OK READY.......LADYBUG AND A CANDLE....

Hello everyone....welcome to another episode of MADE IT MYSELF MONDAYS.....


boy has it been hot hot hot here lately....anyhoo I decided to do a layout from a little overnighter trip hubby and I took last month...I used to new sets from the Cafe: OK READY? 123 SMILE and SMILE FOR THE CAMERA.....check out the Cafe, we are getting more and more titles for layouts
Up next is a fun LADYBUG SHAPED CARD...I know this isn't your regular color of a ladybug but I couldn't resist to use the dot paper...i love kraft paper....

And finally is another new file...A CANDLE SHAPED CARD...quick and fun to make....
Have a great night....

SWEET BABY...LAYOUT

Wow I can't believe that I have done 2 layouts in one week....and I am truly enjoying it....YIPEE...here is just another pic that was taken at the Halloween store...I used two different files from the Cutting Cafe: SWEET BABY HUGE CIRCLE WORD AND the HAPPY HALLOWEEN BACKGROUND
This is my oldest child, so full of life, so darn silly....(smile)...thank the Lord, it is a Halloween baby and NOT THE REAL THING...hehehehe

SOME PUDDLES AND A MASK....

He he he...funny title...so I am sitting here looking through some photos and asking myself why I don't scrap as much as I use to...I mean I really really use to like it...the styles and props that people use these days are just fabulous, but I must say it really isn't my style...maybe that is one reason...My style is so plain when it comes to layouts that I look like a beginner....then I asked myself...WAIT A MINUTE a beginner just cause I don't put a bunch of bells and whistles on my layouts....so for now on, when I do a layout here and there...I AM GOING TO SHARE IT...it is my own style...and not worry that it isn't like some of the FABULOUSLY talented scrapbookers that I...my sis has been telling me all along that I should scrap more...she is one of those FABULOUS layout girls...you can check her stuff out here...(love ya girl)...okay ENOUGH already....this layout uses a bunch of stuff from my stash...some halloween my minds eye and the happy Halloween border and line paper journaling at the bottom are from the cafe site...MY KIDS ARE SILLY...Up next is a sweet little card to bring some sunshine to my blog...the weather is so darn rainy, but hey I am not really complaining cause my plants in the front of my house and back are growing so nicely....can't wait to see it all in full bloom....This card uses the new ONE SPRING DAY set...this set has over 90 images in it...color and black and white..one of my all time favorites....I will upload a video later....I added some glitter to the puddles and raindrops, rhinestones to the umbrella trimming and did some 3ding...

supplies for card:
stamps: the cutting cafe (one spring day)
ribbon: craft supply
glitter: bo bunny
rhinestones: artbeads.com
pattern paper: october afternoon (root cellar)
card stock: black linen
ink pen: sakura (white)
other: yellow thread for stitching

SWEET...PURE...PRECIOUS.....LOVE....

I can't believe I did another layout......I am trying to train myself to do at least one a week and heck I did two.......and it was fun.....This is an old favorite photo of my only daughter and her baby brother.....
Patten paper: Scenic route, Li'l Davis designs & My Minds Eye Lace Dollie: JoAnn's

Chipboard Letters: Doodlebug

Clear Stamps: Basic Grey

Flowers: Prima

Rhinestones: Artbeads.com

Butterfly: Cuttlebug

Button: Foof - a - La

Ribbon: Michaels

Circle word: Done in Micorsoft Word

Pen: Zig Memory Systems (Chocolate) & Uniball Signo (white)

Ink: Stampin up (Whisper White)

CAN YOU SAY SWEET BABY............

and can you say it on a layout...........YULP I did a layout......YIKESSSS....Here is my take on the new challenge over at the bbtb site.....the challenge was to use the ZIGZAG cut from the Plantin Schoolbook; so I decided to use it on a layout.....I so love these pictures of my baby when he was 1 month old...so sweet and precious....Check out the other ladies designs...they all did a fab. job..

I used mostly all Crate paper on this layout.....

NOTES..........BEAUTIFUL GIRL....

My little girl is becoming a such a sweet young lady.....at her 11 year old self...I got this new sei paper the other day along with some yummy prima flowers..So I decided to scrap yet another layout....I think I am getting a little better at these layouts.......

WORKING ON SOME LAYOUTS.............YIKESSSSSSSSS

Yelp that's right, I have been working on a few layouts this weekend.........It is funny, years ago, that is all I did......I totally drove my kids crazy taking pictures of them everyday so that I could scrap a new layout.........then I started making cards and KIND OF slacked big time on doing layouts...to the point that I almost don't feel comfortable in doing them or shall I say in showing people my layouts........Boy there are some talented scrappers out there, but I have came to realize one thing, that I really don't like to much of a BUSY page or very bulky...With that said, here is one of the layouts I did last night..I have ALWAYS loved this picture of my husband and my Benjamin....

MOTHER AND DAUGTHER SCRAP TIME......

So do you ever get one of those days when you need a SCRAPBOOKING BUYING FIX? Sure you do...........well I had one of those last night...so me and my daughter went shopping and believe me it helped. Here is are two layouts that we both made with some of our goodies...

Hers is the HOW TWEET.....

Mine is the CHARMING...100% BOY

HERE'S A LAYOUT FOR YA............

Okay all I need you to be gentle because Lord knows I don't do layouts that often, but I wanted to use something BIG from the new Expression machine and my oh my it is awesome with the bigger cuts........I just did this layout in the size of 8 1/2 by 11.........I feel more comfortable with this size layout instead of the 12 by 12...oooooooo the big size just scares me. These machines are expected at Hallmark sometime next week.........yipeeeeeeeeeeeee

SWAK

Okay I haven't done a layout in months, years.....I don't know, but it has been a long time....Anyways my sister came over last night to scrap and we scrapped until midnight...we had fun....here is the layout it did. It is a picture of me and my husband