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I made this card to give to my sons' art teacher.

From The Card Kitchen February 2012 kit: Jillibean Soup - Sweet & Sour - papers and stickers, Doodlebug card base. I added an SRM sticker to the inside, part of which can be seen when the card is closed.

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Train ride

For this layout I used October Afternoon - Boarding Pass - papers I bought at Apron Strings.

I made the train tracks with the Sew Easy stitch piercer (blanket head). Other: Thickers, WRMK floss, Crate Paper - Peppermint - paper, train brads from Eyelet Outlet. This LO is based on the Sketches:Creatively Yours sketch #16-12:

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A day on the Mall

Sometimes I get stuck on a scrapbook page and it never seems quite right. On this one my problem was embellishing. The layout itself was a snap, but it looked very flat just with the map and paper (Echo Park - Little Boy). But most of the embellishments I tried seemed to overshadow the photos. So I settled for washi tape (Bella Blvd) and buttons (unknown).

Other: Thickers, Jenni Bowlin mini alphas, Jillibean Soup vellum envelope, Maya Road kraft calendar, Signo gel pen, unknown cardstock.

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Teacher Thanks

it's teacher appreciation week at my son's school and I used the Simple Stories - Elementary - collection to make 4 decorated jars that I filled with Ghirardelli chocolate squares. Here are two of them, the other two went out before I got the picture...

Other: Jillibean Soup sticker tags (Dutch Mustard) and hemp. I attached the paper to the plastic with score-tape.

Here is a card I made for his homeroom teacher:

The ribbon I bought at Apron Strings, but I can't seem to find the manufacturer. I added Glossy Accents to the apple to make it stand out. The card base is from JoAnn's.

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Cousins

The next set of layouts are from our trip up north in October 2010.

I mixed Jillibean Soup Dutch Mustard and Apple Cheddar (papers, journal spot, alphas, stickers). The heart pins and twine are also Jillibean Soup. I added Glossy Accents to the heart in the center. Other: Bic marker and unknown cardstock.

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vol 5 #4/5

Cookie monster

I decided to keep my pages simple so I could get a few done this weekend. My goal is to finish 2010 by the end of May... but I'm not holding my breath on that one ;)

Jillibean Soup patterned paper (Sweet & Sour and Monster Stew), alphas, stickers and buttons. Other: Sassafras flowers, Maya Road zipper trim, WRMK baker's twine, Bic marker, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, Colorbok cardstock and unknown chipboard tag. I arranged my title on the black cardstock then hand cut around it to make the shadow.

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Pool Party

This LO was for the Cosmo Cricket element challenge, but I didn't get it finished in time...

 Cosmo Cricket - Snorkel - papers and stickers, Core'dinations cardstock, Thickers, Bic marker.

UPDATE: Apparently I was not  paying attention to the next challenge, because this LO fit the "Something old" category like a glove. My page was showcased on the Cosmo Cricket blog here.

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Owl birthday cards

Here are a couple of cards I made with Jillibean Soup Spotted Owl Soup:

 Other: Jillibean Soup card base, SRM sticker, American Crafts cardstock, unknown ribbon. The second card is based on the Sketches: Creatively Yours card sketch #412 by Ann Seleshanko:

I rotated the sketch 90 degrees and added an extra layer in the background.


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Costume Party

This blog was featured at Craft Corners' Best of the Web series today :)

And here is the LO that I mentioned in the previous post:

I used Jillibean Soup Dutch mustard papers and embellishments from The Card Kitchen November kit. Other: Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, unknown cardstock.

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Magic found

I've had a layout sitting on my craft table for over a week now. Trimming the photos and deciding where to place them was easy, but I picked paper for them 3 times. Five days ago I figured out exactly what I want to do, but it's still not finished. And it's not a lack of free time. I've been reading non-stop -- I found a book I liked two weeks ago and I'm dashing through the series.

Magic Lost, Trouble Found by Lisa Shearin was not only entertaining but down right captivating. I was hooked on the first page and I just couldn't put it down. I haven't felt that compelled to read into the night since I read the Twilight saga. Not even the Hunger Games kept me up that late. I'm glad I bought Magic on my Kindle because I was able to get the second book Armed & Magical as soon as I finished the first. The same was true for the next two, The Trouble with Demons and Bewitched & Betrayed.

I'm now halfway through Con & Conjure and I'm sure it won't last until All Spell Breaks Loose comes out on May 29... so there might be some crafty projects showing up in the next weeks.
 
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