Camping in the Keys Scrapbook

We went camping in the Keys (Bahia Honda) last May and it seemed too many photos to put in the regular scrapbook, but not enough to fill a standard Creative Memories album.  I haven't used my zutter too much and I really loved the way my last December's album came out.  I used the chipboard (that comes in my packs of CM pages) as is, with a little inking for distressing on the edges.  The cover is a terrific cut from Pack Your Bags.  Love that cart!  I used gold shimmer cardstock for the sand, distress stickles on the coconuts, embossed the sand with the cuttlebug, and inked the palm leaves.



Inking and stickles:


Embossing and white glitter Thickers for lettering:



Here are only some of the pages.  I used a kit from Personal Scrapper (awesome company with great customer service!).  I kept it so simple, but added lots of great elements and embellishments from my kit.



Border stamps from a new personal scrapper kit (Batik Border Stamps by Paper Trunk).  Rhinestones and flowers by Bo Bunny.



Buttons by Bo Bunny:



My cute camping stamps from Scrappy Moms Stamps:


I sooo love the new Border Maker system with cartridges you switch in and out from CM.  That is how I made the pennants.  I embossed the Batik Border Stamps in black on the right.



Sand dollar from Life's A Beach as well as "Paradise" sentiment, stamped and embossed in gold.


















This toucan is from Life's A Beach, too.



My sweet (not crabby) crab is from Pack Your Bags and I used orange glitter cardstock for the top layer.  It looks better in person. :)






Have a happy, summer weekend!!

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Cut the Rope Crocheted Toy

You know that cute little game the kids play on the iphone called Cut the Rope?  Well, here is that cute little guy who loves to eat candy.  Here are a few pics if you're not familiar:

This was a fun project.  This is a pattern I found here for sale on Etsy: Om Nom from Cut the Rope Pattern.  I haven't purchased very many patterns because there are so many awesome freebies on the net, but this was easy to follow.  Both kids loved it when they saw it so I made two!

My daughter built a full-fledged home for it in a cardboard box (like the game).  It's super cute and I love the creativity!

He even hangs from the candy:

So fun!

My First Attempts at Knitting

My first washcloth I knit. I figured dishcloths are a good first project since it's no biggie if they are not as beautiful as I hoped. It is simply several rows of the garter stitch (where you knit every row).


Next, I really wanted to learn the stockinette stitch (LOVE YouTube!!). I think this is funny how my rows kept growing until the last several when I figured out how to correct that. ;)
That pattern is free along with two others here: Three Easy Pieces


My third, and favorite is this darling little tea tote for my purse:






Yay! It looks just like it's supposed to! I even had the same yarn the pattern designer used & I love the colors! Here is the link to that pattern: Tea Toters.

Happy Sunday!

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Speedy Granny Throw

I have soo been enjoying crocheting. I started this throw at the beginning of baseball season and have worked on it off and on until now. The pattern I'd free from Red Heart here: Speedy Granny Throw.





I changed the middle color to purple and I'm happy with it. My squares came out smaller than the pattern, so I made a pretty big border.


It's not huge, but great for a lap blanket...or the kiddos!

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Quick Card for a Grad

I made this from Lyrical Letters and embossed the background and used a gel pen to outline the "Ta Da!" sentiment.


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You Give Me Wings Dragonfly Card

I am thrilled to share with you my latest project (a joint effort by myself and 8 year old dd).  Joy got excited about the theme of the challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut this week, being "Don't Bug Me".  We always love to get out our Peachy Keen Stamps, so we are pleased to enter the "Just Cards" challenge at Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge Blog this week as well.  Here is what I came up with: 


I knew I wanted a cheery card, fresh and bright.  The cute dragonfly is from Paisley.  The card base is from A Child's Year.  The cuttlebug-embossed vellum wings were Joy's idea.  I also used Design Studio to outline the body of the dragonfly with a dark green marker (really makes it pop!) and rubbed a little chalk on the cheeks for blush.  The heart is an old CM punch, punched from pink glitter cardstock.

This happy sun is from Pack Your Bags and I just love it.


This sentiment (took me a while to find one I liked among my stamps) is a Sweet N Sassy stamp and I think it's just perfect!

Some rhinestones for bling.  Penstitching for pop. An Action Wobble and the sun is just dizzy with delight!


Here is my dd's card.  I adore the whole thing, from her own unique saying to her doodles!


Have a happy day!

Dad's Day Banner

I made this banner for my baseball-lovin' husband. I am entering it in the All About Dad challenge at Decorate to Celebrate. I don't need a Father's Day cart because I have Sports Mania. That is where my baseballs came from and the font is Plantin Schoolbook. My hubby will like it and so will my 10 year old son!


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