Like everyone else, we've been busy over the holidays but I snuck some scrappy-time in there as well. :)Teehee!
In many cases, there were things "hangin' around" on my scrap desk and in my scrap-room that were begging to be placed safely on layouts.
This layout is a perfect example. Bryan, in Grade 4, made a "locker badge" as a sort of name tag for his locker. Each of the kids in his class did this and they took the badges home at the end of the school year.
Ahem... well, Bryan is now 17 and in GRADE ELEVEN, (yes-- you read that correctly) & I am FINALLY getting his Grade 4 locker badge scrapped so it can be saved for posterity!
There is also a note that he wrote to his teacher, Mrs. Annette Archibald, at the end of the year. :)
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| "Locker Badge" |
I used some wild zigzag paper to denote the energy of his creation. I think it it turned out kinda cute. See the animals, and Aurora aircraft, plus the heart and trees on his Locker Badge??
His note to the teacher reads:
Dear Mrs. Archibald,
I will miss you over the summer.
You are the best teacher I have ever had.
~ Bryan MacDonald
Supplies:
Patterned papers and cardstock: all CTMH
Yellow lettering: Glitz Teeny Alpha- yellow block
White title lettering: Forever in Time
Here's another layout that got some things OFF my scrap desk and safely into an album!
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| "Magnets" |
Journaling reads:
Back when I was on the Design Team at
Scrapbooker’s Club House, I did a tutorial about creating kitchen magnets from
recycled and upcycled materials. I displayed these magnets on our fridge for a
few years and once the kids got older, I “retired” them. I cannot bring myself
to throw out photos of people I love, so the magnets will stay here on a
scrapbook page for posterity. J Oakley was Kate’s pony at the time and she
had a magnet too! J
-Journaling Dec 26, 2012
Tutorial basics for SBCH
Gather your supplies. You
will need the items listed in the supply post on the SBCH Forum.
Measure your chosen cardstock
so that it will cover the magnet.
Adhere the cardstock to the
magnet with gluestick.
Decide on the size of photo
you’ll be applying to your magnet. This will depend on the size of the magnet
and the photo you’re using. Crop the photo to the desired size. Do not adhere
it yet.
If desired, ink the edges of
your cardstock-covered magnet.
If desired, mat your photo
with cardstock and ink the edges of the photo mat. Adhere the photo to the
magnet. Use gluestick or any adhesive you prefer. Place the photo anywhere you
want it on the CS covered magnet.
If using pp, adhere to the
desired area of magnet.
Mat the letter (“initial”) as
desired. I triple matted and inked mine. Position the matted initial on the
magnet, and adhere.
Embellish
the magnet with the ribbon, adhered with ribbon glue.
Display and enjoy in office,
kitchen or scraproom!
Supplies:
Patterned paper and cardstock: all CTMH
Lettering: Forever in Time
Magnets: ALL created from scraps, odds 'n ends!
Here are some riding photos from Fall 2012 that I was thrilled to place on a page. As you know I absolutely LOVE to scrapbook riding pictures! Since Kate has been away at college, I have had fewer of these types of photos to scrapbook. :( I miss that!
That said, Daniel, age 12, likes to ride and takes weekly lessons from our coach, Alissa Cue, at Rohan Wood Stables.
I always say that Daniel is a "fair-weather rider," because he prefers to ride when it is not COLD. The poor kid really hates the cold and so stops his lessons once winter sets in. I don't blame him! Peter took these photos of Daniel on Bolt at one of his last lessons in the fall. They're gorgeous. Makes my job as a scrapper easier! You can tell how much fun Daniel was having riding on that day. :)
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| "Riding Bolt" |
Supplies:
Patterned papers: Dakota Collection- CTMH
Cardstock: Pacifica- CTMH
Ink: Outdoor Denim- CTMH
"BOLT" lettering: Urban felt alphabet- CTMH
"Riding" lettering: Multicrafts Imports
Circle punch: Fiskars
"B" Bottle cap: found item (LOL)
Brown block: Blitz Teeny Alpha
Brass button upper left: my stash
Journaling pen: CM (fine tip)
Micro-tip scissors: CTMH
Other: Copper wire
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| "Strength" |
Journaling reads:
There
is value in discipline and riding requires it... plus strength, dedication and a
love of horses.
~Daniel riding Bolt, October 2012
Supplies:
Patterned papers: Dakota Collection- CTMH
Cardstock: Barn Red- CTMH
Ink: Barn Red and Chocolate- CTMH
"Strength" lettering: Cork alphabet inked in Barn Red- CTMH
Journaling pen: CM (fine tip)
Corner rounder: CM
Thanks for popping by, everyone! I have another layout almost done and will add it soon, promise! Maybe that means I will post it later today! Hopefully.
Happy New Year to you all, and Happy Birthday to my best friend and husband of 20 years, Pete. xoxo
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