LOAD Day 5 - T-Ball!

Andrew was in T-ball for 3 seasons and this is the first time I have
scrapped one of his team photos. It is from the second season
(Spring 2007) when his team was the Cubs.
He was only 6 at the time and practices and games were
pretty funny to watch. It really helped that he was number 6 and
6 years old. That alone made him want to wear the uniform.

All of the items on this layout are from my huge stash of
sports embellishments. It really feels good to finally be getting
these items out of storage and onto pages. A few of the items
I've used this month are from companies I haven't heard anything
about in quite a while. It would not surprise me to
discover they are no longer in business.

Supplies:
Baseball patterned paper -Sticker Studio
Textured paper -The Paper Company
Cubs laser die cut - Stamping Station
Go Team license plate - Stamping Studio
Baseball equipment & photo corners - Jolee’s by you
Labels - Making Memories
Baseball snaps - Ebay
Journal spot - Every Jot & Tittle

Okay, Day 5 is up and done.
See you tomorrow!
xoxo
Csmoferret

LOAD Day 4 The Boots

I took this photo of the twins ...
in front of the Christmas tree as we were trying to get it decorated in
December 2003. They were just over 3 years old and were always trying
on our shoes. Every chance they got they would each put on a shoe and
parade around giggling. This particular instance, Daddy had just taken
off his boots and the twins each grabbed one, stuffed their foot in and
had to hold hands to keep themselves upright. It was so incredibly cute
I just had to snap a picture...

Of course, the photo got developed and put aside to be scrapped. It has
taken me years to finally get that done. Once again, I used strictly stash
items and I'm very happy with the outcome. The Colorbok hay paper
was being saved for a layout about the farm but it just really worked for this
layout and, besides, I have to draw the 'saved for' line somewhere, right?

The fabric alpha is from Making Memories, the tags are from
Deluxe Designs, the bandana photo border is from The Studio Barn,
the journal tag is from Every Jot & Tittle (Etsy.com) and the blue jean
frame is from My Mind's Eye (circa 2004), and the raffia is
a scrap from my stash.


Here is a close up of the journaling spot.

After seeing this page, Daddy snickered and said I was right, he did love it
when they tried on his boots. See, I knew it!

Day 4 is done! See you tomorrow!
xoxo
Csmoferret

LOAD Day 3 - Ready for Spring

Well, we don't really have Seasons here but I guess
I'm ready for winter to move on.
At least that is what my journaling on this layout says.

The cool thing about this layout is it is all stash. The background
paper is a sheet of K&Co that I have had in my Green Patterned
Paper section for a long time. The same for the fence sticker. Yep,
that entire fence, cat and flowers is one big border sticker! (also K&Co)
I love it but I've been hoarding it in my stash for what seems like forever!
It feels good to finally use it. The pink ribbon is from WalMart.

The yellow alpha is from October Afternoon and the tiny alpha
is Making Memories. I didn't realize those tiny letters were so
useful! I've used them on all 3 LOAD layouts this week and I
still have tons left on that one sheet!) The journal tag is from this
Etsy vendor. (If you haven't checked out Etsy you are really
missing out on some interesting handmade items! I love Etsy!!)

Okay, back to my layout for the day. Smile.
This is a close up of the tree...
I took a picture of the sketch book rather than tearing out the tree
and running the risk of tearing it up (I'm really good at that sort of
thing, too!) and I'm really proud of how it turned out.

Silly, I know but I don't just sketch or draw very often so it is
really unusual that what I draw is recognizable, much less
photo worthy!

Either way, Day 3 LOAD is uploaded and done.
See you tomorrow!

xoxo
Csmoferret

LOAD Day 2 -Look who's been on the fridge!

I am so happy to report that the very first thing I did today (after getting the kids up and ready for school, switching the laundry, folding the resulting clean load, emptying and reloading the dishwasher...LOL!) was get my LOAD page done! I don't think I have ever gotten a layout done so early in the day.

I was getting ready to clean off the pile of stuff on the counter next to my computer when I heard a small crash behind me. The magnet holding one of the pictures on the refrigerator jumped off and knocked off several other items in it's haste to leave. Soooo, instead of just putting everything back I decided to use all of those preschool and first grade photos on my layout today! So easy, so quick and now my fridge is not as cluttered! Yay!

Here is the page...
The funny thing is - although most of these pictures are the twins,
I don't know the rest of the kids names! I mean, the twins are obvious
'cause they're mine, but don't ask me to identify anyone
else in any of the photos because I have no idea. It has been that long
since I changed the pictures on the front of the refrigerator!
Okay - except Santa Claus...and maybe the Chick O'Lay cow
(Yes, it is 'Chick-fil-a' but I like the "twin speak" version of the name better.)

So, anyway, it's done, it's simple and I'm happy with it.
Enjoy!
xoxo
Csmoferret

Happy Groundhog Day!!

Check out Punxsutawney Phil's winter prediction by checking in here.
I know it's silly but Groundhog Day just tickles me. I look forward to
seeing what Phil has to 'say' every year. I just wish he could predict
rain here too.

Enjoy the day!
xoxo
Csmoferret

LOAD Day 1

I am participating in LOAD (Lay Out A Day) all of this month. That means
I will have 28 layouts at the end of this month. I was part of LOAD last year
when it was hosted by Big Picture Scrapbooking (or BPS) and really
enjoyed it. It forced me to actually stop for a bit and create a page - it
didn't have to be a work of art or perfect or even the best layout I've
ever done - it just had to be completed by midnight and uploaded to the
group gallery. It was the most crafting I did the entire year and I am
looking forward to doing it all over again. My first layout was done
just after the Super Bowl ended and has been uploaded to the flickr
gallery. So, I'm off and running...

Here it is...
yep, that is one of my valentine cards from the Little Birdies Swap.
I don't know, it was laying there and it just sort of jumped from the
desk onto the layout. It worked with what I was going for with the
photo so it got to stay. I will probably add some more private
journaling inside the card but for now, this layout is done!

Off to bed - LOAD Day 2 will be here soon enough.
xoxo
-Csmoferret

Valentine Card Swap...

Here are the cards I made for the Little Birdies Valentine Card Swap.


I used an American Crafts card base and edged it with a Martha Stewart
border punch. Then I added a strip of paper lace tape from KI Memories
and K&Co so it would enhance the border. Inked up some torn vintage
sheet music with Ranger's Aged Photo Distress ink,
added a piece of Hugs & Kisses ribbon (I think I bought it here
but I don't know who made it.) topped that with a Love, Elsa
self-adhesive fabric (KI Memories) heart cut and embossed with my
Spellbinders Nestibilities hearts dies and then layered with a rosette
sticker from Martha Stewart. Simple but fun.

Here is a close up...

It was fun to make and looks much better in person.
Sorry for the bad flash glare.

Little Birdies should be posting the cards they received
for the swap in the next day or so.
xoxo
-Csmoferret