Wedding Anniversary Mini Album

My parents' 38th wedding anniversary is coming up....doesn't that sounds like a lot?? Well, I decided to use the "Bonjour" like from Kaisercraft that I got as my prize for winning the September sketch challenge, and a Kaisercraft wood "Fairy Castle" mini album to make a gift for my parents. I also used Scrapmatts laser-cut chipboard and ZVA Creative pearl swirls. I also made a video where I go over the album on YouTube.

I just had to scrap this pic...again :)

Ok, I know I've scrapped this pic before in at least 2 mini albums I've made recently. But I had to do a LO as well. This is from just a few months ago, and I just love everything about this photo.

Thank you Friend!

Carrie (the owner of my favorite kit club ever - Paper Lovelies) was sweet enough to send me a pack of Graphic 45 "Magic of Oz" pp just because...and yes, it was the loveliest of gifts :) Of course I had to make her a thank you card and send it along.

Also, just wanted to let you guys know that I made a new mini album, using a Kaisercraft Fairy Castle wooden mini album and their new "Bonjour" line. I also used lots of Scrapmatts and ZVA swirls :) I haven't had time to take pics yet, but if you want to see, I did make a YouTube video about it.

Sunny skies up above :)

Sharing some happy news - got an email yesterday that my "Treasyres" mini album - using a Punky Sprouts mini and Bo Bunny "Gabrielle" line was accepted for publication in the Scrapbook Trends Create Mini Album Idea book (pub date of April 2012). Yay! :)

Also sharing a LO today. That's my DD again, and I just wanted to create a fun and happy little scene. I used some really pretty ZVA swirls :)

A fun birthday card!

Just a really quick and easy birthday card using Harmonie "Fable de la Fontaine" pp, a stamp from that collection, and Harmonie trim.

Lady of Substance

I wanted to do another heritage LO, and this one is about my grandmother (again :) I LOVE this Prima "Romantique" line....not only is the paper gorgeous, but it's so thick and wonderful to work with. The flowers and gorgeous lace are all Prima as well.

The Pumpkin Patch

We went to 2 different ones last year, and will be going to both again this year. The kids love it and it's so nice for a fall activity. Here's a LO I made recently with pics from one of our outings from a couple years ago.

Harmonie October Challenge + Fun News :)

Hi guys, it's October and the Harmonie challenge for this month is up on their blog HERE. If you have some gorgeous Harmonie pp, make sure you enter!! There's prizes to be won ;) This month, it's a sketch challenge, so here's my take on it:

For the white gears, I used white chipboard and my new movers and shapers "mini gears" die by Tim Holtz...I think I'm addicted to those!

And the fun news is that I won the Kaisercrafts September sketch challenge - HERE is the blog post about it. It was this LO I shared recently:

Winners!!

Thank you so much everyone for your sweet birthday wishes!! Again, I wish I had more giveaways to go around and could pick you all..and I'll definitely be doing another giveaway come Christmas time.

So....the winners are....


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for my blog...



Kat! of Kat's Scrappy, Bloggy Life



and for YouTube....


LaceyTracy76


So please email me your addy at ileneemail@yahoo.com

Also, just a reminder that the latest issue of Scrapstreet.com is live today - it's the Fall issue. Check out my Halloween article!!

Pretty Little Things

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I'm referring to the new My Little Shoebox line of course, called "Pretty Little Things" :) I have a LO and card to share, using that line. I really love it...the little girls are so adorable and the colors are just gorgeous.

A to Z about me :)

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A. Age: 33....yeppers

B. Bed size: King

C. Chore that you hate: silly question...shouldn't it be "chore you don't hate"??

D. Dogs: A Toy Fox Terrier who is about to turn 11, and we had him since 6 weeks of age :)

E. Essential start to your day: Red Bull

F. Favorite color: purple

G. Gold or Silver: silver

I. Instruments you play: ummm...no, just no

J. Job title: psychologist

K. Kids: DD (7) and DS (2)

L. Live: Delaware

M. Mother’s name: Elaine

N. Nicknames: Don't think I have any

O. Overnight hospital stays: Just after giving DD birth

P. Pet peeves: slow drivers

Q. Quote from a movie: Say hello to my little friend....I used to have a t-shirt that said that, with an arrow pointing to the tummy - wore it while pregnant with DS...got lots of compliments :)

R. Right or left handed: right

S. Siblings: a younger brother

U. Underwear: Victoria's Secret...love their undies :)

V. Vegetable you hate: cooked carrots

W. What makes you run late: DS being a 2 year old...we'll see what I say after he turns 3

X. X-Rays you’ve had: lungs

Y. Yummy food that you make: pasta

Z. Zoo animal: elephant

That moment....so many moments ago

Hi everyone, just wanted to share a LO - I scrapped a pic of me with my grandparents. The "Velvet Ensemble" pp by Kaisercraft was just perfect for this photo. The colors, the mood of it, everything - very vintage. The wooden cherries are also by Kaisercraft - they always have the cutest wooden embellies :) I created this for the Kaisercraft sketch challenge they have every week.

And some close-ups:

And here is the awesome sketch I used provided by Kaisercraft:

Beautiful Scrapmatts

I have 3 projects to share today - my monthly projects for Scrapmatts for September. The theme of the month was Spring... they're in Australia, so it totally makes sense :) It was nice to scrap some Spring LO's just as we're getting into Fall here. So here they are...first up, I have "Spring Dream", using the gorgeous Butterfly Garden by Pink Paislee...still love that collection! The frame, the butterflies, and the word "Dream" are all Scrapmatts.

Next up, I have "Drawing Mommy", using My Little Shoebox pp - I love how a 12x12 sheet can allow you to fit and entire story's worth of pics on it. The really cute birds standing on top of each other are Scrapmatts - I covered them in pp.

And my 3rd LO is using Harmonie pp - I still love that wood grain pp from Fable De La Fontaine, from winter 2011. I added in the new "Shabby Love" line for the pretty pink. The fence and the butterflies are Scrapmatts. I love how the fence came out painted with crackle paint.

I love you Graphic 45 :)

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Hello all, today I have the great pleasure of showcasing the brand new Paper Lovelies October kit!! It was certainly perfection - you get the entire Graphic 45 "An ABC Primer" line, plus other embellies. I made 2 layouts.

First up, "An ABC Primer"....yep, that's me!

And the second LO is DD on the first day of school a few weeks ago:

For this 2nd LO, I had to adjust the photo's colors in Picasa. The colors in the original photo were too bright and modern, so I had to "antique" it a bit...see:

Original:

Edited version:

Kind of cool, right? :)