For Angie

I made this accordian keepsake album (from Rusty Pickle) for my friend Angie as a Thank You gift for planning such an awesome trip to Disney World.  She is a very special giving person whom I have had the pleasure of reconnecting with.  This is our story....I met Angie my freshman year in high school.  Our sophomore year, she transferred to another school and we lost touch.  20+ years later, we reconnected thru a mutual friend on Facebook and now she has been dating my husband's childhood best friend for over a year now. They are very happy and are special to us! 

The beauty of this book and what make it so memorable is my hubby and I have shared in their memories too (even though we are not photographed).  I selected the pics I loved the most, that were memorable to me as well and had them developed in black and white.  I selected the DCWV paper stack since I wanted to keep the vintage black and white theme.  I used all the papers from that paper stack and various embellishments to ornate the photo frames/pages.

This was the end result:

I am happy to report they loved it!  With love to Angie and Tony!

Supplies used:
Chipboard Accordian Album - Rusty Pickle
3M Scotch liquid glue
DCWV La Creme paper stack
Bling It embellishment
Black ribbon
Paper Lace Doille
Imaginesce Flowers
K &Company pearls (various)
Tim Holtz - Distress Ink (Tea Dye)

I'm still here!!!

I am still here!  I have just been very busy turning the big "40", back to school preparations for my son, and vacationing at the most magical place on earth..DISNEY WORLD!  I did manage to work on a few quick projects in between the madness ...ie: accordion book for my friend and treats for my job's bake sale.  Pics soon to come :)

First Tooth

12x12 Layout of my "little monster" after he lost his FIRST TOOTH!  I wanted to create a different layout theme instead of the traditional loss of the "First Tooth".  I kept the layout as simple as possible using the supplies listed below:


Supplies:
Cricut Expression
Cricut cartridge-Storybook
DCWV Doodle Around Paper Stack
Bazzill Cardstock
Martha Stewart chalking inks
Embellishments
Scotch 3M Adhesive

Mini Bags

Mini Bag holds a gift card PERFECTLY!

Customized for any occasion

These Mini Bags were ALOT of fun and easy to decorate!!!! You can use all of your scraps and unused supplies to decorate the front of these bags.  The Mini Bags I purchased from scrapbooking store Archivers came in white and natural brown color,  size: 2 1/2 x 4 inches, 25 qty in each package.  I found the natural brown color were more fun to decorate because it didn't flush out the color of my printed/color scrapbook paper/embellishments.  In addition to that, I was able to use my inks and chalks on the edges of the paper and bag.  These bags can also hold written notes/sentiments, money, picture(s), etc...I am sure you will find a creative use for them like I did :)

SUPPLIES USED:
Home Basic Mini Bags (25 pack) featured in natural brown color
3M Scotch Liquid Adhesive
Embellishments
Scrapbook paper (various prints)
Stickers (various)
Tim Holtz Distress Inks (various colors)
Stampin Up Chalk(s) (various colors)

Clipboard LOVE

TOP - My "sweet" friends

BOTTOM

One of my crafting passions is to "alter" items!  "Altered" clipboards has been a lasting trend and is fun to do!  YOU can get very very very creative with a project like this! The clipboard (top)  was made for a friend as a gift for her birthday.  Not only did I like this picture of them, I wanted her to have something cute to hang in her cubicle at work!!!  I used coordinating paper, embellishments, chipboard and ribbons on this project.  The other clipboard (bottom) was made very simple. Patterned paper and ribbon was used to embellish this project.  This clipboard is one that can actually be used.  Clipboards come in various sizes and patterns and are sold everywhere.

To my friends-thank you for allowing me to share this clipboard on my blog!

Supplies used:
Adhesive
Photo Splits
K & Company paper pack and chipboard letters
DCWV paper pack
Embellishments
Ribbons (various sizes and colors)
Stickles glue
Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Tea Dye and Faded Blue Jeans)

Abriana's Quincenera

My niece Abriana wearing her Quincenera gown

12x12 layout of some pics when Abi was younger

12x12 layout of Abriana (younger years)

Abriana with her talented mom and aunts.

Abriana with her mother in their Mariachi Outfits

Abi's love of Guitars

Sweet 15

Abriana

When my niece Abriana announced she was going to have a Quincenera (Sweet 15), I knew I wanted to be the one to make her keepsake/scrapbook.  I wanted to capture my niece's beauty, talent, and love for her family and music.  Above are some of my favorite 12x12 layouts I created for her scrapbook.  I hope you enjoy them :)

Wishing everyone a Happy Fourth of July!!