Family Pictures

This fall was a milestone birthday for my FIL, and you can see the projects we made for it HERE. We finally got copies of the portraits that were taken that morning, and I thought the current MDS Monday sketch was perfect for the two main photos! (I threw in a second page because we needed the others scrapped too!) So on page one, we have my husband parents, and their children and spouses. On page two, I have the parents and children, the boys, the boys with the sons in law, the girls with the daughters in law, and just the girls. I kept the page very simple to keep the focus on the photos.

Supplies:
MDS: Vintage Overlays stamp, Fundamental Phrases stamp, square punch, Days To Remember DP, Button Bouquet
Font: Learning Curve

Come back tomorrow to see some cards!! haha....

September, October & November!

Today I have the last of the calendar pages to share! ...In order from simple to complex, haha...

The September page was me trying to fit in pics of everyone at my niece's baptism. I succeeded, lol, but it isn't my favorite layout. I added the flourishes and pearls for just a little something...

The October page uses a sketch from Splitcoaststampers.com, but I pinned it so it was easier to find, HERE...and then I flipped it to fit a calendar, lol!

And for November, I put the Wonderfall DP and Punches to use!

Supplies:
MDS: Lemonade Stand (pearl) Baroque Motifs (flourish), Happy Hello (gray strip), Ice Cream Parlor (orange DP), Jewelry Tag Punch, Black Brads, Holiday Blitz (jack o'lantern), Wonderfall punches (leaves), Wonderfall DP,

June, July & August

Now that the calendars have been given, I'm going to speed up sharing the pages, haha...!
it was a little bit of a Christmas miracle that they came...the calendars hadn't been listed as "shipped" the afternoon of Christmas Eve, yet they were delivered at 545 that night anyway! And that meant they were able to be given on time! Yeay!!!

So here are three more pages from my parents calendar -
June:

July:

August:

Supplies:
MDS: Lemonade Stand (honeycomb & flower, Stitching), Vintage Overlays (ruler), Sprinkled Expressions (stars), Big Top Birthday (star DP), Candid Frames, Square punches

And yes, I left two frames empty in the August page, haha.... I was waiting to see if people could email me a couple pictures, and I never got them, but I really liked the stripes peeking thru so I decided it worked just as it was!

Birthday 2

And here is the second birthday card!
This time I used brand spankin new products from the Occasions Mini, which begins on January
And I used the latest Nacho Average Challenge.

Supplies:
Stamps: Butterfly Basics
Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Soft Sky, Mossy Meadow
Paper: Lost Lagoon, Whisper White, Park Lane DP
Accessories: Big Shot, Banners Die, Butterflies Die, Basic Pearls

Birthday 1

Did you have a lovely Christmas?? Oh I hope so! I hope you were able to be with family and friends and enjoy happy times with them!

So, there are birthdays, even in the month of December, haha...And two of those birthdays belong to two of my closest friends! I made this at the beginning of the month, using a sketch that has long since passed, from Freshly Made Sketches.

Supplies:
Stamps: Perfect Pennants, Gorgeous Grunge
Ink: Lost Lagoon, Soft Sky, Baked Brown Sugar
Paper: Lost Lagoon, Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White
Accessories: Chevron Embossing Folder, Banners Die, In Color sequins, Big Shot, Dimensionals

And tomorrow I'll have another birthday card for you, even tho it is Saturday! *smile

Merry Christmas!

I am scheduling this ahead of time to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!
Here is my family enjoying our tradition of new jammies on Christmas Eve, along with our tree.

I truly appreciate those who read this blog and wanted to thank you for your support over the years! Today I am spending the day with family, gifts and yummy food, and I hope you can say the same.

I also wanted to share this video with anyone interested in the true meaning of Christmas. If the video button doesn't work, visit this link HERE. Enjoy this day, however you spend it!

Share the Gift of Christmas - #ShareTheGift

Can a gift given 2,000 years ago still matter today? Yes! Following the teachings of Jesus Christ can help us become more like Him. This helps us experience lasting peace and joy—this Christmas season, and always. #sharethegift www.mormon.org...

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December Page

Since it's Christmas Eve, I'm skipping over to the December page from my parents calendar! I kept the page suuuper simple because there are so many pictures I wanted to fit on there! *grin

I hope you too are almost ready, or ready, to relax and enjoy the holiday! I only have a few gifts left to wrap, and a few treats to deliver and then I think we're set!

German Christmas Cards!

Today's cards are not very different from things I've already shared, but they are just a little bit, so I'm sharing them anyway!
When I was 15 I went on a five week "exchange-student" trip to Germany. My school and the school in Germany had a partnership and the German kids came for 5 weeks in the spring and we went to the same family's for 5 weeks in the summer. Ten weeks with a friend, no matter how "required" it started, kinda binds a friendship, so after all these years, I still send Christmas cards...I try to send birthday cards, we email a few times a year, and! she called me on my wedding day and came to visit soon after my son was born!!
Stampin' Up!'s Watercolor Winter kit came with English, Spanish, French annnnd German words that you could choose to use on your cards. Well, I happen to know someone who speaks German as her first language, haha, so I put these two together for her!! My son chose the card to send this year, and I'll send the other next year! But how fun is that?!

These were made exactly the same as I did the English versions (shown HERE) just using the German words!
So there's something fun for you today!

Our treats are all made, the cards are all sent, some of the gifts are wrapped.... haha...Still plenty to do at my house!

March & April

Happy Monday to you!
Are you ready for Christmas? I am so close I can't stand it! It's been pouring rain since yesterday and I'm hoping it turns to snow soon!!

Today I have two more calendar pages to share, from my parents calendar.
First up is March!

Supplies:
MDS: Days to Remember DP, Mis-stitched download, Limited Edition embellishments, Days in December embellishments, Burlap Ribbon download

And now April:
There are a few of these pages that are absolutely packed with photos...I tried hard to get almost every one on most pages, which is easier to do with a calendar topper than say, scrapbooking an event, haha! The April page uses photos from our family Easter gathering. Every year my parents invite everyone over to dye eggs and then go on an Easter Egg hunt. This year the party landed on my parents anniversary too.

Supplies:
MDS: Eggceptional Easter download, Easter Blossoms

Well, there are still Christmas treats to make and presents to wrap, so expect short posts this week from me! :) And pray for snow!

Christmas Cards in the Mail 3

Super quick post today, but here's a beautiful Christmas card for your weekend inspiration! I love the DP pennants, and the sparkle!
I really love receiving these cards and seeing all the fun ideas- they look so much better in person, than on the computer! *grin

January & February!

I know, you're thinking...I already used those titles recently! You're right- I have finished the calendar for my inlaws and now I'm working on the calendar for my parents! well, actually, no, I'm done (YEAY!) and have sent it to the printers and really hope it is here in time for Christmas Day....but I am now sharing my parents calendar pages! haha....

This one is for February. The wood background is recolored from the Espresso wood DP in the Wonderfall download. I sized it into wood planks and added some Vintage Trinkets as nails! Then I went for a scattered bulletin board look with the photos, so I attached them with silver brads that might look like pins. Pretty simple, but I really like it!

And here is the January page. And yes, it is almost exactly the same as my inlaws....I was totally burned out on creativity at this point, and I really loved how that page turned out so why not just use it again?! So I did! 

um....I just went searching my blog to link to my inlaws page and it would appear I never shared it?? So here's that one, haha!

And this one is really owed to a Vintage Overlay. The gray and blue is all from that. I added the snowflakes and the sequins...oh, and the white ink splatters that look like snow falling... Very simple, very pretty!

Christmas Cards in the Mail 2

Right after I shared the Christmas cards I've gotten in the mail swap so far, I received two more! They're both very pretty ideas for wreaths! So if you're still creating, check these out!

The first one uses a non-Christmas stamp/die set to make a wreath!

 And this one hung the wreath stamp/die set from the Holiday Mini on an adorable door!!

Are your cards done? Mine are done, but not all sent...I address a few at a time, and run them out to the mail box or drop them at the post office...apparently it's a work in progress, haha!