The Easter Bunny Was Here!

This particular year he was at our church and left dozens of plastic eggs right out in the open! Matthew was all of 2 1/2 and Mariel was 6 months, my how the time flies. These photos were taken with the cruddy camera I had at the time. Every single background I took with this camera is DARK :( No amount of Photoshopping will help, believe me I've tried. I decided I would just scrap them anyway and make the best of it. 

Most Easter paper is light and pastel, not really what is needed for these pics. Miss Caroline by My Minds Eye seemed a good fit. Used a sketch I found on the Scrapbook Trends submissions site.

This was one of those layouts that I fussed and fussed over and just didn't like. Finally called it done and gave up. I decided it's because the paper is just too light for these dark photos. Unfortunately nothing else in my stash seemed appropriate for Easter photos.

 

This sweet little bunny is from the Kate's ABC's Cricut cartridge. Layered and accented with Prima paper flowers, Doodlebug & Kaiser Kraft pearls, marker and Glossy Accents.

 

 Used (come on, you know what comes next...) Thickers! 

 

Accented with some Little Yellow Bicycle  leaf pins and Crate Paper diecuts.

Hope you had a great weekend! It was rainy and cold here. Gave me an excuse to scrapbook :) Spent today with two of my favorite friends and our kids. First we visited the local antique mall and shops, then we went to see "The Odd Life of Timothy Green." Loved it! Sobbed through the end. It's a good thing I nabbed extra napkins, my friends both needed them too :) The kids just couldn't see why we were so emotional. You just can't appreciate the feelings it invoked unless you've been a parent. I'm not Roger Ebert but I give it 4 stars!

Hello Spring! *The ScrapRoom*

One half of the August Doubleshot kit from The ScrapRoom was Little Yellow Bicycle's Hello Spring line. can't get enough of those bright, cheery colors! The sticker sheet included was loaded with cute, versatile icons and I used nearly every one :)

Mixed it up by using 2 different colors of the cardstock included as the base, kinda a yin yang type of thing.

I've been on a circle kick again and this time with crazy stitching added.

 I didn't add any journaling, sometimes the photos say it all.

I want to kiss those little, serious sweet cheeks every time I look at this picture!

Look at this face, what a cutie...and that bunny is too!

It was so much more fun to stitch out of the lines :)

A little hand stitching too.

 The title is Basic Grey naked chipboard painted white and covered with glitter.

That tree is so stinkin' cute! Kudos to whomever designed it :)

and I have even more to share...

Trimmed the scallops from the diecut included in the kit and made a banner.

Finally broke out my Sizzix Bigz takeout box die and made this cute little gift box.

The opposite side.

The view from the top.

 Even the tag is from the sticker sheet, backed with paper and perfect to jot a name on.

Take some time to hop (pun intended) over to The Scraproom's blog for more inspiration!

 

Love, Laugh & Be Happy *The ScrapRoom*

Hello Spring from Little Yellow Bicycle is right up my alley! I was truly doing a happy dance when I opened the August Doubleshot kit from the ScrapRoom. Bright saturated colors, the cutest icons and happy phrases...who could resist?!

This is my favorite photo of the summer ! Love these girls bunches & bunches :)

The white paper in the center was a diecut with scalloped edges, I trimmed them off and layered the pink over it. The pink is the 'B" side of the adorable madras plaid.

It was fun stitching in a free form circle, much easier that following a straight line.

Used foam squares to add dimension to the stickers, gems and Stickles for some bling.

I can't wait to share the rest of my projects and the other line that came in the Doubleshot kit...

I'm in love :}

If you want to see more amazing inspiration and check out the kits and ScrapRoom store, pop on over to http://scrap-room.com/ and http://thescraproomblog.blogspot.com/.

Thanks for stopping by!

Dress Up...or Not!

So much work went into these dresses. French seams, delicate lace around the edges, and an adorable headband for Mimi. Ready just in time for Easter. But when I tried to dress her...it was all "No you are not!". She kicked and screamed the entire time. Not sure if she opposed the fact that it was a dress or this dress. She finally gave in to her mother's superior will (and power), a moment I'm not proud of. Who makes their kid wear something she doesn't want to wear? A Mom who worked like the dickens...that's who!

This making Memories patterned paper has been in my stash forever! Sorry for the glare on the photos, having trouble lately taking pics without it :(  Used a Becky Fleck Pagemap for this layout.

Doesn't she look innocent, hard to believe she was kicking and screaming a few minutes before :)

It's  fun to play with girly, lacy, frou frou stuff sometimes, but I'm ready to go back to my more traditional style now. I think I'm cutesied out! Oh, and a quick note about vellum...it moves when you try to sew it down. I ended up with a ripple and had to add the paper with the heart border punch to cover it up.

Really sad that my long spell off of work is almost over. Not looking forward to the 4 twelve hour days to come. If we are lucky, maybe all the pregnant ladies will be too full to come to the hospital :) Hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Silly Little Mystery Bird

This past Spring as I worked around the yard, I kept hearing strange sounds. sometimes the mewing of a kitten and sometimes the melodious song of a bird.  I  spent a good amount of time wandering around the yard looking for the lost kitten, only to come up empty. One day I caught a glimpse of a nondescript little bird flitting around in the underbrush.  Try as I might I couldn't keep her in sight for more than a few seconds.

After a couple weeks of trying to get a better look, I gave up. Then one afternoon there she was! I ran in to get my camera for a better look. When I returned she was sitting in the same spot as if to say "You can take my picture now". Like she had decided I was harmless.

For several weeks thereafter, she would seem to stop and pose for me! I spent quite a while trying to identify her and finally decided she was a Catbird. Silly me, now I know where the little lost kitten went :) I watched her busily gather insects and return each time to the corner by the bittersweet vine. Probably the home to her nestlings. I never did figure out where her nest was hidden.

Once again inspired by a sketch from Sketch Support.

Basic Grey paper and stickers, American Craft letter stickers (no really), KI Memories puffies, Jillibean Soup journaling spots, K&Co. brad.

Used a Fiskars heart punch and EK Success scallop punch to make this flower.

Martha Stewart border punch.

Sorry I cut off the journaling. TFL!

Home on a low census day and hoping to get some scrapping done. Wish me luck!

Soccer Sweetie

Is another of my layouts published in the "Big Book of Scrapbook Pages" by Memory Makers. I can't tell you how incredibly excited I was to not only find out I was going to be published for the first time, but that not just one...but four of my layouts were selected!

I love the bright colors in this paper from Die Cuts with a View. My obsession with border punches is apparent once again :)

The flowers are "fussy cut" from the patterned paper and layered with foam dots & buttons. Soccer is cut with the "Base Camp" cartridge and sweetie with "Opposites Attract". I scraplifted my own idea in my recent layout "Soccer Party". It's hard to see in this picture but there is a glitter circle around the 2nd from left bottom picture. This is my DD and another team mate knocking heads! Ouch! The picture next to it on the right is her expression afterwards :(

Went on a little shopping spree in Kalamazoo tonight (don't tell my husband) on the pretext of getting knobs for my new Cricut Expression cabinet. I'll post pictures this weekend with details.

Looking forward to tomorrow, my dear friend Missy is coming over for a much needed scrap-a-thon. Bring out the chocolate :) Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the world!