Butterfly Card

Love my two new butterfly punches! I purchased one and the other I received as a queen gift from one of my friends on the Friends that Scrap Yahoo group!

Softball Sass Layout - Spring 2009

This is a layout with some cute photos of my oldest daughter taken in the spring of 2009.  Love the fun, playful attitude!

Homeschool Layout - Jan 2009

I recently completed this layout from January 2009.  This is when we pulled the last two kiddos out of private school - resulting in homeschool with FIVE children! It's been an adventure, but God knew what he was doing when he paved the way for me to take on this challenge gradually.  I never would have considered homeschooling them ALL on day one.  What a blessing!



12 Days of Christmas Challenge

The Friends that Scrap Yahoo Group hosted a 12 Days of Christmas challenge.  Each day a new element was revealed.
Day 1 - Choose 1 photo
Day 2 - Choose 2 Patterned Papers
Day 3 - Choose 3 Pieces of Cardstock
Day 4 - Punch 4 rounded corners
Day 5 - Any 5 round elements - I used 5+ pearls for this one
Day 6 - Distress 6 edges
Day 7 - Use 7 eyelets or brads
Day 8 - Choose 8 of anything you wish - I used 8+ rhinestones
Day 9 - Include 9 Scallops
Day 10 - Add 10 stiches - hand or machine
Day 11 - Add 11" of something - I used 11+ inches of ribbon
Day 12 - Add journaling with at least 12 words

Here's my final project:

Making the Most of Scraps

Making a pile of cards inevitably leads to a pile of scraps & I hate to throw them away.  Here are a couple of the cards I made with "left overs":

A Selection of 2011 Christmas Cards

When I make Christmas cards each year I sit down with all my Christmas themed supplies and just play.  Sometimes I love the results, sometimes not quite as much, but it's a lot of fun for me.  Rarely are there ever two cards exactly alike as I rarely have duplicates of embellishments.  I made about 70 cards this year.  Here are a few of the ones I liked best:

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Bloom - Spring 2009

I love these pictures of my daughter!  They were taken in our back yard on a warm sprind afternoon.  Doesn't she look cute?  The purple shiny background is actually fabric.  It is from a Chinese dress my daughter outgrew years ago.  The front of the dress was too snagged for anyone to really wear, but the fabric was so pretty I stuck it away in my scrapping drawer. I'm so glad I did! It worked out great with this layout!