Under 30 Minutes Guest Designer: Audrey Yeager

Short bio: I am working as a stay at home mom to my two wonderful kiddos who are 5 and 3. We live just outside of Syracuse, NY, and spend a LOT of time outdoors and exploring all the different activities for each season. When I'm not scrapping, I love to quilt, watch TV and movies (can't wait for The Walking Dead!), and bake. I also own an online scrapbook store called My Scraps & More which helps fulfill all my scrappy desires!

 

How did you get started scrapbooking? I have always kept memorablila and photo albums, but it wasn't until about 2006 that I really started getting into "serious" scrapbooking and discovered the online world, which totally opened my eyes. We moved to Houston and didn't know anyone there at first, and while my husband worked nights, I would scrap away!

 

What is your favorite American Crafts product? The ephemera die cut packs. I love popping them off my pages, or tucking them under my photos. They just add that little extra that's needed for my pages!

 

 

When doing a page in under 30 minutes, a simple grid design is easy to lay out. I just embellished around the edges with some die cut pieces.

 

 

I used scraps to cut the burst strips and then stitched them to the card and added a die cut on top.

Supplies: Cardstock (1081)-White, Shilmelle/Die Cuts (368173)-Ephemera, Shilmelle/Paper(368143)-Earhart, Shilmelle/Paper(368136)-Goodall, Shilmelle/Paper(368155)-Swanson, Shilmelle/Paper(368154)-Rubin, Shimelle/Paper(368153)-Sharman, Shimelle/Paper(368160)-6×6 Paper Pad

HOW MANY? by Audrey Yeager

Using a patterned paper that already has a good design base it is quick way to get a page done. I just added some more die cuts and stickers to complete the page.

Supplies: Shimelle/Paper(368137)-Crane, Shilmelle/Paper(368151)-Baxter, Shilmelle/Die Cuts (368173)-Ephemera, Shimelle/Stickers(368166)-Accent&Phrases, Shimelle/Paper(368139)-Hurley, Thickers/Glitter(368162)-Fitzgerald

KEYCHAIN by Audrey Yeager

To make this keychain I simply covered the backs of the wood veneer pieces with paper, added a layer of mod podge, and then punched a hole when dry.

Supplies: Shimelle/Paper(368160)  6×6 Paper Pad, Shimelle/Wood Veneer(368165)-Shapes

QUILTY PLEASURE by Audrey Yeager

I used 2×2 square quickly punched from papers and some cut on the diagonal to create my “quilt” stars on the background. Then I quickly stitched over the top with free motion stitching.

Supplies: Cardstock (1081)-White, Shimelle/Stickers(368166)-Accent&Phrases, Shilmelle/Paper(368143)-Earhart, Shilmelle/Paper(368136)-Goodall, Shilmelle/Paper(368155)-Swanson, Shilmelle/Paper(368154)-Rubin, Shilmelle/Paper(368157)-Granville, Shimelle/Stickers (368164)-4×8 Phrase & Alpha, Thickers/Glitter(368162)-Fitzgerald, Amy Tan Plus One/Paper(366814)-Partner

So many wonderful projects you can create in less than 30 minutes each! Be sure to follow Audrey here: (Blog: Audrey Yeager | Instagram: @audreykit1 | Twitter: @audreykit1 | Facebook: Audrey L. Yeager)