Travel Journal

The other day I watched Julie Balzers live with prima class on making a travel journal. I was hoping to do the class right along with her, but I didn't have the right papers to use for  the journal. So the next morning I went to my local craft store (Roberts) and got some fun, springy, so cute papers. I was wanting to make the journal for an upcoming vacation, so I needed the right papers.

This is how my journal turned out, it wa so much fun to make I know I will be making more!!!

Cover

Inside

Top view

Back Cover

Have a super weekend!!!

Connie <3

"Wooped"

So I was going through my some containers I keep my printed pictures in and ran across some pic's I have of Craig & I  when we were dating. I really wanted to put them in a layout.

I didn't have any plans on what I wanted this layout to be, I just went with it.

I had some light tan card stock so I grabbed that and sprayed some of my spray inks on it. The paper kind of curls up when you are drying it, but that's ok with me.

Then I grabbed some painters paper (the kind you get at the paint store, you use it to cover windows, stuff like that while you are painting), cut out a heart shape and spray inked that too. I really like how the paper gets wrinkly when it is dried, pretty cool.

I decided I wanted some stitching on the heart, so I got some red dmc floss and stitched around the heart shape.

I wanted to add a few more hearts to the page, so I found some felt and cut out a few heart shapes. I cut out some paper hearts to add to the back of the felt ones.

Next I added the pictures then the title.

I love how it turned out, now having my story on a page!!!

Have a great day,
Connie

Another Stazon experiment

I got another stanzon re-fill today. A 50% off coupon made it even better  lol.
I got a small spray bottle and put some rubbing alcohol it and added the stazon. I added quiet a few drops of the stazon. I quit adding the ink when I thought I had the color pink I wanted. I am sure it would take alot more to get even close to a red. The name of the stazon is blazing red.
I just love how the "new" homemade spray ink turned out. They dry so fast & the colors are quite vivid, just love it.
Here are some pics :)

I added a few more drops to the bottle. I want it a little darker.

I added a couple really close sprays to my canvas. I put down a big piece of canvas down before I spray to catch all the over spray, and as a bonus I can use the canvas for other projects.

Connie

December Daily

Hi, This year I wanted to do the December Daily with Ali Edwards. It sounds like a super fun project to do. I also have been on a mission to use the supplies I already have. So I got all my pages ready to go. Since it all starts tomorrow I want to post what I have so far.

Connie

Some new pages

                               

I got an idea to try some new techniques in a couple new scrapbook pages I recently did. The brown crinkly paper used behind the pic's on the left is paper I got, on a roll, from the paint store. I think it's used to mask off larger areas before painting. When I saw it I thought I can use that on my scrapbook pages. It was cheap, under two bucks for I think seventy five feet or so. I also cut out a heart shape from cardboard, slapped some gesso on it, took my finger and whipped some paint on it. It was a blast to do, and I love how it turned out.

On this page I used the same painters paper & cardboard heart. The star is made from some watercolor paper I used some spray ink. I also got some punchnella and blue acrylic paint & painted the top part of the star.
Both pages have a cuttlebug embossed paper, then I inked it, under the pic's on the right. You can see the one in the top pic better :)
FUN, FUN, FUN!!!!!
Connie

Scrapbookin' Daisy

Last friday I took part in Jana's class at createscrapbooks.com. I just loved the page she did and wanted to make one too. I have had these pics of Daisy laying around I that is what I was inspired to do. I love the beading swirl Jana did and made one also.

I think I need to add alittle more red spray ink to the page.  I also forgot to distress the edge of the red background paper. I just loved how this page turned out, I think Daisy is liking it too ;)

Connie

Rock on Calvin

Calvin used to like to get Craig & my stuff and dress up with them.
I thought these pic's were fun so I just had to scrap 'em!!!



Connie

Cade in the Bubbles

This past summer I have been taking all my old rolls of film into get developed or put on to cd. When I opened one of the picture envelopes I saw this picture of Cade, I started just laughing.Ya see Cades legs look the same 15 years later,when he stretches his legs, feet & toes out like that. Seeing that picture was to funny. I knew I just had to scrap it!!!


To freakin" cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Connie

My son's birth - 1 years old

I got the idea for these pages from Noell over at paperclipping.com. She did one like this of her son Aiden and I thought it was a great idea. I love how my pages turned out. I really liked using pictures that were already printed instead of editing them in photoshop. The look of Calvin 's and Cade's do show a more dated or nostalgic look. Calvin's printed in 88 & Cade's in 95. It is a blast to make these memories for yourself and children. Telling their story!!!

Calvin


Cade


Carch




Happy Memory Making, Connie ;)