Monthly Archives: August 2011

Three more altered notebooks

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

To celebrate the new year, I made altered notebooks for my team members: The paper for Lindsay’s notebook came from DCWV’s Hittin’ the Books stack.  I used letter brads from Colorbok for her name.  The little frog is from the … Continue reading →

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New year, new notebook!

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

I needed a new notebook for all those meetings that take place during the school year.  (I like to keep my notes all in one place, lest I lose them!!) I like to keep things fun, and LOVE all the … Continue reading →

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Wild Cards

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

My husband surprised me with two Cricut cartridges for my birthday – Wild Card and Storybook!  I needed a sympathy card and a Thinking of You card, so I tried out my new Wild Card cartridge. The patterned paper is … Continue reading →

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Christmas 09

Posted on August 12, 2011 by

Last week I got a chance to crop with some neighborhood friends!  I finished scrapping my 2009 Christmas photos.  It was a very snowy Christmas – beautiful to look at, and so cozy!  I love a full house! We took … Continue reading →

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Back to School bulletin board #2

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

Greetings, Earthlings! This is the bulletin board that’s outside of my classroom.  Every year I make a Welcome Back bulletin board with little things on it that I can give to each student.  Last year, it was robots from the … Continue reading →

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Back to school bulletin board #1

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

This little bulletin board is outside the principal’s office.  Last year, after seeing it go neglected, I decided to take it on.  Here is my welcome back-to-school message.  All the cuts are from the Locker Talk Cricut cartridge.  It didn’t … Continue reading →

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Winner(s!)

Posted on August 6, 2011 by

All three people who commented on my Blogversary post will be winners!  I happen to have two packs each of the Stampin’ Up designer paper and the Cat’s Life scrapbook kit.  My computer is “in the shop” so I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Flip album

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

Here is my take on the Flip Book.  To design it, I just googled flip book album and tried a couple ideas together.  All the paper is from the Deja Views Soda Pop Summer paper pack, so it gives the … Continue reading →

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100th Post and blog-versary! (raffle closed)

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

Thank you for stopping by to celebrate my 1-year Blog-versary and 100th post!  It has been so much fun and really motivating to share my crafts with you.  If I could, I’d invite you to join me for a cup … Continue reading →

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Bloom, grow, soar!

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

The idea of recycling toilet paper rolls to make something pretty has intrigued me, so I started saving them.  I’ve seen lots of examples of toilet paper roll mini-albums, but the one that made me want to try it was … Continue reading →

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