I Think You're Amazing...

It's my 5th and Final week as Guest Designer over at CSI..and it's been fun!!..I really have enjoyed the Challenges, each and every one of them has forced me to step outside of my comfort zone to some degree and that is always a good thing, if you desire to evolve in any way...

I found my inspiration from this Sketch by the talented Kim Keene:

I loved the bright and cheery colors this week..and I had way tooooo much fun creating this layout based on some old photos of my best friend and myself as wee little girls...!!

:)
Debbi...

Products used:
Circles: Cut with Cricut Cartridge - Accent Essentials
Map: KandCompany - Cut'n'Paste
Flower Border: JustRite Stamps - Classic Scallops Border One
Ink: Color Box Fluid Chalk - French Blue
Design papers, Elements and Title Work: Echo Park - This & That by Lori Whitlock
Cardstock: American Crafts
Jewel Brads: My Stash

Remember Family...

My Great GrandParents - John &Bridgette (Howard) McCue - Circa 1919

It's week #12 and Challenge #04 for me as a Guest Designer  over at CSI . There was a LOT of green this week and at first I wasn't sure how to approach it.. the Irish in me was thrilled..!! hee hee... and that lead me back to my paternal Great Grandparents who were both 2nd Generation Irish Immigrants.. these are people who worked incredibly hard as farmers and raised their families, so very far away from their homeland....They stayed together as a community, through Church, music, dance and wonderful story-telling... I feel so blessed to even have a few pictures of them...
:)
Debbi...

A Beautiful Sunshine Day...

My Brother Brian and I  -  Circa 1956

Layer, Layer..Layer!! hee hee

Fussy Cutting can be SO worth it...

Isn't Baker's Twine just the Best??!!...

I love the Color Palette for Case #11 over at CSI this week.... it was so bright and cheery and I had just the photo of my brother Brian and I, that I wanted to scrap... I was tremendously influenced by the magical pages of Michele Singh  and  Brit Sviggum, both ladies create such fun and whimsical pages... and I learned just how difficult that can be!! hee hee

I am soooo pleased with how it all came together.... Challenges are wonderful opportunities to play outside "the box"....so head on over and find out for yourself!!

The hidden journaling was placed in a pocket on the back and states:

  " It was the day Mom wanted to have a professional photograph taken of myself and my brother, Brian.
    We were all decked out, our hair curled and/or plastered down appropriately.
    Mom sent us outside to play quietly for a few minutes until the photographer had set up.
    It's showtime!! ...and we appeared...with some serious scuffs on Brian's new shoes!!
    I don't remember if we got dessert that night.. hee hee"

:)
Debbi...

Products used:

Design Papers: KandCo - Cut'n'Paste, Echo Park - Summer Days & Playground

Die Cuts: Echo Park - Summer Days & Playground

Alphas: Summer Days

Baker's Twine: The Twinery - Lemon Drop & Maraschino

Acrylic Paint: DecoArt - White

Word Stickers: 7Gypsies - 97% Complete Celebrate stickers

A Grand Mother...

Clara Rose (nee O'Shea) McCue, Circa 1949

It's week #2  as a Guest Designer and Case #10 over at CSI.. http://csicolorstoriesinspiration.ning.com/
and oh what fun.... soooo many talented ladies, a GREAT Place to come and be inspired!!

I LOVED this week's challenge because of the rich colors and interesting elements we had to try and include...I was happy to be able to share a little bit about the very special woman who adopted and raised me and even though she was biologically my paternal Grandmother and passed away when I was 15.... I am very proud to call her Mom...

:)
Debbi

Products Used:
Dark Green Cardstock: American Crafts
Pattern Papers: K&Co. - Wild Rasberry
Striped Pattern Paper: from my Christmas Stash
Journaling Tag: 7Gypsies - Savannah 97% real tags set
Tag Envelope: 7Gypsies - Gypsy multi pack-envelopes
Die Cuts: mostly from K&Co. - Que Sera Sera - Die Cut
               Cardstock & Acetate
Cloud Stamps: Imaginisce - Snag 'em - Clouds #003028,
                        My Minds Eye - Fine & Dandy, True Blue
                          Stamps - #FAD143
                       Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
Harlequin Script Bacground Stamp: Just Rite - #CL-03605
                       Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain
Word Border Stamp: Autumn Leaves - Borders Love Each Day
                                   #AL3474
                       Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

Word Title "Grand" : Cricut Cartridge - Storybook
                                  cut from Metal foil tape and embossed
                                  with a Sizzix embossing folder - Rub'n'
                                   Buff - Spanish Copper
Word Title "Mother": Cricut Cartridge - Stone Script
                                  embossed - Zing Opaque Black Powder
Arcylic Paint for background: DecoArt - Early Spring Green

Pink Rhinestone Chain: Pink Paislee - Soiree, House of Three
Lace: from my stash - Sprayed with Velvet Red Glimmer Mist
Heart Shape Eyelet: from my stash
Green Jute Fiber: from my stash

Tulip Tutorial...

I had seen a wonder tutorial by YouTube's "Vadaler" here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6o4yEiLhf0
check her out... she is a genius!!

However I didn't have her punches and I wanted to make some changes... and after showing a few ladies I scrapbook with how they turned out.. I promised to make a slide show tutorial for them...

Actually.... they look more like Crocus's to me, now!! hee hee

They are easy.... they look great.... so have fun!!

Check out the slideshow below:
:)
Debbi...

A Perfect Day - A Happy Dream...

I was asked to be a Guest Designer for the month of March, over at CSI
http://csicolorstoriesinspiration.ning.com/ ...What a pleasant surprise!!
You should really head on over and join in on the fun...you'll be greeted by a wonderful group of ladies and be encouraged to learn new techniques, styles and at the very least get some scrapping done!! hee hee

This is Layout #1, for March....and as the journaling states:

"Dream: a visionary creation of the imagination.
- This was the look on Joey's face when he first talked
about Stephanie & this was the same look when they
married, 4 years later
                                                          ...July 28, 2007
                                                        xo Auntie Debbi"

:)
Debbi...

Products used:
- White & Pink Cardstock by American Crafts
- Cloud Design Paper: Fancy Pants - Little Sprout, Item #306
- Pink Design Paper:   Fancy Pants - Simplicity, Item #655
- Pink Stripe Paper:     Fancy Pants - Dancing Girl, Item #273
- Navy Blue Stripe Print Stamp : Hero Arts - CG196 Canvas Stripes
    Ink: Ranger Adirondack Earthtones - Denim
- "I love you" background text: Autumn Leaves Stampology - Worth Repeating by Katie Pertiet
    Ink: Colorbox Fluid Chalk - Charcoal
- Label Tab Stamp: Autumn Leaves Stampology - Ledger Tabs by Katie Pertiet
    Embossing Ink & Zing Opaque Black Embossing Powder
- Fussy Cut Flowers from a Design Paper I had in my stash
- Hot Air Balloon created from ClipArt - traced with a Versamark Embossing Pen,
    Zing Opaque Black Embossing Poweder and colored with Colorbox Fluid Chalk inks - Rouge &      French Blue
- Grass Border Punch by: Fiskars
- Ornate Scallop Border Punch by: Martha Stewart
- Chipboard Alphas are from my stash.. darker pink.colored with Colorbox Fluid Chalk ink: Rouge and both outlined with a Black Bic Markit