Keep in Touch kits, pt. 2

Here is part 2 for the Keep In Touch kit club. Check out her blog post for images of the kit she sent...it was FUN!! This post will feature 2 layouts with a bunch of close ups!! I went to town with the details, 3D action with pop dots, and stickles forever!!

This first layout features my parents, Heintje's mom, and Ate Heart :) This picture was taken in Gilroy last year, yes, I'm still scrapping last year pictures! Heck, I still have Holy Land and New York pictures from 2007! LOL.

Finally here is our sweet Joey Boy! Man, I love that kid! These pictures feature his "Cheese" Smile! He was helping me with laundry and putting his clothes away. His version is putting them all in 1 drawer...LOL. I should take a picture next time.

Thanks so much, Kelly, for an awesome kit! I had a blast and used practically all of it up...yippee!! Got 3 layouts done and 3 cards--great way to use up those scraps. When in doubt, cut up a bunch of circles from PP, crumple them up, ink them up, layer them up, and stick a brad in the center. You got yourself a cute flower!

Paper Posies Weekend Crop

Time to share some older layouts..LOL! I've had these sitting in my post drafts for some time. I keep forgetting to post them! These are layouts I created during the Paper Posies 4th Anniversary crop....wayyy back in May!

This challenge was to use stamps! The stars were stamped multiple times. I'm not a big fan of this layout, but it's done!

This challenge was to use a song title or lyrics. This is part of the lyrics from Bowling for Soup's Friend of Mine. "I'm so glad that I have these friends of mine." I love these guys!! I've known Jen, Alan, and Brandon since HIGH SCHOOL!! Then Alan, Brandon, Mike Lau, and I all went to San Jose State together. We were all part of the Engineering program and we all cut class, went to lunch, and had a blast the first couple years of college. Then we had to get serious our 3rd year if we wanted to graudate sooner than later! Through the years we have still managed to hang out. I'm so thankful for them!!

This challenge was to use a card sketch and make your own posie!! I love making these whimical flowers. Just take a bunch of different size circles, layer, and done!! For this flower, I crumpled up the circles, inked the edges, and after layering the pieces, added stickles!

Finally, this challenge was to use a decorative border punch. I only have the Fiskars threading water punch, so I used it on this card. I also used a bunch of scraps!! woohoo!

Thanks for stopping by, and THANKS Paper Posies for such a fun crop, the all month long celebration, and the wonderful prizes!!

Paper Posies July Kit

Hello everyone!! Hope your summer is going well, birthday season has started for us and it's been crazy!! Our weekends in July has been packed, 4th of July party, Kuya and Tina's beach party, next week is Jasmin's party, the week after is Isaac's party! I LOVE it!! I love the celebrations, the get togethers, hanging with family and friends. And I love all the photo ops! heehee!

I've also been scrapping quite a bit this summer. I was honored to be asked to guest design for Paper Posies. My friend Sonda is on the team. I've known her for years via the internet. Although she lives in Sacramento, we still have yet to meet in person. Right now her family is in need of your prayers and every thought is greatly appreciated. THANK YOU!

Here are the layouts I created with the kit. The kit is packed and filled with fun goodies! I did add the buttons and the bling, but everything else was included.

First up is our Easter 09 photo. It seems every year Heintje is working. This year he was actually OFF and we decided to celebrate with a big family get together! The Mags were here and even Dad's cousin from Suisun!! We even had an egg hunt for the kiddies--Joey, Jordan, and Martin. Jasmin was too shy, so she had her own in the bedroom..LOL.

Next we have our RED HOT baby! This was taken last year, Nov 08. I just got my new camera and was testing it out. He is still a cutie, even with that face! Man, he is going to get me for this later...good blackmail when he is older! Gosh, I'm so mean..LOL.

Back in the day Heintje and I used to have breakfast or lunch dates with Jordan. Then he started school, then Jasmin came along...and well, life happens. Now that Jasmin has started school, Heintje has been having breakfast dates with Joey quite often. One morning we all left a bit early so I can join in on the fun. It's so different going out with just 1 kid. It was so easy!

And finally, here is a layout for Jasmin. This was taken last July when she was still very apprehensive with her training wheels. She still uses them, but now she zooms on by with it!! I'm so proud of her. With Jasmin it's all about baby steps. We don't like to push her, just encourage her. For her, she likes to take her time and sooner than later, she'll achieve her goals!

I had such a great time creating this layout. The vintage Sassafrass paper was perfect for it! I used a technique called fussy cut. I cut out certain images on the patterned paper and used it for my designs. I further embellished them by crumpling them up, inking the edges, and adding stickles....and pop dots!! I've included a bunch of detail images.

That's all for now. I'll show you the cards I created next time. Thanks for stopping by!

Random LAYOUTS share

In the midst of our computer woes recently...like the past few months!..I've had a chance to backup our hard drive and look though layouts. I found a few that I haven't posted yet.

I created this layout out of KI paper scraps! With the smaller format I went with this year, it makes putting together layouts quick! But I'm still so used to printing out large pictures, it will take some getting used to working with the smaller prints. All 3 photos are 2x3. I still need to get my embellishments ON! LOL. When I printed these pictures, I was running out of ink. I didn't want to reprint, so I used the "ooopsss" and made it a play on the words with the title...Life in Technicolor, song by Cold Play. (We are watching them in concert on Monday!!!! WOOHOOO!!)

This layout is another I made just for myself, no challenge, no design work. I used scraps from the Keep In Touch kits, plus a few other embellies. My brother and SIL. Title is, "In the Event"...I still need to add some hidden journaling. It's kind of morbid, but the layout shows their love for my kiddos and "in the event"....we would have them raise and care for them.

Lastly, this layout was created for a challenge at Willow Traders during their 4yr Anniversary month last March. These pictures were taken last Nov, but the journaling was done in March. He was basically practicing for April Fool's day after watching some stuff on TV. Mixed up shampoos and toothbrushes swapped from our bathrooms. Found stuff in the refrigerator, and all sorts of other pranks! It was quite amusing...LOL!

Hope you all have a great weekend! We are celebrating my brother and SIL birthday tomorrow at the beach in SF. I hope the weather will be warm. Last year we went and it was super freezing!! Hoping for fun pictures this year :)

Another post!! Goo me :)

I'm trying to keep this up, really! It's been really crazy at the house with all our internet woes. Then also throw in end of school, cleaning up the house, and just plain living life. The house is a mess right now since we are trying to organize the garage. We got 2 storage things Hman is putting together. Just need to get some brackets then I get to organize...FUN! The scraproom/all purpose room is a mess with school papers everywhere. We need to weed out things and just save some of their favs. Hopefully tonight I get to scrap. I have the upcoming Color Me Miki July kits...yes...plural as in 2 kits!! I love them both!

The month of May was Paper Posies anniversary celebration. They posted challenges every few days, but I only had a chance to complete 4 of them. They also had a weekend crop that I'll post about in another entry. This is what I created for the challenges. Thanks so much, Paper Posies for a fun month and for helping me knock out some layouts!!

This challenge was to create a card using a sketch. It was around the time for Mother's Day, so I created a Mother's Day card...this was for my Sister In Law.

This challenge was to mimic the Paper Posies logo. I love the posies and how simple it is to create. Just get some circles and layere them. Then add a center, I used hearts. This photo was taken in Lake Tahoe last year, I'm sure I scrapped this before, but this is for my Mom's album. I can't believe I used cardstock as the background!! LOL..I NEVER use CS anymore! Heidi Grace PP and I think a scrap of KI Memories and Daisy D. Chipboard circles by Heidi Grace, gotta have bling baby--Prima! Heart stickers from Michael's...I grabbed them from a sticker sheet the kids were using..LOL!

This layout was based on a Page Maps sketch. My poor Joey Boy. He fell off the back of the couch--HEAD FIRST! I was so scared that he bent his neck wrong..they way he fell looked awful!! OMG, it must have been the scariest accident any of the kids ever had. Luckily he got away with *just* a black eye...LOL. Totally used up some old school Doodlebug PP and stickers, Heidi Swapp journaling spots!, Technique Tuesday circle frame I painted with Crackle Paint, and Junkitz glitter chipboard.

And finally...another Joey layout! LOL. This was a scraplift from one of the designers. I loved how she layered a bunch of PP strips..I'm all about using up scraps! I don't even know if they match, but it's DONE :) Patterned papers: Prima, Love, Elsie, Junkitz. And a bunch of misc stars and buttons.

Thanks so much! Have a great weekend!

Keep In Touch kits, pt. 1

Last year there was a guest DT call for Keep In Touch kit club. I tried out figuring I have nothing to lose and since it was a guest DT call, there were no other requirements--message board, galleries, etc. I was so excited when I found out I was 1 of the lucky designers!..but had to wait a few months..LOL! Check out her blog post for images of the kit she sent...it was FUN!!


I have to write about this in 2 posts since I have a gazillion detail shots!! I had alot of fun with this kit and esp loved the various embellies...and you all know how much I LOVE EMbellies! First up is our Sassy Jassy Belle. I love the look in this photo, not so tamed hair, light shining on her. This was in Nov!! Man, I love CA :) I created this layout directly on the die cut PP.

Next I'll show you a bunch of cards. Mostly from scraps and went to town on cutting out images from the patterned papers. I added bling from my stash.

This is all for now. The next post will feature 2 layouts created from this kit. THANK YOU so much, Kelly, for allowing me to play and create with such a fun kit!

Color Me Miki--June kit--Surf City!

OMG, I totally LOVED this kit. I love the bright colors and the fun goodies Terri included in the kit. This is one of 2 kits she is offering for June at Color Me Miki.

Here is the first layout I created with the kit. I cut out the center of the bracket PP and mounted the "frame" onto the yellow cardstock. I also cut out the waves from the Fancy Pants patterned paper. I used Stickles on lots of things to mimic the glistening effects of the water! These were taken a couple weekends ago. It was our first swim of the season! That weekend was over 90degrees, perfect for taking a dip!

And some close ups. You can see the Stickles better in these photos.

Next is a simple card made with one of the journaling sheets in the kit. Totally simple, just fold it, add a piece of ribbon and embellish. I went with the Stickles again..LOL!

Next up are a couple of crazy kids! I know this is what to expect as the boys get older...more daring, more dangerous. But man, didn't think it would happen so soon....time is just zooming! And I'm sure this is pretty tamed, I don't want to know what they'll be into in a few years! This is Jordan and his best friend Christopher. They have been buddies since Kindergarten. They are more like brothers now, and his family is just like our family!!

And for a change of pace, here is our girlie girl! Used a few pieces from the April kit..the die cut shape and all those flowers along the bottom.

Finally our sweet baby! Man, I love this kid! He is just the sweetest (to me anyway..LOL). I love his zest for life. He enjoys everything, man!! Another simple layout. Strip of PP here, a journaling sheet there. Cut out circles, crumple and adhere with the brad. Outline the circles in Stickles and DONE! Used a couple of add-ons like the My Little Shoebox green mini alphas and the Scrap FX bird. I painted it, then applies Crackle paint on top.


And here is the sketch to go along with the "Pop, Pop, Pop" layout! Hope you can use this. It's a different size compared to my usual 12x12, but you can totally alter it to fit your needs :)

Hope you are enjoying this first day of June! Only 7 more days of school, baby!! Can't wait to sleep in, even if it's for an extra hour!