Can You Feel The Spring?!?!?!

Not sure about where you are at but here in the Pacific Northwest it's been beautiful today!!! Sunshine and no rain makes for a great day!

 

I have never been a card maker so this was a fun and exciting experience for me. I got challanged recently to make some cards and hit it full force. Not really sure why I have never made cards, maybe I thought I wouldn't use them but after making these and having so much fun doing so, I think I might just make some more :) Fun Times!!

 

This was the first one I made and I went a little nuts. Those felt flowers were so much fun to make and I had paper to match from the Basic Grey Euphoria paper pad so I went to town!! Stamped the Thank You with the Alphabets stamp set from Stampin Up. Added a doilie and some enamel dots from Theresa Collins.

 

 

 

 

 

This one I used the Cosmo Crickt Toghether paper pack. Fun paper to work with. I used the Spring stamp set from Stampin Up for the quote. Added twine and there you go.

 

I really had fun making these cards and I think I caught the bug :) Might have to make some more tonight!!

 

Thanx so much for stopping by and have a great day!!!

Genuine Love

 

I love how this layout turned out! It's my first time using kraft paper. I made a big mess making it too and I think that added to the fun of it!!

 

 

 

The polka dot paper is My Minds Eye, and the blue paper is Creative Memories. I distresed the edges a bit then inked it up. The letter stickers are K & Company and I've been dying to use them. This was the perfect spot too! The Love sticker is from Creative Memories and I put it on the blue paper to help it stand out.

 

 

 

 

The red embellishments are from a print out from a Studio Calico class I took. The chip board pieces under them are from Studio Calico as well. The cloud is Amy Tangerine and I used foam adhesive to make it stand out. I splattered some paint and got it everywhere in the process. I scrapped this in a motel room with my sister on a scrap weekend too so I tried to clean up as best I could. I used washi tape and a chevron stamp from a Studio Calico class kit. I don't use stamps ever so I was excited when it came together.

 

 

 

Here is a close up of the title. The What a boy sticker is from My Minds Eye.

 

 

 

 

 

Another close up. I seriously need to get better at photographing my stuff!!! Sorry bout that :)

I hope you enjoyed this layout as much as I did making it!!!

Have a great day my friends!

The Calm Before The Storm

Oh my sweet boy. At almost exactly 2 weeks old, he started screaming. And I don't mean a cute little newborn baby scream. I mean a big huge, top of his lungs, high pitched, sharp, blood curdling scream. And it didn't stop. EVER!!! OK maybe the EVER part is an exaggeration but it was bad!!! It wasn't only in the evenings either like all the doctors and books tell you. It got worse in the evenings sure, but he screamed non-stop whenever he was awake.

At about 2 months old I realized it got worse when I ate any dairy (I nursed him BTW). So I cut out all dairy and started giving him probiotics once or twice a day. That all helped a bit but he still screamed A LOT!! Oh... to look back and remember is crazy. It was so hard but what got me through it all was that I just kept telling myself that this is just a season in his life and it WILL get better. I prayed a lot for strength and patients and God helped. At 8 months I gave up nursing all together and started him on non-dairy formula. Again it helped but he was just a screamer. Even now at 2 years old, he screams whenever he's mad, especially at his brother. :) And it's still very high pitched and loud!!!

 

Here is a layout of how sweet and beautiful he was while he slept cuz that's the only time he didnt' scream.

 

 

 

 

This is the Creative Memories Rugged paper and embellishments.

 

 

Thanx for stopping by and have a great day!!!

Layout about aunties

My wonderful sisters came to help when Colton was born. Tammy came up while I was in the hospital to help take care of Gus and the house so Chris didn't have to take too much time off work. Lisa came the first week we were home from the hospital.

 

Used the all the same stuff here as the other layouts in this album. Creative Memories Rugged paper, My Minds Eye patteren paper, embellishments from Scrapbook Steals, and thickers.

 

I used my date stamp here and journaled a bit.

 

 

This was a quick post but I hope you enjoyed it.

Thanx for stopping by

My Family Layout

 

Here's another layout from my scrap weekend with my sister. I'm noticing how far behind I am with my album. This was over 2 years ago. Dang!! Not much time to scrap with 2 little boys I guess. That's OK, soon enough they will be gone and my house will be too quiet and I'll miss them tremendously! Then I'll scrap my heart out and get all caught up! 

 

 

Again this is with the Creative Memories Rugged ling. I used my scallop border punch from Stampin Up! for a decorative edge on the bottom photos. Love the Jenni Bowlin Tab Punch. You'll see me using it a lot in this album. I used my date stamp on it and attached it to my photo with the Tiny Attacher. Love that thing too!!

 

 

Here's a close up of the embellishments at the top. Used the date stamp here too. The journal card, blue scallop circle and Happy Memories card are from Amy Tangerine and the My Family and You Are Amazing tags are from an embellishments kit I got from Scrapbook Steals. They matched so well with my paper.

 

Not one of my favorite layouts but it is of my favorite people!!

Thanx for stopping by!!

 

New Layout

Hi all!!! I know it's been awhile, life is crazy to say the least. I'm sure you all know exactly what I mean :)

 

I did however find time to go on a scrapbook weekend with my sister though!! YAY!!! We usually go on 2 trips a year with a group of gals that live up by my sister in Washington. Lisa wasn't able to make it to the one they went to in October so we decided to meet at a hotel in between us two. We both were able to leave on a Thursday and stay till Sunday. Oh the joy!!! Still didn't feel like enough time though.

 

I worked on my son's baby album. Got a lot done but didn't get very far if that makes any sense. I have so many pictures and got a lot of pages done but I'm not even to him being a month old yet.

 

This layout is of us leaving the hospital

 

 

I used Creative Memories Rugged paper for this layout. The title is on Creative Memories Rugged embellishments and so is the journaling. The arrows are from a kit of assorted die cuts I got form Scrapbook Steals.com. The wood veneers are from Studio Calico I got in a kit from a class I took on line with them awhile back called Pop Off The Page. I used some washi tape in the corners and added more punched paper.

 

 

Here's a closer look at the embellishments

 

I'll post a new layout as I get time between potty training, Christmas shopping and baking and life!

Thanx for stopping by and have a great day!!!

Jennifer Evans & Heidi Swapp

Heidi Swapp Memory File class by Jennifer Evans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What a fun day!!! I got to spend the day

with my dearest friend Kelly →→→→→→→

and take a class from Jennifer Evans

who is not only an In House Designer

for Craft Warehouse, but is also on

Heidi Swapp's Media Team.

 

The class was free with the purchase of a Memory File kit that Jennifer put together. It had everything we needed to get started. I've been wanting to get my hands on Heidi Swapps Memory Files for awhile now and this class was the perfect opportunity. Jennifer did a great job laying things out for us, making it easy to put together a beautiful project.

 

 

Here's a close up of the front cover. At the class I only put down 1 photo but after I got home, I added a lot more to it. 

 

 Here you can see the smaller file Jennifer added. She also used a die cut and made us all a banner using Heidi's Color Magic paper. We used Tim Holtz Distress Markers and had fun coloring them. Again I added more photos and embellishments when I got home.

 

 

On the right here you can see the awesome Fotostack. Man!! That thing holds a ton of photos! I had to rearrange my photos and add more than I had planned just to fill it. LOVE THAT!!!
 

 

This is a shot of what is under the Fotostack. I made this arrow embellishment as an afterthought. We got some rub-ons with the kit and I accidentally got some on the top photo when I didn't want it there. To cover it up, I used this arrow form Heidi Swapps Sugar Chic line that I won on her web launch party. Turned out cute though.

 

 

I had so many picture of this trip to the coast that I went back to Craft Warehouse and got Heidi's No Limits Files, labels and more of her embellishments. I Taped another file to the one I made in class and went to town. I also used my sewing machine to add a smaller file to the inside. Fun!!!

 

 

Use the rest of the Color Magic banner and sprayed it with my Mr. Huey's Water Cooler spray.

 

 

What a fun way to scrap!! I love these Memory Files. Can't wait to try more things with them.

 

Thanx for stopping by and have a great day!!!