A new cartridge and I actually used it!

Okay, it's no secret that I'm not being very productive this summer. Truthfully, I will be the first to tell you that I'm not very creative in the summer months, I don't know why that is exactly, but it happens every year. I don't usually get my creative mojo back until Winter comes, actually, usually not until January or so. However, I did get two new cartridges in the last couple of days, and I have actually used one! The Storybook cartridge is fantastic! I just love the font and all the flourishes are great!

So, our neighbors daughter is getting married in a couple of weeks, and this is the card I made for her. I have no idea what her colors are (her invite is black and white!), so I just tried to use soft colors, which is tough for me. Anyways, this card was inspired my GrammaS, check out her blog link to the right--->. While it looks nothing like her card, that is still what inspired me! It didn't turn out exactly like I was envisioning it, but it's okay! Thanks for looking!

I've been tagged!

Okay, I have never been tagged before! At least not on my blog! Thanks, Scrapmommie25 ! You can see her blog here: http://scrapmommie25.blogspot.com/

The rules of the game: Each player answers the questions themselves. At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment letting them know that they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you've posted your answers


Ten years ago: I was a wife and mother to one boy, who was 3. We lived in a small trailer. I sold Stampin' Up! And also worked for my in-laws at their packing plant.

Five things on today's to do list: The same things that are on my to do list every weekday! 1. Laundry 2. diapers 3. lunch 4. diapers 5. dinner
Snacks I enjoy: potatoe chips, m&m's
Places I have lived: Montana and only Montana, it's the best place to live, so why leave?

I just realized that I live a pretty boring life, but, that's okay with me!

5 people, not sure I can do it, but, I will try!

http://ncscrapaddict.blogspot.com/ Tammy

http://beautifuldelightsblog.blogspot.com/ Lynn

http://grammashouseofcards.blogspot.com/ Sharon

http://scrapsetc.blogspot.com/ MissC -AKA- SillySkittles

http://esthrmend.blogspot.com/ Esther

Way too long!

WOW! I can't believe it has been a month since I updated! I didn't do very good keeping up with my blog in June... I did end up completing 29 pages in June. All for the baby book. I am ashamed to say that I didn't take anymore pictures than the ones I posted previously before I gave it to our friends. I also am ashamed to say that I did not get it quite finished. I have 4 more pages left to get done, but, I can't bring myself to do them... I am so over PINK!!! I also have found that I don't really enjoy building the Pooh characters, even though, they really aren't that difficult. Good thing I have never invested in the Mickey's!
So, I have managed to do 6 pages in July. Three of them were for the baby book. But, the other 3 were really fun, as usual, they are all pretty similar, different, but the same! This was a fun snowball fight that all my guys had after a really late spring storm last March, like 2007 last March! The papers are Basic Grey, I bought them from Archivers when we were in Denver last fall. I only bought one of each of the 3 double sided papers, so this was a good way to use them. The design came to me one night and I really like the way they turned out, I just wish I could figure out how to thread my sewing machine, because I think that sewing would look great around the circles. Ah well, maybe some day!
This is for the family book, I also used Fancy Pants stamps and some stickles!
Brandon's book: No stamps or stickles, but some crystal "icons" I've had for awhile and just now used.
Randy's book: Used the stamps and the "icons" but no stickles. See? different, but the same...
Well, thanks for looking, hopefully it won't be another month before I get this updated again. I am almost done with 2007, which was one of my goals, I just need to finish the wedding pics and also the pics from the Packers game last fall. I also set a goal of 300 pages this year, I am at 158, so I would say that I am right on track, I really hope I can do it!

one month!

Here is a two pager for the baby gift album. One month. I am going to do all of the holidays as well, but, I am struggling with whether I should match the colors that I have been using (pink, yellow, green) or use the colors of the holiday (red, white & blue for the 4th of July...) any thoughts on this subject would be greatly appreciated!

I am really struggling with getting good pictures lately. It is gloomy here again today, and I just can't get a good quality picture. But, I have set a goal for myself not to let the pages stack up, to get the pics taken and posted on here as well as the challenge thread on the cricut site. So, I guess it's as good as it's going to get for now!

I am now up to 5 pages for the month!

tub time!

Here is another page for Hayden's baby book! I don't love the way it turned out, but, I'm not sure what it is that I don't like about it...

I used my cuttlebug to emboss the scalloped circles. I also used my threading water punch again, if I use it enough, I won't regret buying it, since I'm not really much of a punch person! I also used my poohfont cartridge for the baby pooh in the tub! There are also stickles, but you can't really see them!

Thanks for looking! I have now tied my page count for all of May! I have finished 3 so far in June! Woo Hoo!

Some for the baby book.

So I have done 2 pages so far for June! Not great, but, considering I only did 3 for all of May, I guess I will take it! These pages are all for a baby's first year album that I am doing for some friends of ours who are due the end of this month. YIKES!!!! I'm hoping to get it finished and take it to them in the hospital. I sure hope she doesn't go early!

This title page I actually did in May, I think... I used the famous "skittles" for the flower centers on the smaller flowers and the flower gem in the center of the large flower is actually off of a headband that one of my daycare girlies had and she decided to pull them all off. I found them all over the floor! Works nicely here, I think!

These pages I actually used my new threading water and leave it to weaver punches by fiskars. I think they are both a lot of fun! I also used my new quikutz flourish dies. I cut them with my cuttlebug. I think this page looks a lot better in person. I also used some stickles, but, they aren't showing up!

So the pics aren't that great, it's been pretty goomy and I just couldn't get a good one. Oh well! At least I got them posted!

May was pathetic!

Okay, May was pathetic! I only did 4 pages and 4 cards. That stinks! So I didn't take pictures of the first 2 cards, they were graduation cards, made with a different variation of tigger. I didn't use the patterened paper, I embossed them with the cuttlebug. Here are 2 cards I made for my neices who graduated from High School a couple of weeks ago. They are twins. Riley was the Salutatorian of her class, way to go Riley! I'm really proud of both Riley and Jordan! I also added "skittles" aka decorative accents to the cards after I took these pics.

This is the first page I have done for our dog, Willie. I probably won't do too many, but he is a member of our family now, so I need to do a few, right? This is for our family book. My secret sister for 2007, Marsha, sent me some great dog stuff when we first got Willie, so I finally used a bunch of it! The bones were cut out using my cuttlebug and the dog bone die from Quikcutz, I cut them out of dog bone patterned paper. I like the way it turned out.
This will be the first of many pages from my youngest BIL's wedding last August. You've seen the pic of Brandon before, I just love it! The page is a little plain, but, I think I will leave it. This is for the family book, also.
This is for Brandon's book. The guys getting ready for the wedding. I already posted the 2 pager for the family book.
I have one more page from May, but, I haven't even taken the picture yet! Hopefully I will get it taken and posted this week. I would really like to get back on track for June. I have a baby's first year book that I would really like to finish to take to the hospital when the baby is born, she's due at the end of this month! I better get moving!

Thanks for looking!