Cards

Here are some of the cards I made at the last crop night with Petal Pusher. We had fun just trying different stuff. It was a nice and relaxing not to have to worry about pictures!

Flat Sisters

Since we can't always be together when we scrap, we started to make "flat" versions of each other to scrap with. I finally got mine both done. Here is Petal Pusher and Mini-Book Mama in their scrappin' t-shirts ready to crop!!!

Project 12 - August

The subject of my August Project 12 layout was New Babies. My neighbor next door got a new puppy and I have a new great-nephew. They are both adorable!!!

Sand Bucket Mini Album

We made this sand bucket mini album while we were at the beach, but I just got around to putting pictures in it. I used some of that "mud puddles" stuff that contains sand on the top of the bucket for some authenticity!

Project 12 - July

July was vacation time, so the subject of my July Project 12 layout was the fun time we had at the beach. It's a good thing that this sketch allowed for lots of pictures!!!

Project 12 - June

Here is my Project 12 page for June. A lot of different things occurred in this month, so the pictures are varied. It was a busy month!!! I used my new Cricut Expressions for the flourishes and lettering on this layout.

Beach Vacation Album

In June/July, the Scrappin' Sisters, along with our DH's, took a trip to the beach!!! In order to actually get this trip scrapped, we did the pages ahead of time or at least as much as we could. I took along my portable printer so we could just add pictures and embellishments during the vacation. It worked out pretty well!!! Afterward I made pockets for the front and back of the album to store memorabilia.
Before going to the beach, Mini-Book Mama and I attended the Great American Scrapbook Convention in Virginia. It was a blast!

While we scrapped, the guys went into D.C. for some sightseeing!

The day after the convention ended, we hit the road for North Carolina and the Outer Banks. Our first sights of the beach were very welcome after the long drive.

Then we tried our luck out in the waves and on the beach building sand castles.

Of course, it was also great just hanging out around the pool back at our beach house. It had a Tiki Bar which was the favorite spot for the guys.

One of the days we went to visit lighthouses - Bodie Island and Cape Hatteras. A few of us made it all the way to the top at Hatteras - what a view!!!

We couldn't get enough of the beach. It was awesome just for hanging out and watching the waves. The ghost crabs were fun to watch, also.

Of course, just being all together was the best part of the trip!

We made it back to D.C. for the Fourth of July and took a cruise on the Potomac River to watch the fireworks.

It was a great vacation - the time just went by too fast, but I'll always have my scrapbook to remember it by!

Tag You're It!

Here are the two most recent tags I have done. The Sisterhood tag was for the challenge where we were to incorporate the use of a spirograph - I made the flowers that way.

The Art tag was for the challenge where we were to do a collage or mosaic theme. I used different sizes of Technique Tuesday tiles incorporating various techniques, including glimmer mist, chip art embossing, chalk, stamping, glossy accents, crackle accents, paint, etc. It was a lot of fun!!!

Organization Camp Challenge

For this one, I decided to organize my buttons by color. Previously I had them all mixed together and in a bunch of different places. Now they are in clear containers by color. I had more buttons than I thought and more colors, too, so they are not all in the same size jar. I might need to go by Hobby Lobby and pick up some more jars so they will look cute and match!

Journalling Camp Challenge

Here is my entry for the journalling challenge. I decided to try the journalling inside of a photograph and follow the walking path with the words.

CK Summer Camp

Well, I'm pretty far behind, but finally working on some CK Summer Camp items. Here is my first entry - for the Meet and Greet Challenge. You were supposed to do a layout that reflects who you are. They gave 10 different example topics and one was what you do with your friends when you get together. So I did a layout about what me and my Scrappin' Sisters do when we get together.

Tag, You're It Book

Last night I worked on the album for the Tag, You're It challenges. I knew that I wanted to include photos of the tags I made as well as the actual tags I received. First I did the cover with the title placed on some tags, get it... tag on the tags. Then I wanted to have a little journal block with each set to explain that round of tags. On the first page, I did a sister tag, so I decided to do a little embellishment of sisters. Then I got kind of into that theme so each page is going to include some kind of sister or girlie embellishment. We'll see how long before I run out of ideas!

May Project 12

While I was at it, I moved onto my May layout. I knew I was going to do this one on the plant sale, so I already had the pictures in mind. I didn't care for this sketch as much as some of the others - not enough pictures and too much empty space. You know me, I had to fill some of that in with flowers and other embellishments. I just can't help myself!!!

April Project 12

Better late than never! I finally got my April Project 12 layout done. My theme for this layout was spring so it includes pictures of some of the early things blooming in my garden. I really like the way this one turned out.

Crop Night

A friend of Petal Pusher gave her a crop night party for her birthday, so on Thursday night a bunch of us got together for some scrappin'. It was a really good chance for me to get back into the swing of things. The crop included dinner, m&m's, and prizes - what more could you ask for? I got caught up on my Project 12 layouts - look for those in the next post.

Scooter Tag

I finally got to making my next tag for the Tag, You're It! challenge. I fell a bit behind, but now I am back on track. I got a really cool one from Mini Book Mama that had Scooter on a surf board. I decided my Scooter was a little more laid back, so he's chillin' on the beach slurping up a margarita. That's my kind of doggie!!!

Wrapping up the Sale

My co-chair and I went to the office on Thursday and turned in the Plant/Art Sale proceeds and also put everything back into storage for next year. Of course, there were still some left over plants to contend with. After picking up a load of them, I decided they were so nice that I would try to sell them. So on Friday morning, I took a load of annuals into work and sold almost all of them!!! People were requesting perennials as well, so after having lunch and a little scrap shopping with Petal Pusher, I picked up another load and went back there. I sold almost half of that load! The rest will be donated. Today, I tried to cleanup the aftermath at my house. I went through all my notes and paperwork and weeded it down to what will be needed for reference for next years sale. I also found some more things that need to go into storage, so that will be on my list for later in the week. I hope to get back to some scrappin' now. Petal Pusher and I have a crop on Thursday night, so maybe I can get a little caught back up!!!!

Plant Sale Day!!!!

The big day finally arrived!! We opened promptly at 8am and very quickly we had a tent full of people buying plants - hurray!!! It was very nerve-racking as we worked through small glitches to make everything run smoothly. There were lots of volunteers on hand to answer questions and help customers, but we got so many people in there at one time, we were swamped. It all worked out and we raised some good money to help support our programs so it was all worth it. But by the end, I was really worn out!!!!

Setting Up for the Plant Sale

5/7/10 - The time has finally come!!!! Setting up for the Plant and Art Sale was really hectic. While the big tent was being setup, we were unloading all the plants from the greenhouse. Then the tables had to be unloaded as more plant donations were coming in. Placing everything in the tent, grooming the plants, arranging and labeling everything, it was crazy. Several of us stayed the night with the plants, pricing them, putting up signs and getting ready for the big sale day!!!

Getting Ready for the Plant Sale

5/2/10 - It has been crazy getting ready for the plant sale. Not only am I in charge of the whole thing, I've been scurrying around digging and potting up plants for the sale. Here are some of my "holding areas" for the plants I am donating.