Another project is coming...

…next weekend. I have got another video project that I will be posting next week. This is a quick and easy tip for any scrapbooker, any level. Right now though, I am at my parents’ house for a couple of days. Gabriella turns 6 on Saturday and they are having a birthday party for her tomorrow evening. Gosh, they grow up fast don’t they? It makes me feel old.

Altered Placemat Project.......video

I thought I would try a new project and decided to film a “how to” video. It started as a 25 minute video and I cut it down to 8 minutes. I made an altered placemat to put under my dogs’ water bowls. This would be a fun project to do with your kids too. Shoot, you could use the placemat with some dry erase markers or crayons and let preschoolers use it for Basically you need a canvas placemat, contact paper and embellishments.

click on this link...How to Video

Giving a RAK...

...to one lucky person.

I made this “Family” mini-album and have decided to give it away. In order to be eligible all you need to do is leave a comment on my blog and your name will be placed in a drawing that will be held on Thursday the 7th. Good luck everyone!

Altered Items

I thought I would try something new yesterday, and I made a tutorial video for the scrapbooking site that I belong to, Making Memories for You. Well, it started as a 25 minute video but I had to cut it down to less than 10 minutes in order for it to upload to YouTube. The project that I made was an altered placemat and it will be used to put under my dog's water bowl in the kitchen. This project was so easy and quick. The more I thought about it, this would be a great project for the kids to do. They could make their own with some of their drawings, or even better those of you that have preschoolers, you could make one using a blank sheet of paper. When it's finished, just give the kids some crayons or dry erase markers and they can practice their handwriting skills and such. When they finish, just wipe it off and they can use it again!

Check out the video.

Snow Day

I was in a scrappy mood today and got 5 layouts finished. I loved this shot of Gabriella and wanted to share it. It's the first page in her newest album that I'm making. I used some Bazzill cardstock and a Hambly transparency. The flowers are Prima and for the life of me, I can't remember the brand of letters I used. I thought it turned out pretty good for a "quickie layout".

Bridal Shower Decoration

It's a "towel cake"!!! I have made diaper cakes in the past, but thought I would try this for my niece's bridal shower. It took four each of bath towels, hand towels and washcloths. Putting it together didn't take long, but stringing the beads was tedious. They were actually an afterthought. I had purchased them when I was making baby shower invitations, and had a ton left over, so I just started stringing them together. My friend Vickie came over to help me out and see how to make the cake. She is planning on making one also.

Another set of Invitations...

My niece is getting married at the end of May, and for her bridal shower I made 45 invitations. They ended up being really cute, if I do say so, and I hope she is happy with them. Now it's time to focus on the challenges that have been posted on the Making Memories for You message board. This is a great club and a great group of ladies from all over the world. If you haven't checked it out yet, click on the link and sign up. It's free to join, and there are some fun challenges out there to get your creative juices pumping!!!