Showing posts with label Scrapbooking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scrapbooking. Show all posts

May 14, 2012

April Design Team Projects for Remember When

I love..love..love being on Remember When Design Team. When I went to the last meeting and all of us on the team were talking about our projects I was in awe. Really the women on the team are amazing artist. If you haven't checked out the April Design Projects you really should. Click here.  

Paper Line: Cosmo Cricket Evangeline Rose. This paper line is so pretty and romantic. Sorry the photo is so blurry. I used my Silhouette to cut out some die cut images. Also on the bottom it's a heart flapper sort of thing, really pretty in real life.

For those attending the crop this weekend, you will get instructions on how to create these projects. 

Paper Line: My Minds Eye/Lost & Found
Sorry for the glare on the photo, the layout is adorable in real life. It's of my nephew Zach and his puppy Capone.



 
Paper Line: My Minds Eye/Lost & Found
A generic card that can be used for any occasion.

 

Apr 18, 2012

This, that, and then some more of something else

Hollywood Half Marathon

Have you ran any marathon's lately? I get this from my boss all the time. I laugh, it's not like I like to run, because I really don't. I only do it for the photo opportunities. Really.
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Matt, me, Mark, and Susie 
Taken at zero dark in the morning. Always great seeing a friendly face in the morning.

And here were are with Irene. Irene was my 'Lets do this thing' partner that day. Had such a great day with her.


It was great running through Hollywood. I kept thinking here I am running with someone who doesn't drink, and here all I could think about is drinking. Hey there were all these cool bars I had heard about and had been wanting to try, and now I know where they are at. Even though my doctor said no more drinking. BUT I don't drink everyday, it's more social. I just love hanging out with friends. OK yes I am making excuses, but whatever...I love Jesus but I drink a little. LOL. Yes you had to be there.




If this doesn't motivate you, then nothing will. At this point when I saw these guys it was at mile 11/12. It was ALL Uphill towards the end of the race.












Then just random photos. 

 Sweet messages from Mark. I sent him a message saying I was proud of him. 
 The Medal.
 A must need, a pair of sparkly race legs from Team Sparkle!
He was so happy here. I love his smile. I love him.

It was a great day spent with amazing people.



Scrapbooking


Not sure if I mentioned it yet, but maybe not. I got chosen to be part of my local stores design team. Remember When Scrapbooking.

I went to my first team meeting a few weeks back and .... was totally intimidated! Why? Because I haven't done this in so long. Don't get me wrong I scrapbook, I do it for me. But doing it for someone else is kind of nerve wrecking. Well those were my thoughts. But now I'm all about the challenge

I hosted my first make and take, and I think it went well. I smiled. I chatted. Big Thumbs Up.

I even scrapped a few pages. If you have ever scrapped next to me, you would see I pull out things and put things away, I hate clutter. I do this at crops, but at home it's a different story.

Here are a few of the pages I created. 

hollywood_beer_crawl
A fun night in Hollywood going beer tasting. So I wonder, am I the only one that still uses her plastic alphabet pattern. All I know is that font is called watermelon.

beerathon_left

beerathon_right
It was an Unofficial official beerathon. The actual event was cancelled by the ABC. Fudgers right, but it didn't spoil our weekend. With map in hand and beer specials to be had..We still had an amazing night. I pulled out my Fuji Instax camera and had a blast.

memories
This layout was left simple on purpose. Aren't they just adorable!!
waiting_to_play
My scraproom has crappy lighting. The original, in my opinion, is beautiful. My nephew Zach, is watching Mark and his nephew play basketball. He was so eager to go play. It was just adorable watching him watch them.
 go go go
Each time my parents come home and he sees them he starts saying "Go, Go, Go." Meaning take me outside in my little car.


More Photos because I can't get enough of them

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Me and Zach

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Mark taking Zach for a walk around the pool. Can you believe this kid is only 13 months old!! He is so big.
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baby love. He smiled when he saw his momma coming to get him.

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Scarlett - she will eat just about anything I eat. Here I had to share my PB & J sandwich with her.
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For whatever reason she was just being a total fuss ball. So I asked if I could stick her in the bath with bubbles. Even with little ones, all you need is a bubble bath to make things all better.

Mar 25, 2012

Baby Sitting, Scrapbooking, and Glamour Shots

This Saturday morning I got to spend time with my 2 favorite babies in the world. Scarlett and Zachary are my niece and nephew. You have to see them together to enjoy it. I've always wanted twins and well this is as good as it got. I love them to pieces!!! That girl would not stop giving him kisses. I hope to babysit them again. 

I love my friend Rachelle. She has totally brought me out of my scrapbooking slump. Saturday night she came over and we decorated cookie sheets. We made them in simple magnet boards. I told her go buy a cookie sheet and I have the rest of the supplies. She laughed. I haven't take a picture of hers but here is mine. 
We also altered some dominoes to make them into magnets. Rachelle was having so much stamping and painting. I've said it before, but it really is fun showing a newbie crafter the art. If you look closely at my cookie sheet on the top right hand corner you can see one of my dominoes. 

While she was still working on her cookie sheet I started cleaning up and found these Girl/Boy card stock pieces while cleaning up. So I decided to take out a few new sheets of scrapbooking paper and whalla....this was created. I kind of really like it. It only took me a total of 15 minutes to create. 

Then today it was Glamour Shots Day. I must admit I was pretty excited about it. I went in and told the make up artist, I am your blank canvas just make me pretty. She smiled and said you know I really love the 50's pin up look. I said yeah go for it. Lets do it. Then when I went to the photographer and told him I am open to any ideas. He pulled out a THONG!! Yes a THONG. I started laughing! OK totally a great ice breaker.  hahaha he said he loved taking my photos because I let him be creative. What a great compliment, right! Honestly I would totally do it again. I think it would be a great Girls Day Night Party. I don't know if they exist, but imagine a day with your girlfriends - getting pretty and taking pictures. RIGHT! Fun.  


Mar 9, 2012

Smash Journal - The Cover

I thought about it for a few days, what did I want to do with the cover. I didn't want to glue anything on the front with fear that it would tear off. I carry my journal in my purse. 

So I decided to pull out my old Making Memories Foam Stamps, some acrylic paints and my good old water colors. 

I stamped and stamped and then realized I have used these stamps in forever. 

Stamping done. Now to bring out the water colors. 
I like the cover it has that 'Bucket' touch. 


So no what? This is the part I don't like. So I've created my calendar pages. I've decorated my cover. So now I just have to wait to life events to put in my journal? I guess so right since I am using it as a calendar. Hum....then I guess I'm done.

Mar 5, 2012

Smash Journal

I can't remember when I bought it. But I've had it for a while. Sometimes I just need a little inspiration, just a little push to get my creative juices going.  My friend Rachelle asked me to help her create a yearly journal type of thing. I sat at my desk and just started thinking and thinking and finally came up with the idea of using the smash journal as a monthly planner. I'm sure others have used this idea, but THIS ONE HERE is my idea. haha.. Reminds me of the Goonies when I say that. 


So here are my starting pages of my journal. Since I started in March there are no Jan or Feb tags. 


1. The inside cover pages. 




March Calendar page. 

 

The tabs. Just cute little tags that I stamped with my old Making Memories Magnetic Stamp Set. I have to admit this, by far, has been one of my favorite scrapbooking purchases ever.  

This little trick I threw together on the fly. 
The holders are id card holders. I can't even remember why I bought them, but glad I had them. All I did was cut off the top tab area and hot glue it down. Whalla... pen and stuff holder. 
I'm all about DIY journals, and totally loving this one. I'm on a mission to use my blog more often and will post pictures of my journal as I go along. It makes me all giddy inside to make cute stuff again. 


Click here to see more pictures of my Smash Journal. 

Jun 10, 2011

6/10 - Super easy calendar

In honor of my son's upcoming 21st birthday I've been posting (on his facebook wall) tons of baby pictures of him. Look wasn't he the cutest baby ever.

In my kitchen I love to hang my DIY calendars. For this month I bring you my son Johnny. This picture is of him on his first birthday. And to think the little sucker is going to be 21 in a couple of days. Yes ladies, I am accepting applications for daughter-in-law's.    


DIY Calendar if you want to make your own click on the link (  
bucket_2011.abr) and download the photoshop brushes. Print on an 8x 11.5 sheet of card stock. Decorate. I hanged my layout on an 9 x 12 piece of cardboard with some clothes hangers and some twine. Super easy. And you can make a unique calendar each month. :) enjoy.    

Happy Almost your 21st Birthday Johnny
Me and my big boy Johnny

Feb 9, 2011

Project Life Week 5

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Maybe I pushed it. But for a minute there I felt great. I went to CHA with Juls and Susie. Attended the fitness Expo. Went back to work...then it happened..that hacking cough that kept me up all night. What you want to run a half marathon this upcoming weekend. Your joking right. Woman you are sick. Now here is an inhaler hope it helps. :) Thanks.

Project life Week 4

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What a week this one. From going to the most fabulous Charity crop ever (for Marylu), to Urgent Care, to me breaking the garbage disposal - then Mark replacing it - to going out to the Tosh.0 show...to visiting baby Scarlett. It was a busy week,

Jan 23, 2011

Project Life Week 2


this is one of the easiest projects I have ever worked on. While for some my life may seem kind of boring it really isn't - at least that is what I am telling myself.  ha ha