I know it seem like I've not been working, but REALLY I have been. Today I was so inspired by this totally funny picture of Sean and Pop Pop. We were having dinner at Red Robin, John pulled out his phone and snapped this before it died. What a bit of kismet! I've been using up my Gossamer Blue kits, which I adore... Unfortunately, or fortunately, I'm only keeping 2 months of kits together at a time, so I have no idea what month these are from, but I love these bubbles, and I ADORE the … [Read more...]
December Gossamer Blue Kit!
January 14, 2013 by 1 Comment
After a very long personal vacation, thank goodness I'm back to crafting. I so miss my creative outlet, and more than that, I've missed my crafting besties. We had a entire day on Saturday just crafting and chatting and eating. I got there late (11:30 am) and didn't leave until I was kicked out at 1:30 am. It was lovely. I thought that the best way to handle it was to take my TWO unused Gossamer Blue kits from December and January, print out some pictures that I've been wanting to work with … [Read more...]
Oh Gossamer Blue, how I love you…
December 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I can't tell you how much fun I had with this months Gossamer Blue kit. I loved just about every element, and was so excited to get started. My first LO with this November 2012 kit was a picture I've been hording for months. I love the quiet calmness of this photo. You know that Sean was busy. The cars are there. But for the first time ever, on July 1, 2012, Sean passed out on the couch. It had never happened before. He hates naps. But here he is, asleep on the couch. The papers just … [Read more...]
Scrapbook Island DT Project Oct/Nov 2012
November 19, 2012 by 1 Comment
This month, I got a bulging pizza box. It was beyond bulging. It was a great big bulging pizza box. Inside were the AWESOME Studio Calico Wonderland papers and embellishments. Then, I saw what was causing the bulge... A beautiful Handbook with chevrons... And 5 packages of inserts. What I really saw was a December Daily project staring back at me. I was overwhelmed. December Daily's are time consuming. And knowing I wanted to do my own, and how much time it was going to take... Oh … [Read more...]
Random Craftiness
November 14, 2012 by 1 Comment
So this week I found out that I had to do 4 layouts in order to get a free album from Gossamer Blue. I thought it was 3, and I thought it was three "projects." Bah. Luckily I figured this out before the deadline, and whipped this baby out. I've been working on a HUGE project for Scrapbook Island, and I was thinking Christmas... Can you tell? I also haven't printed any fall photos, which makes fall papers hard. But, I think this worked out beautifully with some white Mr. … [Read more...]
Pre-K Crafts for Old Orchard K1 class
October 29, 2012 by 1 Comment
One of things I love about Sean's new school is... Miss Katie! She is so patient and really would love parent participation. One thing I really wanted to be able to participate in is Sean's Halloween Party. But because I drove to the Pumpkin Patch last week, I had to give up volunteering Wednesday. But, one thing I can do is plan their crafts! So craft number one... A spooky egg carton spider with pipe cleaner legs. What an easy craft. I cut the egg cartons apart, added 8 holes on … [Read more...]
Gossamer Blue October Kit
October 16, 2012 by 1 Comment
This weekend was the Crop Pink Crop at Scrapbook Island. It is one of my favorite crops at the Island, as they auction off layouts, cards, and projects that have been on display at the store... and that people have donated especially for the crop. I had a great time, and was grateful that I had my new Gossamer Blue October kit with me. I figured that I was going to work exclusively with this kit, because, well, I LOVE it. I'm so glad that I decided to give the club a try. So worth my … [Read more...]
Gossamer Blue September Kit
October 4, 2012 by 1 Comment
How fun is Lori's new kit club Gossamer Blue! I met Lori years ago at National Scrapbook Day at Scrapbook Island. I was new to scrapbooking, and to my delight, she and her friend Debbie sat at my table. They both worked on projects, while I worked on LOs, but I could see how creative she was. Shortly there after she joined Lilly Bee's design team. She was talking about doing a kit club way back then, and I'm so pleased that she finally has! My first take, I was trying to do a Pink … [Read more...]
September Design Team Project
September 22, 2012 by 1 Comment
This month I was so lucky to get two (2) projects. Queen & Co. Magic Memories and Simple Stories Harvest Lane. Let's start with our Queen & Co. Disney project... It was so fitting with my recent trip to Disneyland. Honestly, I should have posed the pictures. This time we decided to really use the Disney photographers. Some times we don't, but I really wanted a Christmas picture, so I said that every time we saw a photographer we should get our pictures taken. So, we did. We got … [Read more...]
August Scrapbook Island Design Team Project
August 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This month I was lucky to get Authentique "Curiosity" in my design team box. It's a really cute line, and I love the teal and yellow with the gray, black, and cream. I was given a really cute little mini book to work with by October Afternoon. I really loved the "PLAY" that was laser cut in the front of the book. I thought that the best way to deal with it, and ensure that it was in focus was to paint it a gray color. I then backed it with the teal. It still seemed dark, so I filled it with … [Read more...]
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