Weekend Layouts

I spent a few hour scrappin' with a couple of friends this past Saturday at Cherry Blossom Studios.  They just got in several new lines from CHA so I shopped and scrapped.  Plus they were running a great promo on Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists (spend $50 get a 4 pack of Glimmer Mists valued at approximately $28 for FREE), so I shopped some more!

Here are the layouts I created.

First is a layout using the new "Gabrielle" line from Bo Bunny.  This line is beyond gorgeous!  It's vintage without being too vintage and feminine without being too feminine, so it easy to use for all sorts of photos.  Plus, the line has a ton of available embellishments.  I purchased the rubon's, bling and layered chipboard.  The letters of from the American Crafts (Dear Lizzy Thickers).

The next 2 layouts are from the circus we went to last November.  Graphic 45 just came out with the "Le Cirque" collection which worked great with the pics.

Thanks for stopping by!

Scrapping School Photos

I love to scrapbook, almost obsessively.   But I have the hardest time scrapbooking those pictures you get from the daycare or school.  I have my own system for these photos.  I frame the newest 8x10.  I frame a 5x7 of the old one that I just replaced with and 8x10 of the new one, and then the old 8x10 goes into a big envelope and waits for me to get around to scrapping it.  It usually waits for years.

As in this case.  I just got around to scrapping daycare photos from almost 3 years ago!  Oh well.  20 years from now will my kids care that I waiting 3 years and that the pages are mixed with layouts from when they were 3 and 6.  Doubt it.  Will my two boys even want their scrapbooks (all estimated 50 volumes each, LOL) when they are grown?  Who knows, who cares.  I scrap for me!

Anywho...here are the layouts.  I used mostly the "Life is Good" collection from  Echo Park Paper Company.

Bike Ride Layouts

Back in October, I posted about a bike ride we took the boys on.  This weekend I completed the following layouts from this day.  Over the past few years I have accumulated LOTS of scrapping goodies, more than I can probably ever use!  So, when creating these layouts, I challenged myself to use as much older product as possible, some dated back to 2007.  None of the items, other than some of the letters were from 2010 releases.  Combined with a few "newer" items, these oldies but goodies look pretty good!

I liked this last one so much that I hung it up in my scraproom.

Merry Christmas!

I have about 1 hour before the kids wake up from their nap and it will be time to start cooking for Christmas Eve at our home, which we host for my DH's family.  We will be us until the late hours and then after the Christmas morning frenzy will go over to Nana and Poppa's for Christmas Day.

I'm not sure I will have a chance to wish you all a Merry Christmas until the big day is over, so MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!  I hope you all have a safe and happy holiday, filled with family, friends, good food and maybe even a few presents from Santa!

Here's a few layouts from the 2009 holiday season!