Baby blanket

Baby blanket
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i started a crochet baby blanket a couple weeks ago.
how cute and crafty of me;)

(sorry for the crappy picture, it's from my phone:)

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!

easter card 2008

easter card 2008
Originally uploaded by qtips photo

here is another card i recently made. i used some products i wasn't familiar with, but it ended up coming out fine. my family seemed to like it;)

supplies used:
paper: bazzil; purple, yours truly; white scallop flat bar card
stamps: stampendous; hatching chick
chalk: color box chalk inkpad; lime pastel
stamp pad: versa color pigment ink; black
adhesives: zig 2 way glue pen, scotch permanent adhesive roller
embellishments: prima marketing got flowers; summer 1, mark richards; crystal sticker elements, stampendous fun flock; sunshiny yellow
pens: gelly roll; stardust clear, glaze pen pink