Some Favorite Scrapbook Pages

Until lately I had been posting scrapbook pages at my other general-topic blog. I have created this blog, exclusively for paper and fabric art.

I include a few of my favorite pages below--to play catch-up. The most current ones are on the top. This picture of my son and his son is maybe my best. This page shows my style which usually includes flowers of some sort, made from either stamps or cut out fabric.

I am also loving chipboard, and I often use UTEE to make it shine. White mulberry paper gives this page a bit of a casual look.



I love this photo of my granddaughter. We posed her on the bed wearing this outfit I bought for her from a hoity toity store in Las Vegas. She was not cooperative, and it was pure grace to get this picture.

These butterflies are cut-out stamps that are colored with gel pens. I made the "princess" letters with my Pazzles.

The kids love watching popcorn come out of the air popper. This photo also features a beautiful bowl that my good friend Cathy gave me.

I used a border punch--that looks awesome, don't you think? The flowers and butterflies are purchased die-cuts and shapes that I punched, topped with a brad. The yellow accessories are a nice change.



My grandson makes the goofiest faces. He loves to try on my glasses. I embroidered the side border using a stencil from Bazzill.



I also embroidered this border using a Bazzill template. The tulips below are stamps that I colored with pencil.

This is my granddaughter who likes to put things on her head, including underwear.

Part Two of My 8 x 8 Album

My aunt phoned me today and showered me with much love and praise over this 8 x 8 scrapbook album I put together for her. (See Part One in the blog below.) She was so happy, and I was so embarrassed as she went on and on with gratitude. "You are very creative." "You are extremely talented." "It's obvious you put much time into this."

I'm guessing my dear Aunt Helen cried when she took this out of the box. We are an emotional Greek family. My aunt was just as generous with her remarks about my grand babies. "They are beautiful." "Well, I think so," I said.

The page below is simple. I used My Little Shoebox die-cut shapes. I love the combination of colors that this product line uses.

The photo is a super closeup that shows my granddaughter's amazing, thick eyelashes.



Here are some photos from our Halloween festivities. I had a little party for the kids. We dressed up and ate goodies a few days before the holiday itself. I found some adorable stickers at our local store Jazzy Crafts.

My grandson looks like a Village People dude in the first photo and a This is Spinal Tap dude in the second.


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The layout below is simple. More of those cute holiday stickers and a girlie girl rub-on. This beautiful flower is made by K and Company.

My granddaughter feels pretty in her ballet skirt.



Nothing remarkable about my scrap methods, except for I love the scalloped paper I've used on some of these album pages.

There is one photo of my grandson and me that we took together; my grandson is only four, and he took both the other photos of me. Pretty good, huh?



Below, my granddaughter is dressed in a red boa. I absolutely love the background paper here. Unfortunately, I removed the information tabs from my various lines of paper. I cannot identify them. I will become more accurate at describing the products I use.

I love all these stamped butterflies and flowers that I colored with gel pens.



Here are some beautiful white rub-ons on the layout below. My grandson is fascinated by the Christmas train.



I'm mesmerized by the effects of UTEE (Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel). I painted this little frame that surrounds my grandson, and I heated some UTEE to make the surface shine.

My grandson says good-night on Christmas Eve. We had a beautiful celebration at the end of 2008.



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