A Married Little Christmas

Warren's and I first Christmas as a married couple. And probably our last Christmas by ourselves. It was wonderful spending the holiday together in our new apartment with our first real Christmas tree.

Details: Striped paper is by Deja Views Retro Hip Christmas line exclusively for Archiver's. Epoxy stickers on right page by Making Memories Fa La La line. "Christmas" is also from the Making Memories Fa La La line - glitter stickers. "A married little" was cut using the Storybook Cricut cartridge. Vine, tree, and reindeer were all cut using the Joys of the Season cartridge. White scallop cut using Mini Monograms.

Feast

Pictures from Thanksgiving! Warren's mom and John drove up to visit us from LA. This was the first year I prepared a real Thanksgiving dinner.

Details: Background dotted paper is by Basic Grey Mellow collection. Brown patterned paper is by Memory Boutique. Green patterned paper is by Pizzazzill. Tree is from a Target $1 spot fall chipboard set. "Feast" are metal letter stickers by Petals and Possibilities.

Home Sweet Home

So, I look terrible in these photos. Perhaps it was from the crappy sleep we got until our mattress arrived. Anyway, here we are having the first meal in our new apartment. Quizno's! Yum. I kept this layout really simple.

Details: Background paper is by Love Elsie (Home Sweet Home part of the pattern). Scallops were cut with the Fiskars Threading Water punch out of K&Company Sola paper. Hearts were cut using the Stamped Cricut cartridge.

Family Competition

Pictures from the weekend Warren's father and brother came to visit our new place. We had fun playing mini golf and cooking a feast together.

Details: White patterened papers are by American Crafts. "Family" was cut using the Calligraphy Cricut cartridge. "Competition" was cut using Opposites Attract.

New Friends

This is the cute fall card that a friend sent.

Details: Orange scallops were cut with the Fiskars Threading Water punch. "friends" was cut using the Mini Monograms Cricut cartridge.

Pictures from my recent trip to Tahoe with friends to go skiing. The snow wasn't perfect, but we had fun anyway.

Details: Striped and Ski clothing papers are from the 2007 DWCV Christmas Glitter Stack. Skier and mountain with tree were cut using the Going Places Cricut cartridge. "Tahoe Ski Trip #1" was cut using Tear Drop.

Sunday Game Night

Some pictures from Game Night in our Austin apartment.

Details: Swirls cut using Stretch Your Imagination Cricut cartridge. Stars and "Sunday Game Night" cut using Plantin Schoolbook.

Happy Birthday

Here is a super simple layout of my brother-in-law's birthday last year.

Details: Background plaid paper is by SEI Alpine Frost stack. "Happy Birthday" was cut using the Calligraphy Cricut cartridge.

Vacation!

I won't be posting any work for a couple weeks as I'll be in Europe, traveling and snowboarding! I'll be sure to add some new work when I get back.

My Very First SWARM

These are some mementos from the first Cricut SWARM I attended. A SWARM is a scrapbooking crop specific to Cricut owners and their friends. Yes, the worst pun ever. =P

The piece of paper with "Noey" on it was my personalized goodie bag. We were also given Halloween M&M's in the test tube as "SWARM Energy Pills." We had a lot of fun. So much in fact, that I forgot to take pictures. Typical.

Details: "My very first" was cut using the Opposites Attract Cricut cartridge. "SWARM" was cut using Cuttin' Up.

My New Adventure

I've decided to start an Etsy shop!

For my first items, I made some fun cards. I won't be posting them in the shop until I get back from my vacation, but here is the sneak preview.

Lobster Rolls

As it turns out, if you were to want a lobster roll, this is the place to go. But it's in Maine. My dad and I found this hole in the wall on our way to the Botanical Gardens. They were the only plce around with a 20 person line at 3 in the afternoon. We didn't have time to figure out why it was so popular then, but I went back with my mom and it took 1.5 hours to get food! They're famous because they serve up and ENTIRE lobster on a roll.

Details: Dotted paper is by Daisy Bucket. Their papers all have a wonderful texture. Ribbon is from Michael's. Scallops were cut using the Accent Essentials Cricut cartridge. "Lobster" was cut using Calligraphy (Inspiration feature).

Mother

More pictures from my trip home. I decided to get some nice shots of my mother at the Maine Botanical Gardens. These are my favorites.

Details: Block patterned paper is "Autumn Squares" by Flair Designs. Maroon paper was embossed with Cuttlebug. Purple scallops were made using the Fiskars Threading Water punch. "Mother" was cut using the Opposites Attract Cricut cartridge.

Happy Valentine's Day!

These are the cards I made for some family members.

Details: Heart paper is "Love Me Knots" by Moxxie. Ribbons are from the Target $1 spot a few months ago. "love" was cute from the Opposites Attract Cricut cartridge. Swirly heart was cut from Accent Essentials.

Natural Beauty

I saw one day on CNN these botanical gardens in Maine. It just so happened that my dad and I would be passing through the area anyway so we decided to check it out. It was just beautiful. There are a few different sections of the garden: a tranquility area with carved stone, a children's area to build stick forts, a waterfall with benches nearby, and a hall of birches. I had a lot of fun taking pictures here.

Details: Background paper is: "Lavender Rosebuds" by Paper Pizazz. Journaling tag is from a Target $1 spot set. "Natural" was cut using the Calligraphy Cricut cartridge. "Beauty" was cut using Storybook.