American Honeys

I made this layout tonight with some photos from this past 4th of July. The new Lady Antebellum CD came out this week, and I absolutely love their latest single "American Honey". While listening this week on my way to work, I thought it would make the perfect title for some pictures of these All American girls!

I used pp by Basic Grey's Boxer line, as well as pp by Jenni Bowlin, and Jenni Bowlin accents. The journaling card, month card, and circle polka dot stickers are all Jenni Bowlin. For the month card, I only used the top because I wanted to highlight the July 4, and then used the rest of the card to punch out the stars. The letters stickers are Thickers by American Crafts.

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Some Fall Memories...

I made these los tonight, using some sketches. This first lo is for Sketch Inspiration #108. I pulled out all the Halloween supplies I could find (and boy were there a lot!) and put them together to make this! I told my Mom that we have more Halloween scrapping goodies than photos from the holiday!

This second is a 2 page lo, with some photos from an afternoon spent at a winery where we sampled a bunch of different wines. I used pp by Basic Grey's "Nook and Pantry".

I made these pretty flowers from a Sizzix daisy die cut. I cut the 3 sizes out from chipboard, then covered them with Crackle Paint, and then adhered them together and added a cute button!

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Some Early Bird!!

These are 2 lo's I made today, both using a "Color Me Miki" kit from last June, which featured paper and chipboard by Cosmo Cricket's Early Bird line. The first lo is from the latest sketch on Inspired Blueprints (40). These are more pictures from Key West, this time at Ernest Hemingway's house. We didn't go in and tour, but got some nice shots of his home from the outside.

My second lo also uses the kit and Early Bird. These are photos from the Key West lighthouse, which is across the street from Ernest Hemingway's house. My Mom came up with the cute title, and I loved it!

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St. Patty's Day & BG Origins!

Just a quick post tonight...I just got home from a combo of tutoring and babysitting for the night, and I thought I'd share a lo I made this weekend. I used some pp and accents from Basic Grey's new "Origins" line to make this St. Patrick's day lo. The title and shamrock accent were both cut from the Cricut cartridge "Designer Calendar". The lo is based on an older 52 Sketches 52 Weeks sketch (actually kinda loosely based, lol).

Here is a close up of the Cricut action:

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Brotherly Joy

This is a second lo I made tonight, which I made following the January Magpie Club Sketch. I used some more bits and pieces from my December Magpie Kit, as well as some Collage Press Joyride collection paper. Again, I added the digital element on the photo in Photoshop Elements, and then printed it out.

This is a self-portrait photo and Andy and I from sledding back in December. Journaling reads: "What makes a brother? Unconditional love despite hardheadedness. Love ya, little bro." I think hardheadedness runs in our family, and we still try to see each other's best qualities despite this!

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Love Ya!

I made this lo tonight using my October Scarlet Lime kit, and some photos from this fall. I have been really into the idea of hybrid scrapping lately (combining elements of digital scrapping into traditional paper scrapping). I purchased Photoshop Elements a few weeks ago, and I've been scouring the internet for tutorials and ideas. This week Ali Edwards is featuring some hybrid scrapping tips on her blog. Today, she has a free download of this digital element, which I added onto my photo and then printed out on my new printer (oh boy do I love that thing, lol!)

I thought it'd be fun to add an abbreviation title, because it's such a sign of the ages! LYLS stands for Love you like a sister, and Joan has truly become like a sister to me over the span of our friendship! I also based my lo on a sketch from Julie's blog (she used to design the sketches for 52 Sketches 52 Weeks).

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Christmas Traditions

I made this lo today with more photos printed from my printer (lol!). I used some bits and pieces from my December Magpie Kit, as well as some older pp (Christmas Slab...yea that is old!). I cut the giant snowflake from the Cricut using the cartridge "When it's cold outside" from some Bazzil Swiss Dot cardstock. I set the cut at "Fit to Page," and it cut it at 9 3/4" which was large enough to create a giant snowflake accent! I love the big pop that it makes against that red and white stripped background! I also used some glittery Making Memories alphabet letters.

I journaled about our Christmas Eve tradition, which is to spend the evening at our Grandmother and Grandfather's house. Santa usually drives by on the fire truck, but we missed him this year! We all posed next to her tree, and we told her that she needs to get a larger one to accommodate my 6'5" brothers!

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