What I've been working on

I recently heard about a Kit Club geared just for boys on Two Peas and had to check it out. As a Boy Momma it's hard to find good boy themed papers and even harder to find a kit club that's not geared toward the feminine products. Boys Rule has filled that gap and boy am I happy. I started a subscription last month and managed to snag a few of their older kits as well. Let's just say...HEAVEN! The kits are fab and so full of boyish scrappy goodness. They've also recently started sketches this past month so I decided to play along. The first two layouts are based off their sketches. The third layout is just me playing around. All the pages are made with Boys Rule kits.

A funny thing happened on the way to my Scrap Cave...

Well not really...life just got in the way :) My oldest son started preschool (which I ended up doing a lot of volunteering) and I just spent time enjoying my little guys. This time passes so fast I'm realizing. We're now looking at schools for Gigantor (Oldest's nickname) to start kindergarten and wondering how we're going to fit that into a preschool schedule for Wee One (Youngest's nickname) as both schools would start at the same time. Not important problems in the grand scheme of things...but important in my world right now.

Anyways...I PROMISE to start blogging on a regular basis!

Autumn/Winter 2010 Blog Hop

Welcome to our Close to my Heart New Product Blog Hop! 

Over 40 Fabulous Close to my Heart Consultants are celebrating the upcoming release of the Autumn/Winter 2010 Idea Book by giving you a Sneak Peak of some of the great products available in the new Idea Book starting September 1st! 

If you have come here from Tresa Black's blog, you are on the right path! You can also find a complete list of Blog Hop participants at http://www.tazzygirl2000.blogspot.com This is simple to do- just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

When I saw the Magnifique paper pack I instantly fell in love with it and had to find some pictures to use with them. Luckily my husband and I had just come back from a weekend in Vegas and these pictures paired so well with this paper. This was a super fun layout to make and I even made it so the tickets pull out to reveal the journalling :D





Recipe:
Template: "Creative Team" from Imagine - My 2nd page is the 1st page of the template
Paper: Magnifique
My Acrylix Stamp Set: Cocktail Alphabet
Ink Colors: Lagoon, Pacifica
Embellishments: Flowers made using Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die and Magnifique paper, CTMH mini medley shades of chocolate, Prima bling

Now "Hop" on over to Karen Norman's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and see the great new Paper Packs and My Acrylix Stamp Sets! Remember, the Autumn/Winter 2010 Idea Book goes LIVE on September 1st! **Link not working? Missed a Blog? You can see a list of all Blog Hop participants at http://tazzygirl2000.blogspot.com

Wall Art

Here's a home decor idea for everyone. I made this for my Mother In Law for her birthday using the 7 gypsies printer tray. I've been wanting to make one of these for a while and finally got the chance. Now I think I need one for myself :D

A little more inspiration

Here's a layout done with the same CTMH Stardust paper pack as the previous layout for my youngest son. I got the idea for these super cute paper medallions from one of the girls over at Two Peas and I'm just loving them. I can totally see myself using these on all kinds of layouts and cards!!!

A little Inspiration

Here's a recent layout I did using the Stardust paper pack from CTMH. I wanted something playful and fun to commemorate my oldest turning three so I decided to make some pinwheels as my embellishments. I really like how this turned out!

A few more fun ideas from my BPS class :)

A few more neat ideas that I've gotten from my BPS class. The green one is using tissue paper and mod podge to create an awesome textured look to your paper. The other one is another mosaic but using kitchen twine in between your pieces. I think it would make a fabulous frame for your pictures, especially if you use just one photo on a layout.

Cheers! :D