A Tasty Tour

On our way up to Sacramento to visit Green Tangerines (scrapbooking store), we stopped by the Jelly Belly factory for a free tour.

Details: Green background paper is by Scenic Route. Other papers are by SEI Oasis line. "a tour" was written with Making Memories glitter alpha stickers. "Tasty" was written with Colorbok stickers.

A Tour of Random

While my friend Ali was visiting, we went to the Winchester Mystery House which is the main tourist attraction in San Jose. Everything in this house was just sooooo random.

Details: The green patterned paper is by Stampin Up. "friends" and "laugh" stickers are by Heidi Grace. "a tour of" was written with Making Memories glitter alpha stickers. "Random" was written with Making Memories cork alpha stickers.

A Four Course Anniversary

For our first anniversary, hubby and I went to the Melting Pot for a tasty round of fondue! It's become a tradition because we went the week after we got married and againfor our 6 month half-versary. This time I decided to fully document our wonderful food.

Details: Flowery grid paper is by Chatterbox. Red patterned paper is the other side. Black scallop is Bazzill Just the Edge cardstock. Flower felt vine is from Michael's. Green plastic flower/leaves are by Heidi Swapp. "a four course" and "The Melting Pot" were written with Making Memories glitter alpha stickers. "Anniversary" was cut using the Storybook Cricut cartridge.

Double Date

Hubby and I went on a double date with our friends recently. We went for dinner and then coffee and dessert.

Details: Striped paper is by SEI Alpine Frost. "Double Date" was cut using the Lyrical Letters Cricut cartridge (Jack Sprat feature).

Spoils!

While In Austin for a friend's wedding, I was able to stop by Archiver's for a ScrapMania and a mini shopping spree. =) Below are the fun papers and embellishments I picked up.

I stayed in Austin for a week to visit with my friend Jennifer. While I was at her place, she spoiled me with some new papers too!

California Sea Lions

When we were up in SF in March, we went to Pier 39 and watched the sea lions for a bit.

Details: Cream/brown patterned paper is from the SEI Alpine Frost stack. Green/brown scalloped chipboard circle is by Basic Grey - Marrakech. Brown glitter swirl is a Colorbok rubon. "Sea lions" was written using copper glitter alpha stickers by Making Memories. "California" was cut using the Lyrical Letters Cricut cartridge. Green swirl was cut using Calligraphy.

Design inspiration: Paperclipping featured on Ali Edwards' blog

Golden Gate Park

On Saturday of Ali's visit, we went to the Haight to buy jewelry. Then we grabbed some food and relaxed in Golden Gate Park for the afternoon. The center picture is some funny sidewalk art we found.

Details: Leaf patterned paper is by My Mind's Eye Bloom&Grow. Black/teal border is Bazzill Just the Edge cardstock with Martha Stewart ribbon woven through. Bridge die cut is by Joann Craft Essentials. "Golden Gate Park" was written with two different sets of glitter alpha stickers by Making Memories.

Anniversary Cards

The colors show up better in the second photo. The border paper is silver and the blue paper is shimmery with a silver design. Also, you can't read the white card. It says (in silver) Celebrating One Wonderful Year. My friend Jennifer sent us this beautiful card. =)

Details: Ribbon is from the dollar section at Michael's. Journaling block is by K&Company Wild Saffron.

Pier 39

More of my friend Ali's visit. We went to Pier 39 and Fisherman's Wharf. We spent some time putting together cute bath salt jars.

Details: Green dotted paper is by Stampin Up. Ribbon is by Rhonna Farrer. San Francisco embellishments are by Joann Craft Essentials. "Pier" was written with glitter letters by white blossom (recently purchase at Michael's). "39" was cut using the Alphalicious Cricut cartridge.

Zeitgeist

Another layout from my friend Ali's visit. In SF, we met up with some of Ali's friends at Zeitgeist, which is a unique bar with a beer garden in the back.

Details: Cream paper is Bazzill Bling. Flowers and ribbon are by Prima. Journaling block is by K&Company Wild Saffron. "Zeitgeist" was cut using the Stamped Cricut cartridge.

Cable Car Museum

While my friend Ali was visiting from LA, we spent some time in the city with her friends. We stopped by the Cable Car Museum one day. It was actually quite nice (and free!). We learned a lot about the history and downfall of the cable cars in San Francisco and saw where the 3 currently running cable lines come into the station.

Details: Striped paper is from a huge set I bought at Costco by Memory Stor. Ribbon from Michael's. Flower is actually burlap and made by Prima. "Ticket No" journaling block is by My Mind's Eye - Laundry Line. "San Francisco" was written with Heidi Grace rubons. "Cable Car Museum" was cut using the Lyrical Letters Cricut cartridge (Capital feature).

A Divided Layout

I love to use divided 12x12 page protectors to add photos and journaling or title blocks. Here, I happened to have 5 photos, so I used the last opening to add a title. Sorry for the big white blocks, I try to keep some sense of privacy and avoid posting last names.

Details: Green patterned paper is by Stamping Up (color - Certainly Celery). "B- Family" was cut using the Lyrical Letters Cricut cartridge (Italic Monoline feature).

The Perfect Accent

I'd forgotten to add this page to our wedding details album and finally got up the energy for another wedding layout! I kind of burned out a little on the color scheme. =P

I wanted to document that my super cute earrings were made by a sorority sister of mine. She was very sweet to put something together for me a little last minute. =)

Details: Green spotted paper is by Stampin Up (color - Certainly Celery). Paisley paper is by Making Memories. Clear border that says "adorable" is by My Mind's Eye. "Accent" was cut using the Lyrical Letters Cricut cartridge (Connected feature).

Redwoods

Pictures from a hike out near Santa Cruz. The redwoods were beautiful and I loved that the forest floor was covered in clovers.

Inspiration for this layout design: Paperclipping

Details: Striped and tree patterned papers are from the DCWV Green paper stack. Blue woodgrain paper is from Making Memories travel 8x8 paper pad. Green plaid paper is by Anna Griffin (I sanded it to tone it down). Clover was cut using the Paper Dolls Cricut cartridge. "Redwoods" was cut using Lyrical Letters (Loop De Loo feature).

Summer Fieldtrip

Ok, so this is an oooooold layout. July 2007. I broke a cardinal rule in scrapbooking and redid a layout. Everytime I looked at it I couldn't stand it. I didn't even take a picture of the before because... well, I never wanted to see it again. =P

I know I'm not in school anymore but I decided to call it "Summer Fieldtrip" because we were supposed to be meeting up with other CMU alumni to view the latest exhibit. So it kind of felt like a fieldtrip.

What I learned: Don't overdue matching all the colors in your photos/scraps. Pick a select few. And don't go too crazy with huge, bold patterns. Also, try editing your photos. I actually managed to edit out a person who was sitting on the bench behind my friend (who looked angry...). It was tedious but worth it!

Details: Background paper (just the edge) is Kraft paper. Kraft paper is fun because it's neutral but has texture. Swirly patterned paper is by gcd - Red Swirls. Cream/brown patterned paper is from the SEI Alpine Frost stack. "Fieldtrip" was cut using the Lyrical Letters Cricut cartridge.

Welcome to the Family

And our Europe album is COMPLETE! Woohoo!

These are just some cute pictures I took of my brother's new gerbils. They are adorable and have funny names. =P

Details: Brown die cut paper is by Sandylion and came in a two paper set. Scalloped edge was made with the Fiskars Threading Water punch. Green letter stickers are by mls. "Welcome" was cut using the Alphalicious Cricut cartridge.

After Party

We went to a pub where my brother used to work after the parade. It was so nice to inside and WARM. But then it got reallt loud when one of the bands from the parade decided to join us and play inside the pub.

Details: Heart ribbon is actually from my trip. Black bands on the ribbon are Fastenator staples. Yellow/blue star paper is by Basic Grey. Spotted rainbow paper is by DCWV Pet's Stack. Shield was cut using the Paper Dolls Cricut cartridge. "After Party" was cut using Lyrical Letters (Jack Sprat feature).

Karlsruhe

On Friday after getting back from Austria, we went to downtown Karlsruhe to wander and shop.

Details: Cream/brown patterned paper is from the SEI Alpine Frost stack. "From far and near we're all here" embellishment is by Me and My Big Ideas (Soft Spoken). Travel journaling block is by Little Yellow Bicycle. "Karlsruhe" was cut using the Lyrical Letters Cricut cartridge (Connected feature).

Heidelberg

Pictures on the pedestrian bridge in Heidelberg, Germany. And Warren being silly with a statue. =P

Details: Green patterned paper that says "Germany" is by Stamping Station. Flower is by K&Company (but I changed the rhinestone color). Travel journaling block is by Little Yellow Bicycle. Ribbon is by Basic Grey. "Heidelberg" was cut using the Lyrical Letters Cricut cartridge (Jumbo feature).