Making a Splash!

I have several cute cards stamped that I really want to share. I took pictures. But the pictures look terrible!!! I can't show them to you! Hubby is gonna play around with my lights and see if he can get things working better. In the mean time, I have a 2 page scrapbook layout to share.

Here is a closer look....

A good lesson for you scrappers out there- Use patterned paper to break up the pictures! Sometimes I will be flipping through a magazine or surfing blogs and see a layout that I like. But then I think "I don't have enough pictures for that." Or maybe "I don't have enough horizontal pictures for that." Use paper!!!

On the mend....Finally!

I can finally "see" the light at the end of the tunnel with this eye surgery! I am still uncomfortable, but each day is a tad better than the last. I have 2 cards that I want to show you- but it is cloudy and I can't get a picture. I don't have lighting in my stamping studio. :-( I am sure you are getting sick of my digi layouts- but I have nothing else to show! So here are a couple 1 page layouts from my DC trip...

I have been working on this vacation scrapbook while recovering and I am almost done! Which is good sense we are leaving for a family vacation in 3 weeks! Ha ha!

Do a little stamping for me today! With both of your eyes open! :-)

I'm Back!!!

We are back from our back East trip! We had such a fun time and I am a little sad that it is already over. I get post trip depression. I get post holiday depression as well. My husband thinks I am weird, but I have my fingers crossed that I am not the only one who experiences this!

Our trip started in Washington DC. I LOVED it! I love the old time charm that the city has. I love that you can see the Washington Monument all over the city. I LOVED the museums and the Supreme Court! While I was on the trip- I was already planning my scrapbook. So as soon as we got home- I got to work. The tough part is sorting through the 700 pictures that I took! My first layout is about our tour of the capitol. I used the same template I used for a layout last week- as I wanted to showcase lots of pictures on the one layout.


A closer look at the 1st page...

And the 2nd page....

More trip layouts and some stamping will be coming your way soon!

Cherish

I thought I would share one last project before I leave on my trip!

I am constantly asked by my blog readers to make more 2 page scrapbook layouts. Well, this one is for you...A close up of page 1....

And a close up of page 2....

I love that it has 10 pictures on it!

You know that I LOVE digi scrapping. I can't wait to scrap our trip using one of Stampin' Up's digi kits! But I know that many of you prefer to paper scrap. This layout would be a breeze for a traditional scrapper as well! Choose a fun (but not too busy) DSP for the background, another 2 others that coordinate for the paper strips. Use border punches on the thin strip for each side. Add pretty stamped flowers with buttons. For the title, stamp the letters with you favorite alphabet and cut each letter out in the shape of a square. Mat them on some darker cardstock and put them on the layout using dimensionals. Easy peasy lemon squeezy!

Go scrap! I am going to go take a million pics to scrap when I come back! Stay tuned!

School Dayz

WARNING: My camera is still at my mom's house and I am unable to use photo shop. I guess my computer doesn't have enough ram to run the program because my computer always freezes when I open it. All this to say- the pictures aren't so great!!!

But I am LOVING this scrapbook layout! This is the layout that both of my scrapbook clubs will be making this month!


Do you see that cork board?!!! I bought a roll of cork and then I ran a piece through my Big Shot with the top note die! Isn't it awesome! And it went through the Big Shot so easily! And that little clip is from the clip assortment. As soon as I saw it at convention- I knew that I would use them in my school layout!

I attached the pictures to Riding Hood Red Cardstock. Then I put the carstock onto the layout with sticky strip on just three sides so that I would have a pocket for my journaling tags.

I cut the stars out with my Big Shot too!!! Fist I took a piece of chipboard and glued some of the Washington Apple DSP to it. Then I ran it through my Big Shot with the Star Die. Simple!!!

I hope my scrappers love it as much as I do!! If you are interested in joining one of my clubs, send me an email or leave a comment. You don't need to live near me.

Recipe:

Stamps: ABC Lower Alphabet

Paper: Washington Apple DSP, Bashful Blue, Riding Hood Red, So Saffron, Whisper White

Ink: Riding Hood Red

Other: Big Shot Die Cut Machine, Star Die, Top Note Die, Cork, Clip Assortment,Riding Hood Red Striped Ribbon, Circle Punch, Chipboard, Spiral Punch, Staples

REMINDER: Anyone who orders the Big Shot through my website this month will receive a Big Shot Newsletter that has about a dozen different projects and tips for how to get the post from your Big Shot. The newsletter will be sent out by the end of the month!!!

Click HERE to go to my website. Then Click on Shop Now at the top right corner of the home page.

September Class by Mail Mini Album

I'm back!!! It was such a busy weekend and it just flew by for me! But I am back with info about my September Class by Mail project. This month the class is a 14 page 6x6 paperbag album. We all took lots of pics this summer, right? Well don't let them just sit on your computer card! Get them printed and in an album in just one evening! I think this would be a great project to do together a family! And it is cheaper than dinner and a movie!!




What the kit includes:
6x6 sewn paper bag album
16 sheets of 6x6 textured cardstock
pre-cut double-sided patterned paper
3 sheets of die cut adhesives from the Pina Colada Simply Scrappin kit
Riding Hood Red Striped Ribbon
Tangerine Striped Ribon
Step-by-step instructions and pictures for putting your album together.

My favorite part about making paperbag albums is that you can put extra's inside the bags! Sometimes I put extra pics, tags with journaling, or even ticket stubs and maps!!! This album would be a fantastic gift for grandma and grandpa!!

This class will only be available until supplies run out so order your's NOW!

ETA: Thanks for the fantastic response. The class is sold out! I will hae a new class by mail in October!

The kits will begin shipping the week of September 22nd.

Wild About New DSP!!!!

Sorry I have been such a bad blogger this week. I have been keeping busy preparing for a funraiser at the Phoenix Children's Hospital.

I made this little 6x6 page this afternoon. I think I may demo this page at the Creating Keepsakes onvention in Phoenix in 2 weeks!!! That yummy striped DSP is from the brand new Washington Apple pack.

Recipe:

Stamps: Wild About You

Paper: Washington Apple DSP, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Bashful Blue

Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Bashful Blue

Other" Kiwi Kiss Striped Ribbon, Scallop Circle Punch, Large Oval Punch

Scrapbook Club Layout

I had the pleasure of getting together with my scrapbook club today! I always enjoy scrapping with these ladies. Many of them have been in clubs with me for the past year and a half and we have formed a friendship.


They each got to make this two page layout using lots of new stuff from the catty. They loved the page. And so do I!




Do you love the clouds in the sky? I made those with a sponge, Baja Breeze ink and a scrap punched with the scallop circle punch as a mask. I love the way it turned out.

I also love the flowers. I inked the entire stamp with Baja Breeze and then used a sponge dauber to add some Not Quite Navy to the tops of the flowers.

The title "You" was made with the Go Go Boots alphabet and my Big Shot!! My customers will be able to start ordering these on September 2nd!!! Everyone at club today loved it!!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Inspired by Nature, Flight of the Butterfly
Paper: Urban Garden DSP, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Basic Gray
Ink: Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie
Other: Scallop Punch, Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Go Go Boots Alphabte Die, Sponge, Sponge Dauber, Baja Breeze Striped Ribbon

MORE Summer Fun!!!

Here are more of the pages that I scrapped over the weekend!
I added a Build a Brad to the center of the flower on this one!

That is my dad in the cocunut bra and my hubby in the grass skirt! I had to scrap these pics so that I had a reason to post them on my blog again!!! Isn't my dad silly? If you have been reading my blog long then you know that is not the first time I have used "Goofy Stuff" as a title for a page about him! I used the stamp from the set "Smarty Pants" and it says "You are never to old to do Goofy Stuff."

My order from the new catalog is scheduled to arrive today!!! In fact it has been "out for delivery for 2 hours and 12 minutes. So if you see a crazy lady chasing a UPS truck today- then wave! It's probably me!!!

Summer Fun Scrappin'

After a long and busy weekend playing with the kids, I was in need of some "mommy time." So I gave my hubby the puppy dog look, batted my eyes, and asked in my sweetest voice if he could watch the kids last night so I could scrap. And it worked!!! BEWARE! The puppy dog look does not work on all husbands so use at your own risk. And don't hate me because it works on my hubby!!!

Anyway- I managed to get 8 pages scrapped in a couple hours!! I used the Summer Fun Simply Scrappin' kit for 7 of those pages. Those kits make it so easy to scrap quickly!! The Summer Fun kit did just retire with the last catalog. But the good news is that the new catalog has the exact some kit with slightly different colors. It is called the Pina Colada Simply Scrappin' Kit. Mine will be here tomorrow!!!

I decided to scrap some pics from the girls' birthday party from last month. And I am happy to report that I am done scrapping the party!!! I used about half the Simply Scrappin kit and some white thickers from American Crafts and a little bit of striped ribbon. (I can't wait to get my big shot so I can start cutting out my own letters with chipboard and other mediums!!!)


I did a 2 page layout!!! I get asked for these a lot and it is not my normal style- but it worked great for getting a lot of the pool pictures on one layout!

I will have several more party layouts for you tomorrow!!!

Happy Stampin'!

You...Make Me Smile

Here is the scrapbook page that we all got to make at Stampin' Up! convention.

Aren't you just in love with the new flower fusion already?!!! And the chipboard title is so my style! And how about the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set?! It is one of the four FREE sets that I brought home from convention with me! Going to convention is one of my very favorite parts about being a demonstrator!

Recipe:
Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly
Paper: Rose Red, Old Olive, More Mustard, Baja Breeze
Ink: White Craft, Old Olive, Versamark
Other: Designer Buttons, Linen Thread, Rose Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Flower Fusion Too, On Board Loads of Letters, White Gel Pen, Scallop Punch

Finished Size: 8x8 (The perfect size for our new chipboard album!!)

Saying goodbye- is not an easy thing to do

The Spring/Summer catalog will officially retire on Sunday. I am really going to miss the in-colors- especially Soft Sky and Blue Bayou. So I thought that I would pull out these favorites and make one last farewell scrapbook page. I also through in a little of the Western Sky DSP and hodgepodge hardware- as they will be retiring as well.

Recipe:

Stamps: Wanted

Paper: Western Sky DSP, Soft Sky Textured, River Rock, Whisper White

Ink: Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, River Rock

Other: Hodgepodge Hardware, Red Gingham ribbon, Natural Hemp Twine, Chocolate Chip Marker

This layout only took a few minuted to put together! Give it a try!!!

Also- if there is anything on your wish list from the retiring catalog- get your order to be ASAP!!

My Pumpkin

I was organizing some pictures last week when I came across this super sweet pic of Laynee painting her pumpkin last fall. I knew that it needed a home in her scrapbook!
The jornaling stamp is by Autumn Leaves and the arrows and parentheses are by Bo Bunny. They were birthday gifts!
The green letters are Thickers by American Crafts and the orange letter are chipboard by Scenic Route (more birthday gifts!)

The cardstock is whisper white and I used some cork board paper that I bought at a scrapbook store 3 years ago! The orange on the cardstock was made by rolling a brayer though Pumpkin Pie ink and then onto the white cardstock. The other ink color is Old Olive.

Do you no just LOVE the little outfit Laynee is wearing in the picture?!!!

Pool Fun

I just LOVE to scrap swimming pictures! I love being able to use bright and fun colors and papers. This layout is for my one of my scrapbook clubs to make this weekend. I think I am going to make it in a 2 page layout tonight....


Did you notice the scallops that I made with the new scallop punch that will be in the catty next week?! It is so easy to use that you will want to add scallops to everything!

Recipe:
Stamps: Best Friends Lower Alphabet
Paper: Spring Break DSP, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Sky, and Whisper White
Ink: Blue Bayou
Other: Old Olive Brads, Pumpkin Pie Striped Ribbon, 1 inch circle punch, tag corner punch, scallop punch, white gel pen, Old Olive Marker

Isn't this this DSP so fun!!! It is on the retiring accessories list along with the in colors- so if you love it- contact me today to get the order in before supplies run out.

Today was my 1st real shift at Michael's. I was the cashier today as the truck did not arrive until I was leaving : ) My toe is crying right now after being stuck in sneakers. I think it will feel better after the kids go to bed and I get inky! Have a nice night!!!