Tink

I had fun tonight creating a page of our "surprise visit" with Tinkerbell in the Magic Kingdom. The prompt for Apr 8 in the Autumn Leaves designing with 2008 was to "find inspiration in sketches." I used an older one by Becky Higgins. Also, inspired by another Pea, amygreg77, to add a hidden Mickey in the layout. :) Do you see it?

Supplies: Paper Salon patterned paper; Making Memories {note}worthy paper, rub-on letters & photo corner; Heidi Swapp chipboard 'T'; Autumn Leaves A Rhonna Christmas chipboard panel; Micron black pen; and Vintage Disney sticker.

Earlier today I discovered this good news at Two Peas in a Bucket:
My Lego Imagination Center layout won me the March Designing With Calendar contest. :) I was truly shocked. There's a lot of talent in the DW group. Very inspiring. It's a joy just to be a part of it. Many thanks to Two Peas & Autumn Leaves!

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Homerun!

I did organize the Disney photos into their album. I did not scrap any tonight. Instead, I went with Trent to his first softball game of the season. For the 2nd year he's playing on his company's team and assisting with coaching. His first hit of the year was perfect - he brought in one batter as well as crossing the home plate himself. I was too excited and busy cheering to take a good picture. That's Trent in the blue shirt coming toward the camera after scoring. :)

Hopefully I can improve on my cheer/photo tactics as the season progresses. ;)

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Disney Photos

2ps blog challenge:
What are your scrapping plans for today?
I hope to spend some time scrapping tonight after I get off work. First I have a little organization to do. I finally ordered prints on Sunday from our Disney trip last November. As I've mentioned in the past, I love good customer service. Who doesn't? Shutterfly has always sent me quality prints and I love their option to add captions to the back. Much better than having to hand write labels on 161 photos. The photos were supposed to arrive between tomorrow and Saturday, but came yesterday! Not even 48 hours after I clicked "submit" on my order. And they are all perfectly printed and labeled. Aaah. :) I plan to pluck out a few to scrap and just reorder new copies later if I want. The rest will go into one of the Pioneer photo albums.

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summer of 86

A page for Trent's childhood album. Found this cute photo of him & his older brother just goofing off and having fun. One of the prompts for April in the Autumn Leaves designing with 2008 calendar was to use flowers on a boy page. I picked some Primas from my stash that closely match the 70s pattern on the couch. :)

Supplies: misc. cardstock; Prima flowers; Making Memories brads, rub-ons and TinyAlpha; Autumn Leaves journaling stamp; Creative Imaginations patterned paper; Li'l Davis rub-on letters. Inspired by Apr 10 and 26/27 of dw2008.

2ps blog challenge:
Do you have spring projects you're excited to do? If so, what are they?
My spring projects typically revolve around my yard & gardens. I'm already searching for the perfect hanging baskets for my front porch. Through trial and error, I've learned that my personal preference is ivy-leaf geraniums. They look gorgeous and handle the sun and dryness of our west facing porch.

Next on the list will be shopping for vegetables for our garden. We typically grow tomatoes, peppers, lettuces, strawberries and a variety of herbs. I love being able to step outside in the summer and pluck food for our dinners. :)

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And the Winner is ...

#18:

JenMarie said...

Oooo, I'd love one of these! It'd be GREAT to actually SEE my ribbon instead of it being stored away. Thanks for the chance!

Congrats to JenMarie! :) Many thanks to everyone who stopped by and left a comment!

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Mod Floral card

While running errands today, we stopped at Michael's (that 50% coupon was burning a hole in my pocket!). I paused next to the dollar section and the Pop of Color collection caught my eye. I had resisted on a previous visit but this time picked up some ribbon and acrylic stickers.

Quick card I made tonight using one of the stickers:

Supplies: Die Cuts with a View card & blue adhesive backed cardstock; misc. black cardstock; Michael's acrylic sticker; Making Memories metal rimmed tag.

And, if you are interested in the scrapping giveaway (including the Ribbon Ring), don't forget to leave me a comment on yesterday's post before 9pm Sunday. :)

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Ribbon Ring

When I reorganized my scrap room last year, I devoted one drawer in my Crop In Style unit to Ribbons & Punches. I don't have a large amount of either so they fit nicely. The down side to this solution is that the drawer is getting full and I'll often forget about the ribbon while working on a project because it is out of sight.

When I received an email on April Fools' Day asking if I'd be interested in trying the Ribbon Ring, I about fell out of my chair. My second reaction was wondering who was playing a joke on me. Deciding maybe it was just my lucky day, I responded with an enthusiastic "Yes!" And today, I found a package in my mailbox from the kind folks at Ribbon Ring.

Instead of hiding in a drawer, my colorful ribbons are now hanging next to my desk where I can easily grab one for a project. The package came with a 2" binder ring, (30) ribbon tags & (30) inventory dots.

The tags are approximately 1-1/2" wide x 2" tall with 1" wide openings. As you can see from the photo on the right - (2) American Crafts ribbons easily fit side by side. I put most of the ribbon I had in my drawer onto the Ribbon Ring and still have tags available.

Threading the ribbon onto the tags was very simple. Chester had fun "helping" me with it (ie, batting at the ribbon ends as I pulled them through). Thankfully he quickly lost interest and I think my ribbons are now safe. ;)

Rather than keeping all of the fun to Chester & me, I'm going to have a giveaway. I have a box sitting here filling up with scrapping goodies for one of my lucky readers. And it will include a Ribbon Ring starter kit courtesy of Ribbon Ring. Many thanks to MB!

For your chance to win, simply leave me a comment on this post between now and 9pm ET Sunday night. Best of luck!

ETA: We have a winner! :)

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Altered CD Pockets

In my Randomness post last month, I mentioned that I enjoy visiting National Parks & Historic Sites to get cancellation stamps in my Passport Book. We learned before our trip last fall that Disney has a passport book for Epcot. I almost forgot about it while there until Trent reminded me. We found one at a gift shop and, admittedly, it was more for kids, but we had a fun time visiting all eleven "countries" in the World Showcase getting cancellation stamps. (I think we amused the cast members by being the only adults doing this. LOL)

I wanted a way to include the passport in my album that allowed it to be pulled out. My first thought was a library pocket. I've looked in stores & online since the trip and have not been able to find one that is the right size. Last night in Target, I stumbled across a package of paper CD sleeves by greenroom eco. Finally a good impulse buy. ;) They are the perfect size.

I altered a red one to hold the passport and adhered it inside the front cover of the album:
Supplies: greenroom eco CD sleeve; Making Memories sticker & rub-on letters; Foof-fa-la rub-on; My Mind's Eye rub-on letters; Martha Stewart Crafts sepia pen. Inspired by Apr 23 of dw2008.

I altered a second sleeve to hold a CD with photos from the trip:Supplies: greenroom eco CD sleeve; Making Memories sticker & rub-on letters; Li'l Davis rub-on letters; miscellaneous camera die cut from stash. Inspired by Apr 18 & 23 of dw2008.

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Happy :)

Dana posted a challenge on her blog today to list 10 random things that make you happy. Here's my list:

1. Trent. Even when I'm having the worst possible day he knows how to cheer me up.
   
2. The fur-kids. Every night when I walk in the door they come running. Well, ok, they want to be fed. But Cali will follow me around crying until I pick her up. Then she'll purr madly and rub her head against my cheek.
   
3. My "invisible" friends - this joke dates back at least a year. A Pea friend said her grandchild referred to her internet friends as "invisible friends." LOL :D
   
4. Scrapbooking, of course.
5. Coupons & sales. It's like a challenge to me to see how much I can save when shopping.
6. Target dollar spot. Refer to above. :) Also, tonight I got 2 more of the little metal tins for my scrapping area similar to the ones I bought last year. Thanks to Dana for the heads up!
7. Comments on my blog. Proof that I'm not just talking to myself. ;)
8. Smilies. And, yes, I'm well aware I have an addiction to them. Hence my Pea title "smiley addict."
9. Warm spring days.
10. Sharing some good news with my Mom.

Now, I challenge all my readers to make their own list. Let me know if you do, I'd love to read them. :)

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Stamps & Ink Pads

I was asked today on a thread at Two Peas in a Bucket how I store my stamp ink pads. In keeping within the restraints of my small scrapping room, I try to keep my stash & tools to a minimum. So far, that means most of my stamps and all of my ink pads fit into one of the drawers in my Crop In Style unit.

I wasn't much of a stamper until I discovered acrylic stamps. I love being able to see where I'm placing the stamp and the thin profile. Much easier to store versus the larger mounted rubber stamps. The few rubber stamps I have are in a black bag by Generations. It sits on top of my other stamps since it's easy to move out of the way.

My stamp ink pads, acrylic stamp blocks, wet wipes (cleaning tip I found on Two Peas some time ago), and a few small packages of Studio G stamps from Michael's fill the right hand side of the drawer.

On the left under the rubber stamp bag are my acrylic stamps. I store a few of the Autumn Leaves stamps in their original packaging.

The rest are stored in CD cases that I labeled with my Dymo label maker.

Finally, my foam stamps are stored in Making Memories jars as mentioned in this post: Small Space Organization {Scrapping Desk}.

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