Christmas Card Album

Happy Snow Day!!

I tried and made good creative use of my snow day today but I didn't get anything finalized.  :(

However, I thought that I would share photos of my Christmas Card Album with you.  This is made using the CTMH Pocket album (Z1870) and some scraps of the Pear and Partridge paper that I had lying around.

 

LOVE the cover!  I added accents in white daisy, cranberry, topiary, and honey.  On the inside I placed all the photo cards that we received this year.  My ultimate plan is to make a page per family and then add the cards as they come in each year.  This will let us see how their families grow and keep the Christmas letters all in one place.

 

I haven't yet but you could decorate the outside of each pocket with something that reminds you of each family and with their family name and the years of cards that are there.  Maybe even return addresses in little pockets outside of the big pocket.  The options are endless.

 

Happy Crafting!!

Shower Invites and A New Idea Book

It is snowing outside and the schools are out for the day. 

While I am not spending my snow day crafting (too much school papers to grade), I have found some time in the last couple of weeks to make the invitations to a good friends baby shower.  I found the idea on the Cricut idea center here.  The theme is Sugar and Spice so I changed the colors to pinks.

 

There were 38 of them when I was finished!  I couldn't have done it without my Cricut!

 

I printed all the info on the insert using my regular laser printer.  You just have to make sure that the card stock is lined up exactly right.

 

A close-up of the cutest shoes on the front.  And while intense to put together, I was very happy with the results.

 

As an added detail I also stamped the envelope!

 

For colors I used blush and hollyhock ink and white daisy, topiary, blush and smoothie cardstock.

 

I have a CCR file, if you want it let me know.

 

In other news the new idea book is here and you too can get one!  Orders can start Feb 1!  Go to my webpage starting on the 1st to see all the great new products!

 

Happy Crafting!

Layouts for the Grandmas!

Happy New Year!

2014 promises to be an extremely busy year!  But until then there are some new classes for you to check out!  In January we will be making a Christmas card album, 6 Baby cakes layouts, and a wall hanging for your home.

I hope that your Holiday was relaxing and filled with family and love.  Mine was!

I do have two new layouts to share with you.  You may or may not know that I have made albums for the Grandmas.  I give them layouts for presents like Christmas and Mother's day and sometimes for no reason at all.  They have a 12 x 12 wall frame that they put the layout in until they get the next one and then they move the layout into their albums.  The goal is that by the time the kids are grown they will have a complete album of them growing up.

Below is this seasons layout that the Grandmas got for Christmas ( I believe that they look forward to these layouts more than their actual presents).  Yes they are very similar but that is mostly because I use the same pictures and theme for both.

 

I am extremely pleased with the way that these layouts came out.  The pictures do not do them justice.  Want to know more about my "Grandma Album" process?  Let me know and I will get you started.

Happy Crafting!