Lilo and 12x12 Divided Photo Sleeves for Ring Albums

Let's face it, with digital cameras, we have all taken more pictures than we can possibly scrapbook in our lifetime.  If you are like me, most of those pictures just hang out on your computers never to be seen by anyone.  I have recently started working on getting those pictures printed and at least getting them into photo albums.  Of course I can't afford to print them all at once, so this will be an ongoing project starting with my most recent vacations.  I am going to use 3 Ring Albums with 12x12 divided photo sleeves.  This type album and sleeves allows me to mix photo pages and scrapbook pages all in the same album. The sleeves come in a variety of different pocket arrangements so you can mix and match how you like.  The sleeve I used below was divided so that I could add four 4x6 photos and a little 8x6 scrappy layout.

 

All of these photos are taken at Walt Disney World's Typhoon Lagoon.

 

I cut the title with my Silhouette using the "Buka Bird" font downloaded free from the internet.

Back to School!

Since school is starting soon, I decided to re-post a project I did a few years back.  It's a report card file made from a pocket check file.  You can use one devider per school year and have a nice place to store things like school ribbons, report cards, and wallet size school pictures. Originally I came across this idea in a Paper Trends magizine and I still love it. Just change up the pattern papers to fit your style.

Here's how to make the Report Card File:

You will need an expandable pocket check file. You can find them at office supply stores. (Some are plastic, you will want one made of paper.) You will also need pattern paper, adhesive or glue, and a strip of fabric.

Remove the stretchy cord and put it aside for now. Cut about half of the flap off.

 Attach your paper to the front, back, and inside flap. The little elastic band, that we will use later, might rip the paper - so you may want to cover the top with small strip of fabric. I used red.

On the inside of the file, label each devider with a grade.

Punch a hole in the flap and insert an eyelet. This is where the elastic cord will go.

To finish it up, round the corners and decorate it the way you like.

Front

Back

Star Wars Parade

Do you love Star Wars? Do you love Disney? If so, you have to go to Star Wars Weekend at Disney's Hollywood Studios. It is such a fun weekend and the parade is one of the best parts because you can see so many characters in one place.  I did a scrapbook layout about the parade and used a sketch from the Sketch Savvy blog.  I used October Afternoon's Captains Log and Cosmo Cricket's Logic Board papers, the font is downloaded from the internet and cut on my Silhouette, Martha Stewart "Cracks" border punch, and rub-ons from a Star Wars set.

Here are some close up details:



Liebster Award

I was nominated by Joy at www.studiowowjoy.com for the Liebster Blog Award. Thank you Joy!! This "award" is given to bloggers with fewer than 200 followers.  It is really just a nice way to recognize "up and coming" bloggers and help them get noticed.

The rules of this award are:
1.Thank your Liebster Blog Award presenter on your blog.
2. Link back to the blogger who presented the award to you.
3. Copy and paste the blog award on your blog.
4. Present the Liebster Blog Award to 3-5 blogs with 200 followers or less that you feel deserve to be noticed.
5. Let them know they have been chosen.

It's time for me to nominate the blogs that I feel should be noticed and mine are all crafty blogs:

LouiesLoops
Paper Scissors Sew
SweetCreationsCookies
Janet's Blog
Judean's Blog

Now go check them out!!  :-)

CD Cover

I made this CD cover using a Some Odd Girl stamp set. I know most people are using their iPods these days instead of CD's, but they still come in handy sometimes. I thought this would be great if you have a little one that dances - you could make a her CD of her dance recital music so she can practice with it.

Amtrak: D.C. to NYC

It has been a couple of years since our D.C./NYC vacation and I am just now getting around to doing a scrapbook page about it.  I did this page after I started taking the Scrapbooking Family Vacations Workshop with Nancy Damiano at Two Peas in a Bucket.  {I won the workshop from a contest over from the Creatively Savvy blog - Thanks Susan!}  I have finished two chapters in the workshop and I am loving it so far.  I'm learning how to organize vacation memorabilia and pictures, learning new techniques, and getting to see some beautiful layouts.  I highly recommend this workshop!

 The paper is from the Basic Grey "wander" collection.

I got the idea to make this little clear envelope from the workshop. I made it with my Silhouette cutting machine. When you pull the tickets out you can still see the rest of the picture, which is more trains.  Being able to view the tickets through the envelope allows you to see the date, place, seat number, etc.

 I made the edge of my journaling look like a postage stamp with decorative scissors.

 The little popped up arrow is also from Basic Grey.

Princess Tiana Card

I have made another card with the Some Odd Girl "Royal" stamp set. I think I am obsessed with this set. ;-) It is fun to color her up as any princess you want her to be and Disney princesses are my favorite. This time I was thinking of The Princess and the Frog with Princess Tiana.  She is colored with Copic markers.  Her dress is paper pieced with green card stock, but highlighted with Copics and all glittered up to look magical. Her little frog is a Stampin' Up! stamp, but his crown is from the SOG Royal collection.