Mini-Scrapbooks

Several weeks ago I took an online class called Bind-it-All 101.

When making this guide, I learned different ways to punch and bind.

It was so much easier than trying to read the instructions & look at the pictures.

(Some of us need a little more instruction and repetition. Lol)

Then I made this cute "little" pocket book, meaning it was supposed to be around 4 or 6 pages, but I had to use each of the different papers/cardstocks that were in front of me to make tons of pockets.

I had to bind it first, then come back to decorate and make the tags.  Oh I loved making all those cute tags.

Cute, huh?

Ok, that's all the pocket pages I am going to show. 

 I have had a couple of fun things I've done this summer that will make their way into here.

My favorite is this Fall Fun scrapbook:

This is a fun page that opens up.

You can see on the left side how I messed up the fold on the first try.

It will be covered up with a cute picture of a kid, anyway.

Most of the patterned paper is SU! Orchard Harvest from the Holiday 2012 Catalog.

And that's the back cover.  

I love these apple pattern pages and the colorful stripes.

I am anxious to use them.  Is it fall yet?

Come back this weekend for our last VC Rocks Blog Hop.

Have a great day!

Elizabeth K.

Scrapbooking Swap & RAK

I am a hostess for VC Rocks Scrapbooking Elements Swap.  

Above is an example for the swap, using triple flower punch, 

Bold Blossom and Notes & Details stamp sets.

This RAK has new items from the Stampin Up! Idea and Catalog Book 2011-2012.

The new in color is Wisteria Wonder.  

The Designer Series Paper is Flirtatious.

Two new hostess stamp sets are Posy Punch and Perfect Words.

The bling comes from Jewel Basic Rhinestones.

Precious Scrapbook Page

This is my baby picture!  My mom named it precious, because it was the picture she took to the hospital when I was 11 months old.  She went there to have my sister, Andie, and had to bring my picture because she didn't want to leave her baby girl at home!

 I was the seventh child of nine and Mom stopped doing baby books with the fifth child.  This may be the reason I started scrapbooking, because I wanted my kids to have their own baby books with my memories in them.  Then I decided I should have a baby book too!

Fall Scrapbooking Swap

These elements are for the Hot Swappin' Mamas 2 swapping group.  The theme for the swap is fall. 

I loved using the Big Shot die cut and the embossing folders to make these textured leaves.

 For this last chipboard leaf I used the heavy cardboard that came with this year's Valentine's specialty paper.  I'm sure it was to keep the glittered pieces all glittered and straight.  It is just as thick as the actual chipboard Stampin' Up sells.  I am so proud of myself for recycling.   Who knows, I might have saved a tree! (...or a branch...or a twig...)

Book of Me again

Another installment of Book of Me.  This was for a VC Rocks Tags & Toppers swap.  I know it sounds kind of conceited, but I was thinking that my kids have often seen me down on myself & so I thought it would be great to show them (or maybe their kids) that there are things I enjoyed in my life.  I did tape down the "me" with removable adhesive, in case someone wanted to use it for their loved one.

And here it is all on a finished page.  I will have to remember that when in a hospital, sitting for hours on end, it's easy to do journaling.  Why didn't I think of that before?  Better late than never, right?  :)

Hidden Journaling Scrapbook pages 2

Here is the other 6 x 6 page I made for last year's swap.  Below you see the 12 x 12 page I made with it. Also the tab holds the place for the hidden journaling.  The title on this page and the tag from yesterday's page were from one of the many scrapbooking swaps I have been in these past few years.  I will be showing you many of the other items from these swaps.  Let me know if you are interested in joining one of these swaps. 

Elizabeth

Hidden Journaling Scrapbook pages

I made the 6 x 6 scrapbook page below for a swap last year.  Here I show you how I turned it into a 12 x12 scrapbook page of my sweet little ones swinging.  I used the hidden journaling spot for another picture of Danielle.  Some days I wish Danielle and Michael were that little again, then I realize I would have to go through the teenage years again.  So I am pretty happy about their ages now!

Starting on My Book of Me

Actually, this is my page from Mom's & Dad's 50th Wedding Anniversary Album.  And now it's my first page in My Book of Me!  Look how cute I was!  Even then I was a little big - old time baby carrier.  That's me playing the accordian, sitting in the rocker with my sister, Andie.  Sisters, Ellen and Paula are on the floor.  I can't believe they actually let me have a turn with the accordian.  In the bottom family photo, this is as big as my hair could get in the 90's.  (Oh, I miss my little ones!)  I am the 7th child of 9, the 5th daughter of 6, the mother of only 3.

First Post!

Well, actually it's my second, but you know what I mean...  Here's me in 1976.  If this actually made it to the blog, I am proud of me.  Lol
Elizabeth