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Here is a layouts from our day as a tourist - amidst so many family engagements it was nice to get to enjoy the city and it's sights. We went up the Corcovado mountain one day and the weather could not be more perfect!

For this LO I used a leftover piece of Lilybee paper from the Mosh Posh April'10 kit and one of the July'10 Girls Paperie paper - On Holiday collection. Flowers and buttons were from the "dollar bin" at Michaels and alphas are BoBunny. For the ticket stubs you'll need to go to Rio ;)

More to come - it was a gorgeous day!

Party Time

Here is another layout from our trip - so many dinner parties!

I used some old Marcella by K (Birthday pack) and a scrap of Lilybee paper from the Mosh Posh April'10 kit. The umbrella thickers I got from Mosh Posh (April'09), but I had to be creative as I ran out of most of the letters I needed. My Minds Eye journaling tag and Ranger Stickles in Aqua.

In Brazil

Here is a layout from our arrival in Brazil last year:

I used papers from the Cosmo Cricket - Early Bird packet of the Apron Strings August'09 Small kit that I substituted in a more recent kit.The alphas are BasicGray June bug and the tag is K&Co.

Flower card

Here is another card I made with the Near Mint October Afternoon paper from June'10 Mosh Posh kit. This card was made for the Caardvarks July challenge.

I used the Dalia pattern in this Fancy Pants guide and added a SRM birthday sticker.

Box of Cards

I made a set of cards with the October Afternoon Thrift Shop papers in the July'10 Mosh Posh kit. The first one was posted here while the other ones are below. I also decorated a box to put them in, as they will be a birthday present to a friend of mine (I hope you're not peaking!).

I made the flowers following Julie's video tutorial, but instead of cutting 5 petal flowers I cut out the doilies from the  One-of-a-Kind and Collectors Item papers. The sticker on the tag is from SRM.

I made matching envelopes using the off-white paper that came in the page protectors of one of my 12x12 scrapbook albums. I cut them with a Coluzzle envelope template and decorated the flap. The one shown in the box is for the card in the previous post (the others are with their appropriate cards). I also made matching stickers to seal the envelopes, which I ran through a Xyron.

Crepe paper ribbon from the Mosh Posh feb'10 kit and Kaisercraft Rub-on from the Apron Strings May'10 Card kit.

 SRM sticker sentiment.

For this one used I used a red polka dot paper from my stash for background and envelope.

And a Christmas card that incorporates a vintage postcard.

Cards

 Jenyfur has a card sketch challenge up at SRM Stickers. Here is her sketch:

 This is my entry, which I made with the July'10 Mosh Posh kit and a SRM birthday sticker:

And below is the card I made for Dada to celebrate our 7th Anniversary:

Trip to Rio

On to May... 2009. Our main event was the 2 weeks we spent visiting my relatives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The soccer photos from the previous post were taken there, but these are the "official" first layouts:

I was impressed with the Tampa airport, their international gate has a toddler play area that was a lifesaver before the long flight. The kids had so much fun running about that they fell asleep as soon as dinner was done...

For the first LO I used American Crafts Tree House paper from the Apron Strings Smaller than a Breadbox June '10 kit, Coredinations cardstock, Sassafras Chipboard Letters from the Mosh Posh February '10 kit, and Sassafras lass sweet marmalade journaling tag. I had to sand the tag because I could not get any of my pens to write on it... I got the flowers at Serendipity Scrapbook's closeout sale and the alphabet brads from Eyelet Outlet & Brads.

The double sided paper for the second LO came from the Mosh Posh April '10 kit. This is another "one sheet" layout. Dimensional embellishments by Jolie and Coredination cardstock (distressed to show the core color).

6.24 Sketch challenge

Apron Strings is sponsoring this weeks Sketchy Thursdays challenge. They have an amazing sketch this week:

I gave it a try and used papers from the American Crafts Tree House packet of the Apron Strings Smaller than a Breadbox June '10 kit to make a World Cup-inspired layout:

I cut the ovals with my Coluzzle templates and added snippets of the manufacturer's borders from the papers as embellishments. The BasicGray june bug alphas and the buttons I got at Serendipity Scrapbook's closeout sale.

My first mini album!

Sometimes I get some girly papers and stuff with my monthly kits, but as I don't have any girls (or started scraping MY baby pictures yet) they get set aside for cards or just forgotten. A bit of a waste of beautiful things... So I decided to make a mini album for my niece and let all my girlyness out. I started out by buying a Jenni Bowlin Circle Book from Apron Strings. But this is what I ended up with:

Sassafras Lass paper - Cherry Delicious - and Buttercream Lace from the Apron Strings April'10 small kit; Dear Lizzy papers and Feather Dimensional Stickers and American Craft Regards Thickers (painted with sparkle Mod Podge) from the Mosh Posh March'10 kit. October Afternoon Thrift Shop Cardstock Stickers and Mini Market Alpha Stickers, and Dear Lizzy Ribbon from the MP June'10 kit. Jenni Bowlin journaling tags from the MP May'10 kit. Plus some other random stuff I had laying around including Ranger Stickles in faded jeans on top of a transparency frame.

End of April

The last couple of weeks have been crazy, because I went to a conference in Maine - last time I went to one of those my oldest son was a year old... so it's been a while. As the stress built up the scrapbooking increased, but the time to blog was spent on preparing my poster... I managed to scrap the last bit of April 2009 before I left - a day at the Jacksonville Zoo. So here is what I was up to when sleep escaped me:

I usually stay away from girlie layouts, but I had to figure out what to do with those Jenni Bowlin butterflies and journaling tags that came in the Mosh Posh May'10 kit. I also used some Lily Bee Design Hello Sunshine chipboard flowers and die-cut frame from that kit along with the October Afternoon Mini Market Alpha Stickers and Jenni Bowlin Red Crepe Paper Ribbon from the Mosh Posh February'10 kit. The yellow line in the Lily Bee die-cut frame didn't match so I covered it with a black jellyroll pen. The june bug alphas I got at Serendipity Scrapbook's closeout sale.

For the next LO I used some paper that I had leftover from the Mosh Posh April'09 kit.

I cut the scalloped circles and made the flower using this guide, but I did not fold them in half. Zoo brads from Eyelet Outlet & Brads. Journaling tag from K&Co. - Baby Boy - which I trimmed to match the LO.

For this last LO I used Karen Foster Whirlpool paper that I got at scrapbook.com a while back.

Sun quicklets from Eyelet Outlet & Brads. The American Crafts Thickers are from the Mosh Posh May'10 kit and I also got the felt embellishments from them.