Double Layout - "All About Me"

Baby it's cold outside!!! I just checked and the local weather stations registers -14 degrees (actual) and -51degrees (wind chill)!!! These are record low temps for our area. I'm so thankful for my warm and cozy home. I hope you are all staying warm!! Turkey soup is cooking on the stove, and it's starting to smell really yummy in here.

Here's a girlie layout for you. Yes, it's another layout of our granddaughter! :) The pictures were taken last year at this time when we celebrating with our family in Michigan.

 She is such a blessing!!! Love that crooked smile. Precious! The paper is from Creative Imaginations, Echo Park "This & That", and Bazzill. The fabric adhesive strips across the page are Color Bok "Flea Market".

The title pieces came from a Jen Allison collection "The Sweetest Things". I love it when I find stuff in my stash that all goes together. That's the beauty of little girl collections.

Check out the smaller bottom left picture. My Mom knitted the sweetest little scarf for Scarlet. My Mom has Parkinson's, so this was definitely a labor of love for her one-and-only great-grandchild. I love how Scarlet is modeling it with her arms out! TaDaaaa! :)

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Hope you are all staying warm and cozy.

Scrapbook layout - "Adore" and Tape Techniques

Every year the insurance company I work for honors our Top Agents from the prior year. It's always a fun and rewarding week. There are two of us who are primarily in charge of the events, and it was another huge success... I'm a little worn out today, but a relaxing weekend and a nice visit from my sweet grandbaby always helps recharge me.

Speaking of Scarlet, it's definitely time to share another layout. This is a rare one-pager for me! But these two pictures melt my heart and are deserving of all the attention. =)

Super simple technique 1: Punched up Washi Tape! Use any border punch on one edge of your tape. If you look closely (double click photo) you will see the scalloped edge of theTim Holtz red-lettered tape under each picture. This particular tape has a backing on it that you peel off. To get this look, cut your tape to the length you want and leave the paper on the back. Simply use a border punch along the edge of the tape, then peel off the paper and adhere to your page.  If you are using the kind of tape that doesn't have a paper backing you can still get this look. Just adhere your tape to a sheet of paper (or Vellum to keep the see-through look of the tape), use your straight trimmer along the edges of the tape, and then use your punch on one edge. You will have to use adhesive to attach it with the second method.

Super simple technique 2:  Inked up Washi Tape! The Tim Holtz tape used here is offwhite. I wasn't sure how it would take the ink, but it turned out great! Super easy...Cut your tape to size, adhere it temporarily to a non-stick work surface like a vinyl sheet that you would use for stamping or gluing. Dab a sponge into your inkpad and then smear the sponge onto your tape. Repeat, if you want more color.  After it dries, adhere it permanently to your project. This will save big money because it allows you to transform the same roll of tape into many, many different colors.

The leaves, bracket matt, and heart were cut with my Cricut. I layered up purchased paper flowers with a decorative brad from StampinUp! and added a little baker's twine to the tag tucked under the picture. The sketch is from Sketchabilities.

How time flies...our sweet Scarlet is now pulling herself up and cruising around the furniture!! We just love being grandparents!! Apparently, this Grandma needs to get caught up on her scrapbooking and post some more layouts. =)

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!!

Two new double layouts "Sweet" and "All Our Love"

Earlier this year our son and daughter-in-law brought our first grandbaby into this world!!! We are loving being grandma and grandpa. We are so over the moon for this little girl!!! She has filled our world with PINK, ruffles, lace, flowers, and all things sugar and spice for the first time. Having raised two boys, we are thrilled with this new world of all things girley, girl!!

Needless to say she has also changed my scrapping world with fun new girley embellishments and paper colors, that I've never needed before. =)

 Our sweet baby girl spent 2 weeks in the NICU. She was 5 weeks early and her lungs had some fluid in them and needed a little more time to mature. It was really hard for us all to see her all wired up, but so thankful that her time there was short!!

 Here she is heading home sweet home.

I had a lot of fun with the banner, flowers, pink owl, and embellies!!!

 

What a treat to snuggle up with this sweetheart. She has captured our heart from day one. Such a snuggly bug!!

 I wrapped bakers twine around a chipboard frame and layered it up with a heart and felt flower. The banner is made from folded over punched circles.

 

The strip along the right side is from the paper stack packaging, Cloud 9 Design.  

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!! I'll be sharing more grandbaby layouts really soon!! Looks like I'll never ever run out of cute pictures to scrap!! We are so blessed!!

In Memory - Flashback "Treasure"

Hello friends! I am sorry for the long time since posting last. It's been a whirlwind.

We took a mini getaway to western MI for a weekend and had a great time with together. We got home a week ago last Monday. Tuesday, we packed my youngest son up for college. Wednesday we took him to Ball State University and helped him get settled in his dorm room. That night, we got home late, went to bed, and were awakened by a phone call. My husband's father passed away in the middle of the night on August 18. He was 88 years old and the pillar of his family in every way. He had been in and out of the hospital with congestive heart failure. He was so ready to go to his heavenly home! He took off all of his monitors and his oxygen and left this world very peacefully. We miss him so much already, but we rejoice and know that he is finally home!

We've been with Mark's siblings in Michigan since then. We enjoyed our time together, even though it was really hard. We laughed, and we cried together.

Mark's Dad was so proud of his family, I wanted to re-post this recent layout of Mother's Day 2011 in his honor titled "Treasure".

We love and miss you! Thanks for setting such a wonderful example of faith and family!

Treasure

I'm havng a ton of fun with Blogspot issues this week. I had saved a post, but now can't get back into it. A tiny bit frustrating, so I will now start over.

Here is one last layout of Mother's Day with most of my husband's immediate family, and our new grand nephew, Ethan.

The patterned paper is all from Cloud 9 Design. I just love the rich colors! I found some great antique doilies at my parents home recently for future use on a scrapbook page. I thought this was the perfect page to use them. Here, I cut one in half and tucked both pieces under the edge of the pictures.

I cut these cute layered flowers with my Cricut, but now I'm not sure which cartridge I used =). Maybe my SB buddy will reply here and let me know which cartridge I borrowed from her. The title "Treasure" is Graphically Speaking. The antique looking brads are from StampinUp. I just love the closeup of my sister-in-law, Sue, snuggling with her Grandbaby! The bottom right picture is my father-in-law laughin' it up with Ethan. How cute are they???

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. Hopefully this will post properly. Is anybody else having any problems with Blogger?