Dancing Queen of the 70's

Just finished another page for a contest over at Tally Scrapper Bummer that I turned it in a the last minute and didn't get many points for it. But oh well I love the results of what I created. And I love my big sister and miss her so much! We had fun as teens singing and thinking we were movie stars! Life wasn't always good at our house but music seemed to take away all the problems for a moment!

I used my Silhouette SD to cut out the dancing ladies. Their so cute and so very sassy! Just like me and Ronnie!

I think my sister is so pretty! And so is the Prima flowers...just love me some Prima!

I used pop dots to give some shadow behind the silhouettes and cut out the dancing girl in the rear just a little small to give the illusion that she was in the distance.

Gotta love American Craft Thickers. I had to change the glitter color on the letters because I was short an "e" and had to make one from scratch and of course my glitter didn't match perfectly so I re-glittered them all. It turned out nice. I just love glitter! LOL But I think I have some in my darn eye! Ouch!

Going back in time to some photo in Iowa

Naughty Princess in Training

I just loved the new Princess Monkey that Samantha Walker made for Silhouette...had to use it on a page! Isn't she sooo cute!!!

The frame, arrow, and border strip is from Silhouette too. I misted the frame with Wheatfield from Tattered Angels and added foil in the circle to make a mirror. With the border strip; I took the leftover pieces and popped them up with foam tape for a 3D effect.

Journaling: On your first B'day we bought you a "Sherk Princess Chair" and a "My 1st Baby Doll." I thought for sure that you would love the baby doll more then the chair, but you proved me wrong! And every time I'd put your baby in your Princess chair, you'd throw her out and down to the ground then take your righteous place on your Throne! Lily at One.

New Cowgirl in Town

Tess was dressed up as a cowgirl for Western Day at her old school. She was in 2nd grade.

The cowgirl on the horse and fringe are made by using the Silhouette. Papers are from DCWV: Penny Lane collection

Trick I've learned: used Word Processor to make a text book selecting a background color that will match your page and print on Presentation paper. The colors comes out much better on this type of paper then regular cardstock. The I cut out using my circle coluzzle...yes I still use it! LOL

Finally taking that big step...

I'm trying out for Tally Scrapper's Design Team! Yikes! I've always been afraid to try out there cause Tally has soooo many talented artists! But it's a very welcoming place. One that I'm sure will treat, even an average scrapper like me, with welcoming arms! Here are my 3 entries. Hope the girls over there like'em! Make sure you stop by and say HI!

Today you felt grass for the first time!

Lily, when she was a year old and it was finally warm enough to go outside barefooted...Iowa is still very cold in the Spring! April 2007

Close up...I traced around the edges with Martha Stewart's writing Pen! Love her pens! Cut out the "today you.." with my Silhouette SD! Loving this machine!

Also cut out the larger letters, the clouds, grass, thought bubbles, and banners with the Silhouette SD!

Serious Attitude

Tess made this shirt using the heat transfers with my Silhouette machine! Did I tell you this machine rocks? Then I made my title out of the same design she used on her shirt! Isn't that the coolest? She wears the Shirt and the attitude well!

Ornery kinda Love

My best friends husband loves to pick at me unmercifully! Hence, the monsters! And the hearts...well my friend, Wendy tells me that Curt only picks at the people he loves! So I question his love for me! LOL

Journaling: Curt Patterson is the most orneriest man I

have ever known! He is my best friend's husband and he loves to pick & tease me about everything...what I wear, foods I eat, and especially the way I talk! He says that Southerners can't talk right that we make a one syllable words into 3, like the word vehicle! We say VEE-HIC-CLE! I have to laugh cause he is so right! He better be glad I have a sense of humor! Wendy says he only picks at the people he loves...guess he's madly in love with me cause he never stops! Ha ha

Super Photo Freak

 

 

Changing my style. I'm starting to like the Grunge, Distressed, Romantic, Vintage look on my Scrapbook pages.


Layout info:
Leia took over 200 photos of herself on Christmas Day. She said she was bored!  There was so many that I could only get 49 mini photos of her on the page. I thought this was a fun subject for her to remember when she gets older! Teen girls and their cameras! Gotta love it. I know most of these will end up on Facebook! LOL


Product info:
Patterned Paper: Die Cuts with a View, October Afternoon (yellow polka dots)
Title: Sticko and Making Memories
Gems: Paper Studios
Hearts: American Craft
Puffy Labels and Word Stickers: K & Company
Ribbon: Martha Stewart Silk
Journaling Spot: Cut with Cricut using Story Book Cartridge
Photo Corners: Around the Block
Misc: Tulle, Mini Staples, Machine Stitching

Flying to Italy

Layout info:
Finally the day came for us to fly to Italy to be reunited with Greg who had been living there for 2 months. You can tell from the smiles how excited we were to finally be back together as a family. We knew we were close to arriving when we saw the Alps! (Photos at top)


Product info:
Patterned Paper: CD Cross
Bling: Prima, Paper Studio
Wings: Tim Holts Grunge Board
Letters: American Craft Remarks
Journaling spot: Cut with Cricut Story Book
Chipboard TAG: ?
Clock transparency: Heidi Swap

8 hours in Milano

Layout info:
This was the day that the kids and I had waited for for 2 months. Finally getting to go to Italy to be with daddy again. It took us 24 hours to arrive there. We had an 8 hour lay over in Milano which turned into 10 hours due to fog in Venice. Me and the kids ended up sleeping on the hard tile floors and later would find this comfortable chairs in the boarding gate area. Sad thing about all the waiting around was that hour new home was only 3 hour drive from Milano!

Product info:
Patterned paper: CD Cross, We R Memory Keepers
Bling: Prima
Metal Pieces: Club Scrap kit
Letters: American Craft Remarks
Journaling spot: Cut with Cricut Story Book

Puzzler

Layout info:

Lily loves putting puzzles together. It's her new favorite past time.

Product info:

Background paper: DCWV

Chip board: Around the Block

Puzzle pieces: Cricut with SCAL

Letters: Sticko

Border strip: cut with Cricut

Misc: Tag, brad, heart

Lazy Days of Summer

Layout info:

Leia, Beren, and Seth just waking up in the afternoon time. Nothing Greater then summer vacation to sleep in late! Look at their sleepy faces and messy hair! Priceless. Hope when they are grown they remember the Lazy Days of Summer cause it doesn't last forever!

Product info:

Background paper: Die Cuts with a View

Title: Cricut with SCAL program

Butterflies: Martha Stewart punch

Flowers: Prima

Stamp: Ali Edwards from Tuesday Technique

Journaling Spot: K and Company

Misc: American Craft Embossing Powder

Button, ribbon, Diamond Glaze

Jack Frost

Layout info:
Lily on a cold day in Wisconsin. She's looks so cute in her snow outfit but really can't go out and play in the snow because the temps were just way too low. So all she gets to do is run  from house to car to school and back again...oh and look at the snow from the window. Jack Frost is in the air!!!

Products Used:
Papers: Cosmo Cricket
Border strip: Bazzil
Felt strip: Queen and Co

Fry Cook

Layout info:

Lily cooking in the kitchen with me . She calls herself a Fry Cook just like Sponge Bob Square Pants. LOL She was helping me cook her dads favorite...oatmeal.

Product info:

Background paper: Die Cut with a View; Kitchen Collection

Title: Cricut using SCAL program

Die cuts: Pan, circle, and arrow; Cricut Graphically Speaking

Digital paper: Mary Wise from 2 peas

Misc: Brads and Doodle Bug Border strip in Orange

Feline and the Fish

 

 

Layout info:

My Silly cat Scooter playing with our Beta fish in the bowl. He paps at the glass and sticks his head in but never gets to the fish!

Products used:

Background paper: Unknown

Title: Cricut with SCAL program and American Craft Thickers

Journaling spot: Making Memories

Die cuts: Fish and Leaves; Cricut Graphically Speaking

Elegance

Layout info:

One of my Favorite layouts. First I love these photos of Leia. She was all dressed up to go to a Choir Concert. She looked so pretty I just have to have photos of her.

Second, it's very clean and simple with more focus on the photos then design.

Products used:

Title and background leaves: Cricut: Home accents

Border Punch: Martha Stewart

Bling: Prima

Flowers: generic punch and download for Sure cuts a lot

Coming of Age

 

Layout info:

Funny Layout about my Daughter Tess using her Christmas money to buy clothes. 

One item on her to get list was Bras! She's growing up! When she went back to school

after Christmas break all her friends kept saying there was something different about her 

but they couldn't figure it out. LOL

 Products:

Title Letters: American Craft Thickers

Backgound paper: Basic Grey

Flowers: Cut out from October Afternoon papers

Ribbon: Martha Stewart Silk

Buttons: Dress it up

Border and slot punch: Fiskars

Tab: Autumn Leave stamps