Happy Nat'l Handwriting Day!

What a perfect day to send a card out to your favorite or two!!  I think that with technology we are too busy these days to send handwritten items any more.  I know I enjoy getting a personal note in the mail ~ sure beats the alternative (bills!!).

So today I thought that I'd share a scrap layout that I did for the design team call at Treasure Box. I can say that I was a little bummed not to be picked, but hey - that's ok. Maybe next time. So here goes...

I love that moose!  He's adorable!!  And it kind of got me into the Valentine's making mood.  I'll share some cards I've been working on tomorrow!!  Have a great evening...

Howdy!

I have just a minute to stop in and post - and I thought that I'd share with you some scrap pages that I worked on.  I need to start doing another prom scrapbook for Danielle.  Finally I went to the store and printed out some to work with.  However it is just some of the over 300 that were taken.  Yes, 300+ pictures!  So here we go:

 Yup, where does the time go?  I so wish that I had that little girl back ~ and doing it all over again, well, that really was not a problem.  I was one of the lucky ones.  She never came home with purple hair (ok, I did once) and she was never in trouble (knock on wood that keeps up!!) so yes, I would do it all over again.  But it is also nice to see what a young lady she's grown into.

Ok, enough of the jibber jabber - I've got a few things to do.  But please make sure that you pop on over to my other blog Joani's Cards Made by Hand, Too! and see what a great special Stampin' Up! has going on right now. 

More crafty and creativeness later, promise!

How about a little of this and that?

I've been pretty sporadic this past couple of weeks, and I'm sorry.  I was actually working (only for a week) and then my back went out again (maybe I'm allergic to work?) so I've been staying out of the craft room.  But yesterday I was tired of doing nothing and I had to get my hands on some paper - I've got to show you what I've made.  Then I've got some scrap pages that I made a couple of weeks ago that I want to share too.

I had this digi image for a little over a week and it was just sitting on my craft table already colored and not yet put to a card so I had to finish it.  I'm not sure if you are all familiar with Michelle over at Stamps, Paper, Scissors and Donkey Smiles.  Her blog is just adorable!!  And Danielle and I just get a kick (he he he) out of it when she posts about her donkey's.  She had a terrible accident a while back and Karen at Karen's Doodles made this most adorable digi image for her!!  So of course I snagged it and was off to make her a card ~ if you go to the link at Karen's Doodles you can find her address if you want to send her a smile or two.

The base card is Barely Banana that I layered with Ballet Blue and some DP from SU! (sorry, it's retired and I don't have the name of it...)  The Ballet Blue piece I ran thru my cuttlebug with the swirls folder.  I colored the image with my pencils and gamsol and cut it out with my coluzzle.  I layered it on to another piece of Barely Banana and a piece of Old Olive that I cut out with my Cricut Storybook cartridge.  The "bling" is actually some rhinestones that Danielle gave me a while back that she purchased for her phone and never used ~ so Mom got the goodies Ü  I've got a little touch of stickles on the center of the flowers and I was complete.  I hope that Michelle enjoys the card and that it will bring a smile to her face.

Now here are a few scrap pages that I had been working on...

As you can see the little bus...  I cut it out of another sheet I had and pop dotted it to raise the image.

I love to make these circles to accent her.  If you've got a crowded scene just punch some circles out an place it over the one that you are scrapping about.

That's all I've got for you today.  Hopefully I will get some computer time this weekend.  If not, I'll be in the craft room and I'll show you Monday what I've been up to.

Have a super great day!

Our Journey

I am slowly going thru all our pictures and scrapping them and these were taken back in 1997 (I think)... And I thought that I'd start a page with all scrapbooking on it just in case your not into that kind of thing. I'll keep the main page of my blog for 3D and card items.

These pictures were taken back in 1997 when we were still in CA and rented a convertible and drove the coast line on Highway 1 and then we drove up to Reno NV. We had a great time! The picture of Danielle asleep was taken in San Francisco. She was so pooped that night the poor thing fell asleep at the table in the resturant. She was looking at the page after I finished it and she said "I remember that trip. But I don't remember that" and she pointed to the picture of her sleeping. I told her "Duh, that's because you were sleeping"... Sometimes she's SO blonde...

The papers are from Bo Bunny and Kaiser craft. I used my friskars, Martha Stewart and Marvy punches on this page. The envie is from Stickapotamus and I used K&Co tags and Karen Foster & Heidi Grace rub ons. The ribbon was some that was given to me.

I hope to move all my scrapbooking to this page ~ it might take a while, but I'll get it done. It will be one of those projects on the "back burner".

See, I've been busy....

Really I have. I've been working on my scrap books. Here's a few pages that I've done.

One day when Danielle was little she threw a fit and did not want to take a bath, so I promised she could call Nana when we were done. She called Nana to tell her how "mean" I was to make her take a bath. Little stinker ~ trying to get Mommy in trouble.

I hid the journaling on this page. I like to make pages with interaction so when someone looks at it they are doing more than just looking at the pages.

This was a page that I made of when Danielle turned 4. We did all we could to make it a happy day, but my Father had just passed away 2 weeks before that.

This picture is hilarious! This goes way back ~ I think it was 1996. A friend and I dressed up for Halloween at work. I looked like that all day long. By the time I took off the avacado mask it had been on for HOURS. My face was so red. Tami ~ if your reading this remember??

These were pictures that we had taken at Sears for the holiday. Danielle looked so precious in those pictures. I loved the softness of them. And to pose like a little lady, she was adorable. The paper I found did not have a name on them, but I loved how they are pink and black. Different colors for Christmas but I thought that they were pretty. Look at the pink and black candy canes.

So see. I've been busy, just not with card making.

Have a great day!

Good Morning!

Happy day to you all! I hope today finds you well.

I've got a mix of things to show you so I just picked a few for now. Since I've been in the scrapping mood I think that I will show you those first. Ok?

I'll try to list what I used ~ when I actually scrap my table is a mess. It looks like a cyclone hits it! Paper pieces every place, glitter & tape stuck to my forehead. Ink on everything else but where I want it! It's actually comical *Ü*

These were pictures of Danielle with friends of ours taking her to go see Barney when she was little. She loved Barney to pieces!!

I used Lovely Lilac, Gable Green, Green Galore and DP from SEI. I took my dotta-rific pen and made the dots. I used my Cricut George cartridge for the stars and letters then I added some glitter for a little shine.

This page was made with paper from Bo Bunny called Alissa kissable and some DP from SEI. The letters were cut out with my Cricut. The template for the arrow layout was from Creating Keepsakes October 2008 issue. I also cut out the circles with my coluzzle and added some stickles to it for a little "bling".

This was Danielle's official 3rd Halloween. I wanted her to be 'scary' so we went with the little devil costume. I ratted her hair up and used so much hairspray it was not funny. Then I took the eyebrow pencil and made her eyebrows into points. She was so cute. And look at Ricky! He was so young!! Ok, so was I. And no, he does not smoke anymore... (thank goodness!!)

The Halloween page was made with paper from Creative Imaginations Melange collection and also paper from Karen Foster. I took some Summer Sun paper and did the journaling on my computer with a funky font. The foam spiders were added for the "creepy" effect. I've had those for years!!

Look at that face! Don't you wanna pinch those cheeks?? This is my girl on her 3rd birthday. She loved going to the park and swinging on the swings. She always had a smile on her face and was always happy. Her sisters were with her on this day.
The paper Purely Pomegranate and DP from Best Creation. I stamped the swirls from TAC's Butterfly Swirls set. The flourishes are cut on the Cricut with the Accents and Elements cartridge. The little cupcakes are from a new punch that I got. I punched them out and pieced them together.
That's all that I have for you today. Tomorrow I will show you the rest of this picture...

Have a great afternoon!
Hugs,

Joani

Happy Weekend to you!

Good Morning Everyone! Hope your Saturday has started as well as mine!

I woke up this morning from a not so good dream. I have no idea why I had the dream I did, maybe because we were talking about old movies yesterday ~ who knows why my brain works the way it does... My hubby joined a biker gang then went to a roadhouse and got his butt kicked by Patrick Swayze. I told you I had no idea why my brain works the way it does...

But hubby made up for it because when I woke up it was to the smell of his yummy breakfasts! He made mushroom and cheese omelette's this morning. Who could stay mad at that?

Yesterday I was on a mission. A mission to get going on my scrap books! I figured I've been working on the digital version, it's time I worked on the real thing. You wanna see what I did??

This page is one I made with DP from Heidi Grace. It is the Pocket Scraps Inspire Me Flowers collection. I used some Summer Sun to give it a color 'pop'.

This page was made with paper from Paper Salon. It is the Enamored collection. It was from last year and I can tell you that it is my favorite!! I still have just a bit left, scraps that I'm saving!

I did have one more page that I did, however the picture is awful fuzzy. I will re-take the picture and post it. It's another Halloween page. Yes, I love Halloween! It's one of my favorites to decorate for.

I'm not sure if anyone here has any plans for today or not ~ so I'm not sure if I will get any crafting done. I hope to, but it is the weekend. I like to do family things on the weekend.

Whatever you've got planned for the weekend I hope it's great!
Have a great day!!
Hugs,

Joani

Happy Tuesday

Good morning everyone. I'm sorry that it's taken a few days to post. That whole life thing just get's in the way...

You wanna see what I've been doing? Sure you do. A friend back in California posted on her page that another friend who I worked with just had a baby. Shocked I was, but I thought I get to make something baby. That's something that I rarely get to do so I was off to make something.

I had some tins that I wanted to do something with other than collect dust so I made one for her. I took one of the tins with the accordion fold pieces in it and carefully covered it and made this. I was so careful with it when I covered it not to break the folds open. Well of course when I was showing my Mom what I made I pulled too hard and the pieces came apart. Well, then I had to go into thinking mode and figure out what I was going to do next.
Not a problem. I added an eyelet to the top right corners and used a chain to keep them all together. I actually like them better this way. And as you can see I altered the tin too. There is a space on the inside that she can add info to. Next came the baby card.

This card I had seen on Lauren Meaders blog a long time ago and loved it! Every time, which is not many, that I get to make a baby card I make this one. It is so simple too! I actually sat down to make it and thought that I'd need the directions but I didn't. If you have a 1 3/8" circle punch, a scallop punch and a ruler that's all you need!! I'm sorry for the picture being weird, I could not fix it...

And this is not all I have been up to. I actually made a 2 page layout on National SB Day. I just have not got around to posting it til now.
I have a box filled with pictures. Yes, they are all in order... Sorry, OCD. And I reached in there Saturday and pulled out the next pictures to be scrapped and this was them. Danielle when she was a little one. This was her 2nd Halloween and she was so in love with Barney it's not funny. I could not let her be Barney though, he's a boy. So she was Baby Bop. And a mighty cute one I might add.
We went to Mom and Dad's house that Halloween. Well, we were always over at Mom and Dad's. They loved her to bits, and I wanted her to spend as much time with Dad as she could. His birthday was May 12th and her's is the 16th. But when Dad passed away he was 2 weeks shy of his 73rd birthday, and Danielle was almost 4. She remembers bits and pieces, not too much because she was young ~ but she holds Dad in the highest regard. That makes me so proud.

Anyway....
If you notice in the pictures Ricky was there too. He stayed with Mom and Dad. He worked for Dad for years then when he came down sick he moved in to help take care of him because it was a lot for Mom. But Ricky has always been a part of Danielle's life. As a matter of fact he was her "Uncle Bick". She couldn't say Rick. And look at Mom's hair. Hardly any grey. Hey, I wonder if I did that? Hey wait! I've got grey, so who did THAT????

Well, I'm sorry that's all for today. I will be back tomorrow. I've got something almost done on my desk and I will show you tomorrow!

Until then, have a great day!
Hugs,

Joani