Overdue

One day past my due date.  Warren wanted proof that from behind me, you simply couldn't tell I was pregnant.  It took another 3 days until Tobin decided to join us.

This layout is 8x8 inches.

Products used:  Patterned papers:  Cosmo Cricket;  Journaling block:  Little Yellow Bicycle;  Letters:  Prima;  Sketch:  Sketches for Scrapbooking One-Page Sketches Volume 1

Cali Shower

My California baby shower on May 1, 2010.  Hosted by my good friend and sorority sister, Ali.  =)  We had lunch and tea on Santana row and then went back to our home for cake and presents.

This layout is 8x8 inches.

Products used:  Patterned papers and ribbon:  Cosmo Cricket;  Stickers:  Heidi Grace (thoughtful);  Letters: Making Memories (blue), American Crafts Thickers (brown);  Sketch:  Sketches for Scrapbooking

The ATG World

I know I'm waaaaaay behind.  But I finally entered the world of the ATG.  Opinions to come after some good use.

Happy

A few impromptu photos out on our deck.  Just wanted to capture the belly before it went away. These were taken one day past my due date.

This layout is 8x8 inches.

Products used:  Patterned paper:   Cosmo Cricket;  Stickers:  SEI (clouds), Cosmo Cricket (bug border),  Heidi Grace ("happy");  Sketch:  Sketches for Scrapbooking One-Page Sketches Volume 1

These Boots Were Made For Stomping

A fun "fall" day in early December.  Tobin wouldn't go near the leaves with his sneakers on.  But with his boots, he was ready for some stomping!  In fact, I believe he's worn his boots every day since.

Products used:  Patterned papers:  Cosmo Cricket (leaves), Close to My Heart (cream/blue);  Stamps: Close to My Heart;  Journaling block:  Scenic Route;  Tools:  Silhouette with Script MJ Bold font,  Cricut CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge (leaves);  Sketch:  Sketch Support

Sketch Support inspired this layout!  Head over there to see more projects created from the same inspirational sketch.

Cricut Classes

My Cricut classes will now be held at Our Paper Place in Newark, CA.  There are both Beginner and Intermediate classes available.

The classes are scheduled for February 18th.  (correct date)

Please visit Our Paper Place's website for more details!

Our Paper Place Classes

Bubbles

Fun with bubbles at my brother's place in Germany.  Good thing my dad has a sense of humor, because I love how this one photo captured his fascination with the bubbles instead of Tobin's, haha.

Products used - Patterned papers: Basic Grey (grid), We R Memory Keepers (blue), American Crafts (glitter), SEI (teal, yellow), Crate Paper (dots); Stamps: Close to My Heart; Glitter: Stickles; Tools: Cricut Opposites Attract, Lyrical Letters and CTMH Art Philosophy cartridges


This layout was created based on a support from Sketch Support.  Go take a look and see all of the other projects that started with the same inspiration!

27 Weeks in Tahoe

This post marks the beginning of a series of pregnancy album layouts.  I am 9 weeks along (!!) with our second baby and I need to get my first pregnancy album finished!

Bump photo taken on our yearly vacation to Tahoe.  I was too far along to go snowboarding with the family, but I brought my scrapbooking supplies and got a lot of work done.  =)

This is an 8x8 layout.

Products used:  Patterned papers and sticker: Cosmo Cricket Earth Love;  Letters:  Creative Memories (brown), Prima;  Sketch:  Sketches for Scrapbooking One-Page Sketches Volume 1

A Rough Day

Oh, our poor sick Baby Bear!  We were out at the mall before Gymboree and he slipped into a super fussy mood in a hurry.  I hurried him straight home and kept a close eye on him.  Just a couple of hours later, he had a fever of 103.  Thankfully it was only viral and he was much better the next day.

Products used:  Patterned papers:  Making Memories (glitter dots), Creative Memories (background);  Stickers:  Creative Memories;  Tools:  Cricut Sugar & Spice cartridge (x-ray);  Silhouette with Berlin Sans FB Demi font (title);  Sketch:  Page Maps

Sweet Prints

The first time I saw that little crawling Tobin had left his handprints in our carpet, I melted!  What a sweet reminder of his progress.

I converted these photos to black and white and increased the contrast to show of the texture of the handprint more clearly.

Products used:  Patterned papers:  Recollections (black), Paper Studio (words), My Mind's Eye (plaid and dots);  Embellishments:  K&Company (journaling block), Me & My Big Ideas (banners), EK Success (hands), Colorbok (glittery swirl);  Letters:   Making Memories (sweet);  Tools:  Cricut Lyrical Letters cartridge

Oh So Comfy

Poseidon being his adorable self.  =)

Products used:  Patterned papers: Pebbles (words), Basic Grey (stripes);   Stickers:  Pebbles;  Letters:  Glitz & Glitter (white);   Tools:  Silhouette with Segoe Script font (comfy);   Sketch:  Sketch Support

Precious

I just love this captured moment between Tobin and his Nana.  They are both still in their PJ's one morning and Tobin was being snuggly.

Products used:  Patterned paper:  Cosmo Cricket (floral), Bazzill (red embossed stripes);  Embellishments:  Making Memories (burlap flower),  Crate Paper (border);  Letters:  American Craft Thickers;  Tools:  Cricut CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge;  Sketch:  Debbie Hodge Get It Scrapped

Baby Bear

This layout documents where Tobin got his nickname "Baby Bear" from - this adorable outfit!

I also had fun using my brand new Silhouette Cameo machine on this layout.  I used it to cut the title, but also to journal directly onto my background 12 x 12 paper.  I LOVE the result!

Products used:  Patterned papers:  SEI (blue dots),  jilibean soup (kraft dots), ki memories (words), Basic Grey (squares);  Tools:  Silhouette with Scrap N Font's Woodland font (title),  Silhouette with Sketch Pen and Aunt Jana Sketch font (journaling),  Cricut Create a Critte cartridge (bear);  Sketch:  Scrapbooks Etc.

The "Unhappy" Month

In all of Tobin's monthly photos for the first year, this month was the hardest to get him to sit still.  He just writhed every time we put him in position.  I decided that "Oh well, this is the memory for this moment."  And month eleven became the "unhappy month."  Of course this is meant sarcastically.  ;)

Products used:  Patterned papers:   Paper Studio (tree/owl), Cosmo Cricket (orange), Bazzill Swiss Dot;  Embellishments:  Little Yellow Bicycle (journaling block), SEI (leaf rubons), Crate Paper (owl), Creative Imaginations (moody sticker);   Letters: American Crafts Thickers (unhappy), Prima;  Sketch:  Page Maps

Season's Greetings

I recently got this awesome tree stamp from Close to My Heart.  You can stamp the background circles in one color, and then the accent patterned circles in another.  Here I played around with green and brown.

Products used - Patterned papers: jillibean soup;  Stamps:  Close to My Heart (tree, star);  Tools: Cricut CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge

This card was designed using a sketch from Allison at Sketch Support.  You can find more inspiration over on their blog!