Christmas 2011 Goodies

Wow!  Where does the time go?  I've spent the past few weeks scraping away to create goodies for my students, room parents, administration, teammates, and last, but not least, FAMILY!  Here are all of my creations for Christmas 2011! 

I decided to continue a tradition started by my grandparents when I was born to pass along to my niece, Piper, in a slightly different form.  My grandparents handcrafted ornaments each year since we were born up until we were 18 (I think!).  So, I decided to create ornaments using scrapbooking techniques.  A good friend of mine suggested I make a box for her to store them in year after year, so here are last year's Christmas ornament, this year's Christmas ornament, and the box from different viewpoints!

I wanted to include something personal for Piper when she gets older, so here's the poem I created on the inside lid of the box.

Here are the ornaments I made for my family and teammates using glass balls, scrapbook paper rolled up, ribbon, and a tag (thanks Pinterest for the idea)!

And finally, I created cute little bags with yummy chocolates inside using all SU products for my room parents and administration (Thanks goes to my good friend, Erica for the idea at our monthly stamp club!).  And it wouldn't be complete without a little ornament attached.

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy Scrapin'!

Wow! It's been a LONG Time!

Hi Blog World,

I am alive and FINALLY back to blogging.  The school year started with a bang and hasn't slowed down until now.  I'm on Thanksgiving break and loving my time off...getting a lot done around the house.  Anyways, here are a couple of projects I have made over the past couple of months.  Hopefully, I'll be back to sharing much more often.

I made these Trick or Treat gifts for my 26 fabulous students.

Paper:  Whisper White and Basic Black

 Ink and Ribbon: Rich Razzleberry ink

Stamps & Punches:  Piece of Poison Stamp set

Embellishments:  mini clothespin, Smarties candy, and a Halloween pencil

And, to say a special "Thank You" to my room parents and PALs, I made these adorable "So Thankful for You and all that you do" Thanksgiving Treat bags adapted from my new found love, Pinterest!

Paper:  Spice Cake DSP and SU Kraft, along with various scraps in  black, red, orange, green, & yellow

  Ink and Ribbon: Soft Suede ink

Stamps & Punches:  1 1/4 circle punch, scallop circle punch, word window punch, owl punch for the eyes, 1 1/4 square punch, and Falling Leaves stamp set

Embellishments:  various kinds of candy in a SU cellophane bag

Thanks for stopping by...Happy Scrapin'!

Letters by Me!

One of my favorite pasttimes is to create "letters" for my friends' children.  It all began last summer when my niece was born and I decided to scrapbook letters to spell her first name.  Then, a good friend was having a baby and as a baby shower/baby arrival gift, I scrapbooked letters for her daughter's first name.  They became sooo popular, that I am now making letters for many of my colleagues and friends!  They have turned out really well, so I thought I'd share!

So far, I have done only letters for girls and my inspiration comes from their bedrooms...I ask my clients for pictures of the bedrooms and draw my ideas from those.  I created the following pictures within the past couple of months for 2 sisters under the age of 5 and a baby born in the spring!

Ella's room was full of bold colors with polka dots and stripes, so here's what I created.   

Emma's room was filled with pastels and whimsical designs, so here's my creation:

I also completed letters for a colleague who had a baby this past spring.  The baby's crib decor is filled with many colors, so I created these letters for baby Sloan!

 And here's the final product above Sloan's crib! 

Thanks for stopping by...Happy Scrapin'!

1st Birthday~Girl

Hi Blog friends,

I made a card for a good friend's daughter's first birthday.  The theme is "Look WHOOO's turning 1", so of course, I had to include an "owl".  My inspiration came from Create with Connie and Mary CCMC162 sketch challenge.  I chose the colors based on my friend's invitation!

Paper:  Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, and DSP patterned paper

 Ink and Ribbon:  Regal Rose ribbon and Melon Mambo

Stamps & Punches:  Bring on the Cake, circle punch, and Owl punch

Embellishments:  rhinestones, flowers, tiny brad, & Stampin' dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by...Happy Scrapin'!

Thinking of You/Get Well Soon

Today I have a get well/thinking of you card for a friend of the family.  For my inspiration, I used the sketch challenge from Inkspirations Challenge #79 and the colors from CR84FN Color Challenge.

And here's the card:

Paper:  Pink, Bright Pink, Whisper White, Yellow, and pink patterned paper 

 Ink and Ribbon:  Melon Mambo ink and yellow twine

Stamps & Punches:  Kind & Caring Thoughts stamp set, Bliss stamp set, 1 1/2 scallop square punch, 1 1/4 square punch, & designer label punch

Embellishments:  Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Top Note die, tiny brads, rhinestones & Stampin' dimensionals

 

Thanks for stopping by...Happy Scrapin'!

Mojo 200 ~ Sympathy

Hi blog friends!  I'm back from vacation and ready to scrap away.  I had a FANTASTIC time visiting my niece and family.  She is growing up SOOO fast!  I just wished we lived closer.  Anyways, I have a special card for you today.  It is for a sweet friend of mine who recently lost her mother to Alzheimer's.  I used the Mojo Monday sketch challenge to get my ideas flowing again.

Paper:  Basic Black, Basic Gray, Whisper White, and patterned paper I stumbled upon at random scrapbook stores!

 Ink and Ribbon:  Basic Black ink and So Saffron ribbon

Stamps & Punches: 2 3/8 scallop circle punch, 2 1/2 circle punch, 1 1/2 scallop square punch, & heart to heart punch

Embellishments:  rhinestones & Stampin' dimensionals

 

Thanks for stopping by...Happy Scrapin'

Piper's 1st Birthday

It's been quite a while since I've had time to post on the blog, but I'm back to share the card I made for the cutest little girl in the whole wide world, my niece!  She is turning one and we celebrated her birthday this weekend!  Her theme was ladybugs...

Paper:  The paper for this card is a variety of prints & colors I found online!

 Ink and Ribbon:  Basic Black ink and the ribbon is from a local craft store

Stamps & Punches: Bring on the Cake stamp set, 2 3/8 scallop circle punch, 2 1/2 circle punch, and I used the Tear Drop Cricut Cartridge to make the #1

Embellishments:  rhinestones, brads, and paper piercer

And here is the CUTEST little girl in the world in her ladybug dress...

 Thanks for stopping by...Happy Scrappin'!

Creative Crafting Camp Day 1 Done!

Hi Blog Friends!  I'm back with pictures of our projects for today's camp.  The girls had a FABULOUS time and really enjoyed what we created today.  Can't wait to see what they think of tomorrow's projects.

Here are the samples I made for the girls to "mirror"!

"Beach in a Jar" (show to us by my fabulous friend, Erica, from Pink Buckaroo Designs).  I just adapted it slightly and had to put a picture of the cutest baby in the whole wide world, my niece, PIPER at her first airplane show!

Back of Jar

Top of Jar

Project #2:  a clipboard to be used for all occasions.  Here's the sample I made for my mom who is a Breast Cancer Survivor! 

 Back of clipboard:

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope to have more projects to share later in the week, so stop back by!

Until then...Happy Scrapin'!

Sneak Peak!

Hi everyone!  I have been really busy in my scrapbook room since early this morning making fun crafty items for my 10-12 year olds Creative Crafting camp next week!

Here's a sneak peak at some of the items we will be making!

This is a 8 x 10" photo frame purchased at our local craft store for a very reasonable price.  I decided to use this week's Inkspirations sketch challenge #73 (turned vertically though).

And...one of my favorites so far...Medium Pail bucket that can be used to store anything and everything for kids/pre-teen girls (also found at our local craft store)!

And here's the top!

Check back later this weekend and I just might have another sneak peek to show you!

Happy Scrapin'!!!

Colorful Creation!

Good Morning Blog Friends!  YAY!  It's summer vacation and for the first time in 14 years I am NOT teaching summer school and loving it!  I have time for myself to enjoy the things I love...reading (especially poolside) and of course, scrapbooking.  Today, I have a birthday card for you using Mojo Monday's sketch challenge #194.  Enjoy!

Paper:  The paper for this card is a variety of prints & colors I found online!

 Ink and Ribbon:  Melon Mambo ink and the ribbon is from a local craft store

Stamps & Punches: Teeny Tiny Wishes & 1" circle punch

Embellishments: flowers are from a local craft store, rhinestones, and a brad

 Thanks for stopping by...Happy Scrappin'!

Masculine Thank You

It's been a while since I've had time to post what I've been making.  Here's a thank you card I made for our class's Junior Achievement Volunteer.  I used Colour Q's Challenge and Paper Pals brad challenge.

Paper:  Real Red DSP, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, So Saffron, & Whisper White

 Ink and Ribbon:  Daffodil Delight

Stamps & Punches: Occasional Quotes, and the small and large tag punches

Embellishments:  Antique Brads & regular brad

 

 Thanks for stopping by!

Thank You~Masculine

Since I invited two special, young people back to my classroom, I wanted to make sure and thank them properly.  My previous post was for the young lady and this one was for the young man. They were in my classroom last year and have grown up sooo much!  THANK YOU Aly & Christian :-)

Here were my inspirations for the masculine card: Card Patterns & Colour Q!

And here's the card created:

Paper:  Kraft, Not Quite Navy, Daffodil Delight DSP, Whisper White, and Old Oliveish design paper
 Ink and Ribbon:  Old Olive

Stamps & Punches: Simply Said stamp set, Owl punch, Scallop Trim border punch, & Texturz plates background

Embellishments:  Big Button, hemp twine, stampin' dimensionals

 Thanks for stopping by...Have a great week!

Thank You~Color Throwdown 141 & Mojo 190

I wanted to thank a former student for coming back to my classroom to give my current 5th graders real-life advice about entering middle school as a 6th grader.  I used Mojo Monday's Sketch Challenge and the Color Throwdown Challenge.

Paper:  Rose Red, So Saffron, Whisper White, & Tempting Turquoise DSP

 Ink and Ribbon:  Tempting Turquoise & So Saffron

Stamps & Punches: Scallops Square Duo Die, Simply Said stamp set & Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder

Embellishments:  Big Button, hemp twine, brad, flowers

 Thanks for stopping by...Happy Scrappin'!