Cards: You light up my life

While at my cousin Sabrina's place I created this card. I used a Stampin Up long notes card in Wild Wasabi, SU designer series paper - Jersey Shore, SU purely pomegranate double stitched ribbon, Creative Memories sticker letters, We R Memory Keepers white snap (embellished with a rhinestone), Creative Cafe rubon alphabet, and American Crafts thickers.

Challenge: Pagemaps layout

This was a layout challenge requiring the use of a PageMaps pattern. I used one of the June Pagemaps for 8.5x11 and modified it for 12x12 paper. I used Bo Bunny chipboard elements in brown and red, American Crafts Thickers foam letters (Rootbeer Float), Flavia fresco patterned paper, Creative Memories brown paper strip, Stampin'Up white rubons border (Eastern Elegance), and Walmart adhesive rhinestones. My journaling was printed because I wanted it to be a specific size to fit in the space i had.

Scrapbook: How time flies

Why only calendars for JULY and AUGUST? well as I was creating this scrapbook my friend keeps getting crazy due dates. I say crazy because one appointment they will tell her she should be "popping" in 5 weeks at the most and the next time she goes they'll tell her 8 weeks. Crazy, right?!

Again my Creative Memories stash came to my rescue! That is why I never throw away anything (that's what i tell myself anyway, so SHHHH! I'll stick with that). My calligraphy skills have not totally abandoned me either, LOL!

I used SU cardstock and ribbon, K&Co butterflies, American Crafts LAX remarks number stickers, and Heidi Swapp month stamps.

BTW you are not supposed to notice the "invisible" tape over the ribbon which I forgot to remove before i took the photo, hehehe silly me

Scrapbook: Family Tree Page

I love working with the new Stampin'Up textured cardstock, specially when I use cats eye inks to distress my work. It was my first time using Making Memories Epoxy Shapes (Chelsea's Place) but I really love epoxy so I thought it was worth a try. I had this family tree refill in my stash from my Creative Memories days.

Cool challenge - Old and recent photo

My friend Melina invited me to participate in another cool challenge today. The challenge was "create a layout that incorporates one photo that is at least five years old (can be older) and one photo that is less than a month old. Find a connection between the two photos and create a layout about it. You will get brownie points from me if you incorporate some really old supplies with some new ones too". I found a photo of me taken 38 years ago and set it alongside one I took of myself less than a month ago. Yes, I know I'm pretty brave LOL. Both photos show me with tousled hair and allowed me to use some of my oldest materials (Creative Memories letters, Mrs Grossman's stickers) and some of my newest materials (Heidi Swapp month stamp, Stampin'Up paper) among other things.