More New Layouts

I've discovered I have a backlog of layouts created in the fall that I haven't shared with you. Please accept my apologies for holding out!

This layout was inspired by my husband's grandmother who was very sick in October and November of this past year. We were going to visit with her for Thanksgiving, and unfortunately she passed away before we made it there. She was a beautiful person, and she will be dearly missed.

The vast majority of products in this layout are from Sassafras Lass. The flower is a combination of Basic Grey chipboard, American Crafts rub-ons and craft supply adhesive peals. The letter stickers are 3 different sets from Making Memories. The journaling stickers are 7 Gypsies.

This picture is of me and my good friend Fran on Halloween. We had a brief minute to pose together before running after our 5 children (4 hers and 1 mine). Scared you, huh? She is my mommy hero!

The patterned papers are Graphic 45.

This is a layout I created while in Memphis for the Thanksgiving holiday. I brought my entire supply of Sassafras Lass products and I was very excited to use papers from their Amplify collection. In addition I used a journaling card from Monstrosity, and a variety of paper whimsies and stickers from older lines.


It took me almost a year to get around to scrapping this picture. It's of Shane and Adam on Shane's first birthday. They look so cute together. I'm not even sure if they knew they were having their picture taken.

The layout was inspired by a layout by Christine Middlecamp. This design leaves plenty of room for layering great products. I used the My Mind's Eye Ooh La La for him paper pack and coordinating die cuts. The chipboard pieces are Sassafras and American Crafts. I glammed it up with some Stickles.

Thanks for reading.

My first CHA Goodies

I've been hunting around in Atlanta for the latest products from Winter CHA. I picked up paper pads and embellishments from K and Co's Handmade and Blossomwood lines at Michael's. They also have quite a few new florals and embellishment from Prima. I made a trek in the rain over to Archiver’s last night. They didn't have as much out as I was hoping, but I did get the newly styled Cosmo Cricket chipboard alphas and a Maya Road baby onesie mini chipboard album.

I believe my Archiver's has the new paper lines from Cosmo as well, but they hadn't been inventoried yet. Bummer! I've decided to pick up Joy Ride. It's so cute and perfect for boys.

It's been very busy at 2 Peas in the New Products area. They have posted quite a bit of the new lines from American Crafts and Prima. I'd like to try some of AC's new tape runner, and they have some really fun Thickers. I really like the new Studio Calico line, Anthology.

On the left are journaling cards, and the right is the border strip patterned paper.

I'm torn between placing my first online order with A Million Little Things or Blue Moon Scrapbooking. AMLT has the SC release, but BM has Webster's Pages and 7 Gypsies Avignon.

Avignon Diagram

Webster's Lullabye Lane

Webster's Life's Portrait

Check back next week for new layouts! Thanks for reading.

4 new layouts

I hope everyone had a great weekend. I really enjoyed my scrapbooking retreat. My big task was to assemble the Christine Middlecamp Adoring Autumn mini album kit. I'll have pictures of that to show in a few days. I completed several layouts that I will be sharing over the next month or two. I used papers and embellishments from Fancy Pants Rough and Tough, GCD Urban Artsy, Prima Paradise City, and Bo Bunny Persuasion.

I know I'm a big tease, so here are some layouts I made in December and January for you to enjoy.

This is a 2 page layout with pictures of Shane's first visit to the zoo in November. I created the layout for a Cosmo Cricket challenge, and I used 4 different paper lines. Earth Love, Early Bird, Boyfriend, and Nutmeg. There are tons of chipboard and sticker elements.


This was my second layout using papers from Bo Bunny's Gypsy line. I added a Jenni Bowlin bingo card, and a Jillibean journaling spot. The punch is Fiskars bracket. I added an embossed flower (Hero Arts stamp, AC Zing metallic embossing powder) and buttons as well.


This was my first try at an 8 1/2 x 11 layout. The pictures are from Christmas week when we were off of work and just hanging out. Pun intended! The papers are Basic Grey Granola (thanks Andrea!) and June Bug, and Core'dinations cardstock. The stickers are also Basic Grey.


This layout uses Sassafras Lass products exclusively with the exception of the glitter block chipboard letters. There are several lines represented. The pictures were taken by my good friend, Fran, and you can see her children enjoying their new bounce house. Shane is seated in the upper pic.

A few weeks ago I picked up all the patterned papers from Basic Grey's Origins line plus some of the awesome embellishments. I've already made 2 layouts, and I feel like I've barely used any of the products. I'm having a lot of fun with the line and it's a great tide-me-over until CHA products start arriving. This week I'm planning to start a mini book with October Afternoon's Report Card line.

I hope you have a great week. Thanks for reading.

Things to share

EK Success has just released a series of new border punch styles. Here are the 2 I picked up.

I really like the flourish because you can use the punched-out swirls as accents on a layout or other project. EK also revealed more border punches, corner punches double punch sets, and large size single punches in a variety of shapes like scalloped circles, tags, brackets and frames.

My birthday was 2 weeks ago. My very good friend and renowned stamper, Linda Adams, created this card for me. She knows just the style I like!


I also received a handmade birthday card from my CA scrapbooker friend, Andrea. Both of us have sons, and I know she was excited to scrap with purple.


Along with the card she sent me this beautiful artist printers tray made by 7 Gypsies.


I'm off to my scrapbooking retreat weekend. I promise to have lots of new layouts to share when I return next week. Thanks for reading.

Vintage projects

I really enjoy my collection of vintage scrapbooking papers, embellishments and doo-dads. I've found a great way to display all these goodies is to create themed mini books. Instead of using pictures to tell the story, I use all kinds of vintage ephemera. Some of the products include Making Memories Vintage Findings kits, papers and tags from Graphic 45's Fashionista, Domestic Goddess and Communique lines, DCWV Mariposa papers and chipboard, K and Company Que Sera Sera and Handmade, 7 Gypsies ephemera cards, art collage sheets from ARTChix, Jenni Bowlin mini Bingo cards, Nostalgiques stickers from EK Success, GCD papers, inspiration cards and chipboard.

Here is an inspiration mini I completed recently.

As I've been looking at previews of new products and pictures from the floor of the ongoing Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) Winter Tradeshow, I've seen tons and tons of fantastic new items I can't wait to try.

Vintage Love by Glitz Designs

Tim Holtz Lost and Found

7 Gypsies Avignon

Melissa Frances


There are tons more things I could show, but I don't want to make this too long. It looks like Teresa Collins, Little Yellow Bicycle, and Graphic 45 will be some of the first to get their products into the hands of local stores. Happy shopping and thanks for reading.

K and Company New Handmade Line

These items are available at Archiver's and online a 2 Peas. Just love these items. Great for scrapbooking, altered projects, ATCs and all kinds of papercrafting.

Wood die-cuts

Mini stitched florals

Stamp-size sticker book

Ephemera kit

Layered florals

Fabric floral die cuts

Embossed die cuts

Chipboard alphabet stickers


Adhesive borders

New layouts and mini books in a day or two. Thanks for reading.

My Birthday Gifts

Yesterday was my 31st birthday. I enjoyed the day, and got some scrapbooking gifts I thought I would share. One of Stampington & Company's many publications is a semi-annual magainze called Somerset Memories. A few weeks ago I ordered 2 of the most recent back issues. They are filled with beautiful pages and projects. Many of the scrapbookers including in the magazine are artists in their own right. They have incorporated painting, fabrics and metals into amazing memory-based creations. While the projects are complex and rich in texture they are great examples of what can be done applying creativity to paper and glue. I highly recommend you look for the Spring edition.

My wonderful husband presented me with a gift card to Joann in my birthday card. Speaking of Joann. They are clearancing quite a few products in the scrapbooking section this week. My hope is this is in anticipation of new products coming in post-CHA.

I think I've written before that I am not a stamper. I struggle constantly with getting the images just right. Acrylic stamps are quite popular these days. They are cheaper than wood handle stamps, and much easier to store. I've tried working with them unsuccessfully on many occasions. I have 1 set from Basic Grey's Marrakech line that I really like. I have a modest collection of red rubber wood stamps. Most of them are from Hero Arts. Something that company recently introduced are Clings. There are remountable red rubber cling stamps. So you get the benefits of acrylic and the lower price point, but eliminate the storage issue. I recently purchased this set of flowers at Impressive Ideas.

I ordered these sentiments too.

They are extremely versatile. I can use just the frame, just the sentiment or both.

One last scrapping birthday gift was the new Basic Grey Origins collection. I've already created my first layout. Unfortunately I can't share it with you yet because I've submitted it to a PageMaps contest. I hope to reveal it next month.

Thanks for reading.