10 Months Old - Challenge #115

This week's challenge over at Sketches! {by tamara} is a recipe challenge from Janine. Use the following items on your project:

*Brads

*Buttons

*Color Blue

And here is the layout that I created - it's yet another page for Trysten's calendar - this has been such a fun project, now I wish I had done my girls' calendars the same way!

Remember, you can click on the picture to view it larger.

Products Used (all CTMH): Stardust paper pack, Rustic Numbers embossed with White Daisy Embossing Powder, Hodge Podge Alphabet, Summer Craft Buttons, Summer Brads

Other Products Used: Pinking decorative scissors

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the Design Team has created using this Recipe Challenge - just click here!

Thanks for visiting!

Flashback Friday

Today I am sharing some fun, old Easter themed projects for my Flashback Friday. I sure had fun looking back at some of these old creations. I will be sharing another old favorite Easter project that I created with the girls, so I hope you'll check back! Have a great weekend!

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First I want to share this old favorite project - one I remember doing with my mom. Here I re-did it using CTMH Sassy Strands but you can use any kind of thin string...

And here is how you create them:

*Blow up some water balloons (they are small and have an egg shape vs. other balloons)

*Dip your string in starch and wrap around the balloon

*Allow the balloon to dry completely (set it on wax paper to dry)

*Once the balloon is dry, pop the balloon and pull it out of your egg shape

And here are some fun pop-up cards with a bunny and a chick - I love these animals because they were created using the Happy Easter stamp set. Their bodies were the egg shape, the chick's feet were the tulip stamp, and the bunny ears were the leaf stamp - how fun is that! So many more possibilities with this stamp set than just eggs and flowers.

And here are some Easter pages that I created before I started blogging, so I haven't had a chance to share them here yet!

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You may recognize the big picture on the following layout if you have a CTMH Spring 2010 catalog - that's my girls on page 51! You can also check it out here if you missed it before! I used no patterned paper on this layout - only textured CS and the Friendship Flowers stamp set.

I created my patterned paper on the following layout using the Playful Flourishes stamp set with Buttercup and White Daisy inks.

And these pages I have shared on my blog already, but here they are again just because of their theme!

Here I used two Just Blooms flower petals for the bunny ears, and a pink brad for the bunny nose:

Notice how this page and the next are identical - I just used different papers but the same Imagine layout. This was a layout for a gathering, and I gave them a girly option and a boy option.

Thanks for looking!

Flyin' High

This week's challenge over at Sketches! {by tamara} is a layout sketch.

And here is the page I created using this sketch - I rotated the sketch to fit my pictures and took a sketch from the September 2009 PageMaps to create a companion page. I used some of the fun papers from Studio Calico that I won last year - I thought the butterflies were perfect.

For the butterflies I used my circle punch to punch the butterflies from the patterned paper - then I cut out another butterfly and pieced it on top using 3-D foam dots to add some fun dimension.

CTMH Products Used: Hodge Podge Color Ready Alphabet stickers, Summer Celebration Mini Medleys, Hodge Podge Alphabet stamp set, Friendship alphabet stamp set (small), White Daisy textured cardstock, Sweet Leaf cardstock and ink, Outdoor Denim Conchos

Other Products Used: Nestabilities Labels, Studio Calico papers, mini pop dots, circle punch, SU! photo corner punch

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Thanks for stopping by - don't forget to check out what the rest of the Design Team has created using this sketch, and I hope you'll get a chance to play as well!

Am I going to make it?

Since I am WAY behind on reaching my layout goal for the end of the year, I pulled out a couple of pages that I did a few years ago for swaps or gatherings and finally added some pictures. Do you think I can still reach my goal by the end of the year? There's not much time left! Here are some super quick pages that helped my numbers a little! I only count pages that I keep for myself that have pictures and journaling on them - if I counted gifts, I think I would already be at my goal ;-P

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These pages were for a club gathering in Spring of 2008

I did have to create the right page for this one since all I had was the left page - but it still went together super fast.

These pages were for a Themed Swap that I was invited to participate in about 2 years ago, hosted by Tiffany Cheney. At that time I never thought I'd have use for boy pages ;-) Swap participants received the following boy themed projects from me:

...and I created a companion page for myself.

And here it is with pictures!

And since I have LOTS of pictures of this little boy and his busy-ness, I put the extra pictures on a photo storage page and used flip flaps to fit them all.

6 Month Calendar Page

Here is another calendar page that I got done - this one was inspired by another layout from the August 2009 PageMaps, but I had this last Level 1 page left from my Stardust pack and I put the two ideas together.

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Click on the picture to view it larger.

And a close-up of the 'notebook paper' that I created with the Comments stamp and a sneak peek at the upcoming December SOTM, Notice the Details - I embossed the edge onto the paper, then used my Crop-a-dile to punch the holes and cut along the edge.

Products Used (All CTMH): Stardust Paper Pack and Stickease, Rustic Numbers, Hodge Podge Alphabet, Comments stamp set, Notice The Details stamp set.

Check back tomorrow for another calendar page - it's one of my favorites! Thanks for looking!

Oh, and if you'd like to check out all the calendar pages, you can view them at the following links:

Birth Month
1 Month Old
2 Months Old

3 Months & 4 Months

5 Months

On A Roll...

...and it feels so good to be scrapbooking again! This last weekend I got caught up on Trysten's calendar and even a little ahead of myself - you'll see why in a couple of days. For now here is his 5 month page! I used a layout from the August 2009 PageMaps - I just rotated it once clockwise. This was a super quick layout - the Stickease added just the right touches without taking a lot of time. Looking at it now, I wish I would have placed the picture higher on the page, but I'm still pleased with how it came out.

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You can click on the picture to view it larger.

Products Used (All CTMH): Stardust Paper Pack and Stickease, Rustic Numbers, Hodge Podge Alphabet, Circle Around stamp set.

Check back tomorrow for his 6 month page - thanks for looking!

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Oh, and if you'd like to check out all the calendar pages, you can view them at the following links:
Birth Month

1 Month Old

2 Months Old
3 Months & 4 Months

Full Heart

Some say that scrapping is better than therapy - if I'm having a rough time and I get a chance to sit down and scrapbook for myself, it sure makes me feel good to reflect on past memories and take a chance to count my blessings! I started this page shortly after Ghostbuster died - I had it all done, just needed to glue it all together and print up my journaling, but I just never got around to it. This summer has been so busy and what little creative time I could find has been spent making Birthday cards and other non-scrapbooking items. Anyway, at the end of last week I was feeling really drained and then due to David's migraine and then an allergic reaction, we ended up just relaxing and staying home for the weekend. That down time gave me a good chance to finish up my 'therapy' piece.
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I've been wanting to use this title since I saw it way back in the spring of 2008, but then I got pregnant again, so I wanted to wait until I could include the new baby. As soon as I took this picture back in March I knew it would be perfect and I've been wanting to do this page since then, I'm glad I finally got a chance!

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You can click on the picture to view it larger.

My journaling is hidden behind the picture - pull it out by the attached Cocoa Edge Anchor. It just talks about how many times someone tells me that I sure have my hands full, but I love every one of my kids and wouldn't change it for the world!

Products Used: Perfect Day paper, Fancy Cuts Botanicals, Field Trip Alphabet, Hodge Podge Alphabet, Cocoa and Juniper brads, Colonial White ribbon, Moon Doggie WOTG guide (left page).

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I got a couple more pages done this weekend so be watching for more to be shared this week - it's good to be doing pages again!

Finally!

I haven't posted any layouts in almost two months - besides my Word Puzzle Workshop layouts, I haven't been doing many pages lately, I've had lots of other projects I've been doing instead. Trysten's Calendar is the only thing I've had a chance to work on for myself. I've been trying to get back on track, though - last year by this time I had already met my yearly goal - this year I only have 23 completed pages, so I'd better get busy!

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Here are the pages (the only ones with pictures and journaling, that is) that I did back in May. I was originally going to do the Front & Center - Mosaic pattern from Reflections, but then I found this Level 1 page, so I combined the two ideas. I used the Rustic Numbers for the '3' and Hodge Podge Alphabet for the 'months old'. I used a Stickease for the tag and tied it all together with a bit of White Daisy RicRac ribbon. This one came together really fast - I am starting to like the Level 1 pages, as long as I have pictures that work with them! I love this Stardust paper - it's what I will be using through his entire calendar.

Then I got these ones done yesterday. I used another Level 1 page, so another quickie. I just added some Stickease to the corner, along with some Bigger Brads, and used the Solo 4 (clear embossed on the patterned paper) and Small Friendship Alphabet (embossed with Heavenly Blue EP) for the title.

Thanks for looking! If you missed them before and would like to see the other calendar pages I've done for Trysten, you can see them at the following links:

Birth Month

1 Month Old

2 Months Old

January Imagine Challenge

Here is the layout that I did for this month's Imagine Challenge - I kept it really simple, just using the Magic Moments paper pack, and I also have the Magic Moments Scrapbook Kit, so I used some of the Stickease from that since I haven't touched it yet ;-) I also used the HodgePodge Alphabet stamp set and the HodgePodge Color-Ready Alphabet letters, stamped with the Spot On Background stamp set. I used a large window charm on the button on the left page, threaded with an Indian Corn Blue Sassy Strand - for the buttons on the right page, I just covered them with Liquid Glass. These pages go with the other pages of Brailee and T that I did here for one of last month's challenge - I will probably put them on a True Fit Folio to create a hinged page.

Thanks for looking!

Pool Party

Here is a layout I completed last week using Imagine - Role Play on page 106

I used this super fun, bright paper from We R Memory Keepers - I think it's called Frenzy? I also used the number 5 Solo, Hodge Podge Alphabet, and Do Nothing stamp sets.

Thanks for looking!

Sisters

Here is a quick page that I did today for the latest PageMaps Blog Challenge and MCC #27 - I thought the bright colors were perfect for these B&W pics that I found. The Blog Challenge was named a Vacation Challenge, so I don't know if mine counts since it's not about vacation, but I found these pictures before I found any compatible vacation pics, and I had to scrap them right away! Plus, all my vacation pics need at least a 2-page layout ;-)

I recently saw the lacing on a layout on Melissa's blog and had to try it right away - it added a fun touch, love those sassy strands!

Oh, and this includes another sneak peak at an upcoming Stamp of the Month, the journaling piece on the right came from Annotations, which is October's SOTM. I didn't think the detail stood out enough with the light Kiwi ink, so I used my piercing tool to pierce the design - I LOVE the results!

Products Used - all CTMH (except the Fiskars Threading Water Punch - LOVE that thing!): Watermelon Textured CS, Sanding Block, Kiwi and Sunny Yellow CS, Hodge Podge Alphabet, Annotations, Checklist, Bubblegum Sassy Strands, Piercing Tool,

Reunion Auction Item

For the last 3 years, the family has done an auction - everybody donates items (most are handmade or family pics) and the money raised in the auction goes towards the reunion fund. I didn't get this done (or even started) before we left for the reunion, but I packed up my shoulder tote with papers, stamps, inks, and accessories, and completed this quick little mini album while camping. It was fun to stamp outdoors in the fresh air. Anyway, this is what I donated and it ended up selling for $150! It was fun to make - I will be making more pages to fill up the rest of the page protectors, but this is what I got done up there. I used the Reflections 6x6 program which was so helpful - made the project so much easier! Sorry for the glare on the photos, I was in a hurry so I didn't take them out of the protectors.

Products Used (all CTMH): My Creations Display Album, Reflections Program IV 6x6 Series, Rustic Trails paper, Pewter Accessories, Hemp, Twill and Cocoa Grosgrain Ribbon, Sanding Block, Edge Distressor

Stamp sets used: Hodge Podge Alphabet, Simple Stitches, Building Block Alphabet, Free Spirit, Campin Out (retired), Outdoor Trek, Back to Nature, Roughin It, Weathered Backgrounds

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