summer has begun! i'm full swing into my summer mode - spending mornings watering the lawn and scrapping, afternoons with errands or preferably staying home, hangin' on the patio...

the guys this layout was for scrapfreak's june GDT contest - the challenge was to use fabric and sewing on your layout.

happiness is this one is for WTG #9 - finish this phrase: happiness is

i went with these photos of my niece, mary, being silly on her second birthday...

working on more... will post when i'm done!

thanks for looking

scraptique projects

queen of the presents layout: imaginisce papers, prima flowers, maya road chipboard shapes and heidi swapp alpha stickers

all dolled up layout: maya road envelope and chipboard shapes, imaginisce papers

let's get together card: imaginisce stickers and papers

catching up...

been ignoring this blog thing lately... here's some stuff i've been working on:

for ScrapFreak's May Be Inspired classes - i was asked to make a sample for class #3 - accessorize

For this challenge, you can only use "basics" (see list below) plus embellishments to create a page. Think about which embellies will best fit the look you are going for! And have fun.

Basics:
Cardstock
Monochromatic/Simple patterned papers (like dots, tone on tone patterns)

NOT Allowed - multicolor patterned papers

Embellishment Ideas:
Ribbons, trim, felt
Bling
Buttons
Chipboard and other shapes
Flowers
Journaling spots

WTG #8: insecurities - we all worry or stress over things. we worry that we are not good enough or that we are making a bad decision. these can be small worries or big ones. document something that you worry about. it can be something you USED to worry about but don't anymore, or something bothering you now. document why you feel the way you do.

WTG #7 - right now - while the core of who you are doesn't change, i find that my interests and activities tend to evolve from one year to the next. take a moment to capture the things you are into RIGHT NOW.

official scraptique design team member...

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the creative ladies at scraptique are having all the dt members decorate an old record for hanging in the store... here's mine.

i used sketch #120 from sketch inspirations for this - i flipped it, and shrunk the size of the photo (i still have a hard time scrapping about me!), and made the base circular. what a cool idea, huh?

march... crazy month!

march was a busy month for me! spring break was eventful, i got called for federal jury duty, i got braces on my teeth... whew. and still found time to scrap...

that grin this layout was done for Who's That Girl #6 - Distinguishing Features... i wrote about my smile, which is now covered with metal. according to my darling husband, i now look like Ugly Betty. fine by me - i think she's cute as heck! lol

two this one was for a challenge from Sketches! {by tamara} (find her on facebook! awesome sketches AND challenges!) my absolutely adorable niece, mary...

lol! another of that babygirl. she just cracks me up. for this efffect, i printed two of the same photo, one color and one b&w. cut out the part of the photo you want to highlight, then attach to the b&w photo. i realize you can do this in photoshop, but i am much more precise with a pair of scissors IN my hand. :)

here's one i did during spring break: it's my nephew, robert, at halloween. i bet you can't even tell i scrapped this one while i was on vicodin after a surgery i had... lol

i have a couple more done, but they're dt layouts or class layouts, so i can't share yet, but when i can - i hope you enjoy 'em. i know i sure enjoy creating them.

thanks for looking!

aimee

been scrapping a bit again. this is my niece, mary, singing about the farm that old macdonald has... *for the march '10 sketch at the freak*

i got a little stitch happy with this layout. it's based on a sketch from Sketches by Tamara...

working on some more stuff... i'll add it here when i'm done.

the last bit of february scrappiness...

here's challenge #4 for who's that girl... rituals and routines.

i scrapped about a typical morning around my house. this is the first layout i've done with no pictures. feels weird. :)

the flower embellishments above and the cloud embellishments in my layout "march" (previous post) were handmade. you can find out how http://jessicabree.typepad.com/whos_that_girl/2010/02/crafty-idea-of-the-month-handmade-tulle-embellishments.html

by clicking that link...

scrapfreak had a month long class in february called "get sketchy." i used quite a few of the sketches - the following five layouts are some examples.

this layout is for challenge #3 for who's that girl - why i don't...

i wrote about why i don't sleep on the couch anymore! it's a wonderful thing...

thanks for looking! have a great day...