Made by Karla

Come catch up with me on my youtube channel and let me know what you’ve been up to.

Hello! I'm delighted to be guest designing for Pebbles today. I have a fun Halloween layout to share with you today. Halloween is approaching quickly and I still had not scrapped last year. Halloween with a toddler is not very scary, so I was so happy to work with the Midnight Haunting collection. It has a mix of fall, cute and scary elements. This collection can totally work for pumpkin patches, to Halloween and fall activities. See the full layout on the Pebbles blog: http://pebblesincblog.com/2017/09/midnight-haunting-fun-guest-blogger-karla.html

Hello!  I put up a couple videos on my youtube channel recently using the American Crafts Glitter Girl collection. I love it. I can't stop using it. Have you seen it yet? What do you think?      Have an amazing week! 

Hello! Here's a couple videos to kick off your weekend.  This one features one photo but there are 2 more hiding behind it. I like to have plenty of room to play with embellishments so I've included extra photos and journaling behind my main photo.  This video features mixed media with heavy gloss gel, it was my first time using it and it's definitely a medium that I want to keep exploring.  I find the quality better on YouTube sometimes  https://m.youtube.com/user/MadebyKarla What are your weekend crafty plans? Thanks for stopping by today! 

Hello, all you lovely people!  I have a new video on my YouTube channel every Friday.  This week, I'm sharing the layout I've made over the last couple months.  Take a look 👀  Here's the YouTube link. I think the quality is better on YouTube sometimes  https://youtu.be/gEYTJ0ytlVI Have a great weekend!

While visiting Ketchikan, we saw a baby eagle by a creek 😱  It was such a beautiful sight!  I scrapbooked that photo here:  Here's the link in case you need it. I this the quality is better in you tube but you be the judge of that ;)  https://youtu.be/Bl7a62YAHZk  See you soon!

Hey there!  These days I'm doing more process videos and less blogging.  There's still plenty of chatting and tips in each video, I hope you will join me on you tube.  This layout is very simple, just layering paper and stickers.  This layout has lots of messy mixed media goodness! Which style is more like yours? 

Hello!!!  I'm back and I have a small haul to share with you.  It's a kit that is only sold on princess cruises ships.  Yes, I managed to shop for Scrapbooking supplies in the middle of the ocean. I think that's quite an accomplishment ;)  I'll be back Sunday morning with a special video collaboration. See you then!

I'll be on vacation, so no new videos for a few weeks. Have a great weekend!

This is the only way I know how to make grid layouts. Join me as I put a few embellishment clusters and photos together to create a layout. 

I made this layout during national scrapbooking day. It was really fun! 

Happy national scrapbooking day! Join us for amazing, inspirational crafty videos! There are prizes to be won too :) enjoy! A peek of my layout:  Becki Adams https://youtu.be/rcFwyPEkO1c Jana Eubank https://youtu.be/OUprnCTNjt8 Mari Clark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY_yLxx9Plo Christine Meyer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAtNnghs01o&t=92s Beth Soler https://youtu.be/MquSjjcv8I8 Scrapbook Expo https://youtu.be/iuh23hx2QHU Karla Der https://youtu.be/D_tMKeCnB3E Audrey Yegager https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szP0hjbrPpE Kelly Barron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQRNZrErZJ0&t=25s Monica Taylor https://youtu.be/NWJj0683Osc Suzanna Lee https://youtu.be/kXzQwkE-ddU Orange Gearle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsqsk-gtyQk&feature=youtu.be

Let's kick off National Scrapbook Day with a process video! Come back every day this weekend for a new process video. Tomorrow, Saturday, there will be a video hop & giveaway. Hope you can join in!

Watch on YouTube here:  https://youtu.be/w3Z2ir1bZL0

Sharing some of my recent layouts :)

Join me as I create this layout with the 'help' of my 2 year old. Enjoy!

I just had to scrap this photo of my grandma feeding my nephew with my daughter's 'help.' We live pretty far apart from each other, so we don't see her as much as we would like. Capturing pictures of times like these is pretty special! Even more so because she doesn't like her photo taken. I hope I won't get in trouble for posting this photo for all the internet to see :) Thank you for stopping by today! 

Hey! This is Karla from the DCWV social media design team. I'm sharing this very simple layout I made using the DCWV Lively Geos stack along with the Rose Gold Solids stack. This was a pretty simple layout because that lovely fox patterned paper really didn't need much more embellishment.   I have a process video for this layout, hope you get a chance to watch :) 

Hello! A new month is upon us and that means a new scrapbooking challenge!  This time, you can find the challenge on the DCWV facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10155232337835312.1073741858.125195275311&type=3 I have a process video for this month's layout :) Hope you can play along with us! 

Hello! I have a layout and process video for you today. I wandered out of my comfort zone and made a layout using really bright bold colors with the DCWV Neon Daydreams stack. Hope you enjoy the video!

hello! I hope everyone had an excellent valentines day. I made this for freckled fawn's challenge last week, I used the sweet n' sassy  stack by DCWV. That background heart is made out of washi tape, oh yeah, I made  process video to go with it!

Hello!  I hope this week has been good to you!  I want to show you what might be my favorite layout so far. It's about my favorite little person and it's colorful and fun. This is another layout made with those painted backgrounds I did a while back. I was feeling inspired and I got out paint and several embossed cardstock papers from the Embossed Brights stack. I dry brushed some red and white Martha Stewart Paint  on the cardstock and it really brought out the embossed pattern. I also made some splatters with a brush and watered down white paint. I love layers. Here, I layered prints from the Whimsical Fun 180 stack. It's so fun to layer with thin paper because even a big stack of paper stays pretty thin. I love the prints in this stack, they're adorable and versatile!  Both of these stacks can be found at AC Moore stores.  Thanks for stopping by today :) 

Hello! Any of you looking forward to Valentine's Day?  I am! Not for any romantic reasons, I just like to make cute stuff for the holiday :)  I want to show you a few valentine's day treat boxes I made using the DIY Favor Boxes stack and a few bits from the DIY Tags stack. I love the variety of favor boxes in this DIY stack. There's something for everyone! I've used them for birthdays and any kind of holiday that requires treats.  I will be using these for my girlfriends and their children. How cute is that whale?! Hope this helps you get crafty for Valentine's day :) Have a wonderful weekend!

I'm working on documenting our trip to a couple amusement parks.  This one is for Knott's. It was early December so although the decorations were up, my layouts won't be Christmas themed. However, I did use Christmas stacks for this layout. I used the DCWV Elegant Holiday and All About Christmas stacks.  Feel free to mix and match your  paper stacks! I think I have the most fun using more than one stack in each layout.  Both of these stacks include patterns that are not necessarily Christmas or Holiday themed, so you can use them all year round.  This layout is not particularly Christmas-themed. Although the theme park was decorated for the holidays, I only included one Christmas themed paper. I tucked the journaling in the pocket along with the map to make sure I include all the details I want to remember.  Ready to get busy crafting? Hope you have a wonderful weekend :)

Last year, I got to go to CHA for the first time.  One of the days, I brought my little one. You know, gotta get them started early ;)  I still haven't published this layout I made last year soon after the show.  The big 'Yay' puffy sticker from freckled fawn was just perfect for this layout. This is seriously the feeling I had being able to go to the show.  This background is one that I created one night when I mass produced backgrounds using DCWV Embossed Bright and Whimsical Fun stacks along with a variety of Martha Stewart paint.  I'm so bummed that I won't be there this year but looking forward to all the new stuff! 

The January challenge is here! It's a sketch challenge this time.  Here's my take on the challenge:  This photo was taken on  a day where I was taking a photo of my daughter with a fire truck. She gets excited and says 'help,' I say yes, the fire fighters are going to help.  The fireman walked by and gave her a sticker, so she's making a super excited silly face.  I hope you get to play with us this month.  Come to the DCWV Blog   and take a look at the card sketch as well as the inspiring projects by my design team sisters!  Happy New Year!