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I have always loved this picture of my mom, my younger sister and me.  I'm told by my siblings that I still have this "look" sometimes.  :)  It's hard to believe my mom was only about 21 years old here and that she had two young children.

This is a pretty simple page, mostly because I didn't want to detract from the photo too much.



Mary

 

PRODUCTS USED:
Paper:American Crafts Amy Tangerine: Hello Doily Stitched Paper, "oh Happy Grey" (both sides)
Stickers: American Crafts Amy Tangerine: "Goodness" Thickers
Chipboard Shapes: Heidi Grace Designs: flocked black & white
Cosmo Cricket Glubers (2")
Buttons: Making Memories: Vintage Findings; Basic Grey: Femme Fatale Button Assortment
Lace: found

Real Life Inspires Art

Real life, meaning my slippers.  Love these slippers I got on a clearance rack at the Lands End Outlet!  I just looked at them one day and instantly thought, "I can make a card that looks like these!" They look so warm and inviting, probably because they look like a knit sweater.  I really like the brown buttons on them as well.

Here is the card I made.  It's kind of hard to see the texture on the top of the card.  What do you think?

Supplies (all Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Kind & Caring Thoughts (retired)
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and Chocolate Chip
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Corduroy Brad: Chocolate Chip (retired)
Ribbon: Orchard Ribbon Originals (retired)
Textured Impressions Embossing Folder: Square Lattice

Mary

One Little Word - Commit

I'm participating in Ali Edwards' class, One Little Word, over at Big Picture Classes.  My word for 2012 is "commit" and I'm excited!  Here is the cover and my page for January.  I can't wait to see how the rest of the year progresses.

I hope you'll follow along with me as I explore this word more this year!

Mary

Mr. Po-Tate-o Head

After my nephew, Tate, opened his gift and we played for a little bit, Jody asked me if I was collecting pieces of the wrapping for a scrapbook page.  I love that he noticed and figured it out right away! I guess I'm becoming predictable.  :)  But, yes, he was right.  I was ripping off parts of the packaging so I could make this cute page.  I found some great paper from one of my favorite manufacturers, lily bee design, in bright primary colors that I knew would be perfect.  I really like how it turned out.

Mary

PRODUCTS USED:
Paper: lily bee design: Hello Sunshine line, twirl & fly a kite pages; American Crafts AC Cardstock: wave:weave
Die Cuts: lily bee design: Hello Sunshine line die-cut frames
Stickers: Basic Grey: Origins micro mono stickers; October Afternoon: Mini Market Stickers (Red & Cream)
Felt Alphas: Li'l Davis Designs (Fiskars) Castaway Felt Alphas

Note Pads - Great Stocking Stuffer!

I love lists, organization and paper!  So, I decided to make some little note pads.  I actually gave these away as stocking stuffers, so I need to make some more for myself! 

I love this stamp set from Stampin' Up!. It's appropriately named "Notes & Details".   I mounted 4 of the stamps onto a clear block and was ready to stamp away!

For each note pad, I cut 5 sheets of cardstock into (20) 3-1/2" x 5" pieces and then used my Fiskars cutter with perforating blade 3/4" from the top of each piece. Next, I stamped the above image in Basic Black ink towards the bottom of each piece of cardstock. Then, I used my Crop-o-Dile to punch holes in the top. Finally, I stamped the largest of the stamps from the "Bliss" set in ink coordinating with the cardstock - Rose Red, Marina Mist and Wild Wasabi. (You can see that some of the background stamps are darker than the others.  This is because I was stamping off onto scrap paper and then onto the note pad page - so it wouldn't be so dark - and I forgot a few times!  Oh, well!)

 
The next step was creating the wrap for the top of each pad. I cut Whisper White cardstock to 2" x 3-1/2" and scored each piece 3/4"from the top and bottom edges.  I again used the largest of the stamps from the "Bliss" set and covered the cardstock.  I punched corresponding holes with the Crop-o-Dile, and used coordinating ribbon to attach it all together.

Supplies (all Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Notes & Details, Bliss
Cardstock: Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Rose Red, Marina Mist
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Rose Red, Marina Mist, Basic Black
Ribbon: Wild Wasabi, Rose Red, Marina Mist
Crop-o-Dile

Mary

Scrapbook in a Box

I made this "Scrapbook in a Box" for my niece, Lindsay's, birthday.  I got the basic dimensions and cutting instructions from my Stampin' Up! demonstrator, Jessica Taylor.  It was actually very quick and easy.  I love how it turned out.

Mary

2012 Journal

I saw this accordion fold 2012 journal on Scrapbooks & Cards Today Blog and instantly thought of making something similar for my friend Sara's birthday.  Here are two photos of this cute journal that gave me inspiration!  Not shown below are the cards that are inserted into each pocket with prompts such as "wanting", "feeling" and "thinking".  The idea is to write something about each of these prompts once a month for the entire year.  Sara loves to write and journal, so I knew she would just love this idea!

Now, Sara loves red and black, so I chose the products appropriately.  I decided to use glassine kraft envelopes to hold a little card containing the following prompts:
        enjoying, feeling, wanting, scripture, reading, needing, writing, wondering, singing, creating

Here is the cover:

Top view:

The envelopes are layered under the accent papers and the calendars are mounted to the back of the envelopes.  I mounted them backwards so that the flaps would be easy to open.  The calendars cover up the seam in the envelopes.

I had so much fun making this that I decided I will make something similar for myself.  Now, just to decide on a design!

Hope you enjoyed seeing this as much as I enjoyed making it!

Mary

PRODUCTS USED:
Paper: Canvas Corp: Black & Kraft French Script, Black & Kraft Ribbon Stripe; Stampin' Up!: Red Riding Hood Cardstock; Bazzill: Black Textured Cardstock
Stickers: Cloud 9 Design: Number Rain Dots (black)
Envelopes: Jim Holtz Kraft Glassing Pockets
Calendars: Jenni Bowlin: Yellow/Red 2-1/2" x 4" Calendar Cards
Tape: Smash: Black with White Polka Dots
Buttons: Basic Grey "Femme Fatale Assortment"
Twill Tape: Simplicity 5/8" Black Twill Tape (from Jo-Ann Fabrics)
Tools: Corner Rounder