Yesterday I pulled out some scrapbook pages I made a few years ago.  I have a bunch of vintage pictures my dad asked me scrapbook for him and I figured it's time to get at least a few of them taken care of! As I said, I made these pages a few years ago, the stamp set I used here, Friends 24-7, is now retired.  These pictures are of my grandparents.  Of course the flash always creates problems with the pictures. I'm afraid a lot of my vintage style pages do tend to be a little feminine but I don't think my grandpa would put up too big of a fuss if he was here to see them, at least Continue reading

Here's a cute little 2-page 6x6 scrapbook layout I made the other day.  I wanted to have a project showcasing one of the techniques I was teaching in the Stewarstown Technique Club.  This picture of Ethan just fit perfectly with the technique and the Well Worn Designer Series Paper. Here's a close look at the the left-hand page.  The letters were stamped with a retired stamp set called the Headline Alphabet.  I added some Linen Thread, a neutral button and a Vintage Trinket for some fun. Here's my little guy!  Isn't he cute? Thank you for stopping by today! Continue reading

This is one of the scrapbook layouts I created while away on my trip last week.  One of the other girls was stuck trying take a scrapbook layout she had seen and make it her own.  I decided to give it a try and turned it into a 2-page layout while I was at it. Can you pick out the three new items I used on this page that will be coming out in the new Mini Catalog next month?  They might be hard to see in the picture but if you look closely . . . .   Some of the stamped images you see are from the Creative Elements stamp set which is new to my collection of stamps but has been around for Continue reading

Here is the third layout we will be making in Scrap Club on Monday evening.  My particular layout is made with the  Pocketful of Posies Designer Series Paper but there will be variety in each of the pages made in club. These pictures were taken of my middle son sitting on his Papa's shoulders.  Papa was building with wood blocks on the floor and Jaan was cuddling his favorite stuffed buddy.  I had to snap some pictures. I feel like this layout is a little different from my norm but it's always nice to have a little variation, right?  The circles you see are mostly DSP or cardstock Continue reading

Where does the month go?  I can't believe it's time for Scrap Club already!  I made this layout with pictures from Thanksgiving last year. I wish you could see Jaan's expression here but of course the flash had to reflect right on his face when I took a picture of the layout.  On this layout we are using the Spice Cake DSP, Special Edition DSP and the Lovely as a Tree stamp set. Okay, before you comment, yes, I realize I put 2011 . . .  Oops!  I need to change that up - we haven't celebrated Thanksgiving yet around here. . . This scrapbook page celebrates the first day of Continue reading

This is the third scrapbook layout we'll be making at Scrap Club this coming Monday evening.  The pictures on my layout were taken at the Funland at Rehoboth Beach. We are using some of the Frightful Sight Designer Series Paper for this layout.  I am not a fan of Halloween but I got some of the paper in the DSP share a couple months ago and I thought it goes well with this pirate game the boys enjoyed playing at Funland.  I'm sure some of the people in club will probably have some halloween pictures they want to scrapbook or this layout works great for pirates, caves and so on. I look Continue reading

I had fun using the Well Worn Designer Series paper to make this scrapbook layout for our Gold Rush Vacation Bible School theme this past summer.    When I looked through these pictures I immediately thought of the Well Word DSP, it has just the right effect for a old, worn out gold rush town.  I added in some First Edition DSP and the Day of Gratitude stamp set. I thought it would be fun to cut out a picture of the cowboy hat my son was wearing and showcase it inside the Cajun Craze Scallop Circle.  I popped the hat up with a Stampin' Dimensional, it makes for a fun little accent for the Continue reading

Here's a simple scrapbook page I thought you might enjoy.  This layout is a great way to use up some of those scraps of Designer Series Paper and Cardstock! I look forward to stamping with ladies in Baldwin, MD today!  I know we're going to have a great time together! Have a wonderful weekend! Continue reading

Yesterday was the first session of the Scrapbook in a Day class.  I was amazed at the participants as they finished twenty 6"x6" pages in way less than two hours.  All they need to do now is add their choice of pictures and a little journaling and the books will be complete! All that scrapbooking put me in the scrapbooking mood and I was able to complete all of the layout designs for Scrap Club yesterday afternoon/evening! We recently purchased year passes for our family to the Baltimore Aquarium.  Of course the Dolphin Show is a hit and naturally a scrapbook page is a must!  Unfortunately Continue reading

As some of you have seen when coming for classes, my boys have been trying their hands at gardening this summer.  A month or two ago I shared a scrapbook page of Jaan with his cucumbers.  This month I have a layout of Micah with his tomatoes (when they were still very small. Here is a closer look at the left-hand page.  It was so fun making this with the First Edition Specialty DSP which talks about Botanical sorts of things.  It fits wonderfully with the theme and the cut out silhouette of the flowers from the Inspired by Nature stamp set! And here's the right-hand page of the layout.  Continue reading