Eva's Layout...page 2

This is the second page to "Eva's layout" I had shared a week or 2 ago.
I was waiting for a photo from my daughter, as she didn't like the photo I had used of her on here.
So all is perfect now, lol.
This is my great niece Eva and she is so cute.
Top photo is of me holding her, and the two beautiful girls holding her below and my daughters, Kristy and Ashley.

I love these papers by Bo-Bunny and will be using them again in the future that's for sure.
I will add the journaling later on.
It will be her birthdate, weight and such.

As I had mentioned in my post of this first page, I had also purchased the chipboard pieces and punch outs to this collection.
The first piece of the banner cluster is from the punch outs and the other pieces I just cut out of the left over pattern papers and backed them with the brown cardstock.

Love this word embellishment and the little one is fast asleep in the photo above.

Here are the 2 layouts together.
I have done a few single page layouts in my time, but being a 2 pager, it is hard to break the 2 page habit.

Are you a one page scrapbooker, or a 2 pager?

Let me know in the comments and your reasoning why, I would love to know.

I hope you all have a very Creative day :)

Tracy :)

Eva's Layout

A couple of weekends ago I went to a crop.
It was a 12 hour crop that a local lady hosted at a rec center near me.
She also sells Close to my Heart, so had her tools for everyone to use and also was selling some products.
At first no one in my group was going to come with me...but then 2 of my friends changed their minds.
I think, just the thought of me having fun without them, was just to much for them to handle, lol.
We only had to pay $10.00 to attend.
We didn't stay for the full crop as it was held on a Sunday...and you know, I can't miss the Walking Dead ;)

While I was there I made a couple of layouts.
Here is one that I did that I just love so much.
This is a layout of my niece with her husband and baby daughter (who is now 2 yrs old).

I picked out these gorgeous papers a couple of years ago.
The papers are from Bo Bunny called Primrose, gorgeous, gorgeous papers.
When I saw them, I instantly fell in love with them and bought 2 of each sheet as well as the stickers and chipboard pieces.
I then went to the back of the store where they kept their cardstock, and picked out matching cardstock as well.
I made a kit in the store :)
I had no idea what I was going to do with these papers, but with 3 daughters, I figured I would find a use for them ;)
And I have many more papers to make a few layouts of my daughters.

Do you do this?
Not only am I a hoarder of pretty papers, but I am also thrifty with my pretty papers.
I like to save as much of them as possible.
Like with this layout for instance.
I cut the back of the brown cardstock out of the center to use for matting.
I also cut the one side out of the main piece of pattern paper to use for another layout.
If you are confused...this is the back of the above layout.

I have a second page to this one, but I have to change out one of the photos, as my daughter doesn't like the photo I used of her, lol.
And because I have photos on this layout, I can call this layout complete!

Oops, here is the sketch I followed for this layout.

So are you thrifty with your pretty papers as well?
If so, tell me if you do what I do and if not, what do you do to stretch your pretty papers.
I hope you all have a very creative day.

Tracy :)

Scrappy Adventure....Day 3

Today was another fun crafty shopping day.

First stop…back to Pine City Scrapbooking :)

Look they have their own pattern paper with their store name on it..sooooo cool!!

These were my purchases from the first day we went to Pine City Scrapbooking on Monday.

I found a few fun Prima stamps and those stamps at the bottom "Great Impressions" so so cute :)

Now onto Todays goodies :)

I came across this fun Tim Holtz file book. They had one already put together in a Autumn theme, so cute. Plus it was under $5.00..bonus.

I just had to grab a couple of these fun Pine City Scrapbooking papers, I have many happy memories there and equally as many photos.

Nabbed this cute Pima Christmas stamp set. 

You all know I couldn't pass up these zombie papers….how Awesome!!!!

I made a mini album of Ashley's "Night of the Living Dead" photo shoot, but haven't done any 12x12 pages…this paper is Perfect for that.

Here is the mini album I did, if you would like to check it out "Night of the Living Dead" mini album.

I just fell in love with this pretty paper by Bo Bunny called Primrose.

I had to get double sheets as both sides were equally beautiful.

I also picked up the sticker sheet and cutouts.

I figured out I might as well pick out some matching card stock and make a kit out of it all.

We then stopped off at the Walmart here.

Oh look, I found some more paper and washi tape ;)

Remember this is a non-judging blog ;)

Everyone kept telling us that we needed to get a cinnamon bun from Tobies.

I can not tell you how delicious these were.

I think I may pick up a few to share with the family when I get home ;)

When we got back to the hotel, we decided to head to the breakfast room/lobby and do some colouring.

The lighting in our room is terrible, as you can tell by my haul photos.

Everyone who walked by us, stopped to see what we were doing and ask questions :)

Sharon had always told me she would never colour as she doesn't enjoy it.

Well guess what….she is colouring now, teehee.

I have been telling her about coloured pencils and using Gamsol (orderless mineral spirits) to blend…..yes I am such a enabler, teehee.

Sharon picked up some inexpensive artist grade coloured pencils and a smaller container of OMS.

We couldn't find a cheap glass container for the OMS, so we went the dollar store and picked up a sponge. The only container that had a tight lid was a jar of artichokes, lol.

So Sharon put the artichokes in a foam coffee cup with a lid, washed out the glass jar and added the OMS :)

See we are creative all around, teehee.

Thought I would share a couple of images that I had coloured up today.

I was showing Sharon how to blend with the OMS with her coloured pencils. This is the image I coloured up…isn't this just so cute?!

I brought my Copics, so figured I had better use them, teehee.

I have never used this colour combination on jeans before, but I really like it.

I tried to make the balloon transparent….I think it worked.

I am now watching Survivor as Sharon is out at the Casino trying to win back some crafty shopping money, teehee.

I hope you all had a Creative Wednesday :)

Tracy :)