Snow Day

We have had so many snowy days here, we had a few delayed openings at work, and we even had two snow days! Two is the perfect amount, one more snow day, and we would have lost time off of our other scheduled breaks. But, I wanted to do a page highlighting my favorite things about snow days, in case we end up moving to a warm place where they don't have snow days! This is the first page of the layout:

I cut everything for this page by hand, I'm away and I don't have my cricut or eclips or sizzix die cutter or anything, so I'm pretty proud that it came out so well! I love how cute the snowman is!

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Katie

Finally Scrapping Valentine's Day!

I love love love the Bo Bunny Sophie line! I used them to scrapbook my pictures from Valentine's Day (there aren't a lot of pictures, I was way too distracted by the pizza and spending time with my wonderful boyfriend to remember to take out my camera!) I added rub ons and chipboard stickers to add some color to the page. I cannot wait to go to A.C.Moore with my 20 percent off coupon on Sunday and get some more of these wonderful papers!

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Katie

Springtime!

Last Thanksgiving, my mom and I made candles that said "Give Thanks" as a centerpiece. This was before I had an eclips or a cricut and it took forever! This year for Christmas, I made a similar centerpiece that said "Merry Christmas" using the Traditions font off the eclips - the whole thing came together in one night! It was so easy! Some friends of the family saw them on the table and loved them, so I made a set of spring candles for each of the women. They are super simple to make. I cut 2.5 inch x 9 inch strips of paper and used glue strips to adhere them to the candles. Then, I inserted 3 corsage pins in the back on the seam to keep the paper firmly attached to the candle as well as to make the seam look nice (in case the backs are visible on the table they are displayed on). This is the hardest part - literally, the pins can be really hard to push in. I just used the edge of my table to push on the pin while guiding it so it didn't bend.

 Then, I cut 2 inch high letters using the Traditions front on the eclips. I ran the letters through my Xyron sticker maker and attached them to center of the paper strip.

 

Then you line up the candles, and that's it! They come together pretty quickly once you get into a rhythm. Three sets took just over an hour!



Supplies:
Flower Paper - Bo Bunny Sophie line
Pink Paper - from my huge stash of papers!
Candles - 2.8" d x 9" h pillar candles from Michael's (I think the brand was Ashton, or something like that)
Corsage Pins - Panacea 2" corsage pins

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Katie

Three Days and Counting...

I haven't have much time to scrap or anything lately with a new quarter beginning and trying to catch up on all my actual work! But, I have some very cool things to scrap coming up and winter break starts next week...so stay tuned!

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Katie

Valentine's Day

I wish I had something I could post...I made my boyfriend a card for Valentine's Day and I also made his gift. But I can't post pictures in case he sees them! I did get my new stamps today, from There She Goes and Lawn Fawn. I am looking forward to using them tonight...maybe I will have something new for tomorrow!

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Katie

These are a Few of Our Favorite Things

While everyone was watching football this weekend, I started this layout about the things my boyfriend and I enjoy doing during our weekends together.

I had this paper from Target from a few years ago. I looooove the paper, and I've been waiting forever to use it! I wanted to save it for something special, and I definitely think this applies. Together, AJ and I wrote 12 of our favorite things, and I put one under each of the windows. I'm not sure how to put it in my book though, because once it goes in the page, you can't open the windows anymore! I'm thinking of cutting holes in the page protector to match the windows and using them. Any suggestions?

Supplies:
Background Paper: Die Cuts with a View - from their Neutral paper pack
Patterned Paper: From Target a few years ago, I wish I could remember the name! I love it!
Heart punch: Martha Stewart
Font: Sizzix Eclips Sassy Serif

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Holiday Book Update

So, I finished a bunch of the holiday pages. Although some didn't photograph great, I'll need to take those pictures again!

The pages are deliberately simple. I want to be able to showcase a few pictures, but since I don't know what the pictures will look like yet, I'm not sure what embellishments I want to use!

 

Pink is one of my favorite colors. Especially around Valentine's Day. The pink and reds and hearts all look so beautiful against the winter backdrop!

 

I love the Easter page! The rickrack on the paper reminds me of Easter baskets!

The back to school page is one of my favorites! I love how the apples and the border match the hearts on the opposite page. And I found my pop dots! So I was able to make it a little more three dimensional than the other pages.

I got some fabulous pictures of my dog today. He never ever wants to sit for the camera, but he was practically posing today (yes, I know he can't actually pose, but still, he really looked like he was). I was in a drought before, with no great pictures or inspiration, and now everywhere I turn, I feel like I want to scrap something!

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