generic.  I love all of CC’s papers.  This kit I can tell is not the same manufacturer that does their regular line, but I like the more subdued colors of the papers. I picked out 5 of the 8×8 papers that I wanted to use for the album and I got started. My Quick Quotes Powder puff inks are the perfect color pallet for this project.  The page 3 paper is one of my favorites from the kit.  I have to distress everything and the paper has a white core, so it’s easy to ink after sanding. I messed up the holes, but they won’t be noticeable on the finished album (oops!) On pages 5 & 6 I wanted to use these cute GIANT numbers from the kit.  I had to ink the edges a few times because the color just wasn’t right.  I’m not sure if I’m 100% happy with it, but it is what it is for now!The little chipboard tabs are uber-cutie!! I pushed the beads from the kit into the holes of the tabs, I didn’t even really need glue, they fit snugly.  Who doesn’t love polkadots? Ok, here’s where I try to get more creative.  I love the way the page looked after I punched a bunch of the paper flowers from it.  I used the left over pieces of patterned paper behind, so the patterns peek through the flowers.  I inked the entire page with blue.  The back page of the album I simply matched to the front.  I think my second project will be the cards from the kit.  Stay tuned. Here’s the final album.  I’m very happy with the final result.  Yea, Cosmo Cricket - you’re super cool.  

I know I haven’t blogged since just after the Thanksgiving holiday.  I am lame!  The main reason for my absence has been that I had the flu.  I always get sick after traveling.  The bigger news is that I officially joined Scrapblog.com full time!  It’s a leap of faith to leave my corporate job, but as they say “nothing ventured, nothing gained!” I have been crafting for all of my life, but I hopped on the scrapbook bandwagon in 1996.   Back then, there were no scrapbook stores, no classes and especially no digital scrapbooking!Because I am not a graphic designer or a digital scrapbooker, I have a lot to learn and it’s very exciting.  At Scrapblog, we hope to get as much feedback from the scrapbooking community as possible.  We want to know if you like the product and how we can improve.  I am also looking for some digital scrapbook designers to create some “scrapbook” style content for the site.  If you know anyone or have a recommendation, please let me know.  My email is rebecca [at] scrapblog [dot] comAs for me personally, my hubby and I are moving to Coconut Grove.  The Grove is 2 miles from my new office in Coral Gables, so I think I will only have to fill up the Mini once a month!    I was under a lot of pressure in my previous job and couple that with a very long commute everyday, I didn’t have much time to craft or create.  It’s amazing that I’ve managed to work on this blog in the past 6 months.  I did make some projects over the Holidays and I’ll be sharing them with you in the next few days.  (Here’s a sneak peek!)   I hope my loyal readers haven’t left because I didn’t blog.  I’m sorry, however now I’m ready to rock and roll in 2008!  Thank you for the support and I can’t wait to get your feedback!