December 2012 Album

I  started this December Daily-esque  album right after Christmas 2012. I was pretty close to finishing it when I put it aside for something else. I pulled it out in preparation for submitting to the Craft Warehouse design team. That is when I realized I was not quite finished.

I still  haven't finished all of the journaling, but I am slowly working on it. I want to do another book this year for December/Christmas, so I am trying to get this one wrapped up.

I really wanted to get this posted so I took pictures before the journaling was done.

I love this book. It went together so quickly and the finished product is one of my favorites to date. Binder, paper, paper, trims and stickers are all from Teresa Collins Christmas Memory Binder Kit plus a things from my stash.

Way back in 2012 I was shopping my local Craft Warehouse when I found the binder kit and some extras on sale and I knew it would be a perfect for my first attempt at a December Daily. I didn't quire get the daily part done, but I did get the highlights from the month.

Sorry for the picture overload. Enjoy.

Bo Bunny BABY Boy Word Album

I finally finished Bubba's BABY Word Album. Me being me, I still need to add journal, but at least the book is put together.

My awesome mother-in-law bought me the adorable paper by My Mind's Eye a couple of years ago. I got the paper traced, cut and put on the chipboard right away, and even got the pictures printed, but then it all sat in my "to get to soon" pile of projects.

Once I finally sat down to work on it, it only took a couple of hours of work since the hard part was done. And, it was really fun to work with this paper, color scheme and little details.

It was a walk down memory lane working with these pictures since Bubba is 4.5 years now and in these pictures he was 0-3 months.

 I am really pleases with how well it turned out. I used the same Bo Bunny BABY Word Album I made Peanut's book with and laid it out similarly.

 

I am glad I got it finished when I did, because I also used it as one of my submissions for the Craft Warehouse Design Team Call. Craft Warehouse is my favorite local craft store. I submitted way back in 2011 for their design team and was listed in Honorable Mention, so my fingers are crossed for this year.I would love to me on their design team. Keep your fingers crossed.

Fall Fun Mini Album

Another project I started and almost finished over a year ago was this super cute mini album about a trip to the Pumpkin Patch. I set it aside to finish the journaling and add a few minor touches and didn't touch it until recently.

I LOVE the warm colors in these My Mind's Eye papers - they just feel like fall to me.

I obviously still have the journaling to do, but I will get too it. Eventually.

The other thing I love about this mini album is the pictures. I am not a fn of having my picture taken, but I love these ones of us as a family!

March Stackaholic Challenge

It has been awhile, but I decided to give the DCWV Monthly Stackaholic Challenge and another go. I really liked the sketched and had no problem finding pictures to work with.

I used paper from the Snapshot Stack and it went together very quickly. I really like how it turned out.

Gift Baby Album

Hubby's cousin had an adorable baby girl in July and she wants to start scrapbooking, so I thought I would help her along so I put together this quick easy and (if I do say so my self) super cute 8 x 8 album for her. All she has to do is add pictures and journaling and it would be done, or if she wants to add her own touches, I included the remainder of paper and stickers I used.

Patterned paper and most stickers from Echo Park Page Kits Bundle of Joy and solid card stock from Crate Paper Twirl collection. Stamps from Close to My Heart.

I put the pages in a cute little 8 x 8 album and included a matching card.

Design Team - Not This Year

This year I submitted some projects in hopes of being selected as part of the Craft Warehouse (one of my fave places to by scrapbook supplies) 2011 Design Team. I also submitted in 2009, and I wasn't selected either year, but this year I was given Honorable Mention! YEOW!

It's not as good as being picked, but I am still pretty excited about it. i told my self that if I didn't get selected this year that I would probably not do it next year, but the Honorable Mention is making me rethink that decision. I will just have to see how I am feeling about my scrapping next year.

Anyway, the submission requirements were 2 page layouts, 2 cards and 1 altered project. I had my 2 layouts almost done in preparation for the submission and I had an idea for my altered project and I figured the cards wouldn't be that hard. Well, I re-did my layouts, and in doing that almost ran out of time for submitting, so I threw together 2 cards and used a project I finished in February as my altered project. Here is what I submitted:

 

My altered project was a Christmas countdown calendar made from 2 sheets of 12' x 12"  paper, i sheet of epoxy stickers, glitter glue and few random embellishments.

 

And here are the cards. I think this is my weakest entry because I spent an hour at 2 am finishing these so I could get my packet together and mailed before the cutoff date. My goal for next year is to not wait until the last minute and maybe spend a little more time on all of the pieces.

Anyway, It was really nice to see my name on the website as Honorable Mention and maybe next year....