Happy Fall

For this layout I just let the Little Yellow Bicycle Hello Fall papers do their own thing:

Other: Glossy Accents, Signo gel pen, and washi tape.

I was going to add a different title, but I liked the border as it is. I think this was one of the fastest pages I ever made.

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Art Festival

I managed to overcome my embellishment withdraw :)

Imaginisce Animal Crackers papers from the Apron Strings March'11 STBB kit. The ribbon is also from the kit. Other: Paper Trunk alphas, EK Success Sticko stickers, Ranger liquid pearls, Bic marker, unknown cardstock and tickets.

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Animal Day

I loved the colors in these photos and I think the contrasting papers really bring them out.

BoBunny's Back to Backs, Doodlebug Designs stickers, unknown washi tape and cardstock.

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Clean & Simple

I've been having a hard time embellishing layouts for some reason, so these are a bit "cleaner" than what I usually aim for.

Jillibean Neopolitan Bean Bisque and alphabet stickers from The Card Kitchen May 2012 kit. Also from the kit: Bella Blvd designer tape, Lilybee index cards. Other: Thickers.

Stampin' Up cardstock (Early Espresso), October Afternoon (Campfire) paper and stickers, Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type. The stitching was done freehand with WRMK floss.

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More than Christmas cards

I haven't been scrapbooking as much as I would like and I've been updating the blog even less frequently. Here are some Christmas cards and a couple of others I made in the past month:

 Cosmo Cricket -- Dear Mr. Claus on Jillibean Soup note card.

 October Afternoon -- Good Cheer, plus some Cosmo Cricket (Dear Mr. Claus), Creative impressions jewels, and Glossy Accents.

 My Mind's Eye -- Lime Twist from the Apron Strings September'11 Bigger Than A Breadbox kit. Other: American Crafts Thickers, K&Co. dimensional Sticker (Spaghetti), October Afternoon button, Lilybee alphabet stickers, Zig marker, unknown ribbon.

BasicGrey --Konnichiwa, Jillibean Soup note card, Studio Calico wood veneer butterflies, unknown cardstock and ribbon. From the Apron Strings May '12 Smaller than a Bread Box kit.


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Halloween 2010

I'm officially more than two years behind on my scrapbooks. Oh well... Nobody is perfect.

Simple Stories Year-o-graphy from the September '12 Apron Strings STBB kit. Other: Scenic Route Salem stickers, American Crafts cardstock, Bic marker, unknown chipboard alphas and buttons.


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Party Dress

Catching up on my scrapbook pages.

I used Jillibean Soup Christmas Eve Chowder papers, die-cuts and stickers from The Card Kitchen December 2011 kit. I Added Glossy Accents to the alphabet stickers and I really like how they turned out. May arts ribbon was also from the kit. Other: SU! cardstock; Thickers; pearl brad from Eyelet Outlet and Brads; key and tassel from the wedding we attended.

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Outside fun

Here is the layout I made with the Jillibean Soup Dutch Mustard papers, stickers, note cards, journaling tags and felt blossom from The Card Kitchen November 2011 kit:

I used the note cards in the kit as my photo mats--they worked great even for these cropped photos. The Jillibean pins are from my stash. Other: WRMK Sew Easy and floss; Ranger Glossy Accents; Bic Marker.

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Back to the galaxy far, far away

We're going to see the Star Wars exhibit at the Orlando Science Center this weekend. As I'm 2 years behind on my scrapbooking, the pictures won't show up here for a while. So I figured I'd post the books I read these last several months as they all fit with the theme.

I chose the Han Solo trilogy by A.C. Crispin for my summer reading, even though it kind of broke the chronology I was aiming for when I started to read the Star Wars prequels. I really enjoyed all three books: The Paradise Snare, The Hutt Gambit, and Rebel Dawn. I liked that the story filled in the blank between the demise of the Jedi and the rebellion's full fledged attack, with a focus on the outer worlds that were running on their own despite the Empire. And all of this through the eyes of my favorite scoundrel...

Now I'm reading Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader by James Luceno. If  I had known this was a third-person dual point-of-view novel, I would have read it months ago as part of the research I was doing for the novel I wrote.

I've read a lot of first chapters of sci-fi books to get a sense of how much--or how little--world-building needs to come in at the beginning. I read some classics and some modern ones to note the differences. Of these, the only one I finished was The Stars My Destination by Alfred Beste. It really hooked me.

But I sure have a big pile of books on my to-read list...

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Baby cards

This must be baby season, my mom asked me for 4 cards and I only had 1 in my stash. So I got to make these:

Jillibean Soup Southern Chicken Dumpling papers, card base, and alphabet from The Card Kitchen March 2012 kit. May Arts ribbon from the September '12 kit. Other Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type.

Jillibean Southern Chicken Dumpling papers (March '12 kit), Bella Blvd tape (May '12 kit), twine (July '12 kit). From my stash: WRMK Hippity Hoppity paper, Jillibean button and journaling sticker. Rounded corners with WRMK corner chomper.

Doodlebug designs note card, Jolie dimentional sticker, October afternoon chipboard alphas. Clean, simple and quick :)


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