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!

Last Minute Tooth Fairy Pillow

My oldest just lost his first tooth. It was wiggly for a few weeks, but I waited until the day it fell out to worry about what to put it in for the Tooth Fairy.

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I have vivid memories of my Mother playing the Tooth Fairy when I was little. Of course at the time...I had no idea it was her. She would dress in a black leotard and put on a wig and sneak in to our room as the Tooth Fairy.
So I thought it would be very appropriate to use an old denim jacket I had that was my Mom's to make a tooth fairy pillow for the boys. I could have gone super fru fru with this if only I had girls. I decided to keep it simple (maybe add to it later when I am not pressed for time).
I took a piece of the demin I cut from my Mom's jacket (about 16 inches x 8 inches) and made it into a pillow. I am not in the least bit a sewer...so this was hand stitched.

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I then cut out a tooth shape using my Silhoutte and Clean Cut Fabric Interfacing. Of course I had already sewn the last side almost completely shut when I decided to sew on the tooth (it was only ironed on) and had to unstitch it.

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I then added a little pocket for the tooth using some of the fabric scraps I had. Then I spelled out TOOTH with an arrow using my imaginisce i-rock and some Glam Rocks - Pearl.
Love how it came out. And it is now holding a tiny tooth....for the Tooth Fairy.

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Love Our Boys.

Got a chance to scrap over the long weekend. I absolutely love how this came out.
I used Basic Grey's Wander Collection that I got on CropChocolate (LOVE this site!!).

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How I made it:
Firstly....it is scraplifted (view original layout here).

To make the black lines, I used crafting thread. Then I cut out a 1 1/4 inch square out of some clear packaging to use as a template for selecting photos. If the face fit in the square...I used it.

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I then placed them on my completed grid...along with square I cut out from the cover sheet of the collection pack (no need to waste a 12 x 12 piece of paper for a little square).

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The cardstock sticker sheet had tons of small images to use.

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Next, I light wrote in where I wanted the words to go.

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Had originally intended on using some black Thickers for the words, but I really like the font of the letters that came with the collection (plus they ended up matching the solid paper I used for matting).

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I cut out mats using the solid side of the GPS paper. Then I inked all those edges as well as the patterned papers from the collection cover sheet.

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I think this will be a layout for one of those 12 x 12 scrapbook frames.
Thanks for looking!!!

Scraplifting, Scrapping and Scrap Happy!

Since getting my Scrap Cave cleaned and reorganized, I have been able to get four layouts done. Wow, amazing what a clean space can do for your mojo! The first three layouts are for a Scraplift Me Challenge I am hosting on facebook.

This layout was scraplifted from one I saw on Technique Tuesday. I used Fancy Pants Designs It's Your Day Collection. Love these pictures of Josh ever so daintily eating his birthday cake. I was really expecting a mess. Nope.

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The next two, I scraplifted from layouts I found on scrapbook.com (which I can not find again to give proper credit).

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I used Echo Park Little Boy Collection for this layout. And a stamp by Unity.

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I used a variety of papers by Making Memories.

This last one was inspired by a layout created by Ingvild Bolme (because I could never hope to actually have the talent to scraplift her amazing work). You can view her layout here. She does truly stunning work.
My humble version.
I can never make that cluttered embellishment look work for me...I tend to lean towards the simpler look. I did stitch around the dotted page. Most edges have been distressed and inked. I absolutely love this photo of Josh. I used Basic Grey Basics for this layout.

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Thanks for looking. And there is still time to leave a comment over HERE for a chance to win a scrap kit.