Lots of Layouts-Day 5

So are you guys tired of layouts yet? :) I hope not because today I am sharing this school layout of Alex's first day of Senior year..

It was inspired by Nichol Magouirk's AMAZING school layout seen HERE. Carla and I were both drawn to Nichol's layout and Carla even made two layouts. You can see Carla's HERE.

Have a great night...see ya tomorrow! :)

Lots of Layouts-Day 4

I've had such a horrible day today so I'm going to keep this short and head to bed. I wanted to share a layout of Alex and his Grandpa. He passed away in April and we miss him every single day...I wanted it to have a nautical feel because he was in the navy....Thanks for stopping by! I'll be back soon...

Lots of Layouts- Day 3

Back today with this layout...I love this LO for a couple of reasons. I love that this was the very first photo taken of Alex and I. It was a cold winter night and we were in Ted's old truck just running errands when he snapped a picture of us. The picture was all beat up and I didn't have copies of it (pre-digital days) so I trimmed it down and used an older Making Memories frame to showcase it. I also love it because it features my favorite journaling that I've seen in a magazine....(forgive me, I have no clue who it was from or even what magazine but I wrote it down and tucked it away and thought it fit this perfectly)..."Maybe someday you'll look through these mounds of photographs and layouts I've made for you over the course of your life. Maybe you'll wonder what possessed me to spend so much time obsessing over your image and the words that accompany them. And then you'll reach this layout and know why....JUST BECAUSE I LOVE YOU." Such perfect words. I also love using up my older product....Thanks for stopping by! Be back tomorrow....

Lots of Layouts-Day 2

Hello! Back today with another layout. This one is about me turning the big 3-0. I've been hoarding that Jenni Bowlin butterfly rub-on for sometime and glad I got a chance to finally use it....Journaling: "Turning 30 was so scary for me. Luckily, I have 2 great guys that made it fun! June 2, 2010."

Carla was sweet enough to give me that slide overlay for my mini pictures....That's all I got for now. Be back tomorrow! Hugs!

Lots of Layouts-Day 1

Hello Friends! Where did the weekend go!?

I know some of you probably think I don't scrapbook anymore because I have only been sharing cards. Well, I have SEVERAL layouts to share from my fabulous scrapbook weekend with Carla. A few weeks ago we decided to meet up at a hotel and scrap for an entire weekend. You can read all about it on Carla's blog post HERE. Carla, I had so much fun and can't wait to do it again! :)

So, since I have lots of layouts to share, I thought I would share one a day. The first one is pretty simple but one of my favorites of Alex. I just love this kid...Journaling: "You are living proof that teenagers can be caring, sweet, and mature."

You will notice that all of the layouts will have typed journaling from Carla's typewriter that she brought. It was by far my favorite tool from the trip. I must get one now! :)

Since the LO was so simple, I did want to add a bit more texture. It's hard to see but I added brads in the middle of some of the patterned paper's design...(Photo by Tine Hoffmann)

Thanks for stopping by...off to watch Brother's and Sisters. I LOVE that show!

Be back tomorrow with another layout to share...

Happy Belated World Cardmaking Day!

So I know that WCMD was yesterday, but I still wanted to join in on the fun. HERO ARTS is doing a fun celebration this weekend. You still have time to play along. Check it out HERE.

I decided to use some Hero goodies on this card. I finally broke in my favorite bunny stamp. I used white flock on the bunny tails to add some texture.

I was in a spring kinda mood so I went with it and made another card...

A close up...Lovin' the metal labels from the Girls Paperie. Perfect for holding the sentiment on your card.

Hope you had a great weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

HA Pairing Up Challenge-Day 5

Can't believe today is the last day of our hero arts pairing up challenge! I want to say thank you to Judy for being such a great partner to work with. :)

Today's theme was Halloween and we just worked with whatever stamps we had on hand. I used lots of Hero Arts goodies including THIS spider web background...

I decided to stamp it with VersaMark and then heat emboss with white embossing powder to make it pop...

See that border strip? It started out as white cardstock and I covered it with pumice stone distress ink all over it and then sprayed heavily with pearlized water. Gives the look of metal. Love it.

Make sure you check out Judy's card HERE.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed this week.