Easter 2013

 One of the best things about having a big family is the celebrations These pictures were taken on Easter of 2013. All the cousins who were in attendance tried to take a picture. There are two little boys hiding under a table instead of getting in the shot. Either way its a nice picture of our family.

The paper line I used is from Echo Park. It was part of one of their mini lines. It was perfect for me since I only decided to scrap on picture from this day. I had a bunch of the egg hunt, but they weren't anything great. But this paper was fun to play with. I made the ruffled ribbon myself. I just run a hand stitch right down the middle of a ribbon, and bunched it up when I was ready. This is one of my favorite new techniques. Plus you can personalize it to your page, and it's way cheaper than most of the pre-made ruffles on the market.

 

 I'm still in love with my cuttlebug. I really enjoy adding different textures to my pages, and I am becoming more comfortable with inking things to make them fit the page better. I'm still trying to figure out these cute journalling cards. I'm not doing any type of Project Life right now. I like using a card or two here and there, but I always have a bunch left over. They are very fun to have a distinct journalling space.

And once again I enjoy taking stickers and making them into banners. I'm thinking it might be time for some new twine before I start my December Daily. Next weekend is our Fall Blog Hop. Check back next weekend for a variety of fall inspired projects.

Color Run

I have been such a busy girl lately. I've barley had any time to share my pictures. It has been a jam packed fall. I took some trips and had some fun. I'm going to try to share pictures on Wednesdays and projects on Saturdays here.

First activity up: Color Run

The Color Run is a 5k fun run. They came to town, so a group of 8 of us did it. Four of us ran and the other four walked. This was my first formal run, so I was very excited. I've been running since April and really wanted to do something like this.

Nice and clean before hand-I made my own tutu

Heading out

Coming back into the finish line

Our team after the run...before the color party

Color party! We did one round in the mass of people

And the second time I stood back to get a picture

My headband when we got back to the car

It was such a super fun day! I would do this run again in a heartbeat!

Little Treats

Who doesn't love a little Starbucks. When I first got my iPhone I took pictures of everything...just because I could. One weekend I had to run a bunch of crappy errands, so Starbucks was at the top of the agenda. 

This page took me forever to complete. The hexagon paper is from Echo Park. I had to search for all the pastel paper. I'm not a big pastel person. It just isn't in my stash.

 I cut the letters on my Cricut, with the help of my Gypsy. I'm so sick of my Cricut. I've had it for four years now, and I think I'm ready for an upgrade. I'm jealous of all the other cool things out there.

 This cute little ribbon is from the Dear Lizzy collection. I found it on clearance the other day at Joanns. It matched well with my page I thought.

The paper flowers I did myself. I used a Sizzix die to cut them, then I misted them all with water and crumpled them up. I played around with different colored layers and finished them off with some bling.

For the blue background paper I ran it through my cuttlebug with the swirls folder. Than I put a blue and pink metallic gelato on my messy mat, wetted it down, and swirled the paper in the colors. It turned out pretty cool. I'm still learning how to use gelatos more in my scrapping.

I'm kinda sad that Halloween is over. It's been pretty cool here. But the wiring to my heater in my classroom is not properly wired. Its been SOOOOO hot in my classroom all week. Like tanks and leggings hot. I'm looking forward to decorating for the holidays and starting my December Daily. Off to Archivers I go.

Valentines at White Gull Inn

During our little ski day we decided to go to brunch at our favorite White Gull Inn. They have the most beautiful decorations for Valentine's Day. And the snow out front was even more beautiful.

 The patterned paper is from Little Yellow Bicycle. It is actually from their Christmas line, but the red and floral was very elegant. The kraft and ivory striped is a Christmas line from My Mind's Eye. The flourishes are recollections and I cut the big flourish with a big shot dye from Basic Grey.

 I wanted to do an elegant lettering, but my Gypsy was not compatible with my friends cricut on our girls weekend. So I made do with what I had.

The lace was from a Websters Pages ribbon package I used on our girls weekend. Sewing was my favorite thing I learned on our girls weekend...except for modeling paste. I've never sewn on pages before, but it gives it a beautiful effect.



If you ever get up to Door Country, White Gull Inn is the place to visit. They have the most beautiful decorations and outdoor set up year round.

Snowshoeing on a snow day

We had a late snowday that really didn't some to be. The storm ended up going south of us and it wasn't a bad day here. But no one complains about a snow day....until we are making it up in June. Since it was cleared up by the afternoon, my mom decided to tag along while I snowshoed at the park and took some pictures. I really enjoy snowshoeing, and it makes for much easier picture taking when you are hiking through the snow.

 I love the fresh snow on the bridge and the gazebo. I made the little ruffle with the same ribbon I used on the other page last week. This is another Bo Bunny paper, and it is just beautiful.

 I used the same snowflakes that I cut the week prior. I actually made the pages on the same night, but I like to share them one at a time. I had a hard time with the bright white paper, so I had to ink and glitter them to make it fit my plan. I am so into my Distress Inks to make things fit the page.

For once I am not scrapping the dead of winter during July. But this winter lasted forever and it seems to be coming up fast. I miss the sun light late, it gets too dark too early now. But nothing beats the fall colors.

Fresh Snow in the Morning

How can't anyone enjoy a view like this. Fresh heavy snow on the trees is one of my absolute favorite views in the winter. There is nothing better than a morning staring out at this...when you know you don't have to go out anywhere. We had so many 2 hr delays last school year, that I got in way too many morning photo shoots. I'm not exactly ready for this yet, but it is kind of the inevitable when you like in the midwest. 

 This paper is an older Bo Bunny line. It is just down right wild and over stimulating, but beautiful. So I didn't want to put too much on the page, since it came super embellished. I have a weakness for super glittery paper. Especially winter paper. I told myself no more winter paper until I finish everything I have in my stash.

 For some reason I automatically go for the twirling silver ribbon when snowflakes are falling on my pages. I cut a variety of different snowflakes with the punches at my LSS. I put some metallic rub on, on the blue snowflakes for the little perfect touch. The letters were cut on my cricut. I had such a hard time matching letters, so I cut my own out.

 I found the perfect ribbon at my LSS and bunched it up with some Prima crystals. There is nothing more beautiful than the glittering fresh falled snow.

And once again the beautiful snowflakes that Bo Bunny puts on their pages. I'm pretty sure this paper sells itself just based on the glitter.

I'm looking forward to snowy Saturdays staring out my patio door this winter. I love my view!

Cross County Skiing 2013

 We had an unexpected Friday snow day back in February so Sunday morning we decided to all head up to Door County for a day of cross country skiing, since we had a long weekend. It was great because we had a wonderful snow base....it was a snowy winter.

 

I had one last piece of LYB Winter Twig paper line. So I decided to jazz up my background paper with a little modeling paste and mist. Yup-three weeks in a row that you are stuck hearing about how much I love modeling paste and mist. Today I used an aqua blue and green. I started with blue, mixed in the middle, and ended with green on the bottom. I also put a subtle silver snowflake  up in the right corner. 

 These are my favorite Amy Tan Thickers right now. I used two different twines and braided them and held them in place with brads.

I'm enjoying playing with Washi Tape. I have more than I use right now. I'm trying to figure it all out, I don't like how it shows through the paper underneath.

I really like the wood in all my pictures from the wooden bridge and the trees. That was my reasoning for going with the kraft paper as my background. Right now I love all the wood tones you can find on patterned paper.