Oh baby that's cute!

Wow! It's been a long time since I posted a project. I made this card for a friend's baby shower last month. Scott and Emily are going to be great parents, and we can't wait to meet sweet baby Hannah.

I found some great baby paper by My Mind's Eye. I always love their patterns! I used this paper for a memory album I made for the mom-to-be. I'll post pictures of that project soon. :)

Wedding Card

I made this card for a little bridal shower gathering for a co-worker. I used stamps, rhinestones, and glitter. This card was my first attempt using a stamp with Martha Stewart's glue pad and glitter. It adds the perfect extra something. Thanks Jan!

Goin' to the Chapel: An Engagement Journal

I think that a wedding engagement is one of the busiest times in a woman's life. It's a time filled with lots of emotions, activities and decisions to make. With so many things happening at once, it's hard to remember everything that happens before that walk down the aisle. In a time where we communicate through email and text messages, what a gift to have a book filled with written words to commemorate that time.

I kept an engagement journal when my husband and I were getting married. We look back at it fondly, as it is filled with pictures of flower ideas, homes we looked at, and dresses I tried on, as well as the gushings of a blushing bride-to-be. So when a couple that we're friends with got engaged, I knew that I needed to make an engagement journal for them as well.

The journal was made out of a sketchbook, which lends itself to sketching of ideas or love letters. I decorated various pages throughout the book with different cut outs and stamps.

Danica's Family Album: COMPLETED!

The following pictures are from the photo album that I made for Danica. I posted a preview a few posts ago. I was happy to complete the project, and get the pictures out of my basement. I kept waking up from nightmares of my basement flooding, destroying all of the one-of-a-kind family pictures that I had in my possession. Phew...crisis avoided. The album was completed, and all of the pictures are safely in Danica's hands. :)

Each page has a different quote about family and/or ancestors. I used a variety of catridges, as well as stamps. I experimented some with the rub-on stitching, and I love it! At first glance, it really does look real.

Danica, I was honored that you asked me to create this album for you!

If you want to see a bigger image, simply click the layout. Thanks for looking! :)

Scrapbook Preview

Danica, this little preview is for you. :)

I am in the process of completing a scrapbook for a former employee. I've been working on it for a couple months. I'm really happy with how it's turning out. I hope that it's something that she'll treasure. The photo album is a collection of family pictures.

This page is the last page of the book. It's a journal page for Danica to write down a family story. I utlized different patterned paper, stamps and stitched rub-ons. The quote reads, "If you don't recount your family history, it will be lost. Honor your own stories and tell them too. The tales may not seem important, but they are what binds families and makes us who we are."

Weddings and birthdays...oh my!

The following cards were also designed for the card sets that will be given away this weekend. The wedding cards match the colors of the wedding, in hopes that the winners will give them to the bride and groom.

I used doodlecharms cart, as well as the sweetheart cart. Rhinestones, ribbon and stamps were added for embellishments. I've really enjoyed playing around with shadow cuts. I think they really highlight the final product.

Card Series: Welcome Baby

The cards shown below will also be added to the thank you cards, as part of the gift sets given at the shower this weekend. Each set will have a thank you, birthday, baby, and wedding card.

These are the baby cards that I came up. I used my doodlecharm cartridge. (I don't know what I would do without it!) I also added raffia and rhinestones for some fun embellishments. The stamp, from Stampin' Up, reads "welcome baby".

Card Series: You're Too Sweet

Yay! I'm back. I had the whole afternoon to craft away. And it was fabulous. I'm putting together sets of cards, which will be given away as a prize at a shower. A lucky winner will get to take them home.

This is a series of thank you cards. They went together really easy. I used my favorite cartridge Doodlecharms to create each of the "sweet" items. I also used a variety of stamps, and a ribbon accent.

Enjoy!

Challenge #32: Going Away Album

This project was done for my college roommate. Although she's not "technically" my family, she might as well be. She's my "sistah from anotha mistah".

Tomorrow is the going away party for my college roommate who is moving out of state. I volunteered to make her a "going away" album. Guests have been encouraged to bring their favorite picture of themselves with Melissa, and they'll also be invited to write a message of good luck to her for the book. There are over 60 people coming, so I had to make a lot of different spaces for writing, and pictures which I don't know the size of yet. That has proven to be a little tricky. I hope that I have enough space.

Even though she's getting this tomorrow, I'm too excited to wait to put pictures up. I hope that she loves it!

You can click on any or all of the pictures for larger images. Feel free to leave a comment if you have time. :)