Griffin's Birthday Party

I can't say for certain, but I believe this is the first mosaic I have done with/for "baby Griffin."  The pics were taken at his first birthday party in March 2013.  He was loving those balloons!  The accent papers came from a freebie I got from Creative Memories and the monkey stamp - I can't remember the brand right now - came from Stamping Buddies in Cincinnati.


The monkey theme has to do with Griffin's binkie - it has a stuffed monkey attached to it and he takes it EVERYWHERE - so rather than go with a character theme like we usually do for birthday parties, I made Griffin's "nasty nippy" - the feature on his poster and the stamp!! 

My Niece's 4-H Project

Pay no attention to the disaster of a mess behind her!  This is my niece, Isabelle, showing off of a few of the pages she prepared for her 4-H Scrapbooking Project.  She got an A as her grade, but judging will come this week during the Warren County Fair!  Send her some positive energy!!



 



In this layout Isabelle featured pictures of a cruise she took with her grandparents.  Both pages have nautical rope embellishments, buttons, and coordinating paper for the photo mats, tags, etc.  The paper on the right side is from Close to My Heart's "Majestic" line and she tied it in to the cruise patterened paper she had purchased, on the left side, by making her journaling block and tags from the same papers.  

For this layout featuring pics of a turtle farm she visited in the Cayman Islands, Isabelle used a Close to My Heart page pattern as her foundation.  The patterned papers are from Close to My Heart's "Footloose" line.  Isabelle leaned an advanced 3-color stamping technique to make the turtles on these pages. She also stamped her own wooden button embellishments.  For this layout, she learned how to use the Creative Memories shape cutting system to cut the oval picture.

 

This Dunns' River Falls layout was Isabelle's absolute favorite of all the ones we made.  It was also built from a Close to My Heart page pattern and featured some patterned papers from the Close to My Heart's "Majestic" lie.  Isabelle cut each piece herself, inked all the edges with coordinating ink using a sponge.  She also learned about a variety of adhesives including red tape (for adhering ribbon), zots  (for adhering buttons) and the Xyron "X" sticker maker to adhere the title letters she cut out using the Cricut "Opposites attract" cartridge.  

 

 

And, of course, this one is my (Uncle Debbi's) favorite of them all because Isabelle let me teach her my Mosaic Moments technique to make a photo mosaic of her Butterfly Show pictures on Bahama Blue grid paper!

 

Cross your fingers that she gets a ribbon!!!  We worked really hard!

Soccer Coach Cards

I know they're not mosaics, but hey, I have deadlines to meet!  LOL! 

This is a card I made for Samantha's soccer coaches.  Her team was maroon and they chose their team name to be the moustaches! 

Magical Disney / Hollywood Studios Layout Class in Cincinnati

The Disney layout features the Mickey Mouse wizard hat similar to the one at Hollywood Studios in Orlando with the word "Magical."  The photo mat paper for the two large photo openings is a sparkle/glitter paper that doesn't really show up well in the photos.
I'll be offering this class at Stamping Buddies in Deer Park/Cincinnati on Sunday, July 14, 2013 from 1:00-3:00 p.m..

Call the store at (513) 891-CRFT to reserve your spot!

Columbus, OH - We're Bringing Vegas and Hollywood Studios to You!

Some of my Red Letter Journals students have been asking for Disney classes and a couple of students asked me to bring the Vegas layout to Columbus, so here we go! 

The Disney layout features the Mickey Mouse wizard hat similar to the one at Hollywood Studios in Orlando with the word "Magical."  The photo mat paper for the two large photo openings is a sparkle/glitter paper that doesn't really show up well in the photos.

The Vegas layout features a variety of papers from the Reminisce Passports line that includes poker chips, dice, card suits, etc.  It is very busy, just like Vegas!

On Saturday, June 22, 2013, we will offer a double-header class at Red Letter Journals in Grove City, OH with both of these layouts.  You may choose to take one class or both, as you desire.

Please call the store (614) 539-3900 to verify the class times and reserve your seat!  I look forward to seeing you there!

Puppy Love for a Puppy Lost

 

A friend of mine recently suffered the loss of her sweet daschund, Bentley.  I was at Stamping Buddies last weekend and I saw this adorable stamp set.  The head/face is on the front of the card and the butt goes on the inside left flap so it looks like he is poking through the card.  The hind end sits on a spring so it wiggles, making it look like the tail is wagging!  It comes with the sentiment "Friends to the End" and I added some additional sentiments from the Stampin Up "D is for Dog" set that included "A dog wags its tail with its heart" and then the sentiment on the inside right side of the card that says "sorry for the loss of your best friend."  (not pictured)

I'm still working on my Copic marker coloring techniques but the card is pretty cute nonetheless!

Upcoming Class is Doggone Cute!

 

 

This adorable doggy layout will be the next class I teach at Stamping Buddies in Deer Park (Cincinnati) on June 9, 2013 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. 

 

The green and yellow circles in the corners of the layout are dog-tag shaped and you can choose to fill them with actual dog tags, your dog's name, pics of your dog(s), or these awesome new wooden pieces that Stamping Buddies is now carrying.

 

Please call the store at (513) 891-CRFT to reserve your seat!