Scrappuccino's Playground

Acrylic Disney Album

2010-08-01T19:21:00.000-07:00

My friend Jannae and her family came down from Seattle and spent a week at Disneyland. So, of course my family had to meet up with her family for a Disney night! We had so much fun. I really wanted to do something special for her. So I had her send me several of her favorite pictures from the vacation. This is what I made for her. I had a great time making it... and an even better time giving it to her!

(above) This was an acrylic star that I heated with a heat gun and then quickly put it in an embossing folder and ran it through the cuttlebug. Too fun!! Here are some more pages...

...and they lived happily ever after!
:)

Disney Garland

2010-08-01T19:04:00.000-07:00

I know that it has been a while... This is a Disney garland that I came up with for a class I did in June out at a scrap weekend in Palm desert. it was very fun!! I put a couple of pictures in the class sample. The first one is Trevor and Kelly. The second picture is Ryan.

Butterflies...

2010-03-08T19:36:00.000-08:00

A friend wanted me to make her a frame for her grand daughter. She wanted it to be "girly". Well this is FUN for me. Especially since I have two boys - and they would certainly not appreciate it if I made them something girly! I had picked out some paper, and was all set to go. But then I "accidentally" found this paper! My mom had to run to our local scrapbook store - and I went a long for the ride. Didn't need anything - but of course I had to look around. That is when I found this paper. Fell in love with it right away and knew that it would be perfect! The frame came out sooooo cute! So good in fact, that she ordered two more for Mother's Day presents! Woo Hoo!

I loved the paper so much I went back and bought some more. I had this little box that I have had a while... and just didn't know what I wanted to do with it. Well - now I know! I cut out extra butterflies and "popped" them up. What fun!
Until next time...

We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.
-- Carl Sagan

Winter Formal

2010-02-22T09:13:00.000-08:00

Ryan and his friends all went to the high school's Winter Formal. They all had a blast - of course! There were several friends that went together.
The guys are all being funny!
What?!?! Texting, texting, texting! Does that not crack you up?

January Stamp Camp

2010-01-16T22:13:00.001-08:00

Tonight was Stamp Camp. My good friend Jeanne Ciolli creates the projects, and then about 14 people came over and we stamped, laughed, ate, stamped and laughed some more! These are the cards that we stamped. We made 2 of each card. Aren't they the cutest cards!? We have so much fun. We have been doing monthly stamp camps, believe it or not, for like 4 years!! I am lucky that Mal doesn't mind a whole bunch of women coming over and taking over the downstairs once a month. :o)

Jeanne is amazing. She always comes up with the best projects for us all to do. It is our creative little get together! Check out her blog to see some other projects!!

Tomorrow is Sunday - and for once I don't have anything going on! And I have Monday off, too! I am hoping to play in my craft room. I have the scrapping bug big time! I have several little projects that need to be finished. I have several shows that I have taped and need to watch. And supposedly rain is coming to our area. I want it to rain... rain... rain. I want a super rainy, cool weekend.

So, cross your fingers for rain for me!!
:o) Until next time....

Michaels Contest

2009-12-18T22:06:00.000-08:00

Michaels is having a contest called "Handmade Holidays". You are supposed to make something (gift, holiday decoration, etc) for under $20.00. So, I decided what the heck!! I entered a Disney frame. So, now people can go in and vote! If you get a chance - go check it out.

http://www.michaelscontest.com/uploads/3101

This is the frame that I entered. If you get a chance, check out some of the things in the gallery. There are some great ideas there!

Blanket Day!

2009-12-14T22:24:00.001-08:00

I know that it has been quite some time since I posted. I would love to tell you some great story about traveling around the world... but alas... I have just been SO busy! I mean, seriously busy! I have to say... I am really looking forward to the Christmas break!

This past weekend we had "Blanket Day". Several friends wanted to make blanets, so we all bought material and met up for the day. It was the PERFECT day! It was cold and rainy! (YIPPEE) A perfect day for making nice, soft, warm blankets, don't you think?? WE had hot sausage soup for lunch - and pizza for dinner. We made a total of 16 blankets!! Here are some pictures from our blanket adventure!
We had 2 tables set up. Everyone took turns cutting, tying, working at this table, working at that table, etc., etc.

Here is a picture of all the blanets we made!!

Ahhhhhh! So cozy!!
:o)

Home Coming Dance

2009-10-14T21:07:00.000-07:00

Ryan went to his first dance... his High School's Home Coming Dance. He went two of his other friends (Kyle and Liz) and their dates. They met up with lots of other friends at the dance. Ryan said that they had a blast! And he was even a dancing fool! I think I only went to one dance, in junior high. And all the guys were lined up on one wall and all the girls on the other. No one would dance! Now-a-days, everyone is decked to the nines... and everyone dances! What fun!!

Doesn't Ryan look awesome!?!
Ryan and his date Alaine.

Ryan's best friend, Kyle, and his date.

The three couples... They all looked so handsome/beautiful... Ahhhhh...

I am so glad that they all had fun. It is so much fun to see Ryan enjoy life. I love that he loves to have fun. He has the best smile... and the best personality. He is such a charmer! I am so proud of him.

Snowflakes and butterflies

2009-09-22T21:58:00.000-07:00

As usual, life seems to be cracnked up a knotch or two lately. This week is no different! Of course, if it the kids activities that seem to have us running! Taekwondo Monday and Tuesday. Back to School nights for each school, Wed and Thursday. Friday is Taekwondo testing. Trevor is testing for his brown belt. Ryan has doctor's appointment on Friday. Then Monday we start all over again... and get to add the orthodontist appt! Does it ever end?!?

Little by little I have been working on the butterflies and snowflakes for my friend Deborah's Christmas tree. She is part of the Mother Goose Guild. They do this fundraiser for CHOC (Children's Hospital of Orange County). Her theme this year is butterflies and snowflakes. These were all chipboard. With a little paint, patterned paper, die cuts, glue and glitter... the butterflies took flight! They are coming out so nice!

Skull Candy

2009-09-11T19:46:00.001-07:00

No - I am not talking about head sets! hehehe I was given some digital graphics. I have to tell you - I am not too good at the digital thing. I do get it! I have played with some digital graphics, etc. And it can even be tempting sometimes... But I walk in my craft room - that is FULL of paper, scrapping and stamping supplies, die cut machines, cutters, dies, etc., etc., etc. And I think - what would I ever do with all this stuff?!? But I think there is room for digital and traditional! This week I was asked to be a guest designer for Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays. The skull below was one of the graphics I received. So, I created a little skull candy!

Snowflakes

2009-09-09T20:16:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone,

I know that it has been a little while since I last posted. I have been busy - just like all of you - with the end of summer stuff... school shopping, school paper work, back to school, school supplies, etc., etc. But alas... the kids are in their 2nd week of school and are starting to fall into that all too familiar school routine. I, too, am hoping to get back in to that "normal" routine. Although, I ask.... what exactly is the normal routine?

A friend of mine, Deborah, is part of the Mother Goose Guild. Every year they decorate Christmas trees and they are auctioned off to raise money for CHOC (Children's Hospital of Orange County). This will be Deborah's 20th year decorating a tree. This year, I am lucky enough to be able to help her make some decorations. Her theme this year is butterflies and snowflakes. Here are some of the snowflakes. Each of these are about 5". The original piece is just plain ol' chipboard. Each was decorated with paint, patterned paper, and glitter. Each side is different.

The snowflakes below are smaller. They came in little packs of 3 chipboard snoflakes, the biggest one was about 3", with each one smaller. I decorated each one then layered and popped each layer up! They came out so nice!! now I want to make some for my tree!

I will try to post the butterflies I have done later on... They are looking pretty cool, too!
:o) Erin

Long Beach, CA (Shoreline Village)

2009-08-11T22:07:00.000-07:00

Last Friday we packed up and headed down to the boat in Long Beach. Mal had some work he wanted to do. We met him down there... brought steak, etc., for BBQ... and just hung out. The weather was absolutely amazing!! It was perfect. It even got a little chilly in the evening - which was awesome since it has been so dang hot lately!

So - a few pictures that I took... Here is a view from the shore.

Trevor brought his friend Kevin. We went walking around Shoreline Village. The jazz festival was setting up and started later that night.

The sunset was so pretty... and taking pictures at that time of day is so much fun! This is a picture of Trevor....
and a picture of Ryan... Love the silhouettes!
We all had a great time!
:o) Erin

SUMMER pennant

2009-08-04T19:10:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

This is a pennant I made using the Stampin Up! die for pennants. I love this die!! it is so much fun to use. Have you tried making a pennant yet?? The paper is also from Stampin Up! (last year's catalog, "Summer Picnic"). I have to say... I love SU's themed paper sets. Everything just goes together so nicely!
I did add some other embellishments. I mean - how could I not add stuff when there is SO much cute summer things available! The letters were cut using my cricut.

Pennants and banners are such a fun way to make something decorative for your home. Something nice, simple and fun! Easy to put out... and best of all - easy to store!! You will have to try one!!

:o) Erin

Mickey Mouse Stadium Album

2009-08-03T22:56:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone,
Just a quickie post to show you what I have been working on. I made an acrylic Mickey Mouse book from an 8x8 "stadium" album. It was so much fun!! I am only posting a few pictures here. This is the cover... A stadium album is fun to work with. Each page is about an inch longer than the previous page.
I also played with adding acrylic shapes as an embleshment. I took a star - heated it up with a heat gun - then ran it through the Cuttlebug in an embossing template. WHAT FUN! It came out awesome!!

The one thing I can tell you about doing this - make sure you have everything ready... cuttlebug, pads, embossing template - open and ready. It doesn't take long for the acryic to "harden up"!
If you are interested in seeing more pictures, check out the K2R blog. If you are interested in an acrylic stadium album - click here! I have to tell you... I LOVE Kits2Remember acrylic. It is the BEST! Great quality... not flimsy to work with! Simply the best out there!! :o)

It is late... I am tired... and 5:30 a.m. comes way too early! So, off to bed I go. I have a summer pennant that I will try to post tomorrow.
Sleep tight!
...Erin

Christmas in July

2009-07-26T11:10:00.000-07:00

Christmas in July?? What?? I know - it is hard to even think about any of that... but none the less - here I am! I went to an all day event yesterday and finished up my Christmas cards!! Woo Hoo! This is my Christmas card this year:

I also finished a little Mickey album for my sister's two little ones. They were here in June and of course did the Disney thing!! So of course, I had to make a little momento of their visit there! :o)

Kits2Remember Contest!

2009-07-21T23:13:00.000-07:00

I wanted to pass on some fun info... Kits2Remember (K2R) is having a contest to celebrate their anniversary! All you have to do is submit pictures of something you made with K2R products. Send up to five photos of your project and email them in one email to customerservice@kits2remember.com. You have until August 14 to submit pictures.

K2R will be accepting emailed entries in to their Kits2Remember Anniversary Kontest. One lucky - and talented - winner will receive a $250 K2R prize package featuring K2R products and more! There are five different categories you can enter your project in to: Acrylic, Metal, Mixed Media, Kits and Rubber Stamps. And the grand prize winner isn't the only one getting some prizes! One finalist will be chosen from each of the five categories and receive a prize package worth $50. Now how can you go wrong?? A chance to win some awesome products from K2R? Oh yea!!!

Click here for detailed information: Kits2Remember Anniversary Kontest

Cuttlebug Spot is having a CONTEST

2009-07-12T09:54:00.000-07:00

The Cuttlebug Spot is having a contest - "The Journey to 1,000"! They are trying to reach 1,000 followers by the end of July and need your help. To enter all you have to do is go to their site, sign up as follower and complete a few easy steps and you could win a $1,000 gift certificate to Custom Crops (http://www.customcrops.com/)! GO NOW and check it out at http://www.thecuttlebugspot.com/

Summer Banner

2009-07-11T00:13:00.001-07:00

Summertime is officially here! And let me tell you - the heat is here, too! Whew! This banner was designed for Jeanne. It uses all Stampin up! products. If you are interested in purchasing a kit, contact Jeanne at: stampwithjeanne@cox.net

A closr up of th cherries...

I hate to admit... I am tired! So, it is foo to bed for me!! Sleep tight!

:o) Erin

Happy 4th of July!!

2009-07-05T10:14:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone had a nice 4th of July!! We had a great day. It was beautiful out! We kicked back at home... BBQ'd. Had some great carne asada!! Yum, yum!

Acrylic "Family" album

2009-07-02T09:19:00.000-07:00

Ok - So, where does the time go??? It has been beyond busy at home with end of school, family, people getting sick!, etc.,etc. And I have been super busy at work, too! (of course - doesn't it always happen that way?) So, I have not had a lot of time for anything! But I did finally get to play last weekend. I made an acrylic album for my sister. Her family came down and we went to Disneyland. Woo Hoo! SO much fun! So, you just know... I will have to be playing with some Disney themed things! But in the mean time, here are a few things I have made recently.

"Family" acrylic 8x8" tabbed album. Everything in Black & White.

And of course, I had to make a couple of frames for the kids while they were out here! Here is a Disney frame that they can put a favorite picture in when they get home:

Mari is in a Gynmanstics team. So, I had to make a little frame for that, too! The name of here team is "Beach Ball Gumdrops"!

So, until next time....

:o) Erin

Put me in coach!

2009-05-18T22:51:00.000-07:00

"Put me in coach - I'm ready to play... today!" Well - I haven't posted for a little while... I really don't know where the time goes. It just seems like I never have enough! I know... I know... I am no different that anyone else out there. Way too much to do... and not enough time to do it!

Trevor has been in baseball... and had their championship game on Saturday. They won first place! Woo Hoo! Tonight was their team party. So, this weekend I was busy getting things ready for the kids, coaches, team mom and scorekeepers. This is one of the coaches plaques I made.
This is an album I made for our team mom and scorekeeper. The album was made with acrylic and chipboard circles. Here are a few of the pages.

Now baseball is officially over... and now Trevor will be involved in one sport! Taekwondo. So, now I will have to come up with a fun thing for that!!

:o) Erin

Baby book and frame...

2009-04-22T22:10:00.000-07:00

Recently I made a baby frame and baby book for a friend at work. Her son is having his first child, so people at work through her a "Grandma Shower"! It was very fun... I had some cute scrapbook paper that I used. I searched for various quotes about grandparents on the internet... I printed up the quotes and then stamped over them with the stamp set "I'm Here" from Stampin Up!
I did the same thing with the little photo album. I used various quotes and then stamped over them. I used the versamark watermark stamp pad and then chalked over the image. It comes out great!

The flourish stamps were done the same way, using versamark and chalk. The flourish stamps come from Kits2Remember. They are awesome!! I really like them because they are unmounted.. but the stamps are rubber - not acrylic.

Imagine That!

2009-04-21T22:03:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone... You will have to check out a blog that I recently discovered... Imagine That! This blog was formerly known as "Everything Cricut". It is a very fun site!!
:o)

Happy!

2009-04-08T21:06:00.001-07:00

I am HAPPY! I was asked to stay on the Kits2Remember Design Krew for another term (6 months). I was very excited that they wanted me to stay! Woo Hoo! So, this is the first project I did for this term. (seems appropriate, don't you think?)

I used a scrapbook kit from Storytellers Club. They have the cutest paper!! I just love it. They really do a great job on their kits.

The top piece is a 6x12" acrylic piece, of course from K2R. I absolutely love their acrylic. I think it is the best around. I used their new flourish stamps and clear embossing powder to emboss on the top and bottom edges of the acrylic. The bottom piece is a 8x12" metal panel, also from K2R. This is fun because you can use magents and put pictures on it!

Scrapbook Layouts

2009-03-29T15:04:00.000-07:00

I finished a couple of layouts recently - finishing up the album for... (I hate to admit) 2005. I am SOOOO far behind. UGH! I will be going away at the end of May - so I am hoping to do some MAJOR scrapping. Think I can get all of 2006 done??? I always have great hopes...

Here is Christmas 2005...

And this is my cutie neice and newphew, Mariana and Ian.

Warm, Soft Blankets!

2009-03-29T11:04:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago some friends and I all got together and made some blankets. We had a blast! We ran to JoAnn's and had fun looking at all the fun fleece material. Everyone bought some... Then we came back home to put them all together. It worked out great. Everyone worked on each blanket - and we cranked them all out! It worked out so well! We cranked out 6 blankets that day!! You can see mom, Carla and Peggy working at tying...

It was a great day!!

School Pics

2009-03-27T22:49:00.000-07:00

This is a small project that I made for my neice and newphew... I used acrylic and metal panels from Kits2Remember. I have to say - I really LOVE their acrylic!! It is the best. This project was made with a 4x4" acrylic and a 4x4" metal sheet. Of course, some pretty scrapbook paper... I found some cool buttons at Michaels, so I used them on the metal panel, so it kind of frames the picture. I made one for each kid, so they can put up their own picture... or maybe their friend from school. It was a fun project to do!!

2009-03-27T22:40:00.000-07:00

I have been so busy lately... I really don't know where the time goes!! But I still manage to get into my craft room and play around a little. This is a frame I made for someone at work... Her daughter had her first baby. I made two - one for the daughter, and one for grandma! It came out really cute. I have to say - I LOVE making frames!!

What a Character!

2009-03-16T16:33:00.000-07:00

I know that it has been a while... Just like everyone else I know, I have been busy, busy!! I swear I don't know where the time goes! Between work, home, kids, homework, baseball, tae kwondo, etc., etc..... Well, it doesn't leave a lot of time. But I did finish a layout! Woo Hoo! So, here it is...

My sister and her little girl, Mariana, had come down here - and of course we had to go to Disneyland! I hate to admit it... but I am SO far behind in my scrapping, so these pictures are actually from 2006! UGH! But I suppose, little by litte... right?

Trevor turns 12!!

2009-02-18T22:51:00.001-08:00

My baby is growing up!! It is hard to believe that my youngest is turning 12!! I can't really call him my little one either - he is taller than me! He had a great birthday. He received his very first phone... It was so cool because he had NO clue that he was getting a phone. So, he was totally surprised!
Trevor requested ribs for his birthday dinner. He loves ribs... especially when my friend Carla makes them! To be honest, I think Trevor was a little disappointed that I would be making the ribs! :o) I did my best to make them just like Carla. I bought 6 - yes... six! - racks of baby back ribs. Trevor had at least 2.5 racks all to himself! Here is a picture of Malcolm, Trevor in the middle, and Kevin (Trevor's good friend) just munching away!

But this picture - by far - is my favorite picture!! You just have to LOVE that face! I think he liked the ribs! hehehe

Happy Birthday baby!

:o) Erin

Luck of the Irish!

2009-02-09T21:02:00.000-08:00

I love making garlands. They are so much fun to male... and of course, fun to display! And I love that when you are done, they are nice and easy to fld up and store! I had not made one yet for March - so I took advantage of my nice rainy weekend and made this:

The covers are made with chipboard. The paper is by Best Creation Inc. LOVE their paper!

And of course, used fun embellishments such as brads, crystals, punches, flowers, buttons, etc.Hope you enjoyed!!
....Erin

Wall Hanging

2009-02-05T23:04:00.000-08:00

I wanted to make something that I could change out each month, season, event, etc. I had a hard time deciding what to put on the top piece, since it needs to go with every color, every design, etc. I finally decided on a paper piecing of a bear. Ididn't think that I'd be done in time for Valentine's Day... so I started with March - St. Patrick's Day. Now that March is done, I might try to do Valentine's Day after all - because obviously, I did have time!! :o)

I plan on making panels for each holiday (Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc., etc) as well as events such as birthday, back to school, beach/summer, winter, etc., etc.

Coloring Eggs

2009-01-30T21:22:00.001-08:00

"Coloring Eggs"
This is a project that I created for Kits2Remember using Krew Kit #10. It came with a 6x6 acrylic tabbed album, chipboard sheets and even a metal sheet! It comes with Basic Grey paper, pink glitter paper, ribbon, sticker letters, and Heidi Swapp crystals. I like these kits because you can do wahtever you want with it... and it all goes together!
I used the Sizzix egg die, the sizzlets flourish die and the Stampin Up "top note" die (used on the front cover). I used chalk to color the eggs.

Here is a close up of the egg die. When folded in half it makes a great pocket. I used it to hold a tag that I had put some journaling on.I cut the flower petals out just enough that I could pop them off the page. I used zots glue dots to hold them "up" and in place!

It was a lot of fun creating this album for my beautiful neice and nephew (Mariana and Ian). Have a great weekend everyone!! Happy superbowl Sunday!

A little something

2009-01-29T23:10:00.000-08:00

I have been SO busy lately... but wanted to post at least a little something... I made this for my kitchen. When I saw this paper, I just knew that it would be so cute in my kitchen. My kitchen has dark granite counters and red walls! So, I just couldn't resist! :o)

Of course, this is made using a 5x7" metal panel from K2R. I covered the magnets with matching paper and then topped them off with crystal laquer. The magnets hold the recipe in place.

Prima Ballerina

2009-01-09T22:45:00.000-08:00

This is a little project I created using Krew Kit #10 from Kits2Remember. I still have lots from the kit left - enough to make a whole acrylic album!! The paper in the album is so pretty... and immediatley I thought of ballet! So, I thought this would be a perfect to make something for my wonderful neice, Mariana. I paper pieced the ballet shoes. I used a pink glitter paper. They came out really nice!
Until next time!

.....Erin

Happy New Year!

2009-01-06T20:59:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year!! It is hard to believe that 2008 has come and gone... and here we are in 2009. Well, I am happy to say that my quest for some theraputic cleaning was successful! It was fantastic! Mal and Trevor went to Tahoe... Ryan and I stayed home. I got up every day and picked something or some room, to go through. Mom would come over and help where she could.
Before he left for Tahoe, Trevor and I spent a day in his room - closet, toys, drawers, desk... everything. Then Ryan and I spent the day in his room - same thing. If I knew someone that could use something, we gave it to them. If not, it was either thrown away or bagged up to give away. I went through my closet, and all of my drawers! And books! I took everything out of the hutch, washed it, cleaned the inside glass, and got rid of what I did not need. The hutch is so nice and sparkly now! I started in the kitchen... and had the carpets shampoo'd! It was awesome! You would not believe the amount of stuff I took to the thrift store!! This is a picture from the SECOND trip!! The first trip was even more stuff!! I went to the thrift store 3 days in a row!

Of course, I had more on my list than I could really do - but that is ok. I got a ton done! It was great! The carpet cleaner (Mobile Carpet Cleaning) was fantastic. They did such a great job! I will certainly be calling them back out in the future! So, now I have re-done my list... and will continue to plug away at things little by little... But what a great feeling!

Things to Remember!

2008-12-30T01:50:00.001-08:00

Now that Christmas is over... and the New Year is on its way, I have a serious mission (well... serious to me!)... Clean and Organize!! I am off this week and plan on going to town! I am planning on doing a room a day. So far, I have been successful! On Sunday Trevor and I went through his room, and today Ryan and I went through his room. You should see how much we were able to clear out! Toys that they have had forever and don't play with anymore, clothes that don't fit, etc. Wow! Tomorrow morning I am taking a TON to the thrift store!! So, is anyone on this quest to organize??

This is a project I created for Kits 2 Remember. I used Zutter boards - and they were SO much fun! I was really happy with how this came out. The top board I covered with patterned paper. I made a chip board "template" with the bind it all, and used it on the boards so I would know where to punch, since the board is too thick to fit into my bind-it-all machine. Using a crop-o-dile, I punched holes. For the bottom board, I adhered a cork board to it (making a bulletin board). I punched holes in the board, and then on the cork before gluing the 2 pieces together. I used o-rings and the bind-it-all to bind the two pieces together. It was very fun to make!!

Happy New Year to everyone!
...Erin

Busy Bee!

2008-12-11T23:02:00.000-08:00

I have been so busy lately!! I bet each and every one of us could say that - especially at this time of the year!! I feel like every spare minute has been filled with something! Between the normal work, family, home, homework, I was also in 2 craft shows. Whew! I have to say I am really looking forward to the time off over the Christmas holidays! Here are just a few things that I have made lately...
The above are the giant wooden paper clips. They are about 6" tall, 1/5" wide. They are very fun - and of course super easy to decorate!

I made some recipe boxes as well as some "Gift Organizers". I personally love the gift organizers. I use the same tin box and decorated it with really pretty paper, rick-rack and big bazzill flowers! Inside you have dividers that you put a name on. Then every time you get that person something you write it down. You can even write down things they got you so that you don't forget!!

And of course we have metal! This is a little picture "frame" I made. You can change the picture when ever you want since it is just help on with matching magnets! What fun!!

Are you making any gifts? What kinds of things are you making?

Until next time....

Christmas traditions

2008-12-04T19:58:00.000-08:00

For Kits 2 Remember I created an acrylic album all about our family Christmas traditions. It was really fun to document some of our traditions... Every year, on the day after Thanksgiving, we pull out all the Christmas boxes. We get all the Christmas movies out... and we always start with "White Christmas". Then we start with the tree. We watch movies all day long while decorating the house.

We have a small village that comes out every year. I am also a bit of a snowflake and snowman nut. So, the snowmen go on the fireplace mantle. The snowflakes are hung from the ceiling in the kitchen, and the chandelier. We put out a Boyd's Bears nativity scene. The stair way banister is decorated with lights, garlands, and of course... snowflakes!

What are some of your traditions?

Desert Scrappers Weekend - Layouts

2008-11-23T16:35:00.001-08:00

Last weekend I went to the Desert Scrappers weekend retreat in Palm Desert. It was great! Five of my friends were with me, and we met up with a couple of girls I met the last time I was there. They had 2 of their friends come... so we had 10 in our group! This time I taught a class (the Countdown to Christmas). And I even took a class with Scrappy Nan. I also worked on some other projects. These are some layouts that I finished while there. I had a blast! I am so behind on scrapping... I think I could use a weekend retreat once a month to maybe get caught up!! Hope you enjoy!

2008-11-23T13:51:00.001-08:00

My latest project for kits 2 Remember. I was given the acrylic heart album. Of course, I immediately think of love, weddings, etc. But I really wanted to do something a little different. So, I did an album on the things that I love...

I used a crop-o-dile to punch holes all the way around each heart, then I wove ribbon through the holes. It was kind of fun because it is acrylic, you see the entire ribbon from both sides.

Other supplies used: Basic Grey paper (Infuse), Heidi Swapp crystals, stickles, buttons, Magic Mesh, prima flowers, Stampin Up! ribbon, Font: cricut Stamped ("shorty" option), Zip Dry for embellishments, xyron to adhere pages to acrylic.

I hope you enjoyed! Maybe you, too, should capture the things that YOU love! Have a fantastic Thanksgiving! May it be filled with good times, good food and the people you love! Until next time...

I Smell Smoke!!

2008-11-17T20:19:00.000-08:00

I know it has been a little while since I posted. I really don't know where the time has gone. Well - actually that is not entirely true... At the beginning of November I was preparing for a weekend holiday boutique that mom and I were in. So, it seemed like most free time was spent on crafting for that. Then, this past weekend I went to a weekend scrapbook retreat. I had decided to teach a class so I spent the week prior to going getting class kits together and trying to prepare for the weekend.

On Friday morning, we were on our way to the retreat. Fires broke out in Montecito. It was crazy windy here... Then Saturday we started getting reports that fires broke out in Corona and Yorba Linda. Then fires were heading towards Chino Hills, Diamond Bar and Brea! Mom was evacuated from her place in south Chino Hills. Malcolm was holding down the fort... and keeping an eye on the fire's progress. Below are some pictures he took Saturday night.

This was a picture from the top of the hill,
looking down towards mom's house.

This picture was taken from the front
of our house.
Mal took this picture standing in the street
in front of our drive way. You can even see our
street sign and the houses going down
Monteclaro.

Crazy, huh? Today the fires are about 50% contained. They are no longer threatening our area. A big SALUTE to all the firefighters. What an amazing job they do!

So - I promise to try and get a project together and post it for you! Until next time.......

Dad's To Do list - metal project

2008-11-01T21:45:00.001-07:00

Thought I would share a really quick metal project... I made this with a 5x7" metal panel. The paper is by Karen Foster. Just adhere the paper to the metal panel. The title is created using a CK font called "Tools". The screws are really brads! Tie some ribbon or rope so it can hang on the wall. I punched out 3/4" circle from the paper scraps. Glued it to a magnet with zipdry. Then glued a "flat" marble on top of that! A super fast project. It would be a great project to do with the kids and they could give it to dad for Christmas!

A Haunted Halloween!

2008-10-27T13:00:00.000-07:00

I love Halloween.... Every year Disneyland decorates the Haunted Mansion with all kinds of things from the movie Nightmare Before Christmas. It is so awesome!! This is a "stadium album" from Kits 2 Remember. The paper is some new Halloween paper from Creative Imaginations. It is absolutely beautiful! I used the Stamped cricut cartridge for "SPOOKY". I used stamps from Stampin Up! and inkadinkado. I hope you like the album!! I sure had fun making it. You can visit the Krew bog for some additional pictures.

Kits2Remember project

2008-10-20T16:30:00.001-07:00

This is my next project for Kits 2 Remember. Jessica, the owner, puts a kit together, gives it to us and says CREATE! So, this is what I created! I had a lot of fun with this kit. It had really nice paper in it... Well, I have to run... Until next time!

Some new projects...

2008-10-16T20:52:00.000-07:00

It has been a busy week! But I wanted to post a little something... so here are a couple of projects that I have been working on...

This is a project I made for Kits2Remember. They sell "Krew Kits" which contains everything you'd need to make a project. This one is Krew Kit #6. It is fun to see how people, with the very same kit, can create such different things! Mine, of course, has the boys in it. They were all skateboarding and Malcolm got some great pictures!

It is particularly fun to work with acrylic. What you do on one side can totally effect what you do on the other side! So you find yourself thinking about layout, what is on the back, papers, etc. If you haven't tried acrylic yet, you should!! But let me warn you... it is addicting!

Another project I was working on was a "baby girl" pocket album for Jeanne. I used the Simply Scrappin Kit "Rock a Bye Girl" from Stampin Up. These kits are nice because they come with the card stock, 4 different patterned papers and card stock stickers. Since it is a kit, all the colors match! I had made a baby boy album a couple of weeks ago, so wanted to make the baby girl one to match! This has 6 pockets and will hold 12 pictures. It is designed so that you can take a picture of your baby every month, place them on the appropriate inserts, and show what a difference a year makes!

So, that is what I have been up to lately... How about you?

Countdown to Christmas!

2008-10-06T21:29:00.000-07:00

I know... I know... it is a little scary, isn't it? I can't believe that Christmas is not all that far away!! And yes, it really is only 79 days until Christmas!

This is a project that I made this weekend. I used two 5x7 metal panels that I got from Kits2Remember. The fun thing about working with metal panels is, of course, you can use magnets!! I also found this really pretty paper from SEI (Holly Lane). I tend to go for cute, snowflakes, etc. But something about this paper... Then I found these very cool crystals by Say It In Crystals that matched the paper perfectly! And of course, that is how it all begins! I used chip board letters and covered them in paper from the same SEI line. The letters were cut on the Cricut using the Stone Script font cartridge. I hope you like it!

Where did the weekend go?

2008-09-28T22:48:00.000-07:00

Here it is... late Sunday night. Where did the weekend go?? Time just flies by! They boys kept us busy all weekend - running here, take me there... a little homework, etc. I visited my very good friend Debbie on Saturday. It was such a nice night. I always have such a great time with her! I spent half of today trying to pick up and organize in my craft room. It is amazing how much time it can take to organize!! I have a good size room and yet I am running out of space! How can that be? So, I am constantly trying to come up with better ways of organizing.

I did get to play for a little while. I finished a project that I had started last week ("What a Difference a Year Makes"). I saw this layout one time - way after my kids were babies - and they had taken a picture of their baby with a stuffed animal. Then every month, they would take another picture, in the same spot, with the same stuffed animal. They did this for a year - and then put all the pictures in a layout. I thought that was a BRILLIANT idea! And of course, way too late for me to do. (bummer!) I made a "pocket" book - chipboard covers with pockets inside using a scrapping kit from Stampin Up. You can put each month's picture on the insert - for a total of 12 pictures. It comes out so awesome - you can really see how much your little one has grown!

Kits2Remember Design Team!

2008-09-22T21:43:00.000-07:00

OMG!! I am so excited!! I have been asked to be on the Kits2Remember Design Team! I am so excited... I just met some of the other design team members and everyone is so nice. This is just going to be a BLAST! Woo Hoo!!!

Have you been to Kits2Remember?? It is an awesome website. You'll have to check it out for yourself!! www.kits2remember.com I am truly looking forward to getting to know the other design members better and totally looking forward to playing with the amazing kits that Jessica puts together!

So - WOOO HOOO!
:o)

BACK TO SCHOOL

2008-09-12T20:53:00.000-07:00

Well - it is official... summer is over and Ryan and Trevor are back in school. It has been a pretty busy last couple of weeks. Everyone getting used to their routines again... homework... back to school night...meet the teacher... etc. So, I haven't had a lot of time to be very playful!!

But the week is over (yea!) and I have made plans to play all day on Sunday! I have some frames that I need to make - so I will do that first. I have a couple of movies that I would like to watch. I have a few shows I might try to catch up on over the weekend, too. So, who knows where the day will lead me!?

I have submitted some (crafty) work to a couple of design team calls. I really have no idea on this. I am sure they are swamped with people that want to get on design teams, and usually there are only a few spots available. So, I just haven't a clue if I have even the remotest chance... But we'll see! I am hopeful... but there are so many talented people out there. So, I won't hold my breath!! Wish me luck! Design teams will be determined by the end of the month...

Have a wonderful, creative weekend!

Labor Day?

2008-09-03T22:04:00.000-07:00

IS SUMMER REALLY OVER??

Well - labor day is the last big horray of the summer season. My labor day weekend was great! Not too "labor" intensive though! Well, I suppose that isn't entirely true... I labored away in my craft room! Mal and the boys went to Tahoe for the weekend. Mal's sister, Denise, lives up there. I had a few things going on, so I stayed at home. I hate to say - it was almost a treat! I don't get much time alone... so it was awesome!! Mom came over during the day.. we ran a few errands... and then crafted the rest of the day away! Woo Hoo!

BEACH ALBUM

One of the fun things I made was a chipboard beach album. I found the prettiest beach / shell paper. I think it was by Creative Imaginations. I just love their paper!! It is a tabbed chipboard album. You can see here that it has 4 tabbed pages.

Inside the "pages" have room for 6 nice photos of a beautiful day at the beach.

I also made a really cute Halloween flip album. I went to Jeanne's for the day and we played with the new Stampin Up Halloween paper. I made the flip album and she made a totally cute Halloween garland.

Among the other items I crafted away on was a cute baby boy flip album. I stated a baby boy garland. When I take a few pictures of the baby boy items, I will show you all.

It is fun trying to come up with unique handmade gifts for the holiday boutique coming up in November. Have you ever tried to sell items in a craft show? It is always an interesting task trying to figure out what people will like. And it is even harder trying to put a dollar amount on items you make!! I wish there was some perfect little formula for it!

Well - it is late.. and I should hit the sack! Work always comes too early in the morning! hehehe.
Sleep tight! and happy crafting!
:o) Erin

Disney Fun!

2008-08-19T21:21:00.000-07:00

I have been playing again! I know, I know... I play every night - or at least any time I can! hehehe - Well, this weekend I decided to make something Disney! I made a "pocket" album. Chipboard covers, and 5 pockets. Each pocket holds a 5x7 card stock, which will fit a 4x6 photo on each side. So, the album will hold 10 4x6 photos.

It is so much fun to make one of these.. and you can do it for any theme! And of course, you can have more (or less) pockets. It is all up to you. The first "pocket" album one I made was for my neice - she was having a baby, and I thought that would be a perfect little gift for her. All she had to do was adhere the pictures. I used the cutest baby paper and embellishments.
Enjoy!

Stamp Camp

2008-08-17T16:50:00.001-07:00

Last night I had Stamp Camp at my house. It is a total chick night - soooo much fun. My amazing and very talented friend, Jeanne Ciolli, is a Stampin Up consultant. She comes up with the best projects for us to do. Thirteen people were able to make it over. We had a blast creating our cards. We made 2 of each of the cards shown to the right.

Jeanne also made an absolutely gorgeous page kit using a new stamp set (Inspired by Nature) from the new catalog. OMG Isn't this the best layout? I love it... and can't wait to make one myself. If you are interested in a card kit - or a page layout kit, just contact Jeanne at stampwithjeanne@cox.net

I have picked up around the house, done my daily duty - and now my craft room calls! So, I think I will go play in my craft room... Not sure what I am going to work on - but no doubt, I will find something. :o) I hope that you are playing, too.

Garlands Galore!

2008-08-14T20:42:00.000-07:00

Have you ever made a garland? I'm telling you - it is a little addicting! They are SO much fun to make... and you can do anything! I am trying to get ready for a craft show, so I have been trying to come up with new ideas. This is a garland that says "Thankful".

I made a couple of Christmas garlands as well. They came out really cute. I found this Debbie Mumm paper with penguins. TOO cute! I totally had fun making the Christmas garlands! I love the penguins in the paper, so used them as embellishments as well. Hope you like them!

Clipboard Fun!

2008-08-05T22:11:00.000-07:00

I have seen decorated clipboards before - they are so cute... but I have never tried one myself. So, tonight was the night! I put on a couple episodes of Battlestar Galactica - got out a clip board and started playing!

I love the Two Scoops paper by Basic Grey... I love any Basic Grey!! I did both the front and back sides with Basic Grey paper (different patterns from the Two Scoops collection). "Believe" was done using the Journal font by Quickutz. I love this font!! The flower is a Sizzix Bigz die.

I was happy with how it came out. I am looking forward to playing some more! I think I am going to try and make some Mickey Mouse ones. Won't that be fun!?

.......E

July 20, 2008 Me? Create a blog?

2008-07-20T21:59:00.000-07:00

Well - here I am trying to figure out how to create a blog! I guess there is a first time for everything, right? I have to admit - I don't have the faintest idea what I am doing!! So, we will just have to see how this goes! :o)

I know that I should have spent the weekend doing all kinds of things that should be done around the house... but alas - my craft room calls! I had just gotten back from vacation last week - and then jumped right back into work... so this weekend I wanted to PLAY! I mean, afterall... the house isn't too bad - right? Actually - I think that I am the only one that really cares about how the house looks anyway! So - craft room here I come!

I am going to participate in a Christmas craft boutique in November, so I find myself always on the look out for things to make. So, the first thing I made this weekend is a little "tooth fairy" tin that you can put a tooth in. It was very fun to make. I have a few different ones. I found really cute tooth fairy scrapbook paper... but some of it was thick, so the lid is hard to put on. Then I came up with this idea. I created this on the computer and printed it. The paper is thinner and the lid goes on no problem! The inside bottom is lined. What do you think?

The other creative thing I did this weekend was make this flip album. I used a Stampin' Up scrapping kit - which is great since it has patterned paper and card stock stickers that all go together! The base is covered chip board. You can actually put 14 pictures in this flip album! I had a lot of fun coming up with the "pages" - and totally want to make similar ones!!

Well - I suppose this is enough for my very first blog entry ever!! Signing out for now... and have a great one!!

....E