It's all ele.ment.ary

I have mentioned Simple Stories before. And I am going to mention it again. I LOVE this system.
They have new collections coming out. In fact, I just purchased Baby Steps...can't wait to get it. I am going to get Josh's baby album done just like that {snapping fingers}.
In the meantime, I have been working on a school album for Joey. I plan on doing the same for Jake and Josh too. The ele.ment.ary collection is perfect for this!! Just perfect.
The Kinder Year....


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I had so much fun doing this. I am absolutely obsessed with sewing on my layouts. It gives me something to do while watching tivo'd shows (I am also obsessed with multi-tasking).

Project Ingredients:

Simple Stories Ele.ment.ary Collection

WRMK Page Protectors

WRMK Sew Easy and Floss (I have the whole kit n kaboodle and absolutely love it!)

AC Coordinating Cardstock Pack

Color Box: Fluid Chalk Cats Eye - Dark Brown

WRMK Heart Attack Distressing Tool


All of the Simple Stories collections and tools used are available through me. Please let me know if you are interested in purchasing anything or have questions! You can view everything by clicking on my Memory-Works consultant badge at the top right of the page.

Thanks for looking!

New Menu Planner

We are headed to a new Farmer's Market this weekend. I am so hoping it will be a good one...we have very few in the Las Vegas area, and they usually stink. But this upcoming adventure has inspired me to make a new board for our weekly menu planning.
I used a large empy frame that my Dad gave me (from his very cluttered garage). It involved a lot of measuring (yuck). But, I love the way it turned out though.

From Drop Box

Because it is behind glass, it works as a dry erase board.

From Drop Box

My previous menu planner board involved magnets. Magnet that I usually dropped behind the bookcase. While I really did like it...I was up for a color and style change. Something a little more cheery.

I still need to re-alter the clipboards I hang on either side for lists and important coupons. But that is for another day. This was challenging enough to do while the baby was asleep and the older two were crammed in my scrap cave with me.

Project Ingredients:
-large frame
-Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety Mini Deck
-Thickers Jewelry Box
-Glue Dots
-Brown Ink

Password Keeper Mini Book

We have a little black book to hold all our internet passwords. It is filled with crossed out and old information. After seeing this one made by Lacey over at Lacey Bug Creations, I was inspired to make a new one for us.

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I put a pocket on the inside to hold our stamps. Not sure why we keep stamps in the password book, but we do.

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Project Ingredients:
-chipboard for front and back covers
-Collage Press Camden Crafting Press
-Collage Press Camden Journaling Cards
-Collage Press Camden Cuts
-Pink Paislee Cardstock Alphabets Expressions: Chocolate
-Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro High Tac
-binder rings
-ribbon

Now all I have to do is transfer the important and current information.

Creative Procrastination

I have a To Do List a mile long. Seriously, have so much laundry and cleaning to do. Need to go grocery shopping which will involve a trip to WalMart as well. All I have managed to accomplish this week after traveling the last THREE weekends is one load of laundry. I did clean my scrap cave. It was destroyed. That made me want to make something. So,I figured, why not make a book for my to do lists, and shopping list and whatnot's.
Here is what I came up with:

I used some heavy book boards by 7gypsies and the MME Life Stories Collection. I had a chunk of already bound graph paper from an old journal that was taken apart. That is what I built the cover around.
It was a quick project...but procrastination none the less. Oh well........guess I better work on that grocery list now.