Sweet Little One

This is the last page of the book.  What a great finish it will be to see a sweet little one sleeping.

Supplies
Stamps: Holidays and Wishes
Ink: Basic Black
Paper: So Saffron, Basic Black, Bashful Blue, Whisper White
Accessories: Circle Scissor Plus, Small and Large Star Punches, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Signo White Gel Pen

Happy

These pages will be great to capture pictures of those first few smiles!

Supplies

Stamps: Medallion, Define Your Life

Ink: Bashful Blue, Basic Black

Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White

Accessories: Sticky Letters, Fine Cosmo Stampin' Glitter, Black Gingham Ribbon, Blue Gingham Ribbon

Cute as a Button

I'll admit I used some non-Stampin' Up! Sizzix dies on this one.  OK, just the alphabet.  But that's the great thing about the Big Shot.  You can use Stampin' Up!'s exclusive dies, but you can also get other Sizzix products to use with it as well.

Supplies

Stamps: None (gasp!!!)

Ink: None

Paper: Certainly Celery, Almost Amethyst, So Saffron, Whisper White

Accessories: Big Shot, Sizzix Alphabet, Buttons Sizzlet, Crystal Effects, Ribbon Originals

Apple of My Eye

I crocheted baby Landon an apple hat so I had to make pages to showcase all the pictures of him looking cute in his hat.

Supplies
Stamps: Tart & Tangy, San Serif Mini Alphabet
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Gable Green
Paper: Close to Cocoa, Real Red, Gable Green, Whisper White
Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder, Backgrounds I Texturz Plates, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Real Red Polka Dot Ribbon

So Tweet

I love these little birds for scrapbook pages.  And I love titles that are a play on words.

Supplies

Stamps: Cheep Talk, Contempo Alphabet

Ink: Old Olive, Close to Cocoa, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Old Olive, Close to Cocoa, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Sweet Pea DSP

Accessories: Buttons, Hemp Twine, Corner Rounder Punch

Love U Bunches

No baby book is complete without a Sock Monkey page!!

Supplies
Stamps: Sock Monkey, Jumbo Outline Alphabet
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Real Red, Summer Sun, Barely Banana, Jet Black StazOn
Paper: Close to Cocoa, Real Red, Summer Sun, Whisper White

Welcome Home

Bringing baby home for the first time is a big deal.  It needs scrapbook pages to mark the wonderful occasion.

Supplies

Stamps: Rough Type Alphabet, Good Neighbors

Ink: Ruby Red, Taken with Teal, Old Olive

Paper: Ruby Red, Taken with Teal, Old Olive, Whisper White, Sweet Pea DSP

Accessories: Round Tab Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Old Olive 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

100 Percent

These are great pages for some every day pictures.  No real theme here, but sometimes you don't need one. 

BTW - don't you love the sparkle??? 

Supplies
Stamps: Stamp of Authenticity
Ink: Basic Black, Basic Gray
Paper: Basic Black, Basic Gray, So Saffron, Whisper White, So Saffron Prints DSP
Accessories: Silver Foil Smooch Spritz, Pewter HodgePodge Hardware, Pewter Build-a-Brad, Circle Punches, Spiral Punch, Basic Black 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

And Baby Makes 3

This is the first child for the family, so baby makes 3.  I thought these pages would be great for those first few family pictures.

Supplies

Stamps: Circle Circus, Rough Type Alphabet, Everything Baby, Short Order Numbers, Just Perfect Alphabet

Ink: Basic Black

Paper: Real Red, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Whisper White

Accessories: Circle Punches

& Me

I think these pages are pretty self explanatory.

Supplies
Stamps: I {heart} Hearts, Contempo Alphabet
Ink: Ruby Red, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Basic Black
Paper: Ruby Red, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Basic Black, Whisper White

Landon

This page will be great for that first hospital picture.  The tags will allow mom to circle Landon's birthday.  Not that she'll ever forget what day it is.

Supplies

Stamps: Short Order Alphabet, Fox & Friends, It's a Date

Ink: Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive

Paper: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Taken with Teal, Whisper White, Sweet Pea DSP

Accessories: Small and Large Tag Punches, Big Shot, Top Note Bigz Die, Slot Punch, Hemp Twine, Buttons, So Saffron 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin Dimensionals

Landon's Baby Book

My cousin is going to have a baby boy any day now!!  As a gift I made an 8" x 8" scrapbook page for her so all she'll have to do once Landon arrives is print some pictures and glue them down!  So the next few posts will be pages of the book. 

This is the book cover.  It's just a plain brown scrapbook, so I added some ribbon and a Chipboard Element to fancy it up a bit.

Supplies
Stamps: Rough Edges Mini Alphabet
Ink: Old Olive
Paper: Old Olive, Sweet Pea DSP
Accessories: Pumpkin Pie 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Hemp Twine, On Board Chipboard, Word Window Punch

Shaving Cream Scrapbook Pages

Today is scrapbook class day!! These are the pages we are making!! We will be using the shaving cream technique to make the swirly accent pieces. We will be using the I {heart} Hearts stamp set (yes, again!) and this gender neutral color scheme. Not all Valentine's Day or love themed projects need to be Red!

Supplies
Stamps: I {heart} Hearts
Ink: Ruby Red, Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie
Paper: Ruby Red, Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
Accessories: Silver Brads, Stampin' Dimensionals, 1" & 1 3/8" Circle Punches, Small Heart Punch, Paper Snips

Make Merry

These are the pages we'll be making tonight at scrapbook class. Because I won't be having a December class I decided to make Christmas pages this month. I wanted to use the Top Note die for a page element, so I stamped the wreath image on one and left the other blank for a journaling spot. And I also love to put a strip of paper across the two pages to tie them together, so I added some DSP across the bottom. The ribbon on the photo mats is adhered under them, so you can just slide your picture underneath it so you can still center the picture on the mat.

Supplies
Stamps: Berry Christmas, Just Perfect Alphabet
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Real Red, So Saffron
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, So Saffron, Whisper White, Merry Moments DSP
Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note die, Chocolate Chip 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

Halloween 2005

I'm trying to scrapbook some of my older pictures so I can finally put my book together! These are the second to last pictures of 2005 that needed scrapbooked. This was Oscar's first Halloween and he didn't really like his vampire costume, so this was the only (decent) picture of him in it. I really wanted to try my hand at some punch art, so I made the pumpkins using a few different punches. I think they turned out great. To give them a little dimension make sure to sponge the edges of each punched piece. To make the "grass" I just randomly snipped the top edge of some Old Olive cardstock and curled the pieces.

Supplies
Stamps: Contempo Alphabet, Short Order Numbers (retired)
Ink: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie
Paper: Basic Gray, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Close to Cocoa
Accessories: Stampin' Sponges, Large Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Word Window Punch, Slot Punch, Paper Snips
Technique: Sponging, Punch Art

Medallion Scrapbook Pages

These are the scrapbook pages that we completed last week at my scrapbook class. I just love the Medallion stamp so I was so excited to use it for these pages. And I love the punch of Taken with Teal against the Basic Black and Basic Gray.

Supplies
Stamps: Medallion
Ink: Basic Black, Taken with Teal
Paper: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Taken with Teal, Whisper White
Accessories: Coluzzle, Stampin' Dimensionals, Pewter Jumbo Eyelets, Crop-a-dile, Stampin' Sponges
Technique: Sponging

Love You Bunches

I just realized that I never shared last month's scrapbook class pages with you! I'm sorry. Here they are!!

Supplies
Stamps: Sock Monkey, Contempo Alphabet
Ink: Jet Black StazOn, Real Red
Paper: Close to Cocoa, Real Red, Barely Banana, Whisper White
Accessories: Close to Cocoa, Real Red, and Barely Banana Stampin' Write Markers, Real Red Polka Dot Ribbon, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Jumbo White Grommets, Big Shot, Stampin' Up! Hearts & Brackets Sizzix Die

My Digital Studio

Stampin' Up!'s new digital scrapbooking program, My Digital Studio (MDS) is now available!!! You have two options for using Stampin' Up!'s digital images. You can purchase the entire collection of images and software for $79.95. You will get the installation disks with this option and it can be used on a PC or a Mac. If you purchase this option you do not have to purchase any additional images at this time, but newer downloads will become available in the future. If you already have a program that you use for digital scrapbooking you can choose to download individual products from my website. These will be available to download upon purchase. You will not receive them on a disk. Print services are also available for My Digital Studio, but you must have the software program to take advantage of the professional print services. You can print full bound books, calendars, and cards in true Stampin' Up! colors!

Stampin' Up! is also has a Starter Kit that includes MDS!! The Starter Kit price is $185 (over $295 value) and includes the following:

• My Digital Studio software
• Party Hearty and Petal Pizzazz stamp sets
• Whisper White card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
• Earth Elements assorted card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
• Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, and Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin' Pads
• Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, and Real Red Stampin' Write markers
• Chocolate Chip 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
• Real Red 1" double-stitched grosgrain ribbon
• Button Latte Designer buttons
• Stampin' Dimensionals
• Mini Glue Dots
• SNAIL Adhesive
• Business supplies (product catalogs, order forms, training DVD, and other supplies)

August Scrapbook Class

Last night was my monthly scrapbook class and these are the pages we made. We used the Big Shot for these pages! There is no stamping on mine (yet), but there is room to stamp a title. It's hard to tell in the pictures, but the Regal Rose pieces of cardstock are textured with Polka Dots.

Supplies
Stamps: None (gasp!)
Ink: None (gasp, again!)
Paper: Mellow Moss, Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Not Quite Navy
Accessories: Big Shot, SU! Backgrounds 1 Texturz, SU! Little Leaves Sizzlets, SU! Flower Fusion Sizzlets, Chocolate Chip 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Glue Dots

Sprinkles!!!

This was a fun page to make. And it made me hungry for a caramel apple! It's a Northwest Indiana tradition to get caramel apples from County Line Orchard and even though I no longer live in NWI I do make return visits there often. And when I do in the fall I always make a stop for an apple. The apple with the sprinkles is my favorite! So I dedicate this page to a sprinkle covered caramel apple from County Line Orchard.

p.s. The Scallop Circle in the upper corner is a shaker. I used the slot punch to make "sprinkles" with a few coordinating colors.

Supplies
Stamps: Circle Circus, Contempo Alphabet
Ink: Pink Passion, Briliant Blue, Yo-Yo Yellow
Paper: Pink Passion, Brilliant Blue, Yo-Yo Yellow, Gable Green, Whisper White
Accessories: 1 1/4", 1 3/8", and Scallop Circle Punches, Slot punch, transparency sheet, adhesive foam