First layouts of 1-1-12

Just a couple of simple layouts I made on Jan 1, 1012. I had a couple of techniques I wanted to try - the weaving and the layering. I like the way they turned out! It's the start of a new year and of my spending freeze so I've started using my scrapbook stash for layouts instead on new product!! Both of these layouts use a combination of different lines of Webster's Pages. Love their paper, but usually have such a hard time using it. So I just used bits and pieces. The snowflakes are even some of their paper diecut using an EK Success punch and then sprayed it with Maya Mist, then layered with some vintage buttons that I got a while ago at an antique store. TFL!!

So Proud of my Chem major son!!

Whew - it was a busy, but fun Thanksgiving break this past week!! I had all my kiddoes home with me and we did a lot of visiting, shopping and eating!! I've had this layout sitting on my desk finished except for the journaling since before Thanksgiving week. I've known what I wanted to journal, I just needed to find the time to sit down and get all the words and feelings figured out just right before I typed them up on the tags. This was a bittersweet moment for me when I took this picture of my son. I tear up every time I look at it and think about how very proud he was to show off the research that he's been involved with for the past 2 years involving Super Critical Fluid Extractors (I've heard about it an awful lot from Jonathan!!) and the work he, his team, and his teacher are doing with Aboriginal cave paintings in Australia and the Chauvet cave paintings in France and carbon dating. From what he's said, they've come up with a technique to completely remove impurities without harming the samples they are testing. Very cool stuff!! I'm so very proud of him, but I'm also a little bit sad, because I know next year he will be going off to Grad school and I will miss him so very very much!!

I used my Nov Handmade Studio Calico kit to make this layout - with some punches (the plaid border punch by EK Success and the Medallion Martha Stewart Punch) and some extra goodies I had sitting on my scrap table - LOVE those wooden Prima buttons!! I did a lot of misting and used a few star SC rub-ons that I've been hoarding!! TFL!

Weekend Crop Fun!

I had a blast at the crop I attended this past weekend! It was fun catching up with people I hadn't seen for a while and I actually got some things accomplished that I planned to do! That's always great for me since it usually takes me forever to make one page!! I made these two pages using my November Studio Calico kit and I also worked on my December Daily album - I got the foundation pages made. I will share my progress on that in the next day or two! I love the 3in1 heart punch by EK Success that I used in the bottom layout. So much punchage out of one little punch!!! And on the "reflection" layout I used the packaging from the MME buttons that were in the kit - I always save and use the beautiful packaging! TFL!

Last creations before I get my new SC kit....

I wanted to make a couple of layouts using the March Studio Calico kit before I got the new April SC kit in! I hate when I have a lot of a kit left when the new kit arrives!! Actually, the top "My Happy Place" layout was from an even older SC kit (Oct 2010). I've had that pic of my scrappy space forever and I wanted to use something artistic looking to scrap it, and the Sassafras pp from that kit was perfect! I used all of my favorite techniques on this layout - misting, machine sewing, and border punches - so this layout really exemplifies everything that makes me happy where scrapping is concerned!!!

The bottom layout using yet another engagement pic of my son and his fiancee was from the March kit. I used my new plaid border punch by EK Success and my Sew Easy to sew the borders. I have an older Bazzill In Stitchz template that I used for the "Love" in the title. That bubble background stamp is just too cool - I love the effect it gives! I got that little crocheted butterfly from an awesome Etsy seller named Debbie here . She makes the most gorgeous little embellishments at the best prices!! Check her out!!

TFL!!