Hawaii

"Black Sand Beaches"

Bella Blvd

completely scrap-lifted from somewhere ;) 

 "Lovely Hula Hands"

posted the left side as part of an open call with a single page sketch and finally made the other half of the layout (because I knew I would never leave it as a single page layout, lol!)

Handmade those flowers with twill ribbon and pleated the twill myself.

 "Luau"

Posted this layout once before as part of an open call with a sketch, but I added a couple of small pieces since then and just like the way it photo'd this time around.

 "Cruisin North Shore"

CTMH Level 2 Paper Pack

Love the way this one turned out, so carefree and relaxed.

  

"Laugh"

Lime Rickey

I know I used a sketch, but I have no idea where I got it from ;)

I took these photos from our balcony of my daughter and hubby going down the twisy slide into the pool below.  I love that I was able to capture these moments without either of them knowing... and from an interesting vantage point.

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Back to School Layouts

I have been pretty productive lately and decided to post all my layouts according to the album the layout belongs in.  These layouts are from Kindergarten... can't believe she already started Third Grade this week!   Also, I finally got smart and started photo-ing the layouts as a double page spread, since that is how I intended them to look... especially when the elements and photos flow across both pages ;o)

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"First Day of Kindergarten"

Imaginisce ~ Teacher's Pet Collection 

Sketch scraplifted from PaisleyandPolkaDots

 

"2 Cute for School"

"Field Trip"

Bella Blvd ~ Sunny Happy Skies Collection 
Scraplifted from PaisleyandPolkaDots

"Oh the Places You'll Go"

Bella Blvd ~ Sunny Happy Skies Collection 

"Spirit Fridays"

Simple Stories Elementary Collection 
Left sketch scraplifted from the Simple Stories Blog.

Girls Weekend 2011

I am amazed at how little I got scrapped this year during our annual girls trip.  I did however get in a good bit of relaxing, chatting, and just being with my girls.  The four layouts I did actually came together pretty easy once I finally got to work.  Especially easy was the kit from Scrapbook Generation (ya know, one of the many kits that I won from Sketch Support!)  My camera did not want to cooperate, so these pics do not do justice at all, but if you click on the image it enlarges so you can see more of the detail.

"Sweet Cupcakes"
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One of the kits that I won from Sketch Support :o)

I did this layout in record time!  Especially for me, who tends to take days flip-flopping embellies around and making sure it's just right, lol!  I think it took me about 20-25 minutes, including the time it took me to decide which pics to use!  I will definitely be picking up more of these kits!

"Pajama Party"

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A quickie layout that kinda has a funny story, let' see if I remember it correctly... Jodi did that tree out of ribbon and I though it was so cute and I scraplifted it from her, then she liked my sketch and scraplifted that from me (even though I copied from a sketch somewhere, lol.)  Just goes to show that you never really know if your "idea" was really yours or just a distant memory of something you saw once upon a time!  :o) 

"Feeding Frenzy"

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This layout has been in the works for awhile, mostly becuase I need Granny's help.  I made the layout back in February! but wanted to add the koi and water lily and just knew that Granny could do a much better job than me or anything on my cricut.  Boy was that right!  She hand cut the koi based off a clipart I saw online and lord only knows how she made those flowers.  She has been making tons of flowers lately, so she may have the info on her blog. 

"My Deer"

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This was another layout that got passed around and scraplifted :o)  I actually made that deer using my Cricut (can't remember last time poor little Pinky got used!) and just inked the hooves and antlers darker instead or double-cutting (a little lazy, but it worked).  The title was a gift from Jodi... she brought all of us a complete set of chipboard letters that she cut with her new Accucut Apricot font!  Soooo want more of those, or better yet would love to just buy my own Accucut but I will just keep dreaming ;o)

Sketch Support Blog Hop Winner!

Can't believe I won the Ultimate Kit Club Sampler during the Sketch Support Blog Hop!  Woohoo!  I am so in love with Allison's sketches and can't wait to give these kits a try!   Thank you so much to Allison Davis and the team at Sketch Support!

Here's what she said:

"The Ultimate Scrapbook Generation Kit Club Sampler" winner

What a great time the "Get to Know the Creative Team" blog hop was! One thing all of us at Sketch Support agreed on was how thoughtful the comments were on all the blogs. It was so great to see that not only was everyone taking the time to read each post and hop to each blog but to also take the time to leave such amazing comments. Thank you from everyone here at Sketch Support!

The winner of  "The Ultimate Scrapbook Generation Kit Club Sampler" is...

ScrapyTiff said...

Woohoo, made it around the world and back... Loved reading about all the new DT members, plus picked up a few scrapping ideas along the way! Great blog hop!

You can email me at allison@scrapbookgeneration to claim the giveaway. You'll also need to include your shipping information and we'll have that prize on it's way to you.  


And I won all of this:

"The Ultimate Scrapbook Generation Kit Club Sampler" 

The winner of this giveaway will receive:

• The February Super Sketch Club kit - includes the materials and sketches to make five two-page layouts. The February kit includes products from Fancy Pants, Jillibean Soup, and BoBunny.

• February Boy Crazy kit - includes the materials to create a two-page boy themed layout with BasicGrey products and a sketch.

• February Girl Crazy kit - includes the materials to create a two-page girl themed layout with Echo Park products and a sketch.

• February Generation Page kit - includes the materials to create a two-page layout with We R Memory Keepers products, a color photo of the layout, and directions.

• February Hall of Fame Page kit - includes the materials to create a two-page layout with BasicGrey products, a color photo of the layout, and directions.

• Generation Card kit - includes the materials to create four cards with My Mind's Eye products, color photos of the cards, directions, and a cutting guide.

To sum it up that's seven sketches and the materials to make nine two-page layouts andfour cards! 

Happy Holidays

Scrapbook Generation

Sketch artisit Allison Davis, who runs Scrapbook Generation with her mom, is doing an open call for Creative Team members for her new website.  The new site will be dedicated to sketches all month long and that is where the new creative team will kick in... sounds like a plan to me!  So, here is my take on the sketches she posted...

Sketch #1

        

"Hula Hands"

This one will eventually have a second matching page where I will journal about the hula lessons and the history of the song they danced to, it was sooo cool!

Supplies:

My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary Little Miss Muffet: "That's My Girl" (purple posies paper), "Delight" (purple plumes paper), and "Delight" (brown polka dot)

Quickutz: Magnolia Grand Font

CTMH: Just Blooms Posie (leaves), Cocoa Ink 

Colors: Hollyhock, Colonial White, Cocoa

Misc: Twill Ribbon, Velvet Rick Rack, Buttons, DMC Floss, and the Cutter Bee Piercing Bugs

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Sketch #2

"Rose"

My little girl doesn't know it yet, but this will be her birthday card in a few short weeks... I cannot believe she is going to be seven!  As soon as I saw the circles on this sketch, I had to make these flowers using the Quickutz Nesting Circles, the machine-stitched winding vine continues the circle theme, and I rotated the sketch counter-clockwise, just cause it looked a little better with the vines growing "up" than across  :o)

Supplies:

Basic Grey Euphoria Bless (stripe)

Alpha print paper scrap (I think it was Heidi Grace?)

Bazzill Basics Paper Leaves

Quickutz Nesting Circles

CTMH: Big Brads, Cardstock

Colors: Heavenly Blue, White Daisy, Blush

Misc: Sewing Machine and Thread

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Sketch #3

"Luau"

I am having so much fun scrapping our Hawaii trip from earlier this year... Hawaii is actually the only thing that I have scrapped so far from 2010!  I need to get moving and quick!  In an effort to squeeze in a few more photos, I did another one of my pull out tricks behind the 5x7... I will just slit the page protector and you can pull the ribbons to see four more photos!  I made a number of "variations" on this layout, here are a few. First I used a 5x7 in place of the two vertical photos on the left, second I changed the placement of the wallet size photos on the right, and third I let the floral pattern act as my accent paper on the far left (since it was so pretty) and last I journaled right on the background.   I used that same background pp on the second page, just turning it 180 degrees so the floral patterns are on the outer  sides of the layout. I still "see" the sketch, but I really made it my own and made it work for my photos.  Here is a close-up of where the extra photos pull-out...

Supplies:

BoBunny Calypso Dream (background)

BoBunny Calypso Life (stripe)

Making Memories: Cranberry Paint

CTMH: Just Blooms, Big Brads, Bitty Brads, Dimensional Elements Solos, RickRack

Colors: Honey, Dutch Blue, and Cranberry 

Misc: ribbon, fuzzy big brads (wish I could remember where I got these!), Sanding Block, Heidi Swapp Edge Distresser

Happy Scrapping!

2011 Crops

Mark your calendars for the next two crops at St Pauls,

January 22, 2011
3pm-10pm

and get this....

February 18 & 19
Friday 6pm-Midnight
Saturday 10am-10pm
Woohoo, a two day crop!

Also, I am scouting out a location for a monthly Friday night crop that will not be the same weekend as SPUMC, and wonder how many others would like to join me?  I have heard that the public library will allow use of their room but haven't gotten any details yet... who's interested?

Oh, and I am totally putting it in my calendar now for next year's ScrapFest at Archivers in Atlanta!  I have missed it the past couple of years, but I am putting in on my calendar now September 16-18, 2011.  Yeah, I know that is a bit far down the road, but I loooove that store and have decided I need to make more trips there to crop since it really isn't that far away ;o)  I have a tiny prius but would love some travel buddies... who's with me?  :o)

A Couple of Quickies

This layout was one that Granny started and I kinda stole it off her scrap table last time I was visiting ;o) Thanks Granny!  I love how she cut out the little "chalk" drawing that was printed on the paper.  I added the strip of argyle paper to widen the die-cut sheet so it would be wide enough for the 8x10 class pic.

I decided to leave all the names and school info on the pic and journal about her teacher, my volunteer time, and who her best friends were.  Hopefully she will stay connected with these friends, but we all know that sometimes life happens and twenty years from now, it will be nice to remember all those names.

In my last post I commented on Miss H's rolls.  I recently came across these pics (I actually forgot about this sitting until I came across these prints) and you can definitely see those adorable baby chub rolls here around her wrists and ankles, so cute and cuddly!  Ohhh and the one around her neck, I am melting :o)

Making up for lost time!

I am making up for a lot of missing scrapping time.  I have about 7 layouts that I did since last posting and have been waiting to put them in albums until I photographed them... finally did that today so I am just posting them all, not a lot of details.  But, if you have a question please just leave me a comment and I will be happy to share a technique, manufacturer, or supply inquiry.

By the way, all of my layouts are two-page layouts and generally have some flow across the page.  So, if you go to the link --> over there to see my gallery, you can see the pages next to each other and they make a little more sense :o)  Enjoy!

This is a layout from Summer 2009 that I did during my girls weekend but had been waiting on the enlargement.  My little girls first official ballet class... not her cup of tea!  She has never asked to do ballet again since! :o) Which cracks me up since I did ballet for over a dozen years!

Valetine's Party at VPK waaaayyy back in Feb 2009!  Can't believe how young she looks in that bottom right photo, still has the little baby chub!  Awww, I miss her little rolls!

I totally cheated on this one and bought it from my mom (SBFO on eBay and etsy) because I was totally in love with that little bear in the dress!  Thanks mommy, I love my layout and these were the perfect pictures!

When we first moved to Tally, Miss H took TaeKwonDo lessons for a little while.  She was so funny to watch and was actually pretty good at it... unlike ballet ;o)  I would like to see her eventually pick an activity and stick with it, but I figure she is young and should experience a variety... she def has tried a number of things in the last year or so!

The title photo needs a little explanation, so maybe I will revisit this layout another time... but it is overall a "year in review" layout from VPK.

Oh, we had sooo much fun at our Girl Scouts Skate Night!  Mommy stayed off the skates though, one wobbly woman was enough for daddy to steady!  I am quite proud of those die-cut skates... I actually did those all by myself, free-hand, no diagram, and no outside inspiration!  They even have real tied-up laces and big brads to look like wheel-bearings!  Pretty cool, huh?!

And finally... You are my sunshine!  On the last day of VPK, the school had a huge pool party with blowup water slides and shaving cream!  Great way to end the year!  And a great way to end this post!

Monkey Business

Can I just tell you... I am so excited about this little guy!  I actually made him all by myself :o) No help from Mommy (of course, she was really sick otherwise I am sure she would have been happy to help).  I used the Cricut Gypsy to tweak one of the monkeys and manipulated a couple different layers to get the different colors.  He turned out so cute, and exactly the size and proportion I needed.  Ok, so maybe I do love my Gypsy sometimes... I definitely wouldn't love my Cricut without my Gypsy that's for sure!!!

The layout is of my munchkins summer classes at our local gymnastics place.  She is definitely my little monkey, hanging and swinging and climbing all over the equipment... no fear!

The tree branches are from the Quickutz border die... I just trimmed down the main 12" branch into the two pieces I needed.  The leaves were hand cut from patterend paper that happened to be the perfect size and colors.

So maybe this layout is my favorite from Girls Weekend!  I can't decide!

My Fish