4th of July Fireworks!

I just love the 4th of July!  Fun times with fireworks, sitting outside for a picnic or BBQ, having fun with family....things that are just great!  We love shooting off fireworks!  This past year we were in a bad drought, so there was a fire ban.  We just stuck with smoke bombs and sparklers mainly.  This was the layout I decided to use to display the fun we had!

Red background paper is Tammi Potter Mosaics.  Patterned Paper is Scenic Route.  Embellishment is  Queen and Co.  Title is Stand and Salute Cart.

I know I used the Tammi Potter paper in the last post, but her papers really are cool.  I love getting this tiled look!  I use it mainly for 4th of July, but have also used it for flowers at the Botanical Gardens and Mountain Scenes in Colorado.  There is a lot you can do with these pages if you have the patience!  Once you get going though, they are a snap to get done and look amazing when they are finished!


Thanks for looking and I hope you have a safe and fun 4th!

The 4th is coming up!

Hello!!!!  I hope you are having a great week!  It will be 4th of July before we know it, so I thought I would post a layout from last year's 4th of July fun!  We usually go to my hubby's parents for a party, and this past year was no exception!  We spent some time on an ATV first!

Paper used:  Scenic Route for pattern paper and white cardstock.  Blue paper and wavy stars and USA and 2001 were from Tami Potter Mosaic Moments.  Stickers were from Hobby Lobby.  Title:  Cupcake Cartridge.

The Mosaic Moments are so fun to and easy to use!  Check out their website tamipotter.com.  I love the block look and the paper has guides on it to show you where to tape the pics down, plus there is a bookmark that I used to tell me what dimensions the photos had to be to fit exactly.

Hope you enjoyed this layout and I hope it gave you some ideas to use for your 4th of July pics!  See ya next week!!!!

S'mores Layout

Hello!  I know I promised to update last week, but I was too busy getting ready for my retreat I went to!  We went to Hobby House Hill in Bowie, TX and I love it!!!!  So relaxing and I got so much done!  I went with some friends from church and my Mom came as well!  Love it when I can crop with my Mom!  I was very productive.  85 pages done and got to Christmas of 2011.  As soon as I finish Christmas, I will be done with 2011 and ready to start 2012!  Yay!

I thought I would share a layout I did of my family reunion from last year.  We had a great time in Colorado and spent our last night together hanging by the campfire eating S'mores.  

I used paper from Scenic Route and Cosmo Cricket for the pattern paper and fun s'more guy.  I mad the S'mores myself using George Cart and brown ink pad around the edges.  The title was made using Cuttin up Cart.  I also used cream, red and beige cardstock.

I plan on adding some pictures from my retreat last week to my post next week!  Hope you stop and and look and thanks for looking today!

Ahhhhhh....Summer!

Okay, so it has been a month.  I am super bad.  But May was super crazy and I am surprised I am still standing!  The summer has arrived and I plan to update each week!  Seriously....each week.  I have it on my to do list for Wednesdays....seriously.

I have a layout to show you that I did back in April.  This was of my nieces at our community pool.  I love how beachy it turned out!

Water patterned paper used for background.  Summer theme paper used for strips.  Both from DCWV Summer stack.  Circle paper bought at Scrapbook Convention.  Flowers and rhinestones from Queen and Company.  Pink and blue cardstock for title and matting.  Holy Cow from Cuttin Up Cart for Title.  Journal title:  Imagine More Cart.

To start my summer off right, I did go to the Scrapbook Convention this year!  I persuaded my Principal to let me out early on Friday and then shopped the day away!  Here is my loot!!!!!

I am so excited about all my new stuff and can not wait to use it up!!!!!!  I even got to meet Stephanie Barnard from Stamps of Life.  It was like meeting a celebrity because I watch her videos all the time!  If you haven't by her site, you need to go there!  I love her stamps!  http://www.stephaniebarnardstamps.com/index.htm

Well, that is all for now.  I need to get busy cleaning and scrapping!  See you next week!  Thanks for looking!

Happy National Scrapbooking Day! {and Cinco De Mayo!}

Hello!  I hope you have enjoyed National Scrapbooking Day and Cinco De Mayo!  Two of my favorite celebrations!  I went out with friends last night to enjoy some Mexican food and then went to another friend's house to crop!  Today I finished some Mother's Day cards and 2 layouts!  And tonight....more Mexican food celebration, but with the hubby this time!

As promised last week, here is another layout I did in April.  I am still working on my 2011 album, so these were a couple of things from April and May of last year.

I used blue cardstock for the background and red cardstock for the circled journals.  I added paper from Scenic Route and Cosmo Cricket.  I created the Blast and rocket using my Cricut Imagine-Imagine More Cards Cartridge and Garden using Cuttin Up Cartridge.

Hope you enjoyed the post!  And I really hope you have accomplished some Scrapping and eating tons of Mexican food today!  Enjoy!

Oh my!!!

I can not believe I have not been on here since April 1st!  I am slacking off!  Actually, it has been an extremely busy month, but that is no excuse!!!


I have been scrapping I promise!  I have made a goal for myself to do at least 1 layout per week until school is out.  Once I am on summer vacay, I plan on revamping the goal!  I created this layout a couple of weeks ago.  I also made a goal to use the supplies I have, not buy new stuff!  I've done pretty good!  I haven't bought new stuff since February!  That is amazing for me!

I used some paper from Cosmo Cricket, Scenic Route and some paper I bought at Scrapbook Convention for this layout.  I also used a purple cardstock for background.  The title was made using my Imagine ( I LOVE MY IMAGINE!!!!!)  The journal tag was from fancypantsdesigns.

I hope you enjoyed this layout!  Since this is the last full week of April, I did meet my goal!  I got 4 layouts done this month!  I will show some others next week!  Thanks for looking!

Last 2 cards!

Hi! These are the last 2 cards I made during Spring Break. I mad them using my Cricut Imagine and the Imagine More Cards Cart. I needed some Thank you notes and these images were too cute! I used sea blue and navy cardstock for the cards. Added some pink cardstock for the top card and pink patterned paper for the bottom card. Added some twine and done! So cute!

I hope to have some layouts to post later this week! Thanks for looking and I hope you enjoyed!