Kiara's Birthday Card... 2013

I have moved my Scraproom downstairs to my former office, giving me loads more space..but what a job!! I had to relocate 2000 DVD's to some smaller bookshelves upstairs and I have been VERY busy making mini-books to make them look much prettier up there.. hee hee..I will post  a photo of the mini books.. meanwhile I needed to take a break and make my grandaughter a Birthday Card...I use my Prisma Pencils to color the image and I quite like the result..

Thanks for Looking
:)
Debbi...


Products Used:
Water color Paper
Background Design Paper from Scrap Stash ( I think it is from K&Co.)
Prisma Pencils - Assorted colours
Stamps by Fairyopolis - Summer Collection & Fall Collection
Distress Ink - Vintage Photo by Tim Holtz
Kraft Card Base by Bazzil

Happy Anniversary Card - 2013

..... I am sure some of you have wondered if I had not fallen off the face of the earth...in some ways I had...family issues are not always a happy affair as many of us parents know..and my heart has not been into scrapbooking or much else.
One of my personal resolutions for 2013 has been to get back into scraproom and plug into that creative energy I have so much missed... enuff said :)

I made this simple 5"x7" card yesterday for some very special people who are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary!!  and what a fun couple they are.... I had only taken some photos of the card so I could email them to a fellow crafter..( as you can see by the fact that I had already signed it when I took the photo..hee hee ) and then I realized that I should be sharing it with you, too...so the resolution and lighting are not all that great....but you get the general idea... eh???

Products used:
- Oval Cut-outs were with my "old" Coluzzle but you could use any die cut template you have
- Pear Shape Die - Spellbinders
- Embossed Banner - CuttleBug
- Design Paper - BasicGrey - Lemonade
- White Card Base - Bazzil
- Photo Corner Punch - Martha Stewart Punch
- Pink and Green Ink - Color Box Chalk Ink - Lime Green and Rouge
- Distressing Ink - Tim Holtz - Vintage Photo
- Alphabet and Heart Stamps - Dollar Store
- Face Stamps - Peachy Keen
- Brown Ink - Stazon Timber brown


 I think that's it... if you have any questions... leave me a comment ..

:)
Debbi...

Always Remember...

Recently I  found myself having to create some sympathy cards...and they are always so personal and often difficult to make..
I wanted to make one that felt a bit more uplifting ...I think the colors and butterflies really helped a lot...
xo
Debbi...

Products used:
Large Oval: Creative Memories  Oval Nested Cutting System
Lace Oval: Lifestyle Crafts #DC0161
Embossing Folders: Cuttlebug - Swiss Dots, Lifestyle Crafts - Tea Party
Stamp: Studio G - VS4911 Series 57
Inks: Tim Holtz Distress; Tattered Rose - Vintage Photo - Tumbled Glass
Butterflies: Martha Stewart - Ek Success

Friends Forever...

Aren't they just too cute..?? I had seen these photos on Facebook of my Granddaughter Jaelin and her friend, clowning around and taking pics of themselves ..I thought they were great and such a fun recollection of being young and simply playing...

I had also been wanting to tuck into a Collections Bundle from My Mind's Eye that I purchased a while back....

I felt somewhat nervous since I hadn't scrapbooked in months and felt awfully rusty!! hee hee... but all in all...I am pleased with the final result...

:)
Debbi

Products Used:
Design Papers and DieCuts: My Minds Eye ( Stella & Rose - Lost & Found Two - Market Street )
Camera Stamps: Studio Calico - Jetsetter
                             The Girl's Paperie - Jubilee
Medallion Stamp Combo: My Minds Eye - Lost & Found Two ( Sunshine Lovely)
                                          My Minds Eye - Fun Day ( Happy Days)
Ink: ColorBox Chalk ( Charcoal  -  Rouge - Sour Apple )
Yellow & Blue Washi Tape: Stash
Ribbon: My Mind's Eye - Stella & Rose

M.I.A.

I know, I know...... I should have really left some kind of message here that I was on vacation... well... kind of a vacation.... hee hee..
Truth be told.... I stepped away from scrapbooking for the summer..so I could focus more on those "neglected" aspects of my life...such as, much needed tending to outdoor chores!!...some camping ..visits from family and friends...having people over for dinner..( seeing if there really is a meaningful life outside of my much loved addiction for paper and glue!! )
So far... so good....
I will be back to blog.....but for the moment.... it's sunny...there's a beautiful breeze..and I have a paintbrush calling my name...
Hope you are all having a wonderful summer!!

XO
Debbi...

Read a good book lately?...

I liked the Challenge for Week #15 over at CSI so much that I thought I would play along, again....I know, I know.... it's Spring and I should be out raking.... or something like that..eh?? hee hee

All of the monsters and embellishments are by the incredibly creative Michele Singh..What Fun!!.. you can find her over at CSI, too... she is a Designer "Detective" and sooooo talented!! Just sign up and download her exclusive CSI Coordinates!!

I love these photos of my Grandson Liam at the ripe old age of two...at the end of his potty training period...unfortunately the lighting in this washroom is very diffused, so the pictures are not all that crisp... but they tell this story so well, I just had to use them...

The Journaling in the pocket states:
Liam's potty training usually involved his "book",
which was almost bigger than him!!
Sometimes he would draw in it - Sometimes he
would pretend read from it.
He often required an audience - Usually
that was his Mom...
Let the Rumpus Begin!!

:)
Debbi...

Products used:

Design Papers: Crate Paper - Toy Box Collection
Notebook Edge Punch: EK Success
Alphabet Stamps: American Crafts - Rue
Ink: Colorbox Fluid Chalk - Pumkin Spice
Alphabet Stamp on Journal Pocket: Glitz Design - Distressing Set 3 - S2426
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

Mi Amore...

Week #14 at CSI..and for this "Case" I used a wonderful sketch by Susan Stringfellow, a VERY talented CSI Detective!!

I found the colors to be extrememly challenging and in the end...I stamped everything  ( except the green patterned paper in the background).. so that I could get not only the colors I was looking for but also the mood....of course I kinda got carried away... and made all my own embellishments except for the Title by My Minds Eye.... which I modified, too....hee hee

In the end.. it was a LOT more work...but also, very gratifing...

I even tried my hand at Haiku for the first time in my journaling..and I really liked how well it worked for this Layout..

I love this Photo taken last summer of my Grandaughter, Kiara..and the haiku reads:

When you smile at me
I can see the young woman
You are becoming

:)
Debbi..


Products used:
Stamps: mostly from JustRite and others ( without names, sorry ) from my stash
Inks: ColorBox Fluid Chalk and Tim Holtz Distress
Flower Punch: Large Daisy by Recollection
Flower Center: JilliBean Soup - Give Thanks - Clear Stamps
Brads: from my stash
Title: My Minds Eye - Bohemia Accessories Pack