Quilts

I think I told you awhile ago that I made quilts for my new nieces and nephew. Well I didn't post them at that time because they were gifts and I didn't want my sisters to see the finished projects before they were done. Well they have since received the package and so I can post them now.

This one is for my nephew Drew (my sister Sally's boy). He was born last June and I am just now getting it done (usually I give it to them for their first Christmas). Anyway, I saw this Debbie Mumm material and KNEW I had to have it. You see my BIL Max (Drew's daddy) has in his profile at his work (he is a public speaker) "ran from a grizzly bear in Yellowstone Park". So I saw this adorable material and thought it would be perfect for Max's son! I must say I think this is my very favorite quilt that I have ever made!
This one is for AnLi (my sister Sally's girl that they just adopted from China!!!). The inside is just that same yellow color (no stars, so I didn't fold the corner down). I think it is very cute, but no story behind it! lol

These pictures my sister sent me of the kids and their blankets. Here is AnLi opening the box.

Drew checking out his new blanket.

AnLi LOVING her blanket!

Drew all covered up!

I am so glad that the kids enjoy them. I am going to do my best to get a pic of all the quilts I have made for my nieces and nephews. I never even thought of taking pictures of them until these three (yes there is one more that I did at this time, but I FORGOT to take the pic of it before I sealed the box to be mailed! lol So my other sis Bonnie is supposed to take the pic for me. If not, I will get them myself when I go visit in July! lol)

A Bit of This and A Bit of That by Cazzie Scraps

So Cazzie, sent me this kit a few weeks ago and I told her I would get it done last week and the unzipping was still taking over my life. Soooooo, this week I made sure I got to it for her. I saw so many parts and wasn't sure where the page would lead me. So I looked some more and noticed the wrench. As soon as I saw that I knew I could use the tools to scrap these pictures.

If you would like to get this kit, go to Cazzie's blog and you can link to her store from there. :-)

What I did at the crop today 052909

Yes I am finally done unzipping so now I can scrap again!!! lol So with that said we did a speed scrap today. Here are the instructions:

1. Select 3 pictures
2. Select 2 papers...one striped and one polka dot
3. Resize 2 pictures to no more than 3X3. The third can be any size
4. Add Greenery...no flowers
5. Duplicate one of your papers and use it as a mat or frame for one picture
6. Frame one picture with an element but make sure it is not a perfect fit
7. Add a tag with your title and attach it with a string...you can add another element to the string if you wish

Okay so I cheated big time on the papers! lol I was totally going to use another kit and when I went in to download it I realized that the links had already expired (it was a kit I paid for!!!! I was so mad at myself, but I didn't download right away because I was unzipping the stuff forever and now that I am done I was going to go in to do it! I am sooooo ticked. I have emailed the store to see if I can have it reactivated since they can clearly see I did not download it.) Anyway, so I had to choose another kit and make it work the best I could. So here it is. The words are the "stripes" and the mickey hats are the "polka dots" ROFL!!!

Credits: Mouse in the house kit by Brittney at britt-ish designs

(the tag and string are from the That Jazz kit by Digi Designs by Nicole

and the ivy is from A Touch of Romance kit by Vicki at A Work in Progress)

Also yesterday and today I finished making the Chinese take out boxes (Kung Fu Panda) for DS's birthday party tomorrow. Here is what the looked like when I started (well actually there was paper all the way around it. I printed it on my printer and then cut it out! lol)

Here is what the look like completed. Well without the handle. That is the part I finished today.

Then I filled it with those little playdohs that they had for Halloween (I had left overs), a little box of raisins and some tootsie rolls. I also have those little splash balls, but because these boxes are quite small I will let them use them in the Splash Park at the party and then everyone will get to take one home! Great idea, thanks Tara!! :-) (One of the other moms from the school helped me today.)

Here it is totally complete, handle and all. All filled with the goodies!

SS#??? lol

Yep another speed scrap! lol Sometimes you do these and aren't totally loving the LO (which I am not sure if I do with this one), but typically you at least LEARN something new, OR end up thinking outside the box on how to make a LO. So with that said I have seen the black and white photos with just one thing colored on it, but I didn't know how and had never taken the time to find out. This speed scrap forced me to learn and in a hurry and let me tell you this was an awesome and easy tutorial! :-) Glad I participated in this one (even if I don't totally love it.)

So here are the steps:
1. Choose two patterned papers and one solid paper. Place the solid paper as your background.
2. Choose one photo. We are gonna do selective coloring on this photo (if you are not sure how to do this, then visit this tutorial: http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/photography/articles/9796.aspx). Choose the part of the photo you want to leave colored and then turn the rest of the photo black and white (feel free to play with blending modes and filters and whatnot to spice up the black and white).
3. Shape the patterned papers into ONE CIRCLE and ONE SQUARE or RECTANGLE and place them on your layout in a position where they are touching in some way.
4. Once you have your photo just the way you like it, duplicate it at LEAST ONCE (feel free to duplicate it as many times as you like). Then place the photo's on your layout (these can be touching or not, your choice).
5. Use any elements you want to frame at least one of your photos. You can use anything but a frame. It doesn’t have to be all the way around the photo(s) but at least on TWO sides.
6. Add five elements to your page, but make sure one is at least partway behind the circle. You may duplicate those five elements as many times as you like.
7. Title your layout using ONE word (or name). Add journaling and date if you like.

Butterfly Gardens kit by Gina of KiKeKa Kits

What I did at the crop and another speed scrap

Today at the crop I was REALLY hoping to finish unzipping all my files. Alas that did not happen. I did get a good bit of it done, but definitely not as much as I like. I had several errands to run and things to do (see post below for one of them). So yeah. Anyway, some more girls wanted to try a speed scrap so we did another one on our crop!

Here are the instructions:
1. Choose 3 papers! 1-for Background 1- for matting and one additional
2. Choose one photo - only one and mat it with one of your papers. Photo should take up 1/4 -1/3 of your page
3. Create a shape of some sort out of your third piece of paper
4. Use 5 pieces of ribbon - (doesn't have to be 5 different types, just 5 pieces) and arrange them on your page
5. Choose one element and use it 4 times (recoloring is ok!)
6. Journal one line and shape it to your shaped 3rd paper
7. Add a title and Finishing touches, then upload it!!

Except I changed the order of 1 and 2 so it would be easier on the girls. lol Can't wait to see everyone else's page! Here is mine:

I used the 2008 Halloween Blog train. I am not sure who or what parts, but it was part of the blog train! lol

Tye's birthday card

I made Tye's birthday invitation with a combination of PSE and the HP website! (Don't mind the watermark, to convert it from pdf to jpg we had to download this program that put a watermark on it...in the end we couldn't use it to have it printed really nice at walmart. I had to print it out home, so the colors aren't quite as vibrant, but I still think it turned out great!)

Click on the image to see it bigger.

SS #4 for me

Today I was able to participate in another speed scrap. You don't think I like them do you???? lol It all worked out again. So here are the instructions:

STEP 1- Choose 1 picture. Feel free to resize it so it’s smaller. Convert it to either back and white or sepia.
STEP 2- Pick 5 papers. 1 should be solid, the other 4 should be patterned.
STEP 3- Make the solid paper your background. Cut the patterned papers into strips and layer them behind your photo.
STEP 4- Frame your photo and add embellishments. Keep it simple. (Only use a few elements)
STEP 5- Choose a one word title. Title your layout using an alpha.
STEP 6- Date your layout using a tag or label.
STEP 7- Add drop shadows. You may journal if you’d like, but it’s not required.

Country Life Kit by Vicki--A Work in Progress

and the Country Life Add-on By Sara--Sweet Blossom Designs

I am really loving how these speed scraps help me think outside the box! :-)

What I got done at the crop today 050809 and another Speed Scrap

So some people started asking about the speed scraps and if I thought they could be done on paper. I said of course! So I went in search of one that could be done on paper and digital! I found one and we did it today at our online crop!!!

Here are the instructions:
Step 1: Choose 3-6 Papers - Place one as your background, save the rest.
Step 2: Choose one photo and frame it. (Use a paper if you want!)
Step 3: Cut at least two papers into strips or shapes, place them behind your picture (you can use more if you'd like - your LO can have up to 6 papers)
Step 4: Attach your framed photo to the background somehow. (Stitches, Staples, tape...etc)
Step 5: Add two buttons, and three other elements of your choosing you can't repeat any elements. (The buttons can match if you'd like)
Step 6: Add a 2 (or 3) word title. One word in an alpha, - the rest in a font.
Step 7: Add a date on the frame (can be on a tag if you'd like) - add any finishing touches. You have one hour to finish your LO.

And here is my result! I love it!! And I love these speed scraps!!! :-)

Kit is Summer Days a collab by Digi Designs by Nicole and Gettin Scrappy with Britt

I think we may even try to do some at our retreat next month!!! So much fun!!!!

Mother's Love by ShelBelleScraps and another Speed Scrap

ShelBelleScraps is coming out with another freebie kit starting on Sunday called Mother's Love. It is such a beautiful kit. As soon as I saw it I decided I was going to use it to make a Mother's Day LO for myself!!! hehehe Well just so happens that I went to a Mother's Day Tea at my DS's school yesterday, so I decided to use this kit to scrap it.
Well, if you can't tell, I have become addicted to speed scraps! lol So I decided if possible, I was going to incorporate them all together. So here are the instructions:

STEP 1 - First grab this pink heart. I made this in PS, no need to credit. Also pick out 2 papers for your background, use them however you want.
STEP 2: Pick 4 more papers. Make a circle or square frame for your picture using one of the papers and cutout strips with the other papers.
STEP 3: Pick 1 picture to be placed in the middle of or somehow connected to the circle or square.
STEP 4: Place your paper strips behind your picture.
STEP 5 - Add staples to your frame and decorate page with elements of your choice.
STEP 6 - Journal. Use 1 letter alpha or more, somewhere on your page in the title or journal.
STEP 7 - Add something you like and tell what the last item was that you added in your last step when you post your layout.


So the last thing I added was the flower over the bow. Also so you know, the staples are not in the Mother's Love kit. I got them from the Dream Big kit by DDBN.

Second Speed Scrap 050609

So I saw that there was another speed scrap today but wasn't sure if I was going to be able to participate because of the Mother's Day Tea at my DS's school. Well it was over just before 11am so I decided I am going to hurry home and do the speed scrap!

Here are the instructions for this one:

STEP 1 - Pick 3 pictures, all of the same person and frame or mat all 3 of them.
STEP 2- Pick 4 papers. One as your background and the other 3 in 3 large circles. Cluster two of them on one side and the other circle in the opposite corner somewhat hidden.
STEP 3- Cluster your pictures somewhat over the circles and pick two ribbons/rickrack to place below/covering the pictures but shouldn’t be covering the middle picture (you can multiply these so there is a total of 4 ribbons)
STEP 4- Add at least 4 staples (you can crisscross these if you want) connecting the pictures and ribbons together.
STEP 5- Pick 5 different elements (flowers, buttons, tags…etc.) then duplicate them and add at least 3 to one corner of each one of the 3 pictures. So there should be 3 different clusters of elements on the corner of each one, these can be under and over the picture.
STEP 6- Add a little glitter under the entire cluster and then put the title on a tag with one of the element clusters or in the empty space.
STEP 7- Journal a couple of lines near the cluster in the empty space and add some drop shadows!

Kit is Kid's Garden by Bluedream Designs

Ribbons are from the Happy Birthday kit by BlueDream Designs

Tag is from the Funky Grunge kit by Shel Belle Scraps

Glitter frame is by Delicious Scraps

I really like it, except I am not so sure about the glitter. I am wishing I could find some red or green maybe glitter. I think it would look better. What do you think??? Before I print it out officially should I change the glitter to another color or possibly even delete it entirely? It's your call, whatever you say I should do I am going to do! lol

Speed Scrap--National Scrapbook Day 050209

So as many of you know I have really wanted to do a speed scrap for awhile now and it just has never worked out. Well today was National Scrapbook Day and I was determined to participate in one! I did the one at Stuff to Scrap.

Here's how it works--you get 7 directions in 1 hour....a new direction every 10 minutes and then you have 1 extra hour to complete the LO.

Here are the directions:
Step 1: Choose 2 photos of the same person for the same person, same event.
STEP 2: Select 3 papers-1 pattern, 2 plain. Set the pattern as your BG and mat one photo with a plain paper
STEP 3: Using both plain papers, place them over the BG with out resizing too much. They should cover most of the BG.
STEP 4: Blend your 2nd photo on to your LO somewhere
STEP 5: Cut some sort of shape out of one of your papers
STEP 6: Embellish with 1 ribbon, one type of fastener and one other elements. (The element and fastener can be used as many tiems as you want, but not recolored)
STEP 7: Add a title and date and drop shadows.

The hardest part for me was which kit to use. And it was a good thing I learned how to do the blending last week or else I would have never been able to finish it!!!

I used the Island Dream kit by Beacon Scraps.

This was so much fun...a little stressful at first, but tons of fun and I hope to join in on another one very soon! :-)