PreKindergarten

Hi. Decided to share a LO with you today. I haven't been doing too much scrapping lately but I am hoping this page will jump start my desire to make more pages. I have so many pictures that need to be scrapped but if I could just tackle one LO a week, I should be caught up in no time. Can you say New Year's Resolution? That might be one I can actually keep up on. :o)

This LO is of my daughter from the 2009-2010 school year. We sent her to Pre Kindergarten instead of Kindergarten strictly because she was so young (just turned 5 before the school year started) and I wanted to capture this time in her life in a scrapbook page.

Gotta love that October Afternoon paper and those wonderful American Craft thickers. Be still my heart.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Supplies:

cardstock, border punch, star punch - Stampin' Up!

patterned paper, stickers - October Afternoon

letter stickers, pen - American Crafts

hi!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. We had a three day weekend here since the kids had Friday off with parent-teacher conferences this week. And we were blessed with some nice weather to go with our great weekend.

I have a shaped card for you today. I don't do very many of these but I may have to start making more of them. To make this one I folded my cardstock in half and ran it through my die cut machine with my Spellbinder label die. But make sure the die sticks off the folded end some so you can keep the fold in the card. Easy peasy.

Wow, and not only did I do a shaped card but I didn't even do any stamping on this card. I must have been in some kind of mood that day. :o)

Hope you have a great week!

Supplies:

cardstock, buttons, twine - Papertrey Ink

patterned paper, letters, sticker - American Crafts

ribbon - prairiebirdboutique.etsy.com

label die - spellbinders

die cut machine - Epic Six by Quickutz

True Love

Just a simple LO for ya today. I normally don't make 8.5 x 11 scrapbook pages but I had a idea to start a new album just for myself that has everything in it that is important to me and means the world to me. And someday whenever I should leave this world I will know that I put down all of my thoughts and feelings, happy and sad, that represent me. So my family will remember the real me whether it is 50 years down the road or 10. I only have a few pages done but am happy with the start of this album.

Supplies:

cardstock - Papertrey Ink (kraft)

patterned paper - October Afternoon, Jillibean Soup (flowers)

journaling spot - October Afternoon

border punch - EK Success

buttons - Papertrey Ink

stickers - BasicGrey (flourishes)

letters - Jillibean Soup

pen - American Crafts

Friend

This card was a little different for me. There is absolutely no stamping at all on it. That is a rare occasion but it turned out to be a fun one.

There was a submission call for friend cards and I remember my stash of Blue Skies paper by American Crafts and there is this great patterned paper that is full of words people use to address their friends. Perfect!! My card centered around this paper and I just took off from there. Love how something so simple as a piece of paper can turn into a card that is so much more than just a few words.

This card is really simple, but I think it is one of my favorites. And if you would like to check out this awesome set of patterned paper by American Crafts, just click HERE.

Supplies:

cardstock - Papertrey Ink

patterned paper - American Crafts, Papertrey Ink (pink grid)

bird embellishment - American Crafts

border punch - Stampin' Up!

label die - Papertrey Ink

corner rounder - EK Success

die cut machine - Epic Six by Quickutz

Water Lovin

Hi all. Got a layout for ya today. I really need to get more on the ball with my scrapbooking. I have been concentrating on my cards so much lately that my photos have been neglected. So to get my creative juices flowing again for scrapping, all I needed was some awesome patterned paper and a sketch. I typically don't use sketches, but I have found lately that it really helps me to get my pages done quicker and so I can do more in less time. So, I think sketches right now are my new friends. And what's great about sketches is that you can take any part of it to inspire you or all of it. Love the freedom.

Here are some photos from a trip we took last year to Minneapolis for Regional Swim. We always have to have a hotel with a pool. All our free time is spent in the pool and the kids are as happy as can be. Happy kids = happy parents!!

Tried my hand at making my own flowers. Eh, they are OK. Not quite a pro yet like many a handmade flowers I have seen. I'll keep working on them though and find a style that suits me.

Supplies:

cardstock - Bazzill, Papertrey Ink (yellow)

patterned paper - October Afternoon

stamps - Papertrey Ink

ink - Tsukineko

pen - American Crafts

letter stickers - American Crafts (large blue), October Afternoon (small black)

stickers - October Afternoon

gems - Doodlebug Design

border punches - EK Success

All Star Dad

Happy Weekend Everyone!! I figured since Curt never gets on my crafty blog I am OK to post his Father's Day card on here a little early. I am going away this weekend for a girl's weekend but I wanted to make sure to post my card.

I always put a lot of thought and love into the cards I make Curt. Even though he loves all my creations (being the awesome husband that he is) I still want to make stuff extra special for him. When I thought about his card I new it had to be sports oriented since that is so him, an all around athlete. I normally go with the lovey dovey stuff but this one was all about what he loves most besides his family. So, I hope you all think this card is super because that is how I think of him. He is super Dad, super Husband, and just a great all around person. Love him with all my heart and couldn't have picked a better man to be the father of our children and the love of my life.

For the pennant I made I had to use Hawkeye colors in it since he bleeds black and gold for his beloved team. And lately I have seen a lot of loose string being used to connect buttons and other embellishments and so I had to try it and I love the ending look, kind of a carefree and casual feel.

I hope all the Fathers have a wonderful day on Sunday.

Supplies:

cardstock, stamps, buttons - Papertrey Ink

twine - Stampin' Up!

ink - Papertrey Ink, Tsukineko

letter stickers - American Crafts

Two Wheelin

Got a layout for ya today. This one is of Riley trying to ride without training wheels. When she was four she thought that she was ready to ride without training wheels, but come to find out, she wasn't. So we put the two wheelin aside for a year and come this spring Riley was bound and determined to ride with only two wheels. And there must have been some sort of feeling in her that knew she was ready because once she got on her bike she took off on her own and she was riding like a pro. AAhhh, sweet success.

Photos are from last year on this layout. But, I updated the journaling to this year to explain the whole story.

Love those craft butterflies that I cut out of Jillibean Soup Paper. And also have to love those flair badges from American Crafts.

Have a wonderful day!!

Supplies:

kraft - Stampin Up!

patterned paper - Jillibean Soup

badge and rubon - American Crafts

letter stickers - Pink Paislee

pen - American Crafts

Ready for the Ball

I have a new love, the Dear Lizzy line by American Crafts. I absolutely love all the wonderful designs on the patterned paper and the great embellishments to go with it. If you have a little girl, this line is a must. And for myself, only having one girl amongst three boys, this line really gets me into girly mode and I am already envisioning all the wonderful Riley pages I am going to complete with this line.

See that beautiful ribbon along the bottom of my page. I would so buy a 100 ft spool of this if I could. The best invention of decorative ribbon.

Also love the adhesive fabric sheets. I used a section of one to die cut and adhere to the inside of my butterfly. So fun to play with any many possibilities.

Enough of my enabling, and if you haven't gotten yourself some of this great line, what are you waiting for? :o)

Supplies:

cardstock - Bazzill Basics Paper

twine - Papertrey Ink

die - Butterfly by Sizzix exclusively for Stampin Up!

all other supplies - American Crafts