My corner of the woods

Halloween MINI

2011-09-11T18:59:00.000-07:00

The cover

Mikayla

2011-04-25T11:53:00.000-07:00

A simple but sweet page for a super cute photo.

Butterfly mini

2011-04-11T15:44:00.000-07:00

This is the cover of my newest mini. I used a brad from Stampin'Up and a hair tie for the closure.
I covered the butterfly on the tag with crystal affects so it sparkles beautifully

.The inside cover has a pocket with a tag and a bunch of flowers. The next page is a Top Note die cut acetate page with a stamped image from Stampin'Up and some green pearls.
The next page is a side pocket page with a stamped tag for a good sized photo. There is also a small pocket with another stamped tag.

I found some free post cards online a while ago so I made a tag with one on this page. I also added a Stampin'Up flower on the bottom and more flowers on top.
The journaling spot is also a Stampin'Up image. The butterfly is another vintage image I added crystal affects too. This is a pocket page with a tag in it as well.

I edged this page with acetate stamped with music notes. Added a tag and a postcard tag some flowers and another butterfly. The next page has a frame I was sent as a RAK lots of flowers and some bling. It is also a pocket page with a tag.

This page I added a bunch of matching tags and another Crystal affects butterfly. The bird tag swivels on a vintage brad from Stampin'Up. There is another tag tucked under them both the popped up tag at the bottom.

The next page has a popped up tag made into a pocket. There is a printed tag tucked into it.

This page has a stamped overlay, lots of flowers and another beautiful butterfly. The next page has a little frame at the bottom, another butterfly and a green tag. A larger photo can be tucked behind the green tag.

For this page I made a little pocket. Its a simple page but great space for a photo.

The next page is another pocket page with a photo mat inside and a die cut made into a pocket with its own tag. Again flowers and a butterfly.

On this page I used the postcard and made my own tag. I added a chickadee and a sprig of green and a dollar store stamp and again a butterfly. Tucked under that another photo mat.

The next page is another acetate Top Note with a stamped image on the bottom. The next page is very simple with ribbon from top to bottom and open so a large photo can be tucked under.

Simple page again just a little tag added. The next page has another spot to journal and a acetate corner so a photo could be tucked under the flowers in the corner.

The last page is very simple with a group of flowers in the corner and two small tags.

Wow i have never been so wordy before on here anyway.

2011-02-27T18:14:00.000-08:00

This mini is a gift for a friend who a short time ago lost her mom.

Each page has two acetate corners sewn on so photos can be slipped right in.


This page has a pocket with a photo mat.Three of the pages	have a pocket like this.

These are the tags that I made for journaling on one side and a photo on the other. The pages ended up out of order for some reason.

Love mini

2011-02-06T17:38:00.000-08:00

This mini has lots of spots for photos and hidden tags for journaling or even more photos.
This photo mat has a star charm and a photo can be slid behind the beautiful ribbon.
Pretty ribbon, feather flowers and even a butterfly highlight the topnote pocket that holds two tags.
These pages have a acetate pocket with a photo mat and a mini book for lots of photos.

The page on the right has a photo mat that can be taken out for even more photos.
This page spread has my first ever flip book for even more photos.
Under the tag is two tags for journaling and the little book on the right has room for three more photos.

Thanks for looking. I had fun making the papers for the base of this mini. I used Tim Holtz reinkers to make my own sparkly mist and stamped with distress ink.

A book for Mikayla

2011-01-08T13:34:00.000-08:00

I made this book for my granddaughters photos.
This is a pocket page with a photo mat inside. Shown in the next photo.
This page also has a pocket on the right I added two photo mats to it.

I added a cute little pocket to the page above to add a few extra photos.

New mini book

2010-10-19T10:19:00.000-07:00

This mini book is full of tags and pockets ready for photos or journaling.

Tiffany@Steve

2010-10-16T15:08:00.000-07:00

October 2, 2010 Tiffany and Steve were married in Amber Vally Hall.

Mini Book

2010-06-21T11:01:00.000-07:00

The first page of this mini has a little tag behind the photo mat and a larger tag in the pocket page.
This page has a fancy frame ready for a photo to slide into. It also has a little tag and some embellishments.
Another little frame and some rub-ons, flowers and a butterfly as embellishments.
This page has a mini tag in a clear pocket and a larger tag with a bunch of flowers in a pocket behind. Lots of embellishments.
This page has a cute flower shape with more flower embellishments.
This page has a journaling tag and two tags in a pocket page.
More tags in more pockets.
A pocket in a pocket.
This page had a frame with a tag that pulls out. Hidden journaling would be great behind a photo.
The back page is quite plane, just a flower and a feather as an embellishment.

2010-03-15T09:20:00.001-07:00

I wanted to make a shrine for my dog Bandit for a long time now. Well here it is.
I added feet to a box and painted it all up. I added his name to the front then I added a good layer of Mod Podge.

This side I made to lift away from the back if I ever want to see the papers tucked in back. His adoption and vet papers are there.
The scrolls are the Rainbow Bridge story and some history of the breed. The little tin has a bit of his hair.

I made some pieces for the shrine with FIMO for this side. The grass, fire hydrant, dog bone and food dishes.
I put Bandits photo behind a protective sheet and mounted his collar around the inside of the box. I have been holding on to the collar for almost 15 years now.

On the edge around the open box I put the cute tag from Chocolate kisses.

Music mini book

2009-12-03T20:03:00.000-08:00

When I saw this stack I just had to have it. lol
I covered dollar store shipboard letters with distress stickles glitter glue and added lace to the bottom of the page.
I covered binder clips with fabric and added a charm and a flower to the front of the book.

The inside of the book is full of tags, hidden photo mats and acetate pages and many other embellishments.

2009-07-22T09:05:00.000-07:00

My handsome son got married on the 4th of July to a very wonderful woman. I had a great time making the invitations, guest book as well as the thank you cards.

2009-06-08T12:57:00.000-07:00

I bought a few stamps to try and get creating again. This is the first card I made with this stamp.
Colored with Prismacolor pencils and blended with baby oil.

Another little album

2009-03-19T09:19:00.000-07:00

I have no idea why blogger wants to change the way my pictures show up but it does. Anyway here are a few of the pages in my newest little album. I love the Prima papers I found at Michaels this last week. I think they look great with the little fairy's I picked up at the dollar store in town.
The album is 6 1/2"x 5 1/2" and has 6 pages ready for pictures.

2009-02-10T08:04:00.000-08:00

It is very rare that I reach for the glitter but I just had to for these. I used paper from a stack I got from Costco, glitter from the dollar store, crystal effects(love) and my Studio G stamps.

New book

2009-02-04T12:58:00.000-08:00

This time I added a lot of layered flowers more tags and some sweet little ghost butterflies I stamped on some packing materials (from a large dollar store tag I bought) then cut out.

Just another book

2009-01-12T14:39:00.000-08:00

Another Book

2009-01-08T10:41:00.000-08:00

Bind-it-all
Basic Gray paper
Stampin'Up card stock and assorted brads, flowers and fibers.
I just noticed the last picture is upside down, I am not fixing it because this is the third attempt to upload them in the right order.

2008-12-15T11:16:00.000-08:00

Book 2 for the gift exchange.

Christmas Book

2008-12-15T11:00:00.000-08:00

This is the cover and just a few of the pages of a 8 page book I made for a Christmas gift exchange.

November 11, I will never forget.

2008-11-11T19:09:00.000-08:00

This is the day I lost my best friend. I will miss your sense of humor. Your sweet and generous nature. I will miss our long talks. I will miss so much about you my dear sweet sister you couldn't even imagine. I am praying your children will be okay. Praying for Ernie to pull through and praying for strength.

Wedding book.

2008-10-31T08:12:00.000-07:00

I made this book to give to a very special couple as a wedding gift. I think it turned out great, but I hope they will like it.
Thanks for looking.

Had Fun Today.

2008-10-08T13:37:00.000-07:00

I always have fun making the little books and its a good thing I like the books too. I may end up with a lot of them if they don't sell.

More books

2008-10-07T13:58:00.000-07:00

I love these pictures and think the books turned out great. They are 6x6 but for best use of my paper I don't think I will make to many that size. I love the font on the shrinky dinks its called Bleeding Cowboy.

I sold 2 books yesterday!!

2008-09-25T20:11:00.000-07:00

I still feel good about it. I sold the funky little book that I posted here a little while ago and my Travel Journal. She also ordered two more books. I got started on them today but I wanted to post pictures of the Travel Journal.

Domino Key Chains

2008-09-22T20:34:00.000-07:00

I am finally getting around to posting them. My favorite ones are the spiderwebs and the black cats.

2008-09-19T10:32:00.000-07:00

I liked this doodle so much that I just had to put it on a Fat Book page. Today I made two Fat Book pages instead of the books I was supposed to be working on. I found some great images on Go Make Something that I just had to play with.

The two cards are similar so I scanned the front of one and the back of the other.

Zendoodles

2008-09-07T12:50:00.000-07:00

Alesia posted a link to what is called Zentangles. We used to do them in art class all the time and it brought back great memories. I just had to play with some that I made while watching t.v. I made them into two sets of ATC's.
I have a feeling I will be making a lot of these the week Barry is home.

My funky Little book.

2008-09-06T07:51:00.000-07:00

I got the idea for this book from one of my Scrapping Friends Cindy.

New ATC's

2008-09-02T20:09:00.000-07:00

Some Fall ATC's for a swap.

Chocolate bar wrappers

2008-08-18T08:27:00.000-07:00

Getting ready for the Christmas craft sales.

I made these to go on some big chocolate bars my sister makes.
I used lots of ribbon, Prima flowers and sewing on each one. The titles were cut with my Cricut.

Capture Beauty

2008-08-10T08:49:00.000-07:00

I just had to create something last night so I thought I would make a ATC. When I named my card I realized I had much more to say about the subject. So here they are all ten of them.
Now on to something else.

Arrest-traded

2008-07-29T12:38:00.000-07:00

ATC's for July.

Okay so because I have no pictures to scrapbook I have been playing with other things.
I love the look of Collage but can't seem to do as good a job with it as I'd like.
The first three are a mix of paint, hot embossing, and Radiant Pearls.
The second picture is my attempt at collage.
For the third set of cards I painted lilies.

The sunflower 4-4 - traded

Wow it's been a while.

2008-07-25T10:58:00.000-07:00

I have been making Altered Domino's. I tried the chalk ink and as long as I heat it before going to the next step it seems to be fine.
Step 1. Apply chalk ink and heat to set.
Step 2. Stamp image with StazOn ink.
Step 3. Color in with Bic Mark it pens or Sharpies.
Step 4. I put a layer of Aleene's Clear Gel Tacky glue on top.
Step 5. Attach a magnet to the back.

Pirate princess

2008-02-01T11:54:00.000-08:00

This is Pixie after her surgery. She hates the coller, she whines and whimpers whenever I put it on her. She is not to scratch or rub it and she has always rubbed her face after eating so this is something we are watching for all the time. She is so clingy it's been hard to do anything but baby her.

The operation to remover her eye was on Monday the 28th of Jan/08.

2008-01-28T13:05:00.000-08:00

Today at 8:30am we took Pixie in to the vets. The ulcer in her eye has gotten worse and we were worried about a possible rupture. She had her eye removed and was spayed. I called the vet at 2:00 and she is still on IV but is resting and the surgery went well. We will pick her up tomorrow morning.

2008-01-21T11:28:00.000-08:00

I was playing around with altering paperclips and using up scraps of paper. Not my best card but I still like its simplicity.

2008-01-21T11:11:00.000-08:00

Ok so last night Jeff brought home a cat. He's about a year old and red. I would take a picture but he is hiding from the dogs. I think he spent the night checking out the house.

A start

2007-03-07T14:08:00.000-08:00

I decided to finally start a blog. I want a place I can send someone too when I want to share a layout.

So I am making the dogs their supper and while its cooking I thought I could get a start here.

My dear SIL got out of the hospital today. Her Dr thinks she has MS. I hope and pray if it is she will go into remission for a good long time.

Ok here is a layout I did the other day. Totally making use of my color coach from Stampin' Up.