Scraps and Ink

Life is So Good

So the weather has turned quite icky, and I have been stuck inside getting over a nasty cold. In fact, I can see the Owyhee Moutains from my office window and there is a skiff of SNOW on the tops already!!! BLEGCK!!! So what does one do when one finds themselves stuck inside on a gloomy, blustery day? Scrapbook, of course!

And scrapbook about things that make one happy.....like shoes! But not just any shoes, I am talking bright, fun workout shoes. Makes the workouts more enjoyable, don't you think?

LIFE IS SO GOOD

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For the background, I hand-cut a large butterfly, stuck it down with re-positional adhesive, and misted it using "sea glass" glimmer mist by Tattered Angels. After removing the butterfly, I drew around the edges with a light grey pen, then splattered green and grey paint onto the page. LOVE the "mist/splatter" look. 

The papers are from the Cocoa Daisy September kit "He Said, She Said" as well as a couple from the American Crafts Dear Lizzy "5th and Frolic" collection. (a new fave!!!)

So that is my little bright spot for the day. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Later,

nancy

CSI42: Hello!

After a long hiatus over the summer, I am back into my scrapping groove and loving it!

I have missed playing along over at CSI:Color,Stories,Inspiration. So I will not waste any time showing you the FAB new palette:

Aren't those colors just lovely?!

Here is my take:

HELLO

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For my page, I chose papers from Studio Calico, Echo Park (For the Record 2, Little Boy) and AC's Dear Lizzy (5th and Frolic).

I also added sweet little roses given to me by my dear friend, Cassandra Cooper, that I made a deeper blue by spraying with "sapphire" Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels.

I also used a mask and more Glimmer Mist in "sea glass" for the background.

The photo on the page is of some of our relatives on Andy's side. We got to meet them for the first time (plus about 60 more!) this past summer at a family reunion in Illinois. Such a fun time!!!

Do you like these colors? Then hop on over to CSI:Color,Stories,Inspiration and play along!

Thanks fr stopping by!

Later,

nancy

Tiggerific!

Time to share some Disney love! :)

This is a page I did a couple weeks ago while Skyping with my super talented friend, Suz (Susan Stringfellow). I used pics from one of our family's fave "character dining" spots in all of Walt Disney World- Crystal Palace inside the Magic Kindom. 

Not only is the food amazing, but we get a table-side visit from Tigger, Pooh, Piglet and Eeyore. :)

Since I feel each character deserves it's own scrapbook page, this is only one of four. This one features the ever-silly Tigger! And yes, he is as cuddly as he looks. Love the Tigger!

TIGGERIFIC!

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Thanks for stopping by!

Later,

nancy

 

Oh, The Places You'll Go!

I did this page for my DT Member Spotlight over at Basic Grey awhile back. I used all sorts of goodies from the "What's Up" collection here. The page does not have any journaling, but I felt it didn't need it. The title alone sums up rather nicely what I know about these two amazing girls. :)

OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

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Thanks for stopping by!

Later,

nancy

GO. SEE. DO.

This is a page that came together rather quickly once I had my photos printed and ready to go. :)

The photos are from our recent road trip to Chicago. We were walking across Michigan Avenue (The Magnificent Mile) heading back to our hotel from the Art Institute of Chicago, and I made the girls stop mid-way for a photo.

BTW, if you have never been to Chicago and seen the sights, it is an absolutely "must-do"!!!

GO. SEE. DO 

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Thanks for stopping by!

Later,

nancy

Cocoa Daisy LOVE

I just have to share a love I've had for quite some time now. 2 years to be exact. :)

Yes folks, it is high time I let you know that I am in love with Cocoa Daisy. They are a scrapbooking kit club, and online store for all sorts of other scrappy goodness!

I have been a member of their kit club for a long time, and have always loved (and used a bit of) the products they send every month in the kit. But here is the thing: I have been busy with so many other DT projects that I have never actually sat down and used their kits exclusively. Rather, when the kit shows up on my doorstep, I open it up, take it apart, and seperate it all into my files of various manufacturer products. I pull from those files when I am working on projects for CSI:Color,Stories,Inspiration, and when I am making cards for my feature in CardMaker Magazine.

Well, now that my DT term at Basic Grey is up, the girls are back in school (and Ashley is driving them there so I don't have to), and the hotel on the mountain is closed for the season, I have found a bit of extra time to play. :)

So I finally decided to keep one of the Cocoa Daisy kits intact and use it!!! Here is the October 2012 kit- "Aspen Grove"

And here are a couple pages I created with this kit:

FALLING

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HARVEST TIME

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So there you go! AND I still have a ton of product left over to make a few cards, another page.....or three. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Later,

nancy

 

Last of the Basic Grey

Where has the time gone?!!! I'll tell you- it just flew by during a crazy busy summer!!!

Andy, the girls and I (as well as two extra teenage girls) took a 10-day road trip to Chicago for a family reunion. SOOOOOOO many cool stops along the way! Did tons of fun stuff and even crossed a couple things off the bucket list. Woohoo!!!

I stayed busy up on the mountain working in Silver City for the summer. Both the Sci-Fi and National Geographic Channel filmed in the hotel for episodes of a couple of different series'. Fun stuff. 

Andy and I celebrated our 18-yr anniversary in Seattle and on the Washington coast in a fabulous little beach cottage. Had the BEST time and found our new fave getaway!!!  

Ashley turned 16, is driving, and got her first car. (This would worry most other parents, but she is a stellar driver, so I have great faith in her.)

Anna is her usual gorgeous, smart, sweet self. :)

Okay, so there you go.

How 'bout some scrappy goodness?

My time on the Basic Grey DT has ended, but I still have some pages to share:

SAVOR IDAHO

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TEA PARTY

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SAN FRANCISCO

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So there you go!!! The last of my Basic Grey Design Team goodness. But never fear, I truly LOVE LOVE LOVE all things BG, so I know I will be using their products for a long time to come!

Later,

nancy

PB&J and CONTEST

PB&J? Not the yummy childhood food (and my fave late nite snack), but the awesome new paper collection by Basic Grey!

I LOVE this collection so much. I have used it on soooo many pages and am excited to share. :)

 This first page was featured on the BG blog for National Scrapbook Day and uses an awesome sketch  by my super talented friend and fellow Disney fan, Susan Stringfellow. She has been asked by Basic Grey to be their new sketch artist, so I am excited to see what fun designs she has in store for us!

WAITING GAME

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These are pics of my fam waiting at the new ride- Toy Story Mania at Disney Hollywood Studios in WDW. The wait was a mild form of torture, as the line was over an hour long. Thank goodness for air conditioning! Next time we are going off-offseason. :) Of course, I used ALL Basic Grey PB&J papers and embellies. There is even a hidden Mickey- do you see it? Clue: it is in the second photo. heee! Specific product details are on the BG blog here. 

Here is Susan's sketch made exclusively for BG:

You can find more of her great sketches here: Sketch Savvy.

This next page was also featured on the BG blog for the official "now shipping" announcement. :)

THANK YOU MR. DISNEY

 

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The photo on this page just makes me smile all over. I consider Walt Disney to be one of the greatest people to ever live. He truly has brought magic into my family's lives.   

I did the next page over the weekend for the National Scrapbook Day challenge over at the Disney Scrappers site. LOVE the group over there! They are all fun, creative, and best of all, fellow Disney fans. :)  

40  YRS. YOUNG

 

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It was AWESOME to celebrate DH's 40th birthday at WDW the same time Magic Kingdom was celebrating their 40th birthday. A truly once-in-a-lifetime event. At least til they both turn 50. And you just KNOW we will be there for that!   

The "40" was cut from Basic Grey with the Pazzles Inspiration electronic cutter, and the journaling block is from Jillibean Soup. I also added some papers from the Lime Twist collection by My Mind's Eye. Matches perfectly with the Basic Grey, don't you think? :) I also followed sketch #83 from Susan Stringfellow's sketch site: Sketch Savvy.

The last page is one of my faves!!! Once again, I followed one of Susan's sketches (#85), and used PB&J with a bit of Lime Twist. Doesn't that just sound snacky together? ha!!!

4 PARKS 1 WORLD  

 

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So is Basic Grey's PB&J collection just PERFECT for Disney pages, or what?! 

If you agree, tell me which patterned paper in the collection is your fave by end of day Tuesday, May 15th, and you will be entered to win some BG goodies from this, as well as other collections valued at $35. :) Open to continental U.S. residents only please. :)    

So that's it for now. Thanks for stopping by!

later,

nancy

CSI 16 & 17

Hi all!!! How was your weekend? Mine was great! I learned how to make a Bahama Mama, and also went to see "The Raven" with friends, Charles and Tina. Ahhhhhh, good times. :)

So what is your favorite mixed fruity drink? I have found my new fave, but due to the insane amount of calories in this "vacation in a glass", i will limit myself to no more than one per week.

Also, don't drink and scrapbook. :)

The next two pages for CSI: Color, Stories, Inspiration were fueled by Diet Dr. Pepper alone (no alcohol involved). :)

The first one took a little more time to put together, but I love how it turned out. It is for CSI's #16.

 France

 
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The raspberry floral in the very back is from the Paper Heart collection by Crate Paper. The rest is from two great designers/friends- Cassandra Cooper for Echo Park (Be Mine collection) and Michelle Singh (CSI Coordinates printables). I cut the title "France" with my Pazzles Inspiration.

Below is the case file if you want to play along with us over at CSI.

 The next page is for CSI #17.

SpaceShip Earth

 

I don't have any close-ups of this one, sorry. :)

The background is from Basic Grey's Basic collection, the blue/green polka dot is from Michelle Singh's CSI Coordinates printables made exclusively for CSI, and every thing else is October Afternoon's Rocket Age. 

Here is the case file:

Fun huh?

Thanks for looking!

later,

nancy

Echo Park LOVE

I was lucky enough to have a box of Echo Park goodies show up on my doorstep the other day and as soon as I saw the This & That collection papers, I knew exactly how I wanted to use them. :)

The first page uses the more girly Graceful collection.

BEST DAY EVER

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The journaling reads: "Every single day I get to spend with you is the best day ever! I am so lucky to be the mama of you both."

It is tucked inside an adorable little envelope that my dear friend Denise sent to me, along with those cute little red embroidered hearts, wooden heart, buttons, and tiny red binder clip. She actually sent me a whole box of little embellies that I can't wait to use! Thanks Denise!!!

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The next page uses the Charming collection.

MY BOY

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My male Black Lab, Boston, is my sweet, handsome boy, as well as my hiking buddy, and no matter what the day of the week, he is always up for an adventure.....as long as he gets a romp in the creek at the end of the day!

I LOVED the versatile patterns in both of these collections. AND there is so much included in each collection pack! I have TONS of paper left over and am anxious to create several more pages with it.

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Before I share this next page, I have to thank my dear friend Cassandra Cooperfor designing the amazing papers and embellies in the Yours Truly collection. She is such an amazing artist and I just LOVE this collection! I actually did this page waaaaaay back before CHA and have been meaning to share it.

The photo I used is of DH and I and was taken last September in Walt Disney World on our anniversary. It was the BEST place to celebrate our special day! 

LOVE YOU

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So that's it for today. :) Check back later this week for MORE Echo Park LOVE, as using the gorgeous  well as a tutorial with Basic Grey!

Thanks for stopping by!

later,

nancy