FERRIS WHEEL BIRTHDAY

I love this stamp, it's so fun with the added jewels. I created this card while taking a class so I don't own the stamp but I might just have to buy it! With the OC Fair right around the corner I can already see how I could incorporate it into some of my 12x12 layouts.

What do you think? Do you like the color combos? Does this card say Birthday theme to you?

PICTURES PICTURES PICTURES

I always thought you can never have enough pictures, but now I’m beginning to wonder. I recently started to panic when I was looking through some scrapbooks I made as a child. I had cut pictures into funny shapes and glued them on to notebook paper and whatever else I could find. Then it occurred to me, do we have copies of these photos anywhere else?! The answer was NO.

Since then I have been trying to scan everything in my possession, well everything before 2003, after that I think most of the pictures were taken by a camera phone and are on the computer already. I went to my parents’ house and found boxes and boxes and even more boxes of pictures my family stashed away and never did anything with. Now I’m trying to scan, sort, date and scrapbook as many as I can. I’m so overwhelmed by the amount of pictures I can’t stay focused. I jumped into scanning but now I’m wondering would it have been better to first sort and date, don’t answer that question! I’m trying to stay calm and do my best but I just want to get back to creating already!

Have any of you experienced this daunting task and did you survive? Is there a light at the end of this tunnel!!

PLAY TIME

I love this page, this type of basic clean line layout is the type of scarpbook page I am fimiliar with creating. Most of the paper used in this layout is from the Authentique Precious Bundle paper pad which I absoutly love. I actually bought two packs of this pad which is something I have never done before. I like it because the designs are in such soft colors and the back side comes is solid soft colors such as this beautiful green I used as the mat of this page and the creamy white I matted the photo on. For the jourling piece I used some of Becky Higgins black pens which are great because the pack of pens come in 3 different fine point tip sizes. I used a pretty blue page from the paper pack and created a shadowy boarder with some blue acrylic paint. For the date I used my 2" circle punch but looking at it now I'm a little bothered by the different sizes of the jourligjourling and date pieces. I wanted it to look as if the top of the ribbon was cut off and added, maybe I'll have to go back in and fix that. Other than that I'm very satisfied. What do you guys think in the comments below and let me know what your all time favorite 12x12 paper pack is and why... did you have to buy two of them? 

Talk to you guys later!

EAT YOUR HEART OUT

Oh I just love this page I made. I recently inherited my grandmothers sewing machine so I'm trying to not only learn how to sew but incorporate stitching into my layouts. This page will nicely hold two 4x6 photos on the grey mats and I have keep the embellishments light so this page can be used for various occasions.

Enjoy