a bunch of cards and cupcakes too.

I may not be scrapping lately, but I have been making cards - it seems like the card creating is neverending though - from 2 good luck cards for co-workers who are moving on to bigger and brighter things... to 8 thank you cards for our clerks in honor Secretary's Day next week... to a few birthday cards... I didn't take pictures of them all, but I got A LOT done. Trust me. It was insane.

2 good luck cards
4 birthday cards
8 thank you cards
1 bachelorette party card
2 bridal shower cards
1 wedding card
_________
= 18 cards in 2 months

HOLY COW!

Here are a few I did get to take pictures of...







And in the midst of making all these cards, I somehow found time to bake some cupcakes last week (and since then, I might add, I've been ITCHING to bake more!). I have to restrain myself though - only 2 more days until Corinne's wedding and I have to fit in my bridesmaid's dress.



But don't these look good? Check out the recipe at my other blog...

jonah layouts...

I went to a friend's baby shower this past Saturday and it got me in the mood to scrapbook more of Jonah's pictures - don't want to get behind!

So I was on a roll with the layouts... I had been working on a couple of them for a bit (sometimes I walk away from my desk when I feel uninspired) and finally finished them up...

My favorite is the first one here:

supplies: patterned paper, foam letters, chipboard shapes: American Crafts; font: CK Jot; stamping ink: Chalk Ink by ColorBox, StazOn

I like it because it's pretty much displaying the story of Jonah's first night of sleep in his crib... I remember being so happy that he did it, but I was sad because I knew he was growing up. So bittersweet.

Then I worked on a few more LOs...
supplies: pp, chipboard, rub ons, foam letters: AC; pen: uniball signo; rub on stitching:L Daisy D's

supplies: cardstock: Bazzill; pp: Cloud 9 Design; ribbon: Scrapworks; transparency: Hambly; font: 2Peas Tiny Tadpole; rub on letters: American Crafts; stamping ink: Chalk ink by ColorBox

supplies: cardstock: Bazzill; patterned paper: Basic Grey, Prima; rub on stitching: Daisy D's;
fabric tag: Scrapworks; stamping ink: Chalk Ink by ColorBox; letter rub ons: American Crafts;
stamp: 7gypsies; Dymo labeler; other: tag, date sticker; photography credit: Corinne

And then I made this card today:
supplies: patterned paper, rub ons, pen: American crafts; stamp: 7gypsies

Remember that baby shower I metioned earlier in this post? Yeah, well, the baby wasn't due until around Thanksgiving. On Monday (mind you, TWO days after the baby shower) we get a picture text message - our friends had the baby! So exciting and surprising and I know only TOO WELL what it feels like to deliver early and feeling unprepared (Jonah was born 2 weeks early and the day after my baby shower!). I made the card for our friends to let them know we're here for them - for a hot meal delivery or even advice givers... We hope all is well with them...

Hump day is over - have a great rest of the week!

a handful of cards...

Finally got a chance to take pictures of my latest card creations... Here they are...

Got this idea from Cynthia - I SO love the Cricut "New Arrival" cartridge! :)








Have a great weekend everyone!

testing... 1...2...3...

Scrap in Style TV has this cool new function where they give you a cool script code so you can place it in your blog as a widget. The demo looked cool. I'm going to try it out right here...

Created a few little cards in the past couple of days... Used a bunch of my scraps so that made me super happy. :)







Finally got my "We Dare You" layout done - based on the first dare of the book. Super simple, but I'm really happy with the way it turned out! :)



Happy Thursday! I have to work tonight so I don't know when I can get more scrapping done! :)

lots of stuff to share!

I had worked on a few projects these past few weeks and now I can finally share them! I wasn't sure if I was going to use them for DT submissions, but since the deadlines have already passed I can now share with all of you! :)

The following LOs and card are things I created for Suzy's store Picture Me Perfect for guest designer for September. Laurie sure created some really challenging assignments! :)
Assignment: Use the AC Thickers and 1 PP and 2 CS to create a LO... I added more AC goodies, Heidi Swapp chipboard letters, ribbon, and Hambly journaling block rub on. :)

Assignment: use the Thickers and create a card too! So I created a card using more American Crafts stuff and also cut the little feet using my Cricut (love that thing!)

Assignment: Use the Luxe Jotters... I was kind of stuck with this so I created a simple wedding LO because I wanted the picture to be the main focus instead of a ton of embellies. :) Used more Luxe paper and cut more letters with the Cricut. :)

And the last assignment was to create a LO that incorporated a house as a design element (click on the pic for more details). This was a little tough for me, but I had fun. The door is on hinges so inside the door is our address, on the sale sign are the details of our house and the chimney pulls to reveal journaling. This took a while to create but it SOOO worth it and super fun. :) Used Daisy D's paper, Heidi Swapp chipboard, Paper Salon ink, and other random goodness. :)

And then I created these last 2 LOs a while ago but never posted until today. :) Wasn't sure if I'd use them in DT entries or not!
supplies: Piggy Tales, Paper Salon ink, button, pre-printed twill

Click on the pic for more... But I created this LO to show the progression of my ever growing tummy (hence the title. *lol*) Used A Million Memories' August kit and had a great time! I might change up the journaling block (I don't like how it's smashed in there and it's crooked), but for now I'll leave it as is... One of my favorite LOs I've done in a while...

This book came in the mail the other day and I can't put it down! I never really participated in the Effer Dares before because I only got back into scrapbooking regularly recently and I couldn't find time to participate.

But this book is so awesome - it's pretty much having all the dares at your fingertips and you don't even need an internet connection to get started!

Corinne and I are going to each dare weekly and post our progress here... She already got the first one done - I need to get started! *lol*

Have a great week everyone! :)

more altered stuff...

I've always wondered - do cards count as altered projects? Sometimes when I apply to DTs they want x amount of layouts and at least one altered project - defined as something that is not a page. Things that make you go hmmm... :)

Created a couple more cards (I really need to use up the scraps!) and a little matchbook inspired by Cathy (yes, Corinne, the matchbook you made for Jonah inspired me too!) - I've discovered that it's an awesome way to use up those scraps as well!




Click on the pic to see what's inside the little matchbook...
I really liked the "Brighton" line by Scenic Route (I used it for the "Love U" card and the matchbook)... I think I had picked it up a couple years ago and had it laying in my stash for a while - it's so bright and fun and totally atypical for using in those "love" themed projects! I'm so bummed I didn't pick up more of it when I had a chance.

I made the "Congrats" card on behalf of my co-workers for another co-worker who's getting married next Saturday... I guess that's what happens when your whole unit knows you as the "creative one who scrapbooks and makes cards" - you get volunteered to do things like this. I usually don't mind - it's a great way of using my stash up (especially all those little Prima flowers that sounded like a good idea when I bought a million of them in every color! *lol*)

shaped card

There's a Shaped Card Challenge going on over at AMM so I decided to give it a try... I'm in love with circles right now, so I gave my Coluzzle a workout! *lol* I love that thing! :)

supplies: Cosmo Cricket, Chatterbox, Making Memories, Quickutz, stamping ink

card box and 2 cards...

Needed something to put all of my completed cards in so I fancied up a box. :) I finished it a while ago, but I finally had a chance to take a pic of it. :)


And I made a card for my dad for Father's day... It's a pic of him and my son when Jonah was only a few days old...

And this is a thank you card I made to give to our priest today... It was Jonah's baptism day. :) We've been super busy all week!
I don't know what was up with the crappy scans. Ugh...

journal me this...

I've never taken an online scrapbooking class before, and since I'm home most of the time until my maternity leave is up in July, I thought I'd sign up for one.

And also since DH left me feeling miserable and depressed over Mother's Day, I felt like I needed to do some comfort shopping. :)

So I signed up for the A to Z class over at Journal Me This... and here's my first LO:

supplies: cardstock: Prism; patterned paper: Scenic Route Co., Creative Imaginations; silk flower: Heidi Swapp; felt flower, brads: American Crafts; foam stamp, acrylic paint: Making Memories; tab punch: McGill; computer font: Susie's Hand; ribbon: Scrapworks

It's pretty fun so far... The 2nd prompt just came out today so hopefully I'll have time to work on it. :)

And here's a card I made...

Just a random card I made for a friend who's also out on maternity leave. :)

2 cards and a layout. :)

So despite the fact that I had a crappy Mother's Day (guess what? my DH KNOWS he did wrong. Has he tried to make up for it? Nope. And what day is it now? WEDNESDAY?! Ugh. men frustrate me sometimes...) I made up for it by working on a couple of cards and finally finished scanning a layout I did over the weekend. :)

Love pink and green together. I was actually considering making it my bridal party colors when I got married in 2004.

supplies: cardstock: Bazzill; patterned paper: Making Memories; Cuttlebug swirls embossing folder; Base Camp Cricut Cartridge; other: ribbon, mini brads

I'm hosing a challenge at Scrap Supply and we're using a bunch of graphic design pictures from Flickr for inspriation... One of the pictures was a coffee mug and some coffee... The way it inspired me was to use an old stamp that I got in a Club Scrap kit a LONG time ago! So I made this card... And plan to give it to someone who really enjoys coffee and I'll stick a Peet's gift card or Starbucks gift card in there when the time comes...

supplies: cardstock: unknown; patterned paper: We R Memory Keepers; journaling tag: Heidi Swapp; pen: American Crafts; stamping ink: Vivid!; metal arrow: 7gypsies; rubber stamp: Club Scrap

This is a pic of Jonah and his 3rd cousin Ehren when his family visited us a while ago... Jonah's about 6 weeks in this picture, Ehren's about 3 months... Boy do they CRY! *lol*

supplies: cardstock: Bazzill; patterned paper: We R Memory Keepers; acrylic stamp: Autumn Leaves; die cut letters: All Mixed Up by Cricut; tag: 7 gypsies; pens: American Crafts, Sharpie; brads: American Crafts; paper frill: Doodlebug Designs.

yay! goals met for the month!

It's not even mid-month yet and I've already met my 5/5 goal... I might consider upping the goal number, but I don't want to get ahead of myself. Who knows? When I go back to work in July, I might have a hard time keeping up with 5/5... So I'll leave it the way it is.

I did pretty good using some of my tools... I used my Cricut (finally!) and I even used my Sizzix to emboss with my new Cuttlebug embossing folder... Guess I don't need a Cuttlebug after all! :)

This is actually a 6x6 layout and I gave doodling a try. Eek. I don't like it. I'm just not good at it. You probably won't see any future LOs with my doodling anytime in the near future. *lol*

supplies: cardstock: Bazzill; patterned paper: KI Memories (I think); stamp: 7gypsies; letter stickers, foam corner, pen, brads: American Crafts; other: stamping ink.

I made these 2 cards for my mom and MIL for Mother's Day... Feels so good to use tools that I rarely ever use! *lol*

supplies: cardstock: Bazzill; patterned paper: KI Memories, American Crafts, Scenic Route Paper Co., Creative Imaginations; silk flowers: Bazzill; die cut letters: Cricut; other: mini brads

And this is a card for my good friend at work. Her birthday is this Saturday... I have to figure out if I'm going to her party or not!

supplies: cardstock: Bazzill; patterned paper, rub-on: Making Memories; silk flower: Bazzill, chipboard letter, brad: American Crafts

Yay!

more!

one layout... 2 cards...

supplies: cardstock: Bazzill, American Crafts; patterned paper: American Crafts, Scenic Route Paper Co. (graph paper); plastic flower, brad, letter stickers, pen: American Crafts; rub ons: Making Memories; ric rac: Doodlebug Designs; other: ribbon, Coluzzle circle template

card is 6x6. supplies: cardstock: Bazzill; patterned paper: My Mind's Eye; rub ons: Making Memories; plastic flower, chipboard corner, pen: American Crafts; other: mini brad
card is 6x6. supplies: cardstock: Bazzill; patterned paper: My Mind's Eye; acrylic stamp, bling: Heidi Swapp; stamping ink: ColorBox

Not bad so far! Hopefully I can keep the momentum going tonight when the little one is asleep!

a card...and a layout! :)

I got pretty lucky today... Jonah slept for quite a bit for his nap this AM and I was able to get some creative time in... :)
supplies: patterned paper: Autumn Leaves, Creative Imaginations; cardstock: Bazzill; stamp: 7gypsies; circle punch, circle template: EK Success, Coluzzle; chipboard letter: Lil Davis Designs; paper frills: Doodlebug Designs

supplies: patterned paper: Chatterbox (flowers), unknown (dotted); cardstock: Bazzill; plastic flowers: American Crafts; rub-on: Making Memories; other: mini brads

I had a great time creating these... There's really something relieving about getting work done and keeping up with my scrapping goals. Hopefully I keep the momentum going!

Happy Friday everyone! :)

layout #2 of 5 - DONE! :)

supplies: cardstock: Bazzil, Amercian Crafts; patterned paper, number stickers, journaling pen, ribbon: American Crafts; silk flower, rhinestone: Prima; journaling tag: 7gypsies.

I guess I have to give myself a round of applause for getting a second layout done this week. It's pretty hard to find the time with a newborn in the house. I feel like I'm not entertaining him enough when I steal time away to work on a layout or some cards... I try to steal the time when he's asleep, but he usually falls asleep in his swing and the swing is in another room from my supplies. So instead, I just have to keep running back and forth... This layout took me a few days to complete. I'm pretty happy with what I did. :)

And I don't know why the scan always cuts the bottom. Grrr.

I also got 3 cards done today - go me! :)

I'm really fond of using the scraps I have... especially from recently completed layouts...



cardstock: Prism; patterned paper: Scenic Route Paper Co.; chipboard letter: Pressed Petals; acrylic stamp: Heidi Swapp









cardstock: Bazzil; patterned paper, ribbon, yellow cardstock: American Crafts; rub-on: Making Memories
















cardstock, patterned paper: KI Memories; buttons: MOD; rub-on: Making Memories

hooray

I made this card for my unit to give to a former patient who had been with us for months and finally went home recently. I used the leftover scraps of SEI paper and some old jelly stickers from Creative Imaginations (they were so old that they were sticking to the OUTER packaging!). Added a few brads and a stamp from Autumn Leaves and voila! My first card for the month of April.

And um, hi. I'm supposed to be on maternity leave and what the heck am I doing making a card for my unit?

handful of cards.

Just some more cards I made in the month of March... All were made with random scraps I'd used previously on random layouts... I also utilized a bunch of supplies that were gathering dust from old monthly kits I had lying around.

I need to find a way to organize these cards... They're starting to add up!

And so April begins today... and so does my challene to myself - for real... The starting count for April is 0/0 so we'll see how it goes...

Hopefully I'll find the time though! I'm crossing my fingers! :)

no scrapping for me until Friday...

Well, since my DH works on Wednesday and Thursday nights, there will be no scrapping for me until Friday (at the earliest)... It's hard trying to take care of my son (who has recently discovered that he doesn't like taking naps. *sigh*)...

But I'm super happy with my previous posted layout. :) That was enough for a week!

A couple weeks ago, I made 2 cards... Go me. I did pretty good for the month of March. Hope this momentum continues through April!