I started out scrapbooking the things that I did and the places that I went and it filled my need. Now that I am a mother I spend my scrapbooking moments, working on layouts of my son and the things that he sees, does, experiences. I have gotten behind on his pages, approximately 8 months behind. I was sorting through all the photos today and came across my "old life".
The single life, the travels and journeys that I took in my younger wilder days. I know that eventually I will make my life's book, and pass it on to my son, what I am thinking though, is telling my story, for him. I have had quite the adventurous life, and now that he is here, the adventures are just expanding.
I have two photo boxes that are completely full of photos, and to be honest, I have no idea how I want to do it. It will be in a 8x8 book, I have a lot of photos but just want to minimize all the photos. One or two per page, and share the story, the moment, and possibly the dream or nightmare that followed. The friends that I have/had and their stories.. Life is a journey and I think I am going to try and scrapbook my journey. Not sure where I start, but as long as the dates are in order, I think that will be easy to organize.
I should probably tell my bf to go get my a refill ink cartridge for my printer, since my story is going to be long. LOL
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Sunday, August 8, 2010
Saturday, July 4, 2009
My Greeting Cards...
I love to make cards, at first I was so addicted to scrap booking that I didn't think I would enjoy making cards, but its the total opposite. I love giving them and making large amounts as gifts for people to give as little mementos. I had my very own rubber stamp made with my logo and email address in case someone would like to order more.
St. Patrick's Day, I love this card, it was one that I made for this year and sent out about 10 and it was so much fun, because I found in my stash of stamps, the large St. Patricks Day Stamp, and the little acrylic one on my large ring.
Birthday cards are probably my biggest seller. Everyone has a birthday, and everyone loves to get cards. This card was one that I made for my Mom, that she later asked for several to be made because she liked the colors that were used. I love using Mattes as backgrounds, that is my go to template, and then anything else is extra.
This is was made in three's, for my Mother in Law and her two sisters, had to make sure there was plenty to go around. I switched it up, but the background paper was the same.
Fathers Day, I took some sand paper and added little brads, I wish I had had the screw head brads, but didnt have time to go to the store, so I just used brass brads to simulate nails, along with the little Jesse James buttons that I cut the shanks off and glued to the card.
My signature card is the folded latice, I learned how to do this on the Carol Duvall show, I will look for a video clip, its so easy and then once you have mastered the technique, you can modify it so that you can have an embellishment in the middle, or the bottom, etc.
This card is probably ten years old, and I still have it, I make two of the same, and keep one for a spare or add to my collection. This was the first time I had ever used chalk as apart of my art. I didn't have the money to use the fancy chalk palettes, but I had some school chalk that I got at Target for .25 cents, and added a little water to it, and made it a bit tacky and it stuck wonderfully.
Another card using the lattice technique and working on changing it up by adding ink embossing, it was my first time, and I loved it. Then as I tried different things, I learned a whole new way of inking.
Happy Halloween, I love this holiday, mainly because I get to play with paper that is fun, orange and black, with a little purple thrown in. Mind you, these aren't my favorite colors, but together they can do many things. The card with the spiders has a piece of purple paper in it, to show the spiders off.
St. Patrick's Day, I love this card, it was one that I made for this year and sent out about 10 and it was so much fun, because I found in my stash of stamps, the large St. Patricks Day Stamp, and the little acrylic one on my large ring.
Birthday cards are probably my biggest seller. Everyone has a birthday, and everyone loves to get cards. This card was one that I made for my Mom, that she later asked for several to be made because she liked the colors that were used. I love using Mattes as backgrounds, that is my go to template, and then anything else is extra.
This is was made in three's, for my Mother in Law and her two sisters, had to make sure there was plenty to go around. I switched it up, but the background paper was the same.
Fathers Day, I took some sand paper and added little brads, I wish I had had the screw head brads, but didnt have time to go to the store, so I just used brass brads to simulate nails, along with the little Jesse James buttons that I cut the shanks off and glued to the card. 
My signature card is the folded latice, I learned how to do this on the Carol Duvall show, I will look for a video clip, its so easy and then once you have mastered the technique, you can modify it so that you can have an embellishment in the middle, or the bottom, etc.
This card is probably ten years old, and I still have it, I make two of the same, and keep one for a spare or add to my collection. This was the first time I had ever used chalk as apart of my art. I didn't have the money to use the fancy chalk palettes, but I had some school chalk that I got at Target for .25 cents, and added a little water to it, and made it a bit tacky and it stuck wonderfully.
Another card using the lattice technique and working on changing it up by adding ink embossing, it was my first time, and I loved it. Then as I tried different things, I learned a whole new way of inking.
Happy Halloween, I love this holiday, mainly because I get to play with paper that is fun, orange and black, with a little purple thrown in. Mind you, these aren't my favorite colors, but together they can do many things. The card with the spiders has a piece of purple paper in it, to show the spiders off.
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