Here, There & Everywhere

Somehow in the world of scrapping and blogging I managed to be in two places at once today! But really if you are a busy momma you do that everyday anyway ;)
Over on the Crate Paper blog I have a fun tutorial on using patterned paper to make yo-yos! Really easy with lots of dimension...
I love how this layout turned out about my two different, but precious boys.

You can find the full tutorial HERE.

And on the October Afternoon blog I have the first post of the new design team..and it's a challenge! A "throw a little vintage on it" challenge....you knew I would go there, right? ;)
I had this mini in my head for awhile...just a little documentation of "the little things" that make our house a home...and that someday I will miss. Like legos and toys everywhere ;)  And little bitty toothbrushes...

Be sure and check out the post HERE. A prize is up for grabs :)
Happy Monday!

3 Things...

1.

Here is a gianormous paper clip and a little mini I made for Nikki Sivils using her up-and-coming-to-a-store-near-you paper line "Henry's Brilliance". These were 2 of 6 projects she took with her to CHA and I needed to wait until after the show to post them. So have a peek!

*Let's ignore the dishpan hands shall we?*

2.

My friend is having a giveaway here. A really good giveaway. Check it out.

3. The boys were taking a bath tonight and from the hall I hear Aven yelling, "moooommmm...Paxton's drinking hiney water!"

*the water in the tub, not toilet :)

And when these moments make you laugh, you know you have arrived at the beautiful place called "motherhood". 

Lily Bee Love Part 2

ok. Let's try this again, shall we? (If you click on the pics I THINK they will pop up bigger.)

LOVE Lily Bee :)


This is the mini album I created for Lily Bee's contest "Just Be Me". The only requirement was to use that theme along with their papers, which was a breeze because they are super cute! The great thing about using double sided papers on a small project is it only takes a few sheets and you get double the designs. The paper I used on the front was my FAVORITE! Loved using the vintage typewriter on it.

This paper was a die cut frame (love those!) that I distressed the edges, inked a bit and then stitched around. I LOVE to sew on paper! My sewing machine has seen more paper action than fabric :) I used some more patterned paper for the flower and an edge punch for under the word "me". The flower is punched from a local flea market find--a $1, VERY old McGuffy's Reader,in poor condition, but PERFECT for scrapping with! I love using vintage finds...especially old books & paper. The mini's cover itself was painted and then sprayed with some ink...just ask my cuticles :)

Some more pretty patterned paper punched with a border punch and painted on. Love that orange (my favorite color!) and yellow paper.

Used another die cut frame and stitched like a mad woman on this one! Seriously, I was a bit dizzy from going around in circles, but love how it turned out. And this paper was perfect for my daisy picture---used the packaging that some Jenni Bowlin buttons came on to frame it. I painted the chipboard and then distressed all over with ink, decided it wasn't finished and broke out the cropodile to punch holes where there wasn't any before.

Who doesn't love a page with a Starbucks picture on it? ;) I painted the back, inked it, and cut out a faint image from some Lily Bee paper and the traced around it with a pen. The design was very cool and a bit "Starbuck-ish" if you ask me:) Used some of that vintage paper for a little ruffle on the side.

And now a look at my attempt of a granny square. Yikes! It's more like a wonky rectangle, but I like texture in mini albums and on my scrap pages...and since trying to learn to crochet is a part of me being me right now...I thought....why not just throw it in?! I typed and sewed the paper down.

Ahh...polaroid. Is it weird to take a picture of a camera? I have bit of a collection growing, but I should save that for another post :) The background of this picture is actually Lily Bee paper! I tried to make the picture look like an actual polaroid using cardstock. A bit of punched Lily Bee is sneaking in from behind.

And this...I love this random moment Rory caught of me and the boys this past weekend. They are my life. The reason I am a momma. I am so grateful to God for trusting me with these sweet souls! I cut a bit off a die cut frame and punched some hearts (3 hearts: 2 boys, 1 momma) then sewed down the middle.

And the back cover--painted with a Lily Bee paper heart and covered chip girl added! And like the tag says...I really am a Lucky Girl.

If you made it this far--WOW--you deserve an award. And although I don't have one to give you I DO have a treat...go here

This is the blog of my amazingly talented, sweet friend Rebekah. She is a fabric/paper/computer extraordinaire and her blog is full of goodness. You will not be disappointed. She is schooling me on all things blog/Mac related. A very talented friend indeed. :) --Thanks Rebekah!

And thank YOU for looking-

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Lily Bee Love

This mini is for the Lily Bee contest. There are SO MANY talented, creative people out there that have whipped up some sweet mini albums! These papers were GORGEOUS and a treat to work with! It really motivated me to scrap a bit about me, which is something I rarely do. 

 As you can see I am very new to the blog world so my pics are posted in reverse order! So the book goes backwards--Sorry! And the lighting is BAD in my scrap room at night...Hope you enjoyed looking anyway!

 Now go get some Lily Bee papers and start scrapping!