Andrea's Scrapblog

Birthday Bash

2011-02-21T08:55:00.000-08:00

I stayed up way too late working on this last night, but it was fun anyway!! Here is another layout of my son's first b-day party. It's kind of hard to see, but there is a big tree in the middle (from Just Because Cards) with a pinata hanging from it and the monkey is swinging his bat at it. Everything else is from the Birthday Bash cart. TFL!

Have Your Cake and Eat It Too

2011-02-20T17:31:00.000-08:00

I made another layout for my son's first birthday pictures. I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to make at least two more for the party in order to include all the pictures I want to. lol! Looks like I'm on to album number 3 for my son's first year!!

The title and cake are from Sweet Treats, cut at 5". The balloons are from Create a Critter, cut at 5". The cat coming out of the cake is from Birthday Bash, cut at 6". I used fit to length at 11.5" for the "one" collage from Graphically Speaking. The papers are from The Paper Studio's Birthday Extravaganza stack. Thanks for looking!!!

Layouts, Layouts, and More Layouts

2011-02-18T22:52:00.000-08:00

I've been working hard, trying to finish up my son's first year album. I want to have that finished before I really get going on my daughter's album. If not, I'm afraid I would never get around to finishing it. For his monthly pictures, I just kept the pages pretty simple. I love the papers- from K&Company Actopus to Zelephant- and I didn't want to cover the cute designs up too much. Here are months 4 through 12 minus month 10 (I already had months 1-3 finished). As I was working on these, I realized that I never printed his 10 month pictures, so I now have them ordered and will finish that as soon as they get here.

We got him this pony for his first Christmas. He loved it! He would always "snuggle" it by laying his head against the pony- adorable!! The title is from Old West and the rocking horse is from B is for Boy.

These cuts are from Old West. This was a really simple, quick one.

I LOVE these papers- from the Sassafras Bungle Jungle collection. These cuts are from Create a Critter.

Create a Critter and Don Juan on this one. Isn't that giraffe too cute?! I think if I could only have one cartridge, CAC would be it! The layering is so easy!

Ok, I cheated and did two baby girl layouts. :) I can't wait to really get going on her album. I used Simply Charmed on this one.

I've posted this one before, but I actually have her photos in it now, so I thought I'd share again.

I posted this one before, too, but now it has photos and is 10 times cuter.

Baby's First Christmas. I used Simply Sweet, Don Juan, and Hoot N Holler for the title and Winter Frolic for the nativity.

Cuttin Up for the title, Simply Charmed for Santa and the chimney, Winter Frolic for the tree, and Create a Critter for the reindeer and lights.

I used an EK Success punch to make it look like notebook paper.

That's it for now. Thanks for looking!!

My Pink Stamper Blog Hop Challenge plus more

2011-01-15T15:19:00.000-08:00

I followed along with the My Pink Stamper design team blog hop and decided to participate in the challenge, too. I just got my first set of MPS stamps and hadn't had a chance to use them yet. Here's what I made... I think this giraffe is the absolute easiest thing to make. 3 layers and voila!

Recipe:
Create a Critter cartridge: giraffe cut at 5 1/4"
Fiskars punch: clouds and scallop
Papers: Cosmo Cricket Togetherness and random solid cardstock
Stamp: MPS Punnylicious
Ruler border: Cuttlebug Measure by Measure border embossing folder

I loved this giraffe so much, I'm working on a scrapbook page with it now. I also made this little birdie card using a MPS stamp. The bird is from Simply Charmed cut at 3 1/2".

The other cards don't have anything Cricuty on them. I have a whole slew of stamps that I've been neglecting, so I decided to get them out and play. Enjoy! :)

My Pink Stamper Design Team Challenge

2011-01-04T19:16:00.000-08:00

I've been watching Robyn's (aka My Pink Stamper) videos and following her blog since I first got my Cricut over a year and a half ago. She's lots of fun and I've learned so much from her. I even won a Hannah Montana cartridge from one of her giveaways. If you've never been to her blog, go to http://www.mypinkstamper.com/. Anyway, she's looking for two more people for her design team and is having a challenge to fill those spots. For the challenge, you had to create a scrapbook layout, card, or other project using your favorite Cricut cartridge and her three favorite colors: pink, green, and brown plus another color of your choice. Here is what I came up with. It is the first layout I've made for my baby girl's scrapbook. (She was just born in November and I've been trying to finish up her 19 month old brother's first year album before I started hers.)

Recipe:

Sugar and Spice cardstock by the Paper Studio from Hobby Lobby

Other solid color cardstock by Recollections from Michaels

Cricut Lite Cartridge Sugar and Spice: baby cut at 5"

Cricut Cartridge Sweet Treats: cupcakes cut at 3"

Cricut Cartridge Alphalicious: "Baby Cakes" cut at 2.5" and welded on my Gypsy

White 5/8" grosgrain ribbon from Michaels

White gel pen for faux stitching around images

Of course it'll be WAY cuter when I add the pictures of my sweet girl! :)

That's all! Thanks for looking and good luck to all who entered!

Long time no post...

2011-01-04T16:46:00.000-08:00

Wow! I can't believe I haven't posted anything since March! Life got kind of hectic for me and I didn't have a whole lot of time to scrap, much less post my projects. Here's a brief overview of what has happened since March. I found out that I was pregnant with our second child in March; my son had his first birthday in May; the school year ended (I teach 4th grade) and I threw his b-day party just a couple days later; while my in-laws were visiting for his b-day, we remodeled our bathroom (or should I say my father-in-law remodeled it); we took two family vacations- one to Wisconsin and one to Massachusetts and Maine; my son started walking (more like running)I directed the kids' summer musical at our church; we found out that baby #2 was a girl; the next school year started; then our little girl, Laila Grace was born in November. I'm now staying home with the kids until Feb. 28, then back to work I go.
Since I've been home, I've been finding a little more time to work on my son's scrapbook and now I'm excited about starting my daughter's book, too!
I'm going to just share with you some photos of things I've done recently. I know I haven't taken pictures of everything. I'll go through my son's scrapbook later and take some more photos. I'll try to remember some of the carts I used on these, but I may not get them all. So here you go...

I used ZooBalloo on I think all of these cuts.

All Mixed Up for the title, Doodlecharms for the popsicles, and one of the Christmas carts for the penguin- sorry I can't remember which one.

Storybook for title and Stretch Your Imagination on the rest. I also ran all the eggs through the cuttlebug with different folders.

Paisley

Paisley again :) The branch might be from another cart, but I can't remember. I used my i-Top to make brads for the flower centers.

Designer's Calendar and Cursive 101 for title, From my Kitchen, Sentimentals, Simply Sweet, Gypsy Wanderings, and Doodlecharms

Hello Kitty Font, Stretch Your Imagination, Don Juan

Printing Press, Paper Pups, Locker Talk

Cuttin' Up and Everyday Paper Dolls for all 4 of these...

Card for my friend's baby shower: Create a Critter

Birthday Bash- one of my new favorites!!

Create a Critter and Simply Charmed- 2 of my other faves!!!!

Birthday Card: Simply Charmed, Don Juan, and All Mixed Up

That's all I have for now. I'm in the middle of making two other LOs, so hopefully, I'll have them on here soon. Thanks for stopping by!

2 New LOs!

2010-03-01T20:07:00.000-08:00

This is just a quick post. I wanted to share a couple layouts that I just finished yesterday. I'm definitely ready for spring, so I made them very "springy"!

Valentines!

2010-02-07T05:20:00.000-08:00

I've been working on a few Valentine's Day cards and LOs. I got some new stamp sets from SU! and thought I'd try them out. I also thought I'd try watercolor pencils. I don't quite have the hang of it yet, but I'm having fun learning!

This is a birthday card I made for my mom using Sweet Treats.

And 2 Valentine's Day LOs...

I realize these are not V-day, but I hadn't scrapped any Christmas pics yet until yesterday. So, here's my first...

Latest projects

2010-01-10T15:23:00.000-08:00

I haven't posted anything in quite a while, so I thought I'd put a few things on here while I had time. I made several different Christmas cards for family and close friends. I used Winter Woodland, Snow Friends, and Christmas Cheer, as well as some SU stamps.

Now, here are two layouts I did for my son's scrapbook. I used Pooh and Friends on the carrot one, and Christmas Cheer, WW, and Alphalicious along with my Gypsy on the other. I also used a MS PATP set on the "Bundle Up" layout.

Another Shape Book

2009-11-24T19:52:00.000-08:00

I made this shapebook for my mom and called it "Fun at Grandma's." It is for her to put pictures of my son spending time at Grandma and Grandpa's house. I used Bug Junkie's idea for the 3D window and designed one for myself. I did the whole book in design studio. Carts used include: SYI, FMK, Christmas, EDPD, MC, DC, WW, ACY, OA, SB, and probably some others that I'm forgetting. Papers were Bo Bunny Kitchen Spice and a few others from my stash. I'm excited that I got to use my new i-Top brad maker for the centers of the flowers. It is so much fun! Hope you like!

I've posted this Halloween shapebook before, but I have since finished the inside of the album and filled it with pictures from my baby's first Halloween, so I thought I'd share these photos.

Jacoby's 1st Halloween shapebook

2009-10-09T10:17:00.000-07:00

So, it's not finished yet.... still need to add photo mats and embellies to each page, but here's what I have so far. I loved watching BugJunkie's videos on shapebooks. She made it look so easy, and once I tried it, it really was!!! Thank you to Lisa for those videos!! If you haven't seen them, go to her blog... http://bugjunkie.blogspot.com/ So this is my take on the Halloween shapebook for my baby's first Halloween. Click on the picture to enlarge.

I used DJ for "Jacoby's 1st Halloween" and PDDU for all of the shapes. The paper is K & Co. all seasons pack. For some reason, DS didn't cut out faces on any of the critters, so I added googly eyes and white and black gel pens to draw faces. I put glossy accents on the spiderweb and cuttlebugged other shapes with swiss dots, divine swirls, tiny bubbles, distressed stripes, and paisley. On the front page, I added some diecuts from Recollections. I'll add more pics when I finish. Let me know what you think so far. TFL!!

My first wordbook!!!

2009-10-09T10:05:00.000-07:00

I made this wordbook for my niece, Elaina's, first birthday. I've been working on my baby boy's scrapbook, so it was fun to get to do something bright and girly! I started this before BugJunkie did her videos on shapebooks and without DS. Oh, I wish I had seen those videos first... oh well. I think it turned out alright anyway. I used a bunch of random papers along with papers from Imaginisce Twitterpated collection... so cute!! The letters are from SB and I cuttlebugged them with Swiss Dots and Divine Swirls and added some ribbon.

"You're Tweet" is Alphalicious, the birdie is from HEA, and I made the mushroom using part of the ladybug and a vase from WIMG. I saw someone else on the Cricut MB did this, so I can't take credit. I can't remember who it was, though.

The sun is from DC and the butterfly is WIMG. I added a cotton ball for the cloud.

Branch is ZB, owl is HEA, and marquee is SB. The stamps say "Hoo Hoo Hoo who loves you?" "I do that's who."

AMU for "Sweet girl", TBBM for tag

This is my favorite page. The tree is from EDPD- cut twice, inked, added primas, and cuttlebugged. I used my craft knife and cut out a bunch of the little critters from the Twitterpated paper. I added glossy accents to the mushrooms and eyes of the critters.

Squirrel is HEA, inked and glossy accents on the eyes. Acorns are from M&F. "NUTS about you" from OA.

"Bugs and Kisses"... title from DJ. Bugs and leaves- WIMG. That's all folks!!

Baby Book LOs!!!

2009-10-09T09:41:00.000-07:00

I've already made a ton of LOs for my baby boy's scrapbook, but I still have a ton MORE to do!! I think this is going to end up being a 3-volume baby book!! But, I'm having fun. I only have one more month at home with Jacoby before I go back to work, which makes me sad, but I was very blessed to get to spend almost 6 months at home with him. Luckily, I'm a teacher, and I get to look forward to a 2 week Christmas break, a Spring Break, and summer vacation!! Ok, so back to the LO.... I used MM for the stitched circle in the background and for the photo frames. For the title, I used DJ and LL. So glad that I got DJ with my reward points-- I think it's my new favorite font! The two little bugs that you can barely see are from DC. The paper is K & Co.

This is a 2 pager for Jacoby's 1st baseball game. The first one is very simple because I love the background paper of the baseball field, which is from the K & Co. Rough and Tumble stack. I used EDPD for the little guy and the bats that became the L's. The photo mat is from K & Co. Hopscotch. The 2nd lo doesn't have any cricut, but I used some K & Co. baseball stickers and the MS loop edge punch.

Jacoby's first bottle... K & Co. baby boy papers again... I used NA for the big bottle cut at 11 1/2". I cuttlebugged the rim of the bottle with the swiss dots folder. The title was done with OA, and that's all. I wanted to keep it simple because I liked the background paper so much.

Jacoby's first holiday was the 4th of July. I used Stand and Salute for the fireworks, sparklers. tag, and "pursuit of happiness". "First Holiday" was from OA and the little boy on the rocket is from ACY.

New cards :)

2009-10-09T09:09:00.000-07:00

This picture isn't very good, but I used EDPD and Stamped for this card. It was for my best friend's dad, who is also my pastor, for his b-day. I love this little fisherman!

This card was for my niece's 8th b-day. I used EDPD for the cute little girl, celebrations, and WC. I love this paper and used it on several cards.

Here's that paper again. I think I used BB for the sentiment. I guess I didn't take a picture of the inside... oh, well. This was for a co-worker who has been really struggling recently with her breast cancer. I love that stitched look that so many use, but I don't have a sewing machine. I found these stamps a couple weeks ago at HL that make it look like I stitched on my card. I think a mini sewing machine is going on my Christmas list, but in the meantime, these work great!

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2009-09-25T14:53:00.000-07:00

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New Cards and Layouts

2009-09-04T07:59:00.000-07:00

I finished my Hello Kitty card tin that I made for my secret sister at church. Here are some pictures. After I took these pics, I added more ribbon so that the handle of the tin was completely covered. I used Hello Kitty Greetings.

Then, I made a birthday card for my MIL. I used the owl from HEA, marquee from SB, "happy birthday" from ACY, and the threading water punch. The inside is a stamp that says "I hope it's a hoot!".

I've made several layouts in the last week and thought I'd just post them all together. The first one is of Jacoby's first bath. I used Pooh Font for baby Tigger and Pooh. "Bath" was done using Sesame Street Font (sunny day) and "first" was just chipboard letters.

When I saw the sleeping baby Pooh on the PF cart, I knew which picture I'd have to put with it. Sometimes when Jacoby naps during the day, I lay him on his tummy because he stays asleep better that way. When he sleeps like that, he brings his little bum up in the air... so cute! I thought he and Pooh looked alike here. :) I used the same carts as the earlier LO and also a vellum quote from K & Co.

This next layout doesn't have much Cricut, but I thought these stickers from my aunt matched these pics perfectly! "Little" and "blue" are ACY and "BOY" is from OA. The rest are stickers. I LOVE Jacoby in this little hat!

This one again is almost all stickers. My aunt got them for me and I thought they were sooooooo cute! "THING" is the only Cricut and it's from MF. I added stickles to the letters. Jacoby has the most pathetic face in these pictures! :)

I just finished this final LO this morning. The grass, vines, and monkeys are all from ZB. "Monkey Business" is a DCWV sticker. TFL!!

I've been busy!

2009-08-17T14:55:00.000-07:00

The baby is starting to fall asleep a little earlier at night, and I've been taking advantage of that time by doing some scrapbooking! I've gotten several layouts and a card done. The first LO is one from my baby shower. I used New Arrival for all of the cuts, a K & Co. flower, some stickers, and DCWV Animal Crackers paper.
This LO is for pics from the hospital. I had a scheduled c-section, so for weeks, I referred to May 18 as Baby Day. The only cricut is the font- Cuttin' Up. Everything else is K & Co. I especially like the little baby clotheline stickers! "Baby" is from the K & Co. chipboard.
On the next LO, I used New Arrival for the title and stork with baby. I also emobossed the stork and baby blanket with my cuttlebug divine swirls and swiss dots folders. I also used Jolee's stickers.

I made this card for some friends of mine who just had a baby boy. "Sending you" is done with Mini Monograms, the train is New Arrival, train tracks are My Community, "Loads of" is Mickey Font, "Love" is Simply Sweet and I used the MS train border punch.

This last LO took me the longest and I used several different carts. Let's see if I can remember them all... plane and banner are NA, words are Cuttin Up, sun and doghouse are Doodlecharms, clouds and balloons are Hello Kitty Greetings, house, trees, walkway, shrubs, and mailbox are Mickey and friends, dog and bird's nest are Zoo Balloo, grass is Plantin Schoolbook, and Sheriff's car is My Community. There, I think I got it all. These are pics from the day we brought my baby boy home from the hospital. My husband is a Sheriff's deputy, so I had to put his car in the yard. I added my beagle, Mischa, who is always running away, and balloons tied to mailbox say, "It's a boy!" I used my Cuttlebug on clouds and trees, and pop dotted the balloons. TFL!

Cupcake B-day Card for my Hubby

2009-08-11T23:38:00.001-07:00

August 12 is my hubby's birthday, so I made this card for him. I'm not sure why the photos turned out so blurry- sorry! I used the Doodlecharms cuke and Simply Sweet for the sentiment. Paper is from the DCWV Stack 6. The scalloped ovals are from Storybook and I ran them through the Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots folder. I pop dotted the blue oval and the cupcake, inked the edges with distress ink, and added ribbon. TFL!

Hello Kitty cards

2009-08-11T23:19:00.000-07:00

I am making a set of Hello Kitty cards as a gift for my secret sister at church and I thought I'd share a couple of the cards I've made so far. The card above is my "What's Cookin'? card. I made a little apron for Kitty using half of a scalloped oval from Storybook and some ribbon. The bowl and spoon are from My Community, and the words are all from Cuttin' Up. I used DS on the inside words. I inked the edges, added primas, ribbon, and some bling, and pop dotted the bowl. For the envelope, I used my Cricut black marker to "draw" Kitty and then colored her in.

For my "Get Well Soon" card, I used Hello Kitty for the sentiment and the medicine bottle and pills on the inside. I inked the edges with purple distress ink, added ribbon and button to the bed posts, and "drew" Kitty on the envelope and colored her in again. I also added my own Hello Kitty bandaid on the inside! TFL!

Steph is giving away a $150 giftcard of your choice

2009-08-09T22:40:00.000-07:00

If you want a chance to win a $150 giftcard to a place of your choice, head over to Steph's blog, www.stephaniecastrodesigns.blogspot.com. Use Mister Linky to enter... Thanks, Steph!

First Few Pages

2009-08-06T23:05:00.001-07:00

I just started my baby boy, Jacoby's scrapbook. I just got my Cricut and am quickly becoming addicted. It is so much fun, I thought I'd share some of my LO's. First up is my pregnancy LO. I used NA, Cursive 101, SS in CDS, and AMU. I just love the little prego momma cut...isn't she cute?

Next up is the LO I did for the Pics of Jacoby's nursery. We went with a jungle theme and my husband and I painted jungle murals on the walls. We had a blast doing this! Carts used include: PF, NA, and ZB. I chalked the animals and scenery and used distress ink around the edge of the papers. You can't really see it, but I also used pop dots for the butterflies.

During my pregnancy, I so looked forward to getting to see my baby at the ultrasound appts. I had a few more than usual because he measured large the entire time. (He was 9 lbs. 15 oz. at birth- a week and a half early!) These are my ultrasound LOs. Carts used were SS and NA. I used Martha Stewart glitter for the footprints and Jolee's stickers.

I LOVE Joann's!

2009-08-06T22:54:00.000-07:00

So I went to Joann's today because I saw that their DCWV stacks were on sale for $9.99! I ended up getting 3 stacks: The Green Stack, Nana's Kitchen, and the Gradeschool Stack. Then when I went to pay, I found out that teachers get a discount! So I saved 20% on top of that! Woohoo! Too bad I didn't know about the discount when I made another large purchase there earlier this summer... oh well. I'm a happy camper!

My Classroom Wreath

2009-08-06T22:45:00.000-07:00

I decided to try out my Locker Talk cartridge by making some decorations for my classroom. I'm on maternity leave until November, so it'll be a while before I get to actually hang it in my room. I'm so happy that I get to stay home with my boy for a few more months. He was just born on May 18th.

I got the wreath and chalkboard from Michael's. My name was done with Cursive 101 in CDS, the apple is DC, and everything else is LT. I especially like the school! I hot glued all the pieces to the wreath. This was so much fun, I'm starting on one for my mom!