Practical Scrappers DT Project - Game Time

Hi Everybody,

I am sharing with you all a Practical Scrappers DT project for October.

Nothing Says Fall to me like Football.  The scent in the air, the feel the stitching on the pigskin, the yelling at the refs and coaches about the STUPID plays and calls.  I love it all!

I can remember being a lil girl and playing football with my youngest brother, David, (18 months younger) and his friends.  Ah, the good ol' days.  Those games quickly came to an end when I started to "develop" and all my brother's friends wanted to "cover" me.  I was immediately told by Dave, "You can't play with us anymore," and just like that, my football career was over.

I still enjoy watching a good game.  Doesn't even matter who is playing I just enjoy the game itself.  When Hubs and I moved to OR we moved to a college town and were instantly told by friends and close family that we are Ducks, University of Oregon.  And that we are not to fall prey to the Oregon State Beavers.  In time we found out why.  The Ducks really are the better team having won more games and trophies, and having better uniforms and jerseys.  Just look at the record and out fashion sense. Anywho we have grown to love our ducks.

In 2011, when we moved, we were invited to a Duck party and I was able to snap some pics of family and friends watching the game, eating, and having a great time.  After two years I found the perfect way to scrap these photos.  I created a U of O football album to place all those memories.  Here are just a few shots of the album and one of my favorite spreads.

I used an SVG Cuts of a football frame to make this album and cut the pieces out with my Gazelle.  I bound the whole thing together using my BIA.  I really like the way it came out.  This is a super easy album to make even if you don't have an electric cutter. You can always cut out the football shape, stripes and stitching by hand. Just find a pic of a football that you like, print it and cut away.

I also went online and found some UofO logos that I like along with our mascot.  I printed them out and fussy cut them for the pages.  The only thing left is to have more parties to be able to make more football albums.  Well gotta go.  It's Game Time!!

Kelli

Thanks for stopping by you guys and Go Ducks!!

What I used

~SVG Cuts Football Frame file

~Cereal box chipboard

~Deco Art Gold Twinkles

~Studio G glitter glue - iridescent and green

~Studio G glitter paper - yellow and green

~Studio G pigment ink - yellow and green

~Doilies

~Mulberry flowers

5 Card Friday - Month 2

Hi Everbody,

This is the second month of my 5 Card Friday.  These cards are created each month so that I will have a total of 60 cards to distribute in December for the Christmas season.  I was playing around with some KandCompany paper that I had and some stickers from another collection to create this first card.  This card is a stretch from my normal style but it is good for me to venture outside my comfort zone.

For the second card i chose to go ultra simple.  The simpler the better.  I saw the Noel stamp and wanted that to be the focus.

Then I found the digital designs of Meljen. They are so super cute and I knew when I saw them I had to use them!!

Card #2 using Meljen's designs

Card #3 using Meljen's designs

View all 5 Cards on YouTube here:

What I used...
~Heidi Grace Stamp Set
~MME Christmas Kitsch paper stack
~Glossy Accesnts
~K&Company Yuletide Paper
~Studio G Glitter glue
~Recollections Kraft Cardstock
~Colorbok pigment ink
~Recollections Embossing powder
~DecoArt Twinkles
~Nestabilities Oval dies
~Recollections White Cardstock
~Copic Markers
~Dress It Up Snowflake buttons
~Inkadinkadoo Thank you stamp
~Lace Heart doilies
~Twiney Twine
~Craft Smart Noel Stamp
~Studio G Holiday Stickers
~Ribbon

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Apart from you but not Forgotten & Mother's Day card

Hello Friends!

I pray you all are having a fabulous week!!  I know I have been away for awhile and I apologize for that but please know that I thought about you all and each of you were in my thoughts and prayers.

I have been working on a bunch of projects but the reason why you haven't seen them is because of a lack of memory space in my computer.  I have been diligently trying to clear the computer of all unneeded files and programs. I still have a ways to go but I have cleared enough room to import photos from my camera and show you all that I have been working on.

***I have to give a big THANK YOU to Sandy O @ Paper Transformer for reminding me to get it into high gear and create my Mother's Day cards!  :D  ***

So, this blog will be about my Mother's Day card.  I am really please with how this came out and I am really proud of myself.  I pray you like it.  Please let me know your thoughts. So without further delay...

...Here it is!

I used a piece of Paper from K&Company.  I think it is called Garden Paradise; I know that it is an old collection but I thought it was perfect.  The card base is a cream color that I cut at 6 1/4" x 9 and folded in half to make a 6 1/4" x 4 1/2" card.  I cut a piece of tan card stock at 6" x 4 1/4" and then cut the patterned paper at 5 3/4 x 4.  I wanted a very thin border on this card.

I adhered a piece of chocolate brown ribbon onto a piece of cream antique lace and then wrapped it around the patterned paper and tan mat.  I used my Cricut Plantin Schoolbook cartridge and cut an oval at 2 1/2" in the tan color and another at 2 1/4" in the patterned paper and adhered them together.  Then I used the Nature's Garden Watercolor Alphabet Stickers by Colorbok to spell out MOM.  I propped the sentiment on some 3D dimensional stickers, added an little bling from K&Company and viola!

I added some cream flowers to the side of the sentiment and the curly wire.  Then I took some glitter glue writer in crystal by Deco Art and outlined the flower petals, leaf and curly wire.  Then I added the butterfly and added the glitter to the butterfly.  Finally I added the K&Company bling to the corners and the front of the card was done.

Can you see the sparkle?  I tried to really capture the twinkle on the flowers but my camera wouldn't behave.

I blurred out the written part of the card but here is the inside.  I didn't want to waste any part of this beautiful paper so I made the open oval part a picture window and filled it with butterflies and covered the butterflies with the glitter.  

Watch on YouTube here

The camera really captured the twinkle on the butterflies here.  I love how this card came out.  I pray my Mom likes it as well.

Alright amigos, it's time to go for now but until we meet again; thanks for sharing your time with me.

Kelli

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