Z-Fold Wedding Album

As I sit and type this post, I realize that I have yet to create a mini that I have kept.  I have literally given away all of the albums that I have created...This album was inspired by Laura at Follow the Paper Trail. She is so very creative! 

This album is for a former student of mine.  I work with her mother, and wanted to give her something that she could use as a planner for her wedding.  It contains pockets for saving receipts, clippings, pictures of dresses, etc.  I also incorporated #1 coin envelopes to save business cards.  This album was a blast to create.  Some of the papers are from Graphic 45's Le Romantique, others are from lines that I can't recall the names.  As this is only my third album, I am working to improve my creativity and workmanship.  I still have a way to go.  I welcome all comments and criticisms!

Gift Card

My nephew loves to hunt and fish.  He just turned nine, so he's getting to the age that is a little difficult to buy for.  So, we got him the perfect gift, a giftcard.  I wanted to try my hand at making a giftcard-card that Dawn from dawnsstampingthoughts.com demonstrated.

I created a card that is centered around the sportsman theme.  I used hunter's orange, camo, and O.D. green. I embossed the C  and used stickers I bought from Hobby Lobby.  There really aren't any that fit the hunting motif.  (I guess rifles aren't exactly scrapper friendly:-)  Here is my card and envelope.  TFL.

An Unusual Cricut Project

I live in Southwest Louisiana. We have a saying, "If you don't like the weather, wait a minute. It WILL change." Sometimes that's for the better, mostly it's worse. Our winters are more like short bursts of cool air, usually resulting in temperatures no lower than the mid 40s. Last year, it actually snowed on my birthday, December 11th. Tonight, it snowed again.

Since it was my little boy's first snow, I had to build a snowman for him. With some quick planning and gathering of materials, I used my Cricut and Snow Friends cart. to fashion a snowman. I had to work fast. The snow was melting fairly quickly as soon as it hit the ground.

Here is a pic of my Cricut Snowman.  As I said, the snow was melting quickly, so his arms didn't stand up to the conditions.  I think he was a cute first snowman all the same.

Falling in Backwards...

So, I am new to the whole scrapbooking scene.  If there is anything that I have learned from being a teacher, it is be prepared.  I stocked up my scrapping repetoire with everything a scrapper needs to get started. I began with a checklist:

• Cricut Expression
• Cartridges
• Paper for every occasion and holiday
• Crop-A-Dile
• Embellishments
• Stamps and ink
• Embossing materials
• Cuttlebug

O.K.  all items present and accounted for.  Now what?  I had all that I thought I needed.  All these items seem to be main stays on the other Bloggers' sites and YouTube tutorial videos.  I had to start somewhere.  So, instead of the beginning, I started with Halloween.  I figured taking on Chase's birth scrapbook would be very detailed and require a lot of creativity and craftsmanship that I had not yet mastered.  So, I started small.  I made a tissue paper roll mini album for my mom documenting Chase's first Halloween. 

Here is my product.  This blog will be my journal of things created.  I hope to see growth in my endeavors over time.  We shall see what comes to pass!