My Brother

This layout is about my brother Steve. The journaling says: Steve is shy around most people, but we all know his goofy side. He is a simple man with a big heart. I am proud that he is my brother!

The papers, title and journaling card are all from the Bohemia collection by My Minds Eye. The extras I used are some woven ribbon, Bordering Blue cardstock, white craft pad, pewter brads, ticket corner punch and photo corner punch. I also inked the edges of the cardstock, journaling card and title with a sponge dauber and Bordering Blue ink.

TIP---One thing I tried and was thrilled with was inking the edges of the three smaller photos with white craft ink. I wanted to emphasize the edges of the photos, but didn't want to add any more layers of cardstock under them. This trick was perfect for defining those edges! Just one more reason to love my white craft pad!

After I did this page, I realized I had never really done a page about just Steve. He doesn't really like his picture taken as you can tell by the hand over his face in the larger photo. Either that or he's making a goofy face and ruins the whole shot! LOL He's my sweet, funny brother!

Thanks for stopping by. I hope to share more layouts and tips this week....in between preparing my tax info(yes, I know.....it's almost April! LOL), watching American Idol (woot woot to David Cook!) and recovering from long days at work. Once I sat down to post this, I realized how tired I was tonight!

Hope you have a blessed week!

Whew! What a week!

I haven't posted in six days! I have had a busy week with work, organizing my craft supplies, watching American Idol (go David Cook!!), cooking, cleaning, paying bills, etc. I got to have another wonderful scrapbooking marathon with Mom and Tammy on Saturday. This week I will post some of my creations and get back in blog mode. Thanks for stopping by!

Time to Organize!

Ok, I officially have spring fever....spring cleaning fever that is...LOL I am totally revamping and reorganizing my craft area. I am touching every piece of paper, every embellishment and all my stamping/scrapbooking supplies. I'm preparing for a sale of the items I no longer use, want or need. I am truly drowning in stuff!!!! It's time to organize!

Mom, Tammy and I are getting together again on Saturday for an all-day crop here. I should have more stuff to share after that! Have a good week! Thanks for stopping by.

Julie & Brooke

I did this layout last weekend at a crop. These are my nieces Julie and Brooke. I layered the scalloped paper over a sheet of SU! Chocolate Chip. First, I inked the edges with my little chalk ink pad. The flowers are a rub-on from the set I got free during Sale-a-Bration. I just added photos, a Heidi Swapp bling frame, some ribbons, eyelets and felt letter stickers. I punched the holes for the knotted ribbon pieces and set the eyelets with my Crop-a-Dile Big Bite. That thing is awesome for punching holes and setting eyelets anywhere on your page.

Although it is officially Spring, we got some snow today in Ohio. I just turned up the furnace and am heading downstairs to organize (reorganize) things in my craft area. OH ,and I guess I should tackle some laundry, too. Brrr...hope everyone is keeping warm. Thanks for stopping by!

My Kevin

Here's a page about Kevin that I did on Saturday. I had sorted all the supplies months ago, but finally did the page. The background paper says "You Color My World". I still have to journal on the little pull-out tag. This picture was taken at Christmas 2006. I love his orange shirt. He sort of has the "are you done taking pictures yet" look. LOL Below is a close-up of the journaling pocket.

Hope everyone is having a good week. Thanks for stopping by!

Charles & Grandee

I did this layout about my nephew Charles and my mom Stephanie (aka Grandee) at a crop yesterday. My nephew's mom passed away a few years ago, so the women in our family try to give him the nuturing he so desperately needs now that his mom is gone. I coordinated products from Stampin' Up!, SEI, Creative Memories, American Crafts, Bazzill and more to complete the layout. I was inspired by the soft colors in my mom's striped shirt.

This is a close-up of the felt letter stickers and the layered shapes. I used my SU! punches for the square and circle shapes. I rounded the corners of the squares with my CM corner rounder. The edges are inked with SU! white craft ink.

This is a close up of the SU! chipboard heart. It is covered with the back side of the striped SEI paper(I love double-sided papers!). I used a sanding block on the edges. I then layered the punch-outs and another sticker. I want Charles to always remember he is so very loved!

I have two more layouts to share from the crop so check back later this week for those. Thanks for stopping by!

Cookie Monster!

A cookie monster (or two) has invaded our house! This is a treat after a hard work week....a cookie sampler plate! You gotta try all the kinds, you know. *wink* Kevin had his fresh coffee and I had my glass of skim milk. (Does drinking skim milk help negate the calories of those yummy cookies?! LOL) These little yummies only come once a year and today was our day to indulge. Hmmm...wonder how long these five boxes will last with TWO cookie monsters in the house? Just one of the little things in life that makes us smile. My favs are the Samoas and Trefoils. Kevin was just rolling his eyes at the fact that I wanted to take a pic of our crazy indulgence. He should know by now that his blogging/stampin'/scrappin' wife takes pics of EVERYTHING! LOL

Hope everyone has a good weekend. I am heading to a 12-hour crop tomorrow and have to go pack my goodies now. I will have super duper sugar energy to do so! LOL *wipes cookie crumbs off mouth* Uh, could someone pass the Rolaids? LOL