Two Pages of Love

 January 31, 2024

Today is a 2 page spread. They don't really have anything to with each other, but thought they would look good together. The first page is my daughter and I. Obviously we were having a great time! The frames I used were dies for cards, but I think they do well for scrapbooks too.

Cuddles and Giggles

The second picture doesn't seem like it should go in her scrapbook, but if you knew how much she loved pets, you'd understand why our Sasha deserved her own page in her book. My son on the other hand would be baffled of why I would do a page like this for him. Not to say he doesn't love animals, he did want to be a zookeeper for awhile, but he would only expect pictures of the pets if he's in the photo too.

Sweet Sasha

We sure miss this sweet dog, but my daughter will have a great page to look back on. And here are the two pages together:

Two pages of love

I hope you like them as much as we do.

Birthday Photo Day Scrapbook Page

 January 30, 2024

Well, I already edited my photo with Jan. 30, so I guess I'll have 2 for the day. This one is of my daughter's birthday pictures. I believe they were taken at Sears.

I used a lot of Cricut cutouts and a few dies from Stampin' Up! The picture in the top right is actually in a window die, I just cut our the cross pieces to have one picture. I bought a paper pack that had the I Love you in black and glitter. It's so pretty. The bottom is a roll of glitter tape.

Adorable school photo

 January 30, 2024

I'm sure some are wondering about me posting the dates on my photos. I've noticed before going to someone's blog and the right photo doesn't always come up and there's no way but to guess on how to find it. I thought if I added the date here and on the photo then it would be easier to find, if the link doesn't work correctly.

Today's scrapbook page is a single class photo. I don't do a lot of single photos, but there are exceptions. I really like this photo of my daughter. I used my Cricut to cut a lot of this out. And even though you can't tell, the background color has more green to it. I had to lighten it for the detail which ended up changing the color.

The second picture shows a close-up of the flowers. It's been awhile since I did this, but I believe i just glued the beads down, brushed a little glue on and sprinkled with some glitter.

I think it really added to this picture of her. Also in this picture you can see more of the green color of the background paper. Have a great day!

Soccer Fun!

 

January 29, 2024

So today I have a couple of pages for my little soccer player. No, she doesn't play anymore, but it sure was cute watching these little ones play. For my typed labels, I use PrintMaster. There are many other programs to choose from and can come in handy when making a scrapbook, cards, or other projects. In the background of the label is a soccer ball that I opaqued. PrintMaster comes with preloaded pictures, or you can use your own or get one off the internet and use it.

Little soccer players

The second page was a lot of work, especially since I didn't have a punch or die to use for the 1" squares. I do now, thankfully. This one I had to use some photos I had cut down and then cut the grass scenes into squares. I only had one with a tiny soccer ball in it, so I used it. 

Team photos

Her player's card I used a Pokémon card holder, I stole from my son, who was quite upset that I had. Oops! He ended up getting a whole box of them for Christmas. Anyways, I used a punch to cut the semicircle out. I wish I could have only cut one side, but it was too thin to slide the punch into. Maybe a die would have worked better. Now the card can be pulled out to read the other side. If you use this idea, make sure you use some super sticky glue tape, acid free of course, to hold it in place. You can see where I placed mine when the card is out.

Card holder

So together in the scrapbook it looks like this:

Two page soccer scrapbook pages

Sorry about the glare on the pages. I figure it's more about the scrapbook ideas, than my photos. Hope you enjoyed these pages.

Swimming Lessons

 Jan. 27, 2024

Ah, those first swimming lessons, where a parent has to get in and help. We learned quickly, as this was our only daughter, that 2 piece swimming suits are much better for younger children. Trying to get a 1 piece off to go to the restroom can take too long! Especially for our little one who has sensory processing disorder (SPD) and didn't know she had a full bladder until she had to go! Over the years she has done a lot better with her SPD, so to any parents out there, know that they will learn how to cope with it in their own way. 

Fun time learning to swim

This page I made the unfortunate decision to ask her if she wanted me to do the sequins and another choice, I don't remember now, but it would have been a lot easier. She of course chose the sequins. That took a little while to glue on, however, they have stayed on nicely over the last 20 years! 

Getting Glasses for the First Time

January 26, 2024

Today I'm sharing my scrapbook page of my daughter getting her very first pair of glasses. I love how when she was little she didn't know how to smile. She'd show her teeth, but then the edges would down instead of up. Makes her look like she doesn't like what she's doing. I found the eyechart on the web somewhere. I'm really good at doing that. That's where the eye apparatus machine came from too. Although you can't see it, I used Crystal Effects on the pictures that are in the eyeglasses. Stampin' Up! no longer sells it, but you can also use Ranger's Glossy Accents.

 

Showing off her first pair of glasses

I did a little coloring and sculpted some petals for the flower. It's funny how pictures can't always pick up on all the details you can do on a page. Anyways, hope you enjoyed todays scrapbook page.

 

Wedding Scrapbook Page

 

January 25, 2024

So I know I haven't used this blog in a few years. I was selling Stampin' Up! for awhile and had another blog. But now I'm not selling it and I'm going to share any of my crafts, whether they are Stampin' Up!'s or not. I have several scrapbook pages from my daughter's scrapbook,  I've taken time to photograph and will start with those. They are quite a few years old, but thought it might help other people with ideas. So here is my first one. It is at my brother's wedding.

Wedding Scrapbook Day for Girls

Obviously, I'm not the best scrapbooker. I didn't know each page was to have a title. Personally as long as I've written down something so years later whomever looks at it knows what's going on, then I think I've achieved my goal. My poor flower got smushed in the album, but oh well... Also, sorry about the large print for this blog. Obviously not on the final project. Hope you like!