Kids' Birthday cards - Boys

It's been a long time since I've shared any of my cards. I will say right up front, that card-making is much harder for me than scrap booking. I haven't figured out why. That being said, I think these turned out pretty cute. The main thing is the kids enjoyed receiving them.

I made this one (above) for my grandson on his 6th birthday! He has a favorite "Foxy" stuffed animal, and he even has a raccoon that he carries around sometimes. I'm the one that loves the owls!! :) The black and white checked scrap paper at the bottom helped ground it all, and I doodled the border around the edge to frame it.

I made this one for the son of a friend of mine who was also having a (Covid) birthday around the same time. Again...the scraps! I use scraps so often when I'm making cards. Don't look too closely at froggy...He could be colored more beautifully. But, I'm sure it was still enjoyed by the receiver and it was fun for me to make it.

Hope you have a great weekend!!

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Giddy Up"

Here's my last Indiana State Fair layout to share. This is my beautiful granddaughter riding a pony for her very first time. I was so excited for her!! She was a bit nervous, but seemed to enjoy it once she got through the line and started riding. I've loved horses for most of my life, so I especially enjoyed seeing her eyes light up!!

 I used Simple Stories "We Are Family" collection. I randomly doodled my own cross stitches on the blue cardstock to tie in with the patterned paper. Once again, my StampinUp! five petal punch was perfect since it's similar to the flowers on the patterned paper.  I topped them with little buttons from my stash. Red and white checked washi came in handy as an accent. The journaling card is from Basic Grey.

 I found the cute title in Design Space. So perfect for a little girl's first pony ride!!

Thanks for checking out my Indiana State Fair layouts this week. If you get a chance to visit one of the State Fairs, you should definitely go check out the animals, ride the rides, and enjoy some yummy fair food! It's a wonderful way to spend a summer day, especially if your grands are as adorable as mine. ❤❤

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Pool Time"

As promised, here's my pool layout. 😀 We have so much fun together! This pool looks so inviting right now with the heat wave we've had going on. Guess we need our own pool. 😎

These pictures are from time with our extended family in Michigan two summers back. We don't get to see our TX family very often, so it's always a special time together when they are able to join in the fun.

 Doesn't this look inviting? I used some fun patterned paper for the title to jazz up the plain background. The washi tape and white puffy clouds seemed like the perfect addition. I doodled around the edges of the clouds and sun with a white gel pen. The center of the sun is popped out with dimensionals.

 These pictures are from two years ago and so much has changed since then. It is so bittersweet to see them all grow up. My youngest son wasn't even married yet in these pictures, my Mom was still alive, and my youngest grandchild wasn't even in pre-school yet. Time sure does fly!!

Feeling super blessed by my family!! Hope you enjoyed checking out my pool layout. Thanks for stopping by!

Two page layouts - "Sleepy Head" and "Bundle of Joy"

Hello scrappy friends! I have just enough time for a quick post and today, it's two for the price of one because it's been awhile.

First up is "Sleepy Head". This layout was really out of the box for me. I fell in love with the doodle-look paper and then I had a little bit of trouble trying to figure out how to make it work. In the end, I was happy with it.

Left side:  Most of these doodles were all on the paper. How fun!!I had some leftover glitter tulle for rolling up some fun flowers. They are a little thicker than what I normally put on a page, but super cute.

 Right side: I was not in love with this page until I used the texture folder on the red cardstock. That made all the diference. I freehanded some clouds to match the doodled clouds on the opposite page. The pink and red on one page was a bit of a challenge for me...but now I am pleased with it.

Here's a closeup of the tulle button flowers. I used clear gemstones, but colored them with sharpies for more of an impact.

Here are the two sides together. My grandbaby is such a DOLL!! We sure are enjoying her.

Next up...Bundle of Joy. This layout is from when she was fresh out of the NICU. I believe it was our first visit to their house after they brought her home....so fresh and sweet!!

Left:  Most everything on this page is from the Bundle of Joy paper pack (Echo Park). I added the Tim Holtz washi tape and the lace at the top. These are my two boys lovin' on Scarlet....Proud papa Joel is in the upper right and lower left. Uncle Jacob sure does love her too. =)

Right:  More borders and embellishments from the Bundle of Joy pack. I love these pictures of my son and daugher-in-law standing on the front porch of their home with their new and precious bundle of joy. They were so happy to bring her home!!! It brings tears to my eyes just remembering all of the emotion.

Here are the two sides together.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!! Have a great weekend!

All about Jacob

Wow...Where has this week gone? It's clouding up outside and getting ready to pour. Taking a minute or two to share another new layout with you.

I've scrapped these pictures before for Jacob's scrapbook; however, I wanted them in our family book too. We took Jacob to get his pictures taken back in the fall of 2008. He actually had a little fun and I think they turned out so well. The hair....well the hair was a few styles ago (thankfully)....never a favorite of mine, but still scrapworthy!!!
The pictures were printed with the brushed white edges and I'd planned ahead enough to know that all of these would be together on a layout. I used a distressed khaki paper and went to town cutting out circles from the patterned paper. It didn't seem done, so a few days later, I stapled on the striped ribbon at the bottom and it helped a lot to ground it. Then I had the urge to doodle around the edges of the page. I have a plastic ruler that has a cut out to follow to draw a line and a small circle. It's all kind of random, but I am really happy with it now. There is also doodling around the outline of the Fiskar's bracket punch.

Enjoy and thanks for looking! Have a great evening...