scrapping on the brain...

Lately I've had scrapbooking on the brain and I've been itching to work on a couple layouts... Unfortunately, Jonah's daily schedule is changing - he's taking less naps and the ones he DOES take are shorter. Oh well...

I've been working on a couple of challenges and got one done tonight:

This one was for HMITM #52: Use 30 scraps. Super challenging but it was a lot of fun working with old scraps I have lying around all over my scrap room. *lol*

supply list:
Quickutz Stiletto font
Cricut Base Camp font
Bazzill cardstock
Patterned Papers: Tres Jolie, Cherry Arte, Jenni Bowlin, 7gypsies, Lil Davis Designs, Basic Grey, Prima, Daisy D's, Bo Bunny, Heidi Grace, Scenic Route, Crate Paper, A2Z Essentials

The other day I also finished my second digi LO for K-Joi Studios:

Really simple LO I did using the Cafe Pigalle kit by Dragons Lair Designs. Didn't come out the way I wanted, but I'm happy with it. :)

And and this is super awesome: My Love Story matchbook is LOTD at AMM. Yippee! :)

Have a great rest of the week! :)

new adventure (OLW)

There's another cool challenge going on at One Little Word. My LOs never compare to everyone else's there but it's always nice to get a little motivation to scrap! :)

supplies: patterned paper: Fancy Pants, Creative Imaginations; plastic flowers, pen, chipboard letters: American Crafts; stamping ink: StazOn, ColorBox; other: ribbon

my first mother's day weekend...

Nothing special happened.

And I really mean that - nothing happened.

Went to church.
Had breakfast with the family.
Got a gift certificate to take Jonah to the Picture People from my sister.
Nothing from Carl.
No card.
No present.
Nothing.

Don't be surprised.
He's like that when it comes to special days - my birthday, anniversary, Christmas, and now Mother's Day...

And he made me cry.
Because it made me sad.

I told him I can't even scrap about Mother's Day.

He asked why not.

I said, What do I have to scrap about?

It pretty much sucked.

*sigh*

Here's a layout...


supplies: cardstock: Bazzill; cardstock swirl, ribbon: Cosmo Cricket; photo corners, chipboard heart: Heidi Swapp; die cut letters ("big"): Basic Grey; mini-brads: American Crafts

Hope all of you other mothers had a better mother's day than I did.

happy friday!

I had been working on this layout for the past few days, trying to steal time when Jonah naps.

I think it's super cute. And I'm really starting to love my Cricut. :) Now I want every single cartridge out there... *lol*

For Cricut owners out there - which cartridge is your favorite? I'm curious. I'm looking to invest in one or 2 more - maybe I can convince the hubby to get me a few for Mother's Day!

supplies: cardstock: Bazzill; patterned paper: American Crafts, Scenic Route Paper Co.; chipboard "thickers", pen: American Crafts; other: Coluzzle, Cricut (for the die cut lettering "shades").

Have a wonderful friday! :)

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!

yay!

I eeked out one more for the weekend... Kind of had a busy weekend with Jonah not taking his naps when he's supposed to and us going to church today - it wore us all out waking up so early in the morning!

Excuse the funkiness of the flower of the scan... Too lazy to fix it! *lol*

supplies: cardstock: Bazzill; patterned paper: Scenic Route Co.; letter stickers, pen: American Crafts; silk flower, circle bling: Heidi Swapp; ink: ColorBox; other: Making Memories tag maker (yes, I used it! :)

digital getdown.

*lol* that was the title of an old 'NSYNC song I loved. Ahh... the good old days when I was young and a teenybopper. :)

I had the urge to work on something digital today so here's what I came up with. Again, I'm still learning so the concept is pretty simple. I'm almost starting to get the hang of it though!

While I still love paper scrapping, digital is pretty cool because 1) less mess, 2) all of my supplies are in one place (the computer!), 3) it looks cleaner to me for some reason.

Maybe I'll add to my scrapping challenge 1 digital layout a month... It kind of pushes me beyond my limits - which I really like. :)

supplies: software program: Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0; all digital elements dowloaded from the "Echoes of Asia" digital kit from Creating Keepsakes (designed by Jessica Sprague); font: Susie's Hand (downloaded from www.momscorner4kids.com)

i'm a terrible mom...

Someday, I hope Jonah will forgive me for scrapbooking every moment of his life - the good, the bad, and the ugly!

Though, this picture does give me and my hubby a giggle every once in a while...

We just love him to pieces! Even when he's angry, he's just so CUTE! :)

Happy Saturday!

supplies: cardstock: Bazzill (kraft and 6x12 white scalloped); patterned paper: Flair, Creative Imaginations (graph paper); B is for boy sticker: Soft Spoken by Me and My Big Ideas; "Oh Baby!" license plate: Sticker Studio; ribbon: EK Success; tab punch: McGill; pen: American Crafts

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! :)

awesome...

it's my new favorite word of the moment. *lol*

I got a page done yesterday while running back and forth from tending to Jonah and jumping to my scrapbook room... It's not too fancy... I kind of slapped everything together, but it's cute and I like it.

It forced me to use that paper slab of Magnolia/Wild Asparagus from My Mind's Eye that I picked up at Costco last week. :)

supplies: cardstock: unknown (I've had it lying in my stash of supplies since 2002!); patterned paper: either Magnolia or Wild Asparagus (I threw away the reference), Creative Imaginations; letter stickers, pen: American Crafts; flower border: Doodlebug Designs (one of my favorite things right now!); button: MOD by Autumn Leaves; other: silk flower

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

I have an awesome husband.

Despite how tired he may be, he still encourages me to to get out of the house to "take a break" (AKA scrapbook supply shopping) or go and scrap for a while because he knows how important it is to me... He totally rocks. :)

So I came up with a second layout for the day (go me)... It's 12x12 layout even though it doesn't look that way... I've had this picture on my computer, just dying to be a part of a layout. Not too creative, but I'm happy with the outcome...

supplies: cardstock: Bazzill; patterned paper: KI Memories; journaling stamp: Autumn Leaves; tab template: Coluzzle; journaling pen, felt flowers, rub-ons: American Crafts; date stamp, mini brads: Making Memories

2nd layout of the week...

Wow. Go me. 2 layouts in one week! That was really difficult considering Carl worked the past few nights and left me alone with the baby...

Thankfully, Jonah was really good last night and slept 2 4-hour stretches... AND he's sleeping right now as I type this. Hopefully, this doesn't mess with his sleep cycle tonight. Maybe I should wake him up after I post this...

Anyway, here is my masterpiece. Actually, it took me a couple of days to finish it - I couldn't find the lettering I wanted... or I couldn't find the "right" something for it. I know. I'm too much of a perfectionist. Blame it on my Virgo side. I'm terrible and I get fixated on these things.

But I'm proud of it... And I even brought back the old school metal accents from Making Memories. Remember those?

Supplies: Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: SEI, Creative Imaginations, (on the tag - unknown); rub-ons, acrylic paint, foam stamp, metal accents: Making Memories; tag design: I made it courtesy of a make and take at Picture Me Perfect; pen: American Crafts

i scrapped!

Whew! And that wore me out! *lol*

I have to revise my previous challenge to myself of scrapping that photo of me and Carl (see 3rd post below)... I thought I had that picture handy, but amidst all the chaos of this office/scrapbook room, it is nowhere to be found... And it wasn't taken by our camera so I don't have the original on file...

However, I still had to stick to my word and scrapbook one layout by Wednesday and here it is...

Aren't you proud of me?

This picture has been sitting in a pile on my desk forever and it was about time I did something with it... I was particularly proud that I used whatever I had on hand... And I brought back those letter beads for jewelry making back from the ol' school.

Holla at yo' girl. :)

Yay! One layout for the month of March completed!

supplies: cardstock: Bazzill; patterned paper: Scenic Route Paper Co.; metal accents: Marcella by Kay; felt flowers, journaling pen: American Crafts; rub-on monogram: Second Avenue; other: letter jewelry beads, embossing tape

challenge #1

So for my first challenge to myself, I've decided to pick a picture I have scrapbooked yet and turn it into a layout...

Here is the picture I've chosen...

Provided that the baby will be good today (he didn't take any naps yesterday) and visitors will be kept to a minimum, I just might have the time to sit down and do one layout.

Well, at least I hope to get this layout done sometime this week...

Ok. Ok. My deadline for myself is Wednesday...

That's attainable, right?