Cricut Fun

Some days you just have to break out the cricut to keep the kids happy, this was one of those days. Andru loves to look at my Create-a-Critter cartridges. He was able to pick three he wanted to put together, he choose a gingerbread man, gingerbread house, and an apple. He is always so excited when he can push the buttons himself.

He had to pose with each one and instead of saying "Cheese" he said the name of each item.

Because no one in my family likes to do anything main stream, he picked neon green and pink for his elements for the gingerbread house.  So I decided to enter them into the thepapergirlschallenge for this month, which was to use neon colors.

Thanks for stopping by and look for something exciting going live on Friday.

Altered Frame

On occasion I like to make a little something for friends or family so I can share my scrapping habit. I made this very simple covered frame for my friend to hold a picture of her and her son that I took at the Branson, Missouri Hot Air Balloon Festival this year. I started with a wood frame I picked up at Michaels for a dollar, traced the frame onto my paper then used my craft knife to cut out the middle. Added a little dark brown ink to the edges and cut the balloons and pin-wheels out from some scrap pieces of Echo Parks Sweet Day, I had left from another project. Embelllished with some stickles and it was done.



Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day. 

Traditions

Everyone has their traditions, mine is a make ornaments for everyone each year. The last few years have been hand painted pottery in the shape of stars, chipboard letters covered with scrapbook paper, last year was a corn starch ornament that the kids and I painted. This year, thanks to Pinterest, I made scrabble tile name ornaments. We aren't able to get presents for everyone, but I do like to give something. 

Growing up Santa Claus alway brought an ornament each year, and I have carried that tradition on with my kids. I also love that every ornament on my tree has a story and is personal.  

Thanks for stopping by, Hope you enjoyed all your Christmas Traditions this year.

Scraplifting

As I'm sure all scapbookers or even crafters know we apprecitate when another crafter uses our ideas. My local Scrapbook Store, Scrapbook Generation does weekly sketches and also has several kit of the month clubs. I love the sketches but can't always order one, and they sell out quick. So when I stumbled across this layout, I just knew I had to try and recreate it on my own. It took lots of patience but I really am happy how it came out. I just have to add my journaling card to the empty space and its good to go. I love the way Echo Parks Sweet Days paper went with the photos of my son and his since before birth buddy playing, when we went and visited her in August.



Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful Christmas!!

Kiwi Lane Design by Number Challenge & Mid Week Mojo

This week I decided to participate in a whole new challege set by a Paper Crafting company Kiwi Lane Designs. This company creates "frames" they are stencils that can be used to create different designs and make scrapping quick and easy. Each month they hold two challenges, I entered into the Numbers Challenge, use only ODD numbered templates for a layout.  I used the sketch from this weeks Mid Weeks Mojo (see it here) and took out both challenges at once. I have had this picture of me and my mom cooking authentic mexican food for Cinco de Mayo since well May 5, 2012. I was just itching to scrap them and this layout was perfect. I got a little, okay complete help with the title from my great on-line crafty friends.

Cocinando la Comida Mexicana con Mama

Transparencies

Here is my go at a layout using a transparency, I have several from kits that I have always been to scared to use. I had these pictures of my son ripping his christmas presents open from two years ago. I used the overlay that looked like snow flakes on the left side. Thanks for looking, please excuse the horrid picture.



Coral layouts.

Time for another 10 layouts to add to the already huge photo albums. I have been trying to scrap some older pictures of my oldest son from the many visits we had prior to getting full custody in 2007. It is crazy to think he is 11, I really don't know where the years went.

Coral 2



Coral 3a -

Coarl 4

Coral 5 - I took about 10 pictures of this one and this was the best, although it is blurry.

Coral 6