Another quick card using a photo I took of Landon. At the bottom is my little photographer assistant watching me and helping move the card so I coudl photograph it at the best angle in the best light! haha!
Supplies: Family Phrases stampset, Large Oval & Scallop Oval punches, Pumpkin Pie Corderoy buttons, Cardstock: Whisper White, Pacific Point, Kraft.
This is a card I made up for my Dad for his birthday or father's day - i missed both so this is his combined card from Griffin. LOVE inking up my kids little fingers with SU craft ink ...I put out a couple sheets of cardstock and just keep inking his hands to have a few of the handprints inked for cards for scrapbooking. Craft ink is the best to use for a couple reasons. 1.) its archival 2.) its comes clean off their hands without dying them some yucky colours 3.) its non-toxic. :)
Supplies: Certainly Celery Craft ink, Pacific Point classic ink (retired), Pacific Point Corderoy button brads (retired), Good Morning Sunshine designer series paper (retired) - actually a remnant from the crossing guards yearend cards below), Whisper White, summer Sun & Pacific Point cardstock.
Our vacation is going awesome! here's a 4 generation picture of my Grandma, my dad, me and my boys. :)
Before leaving for vactation I whipped this card for my mom's bday (I made 7 cards the night before I left so come back to have a look for another tomorrow!). I love using photos I've taken as a focal point of a card, especially for close friends or family...I guess I feel like its a card that they'll leave out longer because it's almost treated like a photo in a frame! This one is of Griffin swinging at the park and landon pushing him. I LOVE this photo and i knew she would too. It's an easy peasy card but kind of pretty I think ! :)
supplies: Washington Apple designer series paper, Real Red & Whisper White cardstock, Real Red 5/8" ribbon, 1 3/8" & 1 1/4" circle punch, SU Clips assortment, and a stampset that I can't remember (and its hard to see but it says 'party time'! Ink - So Saffron classic ink.
ps...we aren't having ANY fun on holidays, just ask Landon...
Landon's friend, Thomas is celebrating his 5th birthday while we are away so we took him his gift and his card this afternoon. It's a bummer we won't be here for his party! He LOVES dogs so i thought that this retired stampset "Ruff Day" would be perfect!
Card: Supplies: cardstock - Pacific point, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Markers - Pumpkin Pie, close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black inkpad, Ruff Day stampset, Chocolate Chip stitched ribbon, Pacific Point Corderoy Button Brad, Vintage mini brads.
Tag: Ruff Day Stampset, Red Riding Hood & Whisper White cardstock, Basic Black inkpad, Markers - Brilliant Blue, Ruby Red, Pumpkin pie, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Jumbo Eyelet, Pumpkin Pie 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Tag Corner Punch.
And of course, I love wrapping gifts and this one is no exception:
I love this double sided textured cardstock. I love how you have different paper/texture inside the card. This was my favourite of the 3 offered by SU! in the specialty cardstock this past year...and I didn't even LOVE it until I saw it in person! I made another card similar to this, maybe I'll show you that tomorrow. :) hope you all had a great weekend...I got a brutal sunburn on Friday @ the beach (but boy did I get some awsome pictures!) so let this serve as my public service annoucement: Sunscreen is NOT just for your kids...don't forget to put it on yourself!! ;) Enjoy your weekend - we are off to the last day of Gymnastics for both of my boys. Don't worry I'll have my camera!! :)
Supplies: cardstock - Sweet Slumber Specialty Cardstock, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, So Saffron, Flight of the Butterfly, Classic Ink Pad - So Saffron, Red Riding Hood, Basic Grey, Accessories - Rick Regal mini brads (So Saffron), Perfect Layers Tool & Craft knife.
*edited* - apparently I need to re-read posts when posting at night...it didn't make a lot of sense and there isn't much there to make sense of!! :)
They keep our children safe crossing roads at a hectic time in the morning, lunchtime or afternoons! They are sooo important so we made sure to make a card for each of the 2 crossing guards we use and give them each a Tim Hortons card. This is the card we made them:
Can you believe how he has changed in 10 short months! It makes me want to sob...has anyone figured out how to put them on pause? He has learnt so much this year, changed, grown, made new friends, learned to read, write, do math, listen better and just has overall grown up. Unbelievable. He has had an amazing teacher and since he starts French Immersion next year this is his only year with her but she has been a fantastic introduction to school for him. A great start to his school life. And I think that when you have someone fantastic like that, they deserve a more personalized gift! :) SO I did a little research and found a few things she likes... Coffee @ Tim Hortons, taking her kiddos to the movies and reading...amongst other things but these 3 were things I could get gift cards/gift certificates for. SO I made her a "Gift card, Card" - its a 4 fold card with a pocket for each item. Landon helped me to do the writing and some colouring. And then on the back of the card I wrote a message for her.
Supplies: cardstock - Kiwi Kiss, Summer Sun, Real Red, Pacific Point, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Accessories: Bold Brights Real Red Mini brads, Pacific Point & Chocolate Chip Corderoy Buttons, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Spiral Tab Punch, Good Morning Sunshine Designer Series Paper, Fun Pun stampset (coffee mug).
Every year, Landon & I (soon to have Griffin included too!) - make a gingerbread house. The first year we made one was in 2006, he was 2.5 and we made it at our local Superstore at a kids cooking class. it was so fun and looking back he was sooo little! Here is a our scrapbook page from Gingerbread 2007. I thought I had scrapbook our Gingerbread House '08 but I don't see any pictures of my page - :) I love scrapbooking Gingerbread Houses, all the candy and colourfulness (is that a word?) and our 2008 house was a GIGANTIC!!! Anyway here's a look down memory lane at Gingbread House 2006. The two girls in the page are our neighbours daughters - sorry that the pics don't quite match up in the photos of the page - I should have take the picture of the pages together! Click the photo to enlarge.
supplies: Cardstock & Patterned paper by My Mind's Eye, SU! Very Vanilla cardstock, Old Olive brads, Basic Black journaling pen, American Crafts Celery Thickers for the title.
Since my side of the family ALL lives in the west, our yearly summer holiday is always taken to see my parents and family just outside of Kelowna, BC. We love it out there. We got married out there, and we've been every summer since getting married there. Its beautiful, calming, relaxing, laid back spot right on Okanogan Lake. This particular summer in 2005, was Landon's first real summer out there. He was 1.5 years old and stuck to his "Pappa's" (my dad) side. It was the first year they started eating their fruit loops every morning.
Click to enlarge the pages. I still need to do a little more journaling on the right hand page.
Supplies: textured cardstock - Pacific Point, Kraft, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Brilliant Blue craft ink, Basic Black journaling pen, Summer Fun Simply Scrappin Kit (I think that's the name?), Cricut Cartridge - Mickey Font (really why have any others?!)
We spent a very low key day celebrating Dennis, my husband and my kids awesome Daddy!! We got him some fun things for Dennis but we also made some awesome keepsakes - and you know what, to a Dad (or Mom) those are usually the things that make us the most happy. When I was little I used to think that there should be a 'kids day' - but really Mothers Day, Fathers Day is a celebration of our kids, because without them, we wouldn't be able to celebrate it! I love my kids...more than anything. Without them I couldn't have a day dedicated to showing them how special they are.
So on a crafty note we made Dennis two patio stones - LOVE these little kits from Michael's. It allows us to see in cement just how much they have grown and to see for ourselves how little those little fingers or toes used to be! I also made a card (very last minute) and used only a photo of the boys and had Landon write in it (so cute!). I was hoping to do a fancy photo fold out card but Landon has come down with Strep throat (and vomitting on Friday) and I just didn't have time.
As a reminder - besides doing cement patio stones of your kids hand prints, you can also use Craft Ink to stamp your kids hands in like we did for Dennis' birthday cards back in February. Or you can ink their little rubber boots (if you are past the point of having their little hands to ink - did you hang onto some of their shoes or boots?). You can ink them up and stamp them straight onto your scrapbook page - start with the heel of the shoe/boot and roll it up to the toe to get a great impression. :) Its fun to do and with hands have some wipes or wet cloth available to wipe them up quickly...they'll love it but the receipent will love it even more! Pics below - click to enlarge.
Last summer when we went to BC, our family of four rented a car and went on our own little adventure for a couple of days and we had SOOOOO much fun. Definitely a couple days of some really fun memories and thankfully i have the pictures to help me remember all the fun and silliness! this is one of the double page layouts that I completed when I went to Memories Manor B&B (AMAZING!) in April.
Stampin' Up! supplies: textured cardstock - Pacific Point, Garden Green, SU! rubons, Hoppy Memories SS Kit for a couple stickers (I think), basic black journaling pen, Bold Brights Real Red mini brads. other: American Crafts Thickers for the title
I made this shaker card for Landon's friend who is having her 5th birthday today. It's a shaker card (you can click here for a tutorial I did a couple years ago). Kids love shaker cards and who can blame them, they are FUN! Landon unfortunately, can not go because he started vomitting yesterday at school so we figure its best to just hang low and relax at home...but of course he really REALLY would rather go to the party!
supplies: cardstock: Bashful Blue, So saffron, real Red Pumpkin Pie, Washington Apple designer Series Paper, Real Red Classic Ink, 1" circle Punch (petals), Birthdays are the Best stampset, Circle Scissor Plus, Other: Orange mini Brads, various beads, acetate (for the window), 3M 2 sided Foam Tape, Mauvy Mega Circle Punch
This is Landon and his friend Clark - who happens to be son of my husbands Best Friend! They always play so well together and even though we only get together maybe 4-6 times a year they just start playing like they've played everyday the past week! Look how little they were and now how big they are!
supplies: Old My Mind's Eye patterned paper and title embellishments, cardstock: Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point, Bold Brights Brads (Brilliant Blue), Basic Black journaling Pen
The lighting isn't quite right on this card, the sun was too bright - the houses look much brighter in real life! Oh well, you get the idea. I made this card for a co-worker/friend of ours that just bought her first place all on her own (so proud of her!). So this is to put with the gift we put together for her.
Stamps: Right at Home (retired), Warm Words (hmmm, not sure if this is retired!), cardstock: Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, So Saffron, Accessories: Bold Brights & Regal Rose Mini Brads, 5/8" Chocolate Chip grosgrain Ribbon, Blender Pen, Markers: Brocade Blue, Not Quite Navy, real Red, More Mustard, So Saffron, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Mellow Moss
Here is a quick card I put together for my husband to give to one of his stores (he's a sales rep and one the retail stores he services just opened a new store location). So I whipped together this card for him. Of course I used Pacific Point and Corderoy Button brads (because if you haven't heard they are my FAV!!).
Supplies: Congratulations set from SAB, Just Hockey Stampset (retired, Pacific Point Designer Paper, cardstock: Pacific Point, Close to Cocoa, Whisper White, Basic Black, Pacific Point Corderoy Button Brads.
The kids LOVE their friends and I get harassed DAILY by my 5 year old to play with someone, or have someone come play at our house. most of the time, I take way too many pictures because they are so cute and doing so many things so this type of photo collage gives you a sense of what they can do in the course of a couple hours and you can use so many pictures!!
(click photo to enlarge) supplies: textured cardstock: Not Quite Navy, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, retired Spring Break designer series paper, white signo gel pen, Mauvy Extra Giga (green) square punch, scotch 3M scrapbooking tape (for taping the photos from behind for the collage - that way it make one big solid photo you can move and manouver easier. Mickey Font for Cricut for the title
Just made this 4th birthday card for Landon's friend Emma's party this afternoon. Used some new cardstock & Ribbon. :) maybe I'll like the new colours afterall!! ;)
Supplies: Textured Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Summer Sun (1" circles for the petals), Whisper white Textured for the circle (used Circle Scissor Plus), Polka dot & Striped paper from an old SS Kit, that matches perfectly (even tho the colours are supposed to be Rose Red & Taken with Teal). Brads - All non-SU except Earth Elements Old Olive. The "4" is a SU! sticky cut number that has been covered with teal beads (matches the SU! Bermuda Bay), new bermuda bay polka dot ribbon.
awww, look at how little Landon was!! He was only about 8 months here! Hard to see in the photos but Landon has blue eyes (Griffin has BIG brown eyes!). We were at out friends house and he was being all silly there was a bunch of photos but I had to narrow them down. The one of him holding his soother backwards in his mouth is my favourite and then the one to left he's teething so hard the drool is just dripping off of his chin. I love scrapbooking for remember these memories. (and his hair isn't red, pics were taken at night and the way the flash went with the shadows made it look that way!).
Supplies: cardstock: Kraft, Brilliant Blue, Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Accessories: chocolate Chip Corderoy brads & buttons (do you love them yet?), Basic Brown Journaling pen (retiring), Perfect Layers & Craft knife, Cricut Cartridge: Mickey font - i know I pick my favourites and stick with it!!
Ahhh, my sweet little Griffin. LOVES pasta...loves it. he'll eat his and his brother's if we let him. Tomatoe sauce doesn't always agree with his little bum, but everyone once in a while we let him have it and he digs in Literally!!! His little saucy face. I could eat him up, he's so adorable.
I didn't use much on the page and the only embellishment is the Pacific Point Corderoy button brads... I love them...and they are discontinuing with the 2008-09 In Color's. So I bought 5 packages...yup, I love 'em.
Supplies: Cardstock - Kraft (I know, shocking), Pacific Point, Whisper White, Tangerine tango, Round Tab punch, Pacific Point Corderoy Button Brads, Cricut Cartridge for title and arrow, Perfect layers Rulers & Craft knife (for layering on the photo - discontinued), basic black journaling pen
this was a really fast page...note there are no layers to this page. Just Kraft cardstock a few stickers and one of my most loved tools. The Mauvy Giga Square punch! Another Park day but last summer. Can you tell that parks are one of my favourite places to get pictures? I love the way all kids are just SO happy at the park. No forced smiles there! They go from huge smiles to looking for something to just having so much fun!! I can't believe how much my boys have grown over the last year! Time goes TOO fast.
This park is about 10 mins from our house. I love it because it has huge shade trees, room to explore, new play equipment and bathrooms! We met some friends there, so we took turns taking photos of each other wiht our kiddos. It was perfect because the Mamma's are rarely in the photos!
supplies: Kraft Cardstock, SU! Hoppy memories SS Kit (stickers), Craft Ink: Old Olive & Creamy Caramel inked on edges of cardstock, Mauvy Giga square punch
A few days ago I posted here, a scrapbook page for Griffin's album. The page below has many of the same pictures but this is for Landon's album so has more of the pictures of him and his buddy from school playing together. They had so much fun and I wanted to make sure I got it scrapped from both of their perspectives.
We all had a blast at the park chatting and playing. I had a great visit with Landon's friends' mom who I have become friends with. I love beautiful days like this...taking a big blanket to the park, a bunch of snack, my camera in hand and let them loose!
I love doing pages that are fairly simple in nature. This one looks better in person as the red in person doesn't compete as much with the pictures. The Circular Star brads by the Title "good times" have been smooshed in a Real Red inkpad and then I wiped the top so the ink is only in the grooves. :) kinda fun to customize embellishment to match the project.
Supplies: cardstock: Kraft, Real Red, Baha Breeze, patterned paper, non-su, Accessories: Real Red Craft Ink, Star Designer Brads, Basic Black journaling Pen, Cricut cartridge (wait...you want to guess??) - Mickey FONT! seriously why do I have any other cartridges??
I LOVE this set. So fun and so quick and easy to use for all things boyish or you can convert it to Valentine's Day like I did Here for Landon's Class this year. I did two version of this card with a little bit of a change in the layout - but the part I prefer on the first one is the little stitching lines I drew in with my Chocolate Chip marker. I won't be getting rid of this set for a couple reasons: 1.) its solid images which I love for FAST stamp and be done cards 2.) its a perfect stampset for my boys to use! To do the grass or spikey edge on the bottom I just used my scissors.
Supplies: Stampset: Prehistoric Pals, and the words set that goes with All in the family (I can't remember the name right now!), Cardstock: Kraft, Kiwiw Kiss, Whisper white, Pacfic Point, Chocolate Chip, Ink: Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point, Chocolate Chip, Accessories: orange Brads are Non-SU in a Tangerine colour, Earth Element Old Olive mini brads, Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write marker.
The 3rd card is a version I did 2 months ago when I went to memories manor. this one uses the retiring stampset "Wild About you".
Hope you have a WONDERFUL weekend!!! On a sidenote, a old co-worker of mine is going through a really rough time with his little baby (who likely needs a heart transplant @ 4 weeks old) and he has reminded me to take more time and spend it with your kids. Give them lots and lots of loving ...all the other stuff can wait. Call in sick to work, pull your kids out of school and spend the day with them. xoxo Barb
This page took A LOT of time because I used a sketch (which should make it easier, right?) - but I love the end result and it was worth all the playing with it to make it just right. You can click on the links to enlarge.
This was a fun day at the park, just last month with my sons and Landon's friend. I did a separate layout for Landon to showcase his time with his friend at the park, but this layout for Griffin was really about him and Landon.
Supplies: Best Ever SS Kit (Stars, Patterned paper), Cardstock: Kraft, Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Large Star Punch, White gel Pen, title: you guessed Mickey Font by Cricut, Green Mauvy Giga Mega (or whatever its called) Square punch.
Also - I highly recommend Becky Fleck's new book on sketches. I bought it at Michael's and its awesome, even has punch out cards that are perfect for taking to a crop! Full colour example on one side and the sketch on the other! www.pagemaps.com
My cutie, 4.5 years ago (time sure flies) - we went to a local pancake house (very rustic!) - and he had pancakes and syrup for the first time. I'm not good about giving my kids much in the way of sugar or sweets unless its fruit especially when they are only a year old!! however, with his Nanna & Pappa with us it was difficult to protest the sugar intake!!
Boy did Landon appreciate it...he liked the pancakes and LOVED the maple syrup, so much that he LICKED the plate at the end! For some crazy reason I didn't bring my camera, luckily my dad captured these cute pictures on his camera phone! It's the moment not perfect resolution, bright clear colours that make the picture. I love that I have this memory!
Supplies: cardstock: Real Red, Kraft, Kiwi Kiss, Pumpkin Pie, Hoppy Memories SS Kit (patterned paper and zigzag sticker), Paper Piercer, Matpack, 1 3/4, 1 3/8, 1 1/4" punches and Circle Scissor Plus and Basic Brown Journaling pen. Mickey Font cricut cartridge
This was a wonderful late morning at a London park we love... Landon was great at his swimming lessons that day so I agreed to take him this wonderful place! It has uber fun equipment and swings, a wonderful treed/grass area and some table for the moms with Starbucks to sit at (wonder if I know any mom's like that?). So we played until the kids were hot and sweaty from the sticky humid day and they CRASHED during the 25 min drive home. They played themselves right out (Mom's call this SUCCESS!).
This is one of 11 pages I scrapped this past Saturday at a wonderful Crop (that cost a whopping $5 and $75 in babysitting - a LONG day for my babysitter...13 hours, whoops!). But worth it for some fun creative time.
Supplies: Cardstock-Pacific Point & Chocolate, Cherished Moments (I think) rubons, Pacific Point Corderoy Button Brads, White Signo Gel Pen.
i saw this title in a Creating Keepsakes magazine (I think) and loved the title it describes Griffin completely...always following the other kids or birds... I took this picture after a fun day at the park in London.
supplies: Basic Grey, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White & Pacific Point cardstock, Basic Grey Cord Buttons, Cricut cartridge and American Crafts Thickers for "FAR", Basic Black journaling pen
This is a photo I took of Griffin at Sloan's Christmas Tree farm last December when we were getting our Christmas tree. When we arrived there there was NO snow anywhere. and I remember thinking it sure doesn't feel very Christmas-y. 15 minutes later, POOF...blizzard. I snapped this picture of Griffin and it is one of my favourites.
supplies: Kraft Cardstock, Heidi Swapp Ghost snowflakes, white snowflake brad, whisper white craft ink, basic black journaling pen, American crafts white felt Thickers.
Landon was overwhelmingly excited to start JK - couldn't wait to go learn new things and mostly meet & play with new friends. When I told him I wasn't ready for him to go and that he should stay home, he said, "don't worry Mommy, the day will go quickly and I can spend all day with you tomorrow!" :) Guess he's "ready".
cardstock: Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango, Real Red, Certainly Celery, Primary Colours SS kit Accessories: Sticky Letters, Celery Micro Beads, SU rubons, Basic Black Journaling Pen, Earth Elements Mini Brads
One of my favourite photos that I have of my mom with my brother & I. We were at my grandparents place in Williams Lake, BC. My brother looks so much like his twins boys its unbelievable!! Once i find out more about the event/holiday i'll do some journaling.
SU! Cardstock colours: Blue Bayou, Baja Breeze, Basic Grey, Kraft, Kiwi Kiss Accessories: Clips, 1 1/4" Circle, 1" circle punch, Kiwi Kiss Courderoy Buttons, Basic Grey Tafetta Ribbon, SU! rubons on Tag, corner rounder Stamps: Retired, Phrase Starters Cricut cartridge: Mickey font Ink: Chocolate Chip Craft
This is my sweet Griffin after a 4.5 hour nap (yeah that day ROCKED!)...he had some crazy bedhead! Look at that hair!
cardstock: SU - Red Riding Hood, Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise mini brads: SU - Bold Brights chipboard letters: Basic Grey
Yesterday was the London regionals and I had a fantastic time. It was great to see all the wonderful presenters from the home office in Utah and all kinds of local demonstrators including my friends Roxy & Heather! :) They did an awesome job.
The card to the left is my swap card for the London regionals I made 37 of them the night before! The stampset is a new that is coming out in the new Occassions mini catalogue in April. I love those colours.
I'll update more about Regionals when I have a little more time. Both of my little kiddos are sick with Bronchitis. :(
I'm hoping to try to upload a video I took on how to use the Circle Scissors Plus - and a bunch of projects they showed us how to make. What a fun day...it was my 3rd regionals, and it is always worth every penny!
This is a page I started a few weeks ago and just got around to finishing it up today. Once I photographed it I realized that it needed a little more of the Kiwi Kiss (green) so I think I'll add just a sliver of the gree above the brown pannel where the title is located. :) It's dark here now so I'll repost with a before and after tomorrow. What do you think?
...so of course I scrapbooked! Back in November, my friend Heather Summers had Matt Ballard to her home to take pictures of our kiddos. These are the photos he took. I hadn't had a chance to scrapbook them yet and so last night when I couldn't sleep I pulled out a scrapbooking kit I bought before Christmas the Scrapbook Studio in London. This is what I came up with (the left side is much like the sample they provide):
Hope everyone is having a wonderful day! :) Barb
Another spaceship card. I had all the colours and punches still on my desk so I figured I'd make a couple when I had a few minutes this afternoon.
One thing that is great about punch cards is that litterally you can use all your scraps up! I had these colours still out from Christmas and Birthday package I sent out in January and made this up!
Punches: Word Window, Small Star, Small & Large Oval, 3/4 circle, 1/2" circle, Boho Blossoms, 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" Circle punch, 1 1/4" & 1 3/*" square punch
Cardstock colours: Going Gray, Basic Grey, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Pacific Point
My friend Heather allowed me to be part of an online class she was doing on punches, called Simply Punches. I was emailing ideas to her about different things she could do and I thought of a rocket ship and the more I thought of it, I had to do a sample and this is what I came up with! While, I can't show Heather's version - you'd have to sign up for her awesome online class, our version look similar!
Colours used: Pumpkin Pie, Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, basic Black, Basic Grey
Punches: Word Window, Small Star, 1 3/8" square, 1 1/4" Square, Boho Blossoms, 1/2" circle, Small & Large Oval, 1 1/4" Circle, 1" Circle, 3/4" circle
Accessories: Vintage Brads, Earth elements Brads, White Gel Pen
I LOVE decorating gifts and making up pretty packages. There is nothing like pretty wire ribbon. :) It makes a package look so much more fancy! Plus this was even more fun because I usually do lots of "boy" type things for my kids so it was a nice change!
Landon got invited to his first birthday party from a friend at school. Its a bowling party (his first time bowling) - and he goes this afternoon. We bought his little friend a Webkinz and a package of cards plus some Tinkerbell colouring stuff. Her fav apparently! I used some new SU! DSP and these colours: Pumpkin Pie, Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette. Ribbon: Pink Pirouette (wide) & 5/8" Regal Rose Markers: Green Galore, Pumpkin Pie, Blush Blossom. 2way Glue & Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.
I also bought some new markers for Landon's little friend - something I ALWAYS loved as a kid was fresh Crayola markers - so I decorated this cute little tin from Walmart - punched some flower eyelets through, added a tag and some ribbon. :) I hope she likes it!
Landon & I were super busy yesterday baking dinosauer cookies and then decorating them with bright colours of icing and fun sprinkles! And then I stamped Big Notez header cards (made using my Big Shot) for the cookie bags (SU Clear Envelopes) and made the valentines...all using the Prehistoric Pals stampset from Stampin' Up! The colour sare Blue Bayou, Chocolate Chip, Not Quite Navy, Real Red, Old Olive. I think they turned out cute!
Here are the other set of frames, and if I was a consistent blogger I'd post them tomorrow, but we all know I'm not! haha! And I don't want to forget! here is the other set! I had to crop them in because my photos were so crooked. I was trying hard not to get a glare from the light and I couldn't go outside because it was raining! So it might looked Like I have everything really close to the edge or that my layers are adhered crooked but they aren't! I just thought it looked better cropped in. Also the Grandkids frame I got at Winners and I wanted it to tie in with the other pages so I added photo mats to them. The 3 12x12 pages were put into black IKEA photo frames with white mats the same as the grandkids frames so I thought it'd look great all together on the wall.
Colour combination is: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Kraft
I made a series of 3 photo frames with 12x12 scrapbook pages in them for both my parents and my husband parents. The pictures aren't the greatest but it'll give you an idea!
My Parents Photo Frames - I know I don't have the cardboard corners off because I was going to be shipping them and I didn't want them to get all scuffed But I loved this colour combination. A few times a year I hope to send out new pages for them to replace their photo frames and the previous pages can be put in a 12x12 album:
For Landon's class I made up these cute little tags late the evening before his last day of school before the holidays. I used the "deer friends" stampset, circle punches, scallop circle punch, tag corner punch. Cardstock is Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss and Whisper white. I used some old blue hemp to tie them on and used an Old olive Eyelet so the tags wouldn't rip through. :)
A month I go I went to a fundraising crop my friend Jill organized to benefit our local womens shelter! Things were busy leading up to the crop so I didn't have a lot of time to get plan out what I was going to do or to get more current pictures printed. So instead I took a load of Simply Scrappin' Kits and a box of old photos. I was so happy to get this layout of Landon's first Christmas in 2004 done. I look at the pictures and have such great memories of that morning. When Dennis saw my layout he remembered things I had forgotten so I need to add a little more journaling... But I love the Simply Scrappin' kits, easy to come up with layouts with them! :) Have a great weekend, we are off to get our Christmas tree today after Parent Teacher interviews!
These are the pages I completed last year of landon and I assembling and decorating our yearly gingerbread house! You can see pics and info Here! It was so fun and something I look forward to every year. I'm not so talented to actually make the gingerbread from scratch so i get a kit. This year we are doing the "Wilton Ultimate Kit" i found at HomeSense. Seriously, it's big! Can't wait! look at the box (and its HEAVY!)
This is our Christmas card for 2008! I know its crazy simple but when you just start them, this late in the game...simple is good... very good! I need to add a little greeting to the side but thats it and they are done. Each card will come with another 4x6 colour pic of the kids below and a family picture (those are next week). Aren't their smiles so cute!
Last Saturday I had some friend over to stamp and we had so much fun! I stamped about 8 of the snowman from the Mr. Twigster stampset...coloured them all and then made a bunch of cards using that image. He's so cute! Here's a couple of the cards I made.
Supplies: Cardstock; Bashful blue, Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango Ribbon, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Basic Black Ink, assorted markers, blender pen, Snowy Days (hmm, is that the name?) DSP.
My sweet Landon 4 years ago...thank goodness we can remember through pictures. he adored Santa right from the start (smart kid!). Happy to be on Santa's lap, flashed him some smiles and thrilled ot have a candy cane at the end!
This page used a My Mind's Eye kit that i have had for quite some time. There isn't much to it but i thought the paper and embellishments for it were so fun.
Today is my little Griffin's 1st birthday party (his bday isn't until the 28th). so we have a small party planned with our out of town family and friends. should be a fun day!
I am STUCK on this set. I love it. Its a great set to use up scraps on!!! The birthday candles are soooo fun!
Big Birthday Candle, Short & Sweet, Soft Subtles brads, dazzling diamonds glitter, bashful blue ribbon, 6x6 Level 1 hostess paper pack from last year, so saffron textured cardstock, and ..ummm, some new designer paper!!!
I think though, that i am going to remove the 1/4" ribbon and replace it with a thicker ribbon. perhaps a bashful blue stripe or pumpkin pie or maybe real red. lots of possibilities, but definately it need thicker ribbon.
ahhh, ribbon. i love it.
i was SURE that this hadn't retired and i wondered because i could not for the life of me find it in the catalogue. but i figured it out. it's on the dormant list. what is the dormant list you ask? stampin' Up! stampsets that did not retire but also did not make the catalogue. you can access this lis by clicking the link below. Keep in mind this is the Candian version (I believe the only difference is our prices).
Supplies: Big Birthday Candle, Red 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Basic Black Inkpad, Patterned paper is from the Summer Fun Simply Scrappin' Kit (gotta love scraps!) & Bashful Blue from the 6x6 paper pack, Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Real Red.
I know 3 blogging days in a row... I'm on FIRE!!!! LOL!!!
I went away on a girls shopping week (holla, Ang, Jill & Monica!!). So we shopped all day and scrapbooked that night in the hotel room. We even took a folding plastic table -yeah we're hardcore - LOL!
I just looked up this picture of my sweet Griffin and it should be 4 months, not 3 months so i need to trade out the sticker.
Have you ever used a Simply Scrappin' Kit? They get better and better every year. LOVE this new one. You could use the cardstock stickers (they are thick!) to do a baby's first year album. The colours are inspiring and so awesome. And I have to say the SU! rubons are super fantastic...they go on so easy. (and a little tip... ever get your rubons in the wrong place or don't like the way it looks? Use a rubber adhesive removed to take them off!).
Supplies: Rock-a-bye Boy, Take Note rubons, Anchored Rubons.
ps...here's a picture of my sweet Griffin from last week. Isn't he adorable...and in 11 short days, he turns 1! I can't believe it...babies should come with a pause button!
I am hopelessly behind on birthday cards for some of my closest friends, but being my good friends I hope they forgive me! I LOVE the colours in this card and many are new colours. I love 'em!!
I don't have a catalogue in front of me so i hope i remember the names of stuff if not I'll make up my own, LOL!
Big Birthday Candle (LOL), Short & Sweet, Scallope Edge punch, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Baha Breeze cardstock & Ribbon, patterned paper is from the Level 3 hostess set bundle, Chocolate Chip Ink & Cardstock, Paper piercer. (Brads, non-SU!)
