Wish Big

A card I made for my upcoming Open House using things in the Occasions Mini and Sale-A-Bration catalogs.  This one is using the stamp set Bring On The Cake!  Greenhouse Gala DSP, spiral punch, dotted scallop ribbon border punch, and some of the new pompom trim in Daffodil Delight.

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Happy Valentine's Day, Steve!

Here's the Valentine's Day card I made for my hubby this year using Artistic Etchings!  

Color spritzer, black satin ribbon, and First Edition DSP from the Occasions Mini used on here.

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ML

OMG, I lied to you!  I forgot that I actually did run out of that pattern paper and didn't have enough to scrap McKenna's in it and had to resort to some other.  Sorry.  

SU border punch used on here.  Everything else is from my stash.  The chipboard flower is covered with paper and then sanded around the edges.  It's been forever since I've done that.  I've gotten to be a lazy scrapper I think! 

Pic of McKenna is from Spring 2008.  Love her toothless smile!

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MJ

Can you tell this was a pattern paper pack...since I've shown the last 3 posts done with this paper?!  And, the next post is done with this paper, too, just to prepare ya.  But, you'll be glad to know that that is the end of this pattern paper.  No more left!  :)  

Still incorporated SU stuff for the 3 different border punches and the blushing bride and certainly celery ribbon.  Used up some more hoarded chipboard (non-SU).  

Pics of Micah Jo are from Spring 2008.  So cute!

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MT

Yep, sweet and simple title.  MT...Mara Taylor.  Pic taken Spring 2008.  Isn't she adorable?!  Still trying to use up current stash of scrap crap.  But, still incorporated SU supplies for the butterfly (punch), photo corners (punch), rhinestones, ribbon (blushing bride), and hemp string for the buttons.  Also used some chipboard I've been hoarding for years.  WHY?!?!? The picture doesn't show it very well, but the circle is covered in glitter.

Anywho...TFL! :)  

Avery

This was created using a Sketchabilities sketch!  Pic of my gorgeous niece, Avery Claire!  I created this layout last year and yes, I'm  just now posting it.  This may not be SU paper, but I sure used a ton of SU stuff on it...the butterflies, the dry embossing, the jewels, the alphabet, the flowers.  

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Beautiful

A layout I did several months ago.  Not sure why I'm just now getting around to posting it though.  I've been trying to use up some of my non-SU stuff.  I use mainly just SU stuff now, but I need to use up my current stash of scrappy supplies!  I just can't bear to part with it yet!  Pics of my girls taken at church Fall of 2009.

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Just a Little Note

And the 3rd project we did for Stamp Club this month was just a cute, super easy little card, non-Valentine because I was getting tired of looking at hearts! LOL!  I call this a Color Coach card because the color combo is from the Color Coach.  What an extremely useful tool.  I think I would be lost without it!  We used the new stamp set Button, Button from the Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini catalog and the sentiment is from a hostess set called Apple Blossom.

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Valentine's Day card

Here's a Valentine's card we made at Stamp Club this month.  We used the scalloped envelope die for the Big Shot and the stamp set Love You Much and the Heart Pressed Letterpress plate for the Big Shot now available in the Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini (available for order on my website!)

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January Stamp Club layout!

And here is a layout Stamp Club just did this month for Valentine's Day!  I used the new glitter paper (LOVE IT!), I {heart} Hearts stamp set, the new Love Impressions DSP from the the Occasions Mini and the matching Love Impressions rub ons (all available for order on my Stampin' Up! website-link on the right of my blog and it gets shipped straight to you)!  

Once again, please excuse the crappy picture of the layout!  I want my camera back!! 

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November Stamp Club layout

Yes, I realize it's January, but this is a layout from November's Stamp Club that I have yet to post!  It's a frugal CASE of the layout in the Idea Book & Catalog.  I had one of my stamp clubbers request to do that layout, so we did!  We used the stamp set Delightful Decorations.  Pictures are of my family, taken December 2008.

I know, that layout looks crooked and it's not a real great photo of it.  It is kinda leaning and it really isn't a great photo of it.  I had to take a picture of it with an old camera as my "baby", my digi Rebel, is currently on the fritz. :-(  So, please bear with me as these things posted in the next couple of days look like crap!  They really are prettier IRL!!  Amazing what a good camera can do! 

McKenna's Valentine Card for School {part 2}

And here is McKenna's second Valentine Card we created together!

McKenna's Valentine Card for School {part 1}

Yes, you read that correctly....part 1.  She couldn't decide on just one, so we created two for her!  Half her classmates get this one and the other half get the other card that I will share with you all tomorrow!  She was so excited with the finished product!  

Micah Jo's Valentine's Day Card for School

The girls and I sat down today because I wanted to create their Valentine's Cards to pass out at school.  I don't know about you, but those little cheesy ones you get at the store just aren't cuttin' it for me anymore and there aren't enough hours in the day for me to sit down and actually make them with paper and embellishments!  So, naturally, I turned to my awesome-ly fantabulous MDS!  Man, I love MDS!!!  I know, you are probably insanely tired of hearing me say that, but it's so true!!!  So, here's the card I created for Micah to give to her 3rd grade class!  We both LOVE it! 

And my 3rd clipboard....

....no more clipboards to show after this one!  Retired SU scrapbook kit, again.  This one is available, as well.  TFL!

And, a special shout out to Miss Micah for holding and displaying the clipboards for me to take pictures of! ;)

Another Clipboard

And another clipboard I altered....and for sale, if interested.  Once again, delved into the archives for some retired scrapbook kits from Stampin' Up.  TFL! 

Altered Clipboard

Wowza, it's been a looooooong time since I've altered anything.  Tiffany has decided that we should all start making things to take to craft fairs!  I have a ton of clipboards to alter, so I pulled out some old Stampin' Up scrapbook kits and went to town!  Well, I only made 3, but hey, these take time!  The clipboards are all still up for sale, if anyone is interested.  You can contact myself or get them from the Etsy store that Tiffany will be setting up soon.  TFL!

Day of Gratitude

LOVE this stamp set and Autumn Spice DSP!  So sad to see it leave with the Holiday Mini :(  this was a card I made for a Stamp Workshop back in October.  TFL! 

Coston Christmas

And, here is the photo card I made for my sister to send out....and, yes, I took the awesome picture, too! ;) 

The Fooks/Birrell/Coston Christmas Card!

This is the photo card I created with the MDS for the cards that my Mom sent out this year!  Cute, isn't it?!  

Our Christmas Card

I hate to admit this, but I actually sent out a photo Christmas card this year.  After however many years of actually creating my Christmas cards with paper and stamps, I just plain ran out of time this year and I feel so guilty!  But, I did still, essentially, create my card....just digitally!  (And, I got to make other photo Christmas cards for several other people which I'll be sharing over the next couple of days!) 

Still loving the MDS and the many awesome uses for it!!!

And, a HUGE thank you goes out to my friend and photography mentor, Joy, for taking the picture that looks, in the words of one of my best friends, "badass"!  LOL!! 

Little Miss Avery is 1!!!

Holy cow, it's been a year since little Avery was born!  Seems like yesterday!  I made Avery's birthday cards using MDS and I think they turned out so stinkin' CUTE!

Reveal Day at Sketchabilities!!!

It's October 30 and you know what that means!!!  No, not one more day until my birthday (well, it is, but that's not the reason to this post!)  Reveal Day at Sketchabilities!  

Here's the sketch: 

And here's my take on it!  Since this is posted Halloween weekend, i felt it only appropriate to do a Halloween layout!  These pics are of my girlies and my niece and nephew taken a couple of years ago.....Mara~Little Dead Riding Hood, McKenna~Ghost, Micah~Witch, Jacob~Ninja, & Jenna~BumbleBee! 

"The Spook Crew"

And the candy corn border is just something fun to put around the picture (it's not a part of my layout) given the holiday!!  Now, go create a layout using this sketch, post it, and copy the link to Mr. Linky back at Sketchabilities!

Now, be sure to come back tomorrow to wish me Happy Birthday! ;)

Sketch #33 @ Sketchabilities!!!

Holy cow, I just looked at the last time I posted something on here....1 month and 1 day ago!  Wow, time flies!!  October has definitely been THE busy month for pictures!!  I can hardly keep up with the editing!  But, it's all good....it's where I want to be! 

Well, today is Reveal Day at Sketchabilities!!  Check out this awesome sketch by owner Karan Gerber.  So stinkin' cool, isn't it?!  

And here's my take on the sketch! 

Yes, that's McKenna.....many, many years ago.  She's so tiny!  I'm thinking it was in 2004 or 2005.  I'm such a horrible Momma for not knowing for sure! She was at the Pumpkin Patch with her preschool class.  Guess I was just waiting for the perfect sketch to come along to scrap these photos!  LOL!!

We'd LOVE for you to play along with us!  So, go and get your scrap on, create your version of this sketch, upload it and link it HERE!