Day 181: Owl Card

For a while, my stamp club was making ATC size minis to trade and to be made into larger cards.  Someone in the group made this owl from punches.  It was in my scrap basket to eventually be turned into a card.  I reclaimed the moons and stars image from a Halloween project that had also made its way into my scrap basket.

Day 180: Butterflies Card

The embossed and glittered butterfly was from a demonstration I attended when I went to the Stamp Scrap Art Tour.  I believe it is from Just For Fun, but I am not certain.  I had this purple oval die cut in my scrap basket, so I fussy cut the butterfly out and layered it onto the purple oval, and then layered both onto pink card stock. I added a few punched butterflies and some pretty trim to make this a beautiful card.

Day 179: Planned Cards from Bits and Pieces

We are getting ready to go on a trip for the 4th of July, and I wanted to bring some things with me to work on.  I decided to go through my scrap basket and find bits and pieces that would work together to make cards.  I planned out cards for the 6 days we will be gone, with the only things not coming from my scrap basket being the card bases and ribbon.  Keep reading to see what I make from scraps from my scrap basket!

Day 178: My Star

Since this is a birthday photo of my son, I wanted to focus on the number 7 and not so much on the football, so I put a piece of red paper (DCWV)  behind this blue paper with a punched-out star design. (This was in my stash, sorry I don't know/remember the manufacturer.) I used another piece of the red from DCWV underneath the photo. The big triangle acts like a giant photo corner.  I ran a small strip of red paper behind the photo to help carry the red color to the top of the page.  I accented the red strip and the corner of the page with some star ribbon from my stash.  I made a banner from the star and pennant chipboard pieces (Little Yellow Bicycle), a metal rod from K and Co., and some baker's twine from We R Memory Keepers. I used a Stampin' Write marker (Stampin' Up!) to write Happy 7th Birthday on the pennant.  I placed chipboard stars (Little Yellow Bicycle) in the center of each punched out start and then topped them off with metallic spirals from a kit by Creative Impressions.

Day 177: Planning Birthday Pages and Sports Pages

Tonight I planned out 10 pages for my son's scrapbook.  Four were birthday photos and six others were for sports.  I planned them out all together because my son's birthday photos featured a football, so I needed to decide which papers I wanted for his birthday and which ones I wanted for his football team photos.

Day 176: School Days Scrapbook Page

I had a lot of fun incorporating texture into this page for my son.  The aged leather-look background paper is from Paper Adventures. I layered the "sweet, smart, boy" tags by Wild Asparagus on top of a brown fabric tag and  a striped fabric tag (that almost perfectly matches my son's shirt!) by Making Memories.  I even re-purposed another fabric tag in the set to make the blue photo corners!  The blue buttons on the photo corners are from Stampin' Up! The twill I used to make the ribbon for the tag and to wrap around the letter "d" was in my stash.  I used the back side of a patterned library pocket and library card from Marcella by K to journal some information about my son in first grade. I made a ribbon to go on top of the library card, added an epoxy "school days" sticker (Brenda Walton for K and Co.) and accented it with two blue square brads (Colorbok).  I used Ranger distress ink to age the library card and envelope so it would coordinate with the background paper. I used the "Remember" tag and "2010" stickers from "This and That" by Lori Whittock.  The letter "d" is by l'il davis designs, and the other brown letter stickers are by American Crafts.

Day 175: Father's Day Card

My son made this card for his Dad for Father's Day.  He designed the layout of the card himself; I just assisted with using the paper cutter and added some strength when he was using my punches. He used the dog image and the Father's Day verse from "For Father" by Stampin' Up! He used Stampin' Write markers to color directly on the stamps and then stamped onto white card stock. The "I Love My Daddy" stamp is from Inkadinkado; my son punched it out with a circle punch.  He also punched out three stars from Pacific Point card stock by Stampin' Up! 

Day 174: Sheer Ribbon Flower

I didn't have too much time today, and I didn't have a chance last night, so I only made one attempt to create a flower from sheer ribbon using a die and my Big Shot.  I found it a bit harder to do than the satin ribbon.  It definitely frayed more and I really like the look of the satin ribbon flowers better.

Day 173: Father's Day Card

If you are wondering why I am posting about making my husband a Father's Day card when Father's Day has already come and gone, it is because he was out of town for work on Father's Day.  He is due back tomorrow, so I made his card tonight.  I used a combination of Stampin' Up! stamps from "Set Sail" and "The Open Sea" stamp sets. I  stamped the sail boat image on Neenah paper with Memento ink, and then colored the image with Copic markers.  All other papers and inks are by Stampin' Up. The baker's twine is from We R Memory Keepers.  "Everything" stamp is by Penny Black.

Day 172: Make Your Own Flowers from Ribbon

I love flowers and use them on almost all my pages for my daughter. Since pre-made flowers can be kind of expensive, I wanted to see if I could make some out of ribbon.  I bought some 1.5 inch wide ribbon from the $1 bin at the store.  Using some Sizzlets dies, I was able to cut out flower and leaf shapes from the ribbon.  The type of ribbon I bought was made from polyester.  Since the ribbon was almost as wide as the Sizzlet die I was using, I had to adhere the ribbon to the die.  I tried double-sided tape, glue dots, and a Dotto tape runner.  I found that I could see the double sided tape and the glue dot from the front side of the flower.  When I tried to remove them, the material frayed.  I had the best luck with the Dotto tape runner.  I did find that sometimes the die did not cut the material all the way through, and I would need to cut out the rest of the flower with scissors.  Overall, I am glad I tried to make my own flowers.  I know I can in a pinch.  However, it is a lot less work just to buy some at my favorite scrapbook store!!

Day 171: Butterfly and Lace

For this photo of my daugher, I fussy cut a green lace square from an Anna Griffin  paper and layered it atop a pink patterned paper from Stampin' Up!. I used scalloped scissors to cut a border for the 3-photo collage of my daughter. I also used the scalloped scissors to cut a coordinating Anna Griffin paper as a mat for the photo collage.  I adhered a butterfly from Webster's Pages to the center of the collage and added green crystals, also from Webster's Pages,  in each corner of the green lace.  

Day 170: Memories x Three

For this photo of my kids and my niece, I selected "blue dot frost" from Bo Bunny as the main background paper for the photo.  I used a gold leaf print from Stampin' Up! for approximately 1/3 of the background.  I traced a scalloped paper I had onto a striped Stampin' Up! paper, cut it out,  and layered it toward the bottom left of the page. I used a rust paper, also by Stampin' Up! to fill in the blank spake of one half of a brown chipboard frame from Bo Bunny, and layered that beneath the right side of the photo. I added an epoxy "Memories" sticker from K and Co. on top of the half frame.  Three rust buttons and three brown buttons help to carry the colors around the page, as well as reinforce the theme of the three cousins.

Day 169: 3 Cute Cousins

I selected this red, orange, and green background paper from my stash (unknown) because it pulled out so many colors from the kids' clothes. I used a green title strip from Creative Memories across the top of the page.  Then  I layered the green-matted number 3 (Making Memories) onto a brown chipboard tag (Bo Bunny) and then added some brown chipboard scrolls (also Bo Bunny) on either side. I matted the number 3, and the "cute" and "cousins" tags (My Mind's Eye) with the Creative Memories paper, and then added brown chipboard swirls from Bo Bunny on top of the words.  Green photo corners cut from more Creative Memories paper and green brads from Bo Bunny complete the page.

Day 168: School Page Using Anna Griffin Papers

I used a light blue floral Anna Griffin print paper as a photo mat for my daughter's school photo.  I layered it atop a darker blue floral Anna Griffin paper.  I also made a tag from the same papers. I used lace flowers from Petaloo to embellish the upper left corner of the photo and the top of the tag.  The epoxy flag and rose stickers are also by Anna Griffin.

Day 167: Remember, Continued

I used a plain rose paper from Anna Griffin as a photo mat and layered it atop a rose floral Anna Griffin print.  I used the floral lace embellishments from Land of Lace as accents to the lower left and upper right corners of the photo.While they looked fine plain, I am glad I used the pink and green pearls from Jolee's to add some further color and dimension to the page.  I added an epoxy "Remember" sticker from Elizabeth Brownd for K and Co. to the photo.

Day 166: Remember

I planned the layout for a photo of my daughter tonight.  I selected the papers and embellished some bridal lace pieces ( Land of Lace)I picked up at Goodwill with some pink and green pearls from Jolee's.

Day 166: Milliner Flowers

For this photo of my daughter, I chose to use this teal green paper with pink roses by Anna Griffin. I matted the photo on a brown print, also from Anna Griffin. I used fuchsia milliner's flowers (see Day 153)  to enhance the photo.  I tied some crochet ribbon (Stampin' Up!) around the stem of the flowers and put some in the upper left corner of the page. I added an Anna Griffin journaling card underneath the photo and then used the green butterfly fairy, the brown butterfly, and the cameo (all from Webster's Pages) to further embellish the photo.

Day 165: Daddy Daughter Dance Scrapbook Page

For this photo of my daughter and husband, I wanted to focus on the pretty rosy pink color of her dress.  I found this really neat glittered scalloped heart from Martha Stewart to put behind their photo.  I layered that on top of a piece of pink vellum from Hot Off the Press, and put that over a pale yellow floral paper by Anna Griffin.  I used a "cherish" tag from the Bohemia Collection by My Mind's Eye and a "memories" tag from the Wild Asparagus collection by My Mind's Eye. I dotted the "i" in the words "cherish" and "memories" with pearls from Jolee's.  I used pink silk flowers from Prima as accents.  I put one at the top left of the page and used three at the bottom right of the page to add more visual weight. The crystal centers I used in the flowers as well as the bird embellishment are by Webster's Pages. I think this turned out to be a sweet page of my husband and my daughter and will bring good memories to mind for them when they see it.

Day 164: True Blue Friends

My kids and my niece had their photo taken. My niece started to slip off from my son, so I love how she is trying really hard to hang on to his shirt! I selected this argyle print paper from All My Memories because it coordinated well with the colors the kids were wearing and also is another pattern to play off the plaid print of my son's shorts.  I actually cut a small square of the paper from beneath the kids' photo so I could make photo corners with my Paper Shapers corner punch.  The contrasting but complementary striped print adds a little bit more pattern to the page. I used yellow and orange brads from Bo Bunny to add interest to the photo corners and to the epoxy stickers from Brenda Walton for K & Company. The True Blue Friends sign is from a kit by Sharon Soneff.  The black grosgrain ribbon was from my stash.

Day 163: Make Your Own 3-D Flowers

For this "birdseye" photo of my daughter, the photographer scattered a bunch of roses around my daughter's head. I thought the roses coordinated beautifully with these two Anna Griffin prints that I used as a photo mat and as a page background.  I fussy cut some roses from another sheet of Anna Griffin paper, used Pop Dots to layers the flowers for dimension, and then accented the flower centers with pearls from Jolees.  I added some ribbon with pearls to either side as borders.

Day 162: My Prince

To scrap this photo of my son, I used the crown paper from the Bohemia collection by My Mind's Eye as the background page.  I used the reverse side of the same print to make the brown mat and the brown strip. With my photo corner punch from Paper Shapers by EK Success, I punched some photo corners out of the leftovers from the mat page. I embellished the photo corners with blue brads from Bo Bunny. The "handsome" die cut and the "my son, my handsome prince" title tag are both part of the Bohemia collection.  The crown brad is by Bo Bunny. 

Day 161: Planning Pages in Advance

I planned out 4 pages for my son's scrapbook in preparation for my upcoming trip home.  My Mom has lung cancer and needs me to take care of her. She is pretty weak, and will probably sleep a lot, so I thought I could bring some things with me to work on while she rests.

I like having a stash of paper and embellishments on hand...it makes it so much easier to scrapbook at home or on the go.  I have a hard time resisting scrapbook stores and when I get in them, I almost always buy something...so then I have my OWN store to shop in at home when I have the urge to scrap or stamp, and it is open whenever I need it to be!

Day 160: You Touch My Life Card for Step-Father and Lighthouse Card

For his step-father, my husband chose this dog stamp from the "For Father" set and the "You Touch My Life" verse from the "Set Sail" set, both by Stampin' Up! I used circle dies from Lifestyle Crafts to die cut the circle shapes.  I stamped the image and verse with Memento ink and colored the boots and dog with Copic markers.  I sponged a couple of different inks around the dog image. Striped background paper by Robyn Pandolph for Daisy D's. The rust card stock was from my stash; the Old Olive card stock is by Stampin' Up!

For my brother-in-law, I made this lighthouse card.  Stamp is from Repeat Impressions.  Card stock is Stampin' Up! I colored the image with Copic markers and used Sizzix die and the Big Shot to cut out the oval and frame.

Day 159: Tractor Card

For Father's Day, I made this tractor card for my husband's grandfather, who was a farmer.  Card stock is from Stampin' Up! The tractor stamp is by Hero Arts.  I stamped the tractor with Memento ink and colored it in with Copic markers.  I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder to create the tire track effect on the brown card stock. I had some tractor brads and a green hinge and brads (all from Oriental Trading Company) which I used to accent the main image.  I sponged ink over the tractor image and the card background.

Day 158: Father and Son Card

I made this Father and Son card for one of my brothers-in-law for Father's Day. I stamped the image, masked it, then sponged the grass and sky with inks from Stampin' Up! I colored the image with Copic markers. Card stock is SU, striped paper is from Daisy D's.

Day 157: The Free and The Brave Card

I made this card for my father-in-law for Father's Day, but it would work for anyone in the service, for any occasion.  I used Stampin' Up!'s "The Free and the Brave" stamp set, card stock, and inks.  The striped paper is one from my stash; I don't have manufacturer info.

Day 156: Hunting-Fishing Vest Card

My brother-in-law is an avid outdoors-man so I thought it would be neat to make him a hunting-fishing vest card for Father's Day.  All card stock, ink, animal stamps (except fish), and buttons are from Stampin' Up!  The fish stamp is from Darcie's. The twine was some I had in my stash.  I used a free doll vest pattern off the internet as the template for the vest. I found a photo of speckled trout on the web to refer to with regards to color, and my husband advised as to how one strings fish. (Who knew a card would take so much research in order to be created?!)

Day 155: Selecting Stamps for Father's Day Cards

Tonight I enlisted my husband's help in choosing stamps to make Father's Day cards for all the men in his family: his Dad, his stepfather, his grandfather, one of his brothers (we need to marry the other one off!), and two brothers-in-law.  He picked a nice variety of stamps:  military for his Dad; dog for his stepfather; a tractor and a vintage car for his grandpa (not quite sure how I will design that one yet?!); a lighthouse for his brother; animals and a pocket knife for one of his brothers- in law, and a father and son stamp for the other brother-in-law. So, I guess I know what I will be doing tomorrow....making Father's Day cards.

Day 154: Getting Inspired at the French Market

I went to a "French Market" sale today and had a lovely time shopping for little bits of this and that to use in my scrapbooks and card making. I found some vintage fuschia flowers that will be lovely on one of my daughter's scrapbook pages. I also found some Parisian wrapping papers that will make gorgeous cards. I love to store my embellishments  in tins and was thrilled when I found a beautiful floral tin from Holland. I picked up some vintage buttons and crystals. The buttons will probably get used on a scrapbook page or a card... and the crystals...I don't know yet, but I'm sure I'll find something that needs adorning!!  I also found three very pretty floral handkerchiefs. Someday I want to make a quilt with all of the vintage handkerchiefs I have collected.  I also got to meet Father Dominic of PBS's Breaking Bread! I just had to buy two of his cookbooks for my husband, who loved to watch the tv program. It was a lot of fun and I found a lot of inspiration in seeing how other people use their imaginations and talents to transform ordinary objects into keepsakes....

Postcard advertising the French Market

fuschia flowers

Parisian wrapping papers

buttons and crystals

Father Dominic of PBS's Breaking Bread

Day 153: Planning Scrapbook Pages with Anna Griffin Papers

I spent a fun couple of hours visiting with my sister on the phone and selecting papers for a series of photos of my daughter.  She was wearing a gorgeous dress of rose satin overlaid with black lace, so I thought it was worthy of beautiful papers....and who makes more beautiful scrapbook papers than Anna Griffin?!