Facebook Friday winner

I was chosen as the Facebook Friday winner for one of my favorite Paper Companies... Echo Park! (Click here to go to their page.) It is pretty exciting to see my layout on their blog page!

This boy is...

This week I am playing along with http://sassylilsketches.blogspot.com/. The sketch is below, but we can "switch it up" if we need to. I moved the journaling strips to the opposite side and stuck to the rest of the sketch as closely as possible.

Here is a close up of some of the stitching I did on it:

All papers are from the "Little Boy" collection from Echo Park.

My recent project

My best friend turned 38 today and I wanted to surprise her with a fun handmade gift! I have been waiting to post this until today so I wouldn't give away the surprise... (By the way, she loved it!)

I took a deck of playing cards and turned them into this mini "Things I Love about You" album! I used the "A Walk in the Park" collection by Echo Park. Absolutely love their stuff! I decorated all 38 cards (plus the cover) differently and it was alot of fun! I printed out the sentiments on address labels, inked them and stuck them on, which made that process go a little smoother. I then punched holes in the cards about an inch in on either side and about 1/3 of an inch down. I punched the first one that way and then used it as a template for the other ones. To finish it up, I attached the binder rings and added some ribbon scraps! Ta da!

These would be fun for teachers with pictures of their students... or a grandkids mini album.... a mini trip book... I could go on and on. :)

I of course had to make a matching card too! :)

Can I have a pet chicken?

A couple of months ago, Evan asked me for a pet chicken. I thought it was so cute, that I wanted to scrapbook it! I used Jillibean Chicken Noodle papers for this one.

Gift card holder tutorial

I recently saw one of these gift card holders made by a friend of mine. I thought I would try to make my own and give you some instructions too!

1. Cut a 4 x 12 inch piece of paper and score it at the 3", 4", 5", 6", 7", and 10" marks as pictured.

2. Fold the paper as pictured and staple the middle section together close to the edge. Sorry for the bad picture... Hope you can see what I am talking about... Here you can also corner round the edges to have a more finished look. Cut two pieces of paper (1 x 4") if you wish to tape over the staples.

3. Fold up and decorate as desired. I used the Echo Park Summer Days kit for mine. It goes perfectly with the Cold Stone gift card!

4. I then used some sticky velcro to keep it closed. You could also just use sticker or some tape.

5. Slip the gift card into the slot and you are done! So fun!

Summer Day layout

I did this layout using the Echo Park "Summer Days" collection. It really made my pictures pop with all the fun colors that they offer in this set! I love all the embellishments from the flowers, the trees, and yes... even the birds! (If you know me, I am NOT a fan of birds, but these are cute!)

A Walk in the Park card

This is a card I made using "A walk in the Park" collection by Echo Park. I absolutely love the colors in this collection and all the fun prints! The beautiful flower prints, the butterflies, I love it all!