Scrapbook USA Expo Layout Challenge

I've never participated in a scrapbooking layout challange, so this is a first for me! Here's the sketch:

It was a lot of fun! What I loved about it was that we had free rein on our take of the sketch. Here is my layout. 

It's been a really long time since I pulled out my scrapbooking supplies and actually created a page! So it took a while to get those creative juices flowing! I found some cute pictures of my girls that I took this past fall. Every once in a while THEY get in the mood and want me to photograph them. I love days like that! Nothing like dropping everything and just spending the day with My Girls. ;)

Supplies used: We R Memory Keepers Precious Metal Collection Paper Kit- Silver Lining, silver washi tape, Stampin' Up Vintage Brads.

Crafting with DCWV

 I haven't been doing much in the way of paper crafting lately. But today I thought I would attempt a project I've been having rolling around in my head for a while. Ever get those? You just finally have to do them to get them out!

My oldest daughter has really been into doing origami lately and taught me how to make the cutest little "balls"! It was so much fun just spending the afternoon having her teach me how to make them! The fun part is they can be made into several different sizes! We made some big ones using DCWV A Type of Art Stack 12x12 sheets. LOVE how some of the pages had embossed images! So much fun to feel the different textures and even be able to see it when up close. We hung a few of these big ones in her room! Such a cute decoration! We also made some smaller ones by cutting down a 12x12 sheet to 6x6's. I thought they would look adorable in my front room! Don't you agree? Did you notice the cute vase? Want to know a secret? I used some Recollections crafting (washi) tape around the top! I'm serious! Now I can customize my vase to match... well, whatever I want! Haha!

                

Supplies Used: DCWV A Type of Art Stack, DCWV The Stack III, DCWV "Quote Stacks"- Home & Family, Recollections Crafting Tape, Stampin' Up! hardware & Bakers Twine

For Sale

I've been cleaning up a little in my stamp room today and found some things I need to sell. The paper cutter is basically brand new, I honestly think I used it like 3-4 times. The stamps in are great condition. There are a few that are brand new and un-mounted (I can mount them for anyone that would like it done) and the ones that are mounted are slightly used but well taken care of. I can mail anything out, buyer pays shipping. Or you are more than welcome to come pick them from me :)

For Sale SOLD

Un-mounted Stampin' Up! set. Painted Posies. 8 stamps in the set. $7
Un-mounted Stampin' Up! set. Big Blossom. 1 giant stamp. $7
Mounted Stampin' Up! set. Daisy Crazy. 8 stamps in the set. $5

A Stampin' Up! Tabletop Paper Cutter. $35
Un-mounted Stampin' Up! set. Too Terrific Tags. 6 stamps in the set. $7
Un-mounted Stampin' Up! set. Alphabet Soup. 4 stamps in the set. $7
Un-mounted Stampin' Up set. Tags So Much. 6 stamps in the set. $7
Mounted Stampin' Up! set. All I Have Seen. 4 stamps in the set. $5

A Gift

Adara received a Baptism invite for one of her good friends so we decided to make her a cute little gift for her to give her. I found an empty box that I had from some re-inkers and decorated it up and filled it up with Tootsie rolls. Then we covered a Mini composition notebook to match it. Hoping she liked it! :)

Valentine Hearts

As I went to pull out decorations I realized I really didn't have much for Valentine's Day! I have 3 big totes for Christmas and nothing really for Valentine's Day! So I decided I would make some really quick but not too much. So I I got thinking why not make a vase with hearts!? I added some red, white and clear flat marbles to a vase and then used my Cuttlebug and embossed some paper which I then proceeded to cut into hearts. I then taped them to some wooden skewers :) They really didn't turn out to bad! :) You could add more and make it look more like a bouquet. I also cut some down so I would have different sizes. I hope everyone had a great Valentine's!

Tu-Tu's

I looked around in the stores for different fairy costumes but didn't really find much I liked. The fairy costumes I found seemed a little skimpy especially for this cold weather and to be right honest $20-$30 for a Tinkerbell costume did NOT appeal to my finances! :) So I went home and started looking around on the internet for ideas and found some instructions on making my own Tu-tu's! I immediately fell in love with the idea, especially at how simple they were to make! I found a youtube video to provide me with instructions this is the one I used: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7aSPMEn7S0

Here is a picture of one of the tu-tu's I made. I made two, one was green and white and then this one pictured- black & purple.