Flower Fun!!

Stacked Die Cut Flower with gem Center

Ruffled Dicttionary Blooms and Hand Cut Flower

I guess you can tell that I LOVE flowers! 

Rosettes using Martha Stewart Edge Punches

Tissue Paper Flowers Accented with Stickles and Tattered Angels Mist

Just a few Pictures of some of the flowers I enjoy making and using on my projects.

My Second Canvas Creation!

HI Scrap Friends,    
     I visited Cozumel, Mexico on a cruise with my family the week before Christmas and had a BLAST!  That being said, I created an altered canvas of one of my favorite parts of the cruise- THE Beach.  I started with a 12 x 12 canvas from Quick Quotes. First, I painted the canvas with a blend of turquoise, light blue, and white acrylic paint from Anita's Acrylic Craft Paint.  After getting the color palette I liked, I let it dry. After the canvas dried I inked the edges with Quick Quotes Blue Hawaiian chalk ink and let it dry.
     Next, I fussy cut clouds, the sun and waves from Bo Bunny papers "Barefoot & Bliss" and "Sun Kissed Skies."  I used the waves on the bottom of the layout and then a small torn strip of  "Corkboard" paper from It Takes Two to use for sand on the beach.  The clouds were pop dotted for dimension and outlined with Ice Stickles.  One cloud was placed below the seagulls on the left.  After mounting the sun, I outlined it with Stickles and accented the sun with some Bling from Prima.  My photos were mounted on Bazzill Cardstock and then put on the layout.  The center photo was mounted on pop dots and everything else was glued down with Beacon's 3-in-1 glue. 
    for the title I used glitter stickers from Doodle Bug Designs and some stickers from my stash to spell Cozumel.  I  love this project because it was our first family cruise and and everyone had such a great time.
Let me know what you think!

Ginny

One of My Fave Early Layouts

This layout was done using Quick Quotes products. This is of me and my sweet grandaughter London!  Ran across it in my files and had to post it, even though I was 80 pounds heavier.  Everyone have a great day.
Ginny

Scrapping Happily!!!

Hi Everyone,
Sorry I  missed a few days, but I lost a dear friend to a sudden illness and was consumed with that .  My friend was only 47, a sweet Mother, daughter , and wife.  She lived for the Lord and her family and it has been really hard to lose her.  She has been like a Mother to my daughter and my daughter is having a hard time with the whole situation.  I know that God is in control and will help her family and friends to make it through this difficult period.  Continue to pray for us all.

    This whole episode has given me renewed Strenght in my personal and scrap life.  I want to be on design teams, because scrapbooking and papercrafting are my passion.  I started scrapping in 2005 and can tell that I have evolved into a passionate scrapper and paper crafter.  So, I have been devoting hours after my regular work schedule to my scrapbooking.  One of my first quick projects was a reclaimed fraime (25 cents), spraypainted in Black Laquer.  I then used a cream colored cardstock from Bazzill, Doodlebug letter stickers from Hobby Lobby, Paper Studios Bling, and a Paper studios rubon.  The frame was important becaused it reinforced an important part of my life: FAMILY.  I am including a picture while I figure out how to do a slideshow gallery with some of my other projects.  If anyone can help with the gallery, please text me!!
Ginny

Happy MLK day!

My family participated in MLK Community activities today and it reinforced my commitment to find strength in my daily life . If this great man was able to persevere and accomplish things that benefit us all, what keeps us from pursuing our goals? I plan on scrapping, getting on some design teams, teaching more classes at our local Hobby Lobby, and completing my second degree in Nursing! I know that's a lot, but I am determined to find my STRENGTH .
I just finished two layouts and a layout on canvas for submission for a design team call. I will post after I submit them! Wish me luck and everyone have a good night!
Ginny

Christmas Mini Album Pictures!!

My Sugar Babee, better known as London, and I finally got this little baby finished.  It's hard work scrapping with a three year old, but since it was hers I let her help.  BIG mistake, but we had a blast.  She helped with the album and also helped take the pictures .  I think this type album is great when working with kiddos because she was able to help spread a little glue (OK LOTS of GLUE) and choose which papers to put on each page.  I used lots of stickers that I bought at Hobby Lobby last year, a few rubons, misc. ribbons, chipboard accents, flowers from Making Memories, and you know I did the bling thing.  On the flowers and chipboard I used my new favorite glue from The Rubber Cafe.  I am in love again!! I know, it's sad when glue makes you happy.  I hope you like the album!!  Please comment and give me some other ideas.  I will be happily Scrapping at an all day crop tomorrow and I am super excited!!  Hope everyone has a great weekend.
Ginnye

Christmas Mini Album !

    Hope this week has gone well for everyone.  I have been having a blast  working on a Christmas Chipboard Mini Album for my grandaughter.  It's actually a chipboard album with different  decorative edged pages from Little Yellow Bicycle.  I am using the coordinating  paper pad with decorative edged papers that are Christmas themed.  The paper pad also includes some solid color papers that I am using for photo mats.  My grandaughter is three years old, so she helped me get everything ready and even did a "little" gluing!!  Working with a three year old takes patience and EXTRA  glue!!  I plan on using some embellishments that I have on hand, rubons, and Bling!  Can't do a thing without my bling.  Hoping to post pics tomorrow.
Happily Scrapping in East Texas,
Ginny

More Paperbag Album Pics!!

Happy Scrappy New Year!

Happy New Year Scrapbook Junkies,
   2012 is finally here and I am blessed to be able to scrap my heart out.  Earlier, I stated that STRENGTH is my word to focus on this year and I have already had to find strength to help my husband through a difficult time after the death of a close friend/coworker.  I am positive that GOD will help us through  this rough patch.
    On to scrap fun,  earlier I promised  to post some pictures from the paperbag albums I made using the Twinkle Toes Cricut Lite Cartridge.  Hope you like them .  Let me know what you think.
Ginny