Thursday, January 29, 2009

Bachelorette Party


These are ooooold layouts. From my joint bachelorette party with a friend. We went on a 3 day cruise from Miami to Nassau, Bahamas.

Pictures from the beach. It was beautiful!!!

Details: Background striped paper is from the SEI Oasis paper pad. Prima flowers.


Formal night on the cruise. We got all fancied up for free cocktails and then the formal dinner.

Details: Background paper is from the DCWV Luxury Stack. Black paper on the right is from the SEI Orchid line. Prima flowers. "All" and "up" were cut from the Opposites Attract Cricut cartridge. "Dressed" was cut from Storybook.



Finally, pictures from our two nights out dressed as bachelorettes! I also kep one of the Trivia Games cards that we played before heading out of our room.

Details: Heart paper is DCWV Rockstar. Photo corners were cut with the Cuttlebug.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Family Dinner


Warren and I and his father and family went to dinner at Buca di Beppo before we moved out to California.

Details: Blue swirly paper is My Mind's Eye Bohemia Red/Blue Paisley. Red/Orange plaid paper is from the K&Company Happy Trails paper pad. Red/Orange flowers are Making Memories/Prima respectively. Yellow fuzzy ricrac is by American Crafts. Journaling block is from a Deja Views "Global Views" set. "Family Dinner" and swirl were cut from the Calligraphy Cricut cartridge.

Happy Halloween!

Oops, this post got deleted by accident. Just putting it back. =)




Another forgetful evening without photos. Oh well. For Halloween, Warren and I joined some friends for tasty food and hilarious conversation. Here, I scrapbooked the party invitation. I made one slight alteration, though. The invitation orignally came with a cute Halloween button on it. But I replaced it with a sticker to kept the layout thinner.

Details: Patterned paper is by Heidi Grace. The row of pumpkins was cut using the Doodlecharms Cricut cartridge.

West Texas Trip

Here are all the layouts from Warren and I's trip to West Texas back in July. One is a re-post. Details below each photo.

Specialty paper was purchased from Fredericksburg, TX scrapbook store.

Original post: http://noeyspaper.blogspot.com/2009/01/art-at-mo.html

Specialty paper was purchased from Fredericksburg, TX scrapbook store.

Miscellaneous papers. Journaling block is by Making Memories. "on the" is heat embossed. "Guadalupe" was cut from the Teardrop Cricut cartridge.

Miscellaneous papers. Ribbon is by American Crafts. Swirls were cut using the Stretch Your Imagination Cricut cartridge. "Foam Henge" was cut using Opposites Attract.


Specialty paper was purchased from Fredericksburg, TX scrapbook store. Fork and knife were cut from the Going Places Cricut cartridge.

Saturday, January 24, 2009

A Piece of History


Over the summer, when Warren and I visited his grandparents, we found this old photo Christmas card lying around. It's such a cute photo, so I took a picture to keep. The baby is Warren's father.

Details: Miscellaneous papers. I tried to use up some scraps on this layout. The scalloped edge on the photo was made using the Threading Water Fiskars punch. Photo corners are a Cuttlebug die. Large scallops were cut from the Accent Essentials Cricut cartridge. "a Piece of History" was cut from Calligraphy.
Below is the sketch I used from 52 Sketches 52 Weeks: http://52sketches52weeks.ning.com/


Thursday, January 22, 2009

Welcome Little One - Twist



I previously posted a layout with this baby announcement. But I wanted to make a copy to give to her mother. However, I couldn't find the critical paper I needed to reproduce it so I decided to just go a whole different direction.


Details: Both patterned papers are by gcd studios. Yellow flowers are by Prima. White felt button is from the Making Memories Jack line. "Welcome" was cut using the Calligraphy Cricut cartridge.


Here is the original layout:

Celebrate!


For a friend's birthday, we went to an english pub in downtown LA. Here are some pictures from our evening out.

Details: Argyle paper is from SEI Grandpa's Attic line. Blue patterned paper is from Deja Views Blue Raspberry line. Black flower is by Prima and cream flower and buttons are by Making Memories. Journaling tag is by Jenni Bowlin. "Celebrate!" was cut using the Stamped Cricut cartridge.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Last Dance


Just a peek at Warren and I's wedding album. I've already finished it so I may not post all of the layouts here.

Details: Green argyle paper is from a Stampin' Up paper set in Certainly Celery. Purple patterned paper is American Crafts. Light purple scalloped edge was made using the Threading Water Fiskars punch. White/purple flower accent and acrylic strip (with purple design) are by My Mind's Eye. Flower outline was cut using the Stretch Your Imagination Cricut cartridge. Hearts on sticks and "Last Dance" were cut with Opposites Attract.

Tasty Tex-Mex


Mmmmmmmm, I'm missing my favorite Texas restaurant: Chuy's. Good, tasty, Tex-Mex. No photos, but I kept their postcard.

Details: Plaid paper is from the DCWV Pet's Stack. Flower paper (border) is from the SEI Winnie's Walls line. Yellow fuzzy ric-rac is by American Crafts. "favorites" was done with Autumn Leaves letter rubons. "Tasty TEX-MEX" was cut using the Opposites Attract Cricut cartridge.

Budweiser


My dad and I went to see the Clydesdale horses and get some free beer at the Budweiser plant in Merrimack, NH.

Details: Misc papers. I used the Mini Monograms Cricut cartridge to cut out circles and make the detail along the bottom of the pages. The title was cut using Opposites Attract.

Sugarloaf


When I was home this fall, I went with my dad to see his yearly golf retreat location: Sugarloaf Golf Course in Maine. I'm not a huge golf fan (much to my dad's dismay) but the views were simply beautiful. I was happy to ride along in the golf cart and snap some photos.

Details: Spotted patterned paper is by Crate Paper. Thin blue ribbon is from the 50 cent section of ribbons at Michael's. Ribbon slider is from a tag pack by Deja Views. "Sugarloaf" was cut using the Calligraphy Cricut cartridge.

Welcome Little One


Here is my layout for a friend's baby announcement.

Details: Striped paper with flower corner accent is by Daisy Bucket. Blue and aqua patterned paper and cream striped paper is from a Memory Boutique paper pad purchased at Joann. Striped ribbon is by Love Elsie. Felt heart button is from the Making Memories Jack line. "Welcome" was cut using the Calligraphy Cricut cartridge.

Zilker Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve


As part of our Micro-moon (imagine a tiny, tiny honeymoon where you don't even leave the city), Warren and I went to the Zilker Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve to take pictures with our newest camera.

Details: Striped paper is from Basic Grey Mellow collection. Dinosaur paper is from Basic Grey Archaic collection. Ribbon is also Basic Grey. "Noteworthy" die cut is by My Mind's Eye. Title was cut from the Opposites Attract Cricut cartridge.

Greetings From Tenerif


This postcard was sent to me from Tenerif from my brother and his wife. I wanted to show both sides at the same time so I scanned the photo side and reprinted it.

Details: Patterned paper strips are from the Making Memories Passport line. Stamp along bottom is from the Making Memories Passport clear stamp set. Heart clip is from the Making Memories Love Story line. Large flower is Prima, smaller flower is Making Memories. This layout idea came from a page kit from Archiver's.

Hanging Out Around Town


These pictures were taken in the 2 days before Warren and I's wedding. I spent some quality time with my bridal party and friends. We went to the Capital and Barton Springs.

Details: Both patterned papers are from the SEI Oasis paper pad. Clear flowers are by Heidi Swapp and I drew around their edged with a white pen. "hanging out around town" was cut using the Cuttin' Up Cricut cartridge.