More Fun with My Nook Kit

The June kit from the Scrapbook Nook arrived just in time. For some reason, I've been drawn to anything mixing yellow with red so I will probably have this kit completely wiped out in a few days. I recently signed up for a 3 month membership to their kits and if the rest are anything like this one, I won't be disappointed!

Who is Hungry?

This is a very special lunch box that I designed for Brynne's teacher as an end of the year gift. I figured something like this was great for keeping favorite recipes or favorite menus for that great take-out place in town.

My Final Round Submission

Well, this is it. The contest at the Scrapbook Nook is almost over and the finalists have to submit their very best work in the hopes of being chosen as the newest member of their design team. To say that I am in some TALENTED company is putting it mildly. The ladies at the nook are among the best scrapbookers I've ever seen and I'm honored to have made it this far. I'm proud of my accomplishment and I feel that over the past month I have truly become a better scrapbooker. Win or lose, I feel like I've already won!

The Scrapbook Nook June Kit

My June kit from the Scrapbook Nook arrived the other day and I just want to show you a picture of the goodies I am so excited to work with. Stay tuned tomorrow when I post a great (well, in my opinion at least) layout that uses many of the items contained in this kit.

Big Fat Order!

I love my loyal clients.... I love that they keep coming back. My pal Jen in California has hit me up for several different items and I promised her a little peek.

Jen made one of the funniest requests I've ever had. She wanted a mini album titled "My Mommy Stuck Me in a Pageant".... well... I came through. I actually found this little title that said "Resistance is Futile" which I thought was a perfect accent so I used that whole theme throughout the album. It's quite a far cry from the cutesy girlie album I just made for her daughter's pageant experience.

Cards for a Job Well Done

Over at the Scrapbook Nook we were challenged AGAIN to create something special. This time, it was cards to send to other nook members who have really stepped up their game during their month-long challenge. I know the 2 ladies I will be sending these to but it was a hard decision with so much talent out there. The finalists will be announced today so I'm hoping I made the cut.

For a Pageant Princess

My longest ongoing client has a beautiful little girl and has decided that she is going to be a stage mom and put her into pageants :)

Here is an album I've made for her to put in photos of her first big show!

Photos of the Teacher Gifts:

As promised from the other day! I gifted these little cuties to Catrina's preschool teachers today and now I have to hunker down to make a gift for Brynne's teacher. I think I'm going to make a lunch box for her.

Teacher Gifts!

If you're anything like me, you've just now come to the realization that it is June and the clock is ticking for the end of the school year! Custom crafts make unique gifts for that special teacher. Contact me to order something for your child's teacher.

It's extra tricky for me this year since Catrina has the same teachers that Brynne had a few years ago so coming up with a "unique" gift for them was tricky. They'll each be getting a chipboard album similar to this one (same shaped pages with different colors. I will photograph them this week)

Can't Stop Now... I'm having too much fun!

I neglected to mention that I made it on to Round 2 of the Scrapbook Nook "Scrap-Off" and they've been throwing challenges at us left and right! I've made a few more cards this weekend as well as a really cool layout that I made just this morning.

Here are just a couple of the cards I've made:




And here is the layout I made. The challenge here was using only Journaling tags and papers as the background paper. Luckily I had this great BoBunny sheet of journaling tags that I hadn't used (saving it for one of those rainy days I guess) and it was PERFECT for this page of my little cutie.