The Layout
The Details
The Product
Paper: Bazzil, Simple Stories-Urban Traveler (6X6 and 12X12)
Twine: The Twinery
Distress Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Buttons: from stash
Other Material: 3-M Foam Mounting Tape
Paper: Bazzil, Simple Stories-Urban Traveler (6X6 and 12X12)
Twine: The Twinery
Distress Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Buttons: from stash
Other Material: 3-M Foam Mounting Tape

Paper: Bazzil and My Minds Eye-My Girl
Candy Dots and Word Stickers: My Minds Eye-Collectable*
Other Stickers: My Minds Eye-Collectable*
Mistable Star Stickers: Studio Calico
Inks: Dylusions
Glitter: Stickles
Twine: The Twinery.com
Other Material: 3-M Foam Mounting tape
* I was beyond thrilled with how the colors in My Girl blended with the colors in parts of the collection from Collectible. While I have yet to by a whole collection from the Collectible line, I am reminded how much I want it every time I look at this page. I also love when you can get double duty from a line… and Collectible absolutely provides this kind of versatility.
I was extremely proud of this layout despite the fact that is took me nearly three weeks to complete it (My pain was just so bad I could only work in 5-10 minute increments). This was the first of the layouts I did which made me feel like I had returned to a little bit of my creative glory. While I am still not there yet… and can’t quite get as lost in my scrap studio like I once did, I have faith that it will soon return.
Paper and Most of the Embellishments: My Minds Eye-Boy Crazy
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Alphas: American Crafts-Thickers and Recollections Stickers
Chipboard Stars: Studio Calico
Staples: Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher
I have been working hard at getting back into the scrapping groove… It is hard to have to work so hard at something that used to come as easily and naturally as breathing; but that is my life now, across the board. Everything takes effort anymore, but I am not going to let this disease rob me of the thing I love the most; scrapping those little people who mean the world to me. I may not be the Nini who can play hard with them anymore, or keep up with them the way I used to. I may be in great amounts of physical pain, but I am still an artist and I am going to create as long as I can… I work on my own terms, and my term is to create art.
I have forgotten to add the journaling to this page… but a bit about the subject matter. Last Spring while my step-nephew was getting ready for his Junior Prom, little sister had to get dressed up too. When the family was went to Uncle Gregg’s to have Prom pictures taken, my niece had to pose right along with them in her Prom attire. This was one of my favorite pictures taken, she looks all grown up and ready to dance the night away… Such are the pleasures of having such considerable age differences between siblings.
Paper: My Minds Eye-The Sweetest Thing/Bluebell
Cardstock: Bazzil
Alphas: American Crafts- Thickers and DIY Thickers, Tab Stickers from Tim Holtz
Distress: Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Banners: My Minds Eye-Indie Chic/Nutmeg/History
Bling/Candy Dots: My Minds Eye
Glitter: Martha Stewart
Washi Tape: My Minds Eye-Indie Chic/Nutmeg/Hangin Out
Other Material: 3- M Foam Mounting Tape
Can I say that I am ready for 2012 to be over… I know that it is only the middle of August but bring on 2013 already; a new year can certainly not be as bad or as stressful as this one has been. It is with my utmost apologies that I begin this blog today, as the stress and busy-ness of this summer has seen a dramatic lack in blogging (boy, do regret that since I love updating my blog, sharing my craftiness with my readers and hearing what all of you have to say). This blog, may I add, has been my saving grace after one of the worst years I have ever had in my 33 years of life.
With that said, I am not sure how (exactly) to get my mojo back on track. Every time I turn around I add another thing to my to-do list and every item that gets added seems to add another layer of stress and causes me to go into the “melt-down” mode that literally freezes me in my spot.
I would like to share a layout I did for my August commitments for The Scrapbooking Studio design team. This layout was done using the Echo Park Mini Theme Toy Box.
PP: Toy Box by Echo Park*
Cardstock: Bazzil*
Buttons: Basic Grey Konnichiwa*
Stickers: Toy Box by Echo Park*
Twine: The Twinery
Stickles*
Tim Holtz Distress Ink*
Washi Tape: Recollections
Tiny Attacher from Tim Holtz*
* Items can be found at 