Sea World Trip 2012

This months challenge for the Cricut Circle is to use our new cartridge Out of Character. Every year we take our grandson to Sea World San Diego. This year was exciting because we saw the new Bat Ray exhibit. Michael has his new glasses and we think he saw this visit in a whole new way!

My Creative Time Sketch Challenge - Playdate

At MyCreativeTime we have a Sketch Challenge Monday.  Follow the sketch and add fibers somewhere on your layout. Look what I did and then join the fun yourself!!




Here is what I am submitting. The papers are from CTMH Dotty For You. I used 6 different papers!

For the fiber, I used Trendy Twine in licorice and white.

This page will be included in my book about me. I spend every Wednesday with our grandson and have since he was 6 weeks old. We enjoy lots of playdates. He starts Kindergarten this fall so each week is even more precious to me.

Best Part of Wakin Up Decaf Mocha in my Cup!!

Venti Decaf Non-fat Mocha no whip! My morning treat.

For the Sketch Challenge at My Creative Time I used Flower Petal Dies , Coffee Break Dies, SB Gift Cards and Stir sticks.

The tags were cut from Cricut Cartridge Tags Bags Boxes and More and the font is from my new
Cricut Cartridge Font Candy.

The papers are from my stash and I accented the page with rick rack, a zipper, embroidery floss and some Prima flowers.

Mirror Mirror

Ok...I think this will be my last entry for the Letter Envy Challenge. I sure have had fun with this cartridge. I made a LO that I have been wanting to try for a while using high gloss silver paper for a mirror. This is going in my book about me with a journal to see what long distance relative family members may look like.

This fabulous font is from the Cricut Cartridge Letter Envy. The flowers are from Flower Shoppe and the fun ferns are from Spring Cottage.

Hubby and I had a difference of opinion. I thought the picture with my reflection was so cool. He thought I was taking the easy route and needed to take a pic without a reflection. So you get both!

The pastel ribbon is simply Pastels.
I used pomoms for the centers of my flowers. (talk about the easy route, but hey...I am sick)

This was a fun project.

Photo with reflection

Close up of font

Close up of flowers

Photo without reflection

Spring is in the Air

and Friendships are in Bloom. This title and flowers are cut from Cricut Everyday Pop Ups. Lots of bright colors welcoming Spring as we prepare for another rainstorm!

My Project for Jingers Design Team Call

Thank you for taking the time to come see my project. This is my entry for Jinger Adams Brand New Design Team as she prepares to roll out her new product line.

I actually met Jinger when she was a spokeperson for ProvoCraft and she attended The Cricut Circle Crop in Los Angeles in 2011. I had a picture taken with her. She had chosen and displayed my winning card for the Anna Griffin/Provo Craft Card Contest. She is starting a new endeavor of her own product line and sent out a call for her first Design Team. How exciting for everybody. I can't wait to see what she has designed.

I got the courage to try out and here is my project for my first Design Team Call. I hope you like it.

I made a 12 x 12 Scrapbook Layout for my book that I am doing about me. I decided to use my favorite colors of pinks and greens and polka dots and flowers. I think it screams Spring. I visualize a pretty cotton sundress with a fragrant corsage and dainty sandals with a daisy on the toe. I covered my table with fucshia Washi Paper and beautiful light pink tulips.

 Here is a close up of one of the creative elements on this layout. Quilling Flowers. I used the Daisy Quilling tools by Provo Crafts' Cuttlebug. I adhered the flowers to lime glitter paper for some bling. A girl cannot have too much bling! Here you notice all the different mediums of polka dots that I used.

 This is what the Quilling Kit looks like when you buy it.

 I wanted to show you the details close up. Pearls, Perfect Pearl Swirls, Rick Rack on the edge and several coordinating papers from Recollections. The polka dot ribbon is Offray.

 This is how the green crinkle ribbon looked before I dyed it and crunched it up. I actually cut 5 yard pieces and dyed many things to match. This seam binding, rickrack and "skittles" an acrylic gem. They all take the color of the alcohol inks really nicely and add coordinated punch to a card or layout. I keep them by color in little zippy snack bags.

 Closeup of the pen stitching, Stickles Glitter Glue and papers.

So what do you think? I hope you will come back often to see what I am up to as I Dream, Inspire and Create. We will explore all mediums of crafting in paper, fabric and stamping.

Whether I make it or not...go check out all the great things happening at Jingers Site:

http://www.jingeradams.com/

Meeting Jinger at CHA January 2011

In case you want to join Jinger's team - here are the requirements:

Jinger Adam's and The Scrapbooking Queen are looking for talented, motivated, responsible designers who have time to commit to designing layouts, cards and projects each month with Jinger Adams products and promote Jinger Adam's products line. We haven't set a specific number of designers to add to our present team . At this time are only accepting designer who reside in the USA.

We are looking for:

1. Enthusiastic, creative and DRAMA Free people that love to create with designer Jinger Adams product line(s) and are able to do 2 monthly assignments such as layouts, projects, and cards with her awesome products.

2. You must post your work on 2 different galleries that you belong too.

3. You must be able to commit to a 12 months term, which will be from April 1, 2012 through April 30, 2013.

4. You must be at least 18 years of age.

5. You agree to release the rights of your designs photos be posted on the Jinger Adams Blog & website for display on the Jinger Adams Company sites. Credit will be give to the designer of said project.

6. If needed, your designs may also be needed for display at trade shows.

7. People that can take great pictures of their work in natural light, with a few close-ups. Because we will be posting your work on Jingers Adams Company blog, we want your work to shine. Dark photos, shadows and flash spots don’t show your work well.
8. Able to do 1 blog hops per month with Jinger Adams product line and other companies lines.

In return you will receive:

1. A package with plenty of Jinger Adams products to design with for your blog post.
2. Your picture and bio on the Jinger Adams Blog and each of the design Team blogs too.
3. Product from co-sponsor companies to use for blog hops and other events.

If these sound like the perfect fit for you, then submit your project via the inLinkz below.

Please submit only one BRAND new project that show your style we will be picking designers for the team from the submission to add to the present design team members. No back posting this must be a fresh new post just for Jinger Adams Design Team Call. Make sure your post show us your style, post as if you were on Jinger Design Team show us your very best work and posting skills. Anything linked post that is not stated for the design team will be deleted and removed so please read the guideline . WE have several openings to fill.

Question's Only please email: TheScrapbookingQueen1@gmail.com

BEE HAPPY Scrapbook Layout Page

For this 12 X 12 page I used the Cricut Cartridge Sentimentals for both the bees and the phrase. The bees were cut at 1 1/2", 2" and 3" and the phrase is 3". I used My Creative Time dies for the flowers and stickled them with gold. The papers are from my stash and include black and white pin dot, yellow and white gingham and solit black and yellow. I used the black and white twine and the stamp that says Be the Best you can be fit the page nicely. It is also from My Creative Time Football Phrases Stamp set.

2011 a year to remember - Au Revoir Nana - 1907-2011

I made 2 huge collages for Nanas' celebration of life. I am making a book for my mom with all these pictures. For our family, 2011 brought tears, laughter and many memories.

We were 5 living generations for 4 wonderful years. I made sure that my grandson Michael knew his Grand Nana and hope to cultivate the perfect relationship with him that I had with my Nana. She will always be with me as we are so much alike.

This is the page I intend to redo with the new cuts available

Now that this young man turns 21 I want to redo some of the pages in the album I made him. I didn't have cartridges available with too many great cuts but I do now.This is 2 years before I got my first Cricut. Lets see what improvements I can make! I mostly used punches for this book.

I made 20 of each of these for the Christmas Cookie Recipe Swap

Enjoy.

Circle Challenge - include a window

For this challenge, I used Pagoda. We had been watching Shogun and the Asian influence was on my mind. I used vellum for my window pane because it reminded me of soji screens out of rice paper. I love the little doll peeking through the window. The cherry blossom tree, the lanterns and the fan tied everything together. I am going to use it in my album about me. I loved reading Memoirs of a Geisha and AmyTan cannot write enough books.I love her work. I think I appreciate the Asian influence in family, tradition, and a calm peaceful outlook.

Enjoy

~Linda

We have a little Lemon Tree She lives in a pot...

She knows just what she has to do when the weather gets real hot.
Fresh Lemon Cake, Fresh Lemonade, Fresh Lemon Pops and Juice
She knows good things come in small packages and so
her fruit we choose!

THIS IS OUR FAVORITE SUMMER TREAT

All cuts are from Simply Charmed.  Pucker Up and Enjoy!

7th Grade Assignment - The Giver - 5 page Scrapbook

My niece Delaney was so excited to learn how to use "The Cricut Expression". She saw the infomercial and couldn't believe she was going to do the cuts herself. We worked on this from 11:00 am- 5:00 pm. No breaks! I guess I am a slave driver. She earned 51 points out of a possible 50. It was a fun day.