Since there isn't any event to post pictures of I figured I'd show you what a good chunk of my weekend was spent on. I got up relatively early (7:30, which is 2 1/2 hours later than I get up on weekdays so it was kinda like sleeping in) and headed outside to mow the front yard. It's been pushing 100 degrees all week so I wanted to get it done before it was too hot. Once that was done and I realized mom and dad hadn't called about going to the parade so that was off I found myself with some free time. I had housework and laundry to be done, of course, but it was a day off work, so I didn't feel like doing either of those things.
Tyaan and Jon were both still in bed so I had the living room (and TV) all to myself, which happens very rarely. So, I dragged out some of my scrapbooking stuff to the dining room, put in a DVD (The Closer, my favorite TV series. I own the 2nd season which I'm watching again. Hopefully I'll get seasons 1 and 3 for my birthday. I'm spreading the word!) and got to work. I haven't worked on my scrapbook for a while, mostly because I was working on a DVD slideshow for my dad's birthday party, and I had some new Stampin' Up product I wanted to try.
So, I spent several hours over the last 2 days scrappin and this is what I ended up with. I came and went from the project, which is the best way to do it. I took lots of breaks so we could go out for lunch and do other things. I am really happy with it. The pictures are from Tyaan's 16th birthday party last July.
Here is the 1st page. The string on the balloon is real silver string, and I used ribbon (the brown) for the first time in my scrapbook. You can't see the background stamp on the yellow very well in this picture, but it 's noticeable on the page itself. It's yellow flowers stamped on the yellow paper so it's very subtle. You can kind of tell that some of the balloons, some of the presents, and the cake (not the plate or candles) are dimensional and stand off of the page a bit. I love to do this when I make cards and it looks really good on the scrapbook pages as well. I also used my new tab punch and stamp set (Stampin Up) to make the cute tab that says "Happy Birthday". I think I'll have lots of fun with that.
This is the second page, which is almost all pictures of us playing games at her party. There were lots of pictures I wanted to fit on so I didn't do too much decorating. The blue paper is actually dry embossed (super easy to do). The polka dots are raised on the cardstock and if you look closely you can see that there are a few with punched holes around them. The cake, balloons (including string) and the yellow present are all raised on the page. The 'games' word is stamped directly on the page with my favorite Stampin Up alphabet, Taffy. The paper that the cake is stamped on has rough edges, which you just do with your fingernail. I use this look a lot because it adds great texture to any project.
The 3rd page didn't have quite as many pictures so I did some journaling. I usually do a lot of journaling in my scrapbook because I like to tell the story of an event along with the pictures. I did the background stamping on the yellow in a contrasting color so it stands out a lot more. You can see that I used my tab punch again, but with a different stamp from the Stampin Up 'totally tabs' stamp set. (I think this one is my favorite.) and continued the dimensional presents and balloons. I also used the taffy abc stamp set for 'cake!!'
Anyway, I really enjoyed getting to spend so much time relaxing and working on something that brings me so much enjoyment. I look through my scrapbooks quite often and always enjoy the pictures as well as some of the cute pages I've put together.
PS. I obviously LOVE Stampin' Up, and in case you don't know I am a demonstrator. If you love it as well, or want to try it let me know!! I used to be a die hard Creative Memories user, and over the years I've learned that I get much more for my money from Stampin' Up and am capable of doing SO much more!
