Bath Time Layout

I am  loving scrapping these pics of my precious little boy! It's so fun to do baby pages again! I found this cute little svg of a bird in a bird bath that I had saved long ago. It was a freebie from Treasure Box Designs a while back. I thought it was perfect and unconventional for this type page!

This page qualifies for the challenge at ScrapRoom which was to use the following items on a layout...4 different patterned papers, buttons, ribbon, handmade embellishment, and stitching! I finally got brave enough to use my sewing machine on a scrapbook page and I stitched the big circle down. In hindsight I should have used thicker thread. Oh well.

I also used the sketch this week from Sketch Inspiration.

Welcome Baby Brett LO

I finally got a chance to get some scrappin done. I am just now, 9mos later, getting around to scrappin my first pictures of my my newest little one, Brett.

I used this month's sketch from Sassy Lil Sketches. This LO also qualifies for the banner challenge at Scrapbook Sisters!



I Make Dirt Look Good! & an announcement!

I'm back! We're finally moved in to our new house and finally finished unpacking. Well, mostly. LOL. My craft room is up and running! Yippee! I finally have my room back. I have been so deprived for the past 6 months since my son was born. I have had to share a room with him and he is such a light sleeper that there was no crafting being done while he slept. So....without further ado...here is my new craft room!

I know. It's still kind of a mess, but at least it's all in one place now. It's hard to tell from the pics, but the room is a charcoal grey with a pink stripe. I may eventually paint my cabinet pink too. I also have a small desk for my sewing machine that I plan to paint pink.

And finally, here is what I did today! This is a scrapbook page of my son last fall. He loves the mud.

Announcement!

I created the title myself and have decided to start selling some of my svg files in my etsy store. Since we bought the new house, I could stand to make a little extra cash. Don't worry though, I'll still be offering freebies on here every once in a while. But I'll also be showcasing files that I've made that are for sale. 

Like this one "I make Dirt look good!" is $1.25 in my store.  

Pop on over there and have a look at the other files for sale. I don't have many yet, but check back later for more!



Snow Layout

I got around to doing another page today! I started out my day putting my 3yr old on the bus to preschool (it was his first day back) and then I went for a 2 mile walk with my mom. I'm 36.5 weeks pregnant and I am hoping to get things to progress along. The doc promises me he'll induce me if I haven't started labor yet on Sept 3rd. That is one week before my due date, but my first child was almost 9lbs a week early, so we're hoping this one won't be as big. I have an ultrasound this friday to see how big he is and to make sure he's head down!

Anyways, back to the point of this post, here's my LO. I made the title using my cricut. I cut it 4 times and glued them one on top of the other to create "faux chipboard". Then I added crystal effects to make it glossy! The snowflake was drawn using my Cri-Kit gel pens and then cut.

I used sketch 213 from Pamela's World of Scrap. Love her sketches!

Halloween Scrapbook LO

Here is a scrapbook page of my little cutie from last Halloween. He was a fireman of course. Not sure yet what he'll be this year though. We went to the local fire station and made a few pictures of him.

I used this sketch from Creative Genealogy Scrapbooking.

My Son at Age 3 (2pg LO)

I finally finished scrappin' the pictures of my son when he turned 3. He'll be 4 this October. Hard to believe. He's such a ham for the camera.

I used this sketch from Pamela's World of Scrap.

And since the challenge at Scrap & Stamp is to create a 2pg LO, here is the second page! The stamp is a bracket digi stamp that I created on my own it is on the first page.

Florida Layout

I managed to get a scrapbook page done today. I saw this sketch from Creative Genealogy Scrapbooking and just had to use it! I love all of Rowena's sketches, but I usually don't have the time to participate every week. I decided to make time today. This layout was actually very easy. The only part that took very long was drawing all the tiny stitches around the photos, but it was worth it:!

A Layout + Bear Freebie

Welcome to Thursday's LSS project! This week I felt the need to get some scrappin' done. So I chose a couple of photos of my son and his PaPaw (my dad). They are inseparable. I just had to dedicate a page to them. And what better way to do it than to use Lindsay's Stick People Set? I mixed and matched the heads and bodies to create two cute little guys who look a lot like my son and my dad.

I paper pieced the clothing on by printing the image more than once onto different patterened papers and cutting out the clothes. This makes the LO qualify for the challenge at Scrap & Stamp which required a stamp and paper piecing. The LO also qualifies for the challenge at Practical Scrappers which required that you have either the word "One" or the number one on the LO.  And finally, I used the sketch this week at Sketch Inspiration.

Now for your freebie! A cute little bear. Below you can download the svg file and save the digi stamp version as well.

Bear SVG

Bear Digi Stamp

(click on bear to save larger image)

3 Baby Bumps Layout

Here is a quick page that I threw together. It is a pic of me and my best friend and my cousin, all three of us have been preggers this summer! My cousin (in white) had her baby at the end of May. My friend (in middle) is due any day now and that is me on the left. I am MUCH bigger than that now. haha. I need to take a picture and post for you guys. I feel huge. I still have a little less than 7 weeks left.

Anyways, I used this sketch from Sketch Inspiration.

Travis Turns 3 LO (almost a year late)

Hello again, today I got another page done! Yippee!! I'm trying to knock as many of these out of the way as I can before baby #2 gets here. I'm sure I'll have my hands full with two boys in the house. His arrival date is set for Sept 10th in case any of you were wondering. Hopefully he'll greet us sooner. He's a big boy already. My sweet little boy below is my first son. He'll be 4 on his birthday this October, so I figured I should probably hurry up and scrap these photos (next I need to do the bday party pics). I cut both of the flourishes with my cricut. The brown one is one that I created for a design found on an old sketch of Rowena's. You can download it at this old post. The doodle flourish (the green one) was a freebie from someplace, but I can't remember at the moment. *sorry*

The cute little word art is a digital stamp from Create with TLC.

I used this sketch from Scrap & Stamp.

Ho Ho Ho! Christmas LO in July!

I got another page done today! I was inspired yet again by one of Rowena's fab sketches! The bubble border was a freebie from Images by Heather M. I was able to use up some patterened paper scraps on this page, so that always makes me happy.  The title is made of some stickers that I got on clearance a while back. I need to use up my stash of stickers. I'm not so much into them anymore. I prefer the look of die cuts better.

So if you haven't participated in any of Rowena's challenges yet, hop on over now, the next one started today! Go to Creative Genealogy Scrapbooking!

BTW, if any of you are having troubles downloading any of my files, leave me a comment with which file you're wanting and your email address so I can email it directly to you. Sometimes I get comments from people and I have no way of replying to them. Thank you!

Splash Scrapbook Page

Today I was in a scrappin' mood. So I decided to get back around to doing another one of Rowena's fab sketches! I just love her sketches, but I don't always have time to participate in the challenges. If you've never participated before, well you should! Just head on over to Creative Genealogy Scrapbooking!

This cute little title "Splash" is a former freebie of mine. You can find it here.

The little whale is from Treasure Box Designs.  

Curious George goes to the beach

I was in a scrappin' mood today, so I decided to use Rowena's sketch from Creative Genealogy Scrapbooking. I bought this George paper and die cuts a while back and I have been looking for an opportunity to use them. I need to use them up before my son outgrows Curious George. haha. I also entered this for the "Ribbons & Bows" challenge at WhoopsiDaisy.

 If you'd like to download the title, click below the picture.

Curious George Title

Let's Go Camping & Horse'n Around Layouts with Paper Piecings

I've been very busy scrapbooking some custom pages for a customer of mine. You may recognize the first layout, I made a pre-made page of it a while back to put in my craft booth, but it never sold. So we used it for this lady's photos. Worked out perfectly for her trip to the farm pictures. The paper piecings on this one are from Treasure Box Designs.

Here's another layout I did of her camping photos. I just love those bears! They are from a paper piecing svg set from My Scrap Chick.

2 Double LO's with Paper Piecings

I've been working on some custom scrapbook pages for a friend that I met online. The cat paper piecing on the first LO was a freebie from Treasure Box Designs. The page borders, I'm not sure where I got those svg, if you recognize it please let me know so I can give credit.

This LO did not photograph well. For some reason the color is not accurate on page 1. The paper piecings are from My Scrap Chick. The loopy border is from Paolo's blog

A Patriotic Layout

It's Thursday! So time for another LSS project! I did a scrapbook layout this week and I used two of the patriotic stamps from Lindsay's Patriotic Collection. I scrapbooked some old photos for my aunt of our annual family reunion that we have on 4th of July.

Don't forget to stop by Lindsay's blog to snag a freebie and check out the work done by the other DT gals!

My New Craft Space!

Hello again! I got another layout done! This is another page for my aunt's scrapbook. She asked me to keep it simple and this is pretty simple for me. haha. It didn't take me too long to do.

I also wanted to show you my new crafting space! My mom got this cabinet and counter space for just $25 from a friend at Curves who was redecorating her office! Yippee!

Monster Jam LO

Howdy folks! It's monday and I had the mojo to do a scrapbook page. I have said many times before how much I love Rowena's sketches, and today is no exception. Hop on over to Crop Diva's Destination to find your inspiration and participate in their challenges! I love love love the title on this page! I've never done one with tags before, but I followed the sketch as closely as I could and i love how it turned out! The cute little torn notebook page was cut using SCAL and my cricut. I gave the svg file away in an earlier post, but I'll post the link again. You can get the Torn Journal Page Here.  I created the little "lighting bolt" border myself to give it some flair. You can download it here.

Gone Camping Layout

Here is a layout I did today for the Crop Diva's Destination challenge. I love this site! I am always so inspired by their sketches! It always makes me want to scrap. If you haven't ever participated, you definately need to give it a try. They are a new site that is just getting started and needs some participation, so hop on over and check it out!

A Couple More Layouts for Today

 As you can see I managed to get a couple more pages finished today for my Aunt's scrapbook. I used a couple more sketches from Crop Diva's Destination.