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| i have a list a mile long of cards that i need to make for people. it just keeps accumulating week to week.
with today being “World Card Making Day”, i decided to make a few. i wanted them to be simple, yet pretty. i also wanted to use supplies that i have on hand. i’ve been trying to do that more often. i seem to buy way too much scrap supplies. for this project, i simply used a few sheets of coordinating paper, a sheet of kraft paper, (which i love), a few buttons, my glitter mist and a favorite punch. i didn’t put any type of sentiment on them yet. i’m not sure which one i’m using for which person yet. i figured i could either add a stamped sentiment later or use them as blank not cards. did you make a card today? |
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Category: simply scrappin
{autumn greetings} color challenge
| i scrapped this layout for a color challenge over on sistv. i never realized that you can put this widget into your blog and view the layouts! very cool!
with yesterday being the first day of autumn, i chose the fall color swatch for this challenge. the picture is actually a postcard that i got at our church garage sale. on this layout, i also tried using my sewing machine to stitch on paper. a long time ago, i owned a mini sewing machine specifically for paper, and it was awful. i hated using it. so, i’ve been nervous about trying my regular machine. but, i think you will see stitching on a lot more of my layouts! it was a lot of fun! i also tried another fun & easy technique that i saw in a magazine recently. the chipboard arrow was a dingy color of brown, so i wrapped it with bright yellow thread to add more color and texture! too easy!! all of this was stuff i had on hand. i’ve been trying to use more of my stash…. i hope you are enjoying the first bits of fall. the women’s Bible study that i attend started today. it was so good to see some faces that i haven’t seen since spring. very excited to study God’s Word with these ladies! |
…but i’m no june cleaver…
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| “i love my family…but i’m no june cleaver”
this is a continuation of my “altered vera bradley catalog” that i started a month or so ago. i had fun turning it into an art journal/journal about me project. i wanted to try different scrapping techniques….and yet journal about things like my faith, my feelings, my opinions. this double page layout is about the fact that yes, i love my family….yes, i enjoy cooking dinner, but yet….i’m no june cleaver. i occasionally make poor priority choices, such as, maybe, blogging, when i should be cooking dinner. LOL. |
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| this next double layout is about the fact that people may say i’m an old fashion girl.
i modge-podged some pictures of old shows/movies that i love. the journaling reads: “I enjoy black & white movies and TV shows, probably because I prefer not to hear or see excessive swearing, violence or sex. I appreciate manners and am shocked when people are rude. I enjoy watching shows from times when the innocence of children were protected and marriage vows were treasured. I guess that makes me an old-fashioned girl.” now, don’t get me wrong. i don’t live in a bubble. i’m not a prude. i just think that on some things, it would be nice if we could take a step back in time… |
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to the moon, alice!
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| well! i’ve been a really bad blogger lately. it’s been a whirlwind month of busy-ness.
but it’s over! so, life can return to normal. first off, i made these ATCs for a “moon & stars” ATC swap over on sistv. i’ve only seen the honeymooners a few times, but i love old black & white tv shows. back when you didn’t have to worry about all of the sex and swearing on tv. i’m so happy that it’s friday! |
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{love The Office}
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| enjoyed a very relaxing saturday yesterday. beautiful weather, enjoyed a good book, a visit to the ice cream parlor before they close for the season, and late last night, a little scrapping!!
my hubby & i love The Office. we watch the dvd’s practically every night. during the season, we have a standing date night to watch The Office together. last night, i went into my scraproom, enjoying some tunes on my ipod and suddenly had an idea to scrap! i grabbed this calendar and put together a page within a few minutes. nothing elaborate, just a simple page that was a lot of fun to throw together! |
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girls’ getaway mini albums
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| whew! i’ve been working on these 2 mini albums for the last 24 hours.
they are purse-shaped chipboard albums. i filled them with pictures from our girls’ getaway overnighter. my mom, sister & i went to columbus a few weekends ago….of course i was snapping pictures….so, i made these gift albums for them. i had a lot of fun putting these together. the albums, diecut background papers, coordinating chipboard embellishments & journaling tags were each in the $1 bin at michaels. i think i even got them for less than a buck per pack. i love the 50’s pin-up girl flair…too cute. i layered lots of flowers & ribbon… used some of my favorite stamps…buttons, ribbon, label-maker… these are just a few pictures from the albums. |
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| of course, i had to add some starbucks scrappy goodness! |
O-H-I-O
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| i love football season!
i love the chill in the air…watching “the big game”… these are my O-H-I-O State Buckeye ATCs for a swap over on sistv.com. they were a lot of fun to make. i chose paper that is textured like a football, handstitched them to look like a football, OSU stickers, used my label maker, Brutus the Buckeye paper and printed out my swap info for the back. can’t wait to see what everyone else did! GO BUCKEYES! |
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lovely weekend
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| well, i hope your weekend was a lovely one! i had a lovely weekend!!!
first of all, i scrapped these little lovelies for the “going green ATC swap” over on scrapsinstyletv.com….(love that site) my inspiration was a new t-shirt that i have. they say “going green? love the earth. love the creator.” |
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| also this weekend, our nephew was married!!!
it was a beautiful wedding. beautiful dresses. beautiful weather! below is a picture of me & my hunky husband. after the reception some of us snapped some family pix outside. enjoy your monday! |
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freak’n friday
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| i finished up my first ATCs yesterday….for a swap over on sistv.com.
they are a lot of fun to make. i can’t wait to see what others have done with this theme! |
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| a few days ago, my son turned 15!
it’s hard to believe. where has time gone? (today we went bowling with family….had a great time.) a few nights ago, ON his bday, we enjoyed some s’mores around our fire-pit. ohhhhhhh the days of summer….. life is good. |
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itop {my new toy}
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| yea!
received my new toy yesterday….the new scrapbooking tool…i-top!!! i made 2 of the brads last night, using the pre-punched, adhesive paper that was included in this kit. the picture below is the first one that i made….woodgrain! isn’t it cute? this kit includes templates to trace before cutting out. you can also purchase punches. i am going to play with it later today….i have a few coffee themed ideas that i want to try with it! yea! what’s your favorite scrap-tool? leave a comment and tell us about it! enjoy your tuesday! |
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