The Few.The Proud

So today was the first day of classes for Spring 2011 semester; however due to inclement weather (snow) classes were canceled!  So, I had some fun in my craft room!

One of the first things I did is a layout based off this sketch from ArtfulDelight.  It is the first time I have worked with a sketch, and I really enjoyed it.

This is the sketch...

And this is my layout...

This is for my brother who is getting deployed to Afghanistan in March.  We love him dearly and will miss him, and though we would rather him not go we are more than proud of him.

His name was cut out from Plantin Schoolbook and the stickers are K&Company.

I also had some fun with doing cards, and my hubby even got in on the fun!  He wanted to make a couple to send to the fam, so we did.

This one makes me smile!  

The chicken is from Animal Kingdom and the stamp is from MPS Even More Punny-licous

Jacob couldn't get the hang of stamping, and instead of redoing it he just went over it with a Sharpie...Lol.  Hey, whatever works... 

Again the dog is from Animal Kingdom and the sentiment is Even More Punny-licous.

Not your traditional baby card I must admit, but hey thats why its called a Wild Card.

All from Wild Card.

This fun card is for my Brother-in-law who just had back surgery.

All cuts are from Life is a Beach.

Thanks for stopping by!

Olivia

New Journey

Well, it is a new year.  I cannot believe that it is 2011 already.  I can still remember the turn of the century with all of the Y2K mess; it seems like yesterday.  But that is past, and we must not dwell on the past; we must learn from it!  =-)  I am beginning a new scrapping journey.  My crafty new years resolution was to learn (and practice) how to do layouts, because frankly... I stink. Lol.  I am also on a new spiritual journey.  I am truly a control freak, and I have a hard time putting all that I have into someone else's control.  To follow instead of lead. But this year I want to learn to follow.  What I decided to do was to scrapbook my journey. Killing two birds with one stone!

I am currently on a plan to read the entire Bible in one year.  However, that plan is not set in stone, because if God leads me in a different direction I want to follow Him there.  I probably will not scrap for every single day, but then again you never know... =-)

This first layout centers around chapters 1-4 of Genesis and the creation story.  I will not always use photographs, sometimes it will just be my thoughts on these pages.

For this page everything was cut out from the Life is a Beach cartridge.  

The sun was cut out at 5 inches

The wave boarder is 11.75 by 2.5inches

The whale and lizard were both cut at 2 inches 

I used ribbon, assorted buttons, and Stickles to embellish

I am so excited to learn and grow in the scrapbooking world!  I know I have so many things to lean on this journey, and I am so excited to get started.

Olivia

P.S.  I would love to hear if you have any suggestions for either of these goals. A better way to set up a page, or maybe something that inspires you.