Been Busy

I've been scrapbooking this holiday break. Done some digi and some traditional. These are the old-school pages I did. The birthday page took way too much time in comparison to the final product. It took hours, literally.

The end of the break approaches, which means I'm back to small bits of time here and there to play. I'll post digital pages later.

Holiday Card

I cheated a little on this card. I used a pre-made template from 2 Peas. I tweaked some of the colors a little and added the message at the bottom. I'll post pics from the photoshoot I did the other day. There was one - ONE - useable picture. My daughter was cooperative, but my 2 y/o boy was definitely not into sitting to have his picture taken. It was a nice cloudy day, which made for good colors and no heavy shadows under the eyes.

Back to sewing and scrappin'

This has been a productive weekend in terms of hobbies (now grading is another story). I spent four hours at the scrapbooking store with friends on Friday and got a total 5 12X12 pages done. Last night I finally got my first digi pages sent of to be printed. It's been over a year since I started. I need to see what they're going to look like. I also finished a couple pages that are posted above. They were quick and dirty, but I still like them.

I also worked on a skirt I cut out a while back. It's Vogue 8461. I has taken me a long time to get this project going. It's made from $2 a yard teal poly gorgette-like fabric from Joann's. I decided to serge the edges before sewing the skirt together, which might have been a mistake. I think it stretched one of my side panel pieces out of shape on the curve b/c the top of the two seams didn't line up. It's all good, though. I can straighten it out.

The instructions said to clip the seams on the front, but I didn't need to do that. Don't know why. Once I'm done w/the skirt, I may decide that the seams are not flat and clip. In the meantime, I don't want to mess with my serging.

Halloween Costume

I'll be making this for my Halloween Costume. I'm making it out of felt, not fleece, though, which saved me lots of money, but will affect the quality of the project. I have cut out the yellow and hope to do the black and lining this weekend. I'm skipping the hood; I plan on buying some of those headband antenna.

Some old pages

These are some of my first digital pages. They're a little crudy, but I like their simplicity. They're for the Disney album I'm making my parents.

Disney Book Rejuvenated

It's been a year since my parents took us to Disneyland. I need to get the book finished so that I can get it to my parents. Here's a page I put together today. I'm trying to keep the book simple - mostly blacks or whites and not overly bejeweled. This was a fun page to put together. The images are all brushes from the free "Proud to Be Digital" kit from twopeas. TFL!

Beading Digi Page

I created this this morning. I used the Martha Stewart freebie kit from twopeasinabucket.com. I was following their digital weekly challenge, which was to play with the paint brushes. I used the paint brushes a lot, but I wanted to use one I hadn't used before. The green circles underneath the title is a paint brush stroke that I think simulates the bead effect. TFL!