Sweet Girl Layout

I was able to finish a layout using pictures of one of our previous foster children. I started with a layout sketch from the Crafts by Rowena Blog. I just loved her sketch! Thanks, Rowena!

I used George and Basic Shapes to cut out the pictures and the photo mats, Accent Essentials "end cap" feature to create the pocket and Graphically Speaking for the Sweet Girl cut. You can get the .cut file that I created for this layout here.

I also cut a few butterflies using Sure Cuts A Lot, and painted Elmer's Glitter Glue on them. My own personal el-cheapo way to get the bling in there. :)

I also used my mat pack to punch holes on the pocket and write small lines between holes for that "faux sewing" look. Paper is from SU and my LSS.

Finally, I added some "Summer" Flowersoft to some flower embellishments that I had and randomly stuck them on too. Pink was Miss J's favorite color - and I think she really would have like how this turned out. I know I did!

Had to share this too! I got THIS in the mail yesterday! YAHOOOO!!

I can hardly wait to play with all the images on this cart - as well as all the new cards! Fun, fun, fun!

Trying to Get Back...

My goodness I've found it hard to get back to creating since we've been back from Atlanta! So much to catch up on and kids wanting all the time. I guess that's what's important after all...

I was able to squeak out one LO this week though. I'd actually done this one previously using my Graphically Speaking cartridge. I just needed to add the picture and journaling mat. This is why I LOVE shopping with my DH! He makes life so entertaining...

Honoring Grandpa

I was given a picture of my grandfather, taken in around 1925. Kind of neat to see him like this... he was a pretty "old guy" by the time my mother was born, so I never knew him "young" at all!

Here is what i came up with for my scrapbook page...

I think the paper is from CTMH. The clock was cut from Graphically Speaking. Ribbon is from Stampin Up and Walmart. :) The words were cut with SCAL. I also tried to accent the clock and the word "Grandfather" with white and gold gel pens.
I wanted this one to be special, because Grandpa was really a great guy! He passed away in 2002 at the age of "ninety eight and a half". I remember that he had always said he wanted to live to be 100, but a few days before he died, he told me that he was really tired and he missed his parents. I know how he felt... we all miss him and his great sense of humor.

Might be a little while before I'm able to post again. DH and I are headed to Atlanta GA for a Foster Parent Conference on Saturday. I've never been to the deep south US before and I'm super stoked to go!! Hope to have some great pics of Georgia to post and scrap by the time I get back.

Craft Room Update!

I'm in my craft room!!! The floor is in, the baseboards are up! The door has a lock on it! And I'm thrilled!! My own space to work on my projects and not have to put them away for dinner time. :) Sigh... does life get much better than this?

My new space is awesome and bright - and here are some of the projects I was able to work on in my new room yesterday...

For my DH's birthday! A football fan... I couldn't find any footballs, so gave him a trophy instead. He deserves it after all the work he's done on these rooms the last couple of months! I used my SCAL to cut the welded letters from a font called "All Star". I cut the trophy from Locker Talk and wrapped some embossed tin foil around it. I used the Cuttlebug and a Fiskars plate to get this look.

A Hello Kitty card for my niece. I had promised her a day to get together to do some crafting, and then it never happened. I tried to make it up to her with an "official" invitation to Aunty's house to play with the paper. My mother took it to her last night - along with some other cards for her brothers. Mom said they loved them - and that's all that matters to me! I used the card feature on the Hello Kitty Cartridge and pieced it together with the outline feature as well. I also added some glitter glue to the bow and shirt after I'd snapped this photo. Gave it a little extra "pop".

More good news this week too. (Just keeps getting better and better for me!) My newest cartridge, Graphically Speaking got here. I haven't had an extra moment to sit down and print some of these things off yet - but I'm looking forward to some time later tonight or tomorrow. The boys are at camp and the house is almost up to standard, so I'm going to take advantage of that.
This one looks like a super cartridge and I'm hoping that our trip to Atlanta next weekend will get us some great photos that need layouts!