Ed's hidden talent.

This Ashwood was a good canvas for Eddie to try his hand at drawing and painting his first masterpiece. We knew he could draw as he is very artistic and we knew he could paint cars as that is what he does for a living but he has kept hidden his ability to paint with a little paint brush. I believe that he did a great job for his first attempt to paint a still life. Whatcha think?

Ella

Ella is really growing. She has such a sweet smile. This layout is using the supplies in my monthly kit from Scrapbook Obsessions. Alot of the items in this kit were just released during the last CHA.

Paper: Carolees Creation Nancy Jane Patterned Papers
Flowers & Sticker Letters: Prima
Pearls: KaiserCraft
Other: Sakura Stardust pens, ribbon

Precious Prince

This layout is of my grandson Braxton. He is 10 months old now and is such a cutie. In these pictures he is only about 3 months old. He has some beautiful blue eyes.
I used the Cricut to cut out the word 'Precious' and the crown.

Paper: Paper Loft and Scenic Route
Letter Stickers: Paper Loft, Making Memories
Chipboard frame: Technique Tuesday
Stamp: Fancy Pants
Other: ribbon, brads, bling

H2O Baby

This layout was alot of fun to do for me and as you can see Ella was having a wonderful time being the object of my photography. I used the Cricut Graphically Speaking cartridge to cut out the faucet, H2O, bubbles and used the Storybook cartridge to cut out the tag on the top left. I am really liking my Cricut. Anyway I then inked the diecuts to give them some definition and added some stickles to the H2O title. After the layout was put together and glued in place I added the epoxy bubbles from Cloud 9 all over the layout to look as if water droplets were actually on the page.

Paper: Basic Grey Sultry, Pink Paislee Office Lingo
Transparency: Pink Paislee Office Lingo
Stickles, Ink: Ranger
Other: ribbon - unknown; flowers: Prima; glitter letter stickers: Making Memories; chipboard letters: Pressed Petals

Happiness is........

This layout is of my stepdaughter Brandy and my granddaughter Ella.

I used the Making Memories Love Notes paper collection, including the paper clip, stickers, metal charm and glass pebbles. I outlined the stickers with the Sakura Clear Stardust pen. I also used some felt fusion by Queen & Co., sweets by Making Memories, bling, ink and ribbon.

Almost Walking.....

Here is my little princess trying to walk. She has lived with us on and off all of her life so I have been able to catch alot of these special moments.

For this LO I added Pixie Dust Blingz to the letters and used the Sakura Pink Stardust pen to accent the journal stamp and outline the stickers. I love those pens :).

Paper: K & Company, Autumn Leaves
Ink: Colorbox, Stazon
Other: flowers: Prima; brad: K & Company; stamps: Fancy Pants; clear heart: Heidi Swapp; bling: Me & My Big Ideas; chipboard: Lil Davis, EK Success; ribbon: Making Memories, unknown; letters: Pressed Petals; stickers: 7 Gypsies; puffed sweets: Making Memories;

Whatcha Doin?

This layout is just a few of the many pictures that I have of my granddaughter, Ella, scoping things out. She loves to get into the cabinets and see what all she can find. :) I have been working on an album that I intend to give to her one day when she is grown. I think that she will appreciate seeing all the little tidbits of her life when she was a baby.
Papers: Basic Grey Sultry, Making Memories Love Notes
Ink: Ranger
Other: flowers, bling centers: Prima; other bling: Heidi Swapp, Me & My Big Ideas; chipboard: Bo Bunny; Letters: Making Memories, American Crafts; ribbon: May Arts;

Clear album for my Mom

OK - well this is a very late Christmas gift for my Mom in Florida. But she is also very creative so I know that she totally understands the process. Ya know - I have to have all my thoughts together - or somewhat anyway :) - before I began because there is way too much thought and planning that has to go into an album like this. As it was I did have to redo a couple of pages :) - but I am proud of the way it turned out and I hope that she loves it.

I wiped the edges of each page with Olive Green Stazon ink to define the pages which I thought gave it a pretty cool effect. I used alot of bling, some transparencies from Hambly, Prima and Fancy Pants (glittercuts). The patterned paper is from Basic Grey Mellow line. I used the awesome Cricut that my Mom helped me buy to do the die cutting.

Well - I will be sending this to her within the next week and surely wish that I could be there when she opens it. I know that she will call me as soon as she does and will probably be crying which in turn will make me cry too.

Enough of the crying - the clear albums really are a very cool project - and granted - do take alot of thought before you begin. In the end though - it will be a project that you will be proud of, so go ahead and give it a try. :)

Ribbon Challenge for 2RedBananas

I made this mini album for my Mom in Florida. This mini chipboard album is made by using double sided adhesive to adhere various types of ribbons to the cover. My Mom loved it and I hope that ya'll do too. :)