Tuesday, April 22, 2008

full of wonder


cogsmo two page layout
Originally uploaded by qtips photo
i completely fell in love with this paper and embellishment line from cosmo cricket when i saw it in the store one day. i ended up just buying the paper, the blackboard cutouts and the die cut paper... i could have bought the ribbon and the rub-ons and whatever else, but i had to practice will power:) i really enjoyed putting this layout together with two of my favorite photos of my bug;)

supplies used:
paper: cosmo cricket cogsmo; cogs, bandwidth
blackboard: cosmo cricket; cogsmo
die-cuts: cosmo cricket; cogsmo
ink: versa color pigment ink; black

it's a pirate's life for me!!


pirate two page layout
Originally uploaded by qtips photo
brendan's 5th birthday was a pirate extravaganza... treasure hunt complete with a treasure chest and tons of treasure, a pirate ice cream cake and a pirate piñata. it was def a wonderful day:)

supplies used:
paper: karen foster design; pirate collage
bazzil bling; silver
stickers: sandylion essentials; pirate
rub-ons: me & my big ideas; coastal- icons
pen: gelly roll; soufflé white

funny faces


funny faces
Originally uploaded by qtips photo
since i'm fairly new to scrapbooking i decided to do 8x8 layouts because it doesn't seem as intimidating as 12x12. throughout my observations, i've noticed that some will do half layouts... 6x12 and i thought it was pretty clever. i looked around for 4x8 page protectors or really any other size pages for my 8x8 album to no avail, so this morning, i decided to cut a 8x8 page in half and make my own;)

here is my first attempt at an odd shaped layout and i really like the contrast to the full pages when it's in the album; it keeps you guessing;)

supplies used:
paper: my mind's eye; bohemia- boulevard "family ties" harlequin/green
chalk: colorbox chalk- cheastnut roan
letters: american crafts thickers; daiquiri black
embellishments: fancy pants; harvest felt shapes

what a ride!


what a ride!
Originally uploaded by qtips photo
i've loved this photo of brendan since i took it in 2006 at our state fair. the top photo shows his face after getting off the "yo-yo" ride; SO funny!

supplies used:
paper: anna griffin
archiver's cardstock; turquoise solid
embellishments: bazzil chips; arrows
stamp: autumn leaves; journal circle
ink: versa color pigment ink; black
marker: zig writer; black
pen: gelly roll soufflé; white

massive update

i've done quite a bit more scrapping lately... i don't know what's gotten into me!
the next couple posts will be what i've worked on lately. expect a few;)

after getting our first ultrasound and realizing that my free days are numbered, i guess i've got a little fire under my butt. that and i've recently acquired some nifty details, etc. from work (archiver's). enjoy!