What we do for love...

Every now and then, my hubby walks into my Corner, sees what I'm doing and asks, 'when are you going to start my scrapbook?" Now, this may seem crazy considering how many projects I've done for others, but he rarely takes a photo. According to him, I practically force him to take family portraits every year. In actuality, he's just used to it, so he never puts up a fight. But, I got the message loud and clear, so this page is the start of something new..

ANNIVERSARY FAVOR TINS

As we wind down a beautiful holiday weekend, I am trying to gear up for the work week to come. I had 3 days off last week that were pretty much spent running errands for our weekend celebrations. My Birthday, Anniversary, and Housewarming, all in a one week span. I'm sitting here right now enjoying the delicious taste of bbq. Hubby did his thing on his new gas grill (1st time using one) and my girlfriend Chinita hooked up the yummy sides along with her mom's tasty potato salad.

Friday night, we had a dinner party with some married couple friends of ours and it was too much fun. It made our 10th Anniversary so special. On to the real reason for this post: The favors:





See the video below on how I put these together.

Time to Celebrate!!!!

Yesterday was my Birthday. I had the best time with my Sister-Girls. In honor of my Birthday, my layout over at Platinum Scraps has me embracing this new year. Check out how my fellow designers interpreted this 1 or 2 page sketch.



My friends kidnapped me for dinner at Olive Garden (man, that Grilled Shrimp Caprese was D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S) where I cleaned my plate. Next up, we headed across the street to the movies to see Just Wright, followed by dessert at Dairy Queen. I settled in for the evening reading all my cards from family and friends and melted myself to sleep. Ahhhhh..

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the Red Hot Mommas. Let me explain Red Hot. It means you have it going on. It means you are balancing being a wife, mother, employee, friend, sister, and in all other aspects of your life!!!



This is a 5X7 Card. The lady and purse were cut from Forever Young. The top note die shape, was cut from the Mother's Day seasonal mini cart. The sweet treat cup is filled with red hot candy. Want to give it a try. Go ahead give it a try and come back and let me know.

ConGRADulations!!!!!

As we continue to usher in Spring, we are once again at the door of Prom and Graduation season. I am so proud of my bestest girlfriend, Tricia. Between her busy job (Asst Womens Basketball Coach at Bowie State), Head Coach Changes, active Church life, and heavy family involvment, she managed to complete her Masters Degree in Organization Communication.

It's time to P-A-R-T-Y

Teacher Appreciation

Teacher Appreciation has come and gone and the last of the lunchboxes to be made are signed, sealed, and delivered. My son's teacher is a scrapper herself and she oohed and ahhed over her lunch tin. It's off to the next adventure for me.

Happy 10th Anniversary Honey!!!

I told you all a few days ago, that May was my favorite month. So much to celebrate, so much happiness. Hubby and I will be celebrating our 10th Anniversary in a few weeks. I am thrilled to reach this small milestone because marriage is H-A-R-D but so rewarding. I started working on this design last week when my Summer in Paris cricut cartridge arrived in the mail. I knew what I wanted to do and was excited to pull it off. Here's the invite.



Here is how I did it:
1) My gypsy of course.

2) I welded a square from George & Basic Shapes to the building/bridge (is that what that is??) base from Summer in Paris to make the card base. (Silver 10.25 X 5.5)

3) Then I added the couple from Sweethearts and welded them to the base of the card as well.

4) Next, I cut the very intricate lace portion of the building/bridge. What a task. I ended up switching the blade after cutting out 6. It took a while to cut out all 4 on one sheet of 12X12 paper. I still had to take my pic and poke out several of the pieces. (Royal Blue 5.5 X 4.75)

5) Added silver ribbon across the top (using terrifically tacky tape)

6) I cut another set of the couple (black) to make us look cuter. LOL!!!!! And adhered them to the base.

7) Cut the inside and use Word to print all the details.

Shoes for Momma

Next to Diamonds, I hear Shoes are a Mom's best friend. This shoe idea is courtesy of one of my Scrap Sistas. Check out Alice Brown's blog to see her original design. I figured out how to add the fold portion (using George & Basic Shapes, of course) and tadaaa! Here ya go. Thanks again Alice for the wonderful idea.

Mother's Day

This weekend, we ushered in my favorite month of the year. MAY!!!!! I'll celebrate Mothers, Life, Love, and a New Home. Please share what you are doing for Mother's Day.

We all know a Supermom in our lives. That person may even be you. A Mother who is always on the go. A Mother who is balancing work, children, spouse, and even some quality time for herself. This week's project is dedicated to YOU!!









Here's Another. This was was done using Once Upon A Princess and Storybook. Let's just hope the kids' God-Mommy doesn't scope out the blog this week. LOL!!! It's full of goodies for her to keep in the car. Her car is black and her favorite color is red.




There is a mirror on the left side and the poem on the right reads:

Godmothers aren't fairies in a tale,
Offering a world that cannot be.
Demand of them glass slippers and they fail,
More likely to do favors naturally.
On them you can depend for a relation:
They offer gifts and guidance with a kiss.
Having taken on the obligation,
Each freely out of love gives what she is.
Real godmothers have no wands or wings,
So they must work with wisdom, love, and things.

LADIES NIGHT!!!

I'm all clear from Party Central (My son had a blast) and now I need to shift my focus back to my weekly scrapping. The challenge this week at Platinum Scraps, is to use the Forever Young Cartridge. If you do not have this cart, it is a must have!!! This cart just oozes girlfriend, diva, classy and sassy. You'll be using it for years to come.

What Cricut Cartridges did what:
1) The building scenery was cut from Plantin Schoolbook.

2) The ladies of course, were cut from Forever Young cart. This includes their clothes and accessories. The picture mat is also a purse from FY.

3) Traffic light is from Going Places with a little stickles to make it bling.

4) Street signs and post - George & Basic Shapes (told you I don't have too many layouts that I don't use this cart on).

VIDEO: Tiny Tip 1: Creating Layouts

It's Video Time. In the past, I have been called the most organized scrapper, an anal scrapper, and a silent scrapper. I will just roll those names together and call myself an organized scrapper. That is the only way I feel like I get things accomplished when I got away to crops. When I'm home working, it is no big deal. I just dive in and flow.

No matter where you are in your world of scrapping, this video will show (at every layout) an easy way to pre-plan your layouts.

Take a look and leave me some feedback. If there is anything you'd like to see, leave that too and I can start sorting out the how tos and when.

STRIKE... TURKEY.. and then some.

It's time to celebrate in my house and my new SIX year old is ready to party. Although his birthday was last week, his party is this Saturday. As an added bonus, is Nana and Uncle JJ will be here (from Connecticut) to celebrate with him.

Here is the invite I made for his two classmates. Yes, you read that right. I only made 2 and all the usual party goers got an evite. What can I say, it has been a busy 2 weeks in my life.




The bowling pins were made using the Cricut Paisley Cartridge and I welded the pins to the card using my Gypsy.

SPRING IS HERE!!!

I think it is official that spring is actually here. I almost turned the A/C on, but hid out in the basement instead. Here is a LO I did for Platinum Scraps. Be sure to check out my fellow designers as we feature American Craft Paper.

OH BABY!!!!

I've had these baby shower cards in my head for 3 weeks now. I was finally able to put them down on paper. The girl card is still missing it's front label because of a missing stamp but I have an alternative already in the making. The Monkey is cut from New Arrival as well as the rattle stem. The monkey's shaking stomach is a peanut butter cup candy mold. The rattle is the Sweet Treat cups from Stampin' Up!

GOING TO THE CHAPEL

Next month officially opens the Spring Wedding Season. Let my girlfriend Erica and my Aunt Tonya clue you in to LOVE from their 2009 Nuptials.





Storybook is one of the carts I really love. The white design on the right side of Erica's photo is from that cart. It was stretched using DS and cut on a plain sheet of white paper. Why the sparkles?... Basic Glitter BABY!! Spray glue and glitter go a long way. It is also the same design in red.

All About Disney

We had our first Disney Vacation..... THREE years ago and I'm still scrapping it. Now to my credit, I haven't been scrapping it all those years, but on and off for the last 2. This past weekend on a 4 day crop, I managed to get a few pages done. They are simple layouts but they count as completd. Here they are!

COMING SOON

It has been awhile. Sunday, I came home from a 4 day scrapbooking retreat and later this week I'll have something to show for it.

A Slice of Spring

This week, we are slowly getting a taste of spring. The beginning of the week boasts 59, 60, and 61 degree days, followed by 3 days of rain. Doesn't that sound like spring is on the way? Over at Platinum Scraps, our theme this week is Spring. Have a slice on me.

Here's what I did:
1) Cut the cake boxes from Tags, Bags, Boxes, & More at 5.5"
2) Grass was cut from Plantin Schoolbook.
3) Oh, that yummy frosting is DCMV Indian Summer Fall Stack that was punched with Martha Stewart Drippy Goo Punch.
4) The other accessories are stickers, rub-ons, and stickles.

Birthday Cards

It's time to celebrate more birthdays. The kids have 2 parties in the next 2 weeks, so here are the cards I put together. I actually thought both parties were this past Saturday, so I finished ahead of the game. One was moved to Monday and the other to the 20th. Glad I got these out the way.

GOING GREEN

HAPPY MARCH!!!!!!! Now, let's start dreaming of Spring, which is only 18 days away.

It's all about St. Patrick's Day with this layout. While I don't traditionally celebrate the occasion, my Sista's over at Platinum Scraps, put the challenge out there and here is my response.



Here is what I used:
1) My Gypsy. (I had lunch with my gypsy twice last week and finished)
2) Hello Kitty Greetings - Rainbow
3) Paper Doll Dress Up - Pot of Gold
4) Cuttlebug and a sizzix A2 folder to emboss the gold
5) George & Basic Shapes - For all the layered picture mats.
6) Don Juan - Title