Amy's Serendipidous Adventures

I started working on a Preschool Photobook for Katie!!!

I had completed this page a while ago...


But, I started thinking...why scrapbook about things we DIDN'T do when there are so many other things that we DID do...lol. So, I decided to re-do the page and turn it into something a little more useful...

I haven't scrapbooked in a few months, but these two clowns inspired me :-)

Paper: Shabby Princess: Harvest Spice & Happy Go Lucky, Wyld Peas Designs: Fear Every Drop

Overlay: Trish Jones Distressed Edge

Embellishments: Wyld Peas Designs: Fear Every Drop, Mj-Aj Designs: Boo Haunted Border, Miss Kim Designs: Happy Place staple

Fonts: YouMurder BB, G01, Crappy Dan

One of my favorite layout's so far...

CREDITS:

Paper: Eye Inspire: Holiday Sugar recolored
Glitter: Creative Dreams Designs
Embellishments: Natalie’s Place Designs Filmstrip, Kiki Halbert: Dreams Come True Stardust & Star, Grandma’s Templates, Kits & Such String, Let Me Scrapbook Red Flower
Wordart: Sahlin Studio: Fantasy
Font: Alfred Drake, Boister Black, Walt Disney Script v4.1

CREDITS:
Paper: Eye Inspire Red Cardstock, Grandma’s Templates, Kits & Such, Heather Roselli - Carnival Cream Paper, Jenn CK Designs - Summer Surprises

Embellishments: Grandma’s Templates, Kits & Such

Wordart: Created by Cynthia Young Designs using Natalie’s Place Designs - Waikiki Kit, Britt-ish Designs Stamp

Font: Annie BTN

Font: AdineKirnberg-Script
Embellishments: Edge Cluster - Pretty in Green

One of my absolutely favorite photos from our trip to Disney...

Paper: Eye Inspire - Chambre Coutre, Connie Prince - A Day in the Life, Shabby Princess - Seasonal Sampler
Font: Minnie
Embellishments: Scrap Sis staple, Clipart found on the internet

CREDITS:

Font: Batik Regular

Embellishments: Wishing Star: Sahlin Studio - So this is Love, Clipart found on the internet

Paper: Disney World Desktop Wallpaper

CREDITS:
Embellishments: Ducky Designs Hibiscus

Wordart: ‘A Grieving Mommy’ Designs

Lilo & Stitch clipart found on the internet

CREDITS:

Layout inspired by Mousescrapper “ThisDixie Pixie” & Sara Horton: Whimsy 5 template

Paper: Shabby Princess: Seasonal Sampler Holiday Red Dots (recolored), Shabby Princess Orange, Shabby Princess Pink, Natalie’s Place Designs

Alpha: Chelle’s Creations Birthday Mouse

Font: AS Melanie Handwriting

Embellishments: Make a Wish Logo found on the internet

It is with a heavy heart that I must share the news of my local scrapbooking store, A Time for Memories, is closing. I stopped in yesterday to say my goodbye's and nearly broke down in tears.  I remember the day they moved in, I went in to the store and introduced myself to the owners, Lucy & Michelle, before they even opened their doors for business.

After 11 years here in Grafton, they are shutting their doors for good on July 31st and their closing sale has begun.

All merchandise is now 30% off! That's everything from alphabet stickers to Zutter 0-rings! Shop early for the best selection - and come back to see what's arrived since your last visit!

As a special "thank you" you'll receive a free gift for every $30 you spend!

They are also selling all of their fixtures (paper racks, ribbon holders, rolling carts, tables - you name it, it's for sale)!

They are operating on their usual store schedule; and will continue with a full schedule of classes and crops through July 23.

I hope you will take the time to help them clear out their stash before their store closes for good.

As their store, and many other independent scrapbooking stores, are closing, they are encouraging you to seek out other independent scrapbooking stores, rather than the big box stores and the internet.

It is so sad to me that all of these stores are closing. Please help them stay in business!!!

Best Wishes to Michelle & Lucy in their future endeavors - thanks for the memories ladies!!!

Papers: Eye Inspire At Last recolored, Grandma’s Templates, Shabby Princess Seasonal Sampler, Neverland Scraps Sharkbait, Rustic Charm Creations Shine On

Embellishments: Just Jaimee bubbles, Bon Scrapatit Designs: Summer Surprises Staple, Bruce clipart found on the internet

Fonts: AS Melanie Handwriting, Courier New

Alpha: Twisted Tulip Designs - Summer Symphony

Kit: Kiki Halbert Designs - Dreams Come True Kit

Papers: Sahlin Studio Practically Perfect, Let Me Scrapbook Framed recolored, LR BH

Embellishments: Sahlin Studio Practically Perfect So Sweet, Walt Disney World Logo found on the internet

Font: Walt Disney Script v4.1

CREDITS:

Wordart: Lisa Campbell Designs using Natlie’s Place Designs - Just a Mutt Kit
Frames: Jen Yurko - Feelin Lucky border,
Overlay: Pawprints

Quickpage: Jenn’s Creations using Kellybell’s Crossing the Finish Line Kit
Alpha: Chelle’s Creations Birthday Mouse
Embellishments: 2FAST4U Licence Plate - Natalie’s Place Design’s License Plate Freebies

Happy 4th of July!

Paper: K Lund - My Blue Period recolored, Sahlin Studio - Practically Perfect
Embellishments: Photo Corner - Sahlin Studio: Enjoy the Moment,
Declaration of Independence jpg found on the internet

Template: Shabby Princess Designs - PROJECT SCRAP TEMPLATES: April 2011
Papers: Eye Inspire - Chambre Coucher, Shabby Princess - Seasonal Sampler, Miss Kim Designs - Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak! kit
Elements: Natalie’s Place Designs - Jungle Party, Jen Yurko
- Feelin’ Lucky, Let Me Scrapbook, Sahlin Studio Enjoy the Moment, EMB mouse brad

CREDITS:

Kits: Sahlin Studio - Practically Perfect, Jessica Sprague - Echoes of Asia
Papers: No Reimer Reason - Remember the Magic, Ronna Penner - Express Yourself, Shabby Princess - Dinner Party, Jessica Sprague - Strawberry Lemonade
Frame: House of 3
Flowers: JWDS Mayflower, Let Me Scrapbook
Arrow: Carley’s Digi Scraps
Wordart: Natalie’s Place Design

Papers: Shabby Princess
Overlay - Shabby Princess: Shabby Sanded Overlay
Fonts Used - Stamp Act, Adlib BT, Ligurino Condensed

A page for Katie's friend, "Bunny", who also had his own special Disney outfits when we went :-)

Template by Wyld Peas Designs
Papers by Shabby Princess, Amy Teets Designs, Lisa Campbell Designs, Natalie’s Place Designs, KariQ Designs
Alpha - Kitschy Hearts distressed alpha by Akizo Designs
Layered Flower & Ribbon by Natalie’s Place Designs
FUN Embellishment by Sahlin Studio

Template - Wyld Peas Designs
Kits - Natalie’s Place Designs - Quest for Adventure & Jungle Party Kit
Animal clipart - Anabella Hilda Loubser

A few pages about our first Relay for Life.
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This is THE ONLY crafty thing I have done lately - 6 Teacher Appreciation Cards for my daughter's pre-school teachers...




I REALLY miss scrapbooking...looking forward to my life calming down a bit so that I can get back to it...

Since it is already 1/2 way through March and I haven't really done ANYTHING scrapbook related yet, I don't think this is going to be a very productive month, but I do have a crop weekend coming up, so I am hoping to get quite a bit accomplished there!!!

-- Back-up photos & video on the backup drive.
-- Back-up blog
-- 200 pages in Katie's Leukemia blog book
-- Scrapbook at least once per week, Friday night

I guess you could say that I had more of a "clean up and organize" kind of month.  I don't really have a whole lot to show for February, but at least I got some things organized and ready to go for next month!!!

Back-up photos & video on the backup drive. – Didn’t touch this.
Back-up blog – DONE 2/1/2011
Upload photos to Shutterfly – DONE 2/1/2011
Organize Disney Photos (Download photos from Katie’s camera, Mike’s phone, My phone) - All but my phone pictures have been downloaded.
Download Disney digi supplies – DONE 2/5/2011
100 pages in Katie's Leukemia blog book (start page 77, end page 177: approx 3.5 pages per day) – Didn’t touch this.
At least 10 pages on Katie's Leukemia scrapbook – I got 6 more done
Scrapbook at least once per week, Friday night – Not successful here at all!

TOTAL PAGES DONE IN FEBRUARY:
Digital Pages: 6 (Katie’s Leukemia Book); 1 (Disney 2010 Book)
Traditional Pages: 0

A double page spread about Kaitlyn's Bravery Party!!!