Lil' Engineer

I actually got the chance to scrap the other day. My wonderful husband took the kiddos to visit grandma for the weekend, leaving me home alone. Whooee!!! While the memory was "fresh" (more like this is the paper I was dying to use) I scrapped this picture of Leo's "block structure."

Wouldn't you know it, as soon as this Bo Bunny Gear Up paper pack got into my hot little hands, Close to my Heart came out with a "gear" paper too. But, the colors are a bit different and since I've got 2 very rambunctious active boys, I'm sure it's all going to get used.

Sneak Peak

Here's a sneak peak at one of the new paper packs in the CTMH Summer Idea Book. You are going to love, love, love this one! CTMH has done it again, great new papers and accessories.

This paper pack, Moon Doggie, will be used in our May Club meeting. I'm going to try something new this time. For just $3 more (total of $28) you can keep the rest of the paper pack to create even MORE beautiful layouts and cards! Not to worry, I'll still cut the paper for you and just add the rest to your bag. Please let me know at our April club meeting (or leave a comment) if you're interested in the whole paper pack. Yet another bonus.... the Hostess Rewards will go up!

Anyone NOT in the club that wants to do this workshop, leave me a comment and I'd be happy to make you one and ship it to you. A $5 shipping charge will be applied.

Lancaster April Club Layouts

Things have been crazy busy around here lately. Summer, and the prep for summer is my busy time with my "real" job. I haven't had a lot of time to scrap much less post. I could tell you I'll be better about it but I won't, at least not any time soon.

That being said, here are the April Club layouts

This layout is one that was specially created and you won't find in any book. The white spot in the flower holds a 4 inch round photo and the right page has two 4x3 photos on top and two 5x3 photos on the bottom. Aaron will be 2 in May and I'm going to use this layout for his birthday pictures.

This layout is Imagine Role Play and calls for one 6x6 photo, one 4x6 photo and five 3.5x3.5 photos. I actually was going to print some for this layout, but wouldn't you know it, I'm out of ink!

This is Imagine, Full House and the book calls for different pictures than I used. Aaron has this great open mouth full belly laugh and has since he was a baby. He's always laughing (or the opposite, screaming. He's one loud kid!) and I wanted to chronicle that. I also got a voice recorder and recorded his laugh and will put it on the layout in the top left corner.

The acutal layout in the book calls for seven 2x2 photos, two 4x3 photos, one 4x6 and two 6x4 photo. I didn't have those printed already so I modified to fit my pictures.

My boy the scrapper!

Yesterday when I was trying to get my club stuff finished, Leo decided he was going to "do scrapbooking." I thought, what the heck and gave him some old pictures from our trip to the water park last year. He did this all by himself. Not bad for a 3 year old!

Here he is, proud of his work!

Just for fun, this is the block "structure" he made. You know, when dad's an engineer 3 year olds say things like "structure." Oh brother!

Agua Dulce Club layout and cards

This month, the Agua Dulce club decided to do something a little different. Instead of two 2-page layouts, they decided they wanted to do one 2-page layout and a few cards. This is what I came up with. I'm proud to say that I was inspired by many but copied no one!

The layout is Imagine Shadow and calls for two 5x7 photos and two slightly smaller than 4x6 photos.

Just some random cards I made. The first two are standard 4.25 x 5.5 and the last one is 6x6

Ready, Set, Go!

This is a very simple layout a la Brandi's Simple Sundays. I just loved the picture and didn't want anything to distract from it and my journaling. Not much needs to be said about it.

Aaron takes after me in that he wakes up ready to conquer the world. (Unlike Leo and Martel, who have to ease into their day). He grabs his blanket and Lion takes off running down the hall in the morning, dragging his blanket behind him. I try and get him to hold it up higher so it doesn't get dirty, but that doesn't happen. He's just full of life and as tired as I may be sometimes, I wouldn't change it.

Supplies used: Bazzil Bling cardstock, Thickers Alpha stickers, Around the Block paper

Fun!

This is another A Page 4 All Seasons layout. It was from my He Said autoship last month and I just love the layout. I've already scrapped this picture of Aaron a few times, but I'm making ME an album of my favorite pictures and this has got to be one of my favorites of him