Daniel's 10th Birthday Scrapbook Layout

Today's layout was made with Basic Grey's Hang 10. All the paper had the edges inked. As you can see I am bad about remembering candles for birthdays. We used a scented votive on my son's cake when we celebrated on his birthday. We did have a real party later with real birthday candles. It was in the summer so the kids could swim. Hopefully I will get to scraping that party soon!

Thanksgiving Scrapbook Layout

Today's layout has more prints than I am used to combining unless they totally match. I am not sure I like it. Sometimes I go back later and love it and sometimes I take the layout apart and redo it. Some of the paper here is Creative Memories and some is from a Paper Stack. The little pewter leaf is Making Memories.

I used my Cuttlebug to cut the tag - one of paper, one of chipboard. I got a new die yesterday. It is the old-style Sizzix thick red die. I had to figure out the "sandwich" for the Cuttlebug. It was the hardest to use of all the dies I have tried so far because it is not flat on the bottom. I ended up with the "C" plate and a piece of cardboard. The cardboard was the kind that comes in a Creative Memories paper pack - sorta' like the back of a tablet.

Check out this BEAUTIFUL BASIC GREY Paper. I found a picture of the papers on Scrap Etc. Here is the link.

http://moniquemclean.typepad.com/scrap_etc/

Sodding the Yard Scrapbook Layout

Here is another layout where we are fixing our home. When we moved in there was no grass in the front yard. It had died from neglect. That was the biggest negative in considering whether we should buy the house. We had never redone a yard but read a lot about it on the internet and decided to order sod. We ended up ordering less than half the amount we actually needed. It took several days to till the yard, grade the dirt and layout the grass. It was so worth it! This layout uses the Basic Grey Pheobe collection again! I used a photo of the grass cut in half as the border on the bottom.

Check out the Basic grey site. Everytime you click on the Home link you can see a preview of one of their new collections. There are 2 that will be great for scrapbooking boys. One is archaic and the other is boxer. I cannot wait! Like I need more paper :-)

Azaleas in Houston Scrapbook Page

Last year my mom broke her kneecap. The boys and I went to Houston to take care of her for a few months off and on. I love the color in these photos and I don't get to scrapbook anything with flowers very often. This paper is from the Pheobe pack from Basic Grey and is called Angel Island. The solid is Bazzill and I used green vellum to journal on.

Kitchen Renovations Scrapbook Layout

I love this Recess Basic Grey paper. This layout uses three different prints. The first renovation we did when we moved into our home was to rip up the kitchen floor circa 1966 and replace it with oak laminate. It was pretty easy and made a huge difference. These are my before and after pictures. We also removed a lot of wroght iron features. We still have some work to do in the kitchen.



This is another layout using the same paper. I inked the edges to give it a little more distressed look.

My American Idols Scrapbook Page

These are pictures from last Christmas - 2006. That is the year we discovered Karaoke Revolution. We started with Singstar but it is a little more difficult - not as much for getting the right notes as getting the right rhythm. I always have difficulty finding red and blue paper without it being a patriotic theme. I love that paper but it was not really appropriate here. The stripe is from the textiles pack from Creative Memories. It comes in handy for me because evidently I love to buy red and blue clothes for my boys :-) The red paper has a splatter print that really does not show in the pic. I stamped a mixture of Real Red and Charcoal gray ink using a Fancy Pants stamp from Bella Brush. I love these stamps because they are so substantial. They are kinda' pricey but worth it. They do require a larger acrylic block. I did not have one that large so I ended up using one of my Cuttlebug plates. It was just the right size. They will also work with that Fiskars stamp press. The blue paper was from a paper Stack and the black is Bazzill.

Thomas and Mary at Homecoming

This is my oldest son in 2006. I did this layout for our family book. Thomas had long hair back then. It is very short now and he looks so different. They come over just before going to homecoming so I could take pictures. The stripe is Basic Grey paper as well as the grey and beige so called solids. Black and red is Bazzill. The flourish red paper is by Lasting Impressions. I bought it to make Christmas cards but fell in love with the retro pink Anna Griffin paper instead. I inked the chipboard flourish from Maya Road and added some vintage buttons and a Bazzill flower. The fibers are Basic Grey.