Grandpa's Birthday Book

WARNING: picture quality is not at its finest. Sorry

So much for a monthly update. It's ok, better late then never. It's been a while since I last wrote, but insomnia is keeping me up and so I decided to blog. I started this album for my grandpa's 80th birthday almost 4 years ago and never finished because law school was in the way. Now that it's not in the way, i've only added 2 more pages. But I promise that I will finish before his next birthday so that I can give it to him as a present.



This was one of the first pages I did when I started scrapbooking. Coming up with ideas was hard then, but I think after law school it's even harder. Law school drained all my creativity away.



I hand painted those chipboard pieces and crimped the background papers. I love the wiring and the little pieces hanging. That cake has the names of all the grandchildren in the family.



The papercutting for this page was so tiresome. I think this is why I don't like to measure before I cut anymore.


Like I said, being creative is hard. I get better with time.


My goddaughter, what a cutie. Now that i'm older and wiser, I realize that I need to use more texture and to frame the pictures. I guess I did ok since I did use photo corners, but by simply adding another piece of paper to frame the picture would just add so much more to the page. This is something my aunt taught me. She's so wise even though I brought her into the scrapbooking world.

I love this page b/c I was inspired by a magazine advertisement. The flowers actually have brads in the middle. The top part, where the paper is beige, actually said happy Easter underneath. This page taught me how to be crafty.


New page #1. You can't tell from the picture, but there is a lot of texture going on here. Those brown flowers are actually fabric with gem brad centers. The pink and purple flowers are paper flowers that I got from the dollar booth from the scrapbooking expo. Those green photo corners add a nice touch. I can thank my aunt for those, she has photo corners in every color. Also, the framing of the photos. See how much nicer the pictures looked framed.

New page #2. I love this page. That swirly twirly thing on the bottom is so cute but so difficult to put on. The whole backside of it was sticky and it kept sticking to itself. I made that little pocket with a T too. I bought a stamp that cuts out tags a while back, what a great investment.

So that concludes my grandpa's 80th birthday book. I still have several pages to go. I will update when I get to them.

Happy Holidays Everyone....and when I mean every, I mean T.N. and N.D., you know who you are.

The Pazzle is AMAZING!!!

Hello all! It's been a very long time since my last update. It's been so long that the Scrapbooking Expo is back in Sacramento. Anyway, last time I went, I picked up a CD from the Pazzle booth and this one was filled with lace designs (cost was around $30 plus tax). This is just a sample of what it can do. It's so cool. This CD has 101 difference designs. Can't wait to test them all out.

Really, I mean I don't think I would ever be able to cut out all those little flower and have them all connected. I just wanted to use this once before I buy another CD (that way there's no guilt).

Anyway, now that I am out of school and being a lazy bum until by bar results are out, I plan to blog more regularly....at least once a month?

For anyone going, see you at the expo!

New Cards

I was so excited to use my new stuff, so I made some cards. The one on the top was made with my new stamps from "Judith." It's just a medium sized flower stamp, a small flower stamp, and a butterfly stamp. Also, I just drew that grey swirly line. I was trying to be like the lady at the scrapbooking expo, but I think I failed. Anyway, i'm still learning to use stamps, so it might take some time before it looks awesome. The card on the bottom was made with my new rub-ons and some gems. I also inked the edges and scratched it with sandpaper. The sandpaper was from my bf's garage. The ink is actually ink chalk. That stuff is amazing.

So over spring break, I went to a scrapbooking expo in Pleasanton, Ca. It was awesome. I took some pictures to inspire me. If you love scrapbooking, or just crafts in general, you should definitely try to go sometime. Things there truly are cheaper, especially at the dollar booth (although not everything is $1...but still very cheap). Anyway, I bought a ton of stuff...I will post that stuff another day.

A new album for a new year.

Hello people. I've always wanted to know if I was a good enough scrapbooker to do it as a profession. I made this album for my friend, but tested it out with my pictures. I wonder if I could do this for a living? I think I need a few more years of experience first, I don't know, you tell me. Would you buy my stuff?