Today was a day spent mostly devoted to scrapbooking. My friend Jen picked me up at 10 this morning and we drove to Dawson to check out the scrapbook store there, Chocolate Clover. I like that she has a very different selection from in town, although not nearly as much to choose from. I got a few good finds, including Cosmo's Circa 1934 and some of Sassafrass' Indie Girl as well as a few other random bits and pieces. I was very pleased to find a magazine June has been searching for in the $5.00 clearance bin.
After a quick stop at the mall to pick up a lunch bag for Ryan from Marks (we were sold out in my store) we decided to be adventurous and have lunch in this 50's diner. (When I say we, I mean Jen, I was slightly nervous about what we were getting into entering a giant metal box). It was very cute in there and the food was inexpensive and fairly tasty. Luckily, Jen had her camera and she took some photos. (Layout to follow - I've already selected some pieces for it!)
We stopped at B&T, but that was a major disappointment. Everything was old, and the sales lady was clueless. Why ask me if I need help if you have zero concept about scrapbooking?
On the way back we went to Crafty Folks in Taylor and I got a few more things. I got a Christmas line from Echo Park that has ornaments all over it. I took some photos of my favourite ornaments this Christmas, so I will use it for that.
When I came home, I finished up this page that's been sitting around for a week or two. I was hung up on what to add for embellishments. After a while of whining and being generally non-productive I started to dig through my (fairly extensive) stash and found I had more than enough to finish it off. Here is the finished product:
After a quick stop at the mall to pick up a lunch bag for Ryan from Marks (we were sold out in my store) we decided to be adventurous and have lunch in this 50's diner. (When I say we, I mean Jen, I was slightly nervous about what we were getting into entering a giant metal box). It was very cute in there and the food was inexpensive and fairly tasty. Luckily, Jen had her camera and she took some photos. (Layout to follow - I've already selected some pieces for it!)
We stopped at B&T, but that was a major disappointment. Everything was old, and the sales lady was clueless. Why ask me if I need help if you have zero concept about scrapbooking?
On the way back we went to Crafty Folks in Taylor and I got a few more things. I got a Christmas line from Echo Park that has ornaments all over it. I took some photos of my favourite ornaments this Christmas, so I will use it for that.
When I came home, I finished up this page that's been sitting around for a week or two. I was hung up on what to add for embellishments. After a while of whining and being generally non-productive I started to dig through my (fairly extensive) stash and found I had more than enough to finish it off. Here is the finished product:
I used a mixture of Earth Love and Nutmeg for papers - both by Cosmo Cricket. Three things I love about this layout are:
1) I used chipboard letters - I have been very bad about using those lately. I coloured these ones with brown Copic marker and heat embossed with clear powder to make them shiny. I was trying to go for the effect of the bottles.
2) The tiny bottle cut from my Cricut - it kind of looks like a wine bottle, but close counts. :)
3) Lots of journaling! I told the story and gave instructions for making your own root beer.
I said a while back that I would post the layout of us snow shoeing. That will come next as long as many other layouts I've been working on recently.
1) I used chipboard letters - I have been very bad about using those lately. I coloured these ones with brown Copic marker and heat embossed with clear powder to make them shiny. I was trying to go for the effect of the bottles.
2) The tiny bottle cut from my Cricut - it kind of looks like a wine bottle, but close counts. :)
3) Lots of journaling! I told the story and gave instructions for making your own root beer.
I said a while back that I would post the layout of us snow shoeing. That will come next as long as many other layouts I've been working on recently.
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