5/13/2009

Thanks So Much

Fun little thank you card I made playing with supplies in my stash:


Supplies: Die Cuts with a View card; Archiver's cardstock; Basic Grey patterned paper; Studio G stamp; StazOn black ink; American Crafts ribbon.

5/11/2009

Weekend

I had a wonderful weekend spending time with family & friends and celebrating at the baby shower. Many thanks to my sister, mother and aunt who organized and hosted the shower.


Trent and I were overwhelmed with the thoughtful gifts for our son. His room is filling up with all the necessities. He may even have more clothing than the two of us now! He'll be a well dressed little boy for sure.

When I returned home from the shower, I found another surprise waiting for me. My dad had come to visit and, with Trent's help, picked up the travel system we wanted and had it ready & put together for us.

After everyone left, mom and I enjoyed some time alone. She was a huge help in sorting through the gifts with me and helping to put them away.

5/10/2009

Happy Mother's Day

For each of our mothers and for Trent's grandmother, I altered brag books for them to carry photos of the newest family member. :)


Supplies: 4x6 photo brag books; Paper Salon patterned papers; American Crafts ribbon; Martha Stewart Crafts felt stickers.

5/09/2009

Baby Shower & Card

My sister & aunt are hosting a baby shower for me today. I'm looking forward to it and time with family and a few close friends. One of my friends is expecting a little boy just a couple of weeks before us. This is the card I made for her:


Supplies: Die Cuts with a View card; Bazzill cardstock; Heidi Swapp stamp; Marvy LePlume marker; American Crafts ribbon; Autumn Leaves button; Coats & Clark thread; Doodlebug Designs patterned paper.

5/08/2009

Nursery Peek

We're still working on getting the nursery together. Here is a peek of the recent progress:


Credits: Owlet photo by my dear friend, Wanda Hart; Giraffe vinyl decor by Single Stone Studios.

5/07/2009

Thursday Thirteen #4: Scrapbooking Favorites

Thirteen of my scrapbooking favorites right now:
  1. Making Memories tiny alpha letter stickers - I seem to use these quite frequently on layouts and cards
  2. Stampin' Up Whisper White ink pad
  3. Sketches & Challenges - excellent for reviving that mojo when I want to scrap, but am struggling with what direction to take.
  4. StazOn black ink pad
  5. We R Memory Keepers 12x12 photo sleeve pages - these are making it so easy for me to quickly add my Project 365 photos to my album.
  6. Punches - especially corner rounder and border punches
  7. Adobe Photoshop
  8. Signo Uniball pens - white & silver
  9. Chipboard
  10. Tombow Mono Adhesive - my favorite adhesive for years. I grab a refill every time I'm at a craft store to make sure to have plenty on hand.
  11. Scallops
  12. Collages - whether cutting & piecing by hand or arranging on the computer & then printing, I'm loving this quick and easy way to add a lot of photos to a layout without the page seeming too busy.
  13. American Crafts 3-ring albums - how did I ever survive without these? They make it so easy to add pages and mix & match sizes.

5/06/2009

Busy Evening

Last night we made our second trip to Best Buy this week. Our all-in-one printer recently died (amazing how much you realize you need a printer when you don't have one) and we had finally purchased a new one on Sunday. Once we had it hooked up, it was obvious it was a lemon. It sounded as though every internal piece was scraping. The cats both were bug eyed and looking around trying to figure out what thing was causing such a dreadful noise. Then to top it off, there was a spot under the scanner glass so every scan came out with a dot on it. The employees at customer service were easy about the exchange and the new printer works perfectly. On top of that, we were able to leave our old printer for free recycling. If you have any electronics that need recycling, I definitely recommend checking out their program - for us it is far more convenient than driving to the local county recycling center.

After we returned home, I spent some time making Cat Squares for the 2 orders I had yesterday in my Etsy shop. A little shot of the work in progress (that awful checked fabric in the background is the ironing board cover - I hate it, but that $10 board & cover have lasted me 10 years now so I can't complain too much):



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5/05/2009

Green/Blue Floral card

Simple card I created last night inspired by the card on the front of the May/June issue of Scrapbooks Etc, Marcie's rounded corner challenge at Scrappin' Mojo and Ter's Card Challenge:


Supplies: Die Cuts with a View card & adhesive backed cardstock; Frances Meyer patterned paper; EK Success corner rounder & scalloped circle punches; black stamp ink; Making Memories epoxy flower.

5/04/2009

Heather's Wedding

We had a busy, fun filled weekend with family celebrating Trent's younger sister's wedding:


Supplies: Quick Collage template 111 from Scrapbooks Etc.

5/01/2009

Hello card

I felt like playing a little in the scrap room last night after my prenatal water aerobics class and put together this fun card inspired by the Two Peas Stamp Camp Week 4 Class to stamp on fabric.


Supplies: Die Cuts with a View card; Bazzill cardstock; miscellaneous fabric & ribbon; Autumn Leaves buttons; Coats & Clark thread; American Crafts rub-on.