Musical Chairs

Happy Sunday everyone.  These are scrapbook pages I started yesterday afternoon ad finished up this morning  I know it really hasn't been that long, but it seems like a while since I put together a double layout.  I had intended it to be a single page, but I couldn't cut down the number of pictures I wanted to use so I just decided to give myself a bigger canvas.  This double layout covers the trip my son and I made to IKEA when we were in Florida this past summer.  He had to sit in ALL the chairs, and after while I decided to take pictures of  him doing it.  We ended up having a great time and as a result of this *game* it was the easiest shopping trip ever.  Here are the first pages:

And here is the second page for my Mom:

I've entered this pages in the Cricut Circle weekly challenge.  The challenge is to use a border.  I created the border by welding the shadow image of the chair (from Sentimentals) together.  It's a different take on a border and I think I really like the way it turned out.  I  also entered these pages in the Paper Craft Weekend Challenge blog.  The challenge is to use your stash and I am thrilled to say I didn't purchase a thing for these pages.  In fact, I used the border sentiment that I bought months ago and have been drooling over since then.  I am glad I was finally able to work it into a project! 

Recipe:

Paper:  My Mind's Eye - Lyme Twist, Stella & Rose; DCWV - Stripes, Dots & Plaids, Fancy Pants - "It's the Little Things"

Cartridges:  Paper Lace II, Sentimentals

Spellbinders:  grand circles, grand scallop circles

Make The Cut:  Title (Musical) - Albermarlie Swash

Miscellaneous:  Glitz & Glitter Border Stickers, Thickers Foam Stickers

Thanks for stopping by!

Good Books Are A Boy's Best Friend

Again, long time no post.  I have been in a scrapbooking mood lately and these take time.  Lately I've started a page and then gotten stuck, and then put that page way, and started another page and got stuck, etc.  Lather, Rinse, Repeat.  Plus, this arrived yesterday!

WooHoo!  Yes, you are looking at a new Silhouette Cameo.  I caved and bought this machine this week after I decided to part ways with my Imagine.  I spent some time playing with the Silhouette Studio software last night and I added a few print and cut items to my latest scrapbook page. I started this ones weeks ago and put it away because I couldn't get the bookworm cut out the way I wanted to with MTC and my Cricut.  Luckily, my good friend Pam from The Bugbytes was sweet enough to convert the SVG into a studio file so I could work with it using my new Silhouette.  This was my first print and cut job and I love it! 

And here is the second one for my Mom:

Recipe:

Paper:  Echo Park - On The Record; My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found

Cricut Cartidges:  Paper Lace (good), Graphically Speaking (books & flourish); Cindy Lou (flourish)

Silhouette:  Bookworm Print N Cut, Journaling Tag, Print N Cut

Spellbinders:  Circles

Miscellaneous:  Buttons:  Stash, & Jellybean Soup, Epoxy Stickers - Heidi Grace

Thanks for stopping by!

Luca Is . . . Breathtaking

Happy Sunday everyone.  It's a cool autumn day here in Georgia and I am thrilled because I started a scrapbook page last night and I was able to finish it this morning.  Normally it takes me several days to work through pages like this but apparently I am moving right along!  This is a page featuring my best friend's son, Luca.  I am continuing to fill her scrapbook, which I think at this point has like, three pages in it.  But hey, if someone else is doing it you don't complain right?  She loves me and is happy that I have included her children in my scrapbooking passion so she doesn't complain.  Much.

So, onto the page.  As almost always, I started with a sketch.  This one is from Twisted Sketches.    As you can see I changed up the layout of the pictures somewhat and added some different shapes.  I used my new Paper Lace 2 cartridges for the background decorative mat, and of course Flower Shoppe for the flowers and leaves.   I really love the way this one turned out.  I'm not sure why I was able to get it done so quickly but I'll take it and move on to the next thing!

Recipe:

Paper:  Fancy Pants - It's The Little Things, DCWV - Lemon Flower Stack, Black Currant, Bazzil Basics

Cartridges:  Flower Shoppe, Paper Lace 2

Spellbinders:  Grand Circles, Grand Scallop Circles, Banners

Make The Cut:  Title (Albermarle Swash)

Ribbon:  Stampin' Up & My Stash

Brads:  My Stash

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful Sunday!

Merry Christmas & A Vampire Card - Card Patterns Sketch Challenge No. 140

I am alive! I am alive!  I haven't posted much recently because I've decided to take it a bit easy over the next couple of months.  For a while there I was churning out projects left and right, but lately, I feel like enjoying the fall with my family, so I've been working on things a little here, there, and well sometimes not at all.

What I have for you today, is a card I prepared for the Card Patterns Sketch Challenge Blog.  Several weeks ago, I used a Card Patterns sketch to make my husband's birthday card and believe it or not the card was that week's winner!  As a result, I am a guest designer at Card Patterns today and I am thrilled at the opportunity.  I also get two new purty badges to add to my award wall.  Yes, I love them!

All right, let's get to it.  Here is the the sketch and the card I made for this week's challenge.  My husband calls it my Vampire Card. 

I have been toying around with working with negative space.  My plan was to play around with that after I finished the card for this challenge but I changed my mind.  This is actually the second card I made for this sketch.  I didn't like the first one so much, so I decided to go ahead and try to work in some of my other ideas with this one.  I have to say I don't absolutely adore it, but I do like it much more than the first card I made. 

Vampire Card Recipe:

Paper:  Coordinations, Stampin' Up, Bazzil Basics

Cartridges:  Elegant Edges, Flower Shoppe

Spellbinders:  Circles, Fancy Tags

Ribbon:  My Stash

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse Vintage Ornaments

Here is the first card I made for this challenge with a Christmas theme.

 

Merry Christmas Card Recipe:

Paper:  My Mind's Eye Lost & Found 2 Christmas

Cartridges:  Elegant Edges

Spellbinders:  Circles, Lacey Circles, Banners, Lacey Banners

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Vintage Small Circles, Papertrey Ink - Winter Swirls, Just Rite Stamps - Christmas Tree

Ribbon:  Crinkly Ribbon from My Craft Spot; 

Twine: The Twinery

Charms:  My Stash

Thanks for stopping by!!

And the Winner Is . . .

I am sorry I haven't posted this sooner - life has just gotten in the way.  The winner of the Winter Woodland cartridge from the Autumn Blog Hop is:

Marg0006!  I am sending you an email today Marg and once I receive your address I will put the cart in the mail.  Thanks to everyone who stopped by and hopped with us.  We all had a lot of fun and are planning on doing it again before Christmas.

Have a wonderful Tuesday!