Custom Order #6

I have my reasons for keeping this album for last. First, I made a huge mess while making it {see above}... Second.... it was hard. Honestly, this was probably one of the most challenging albums that I have done. The order was for a "Disney Vacation" album. Her son loves Buzz Lightyear and her daughter loves Disney Princesses. Well, ok, not too hard, right? WRONG! How do you incorporate all of those colors together? I must admit, I'm pretty anal when it comes to colors. I don't like clashing colors, I want everything to match. This was tough.



I used several different papers, most of them are by Close To My Heart. I think for the most part, the album turned out really nice. I added lots of glitter and tried to separate the mismatching colors from each other. This is a very unique Disney album and it's not your common Mickey & Minnie album! The more I look at it, the more I like it! This was the first time I used my Mickey & Friends Cricut cartridge, and I must say, there is a lot more on there than I thought! Very cool cartridge! It's a must have for Disney fanatics!

Custom Order #5

This was a custom order for a lady who has twin babies. She wanted something cute and colorful because she has a boy and a girl, it needed to be unisex. I used Basic Grey's "Lime Rickey" paper line for this album. It's a very busy bunch of papers, but it's perfect for kid albums! I added a few child quotes to the album as well.

Mother's Day :-)

As we all know, Mother's Day was yesterday {I hope you all had a wonderful time with your mothers & children!}. I spent the day at my Mother-In-Laws with my husband, daughter, and the rest of the family. It was a beautiful day here in Ohio so we had a little cook out!

Here's a pic of my husband Adam and my little Reagan before we left home :-)

I spent Friday evening with my mom, sister, and Reagan and we all went to eat at Cracker Barrel. I picked up a few little red, white, & blue barn stars and a woodwick candle for my mom. That was her gift. I would have made her something, but honestly, with all of these custom orders lately, I haven't had time! I think she enjoyed what we got her though. I know she wouldn't have spent $18 on a candle for herself... ever... but I would because those woodwick candles are amazing!

For my mother-in-law, I had started an album before Christmas and didn't finish it in time, so I was going to give it to her for her birthday in February, but I got busy and didn't get it finished, so I decided to FINALLY finish it for Mother's Day!

Here it is... It is a word book album that says "Michigan" my husbands family goes to northern Michigan every year for a fishing trip around the 4th of July... I'm not an outdoors type of person, so I stay behind, but I thought it would be nice to give her an album to put some of her pics in from their Michigan trips.


I also gave her these fishing embellishments to add to the album. I used K&Co "Happy Trails" paper and embellishments for this album. It's not the Happy Trails line that came out this year though. It's the older one that came out in 2008 {I think}. I also stitched on ever photo mat, which took me a little longer to do this album. I love how these word books turn out, but they are very time consuming, which is why I don't do as many!















Needless to say, she LOVED the album! She's a school teacher so I'm sure she will take it to school and show it off to the other teachers :-)

Custom Order #4

Ok, so I must admit, this one took me a little longer than expected. I got "scrapblocked" and I just didn't feel like doing anything for a few days. When I get to that point, it's better to just take a break! Now my creativity is flowing again! This is a custom album for a customer who wanted one similar to my "Mimi's Brag Book" that I made for my mother in law a few years ago.







This is very similar to my other album, I used K&Co Wild Saffron papers and embellishments to fill this album full of beauty! I also stitched on every page. I like the way this album turned out. It will make a very fun and festive brag book!

Lots of Fun Stuff!

As you all can see, I updated my blog template. I am never satisfied with the same thing for a long period of time, so it was time for an update! I'm going to try to update my Myspace page to match my blog as well. I found this cool blog kit at Shabby Miss Jenn Designs you should check out the site! Lots of cute stuff and also lots of great sales! I edited it a little to match what I wanted, but I think it's very Shabby Chic! Love it!

Also, some very exciting news.... Jay Leno is coming to my part of the country tomorrow and I have tickets! :-) I love Jay Leno, he's by far my favorite late night host and I will be very sad in a few weeks when he leaves the Tonight Show. He is coming to Wilmington, Ohio tomorrow for 2 stand up shows. They are free to the public, but you have to get tickets which are first come, first serve. If you live in the area, you should check it out! You can find more information HERE. I'm taking my mom with me, so that will be our Mother's Day present :-) I will try to post pics if I am allowed to take pics!

Custom Order #3

This album might look familiar! I did a replica of my Mother's Day album that I had listed last week. I was out of some of the flowers & other embellishments that I used in the 1st album, so I substituted with others that I had on hand. I used Basic Grey's Porcelain paper line for this album.









I even made a matching card :-)