Celebrate

I completed this two-page layout this evening.  This is a picture of Brooke, Jay, and AngelCakes when we took them to dinner to celebrate Brooke's 30th birthday.  I used my new Teresa Collins Sophisticated cartridge for all of the embellisments and titles on this layout.  I'm really LOVING this cartridge.  There are some really pretty borders and I just love the frame font (used on the "30). 

A Long Weekend Ahead.....YAY!!!!

I'm so excited to have a 4-day weekend ahead.  It has been a long time since I've had one of these.

So what is everyone planning to do for your Holiday weekend?  Crafting?
I'm hoping to sew a little outfit for AngelCakes.  I purchased the material and cut it out a while back, but it requires elastic in the little diaper cover, and I've been putting it off because those precious chunky little legs just keep on growing!   But if I don't make it soon, she will outgrow it before I sew the first stitch.  I'll post a picture if I manage to finish it.

We are also going to have the kids over for a cookout on Sunday.  On Monday we will have our traditional
"Boxer Popsicle Fest" to celebrate the 4th.  Every year on the 4th, we give each of the Boxers a popsicle.  They love it; however sometimes the popsicles don't sit too well on their tummies.  So we only have this very special treat once each year. 

Other than that, I'm hoping to sleep and work on my scrapbooks and just enjoy a 4-day weekend without having to think about work!  

Latest Cartridges

I had ordered the above two cartridges last week and they arrived yesterday.  I was so excited to get them.  I'm so loving Teresa Collins and I really like her two cartridges.  I also HAD to have the Love you a Latte cartridge.  For those of you that know me well.......well you know this cartridge had my name written all over it!   I can't wait to find a little time to play with these.  Also, I made a promise to myself that I won't purchase any more cartridges for a while (unless I just HAVE to!) :-)

Below is a new picture of AngelCakes.  You could call her "Sweet Potato Cakes" in this photo!  She is loving the Sweet Potato baby food. 

Sweet Features

This is a two-page layout I did last night entitled "Sweet Features".  I'm sort of the original slash-n-dash scrapbooker, meaning I don't spend a lot of time on most of my pages.  I just get the photos on, do a little embellishing, usually (but not always) journal, and call it a page.  On these pages I cut the word "Sweet" from the new Nine Months cartridge and the word "Features" from the new CM Traveler cartridge.  I used the Bazil Stitches template for the flowers and then stitched with Making Memories purple floss.  I added a little purple bling and that is it. 

Sugar and Spice

My project of the day (which I actually did last night) is entitled, "Sugar and Spice".  I cut the title using Cricut Rock Princess cartridge.  I had a piece of Core'dinations cardstock which was pink one one side and black on the other so I used the black side for the shadow and the pink for the phrase.  After cutting, I sanded the black shadow piece so just a smidge of the pink is coming through.  Then after I put the phrase on top of the shadow, I decorated with Stickles and a little color on the ends.  I used some black bling along the top and bottom of the page and three large pieces of pink bling on the black mat.  Yay - another page for the book!   Eventually I'll get caught up - maybe when I retire.  Regardless, it is FUN!!!!

Card for AngelCakes

AngelCakes will be six months old on Thursday.  I wanted to make a special card for my special girl.  In cleaning my craft room yesterday, I came across the little girl stamp by Unity.  I colored her with Crayola pencils and blended with Gamsol.  In my mind's eye, this is what AngleCakes might look like when she is about three years old.

I used the following supplies on this card

     Paper - scraps from Creative Memories and Archivers

     Little Girl Stamp - Unity

     Sentiment Stamp - Hero Arts

     Inking on edges - Stampin Up Lovely Lilac stamp spot

     Ribbon - from my stash

Time has certainly flown by and I cannot believe that she is already six-months-old.  There will be many changes in her over the next six months and I look forward to watching her grow and learn. 



7Gypsies Artist Printer's Tray

Today I stayed at home all day.  Miss Baylee did great with her surgery yesterday and I didn't want to go anywhere and leave her at home alone.  Well - she wouldn't actually be alone - Crazy Boy Carson, our white Boxer, would be here with her, but he can drive her crazy in a flat second.  Sooooooo I did a little house work and then some serious cleaning in my craft room.  I finally decided that I wanted to work on my 7Gypsies Tray.  I've had it for several months but could never decide how I wanted it to look.  I am very happy with the results.  I used several pictures of AngelCakes when she was a newborn and made sure to include pictures of her with me, Grampy, Uncle CritterBug, and her Mommy and Daddy.  I used the following supplies (all of which I had on hand, thank goodness!):
7 Gypsies Artist Tray
Watermelon Paint Dabber
Tim Holtz Metal Embellishments
Jenni Bowlin Bingo Card
Creative Memories Heart Punch
K & Company Butterflies
Clear Rock Candy Crackle Paint
Flower from Michaels
Scrap paper
Misc. fiber and ribbon
Once I landed on the photos, the rest was fairly easy.  The packaging for the tray gives the exact dimensions for the photos, so cutting was a breeze.  I attached almost everything with a wet adhesive except for the key which I attached with hot glue. 
Now I just have to figure out where I'm going to put it!!! :-)
BTW - the "thing" I am using as my display is FRED which stands for "For Real Easy Design".  It is a magnetic board that I use when designing layouts.  I purchased it from the website www.myscrappinbuddy.com.  I used one when I went to a crop in Texas (Rockin Reality -Melissa, are you familiar with this place?  It is about 2 hours south of Dallas).