2020 goals

Hey friends!

I decided to put a few of my crafty goals here in the blogosphere for some accountability, and mostly just for me to remember!

Crafting is and always will be just my hobby/passion. I am not here to make it a job ever. But I also feel as though if something is worth doing, it's worth doing well, so why not make goals to help do something well!

• Grow my YouTube channel
• I don't intend to try & promote it nonstop and I would definitely never go all Patreon on you, but I would like to increase my viewership to make my time making the videos seem well worth it. I love it when people tell me they enjoy my process or have learned something new! 
• I would love to increase viewership by creating more videos & by perhaps creating a few "series." I'm thinking a monthly flip through of an old, completed album? And some type of mixed media series - still in the thinking stage right now - Suggestions welcome!
• Host a Make & Take at Chicago Planner Conference (it's always good to set a goal you KNOW you're going to accomplish, right?)
• I am set to attend the CPC in February. I'm currently finalizing my projects with my incredible sponsor, A Cherry on Top, and I'm pumped about it! 
• I also want to see a little snow in Chicago, but not a ton. LOL - hoping they can pull that off for me.
• Complete my 2019 6x8 vacation album
• Complete my 2019 8.5x11 Disney album
• Create at least one MemoryDex card per week for our church's sermon topics/memory verse.

I feel like 5 goals is enough structure for me for sure.

2019 was an incredibly awesome crafty year for me! I am super proud of the consistency of my pages, the completed albums, the stories I told, and the design teams I made!  I feel really well settled into my #rusticsparkle style and comfortable just being me in the crafty endeavors. 

Cheers to a great, crafty 2020!!

Chubby Thighs & Handsome Eyes with PHP

Hey friends!

Find me over on my YouTube channel with a new mixed media process video for Paper House Productions!

I love this collection from Paper House called One Big Happy Family!

You can snag your own, or any collection that tickles your fancy, with my code PH19NATALIE for 20% off!

thanks for looking & please like & subscribe over on YouTube!

xoxo, Natalie

Diamond in the Dirt - PHP

Check out my new process video today on my channel.

I"m using the baseball line from Paper House Productions to create this quick mixed media layout!

You can hear all about the photo & experience in the video, as well as my design process. I will just leave a few detail shots here:

Thanks so much for looking & make sure to use PH19NATALIE for 20% off any order at paperhouseproductions.com

Be Happy Campers - ACOT

Hey friends! Today I'm scraplifting myself with a process video on my YouTube channel.

You can find these supplies in the A Cherry on Top store. I used Heidi Swapp Wolf Pack.

I scraplifted this layout I created around the holidays:

I wanted a more rustic feel for our camping page, so I used uneven, imperfect scraps of paper instead of banners and pennents and ripped page elements.

You can hear all the details on the video, so here are  some detail shots:

Thanks for looking, yall!

Beautiful Luck with Paper House Productions

Hey friends!

I have a new video up on my YouTube channel today for this layout I created using Paper House Productions products.

I brought the rustic sparkle with this green & woodgrain look. Glitter leaves and title add the sparkle.

My color scheme was inspired by the adorable puffy Jeep sticker from PHP!

The "quote" on my page is from a poem by Atticus from Love her Wild.

Definitely in my green period this month.

I got so excited when I realized these sticker flakes were metallic green and would match this layout so perfectly! Ahh when the stars align!

Please pop over to the tube and watch my process video.

Use my code PH19NATALIE for 20% off your order at paperhouseproductions.com

Thanks for lookin!

Wild Air

Hey friends!

I have a new scrapboking process video up on my YouTube channel today for this layout created with products from A Cherry on Top.

I can't get enough of these powdered ink crystal on the mixed media!

You can find the entire process in my YouTube video. I just wanted to provide additional photos here.

The title is a conglomeration of a few phrases I found online, sorry no source.

I love these Jane Davenport dies - so intricate! And they totally go with my #rusticsparkle.

The GO part of the title are large chipboard, silver foiled alphas from Momenta.

I was so thrille to find how well the new Heidi Swapp Wolf Pack collection went with the Prima Zella Teal sticker sheet I'd been planning to build a layout around!

I hope you'll watch my video, like and subscribe!

Thanks for looking!

Dude you're a catch!

Hey friends!

I have a new layout on video today for A Cherry on Top design team!

You find the process video on my YouTube channel!

Thanks for watching, friends!

You 2 Light up My Life!

Hey Friends!

I have a new layout to share today! There is a process video as well!

This layout was created using a fun May 2019 sketch from Page Maps.

Thanks for looking friends, and Happy Mother's Day!

Happy International Scrapbooking Day!

Hey friends! I hope you're having a particularly scrappy day today! There are so many fun, online celebrations - challenges, prompts, giveaways, hops and freebies - it's like the best day of the year!

I am carving out a bit of crafty time today, and I've participated in a YT hop with my fellow Cherry DT members. Check out my video of First, Let me Scrap a Selfie, and hop along for a chance to win a $25 ACOT gift card or 1000 cherry points!

You can see all the details in the ACOT gallery as well. Head over there and to the message boards for so many fun challenges!

I will also have a giveway on my Instagram later today!

Have a fabulous International Scrapbooking Day, my friends!

Selfie Adventure - a Lasting Memories page

I hope you will all play along with my challenges this month at Lasting Memories!

I have designed my challenges to focus on YOU & telling your story. I feel that too often scrapbookers leave themselves out of the albums. Your pages should be filled with your memories and things about you which future generations would love to know. I hope this month of prompts will get you started on that journey if you're not already telling your story.

Today's prompt is to scrap a selfie and tell a story about YOU.

I chose EIGHT selfies for my page - what?! I rarely scrap selfies of just me, but clearly I'm taking them. I looked through my selfies and saw a theme of my love for adventures. I took that theme for my page & scrapped about the types of adventures I enjoy most.

You can find my process video on my YouTube channel. I kept it short and sweet, but more details are below. Please comment here or there with any questions, and I'll be happy to answer!

I chose this loud floral paper I have loved since I bought it from a Project Life paper pack. This cut file I got free from Ali Edwards a while ago was perfect, and I"m about using up my favorite black puffy alpha from Studio Calico.

While peeing in the woods isn't really my favorite type of adventure, I felt this photo just shows I'm up for almost anything when it comes to an adventure, LOL!

These floral dies from Momenta perfectly complimented my favorite floral paper! I always love a good leaf die cut, we know.

Also I definitely had a recent Missy Whidden layout in mind when I created this photo line. You can see the inspiration piece here.

The back side of the floral  paper was too cute and coordinating, I had to show a bit! An we all know my page isn't complete without some sparkle - today, sequins.

I added the yellow label to make my alphas stick out  better, and I'm so glad I did, I love how it turned out. Although I may be the only person in the world distressing the crisp edges of Elle's studio labels, but I gotta do me.

Supplies:
Paper - Becky Higgin's Project Life
Cut file - Ali Edwards
Puffy alphas - Studio Calico
Floral dies - Momenta
Twine - Recollections
Typing - WRMK typecast

I truly hope so many of you play along with this challenge anytime during this month! Tag me on the socials, and I cannot wait to see what you create!

Thanks for looking!

Happy Mail - My first FLIP BOOK!

Happy hump day, everyone!

Today, I'm bringing you the first happy mail I have made for my friend Cheryl!

I had a lot of fun making this happy mail, and I also learned a few things!

I will attempt sewing on my next book to keep the pockets together better.

I know some of the supplies included seem random, but they fit with projects Cheryl is currently working on, so hopefully she felt that when she received it! :)

Current obsession: Shaker pockets - I think we all know this about now. I got a big pack of this transparency paper. I'm taking suggestions of how to use it! :)

I'm also really feeling this cork paper right now!

I have also posted a very bad quality video of a flip through this book on my YouTube channel at Natalie Dill. I am also open to suggestions on how to get the quality up, as I am frustrated because I was using my DSLR on this one! I think it's an SD card issue, and I intend to acquire an HD video card and see if that helps.



Thanks for looking!