Diaper Cake

I needed a shower gift but also needed to decorate for the shower. Here's a fun way to do both, a diaper cake.

The cake is made with rolled up disposable diapers. I wrapped a receiving blanket around each layer and then hot glued a ribbon on each layer to hold it all together. I decorated the cake with fun little gifts.

2011 Calendar

It's always a great and also quick and easy Christmas gift to give a calendar. This year was really easy because I used a quick page where all you have to do is drop in the photos. I also added any important dates. I purchased the calendar quick pages from Just So Scrappy.

2010 in Review

In addition to doing the P365 challenge where you do a photo a day I decided to do a year in review about my 2 grandsons. Here's a layout that I did where I journaled a little about them each month.


Template by Cindy Schneider, Year in Review Template IIIV2. Kit I can fix it by Misty Cato


Template by Cindy Schneider, Year in Review Template IIIV2. Kit by Kristin Cronin Barrows All Aboard Kit. Additional alpha from Just so Scrappy

My latest endeavor

You know that saying, "Jack of all trades, Master of none"? Some times I think that's me. I received a bracelet from a friend and several weeks later he mentioned that I wasn't wearing it. Well truth be known, I love it but it was too small. I like to think that I'm "Big Boned" My sister Kathy and I had talked about wanting to learn to make jewelry so we went by a jewelry store and they were super nice and got us both totally hooked. They showed me how to add a clasp and lengthen the bracelet. Now I can wear it every day. So, here's some of my latest things that I have made.



The pink pearl one is the one from my friend, and the one right above that is one my sister Kathy made.

I actually want to learn how to make rosaries and rosary bracelets. I think I'm just about ready to jump in and try my hand at it. I'm a little nervous to do all that work and do it wrong so I did order a book. Hopefully I will be posting one of my completed rosaries before too long.

Stick People

I started making these fun little stick people, perfect for the back of any car or van. I cut them using my Craft Robo. The files were purchased from PaperThreads.

Mogogram Glass Blocks

I made these beautiful monogram blocks for my nieces and nephews for Christmas gifts. I cut them with my craft robo. Have I told you how much I love that machine!

I used a set of monograms that I purchased from PaperThreads

POW Bracelet Layout

Back in 1972 I wore a POW bracelet that had the name of a solder that was a pow in the Viet Nam war. Here's my layout.

Fun layout of my Niece

Her doggies are her babies. Here's a fun layout of my niece and her kids. This was a layout done for a challenge of "Christmas Present"

Treasure the Memories

I finished this layout for a challenge "Christmas Past" This is one of my favorite pics of Christmas. This picture is from 1959.

Recipe Swap

I participated in a Recipe swap and here's my layout I did. I also have made layouts for all of our family recipes and gave books to all of my kids, and nieces.

Halloween Treat Boxes

We had a family reunion on Halloween so I made these special treat boxes for all the little trick or treaters.

I used Shelly's spider box that I purchased from PaperThreads.



I was even featured on Shelly's blog. Check it out Here

Airplane Boxes

Perfect gift bags for a 5 year olds birthday party.

I made 26 of these airplane boxes for my grandson's birthday. They turned out super cute.

I used Shelly's Prop Plane Box which I purchased from PaperThreads.





I was even featured on the designers bog. Check it Out

Jeff's First Triathlon

Very proud of my son doing his first Triathlon.

Been too busy

You probably wonder where I have been. Well it's not that I haven't been creative. In 2010 I did 176 layouts, 4 mini albums. Also did many many cards and cut tons and tons of stuff out with my craft robo. Now that the holidays are over I need to get busy and update my blog. Keep checking back for updates. FYI, I don't post any layouts of the kids so you won't see that many of my layouts.

Craft Robo - not just for scrapbooking

Well I needed some new house letters for our new porch and had a problem. My hubby didn't want me drilling in to the new siding but I really wanted to put up so new house numbers. Well, here comes the Craft Robo to the rescue. I was able to cut 4" numbers out of vinyl and put them on the house, with no damage to the new siding. Looks great, if I say so myself.

I figured it out

I was trying to make life simpler but I have major complicated things. I decided to combine all my blogs under one email address. I guess part of it is learning as I go. I merged the 2 blogs and it worked great until I deleted the gmail account I was no longer using. Live and learn. I will get photos uploaded as I can.

Quilting using the Square in a Square Method

I took a class about a year ago using a technique called square in a square. I used that method to make a quilt this weekend. I gotta tell you this method was so easy. I will definitely use it again.

Basically you cut all straight lines, sew straight lines.


Then you cut all the squares that you have sewn and the result is a star!


Here's the baby quilt it did.

Here's the amazing thing, it took me only 6 evenings to make!

Interested in the technique? Check out the web site Square in a Square

Graduation Gift

Well this is a long story so I'll try and make it short. My husband's great nephew Ryan is graduating from high school and he is very in to religious history and collects bibles. When I found this out I remember seeing a family bible when Stan's Uncle Allen died 7 years ago. There our journey starts. I wasn't sure where the bible was now but I put Aunt Helen in charge of that. We found out that the bible was in the hands of Stan's cousin Jo Anne who said she would be happy to pass it on to Ryan. This is a bible that was Ryan's Great Great Grandmothers. Ryan was tickeled pink to receive it as a gift. The bible was already in a box that was Ryan's Great Great Grandfathers box for cards from his funeral, I bought a box to keep it all in and I also made a booklet to show him his family history.

Here's the book that I made for Ryan















I told Ryan today that I wanted him to pass the bible on to his Great Grandson and he promised he would.

Jeffrey

He's 31 years old and I have finally done a layout of him. Here's my first born, Jeffrey when he was 9 months old. Look and him and tell me his son isn't a chip off the old block.

Donna

My husband's sister passed away last week unexpectedly. As part of her funeral service I created a video with pics of her life. This picture is one of my favorites.

I used JustSoScrappy's Happy Birthday Kit