My Travel Mini Brag book!

We are going to Georgia this summer and when we went last year I brought all the supplies with me so we could make a scrapbook of our trip.Well that never happened, so I decided I would pre-make the book and mail it ahead of time so while we are there with Grandma and Nana the only thing they have to do is write notes and add the photos!

I am so happy with how this came out!

The size is 9x6 I used office envelopes so there would be a place to hold tickets, mementos etc and added cardstock between each page! it is 22 pages!! it took me about 4 hours to complete. I might have to make one more, so that we have one and the Grandmas have one!

I used scallops so I can add just our faces to each one!

ALL papers are from scraps! 

Scallops from Accent Essentials

Swiss Dots Cuttlebug

Entering into:

Getting Cricky: K Andrew's Simply Sunday Challenge at Getting Cricky Pack your Bags!

My Sheri Crafts: Spring

Card Creations & More: Pattern Ribbon:

Paper Cutz Challenge: 3 pattern papers

Serenity Scrappers: 2 or more Pastels

Gab Challenges: Favorite Technique (dry embossing)

2 Sisters: Make your own embellishments

Recycle!

Our Town just started a recycling program! We are super excited! I ran out and purchased two new identical cans to fit in the kitchen. They looked great until this was all I heard... "Mom, which one is for recycle?" "Mom, did you say it's the right one or left one?" Etc Etc...

So here was my solution! I used my Gypsy, letters from Wild Card and cut this out of vinyl!

No everyone knows which can is recycle!

Entering into:

Serenity Scrappers: Vinyl challenge

Monochromatic Christmas Card

I had so much fun making my brag book that making a simple card was almost to hard!

Snowflakes Cuttlebug embossing folder

Tree from Create A Critter

Snow from Deco Art

I hand stamped the little snowflakes on the tree and used glitter embossing power

Entering into:

Serenity Scrappers: Holiday Theme

Peachy Keen: Challenge 42 Emboss it

The Cuttlebug Spot: Embossing with Christmas Card

Alphabet Challenge: F Foliage

Christmas Card Challenge: a monochromatic card

BLOG HOP REMINDER TOMORROW!!

1. Stephanie:  http://www.alwayscrafting.com
2. Glora: http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com
3. Carri:  http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com
4. Deb: http://www.bugjuiced.blogspot.com
5. Kristal: http://www.kandrewdesigns.blogspot.com
6. Marianne: http://paperorfabric.blogspot.com
7. Erika: http://cricutlove1.blogspot.com
8. Margie: http://bellabugcreations.blogspot.com
9. Sandy http://365daysofcricut.blogspot.com
10. Jess http://myscrapdiary-jess.blogspot.com

Serenity Scrappers Challenge!

Have you checked out Serenity Scrappers yet??? They have another challenge going on and details on an upcoming swap!!

Here is the challenge:

1) Any size layout, whether it is 12x12, 8x8 or 6x6, what ever your preference is.

2) Use the color combination of, blue, purple, green

 

Here is my entry:

 And check out the cool prize I won from their last challenge:

 Thanks Ladies!

Arizona

The challenge over at Serenity Scrappers is:  favorite weather in your neck of the woods.

Since I live in Arizona it seems to always be hot! So my favorite weather is the first week of December it is usually between 65 and 70 degrees! It is when we decorate our palm trees with Christmas lights.

I used Doodle Charms for the Palm tree, Destinations for the Arizona and Create a Critter for the lights.

I am also entering this in the Alphabet Challenge: T - Trees

Some Goodies!!

Serenity Scrappers.... you Ladies are a bad influence!!  LOL!! Last week they previewed some cool tools and I just had to have them! Two more things off my wish list!


Here is what they showed and here is what I bought:


QuickStik by Quick Kutz:

They showed the Crop a Dile and I ended up with :

It was only $19.99 with my 50% off coupon at Micheal's!!

And they had a challenge and look at the prize pack!!Super fun Halloween Goodies!! Thanks
Ladies!

They have a challenge going on right now! Go check them out here!

Time for A Shout Out!!

I think that's what you call it!

I wanted to give a shout out to Serenity Scrappers!!

If you have not been over to visit them you should! A couple of great ladies having lots of fun!
They host swaps, post lots of projects and have challenges!

Here is a photo of the swap we just finished:

And I received a surprise in the mail from them:

Thanks girls!!


They have a challenge going on right now!
You can check them out by clicking here!

http://serenityscrappers.blogspot.com/

Buttons and Bows!

I am not really a scrap-booker, more of a card maker but of course I cannot pass up a fun challenge!

Buttons and bows 12X12 lay-out is the challenge over at Serenity Scrappers.

Anything but a card at The sisterhood of crafters.


Bling buttons and brads over at Always Crafting.

Here is my entry:
I used the Wild Card Cartridge for the button frame and the large buttons! All the rest is from my stash! This will be the last time I do that frame!! It took me forever to bling it up!! I used brads, eyelets, string, hemp, real buttons, and gems!

Sneak Peek for Serenity Scrappers Swap!

Here is a sneak peek at what I will be sending in for the Any Holiday swap over at Serenity Scrappers!

I decided to do Halloween because it is one of my favorites!


The top pumpkin is from Create a Critter, the BOO is from Wild Card, the smaller pumpkin is a Sizzix die-cut and some misc buttons!

Serenity Scrappers Pot Luck...

Serenity Scrappers is have a Pot Luck week... And I think it means anything goes??

So here is my anything goes....

My 9Year old chickie made this adorable picture for her penpal, I said Ohhhh so sweet and super crafty, I think I will copy you and make a card. So I pinned it up on my board and figured I would make the card when I had some time.

But the next day she said, did you mail my letter to my penpal and I said yes I did, (because I did) She said well you forgot to put my picture in it!!

Yup! I sent her letter and had her picture still pinned to my board! Oops! I will be sending her picture with the next letter.....
Anyways!!! Here is my inspiration:And here is my card:
The tree is from the Serenity Swap, the butterfly is from PaperPups, the bee is from Walk in my Garden and the sun from Doodlecharms!

Cool Paper Pack!

I was in a contest at Serenity Scrappers and I won a paper pack! I just received my prize!

Here is it!
Thank you Ladies!

Serenity Scrappers Place to Visit

Serenity Scrappers is have a challenge!
Here are the details:

Do a two page 8x8 layout
The theme is "someplace you like to visit/travel"

Since I am working on a goal of completing a scrapbook for my friend for Christmas, I decided this was the perfect challenge for me to get another page done!

Every chance they get they go to the dunes... it is on the Arizona/California border.... and it is nothing but sand! They take their camper and sand rail and just play in the sand! I really wanted it to look like the photos I have seen and this sand paper did the trick! I added the Happy Trails because that is the phrase they use and the camper is just like theirs! I used going places for all the cuts.

I do plan on altering this later because this is an 8X8 Lay-out and the one I am making is 8 1/2x11, so I will be adding a title that says "THE DUNES" and "SAND RULES"

Serenity Scrappers Animal Lovers

For Serenity Scrappers:

This is a page I made for the Christmas Gift I am working on. She has a silver lab that is best friends with my yellow lab!

Here is the page:
All the cuts are from Paper Pups!

Serenity Scrappers and Frosted Designs Challenge

Serenity Scrappers is having a prize challenge! You can check them out here! (Join as a follower now to be entered for a prize... tell them abusybee sent you!)

Here is the design challenge:
A PRIZE challenge..woo hoo! Take pics of you and your family at mealtime and create a fun layout. Since love makes the family go round and the family makes love go round..Lets do a ROUND layout!
Since we BBQ almost everyday, I wanted to use the BBQ theme!
Here is my submission:
I also made this for Frosted Designs: Click Here to check them out!
What do you have around your house?
This week's challenge is to "use something from around the house" as an embellishment.

So I used the fork and spoon from my kitchen drawer! I have tons of them and I thought it was perfect for this lay-out.


I used accent essentials to cut the large circle and then used the fun summer paper that I found at Target. The BBQ was a cut that I received from Alison my swap partner from Momo's swap.

Serenity Scapper Swap Video

Hi Everyone,

I am participating in a swap over at Serenity Scrappers. We have to send in 5 cuts at 3" each for 12 people! I had fun doing this... I love swaps. I made a quick video to show what I will be sending in. You will have to excuse that the video is sideways... My Husband bought me a new one (So Sweet) and I didn't realize I was filming sideways!
Here are the cuts:
Lady Bug from DoodleCharms Pg 94
Flower from New Arrival Pg 100
Wrench from Indie Art
Scallop from Accent Essentials Pg 62
Flower pot from Walk in My Garden Pg 91






It is almost 2:00 am!! I have spent the last three hours trying to figure out how to upload with the new camera!! My fingers are crossed that it works!

*Update... I gave up at 2:15am and retried at 9:00am...

and again at 12:15, 3:45, 6:20 and finally at 7:59 the next day... We have a video! Yippee!

** Reminder: They are having a contest! Join as a follower on their site and be entered for a chance to win a prize! Tell them Abusybee sent you and I'll be entered too!!

Serenity Scrappers: Dad's week

Here my lay-out for Serenity Scrappers. It's Dad's week over there!
I am making a friend of mine a scrapbook for a Christmas Present... so this is two of the pages.

Dad and Me!

Serenity Scrappers: Page Map Challenge

I have only made a few like maybe 3-5 scrapbook pages and only for people that have asked me to do one for them, so I really do not have any experience in lay-outs! ( I am a card maker at heart!) So I tried this challenge at Serenity Scrappers. Click Here to take a look! It worked out great because one of my chicks wanted a page for her and her best friend! Here is the image to follow:
Here is my submission: