Super Saturday

Here are the projects that I taught on Saturday...card organizers made from the Acrylix Organizer OR fun little lunch box tins...

We also made some cards...

Inspired by Pat Pobst (sp?)

The next three were inspired by Lisa Stenz

Idea from last year's (?) Autumn/Winter Idea Book or maybe 2006?

Inspired by Diane Bowman (?)

Cherish Friends

This is a card that I made earlier this year, but I finally used it this week. I had a good friend go into the hospital on Tuesday in pre-term labor, so I gave her this card along with some yummy banana muffins when she finally came home. The scary thing is, I'm only about 6 weeks behind her, and she also has 3 girls about the same ages as mine, so it's hard to see her going through this. And just on Sunday, I had told her we needed to get pics together of our bellies - I thought we had plenty of time! Hopefully that baby will stay in at least a few weeks longer - she is in our prayers and thoughts.

I love YOU the most!

My mom sent the girls these sweet letters and pictures shortly after her most recent trip here - they were so precious that I didn't want them lost or forgotten, so I scrapped them! I used MCC #20 for these pages - for those who aren't familiar with Stacy's abbreviation, that means Marjorie's Color Challenge. I used to do at least one of her challenges per month, but it's been a while lately, and this is even an old one, so it shows how far behind I am! You can check out all of her color challenges HERE.

Here is the layout with a sneak peak of CTMH's upcoming December Stamp of the Month, Heart Throb! I usually don't like Valentine stamp sets, but I just LOVE this one! I am working on another layout today using this stamp set again, hopefully I'll get it posted tomorrow.

Products Used - all CTMH: Imagine Layout Sweet Symphony (page 24), Watermelon, Hydrangea, and Moonstruck B&T papers (all retired), Heavenly Blue CS, Extreme Caps, Rustic Alphabet (stamp kissed with Heart Throb), Because I Love You stamp set, Dimensional Elements Flower Garden, Heavenly Blue Embossing Powder, White Daisy Embossing Powder, Moonstruck and Hydrangea Bigger Brads, White Daisy RicRac Ribbon

3 Generations of Handmade Love...

Here is a 2-page 9x9 layout that I finished last week - I entered it in this month's CTMH Sassy Strands contest. I wrapped the #3 with Sassy Strands and then crocheted around the circle on the right page. I've really been second guessing my title since I've sent it in, though. I'm wondering if 4 generations would have been better than 3 - which would have made more sense to you? Here's what I did - tell me what you think about the title - I may change it for the layout I do for my book. I also wish I would have added something about the dress - it's the same dress that my two older girls and myself were blessed in - I believe my mom made it and tatted (?) on it - Mom, correct me if I'm wrong.

Here is the pull-out tag...

Products Used: PageMaps layout, Silhouette Paper Pack, Because I Love You stamp set, Hodgepodge Alphabet stamp set, Solos “3” stamp set, Black Stamp Pad, Bamboo Stamp Pad, White Daisy Sassy Strands, Circle Coluzzle, Tags Coluzzle, Micro-Tip Scissors, Expressives Font CD, White Daisy Embossing Powder, StickStock Vellum, Edge Distresser, Piercing Tool, Size 10 Crochet Hook

I Did It!

At the beginning of the year, I set a goal of how many layouts I wanted to complete this year. I decided I could do at least 2 pages per week, so I set my number at 104. Well, as of last night, I have reached my layout goal for 2008 and we're barely halfway through the year! I'm so excited, even though I still have THOUSANDS more pictures to scrap ;-) But I'm having fun and preserving memories, that's what counts, right? I know some gals who scrap way more than 104 layouts in a year, so to some it may not seem like a lot, but this was a good goal for me. I looked back at last year and estimated that I only got about 50 layouts done, so double that in half the time is great!

So, be warned, this is a long post of artwork! I am posting my goal reaching layouts that I've completed in the last week. I just noticed that they're all old pics - I really haven't scrapped much of my girls lately....hmmmm, interesting.

Here is a layout of my Grandma and Grandpa's 50th wedding anniversary back in 1995 - oops, I just noticed that I forgot to add my journaling piece on the right page. They were married in 1945 and still together! I still remember, at this party, how my grandpa flipped his hat around and scooped my grandma up into a big kiss - that's the pic that's framed on the left page.

The flip book opens up to the pictures of some of the grandkids holding the Top Ten List.

I used Reflections for these two pages. Products Used: Caprice paper pack, Boutique Numbers, Card Commentary, Chocolate Mini Medleys, Chocolate Ribbon Rounds, Adorable stamp set, Because I Love You stamp set, Square Window Charm, Honey Sassy Strands, 6-pocket Photo Storage Page (cut up to create flip book), Classic Caps, All You Need stamp set (retired)

Here is a layout of our County Fair back in 1989. I added Hollyhock to tie the colors into me, but now I really wish I hadn't - oh, well!

The left page with the large picture of my brother and me, will open up using a TrueFit Folio, and inside will be these pages. I just can't get enough of these stitched circles - they're so much fun!

I used a PageMaps layout on each of these - the first set of pages is from a layout from the PageMaps Book and the other set is from April 2006 - it's just the same layout flipped. Products Used: Sarsaparilla paper pack, Homestead Alphabet, Fresh Shapes Dimensional Elements, Natural Hemp, Star Struck stamp set, Black Bitty Brads, Bigger Brads (my girls helped me use my Desert Sand Embossing Powder to make these brads match the page - they love using the tweezers and heat gun!)

And here is the page I completed last night - I really struggled finding the perfect title on this one, I debated leaving it just 'Cherish' or maybe 'Cherish the MomentS' or 'Cherish the simple moments' - I am still thinking about adding an "S" to the end of Moments - what do you think? This is my brother and I twenty years ago - wow, I can't believe it was that long ago!

I used a PageMaps layout from April 2008 for this one. Products Used: Blue Ribbon paper pack, various Dimensional Element letters, buttons, Moonstruck, Indian Corn Blue, and Sunflower Waxy Flax, Indian Corn Blue RicRac, Sans Alphabet, Calendar stamp set, Delightful Alphabet, White Daisy Grosgrain ribbon

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