Serendipity Workshop

This is a workshop that I will be hosting soon. I made two layouts from CTMH's great layout books. I still had a ton of paper leftover from the paper pack and of the great stamp set that fits perfectly on the flower punch outs.

July Hostess Club Layout

I love scrapbooking pictures that just took place! It somehow makes me feel not so behind. Colors used are Outdoor Denim, Cranberry, Honey, and White Daisy. I first used the CTMH create a shade pearl paint. It's hard to tell in the photos, but the paint has kind of a sheen. I used the stipple brush to distress with. The stars were embossed with Cranberry embossing powder. Stamps used were Playful Flourishes, Vintage USA, and Let Freedom Ring. The photos were all 4x6. I'm going to have replace Blake's picture! He somehow got red ink on his forehead! Inspiration for this layout was from a scrapbook ad.

Simple Cards

Here are some cards that I made for my sister's birthday gift. They are simple cards inspired by another CTMH consultant Christine. Colors used are sweet leaf, blush, petal, buttercup, and ocean. There were tons of stamps used, so I won't try to list them all. I think I might try to offer this as a workshop.

You are Loved

I know they are girlish papers, but they seemed to reflect the love that I feel for this perfect little boy!

Taffy Layout

This is the extra layout that I created for my hostess club. I used my cuttlebug to emboss the key lime strip.

June Layout

This layout fits 9 pictures! The six on one page are 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches. The three on the other page are 3x3. I used the Spot on Background stamp set to make the little dots. Love this new set, but it can be tricky lining them up!

What Scrapbooking is all about....

Working with truly old photos can make me a little nervous, especially when they are not mine! I have the wonderful opportunity to take my grandmother's photos from when she was first married and my dad as a child and make an album. My main purpose is to record important memories, some stories I haven't even heard before. My grandmother's brother passed recently and this brought her back to Hawsville, KY where she grew up. I wasn't able to go to the funeral, but at a recent family gathering she told me the story of when my granddad proposed to her and the actual spot. My uncle took some pictures of her at the "outlook," where it all happened over 50 years ago. I can't imagine the rush of emotions that went through her being at that same spot, especially considering my granddad passed away right before Kylie was born.

The first task is to get all of the photos out of those terrible sticky albums! They are definitely not acid free and will ruin those precious photos. The scraper that comes in the cricut accessory kit works great to get them out without ripping the photos. So check around in your family because you probably have really important photos in danger of deteriorating!