I can see clearly now...

My daughter got glasses about a month ago...astigmatism, just like her momma! Unlike her momma, she LOVES to wear her 'cheetah' glasses...so of course, I had to document the occasion with a layout!

This layout features the Miss Caroline line from My Mind's Eye...lovely stuff! And since I had it out, I created a couple of cards too!

Of course, it's all held together with my Xyron Adhesive (this time it's the Mega Runner!) All of this fabby, scrappy goodness is available at The Scrapbooking Studio in Moline, IL!

Only one spot left!!

Only one spot left in my Saturday Class at The Scrapbooking Studio in Moline, IL! Call them at (309) 736-7242 to register!

Hope to see you there!

Two layouts...

Two layouts to share today...the first was created with some Picadilly from Basic Grey (available at the Scrapbooking Studio)...love how 'springy' this one feels...

the second uses a Studio Calico kit (County Fair) and is based on the Sunday Sketch up on the Studio Calico blog...the picture is my son and his cousin in their Christmas duds...

Of course, everything is held together with my trusty Xyron Mega Runner Adhesive (I LOVE that thing!)

Got to get busy with some last minute CHA projects (9 to be exact)...so see you all later!

Some Valtentine's Day Cards...

I was lucky enough to get away Saturday and crop with some friends at The Scrapbooking Studio in Moline, IL....it was a fun, relaxing and PRODUCTIVE day!

Here are some Valentine's Day Cards I got finished at the crop:

The patterned papers are Love Me by My Mind's Eye (designed by Robyn Meierotto), the flair buttons are by Shelley Haganman, the 'I love you' tag is by Ormolu and of course, the adhesive is Xyron!

Thanks for stopping by, hoping to get my completed layouts posted yet this week!

Some Cards...REALLY!

I was feeling inspired to be crafy over the weekend, but found I was way SHORT on time...so, in order to get my paper fix I created a couple of cards...the first features the Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia die and Teresa Collins Christmas Home papers...I used my fabbie Xyron Adhesive to assemble the card, attach some crinkled tissue paper to the red cardstock and add glitter to the foam alphabet stickers!

I got a little 'techniquey' on this next card...surprisingly it took very little time...I got out my Basic Grey Indie Bloom papers and Allison Davis card sketch #11, stamped a heart in a circle image over top and embossed with clear embossing powder....after heat setting the embossing powder, I 'painted' over the embossed images with my Maya Road mist and wiped the excess off...the clear embossing powder acts as a resist and lets the wonderfully colored patterned paper show through! I punched out the images with a circle punch, mounted them on a second larger white circle that had already been run through my Xyron X sticker maker and then coated the white border with white glitter...love the effect!

That's it for today...thanks for stopping by...

A page that tells a story...

My grandma passed away in late October and even though I have a lot of 'Great Grandma P" stories documented for my children, there is one I forgot...so I took wrote it down on a layout at a crop a few weeks ago....here's the layout:

Journalling Reads: 18 years ago when Grandpa passed away, my aunt started giving my Grandma teddy bears to keep her 'company'. When Grandma passed this year, my daughter, her great granddaughter received one of her 'bears' to remember her by. What a great memory for me to share with my daughter! Oct 2011

So happy I got to document this 'Grandma moment' and that my daughter got a bear to remember her great grandma by!

A Sizzix mini album...

I've had a number of mini albums to make lately, so I invested in a Sizzix mini album die...this one, actually: http://www.sizzix.com/product/657122/sizzix-scoreboards-xl-die-album-photo.

It's out of stock on the Sizzix website, but The Scrapbooking Studio still has some in stock.

Here's the first mini I created, it's a baby album for a gal pal at work....I used some My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Papers and embellishments...the trims were bulk items.

The die is AH-MAZ-ING! It cut the chipboard cover like butter and the instructions include an easy-peasy method for adding the pages and binding it all together! My Xyron 5 inch Creative Station made covering the chipboard super quick and mess free too!

Some of the inside pages, just waiting for pictures:

The recipient already has her gift and she LOVED it...she thanked me so much I felt uncomforable! I'm most certainly going to use this die set to create some more minis, real soon!

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

I have an alcohol problem...

an Alcohol INK problem that is!!!

I recently altered a cigar box using Teresa Collin's new Halloween line Haunted Hallows and my collection of Ranger Alcohol Inks...LOVE this stuff!

I'm thinking it will hold candy on my desk at work when the big day gets close...

I used some Tim Holtz box legs on the bottom corners....they're altered with black paint, orange alcohol ink and some rock candy crackle medium...love how spooky they turned out!

Then there's the paper doily I dry brushed with some more black paint and then applied orange alcohol ink to the white spaces....the bottle cap was filled first with glossy accents mixed with purple alcohol ink, then the witchy silhouette was added....after it dried overnight, I applied more glossy accents (without any alcohol ink added) to give the whole item a clear, glossy finish...

I made a orange tulle flowerette and accented the top with some Maya Road raspberry beads (colored with MORE alcohol ink, black this time.)

Here's another view of the finished piece...of course all the papers got stuck down with my handy, dandy, no mess Xyron adhesive!

This project got my mojo flowing! I've been a CREATING machine since this one got done! LOVE THAT!

Toodles all, thanks for checking in!

I have an alcohol problem...

an Alcohol INK problem that is!!!

I recently altered a cigar box using Teresa Collin's new Halloween line Haunted Hallows and my collection of Ranger Alcohol Inks...LOVE this stuff!

I'm thinking it will hold candy on my desk at work when the big day gets close...

I used some Tim Holtz box legs on the bottom corners....they're altered with black paint, orange alcohol ink and some rock candy crackle medium...love how spooky they turned out!

Then there's the paper doily I dry brushed with some more black paint and then applied orange alcohol ink to the white spaces....the bottle cap was filled first with glossy accents mixed with purple alcohol ink, then the witchy silhouette was added....after it dried overnight, I applied more glossy accents (without any alcohol ink added) to give the whole item a clear, glossy finish...

I made a orange tulle flowerette and accented the top with some Maya Road raspberry beads (colored with MORE alcohol ink, black this time.)

Here's another view of the finished piece...of course all the papers got stuck down with my handy, dandy, no mess Xyron adhesive!

This project got my mojo flowing! I've been a CREATING machine since this one got done! LOVE THAT!

Toodles all, thanks for checking in!

As the dust is settling down...

on my family's recent move, I've begun unpacking AND USING my craft supplies again...here's a Back to School Tool Caddy using the newest Little Yellow Bicycle "Head of the Class" papers and embellishments...loving their fabric embellies with adhesive backing...

I use my Xyron Creatopia whenever I do these altered projects...so much easier than wet glue or modge podge...with WAY less MESS!

Some detal shots:

The spinner embellie is just AWESOME!

I altered the banner with the white alphabet stickers that came with the line...I already forget what it used to say (I just checked...it used to say BEST)!!

I'm thinking I'll be using this at my scrap table once it's done its duty at my LSS!!

Toodles all! Hope you have a great week!