Well, it only took 2 years....

But I finished this board book mini album! I wanted to create something for my son that he could look at, and it would hold up for a couple of years too.

Every year the fine people at Universal Studios offer teachers a free ticket to enjoy a day at both Universal parks (Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure). Colby and I usually go right around the time they hold "Grinchmas"-he loves anything Dr. Seuss!

Did you know that Dr. Seuss did not use any straight lines in this artwork? I wanted to use this idea to create the slanted stripes on the patterned paper.

Best of all, I finished this mini album yesterday without buying any new product! :)

Got to love the Grinch! I am so happy Christina posted this challenge this week to the design team at Creative Twist! Check out what the rest of the design team came up with!

http://creativitywithatwist.blogspot.com/

Also, if you create something for one of the challenges and link it to the Creative Twist blog in Sept., you will be entered to win a $20 gift card!

Happy Mail! :)

I heart happy mail! I FINALLY tracked down a (semi)local LSS that had 1 Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher left! I had it shipped and I am so happy that the Scrappy Boutique could ship it to me! :)

Check them out at http://www.scrappyboutique.com/

Amanda

Creative Twist Challenge #2

This is the design team layout I created for Creative Twist Challenge #2: Upside Down and Inside Out. I printed a picture of Wonderworks in Orlando, and used journaling around the photo to go with upside down theme.

Instead of printing the photo on photo paper, I printed it on textured cardstock. This allowed me to journal right on the border of the picture.

Check out this week's challenge at: http://creativitywithatwist.blogspot.com/

New Challenge at Creative Twist! :)

Check out http://creativitywithatwist.blogspot.com/ to see what the design team created this week with "Upside down and inside out"! :) I will post my LO later today.

Amanda

Creative Twist Challenge #3: Folds

Here's my "folds" LO for this week's challenge at Creative Twist! Check out the rest of the design team at http://creativitywithatwist.blogspot.com/2009/08/challenge-3-lets-get-folding.html

Shopper Sunday

I spent my last week before I return to work participating in a little shopping/me time. I went with my friend Kim to Michael's to spend my $30 gift card I won from Christina's blog at Creative Twist http://creativitywithatwist.blogspot.com/. Check her blog out tomorrow for another challenge to go up (my first challenge DT layout)!

$1 Recollections stamps and $1 ribbon from Micheal's and Target's Dollar Spot.

My $1 Owl Paper Pad (I heart the Target $1 spot).

Went to Violette's in Lakeland today and was PUMPED to score the Jenni Bowlin Crepe Paper Ribbon! I also decided on the Teresa Collins Travel line for our Cali album. Little Yellow Bicycle has these Journal Tablet Calendars that go perfectly with the TC line, so those followed me home too. :)

Also, I found the Coca Cola crate at a yard sale for $2 (spotted one in the antique district in Plant City last week for $35+) and the red boxes are from IKEA. They are going to be altered and displayed in my scrapbook room so I can add a little more color to the space.

Charity, Kim, and I went to Bahama Breeze for my sister's b-day last night-Sister had some drama, but we had a grand time!

Don't forget to check back tomorrow for a new layout! :)

Amanda

Altered Take Out Box

I created this Take Out box as a gift card holder for my sister's birthday gift-So easy to make!
Used the scalloped punch, butterfly punch, ribbon, and the decorative edge of some Sassafras patterned paper and done! TFL! :)

Amanda

Hooray!

I made the design team at Creative Twist! I am so excited-this is my first design team and I can't wait to create, create, create!
Check out the blog at: http://creativitywithatwist.blogspot.com/

Challenge #2 at Creative Twist

I created this LO for the second challenge at Creative Twist-Using circles in a LO. http://creativitywithatwist.blogspot.com/

My circles included:

• Buttons


• Scalloped Punch Circle Pattern


• Photo Circle

I really love this picture of my husband and son in their matching shirts at Disneyland. My journaling reveals how much I loved experiencing our vacation together as a family. TFL! :)

Amanda

Scrappy Wish List....

My current scrappy wish list.....

I thought it was an urban legend-The PINK Cricut E is real! The buttons even light up pink! :)Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher....Those staples are perfect for narrow ribbon!

Oh my!

I really fancy this owl bag by Kate Spade. I need to save my pesos, because I would carry this bag EVERYDAY.

Hooray!

Happy Tuesday blog readers! I woke-up this morning, hopped online, and found out that I was the winner of Christina's blog candy at http://creativitywithatwist.blogspot.com/. She also has a challenge up right now using circles-check it out! :)

Today's Scrappy Highlights

These Martha Stewart border punches are my favorite right now! I used the Loopy one over and over on Shiloh's Prom Album here...http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/pg.asp?cmd=display&layout_id=1519905

This is what followed me home from J's today-I love it when they have their adhesive 40% (I stock-up and use my teacher's discount of top of it)! Found the Disney title for the CA Disneyland pics 40% too. The 25 pack of Kraft cardstock was marked down to $2.97-too good to pass up!

Colby and I joined forces today to create this little masterpiece for his room! He picked out those festive puffy robot stickers at M's and designed around to create a little rocket/robot scene. I added the patterned paper to the back, and inserted in an IKEA frame! I am thinking about painting the IKEA wooden easel-but I might just leave it as is!

Spiderman & Colby

I created this LO for the first challenge at Creative Twist-a new weekly challenge blog that posts a new challenge every Monday. Check it out http://creativitywithatwist.blogspot.com/!

I love the fact that I used up goodies from my stash: eyelets, fibers, ribbon, and scrap patterned paper! Oh my! :)
On a side note, did you spot the new MS spider web border punch? I love these lately! ;)

New Challenge Site

Check out Creative Twist!

http://creativitywithatwist.blogspot.com