NSD New Furniture Layouts

I had a great time scrapbooking last night. I carved away 5 hours last night, and got two layouts completed to document 1 story. I am such a slow scrapbooker. Studio Calico had some great challenges going on, and I used 3 of the challenges in my layouts. On the 12 x 12 layout I used a stamp set that I bought 1 year ago and never inked up (Challenge 2) and used a mint, pink, navy, and gold color scheme (Challenge 1) I first started by adhering the strips of patterned paper, stamping in gold and mermaid, and then added the stitching.

The 6 x 12 layout tells the story behind all of the photos. I used Washi tape 3 ways (Challenge 3) on this small layout: as a background, on the photo, and for the triangle shapes. After adhering everything, except the photo, and added splashes of black ink. 

Happy Belated National Scrapbook Day!

Supplies:

Office Hours Scrapbook Kit, Antiquary PL Kit, Mister Huey's Black, Gold Geo Tag - Studio Calico

Textured Cardstock, Gold Glitter Thickers - American Crafts

Mint Bow - Maggie Holmes

Navy Mist - October Afternoon

Grunge Stamp set - Stampin' Up!

Encore Gold ink

Mermaid Ink - A Muse Studio

Pea pod twine - The Twinery

Pink Embroidery Floss - Making Memories

Stitching Stencil - Amy Tangerine

Navy Washi - MT

Washi Paper - We R Memory Keepers

Font - Mom's Typewriter

Pure Joy

I was scrapbooking with Marisa and Janie and pulled out my fav SD stamp - Hexagon-A-thon and my Studio Calico Joyland kit.  I stamped on the kraft added a little cream mist to give the brown a little yellow tint then added my photos frame and Title.  To finish the layout off I added a little stitching below the letters and around the entire layout to add a little something extra.  Maybe one of these days I will keep my hands off this fabulous set : )

Supplies:
Paper: Kraft (Studio Calico)
Stamps: Hexagon-A-Thon (Schlosser Designs)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Momento) Pacific Point and Concord Grape (SU!); yellow chalk ink; Cream Maya Mist
Extras: Chipboard letters (Cosmo Cricket from Joyland Kit); Polaroid Frame (K&Co from Joyland Kit)

Poor Neglected Blog

Oh my poor neglected blog.  It has been so long since I have added an entry, but I have been oh so busy.  I have been uber swamped at work.  I went to CHA and met Cath, Susan Opel, and Maren.  I was start struck, since Cath and Susan recognized my name from my card submission, and totally flaked about having my camera.  Here is a photo my friend Marisa took withe her phone.  I am such a dork!

I finished up my training and ran my second half marathon.  It was a rough one, but I will keep on running and will improve my time.  I ran (with walking/running the last 2 miles) 13.1 mi in 2hr 28mins.  I did sprint in to the finish line pictured below :)  I loved seeing Mike and his family at mile 5 and 12.  It was very encouraging and I like the cheering.

This is a bit more babbley than a usually post and not too crafty, so I thought I would toss in a card I made from scraps after making this scrapbook page using my Documentary Kit from Studio Calico.  duh - I just realized I never posted the scrapbook page, so you get a two-pher. Ha!

Have a great night and I promise not to be a stranger.

Supplies:
Paper: All Cardstock and PP from Documentary Kit by Studio Calico (except green cardstock used on the card is Archiver's)
Ink: Snow White (PTI); Mists (Tattered Angels); Brown (Momento)
Stamps: Camera from Documentary Kit by Studio Calico; Ticket Stamp (can't remember company)
Extras: All embellies are from Documentary Kit by Studio Calico except white floss from my stash and green bling from Kaiser.

2009 Mini Album

I picked up a Kolo Album for 75% off at Archiver's and used the American Crafts Blue Skies collection that I won over on the Moxie Fab Blog...thanks Cath and AC!!! I made this album for my mom; this way she can show off her granddaughter.

Here are a few of my favorite pages!

Supplies:
Paper: Aquamist and Berry Sorbet cardsock (PTI); Old Olive cardsctock (SU!); Patterned Paper (American Crafts)
Ink: None
Stamps: None
Extras: Rub-ons, Remarks Stickers, Fabric Stickers, Ribbon, Slick Markers, Buttons (American Crafts); Twine (PTI)

A Page and a Woot or 2!

The woots first, because I am so excited!!!!!

1. I ran 5 miles today -- yeah! I am working my way to 13mi on May 1. This is a milestone for me, since I haven't run that far since middle school. YIKES.
   
2. I made the Colorful Challenge Round up on the A Muse blog HERE (I am the first card in the round up) for the Brief Note card HERE.

Now on to the Scrapbook page. I know, I can't believe it either -- I finished a scrapbook page. It has been a while...sometime last year (who knows when though). I made this page during the Scrapbooking weekend with Marisa and Janie. I love this page because I used my Studio Calico kit and an old Heidi Swapp mask I had to have but never used. Plus, I have been collecting mists and have used them once. I need to justify future color purchases : )

Without Further Ado....

And a Close-up:

Photo Details: This is a picture of my niece at a local park this fall. I just love the look of determination on her face as she is rocking the horse back and forth. She moves so quick, I was lucky to get a photo of her in action.

Have a great night!

Supplies:
Paper: All Paper from Studio Calico Marketplace Kit
Ink: Cream Maya Mist
Stamps: None
Extras: Mask (Heidi Swap); Scallop and Circle Punches (SU!); Scallop Border Punch (EK Success); All other extras are from the Studio Calico Marketplace Kit

Strawberry Fields

Happy Labor Day! Hope everyone is enjoying their day off and/or an extra day with loved ones! I landed at O'Hare this morning and had a great time. I will have to share some photos!

I created this 2 page 12 x 12" spread with Janie and Marisa a couple weeks ago using my Studio Calico Over the Rainbow Kit. I thought I would post a little group labor ha! The family picking strawberries on Fathers day in 2005. I made the background using random strips of the cardstock, mounted the photos, and added a little Sassafras extras. I still have to add a little journaling. Maybe a little hidden something with a list of who, what, where, when, and why.

Supplies (all supplies are from Studio Calico main Over the Rainbow kit except items listed below):
Paper: White textured and Tangerine Tango Cardstock (SU!)
Stamps: None
Ink: None
Extras: Border Punch (Fiskars); Strawberry Bling (SU!); Yellow foam Thickers (AC); Paper Flowers and Fabric Brads (Sassafras)

Make a Splash

Two weekends ago I got together with Janie and Marisa and I got a little scrapbooking done. I finished this page using some sassafras goodies and my Studio Calico Over the Rainbow kit. Once I got a subdued background together and had all my fussy cutting done the page and pageling came together nice and easy. This two page spread is a 12 x 12" and a 6 x 12". I love getting a little scrapbooking done and have a few more posts this week.

Close-up of Scrapling

Having a great time in Seattle!

Supplies (all supplies from Studio Calico Over the Rainbow kit except items listed below)
Paper: Soft Sky textured and Tangerine Tango cardstock (SU!)
Ink: White, red, orange and lime paint (Making Memories)
Stamps: None
Extras: White Pen (Ranger Ink); Black Journaler (Zig); Circle punches (SU!)

American Crafts Goodness

In June I created some American Crafts goodness and submitted my creations for the AC Design Team. I didn't make the team this year, but I had a great time and loved the scrapbook motivation. Congrats to all the ladies who made it this year; a list is posted HERE on the AC Studio blog. They will be seeing me again next year : )

Without further ado here are my submissions!

My Neice Ruby is so Cute



She is so Cute I had to Scrapbook her Again


Hanging Outside my Scrapbook Room



A House Card

Supplies:
All products are American Crafts, except the cardstock. The white is textured cardstock from Archiver's. I also used the Crushed Curry and Bermuda Bay from SU!. I also used punches from EK Success, Fiskars, and SU!

Princess

I completed another scrapbook page tonight (Thanks for the inspiration Janie). I am going with the Janie mantra; one scrapbook page a week. I can do this and by the end of the year I will have 52. I had my American Crafts stuff out and went to town. This was quick layout...maybe 30 -45 minutes, which is super quick for me. I love this layout and am sure part of it is that I love this photo of my niece. The way the light made her glow made her seem all sweet and innocent. Truth is she is sassy...love her!!!!

This was a super simple layout. I used the patterned paper to focus on the photo by cutting out the clouds from my patterned paper and popped a few up to add a little dimension. I also added the thicker directly to the photo. No scrapbook page is complete without Thickers!!!

The Close-Up

Stay tuned, tomorrow is the first Sketch Girls Sketch Challenge. Stop by tomorrow to see the what me and the other designers come up with!

Supplies:
Paper: Patterned Paper (American Crafts); Cardstock (Bazzil)
Ink: None
Stamps: None
Extras: Scallop punch (SU!); Thickers (American Crafts)

Little Helper

My niece Ruby loves to help, especially when it comes to cooking. I made this layout using the May kit from Studio Calico. It is stuffed full of Cosmo Cricket goodness. The American Craft thickers were from my stash and matched perfectly!

The Close-Up

Supplies:

Paper: Patterned Paper (Cosmo Cricket); Sahara Sand cardstock (SU!); Butter (Studio Calico kit); Aquamist cardstock (PTI)
Ink: None
Stamps: None
Extras: large scallop border punch (EK Success); Circle and Scallop Circle punches (SU!); Thickers and Ribbon (American Crafts); Marker (Zig)

Smores with Sassafras

I HEART Sassafras paper. I have been collecting lovely papers with the best of intentions. This weekend with my gals, Marisa and Janie, I not only got a ton of cards finished but also finished a scrapbook page (a 2 page spread) using some hoarded Sassafras paper. I know shock and awe. . . I finally took sometime to document my life. Okay I may not be in these photos, but I was there behind the camera. I really need to get better at making sure I am in the photos too.

I am typically a 1 to 2 photo scrapbooker, but I really packed in the photos with this one. I adhered all the photos and then filled in spaces with patterned paper, buttons, and handmade embelishements. The embelishements for this page were created using a Heidi Swapp stamp set and circle punches on Making Memories Journaling Booklet and the Sassafras patterned paper.

I am biased, but I love how this layout turned out!

The Close-Ups

Supplies:
Paper: Kraft cardstock (SU!); Patterned Paper (Sassafras)
Ink: Brown (Momento)
Stamps: Tags (Heidi Swapp)
Extras: Buttons and Cream Twine (PTI); Circle Punches and corner rounder (SU!); Thickers (American Crafts); Journaling Booklet (Making Memories); Black Pen (Zig)

Ruff Day?

The day after Christmas my dog, Boss, was absolutely exhausted. Two days of other dogs and kids for this old mutt was plenty. I am not going to put this into a page protector. Instead, I am going to punch holes with my Crop-a-Dile on the left side and put it directly into my American Crafts 3-ring album. In order to draw focus to my adorable little dog, I placed black rub-ons at each corner and overlapped the ends.

Scrapbook Ingredients:

Frosty Transparency from KI Memories, Black textured cardstock and Baja Blue cardstock from SU!, Rub-Ons from SU!, corner rounder from SU!, and Chocolate 4x8 Quickutz Die.

Seriously Sassy

I had a very creative weekend with the girls. I finished my Basic Grey Calendar for my desk at work, a few scrapbook pages, and about 9 cards. Here is the first of my postings from this weekend. Keep your eyes peeled there will be 2 more postings.

This is the first scrapbook page posted to my blog (and it will not be the last). This is a photo of my niece, who is seriously sassy. I thought I might try to get a little fancy and have some close-ups of some of the details on the page below. It has been a while since I have scrapbooked, and I was afraid I had lost my touch. I must say I am really proud of this layout.

I got the look of randomness of the buttons at the bottom of the page by literally throwing the buttons down on the page like sprinkles. I liked where they landed, so I adhered them.

Scrapbook ingredients

Paper: Basic grey white distressed, blue distressed and patterned paper from Urban Prairie: transparency from Hambly Press

Accessories: Buttons from Autumn Leaves, Zig Pen, Flowers from Doodlebug and Making memories, Silver adhesive button thingy from Joann's

Quickutz Diesel Cookie Cutter Dies