Rock Star

This is for my Grandaughter ready for school! All those who did well on an exam got to dress up like a Rock Star. She even had purple hair. What fun!

Frosted Designs- 3x3 (I used 3 arrows, 3 stars and 3 rectangles)

I made my arrows with a heart punch. I put little drops of "Stickles" on the background paper and on the 3 stars. 

The Big 10

I am still trying to get caught up with my scrapbooking. This is when my grandson turned 10. It won't be long and he will be turning 11!

I used my Big Shot and cut out the title. I punched the balloons with a circle punch and a small heart.

I would like to enter:

Frosted Designs- numbers

One Stop Craft Challenge- Spots and Dots

Thanks for stopping and have a great Labor Day weekend!

June

I have been working on my Grandkids scrapbooks. Most of the layouts are pictures of them and their busy lives but every once and a while I like to throw in some keepsakes. This is one of them...a picture of my Mother.

IRL it looks more like a painting than just a picture.

I started out by double matting my picture. Then, in one corner, I glued down 3 flowers, some brown leaves (punched), some rust colored fiber/yarn stuff (sorry, don't know what it's called), and then a "fork bow" with some rust colored ribbon. You can learn more about the bow HERE. I made a banner by punching out 4 squares and then hand cutting them. I inked the edges, added lettering ("June", my Mom's name), then punched 2 holes in each piece, weaved some brown twine through them and tied a bow at each end.

 

On the other side, I printed out my Mom's full name and birth date on this paper I found at the Discount store the other day. It is called Computer Grafix- Printable Transparent Plastic Sheets with adhesive backing. Wonderful stuff! I can make my own stickers now.

I would like to enter:

Creative Card Crew- (hope they will except a layout, rather than a card this time) Banner/Pennant

Crafty Ribbons Challenge- Anything goes (2nd entry)

Thanks for stopping! :)

love face

I have been working on my Grandkids scrapbooks. I just love this (engagement ?) picture of my Mom. My Dad who passed away last fall, had a nickname for all of us kids. Most of us were blessed with only one nickname. Mom was the lucky one :) She had many! One of them was "love face".  The caption at the bottom says, "love face...one of the nicknames that Great Grandpa Reilly called Great Grandma."
I just got this August Scrapbook Kit from Artful Delight, in the mail the other day. It felt just like Christmas! I have quite a bit of scrapbook material in my spare room closet but most of it I have had forever. I love the colors. I really love the black embelli's they have in the kit. I would have never chosen black. I usually go with brown but black is a beautiful contrast with the light colors.

 

                                                                          I used the sketch at Artful Delight:

I traced around a bowl (lol) and cut out 6 circles, randomly punched the edges with a decorative punch, inked the edges in black and then wadded each of them up in my hand. I punched some little flowers and leaves and then added brads.The other embelli's came with my kit. I added 3 little bows that I made with a fork. You can go HERE to see how to make them.  

I would like to enter:

Artful Delight- use August Sketch ASC#35
Crafty Ribbons Challenge- anything goes

 

 

grandkids & coloring

 My Grand children spent a good part of the day with me in my craft room. They love to come & play with Grandma. I think they find it amusing that I love to color! Our local grocery store is having a coloring contest. I encouraged them to enter & told them they could even use my beloved pencils & markers.
For Ryan's picture, I printed the digi "Painting Eggs" by Designed2Delight. I showed Ryan how to use colored pencils & Gamsol. He was amazed & so pleased with his work!

Katie loves markers! I printed a 8 x 10 of the "Spring Greetings" digi by Designed2Delight. She colored it, sponged the edges & added some Puff Paint to the little chick.
I enjoy having my grand kids over, even though they tend to wear me out.  We had a great time!