September journal

September is my new beginning month... I am going to try my hardest to keep up with a family journal each month. Here is September.... I've addes tons of photos - these two are my favs from a hot september day in the back yard. The last day of water fun.

Summer time memories of the lake....

Entry #15 - pickled carrot thank you cards

Made some pickled carrots with my aunties and wanted to send them a thank you card with some photos. I saw this envelope folder on splitcoaststampers card 1....

inside with photos

the back (I love using my cuttlebug to emboss cardstock.)

card #2 slightly different layout...


inside....

card back.... again using my cuttlebug

Entry #14 - match book brag album

Match book mini "brag" book album for my Aunt who just became a grandma for the first time!! sorry about the sideways picture, couldn't get the picture to load properly...
Looking down from the top - envelopes form the pockets. (love the dollar store!)


the inside....

each card has a spot for a picture on one side (I used double sided tape) a place for notes on the back of each card.

Entry #13 - baby card

Entry #12 - Mini origami fold album for Dad

Dad headed back for Thailand - I put this book together for him in about 4 hours which is amazing for me. I have only created about 4 four scrapbook pages during my entire scrapbooking career most of my layout ideas are in my head. For this book, I purchased a Martha Stewart extra large (I think 24" x 24") sheet of paper - chocolate brown - from Michael's for $3.00. I am happy with how it turned out. I journalled in White pen in the blank spaces. A couple more hours would have made a huge difference, but deadlines.... haha!!

These are the inserts: We each wrote a message to Grandpa on one

Entry #11 Journal

Here is my first attempt at Journaling, I am planning to create a new journal each month.... complete with photos. So that said, Here is a pic of the supplies that I've pulled together so far

Entry #10 Yahoo!! double digits

A couple more cards made for Birthday girls.... Love sparkles!! Still loving the spinner cards too!

Entry #9 - My Boys!

Havin' fun in the sun, with a little cookie crumbs on the side!! Beauties!!

Entry #8 Carrots again....

There was just something missing when I finished these mason jar tags, (see post #7) so.... punched a few holes around the scalloped circles and added some shine to the carrots! did it make much dif, really only I will ever tell.... Oh well, it makes me feel happy! ;)

Here's the finished product in a super simple package!! Oh yah, thank you Amy Rysavy for the inspiration for my pickled carrot jar, shaker card! Click here for the link to her video it's awesome!

Entry #7 - preserves

Pickled Carrots anyone? Made some mason jar tags for one of my Aunties... Not gonna lie, hoping maybe I'll get a jar or two out of the deal hehehe! LOVE PICKLED CARROTS!! LOTS OF GARLIC PLEASE!!

Oh yah, here is another card I made for one of my little buddies!! Happy B-day!!

Entry #6 Birthday card

Back from Fab vacation in sunny California - Disney ROCKS!! The beach was amazing in Newport - Gotta go back again!! Can't get enough sunshine.

Here is a card I made for my BFF's incredible daughter who turned 15.

Entry #4

Here are a couple of spinner cards I made.... (My new favorite thing to make - for now).

I made this birthday card for my Aunt... the adorable little bird stamp I bought here for $1.00 it's so cute. The little bird spins and rolls all the way through the opening.

I made this card for my cousin's 15th wedding anniversary. The little hippo was so cute, just couldn't pass it up. It spins and rolls across the opening like the bird in the above card.