bonnie & clyde

Back in January, I purchased a paper pack of Cosmo Crickets Circa 1934 from Carrie, a friend of mine. I love the beautiful colors and designs on the paper. So much, in fact, that it was really hard for me to use it! But I finally did, and I am very happy with the results.




This LO is of my grandparents. It was taken sometime in the late 1940's or early 1950's. It is probably one of my most favorite pictures of the two of them together. All of us in the family have always commented about how this picture reminds us of the movie "Bonnie and Clyde".



I got the idea for the layout from this sketch. The bling swirl is from Prima, and I actually cut it in half to make it work with the LO.



Thanks for looking!

been busy, busy, busy...

After taking a few weeks off from scrapbooking, I am now trying to cram in all of the things I need to get done this month. I did finish my projects for Scrappy Chics, hooray! I am so excited about the December Kit. LOTS of yummy goodies in that one!!
I'm planning on entering some contests this month as well. Wish me luck! I always get so disappointed when I don't make the cut...and I try so hard not to take it personally. BUT, I guess that's how life is; full of disappointments as well as victories.
I will share a few glimpses of what I have been working on...hope you like it!!






Oh, and don't forget to stop by Scrap that Baby! There is a new prompt up. I didn't participate this time, but I would love to see what everyone comes up with.

Have a great day!

Save your packaging!

Scrapbook embellishes seem to come in packaging that almost rival the goodies themselves! Be sure to save your packaging because there are many creative things you can do with them...




Like this flower container from Prima. The container in it's plain form is great, but adding some flowers, ribbon and patterned paper makes it absolutely fabulous!!



I used more Fancy Pants paper in this project (love this line, can't you tell?) Isn't it amazing what you can do with an empty scrapbook container? You could fill this with candies, or jewelry...the possibilities are endless!

(Sorry I don't have a step by step tutorial for this one...I was doing this as a last minute project and didn't even think to take pictures of the process until it was too late.)

Some days are rockin', other days...not so much.

This layout I did of Bekah was a work in progress for about a month and a half! I started on it, but my vision didn't match what was happening, so I put it away for a bit until I could get a fresh look at it. Now that it is complete, it is one of my favorite layouts of her!





Yesterday was a doozy for Bekah. This is what happens when a 2 year old has a meltdown and decides to slam her face into the hardwood floor.




OUCH!! Poor little girl ended up with a puffy lip, a crease on her nose and her first ever nosebleed; which also happened to be a nosebleed that came from BOTH nostrils!!




But after all of that, she still is a cutie, isn't she?

My favorite mini album

I just realized the other day that I haven't shared this mini album yet. I did post a sneak peek a couple months back, but I forgot to load up the rest of the pictures! Shame on me!!

This is my all time favorite mini album. At least for right now :) It is of Bekah's favorite things at 20 months. Full of pink, sparkles, butterflies and all things girlie...I hope you love it as much as I do!!














Thanks again for looking!