Something Fun

It's been miserable couple of days with being sick. Every time I thought I was feeling better I would start to work around the house only to end up back in bed more miserable then before. Today I actually did feel a bit better. The body aches went away but I made sure not to over do it. Around early evening I decided to head out to the scrap house to do some scrapbooking. I wanted something fun and something to hang in the house for Valentines.

On Christmas Eve I had my sister take a few pics of my family and I. I don't usually get to be in pictures because I'm usually behind the camera. I was thrilled to actually get one of my hubby and I. That too is a rarity.

After working on my Grannie's scrapbook I had so many scraps of the SU! Bella paper. Plus, I wasn't ready to put it away. Goodness I love that paper. I decided to keep playing with it...oh my!

I first did one of my hubby and I.







Then I decided to do another. This time of my daughter Val, her fiancé Adam, and my grandson Nathaniel.








But, I couldn't stop there. I figured it would be nice to have a family one. None of the pics were great, someone was always looking at Nathaniel or walking out of the pic. But I found one that would do. This is what I came up with.







I tried to keep them simple. Each one is 8x8. If you notice they are the same layout just turned one way or the other. I found a card sketch that I liked very much and decided to use it as a layout design. After playing around with how to display them in the house I chose to make them one unit as oppose to three individual units. This is what I ended up with.







I love it so much. I was eager to hang it in the entryway in the house. I ended up being out in the scrap house for 6 hours. Thank goodness my hubby made dinner. Thanks babe. It also snowed while I was busy scrapping. Being out in my scrap house and being a little creative sure helped to lift my spirits and even made me feel like I'm on the mend.

I just might have to post this over at stampinroyalty.blogspot.com for the Stamppin' Royalty Challenge 52.

Supplies:
SU! Cardstock- riding hood red, pirouette pink
SU! Ink- riding hood red, pirouette pink
SU! Pattern paper- Bella
Accessories- circle punch, scallop punch, ribbon, tulle, rhinestones, flowers, and valentine decorations/picks from Michael's.

Next, I think I'll work on altering a few frames. Gotta love them $3 frames from Walmart!

The sketch I used is from iheart2stamp.com. It is the Sketch For You To Try (SFYTT) for January.

Thanks for visiting!

XOXO, Marlo

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Mojo Monday Challenge 171

Another website I visit daily is Mojo Monday, www.mojomonday.bloodspot.com. I have never participated in their challenges, I just visit to Oooooo and Aaaaaa over the wonderful designs all the talented ladies have created. This week I decided to give the challenge a try.




I also needed a birthday card for my Grandma, so I thought this would be a perfect opportunity.

At the last minute I decided to make my Grandma a scrapbook. Very last minute, as I only had two days to complete. I decided to use one of my cherished and well loved paper packs from Stampin' Up!, Bella. With all the scraps lying around I decided to use the same papers for the card. I have to say I'm extremely pleased with the results.




Card recipe:
Cardstock- Stampin' Up!, riding hood red, pink pirouette, and kiwi kiss (retired).
Pattern paper- Stampin' Up!, Bella (retired)
Ink- Stampin' Up!, old olive, kiwi kiss (retired), riding hood red, and pink pirouette.
Stamps- Su! Bella Blossoms, CTMH Celebration Bouquet and You Are Beautiful
Accessories- Cricut Sweet Treats, tulle, dazzling diamond glitter (SU!), rhinestones, and slot punch (SU!).




Today, I gave Grandma her card. She loved it! Now I think I need to make another just to keep in my collection.

Thanks for looking and happy stamping! Tomorrow I'll post oils of the scrapbook pages I made for Grannie.
XOXO,
Marlo


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