I've been scrapping!

A few weekends ago, my girlfriend Marianne and I attended an all day/all night crop with Ide Ratherbee.    I had a great time and got quite a few pages done.  

I love the colors on this page!  The design is inspired by the filmstrip die cut on the left.

I've had this page 1/2 done since spring break. I'm really happy with how it turned out.  I love the white on white, which is perfect as this is her baptism dress.  

I have been wanting to use this quote/die cut as I love it and think it is so so true!  I came across this picture of the kids at Big Springs.  I spent lots of time here as a child, so I love the picture even more.  I love the colors, the quote, the picture, everything!

I really wanted to show off the pictures here.  More filmstrip inspiration.  

Trying my hand at layering.  I like how the little cluster turned out in the top right hand corner.  

I love the fun feel to this page.  

My March 2013 spread.  I really love my new method of capturing each month.  I love taking a picture a day, but have not loved trying to scrapbook each picture, even in a project life format.  This works so perfectly for me.  I take my daily pics with my iPhone and then upload them to dropbox.  At the end of the month I send them to Costco and put them in a collage.  The collage can hold 30 pictures.  I shuffle it a bit until I like how it turns out.  I print it at 8x12 and then on the opposite page, I write a note about each day.  

I'm soooooo looking forward to summer, and hopefully the chance to craft even more!

Spring Break Joirnals

The kids and I made spring break journals and are excited to record all our fun!

Bring on 2013 - or how I'm going to scrap my daily pictures

For the past few years I have worked on a picture a day project. Basically, taking at least one picture everyday. I keep track of it online using Shuttercal (http://www.shuttercal.com/calendar/myliesmom/2013/3/), but haven't really found a way to put all these pictures together in my scrapbooks. I've tried a few different times printing all the individual pictures and putting them together in a project life format - but that didn't work for me.

Last night I uploaded my monthly pictures to Costco and created a 8x12 collage for January and February. Tonight at a crop I put the following layouts together. I'm totally happy with how they turned out. It is a very manageable way for me to do it and I easily see myself being able to complete all 12 months. I'm a bit giddy with excitement (or sugar from the crop.)

Family tree!

One of my favorite recent projects for my dear friend Karen's birthday. Now I can't wait to make one for me!!

Shower Decor

Recently we had a bridal shower for a friend at work. I volunteered to make some little party favors and a banner. It was a lingerie shower and this friend loves to garden. For the favors I made little birdhouses which got filled with kisses and flower seeds. For the banner I decided to do it as a clothesline with hearts, bloomers, and bras. It turned out so cute!!

I used my silhouette for the birdhouses and the silhouette and cricut for the banner.

Pretty Paper!

Although not as often as I'd like, I have been getting some scrapbooking done. I've realized that although I really love that I am preserving my families' memories, the real reason I love to scrapbook/papercraft is for the creative outlet. I just like to play with pretty paper. Here are some pages I have been working on.

The "love" is my own handwriting cut out on my silhouette.  So cool!

Home is where your scrapbook supplies are

Or something like that. I have quite a few rolls of vinyl in my craft cupboard and decided to test out my Silhouette Portrait with the vinyl. Just like butter. I started with the front door. Who knows what will be next!!