Cards, Cards!

Here are two more cards I completed for a layout challenge and color challenge.
The first card is made with Flowahbella, Neenah cardstock, Bazzill cardstock and Autumn Leaves paper. The "bling" is from Kaiser and some of the flowers are accented with red stickles. The second card is made with the Jugglabella stamp, Neenah cardstock, Bazzill cardstock and Fancy Pants paper. The little heart doodle is from the Sweetwater templates, and it is also colored in with diamond stickles ~ and the Fancy Pants paper is edged with a Fiskars paper punch.

Lay-outs for Mom and Dad

Here are a couple lay-outs for my parents' album.

Mosh and Poppa (my parents) with the boys at Whit's wedding.

Bazzill cardstock, Cherry Arte patterned paper, Sweetwater doodle template, Bazzill Just the Edge cardstock.

Bird has learned how to give kisses (he lays his lips on you ~ it is so cute). Here he is giving Poppa a big kiss!

Bazzill cardstock, misc. ric rak, Fancy Pants patterned paper, Chatterbox doodling genie.

More Wedding Lay-outs for my sis

I've been working on the pictures from my sister's wedding (I have around 300 pictures to scrap, so I have to keep working on them if I want to be done by her first anniverwary ~ Dec. 20th).

I'm not sure I love this first one ~ I may add something to it. It was for a challenge (lay-out sketch).

Cardstock is Bazzill, Imaginesce rub-ons and bling, misc. ric rac and Queen & Co. rubbon slider.

No Peeking! Mike is peeking around the door in the church before the wedding.

Cardstock is Bazzill, MM rub-ons, misc. ribbon and Chatterbox doodling genie.

The Groomsmen

Bazzill Cardstock, MM rub-ons and Chatterbox doodle (from the doodling genie).

More Cards

Well, surprisingly enough I have been scrapbooking and making cards! Here are a few cards I made over the past couple of weeks.

These cards have Ketto stamped images on them (from Stamping Bella) ~ I just love the Ketto line ~ they are too cute! I have had a lot of fun adding bling and sparkles to them. They were colored using Copic markers (AMAZING markers!)

I'm stil working on getting the sentiments straight ~ I'm used to using acrylic stamps, so I can see through them for perfect placement...using rubber stamps is a little more tricky for me :o)

And here are a couple Bellas I stamped

I had to laugh when my middle son told me that I made "super girl" the wrong colors.....she was supposed to be red and blue, NOT green and pink ~ so I made another one with the blue and red and asked him if that was better :o)

During Naptime.....

I was able to make four more cards! These all were made using the Bella stamps (can you tell I like them?!?) :o) And I was able to use up some more odds 'n' ends from my scrap pile.

Trying Something New!

I decided it was high time that I started using some of my scraps from all the lay-outs I've done......so I did it....I bit the bullet and tried my hand at making a couple of cards. I used some of my favorite stamps ~ Bellas! And now that I've tried it, by george I think I like it! I have to admit I am pretty thrilled to find a use for all those squares and scraps of paper that were just "too big" to throw away, yet too small to use in most lay-outs. I think I shall making a couple more cards today when the boys go down for their naps ~ but for now, here are the four that I made yesterday ~ supahbella (it says, "You're Super!" on the card and two huggybella cards.

Starting on Christmas presents!

Yes! It is true! I am starting on Christmas presents already ~ even though it is only the beginning of March! For Christmas my parents, my in-laws and my sister usually get a 12x12 calendar ~ but it isn't just *any* 12x12 calendar, it is one that I have scrapped for them. I gather pictures of the boys with each set of grandparents (and Auntie) and scrapbook those pictures into 12 lay-outs. It sounds relatively painless, but it is quite time-consuming, so I like to get an early start on them so I can make sure I put my best effort into them. On my side of the family we have adopted a "homemade Christmas" kind of theme...we are going to make our Christmas presents for each other instead of buying them ~ which I LOVE that idea! And a handmade scrapbooked calendar fits into that theme perfectly ;o)

So, here is a sneak peek at what will be in those calendars!

This one is for my parents. It is my dad and two of my sons (one is sleeping) at my sister's wedding dance.

Bazzill Bling cardstock, Bazzill shaped cardstock, Imaginesce rub-on and jewels, misc. mini brads.

These next three are for my in-laws.

Bazzill cardstock, Dream St. patterned paper, MM rub-on

Bazzill cardstock, Fancy Pants patterned paper, Sweetwater doodling template, Chatterbox doodling genie

Unknown patterned paper, bazzill bling cardstock, misc. rub-ons.