Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Self Portrait

This is a LO I did of my son's pictures of himself. I decided to sew on it and I think I really like it. I got the PP on clearance in Yakima WA!

Friday, March 13, 2009

Those Blue Eyes!

Here is a LO I did of Logan, my eldest. I used cork paper, a side show owl stamp, some more of that Prima Cardboard stuff, and Love Elsie stuff. TFL!

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Style!

This is a LO of Annie, my daughter who is 6 and has more clothes then most full woman -- much less little girls! The paper I used is flocked and is actually white, but I glimmer Misted it to make it match her outfit (kind of???) The Layout took a total of 20 minutes to throw together and no pagemaps this time, but I really like it. Better than I thought it would turn out! TFL!

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Fragile!

This is a LO I did of my DD using the KI Bloom line and I used a page map for the placement. I was never one to use a sketch until I got the page maps book and now I am addicted! TFL!

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Another C2P LO!

Here is another LO I did with the Feb. Commit2Paper kit. This was a great kit and I can't wait to get my March kit!:-)

Monday, March 9, 2009

Daddy Daughter LO

This is a LO I did of my daughter and Charlie at her "Daddy Daughter Dance". The piece under the flower is another one of the new Prima cardboard stuff. TFL! :0)

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Primas The Goods Shape Aroma

I have been lusting after the new paper that prima has out that looks like cardboard pattern paper that you can distress. I could not find any at my LSS, but I did find this new stuff! It is called "The Goods" and it is basically die cut cardboard. I am sure that I could make my own to a certain degree, but to get the shapes would be a challenge. Here is a step by step process of what I did with it for a LO.

2 types of glimmer mist, paint dabber, crackle paint, distress ink, and an exacto knife is what I used to alter these.

This is what it looked like after I painted, crackled, and used the exacto knife to pull pieces away exposing the center.

This is what it looked liked after I added the distress ink and glimmer mist.

Here is what I did with it on this Layout of my daughter!

This is really a neat thing to do, but if you don't want to use shapes you really could just use cardboard! ;-)

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

A Layout and Something for the Birds!

Here is a little birdhouse I made for my aunt and a LO I did today of my goofy son! The LO was made with the Feb. Commit2Paper kit. The birdhouse was a RAK from my friend Jen B. I used a bunch of stuff on it, but the PP is all CTMH. Thanks for looking!



Sunday, March 1, 2009

Economical Recipe Album!

With today's economy we are all trying to save! The last thing I need to spend my money on is eating out, even though I love to! No dirty kitchen no dirty dishes...ah.... Oh right! Anyways, not only are we trying to pinch those pennies I am also going back to school for my Masters, getting re certified to teach, and will start teaching in the fall if all goes to plan. I still have five mouths to feed every night and not only crunched on money, but time too. So, I came up with this recipe album for my family. All of the items I used are CTMH and if interested please contact me! Below you will find a few pages from it!

I first came up with what I cook often for my family and made up a list. I came up with 12 meals and broke them down into two week segments because we eat 6 meals in and one meal out every week. I shop once a week so I made up a list for each week. I placed it in the page protector because I can use a dry erase marker when I shop, cross item off, and then wipe clean for reuse when I get home. This saves me from having to write a list each week. I also left a spot empty for the additional items I will need as I shop.


Here is my meal for week one day one. It is chicken pot pie and I included the recipe for the crust. I labeled my pages according to days so it is easier to use. now instead of looking for a meal based on it's title I just go to Day 1 week 1 and so on. Much easier for me. Now, had I needed anything else with the meal I would have included that as well!

Here is what the album looks like complete!

Finally here is a LO I completed with the Commit 2 Paper Feb. Kit!

Thanks for looking and leave me love! :-)