Passionate about ... More Basic Grey Curio! ~

I thought I'd share a couple of DT projects that I did earlier this month for Generations Crafting using Basic Grey's Curio collection.  (BTW, right now Floren has this on sale for 25% off.)

Now, I'm hoping I'm not the only one out here with this same Glamour Shots hairdo and make-up. Went with a family member and had these done ... oh, my! But at the time, it was fun!

I had a great time making my own doiley for this page using my friend Beatriz Guzman's technique. You can visit her blog HERE. Essentially I cut longer strips into about one inch strips and layered them around the circle.  Looks great! (Thanks, Bea!) 

I used my Martha Stewart deep edged punch near the bottom of the page on that gorgeous Chiffonier paper .. but then made it somewhat opaque by adding some fringe-y beaded trim above it. 

Of course, I added flowers, bling and a butterfly. Then computer generated my journaling.  Here are a few close-ups.

Speaking of Bea .. she recently sent me the template for the mini albums with the bamboo skewer spine and sent along the cutest card.

This was another fun layout to do of my dgd Maddison getting her diploma! Her sister finished in May but Maddie stayed another semester to play soccer for the team. I don't normally use alot of green and yellow together .. mostly yellow (because I love green and use it often) .. but really love how this turned out. The yellow really brightens up the page.

Again, I used the Basic Grey Curio collection . chiffonier, textile, upholestery and pinking shears. The bling is a Prima Say it in Pears in light brown, the butterflies are from my stash and the punch was another one of my Martha Stewart deep edged punches. My title was again computer-generated.  It was a really quick page but I just love the color combo!

Thanks for coming by and taking a peek.

Share in our Joy! ~ SOUS 2-18-2011

Happy Friday, everyone! I for one am ecstatic that it is Friday .. been a long, busy week for me!

Today I want to share with you my take on the sketch that we are revealing for the next challenge at Stuck on U Sketches. I hope that you will hop on over there if you haven't been yet because we are introducing 4 new designers, saying good-bye to 2 and we introducing a new sponsor as well!   

For this page, I used my February Swirlydoos kit along with some flowers and ribbon from my stash. First, I had this awesome new photo of dgd Maddie with her fiancee, Marcos, that I wanted to scrap.  But secondly, my kit contained some of the new Graphic 45 Core'dinations embossed cardstock. Well, this piece has clocks on it with the hands set to 3:00 .... which is the time of day for Maddie's and Marcos' wedding  .. so my inspiration sprung from that clock. I cut my cardstock so that I could maximize the clocks and get the larger one approximately where there is a circular photo on the sketch. Then I sanded it really well for definition.  Using my craft knife, I trimmed around the clocks so that I could slip my larger photo behind them.

The word Joy was cut using my Cricut Winter Woodlands cartridge .. go figure?! Then I computer generated the words Share~in~our, printed them out, cut them apart and tucked them here and there among the Prima flowers.  I love that awesome feather that came in the kit. My journaling is partial wording from their wedding invitation.  I did quite a bit of distressing to my page .. good ole Zutter Distrezz-it-all .. plus a little hand tearing and folding.

The paper as well as the mirrored embellishment are TPC Studio Grandma's Attic.  I tucked a filmstrip between the mirror and a Prima flower.  

Here you can see the embossed clock and see how the sanding brings it to life.  I had lots of fun putting this page together .. I always enjoy working with earth tones.  

While you're here, let me remind you about the February promotion at Generations Crafting. Click  HERE for details.

Also, if you didn't read yesterday's post about my new GRANDSONS,  please scroll on down and take a peek at those cuties!

Thanks for coming by!

They're Here!

World, please welcome Danny and Bobby Nelson, born this afternoon to our dd Dara and her husband Kevin.  We could not be more excited than this!

That's Danny on the left and Bobby on the right (in the photo above)

 .. named after their proud Grandpas! 

That's Grandpa Bob with Bobby on the left and Grandpa Dan (my hubby) with Danny on the right. I've never seen 2 men so excited over new grandsons!

But that's okay because I'm excited too! (Camera caught me unprepared .. sorry.)

More details later but suffice it to say that these are the biggest twins I've ever heard of .. 6lbs. 7 oz and 8 lbs. 5oz.  Whee! And 2 pounds difference between them .. very unusual! 

God has richly blessed my family this day!  

How do I Love Thee? More Bo Bunny Crush

Thought I would hop on and share a couple of projects with you that I did for Floren at Generations Crafting using the Bo Bunny Crush collection.  It seems that Bo Bunny never disappoints.  

Floren actually ran these projects last week on her blog but I was not able to post at that time due to weather-related power outages and other incidents.   But I did want to post them and show you a few close-ups. The photo is of my dd Danielle ... who covered her face during a photo op! That girl has the greatest sense of humor .. I love that about her! So, I had a ball doing this page .. I love the colors and was just delighted to be getting this photo scrapped.

I did some wet paper distressing and stitching around the outer edge.  I love the look of stitching but don't leave my machine out for handy use.  The cabinet doubles as an accent table.

As you can see, I went all out with the Prima and Petaloo.  Then I used some black seam binding as ribbon and wove it through my flowers. 

I cut a chandelier from my Home Decor cart and used it in one corner after using a few rhinestones. I also cut an accent piece from my Reminisce cartridge and used it at the top.

Finally, I took one of the cut-outs for my journaling block. The little birdcage was from the 3-d sticker package.

Lastly, I wanted to share the treat bag that I made with my one remaining sheet of paper.  I used Wrap it Up to cut the bag. Then decorated it with a b/w gingham ribbon and a flower.

Side view

Then I took my Crush scraps and ran them through the paper shredder for filler. I plan to put a treat in the bag (chocolate) for my hubby for Valentine's Day, along with a card I did the other day.

Thanks for taking a peek! Hope you are safe and warm. I am so looking forward to the warm weekend that is in our forecast!

Love Bandit ~ a Generations Crafting DT project

Floren sent me some of the new Basic Grey Hopscotch collection which is full of muted peaches, pinks, blues and brown. Great for either girl or boy ..

Here I did a quick layout of my dgd Marianne wanting to be a cowboy (the Lone Ranger) and play along with her brothers who were doing the same! So, here I have called her my Love Bandit!  I can't seem to get enough of the new mid-panel design. I love how it puts the focus on the photos. For a list of the papers and embleiishments used, please visit my gallery HERE at Generations Crafting.

Above is the second project I made with Hopscotch.  I was very short on time, so I just did some simple paper layering and added a few embellishments from the collction.  Then I cut the title with my Cricut.

Now ... for a chance to win this collection, go Here before Monday night Feb 7th and leave a comment.

Also, don't forget about Floren's February promotion. Click here Here for details.