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!!

I *heart* crafting! (No pun intended - ok, its intended!)

I got a little ambitious the last few days making homemade valentines.  So much fun!

Little birdhouses for my girlfriends.  Birdies courtesy of Studio Calico.  Freakin' adorable birdhouses courtesy of the silhouette store (Lori Whitlock).

My 5 year old is a super hero fanatic.  This is what we made for his preschool class.  Plus he got great practice writing his name!  We are doing the same thing for his teachers, but with water bottles. 

And here are a sampling of Valentine's for my 8 year old daughter's class.  Cuts and cupid courtesy of the silhouette store.