The most Echo Park Christmas projects you have ever seen!

A few weeks ago I did a Holiday class at my LSS.  It was 6 hours long!!!  I had ordered Echo Park's Merry Christmas and Everybody Loves Christmas lines.  With these collections I made:

5 layouts
1 banner
1 wreath
3 cards
1 greeting card hanger
1 gift bag and gift card holder set
1 mini album
and a tree

Not only did I make all of these, I had to write directions for them all!!!!  But it was a very fun class and I loved using all these paper!  So here they all are....

Feeling in the Christmas spirit yet????  I am!!!  TFL!

A Very Special Process....Scrapbook Circle December Kit

This Scrapbook Circle kit is just gorgeous, first of all.  Check out THIS LINK for more images.

When I approached it, I wanted to do something a bit different this time around.  So I sat down, and thought about some of my favorite Christmas memories and WROTE about them!  That's right...I journaled BEFORE I started my pages.

It was a totally different process for me, but I just LOVE these pages!!!!  Since I typed it all up ahead of time, I decided to print out my journaling for each page.

I will be sharing my journaling and some stories and hopefully some prompts every Wednesday this month on The Scrapbook Circle blog, so please check it out every Wednesday (I will post a bit here, too!).

Happy Thanksgiving! More S.E.I...

This holiday is meant for reflecting on what we are thankful and grateful for...and that is exactly what I am doing today!  I hope you are doing the same and are enjoying time with family and friends!

These are my next few project for S.E.I!  I had asked my dad to send me some old photos he had, and these were two of the ones that he sent to me.  They are of just beautiful quality for the years that they were taken (1952, and 1953). 

This first was one of my grandma, whom I didn't really know because she passed when I was 3.  But I hear so many lovely stories from her from my dad that I feel like I know her!

More details HERE on the S.E.I. blog.

This next photos is really cool....it is of my dad's family when he was a little boy (he is in the back) during Thanksgiving Dinner!!! 

Again, more details on the S.E.I. blog!

Enjoy your happy happy day!!!!!!

My FIRST S.E.I. Project!

I am so very excited about my first S.E.I. project!  I am a bit, nervous, too, and this is my first manufacturer's DT, so I want to do them justice!!!

SO in the spirit of the week, I decided to make some name place setting for our table this Thanksgiving.  I used the warm and rich colors of the Moonrise collection.

I used some tags of various shapes and sizes and ran them through an embossing folder that has a "burlap" pattern. I inked the tags and tied some jute twine on the ends. I used a leaf punch to punch an orange, green, and brown leaf, which I folded a bit to make the leaves more 3-D. I took a small square of patterned paper, distressed the edges, and stitched a small border. I then cut my name with a die and glued them on!

I plan to hang each from a gourd or small pumpkin at each persons seat. I think I am going to do something with them after the day is over, too, but I'm not quite sure yet!"


I would love it if you stopped by the S.E.I. blog and left me some love!  :)  Have a wonderful week!

SIX layouts in this post!

I have been a scrappin' freak the past 6 days....probably more than I ever have done in a week!  I have been doing the Cocoa Daisy crop challenges, and have gotten a lot checked off my "To Do" list.  I took a break this week from design team stuff and did it for ME! 

So I am not going to go into a lot of detail about these layouts, so I guess I will just let them speak for themselves!  There is a bit more info about each in the Cocoa Daisy gallery...Thanks so much for looking, and if you have specific questions, please ask!   WHICH ONE IS YOUR FAV?

The 10 things that Charlotte says right now.  I created the text with a word cloud program like Wordle.

A HARD challenge, inspired by Kim Watson.

A photo I have been wanting to scrap for a long time!  The papers we will be using at my next LSS class.

Love how this came out!  Some frames from Maya Road and Tattered Angels and some mists and paint and punches!

This is my MOST favorite!!!  You had to use something from yoru kitchen on your page.  I used a FORK to paint!  I actually like the way it came out.  I was trying to mimic the spilled milk and the cheerios with the design....

Cute, nakey butt....enough said....