July Monthly Challenge - Let's Eat!

I am SO excited about this challenge! Not only did it get me to do another page for my scrapbook of my cute kiddos, but I finally got to use the super cute s'mores bird from 3 Birds on Parade!!! I have been looking forward to using that! This is just one half of a 2 page layout, but I'm still working on the other half. This was all I needed for this challenge though!

I was contemplating using various shades of blue to make the background look like a sunset until I came across this navy starred paper in my collection and scrapped the other idea! I got to use my wood grain embossing and some of my absolute favorite "toys" - glimmer mist on the fire and stickles on the fire and various other places. Enjoy!

Luke's 2nd Year - Post 1

It's very overdue, but I am finally working on my son's 2nd year scrapbook. I feel bad because I did his first year pretty much right away but that was before the Cricut. I was really proud of it but comparing that to my daughter's first year book - no comparison. I feel like he kinda got shafted! lol SO, I am putting a lot of work into his 2nd year book. I'm determined to try and finish it this summer and I got a lot done the first couple weeks I started working on it. I stopped to do a birthday scrapbook for my mom but am getting back into it now and about halfway through. I am doing quick posts of the pages to share. There are lots, so I will do it in parts over a couple weeks and as I finish up!

The November spread using Doodlecharms and Live Simply:

Christmas spread using Boys Will Be Boys and Jolly Holidays:

December/Jan spread using Birthday Cakes and Four Legged Friends:

Jan/Feb spread using a combo of carts for the title and Holiday Cakes:

...stay tuned, more to come!

More teacher gifts

While I'm on the topic, here are some cards and fun things I made for my son't teachers for teacher appreciation week. The cards are for his music, preschool, and Spanish teacher, respectively. The lunchbox I decorated and filled with goodies and cut out the fabric bird for a little bag as well. I had SO much fun doing these!

Used Live Simply and Cindy Loo on the lunchbox

I used Nifty Fifties for this bird design I just LOVE!

Teacher Gift

This post is LONG overdue, but I am falling behind on taking photos of my projects as I work at catching up on my scrapbooks this summer! I did this frame and card for my son's preschool teacher. It's generic so she can put her own kids' photos in it. I was even able to use the cutout from the frame in the card!

Imaginisce Sponsor Contest

This one was SO tough for me - yeah right! I love Imaginisce products so it was a cinch to use at least 3 (though I thought it was 4, so I used 4) products in my layout. I took the opportunity to do a sweet layout of my little girl from photos taken a few months ago.

I was even very detailed and took note of what I did! For the cuts, I used Kate's ABCs and Once Upon a Princess. For my Imaginesce products, I used their white flowers and glimmer misted them in Sun Sister, Marmelade, and Rum Punch; I used their Carriage stamp and colored it in and embossed; I used their Fairytale Flowers rubons and the iRock with their gems.

I also incorporated paper from Fairy Tale (Recollections) and About a Girl (Mia - Fancypants). I also used my Cuttlebug D'Vine Swirls & Spots and Dots.

I hope you enjoy, because I had a blast doing it!

Magazine Challenge - Make It Your Way!

One of the contests for this month asks us to take a project that inspired us from the Circle May Magazine and do our own spin on it. This worked out perfect, because I had to make Thank You cards from my daughter's birthday and I loved the card layout on page 41 in the magazine, "thinking of you card"

Here is what I came up with:

I used glimmer mist on white cardstock to create my background image, and cut the duck from Nate's ABC's.

Giveaway Post - my scrap space!

Ok so I hate taking photos of myself, especially when I wait until the end of the day and I am SOOO tired, but alas, I did that. So, here's my entry for the giveaway of me in my scrap space - although I can hardly scrap there. =( Not much room!