Scrap Happy Retreat

I love making new friends and scrapbooking.  So when given the opportunity to go to the Scrap Happy retreat I took it.  I made many new friends and got tons of work done that weekend.  I also was introduced to some fun party games.  Below are a few of the layouts I did that weekend.  

Seattle King Tut Exhibit Album

One of Shawn and my goals for 2012 was to get to go to the King Tut Exhibit in Seattle.  We ended up making it for our anniversary.  I put together a small album of the trip.  Unfortunately I can't figure out how to open the album to lay it flat enough to take a photo while holding the camera in one hand and the album in the other.  lol.  So for now enjoy the cover.  :)

December Daily 2012

I finally finished my December Daily Album.  I love the chubbiness of the album and the fullness of activities we participated in this month.  So much happened and I love that we will be able to look back at it every Christmas.  The papers and most embellishments are by Pink Paislee and the Album is made by Studio Calico and painted silver.  These are just a sampling of the pages.  Video will be coming soon.  ;)

Bossy Fun and Time with a Great Friend

It is always fun to get together with friends and scrapbook.  Diana and I got together last week and created like crazy while watching the 25th Anniversary edition of Phantom of the Opera.  Here are a couple layouts I did that night which includes one I made for the Bossy Scrapper.  I realized after I took these pictures today that I spelled "Mommy's" wrong on the first layout.  At least it will be an easy fix.  :)

 
This page I did a couple weeks before that but just never posted.  :)

Wall Hanging

OK, so this is not how this started but that is the beauty of it all.  You can make anything you want and you can be as creative as you want.  :)  I started this project about five or six months ago.  I wanted a wall hanging above my TV in the living room and had an entire wall to work with.  In the process I found a frame I loved and shoved it in the middle.  Here it is.

Busy But Still Crafting

Since school started this year I have been soooo... busy.  But with everything going on I have still been crafting.  Cards, birthday banners, party favors, congratulation banners...I have had tons of fun. 

Our Disney Big Book

When it comes to fun vacations and photo spots Disneyland is one of the most photogenic places you can go.  We were only there four days but I took tons of family photos.  Projects as big as this one can be a little intimidating.  This style of scrapbooking allows you to scrapbook a ton of photos and tell many stories really quickly.

This album holds over 225 photos, has over 76 pages and then has tons of memorabilia packed in there as well.  I decided that for this trip I would try my hand at the "Project Life" style of scrapbooking with altered page protectors.  I had a ton of fun stamping journal cards, cutting page protectors and using tons of washi tape.  I also loved sewing Thickers to Project Life dividers.

I used two different lines of papers to make this album.  October Afternoon's "Holiday Style" and Echo Park's "Season's Greetings."   I plan on making my December Daily album in this style this year.  It was that much fun. 

 

Bossy Scrapbooker

My friend Diana and I decided to Facetime challenge each other to create a project using supplies that we love but don't use often enough.  We had a ton of fun.  This is what I came up with.


Challenge #1: Make a card using: 
-paper from My Minds Eye's Away We Go 6x6 paper pad
-stamps
-banner dies from My Favorite Things

I ended up using my flip die and adding a Pebbles stamp, Lawn Fawn stamps, Technique Tuesday stamps, Doodlebug buttons, Studio Calico wood vernier shapes, and twine to the mix. 

Challenge #2:  Make a layout using:
-twine
-three different pattern papers from My Mind's Eye's Away We Go 6x6 paper pad
-Papertrey Inks Label and Die set

We had a ton of fun challenging each other to do somthing different.  Thanks Di.  I hope we do this again.

Wedding Wall Hanging

It has become a tradition for me to give name wall hangings to couples at weddings and babies at showers.  This time I tried something new and tried the subway art style of using vinyl lettering to make this board.  It turned out really cute.  Basically you paint the board one color, lay down a layer of vinyl, then paint the next color and lay down another layer of vinyl and then paint the entire board a final time.  After it dries, you remove the letters to show the colors underneath.  After I finished I sanded the sign to make it look a little older than it was and added some bling.  It really turned out nice.