Tape and glitter technique

I have been wanting to play with this technique for a while (since seeing it on Teresa Black's blog) I did two pages with this technique. I have decided, though, that it would look better on a smaller basis. When I cut out the big butterfly or the moon, the tape behind was all warped. If I had done smaller cut-outs, then it probably would have looked better. This first page was done with one of my favorite sets from CTMH. It was called Lazy Days of Summer. I love the cool greens and blues for my boys. I felt bad putting Dallin and glitter on the same page, but it goes in my book, not his...that's okay, right?? I needed a girl in this life, dadgumit! Anywho, the next page was inspired by a Technique Tuesdays catalog that I picked up at the scrap convention last fall. I cut the scrolly thingys out with my cricut cartridge Storybook. I like how the lil stars turned out. I just embossed them with clear embossing powder and then daubed ink over them with a sponge. Pretty fun. Now I have to go make my exchanges...with my updated info on the technique.

Wendy, this one's for you

This pages cracks me up. One morning, Tom came home and told us that there was something in the front yard. So, we went out to see...A TURTLE. Uh, okay. Not something that you would expect in our area. It was pretty large and had a very sharp "beak." Our dog, Sam, got a little too close and that thing hooked his nose in a split second. Poor Sam. He was beside himself. So, we put on some welding gloves because the thing had CLAWS like an aligator...and a long tail??!! Anyway, the turtle made its way around the neighborhood for the next few weeks. When I saw these pictures, I pulled out my CTMH "Lazy Days of Summer" paper because I knew it came with turtle stickers. I even got to use some Thickers...don't you just love saying that word:) HEE HEE.

I fell in love

I sure did! I went to the local scrap store (normally I can avoid it for months at a time). I was only picking up some puffy squares and I stumbled on this BEEEEAutiful paper. I LOVE this paper. Did I mention that I kinda like this paper. I was so excited to use it. But when? I have all boys. Then, it happened! I was flipping through my pile of pictures that needed scrappin' and I saw my birthday pictures from last year that Dallin took. We were having dinner in our red dining room...PERFECT!! Aaaah. I feel much better now:) Ooh, and I even sprayed the red flowers with some of my Tattered Angels glimmer mist. LOVE IT! Now I can continue on with my usual masculine pages.

First pages of '08

Well, I had my first official weekend off work. I spent some time scrappin' ... for therapy, of course! These are some pages that I have been making over the last few weeks. I sure had fun making these pages. This one was made with some paper I picked up in North Carolina. I love the colors. I had the border sticker for a few years and I was happy to finally unload it onto a page. The font for the title was cut with my newest, favoritest Cricut cartridge, "Old West." It has 4 different fonts and tons of western images. It is perfect for a family full of boys.

This layout was a ton of work. I love the hand stitches, but they took me an hour!! I was using waxy flax, so I couldn't use a needle. I just had to poke the holes big enough to slide it through. Then, after all that work, I ended up covering the majority of it! Ugh. Oh, well. It was a great page because I included Scott's favorite song for the title. Once again, I used my "Old West" to cut out "bad." I also had some double sided sticky letters that I rubbed copper glitter on. I think Scott is my only child to have pages made of his yowchers. He is always getting hurt.

fun boxes Papertrey Style

Papertrey Inc. is one of my most favoritest paper and stamp companies. They had been offering templates for download. I loved this one that was called "time for takeout." Once you download them, you just print the template right onto your paper. Then, you just cut and paste...voila! All cutie! Even my 4-year-old nephew made one of these for his primary teacher. easy shmeasy.

Wedding Cake

What a week! I spent a good part of it making this cake. Wedding cakes take forever!! I must say that I cringe whenever someone orders a "simple" square cake. YIKES I should charge more for simple. People, we need decoration to cover the flaws:) THIS time, I discovered bench scrapers. It not only gave me a 90 degree angle to make the sides straight, but it also was a smooth enough surface to give me a pretty nice edge. UGH. I pray for a round cake next time:) Anyway, this cake was four layers. The top was chocolate cake with cherry filling. The next one down was chocolate with raspberry filling. 3rd layer was yellow cake with white chocolate, cream cheese mousse filling. Lastly, the bottom was spice cake with bavarian cream filling. YUM A NUM. It feels good to be all done. The reception was BEAUTIFUL. They used burgundy and dark chocolate colors. Cranberries were the theme all over. They made garlands, pinned them all over lil' styrofoam balls, filled vases. Very classy.

Scrapbook weekend at Mom's

Oooh, I had a fun weekend scrappin' at my mom's house. I had some yummy pictures that I got in the mail this week from Zenfolio. They do some amazing work. I love the metallic finish to their photos.

Last weekend I was at a scrapbook convention in Bellevue. I found some great things...and some even better ideas. Technique Tuesdays was a favorite booth of mine. I love all their layouts. This one was right out of their idea book. Funny thing...I was at Costco and saw this cute outfit that instantly made me think of my new neice. Then, I saw these family photos they had done - and there it was! The cutie outfit. Gotta love it!

This next layout was SUPER fun. I have been collecting western style paper, embellishments, stamps, etc for a long time. My boys love cowboy stuff. So, when I saw my brother's family pictures were taken with horses in the background...I knew I was set. I think the twine is my favorite part...or the sticker that says "Sassy Cowgirl!"

And last of all, this is my tool time page. My brother took the boys to a woodworking store and taught them how to make pens with a lathe. They really enjoyed working with their uncle and Papa. Dallin also made a beautiful picture frame and stand for me. Now, I just need a house to put it in:)