Fleur de les

I created this painting at an art class this week.  There was approximately 15 of us their and we brought in wine and goodies to eat.  I having a sore throat only drank my Dr. Pepper and passed on any goodie to eat.  It took us 2 hours to create our masterpiece.  This one is mine and of course I had to add a little to it to make it just mine!!  My daughter Heather went too plus my daughter-in-law Ashley.  We are thinking seriously about going back for another class.  We had such fun!!!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Hugs - Ginger

Calendar

This  is a Calendar that my daughter and I made for her boyfriend  on Valentines Day.  This frame has seven 4 X 6 photos.  We took scrapbook paper and cut them and placed in each frame.  Then we cut out letters with my Cricut machine. We could only print them 1" so they would fit correctly.  Once completed placed back into the frame along with the glass.  Then you take a Dry Erase pen and you can write what you need to on each glass.  On Tuesday Heather  wrote I Love You!
This is just a decorative way to plan your week by writing on each glass and when completed you can just wipe it off!  I wish I had thought of this project myself...but I did not!!!  Thanks to Heather for showing me this cute idea!


Thanks for looking!

Hugs - Ginger

Frame

This is  for the design team at The Crafty Scrapper.  We were each given a die cut on chipboard and we were given no directions.  So, once I put it all together I decided to do layouts of my parents.  The middle photo is shortly after they were married in 1949.  The other two are individual photos of them.  My Dad has passed away and my Mom is 80.  


I knew that these photos would be perfect for the paper that I chose. I love this vintage feel and hopefully you will too.  I added the paper very carefully and then painted parts of the paper with white paint.  I added Tim Holtz hinges which I painted as well.  I used Prima flowers to accent the middle photo along with a little bird and Maya Roads stick pins.  At the top of also added another little bird and flowers.








This is the back of the frame which I decided it needed to be decorated as well to make it all fit together.  On the left I added a silver heart and placed a capital S which Storey is our family name.  On the middle I placed Mom and Dad 1949.  On the right I added a beautiful antique button and tied ribbons around it with a letter F for family!


Thank you so much Carolyn and The Crafty Scrapper for giving us on the design team something so beautiful to create and to use our own imagination!!!


Thank you all for looking and please visit The Crafty Scrapper!!


Hugs - Ginger

My Family Vacation - Colorado

I made this sweet little mini album for the design team of The Crafty Scrapper.  I used all the wonderful pages that was given to me which was so perfect for our vacation to Colorado.  We all had a great time but we were missing our son Ryan and his wife Tiffany.  They just had a baby girl and were unable to join us on this trip.



 At last we landed in Colorado, rented two SUV'S and our first stop was the Continental Divide!  It was so beautiful and we all quickly put on our jackets for it was getting alot cooler.  This photo is some of our children!










We went to the Royal Gorge and it was completely spectacular!!  It was also a very hot day so we were moving rather slowly.  The bridge was so gorgeous and the views were amazing.  We were there nearly all day.  We did take a train down to the river below and watched rafters go by.  We also found a great little spot for a picnic!



This is Winter Park where we stayed.  It was so beautiful there! At the park there were so many gorgeous flowers blooming and so many things for us to do.  We played miniature golf, road down a slope on their sleds, etc.  The photo on the right we took a ski lift to the top where there was a beautiful log resort at the top where you can eat, etc.  The other photo is the view below which is spectacular!!



The Rocky Mountains are so beautiful to see!  This was my most favorite part of the trip.  Every where you looked you saw something so amazing!  I now know why John Denver wrote the song Rocky Mountain High! BEAUTIFUL!!!



Here are more photos of us at The Rocky Mountains.  While we were at the top we saw a lot of elk.  There were so many crazing and they were not afraid of us taking pictures of them.  On our way to the top we stopped and a person took our photo. 




We went to the Garden of the Gods.  These two little ones are my grandchildren, Logan and Kenzie.  There are so many unusual and large rock formation to see!




Aaah!  Pikes Peak!  This was a wonderful trip to the top.  It was cloudy that day and a bit cool but we boarded the train to ride to the top.  The higher we got the colder it became.  It was not as beautiful at the Rocky Mountains but it was magnificent to see!  At the top is where this sign is and you will notice it is all covered with snow!!  To my surprise I was wearing flip flops and my feet was freezing!!

This is our trip to The Seven Falls.  We entered it on ground level and you can see below the falls.  Once we got below there was Indians and their tepees!  My daughters and their kids got to dance with them plus go into their tepees.  It was a beautiful adventure for us all.

Well, here we are at the end of our trip!  We all had a great time but we were all very tired and was waiting to board our flight back home.  The photo on the left is my grandson Logan at the top of Pikes Peak!  


Thanks for taking a trip with me and hopefully you will be able to go to Colorado to see all the magnificent mountains that is there.  I would love to live there but...my hubby really prefers the hot weather!!!  Perhaps I will be lucky to visit again!


Here are the list of items that I used:

Kaisercraft - Hunt & Gather paper
Making Memories - White Paint
Remininsce - Passport, Arbor Green Paper
Creative Imagination - Barb Tourtilliotte paper
October Afternoon - Boarding Pass Paper
Paperhouse - Cardstock Stickers
Kaisercraft - Lock
Fabscrap - Train
Prima - Flowers
Maya Roads - Stick pins, Banner Tags, Flourishes
Diamond Stickles
Various ribbon from my stash

Thank you for looking!Please visit The Crafty Scrapper for all their wonderful products!


Hugs - Ginger

Graduation

I did this layout for the design team of The Crafty Scrapper.  They gave me such beautiful papers to use.  I have four children so I had to use each of their photos on this layout.  I used Bazzill black cardstock and then added Reminisce paper The Graduate which I cut out the inside because it was plain gold.  I then added Reminisce paper We did it paper.  They gave be part of a white zipper which I was determined to make a rose from it.  It rather turned out easy and I am looking forward to making another one on another layout!  I hope you like this layout and please go to www.thecraftyscrapper.com.  


These are the items that I used:


Reminisce - Follow Your Dreams paper
Reminisce - We Did It paper
Reminisce - The Graduate paper
Bazzill - Black Cardstock
Zipper - White - Not sure who made it
Maya Roads - Large White Flowers
Prima - Buttons flower that was added to white flowers
Live Long  Love Much Ribbon - Not sure who made it
Gold Lace - Not sure who made it
Maya Roads - White rose lace
Reminisce - Die Cut Stickers
Archival -  Black Ink
Rope - Not sure who made it
Martha Stewart - Circle Cutter


Thanks for looking!

Hugs - Ginger

Prom - Lets Dance

At last I have a project from The Crafty Scrapper.  I am on the design team and have been given several items to work on.  All my children are grown but I was given this paper on Prom.  When I noticed the beautiful pink/purple glitter paper I knew I had to do photos of my oldest daughter's prom which was taken in 1991!!  She did not want the normal long dress so we had this dress designed and created with all the details that Heather requested.  The lady even made a trip to California to get her shoes and earrings.  The photo on the right is her date Chris arriving and the middle photo is Heather pinning on him his flower at our home in Arlington, Texas.  The photo on the left was taken at their prom.  They both had a great time together and many fond memories.


I used many items on this layout and please see below the listed items:


Bazzill Black cardstock
Glitter Creations - Orchard paper
Reminisce - Prom paper
White Lace - Not sure who made this
Fabscrap - Lets Dance
Tim Holtz - Clock Die Cut
BoBunny - Trinket
Prima - Flowers
Reminisce - Die Cut Stickers
Tim Holtz - Hearts and Stars
Maya Roads - Stick Pins
EK Success - Pink Pearls
Diamond & Star Dust - Stickles
Purple, Pink, Lime Green - Making Memories Paint


Thank you for looking and please visit The Crafty Scrapper!


Hugs - Ginger

Sally - My Sister

This pretty little photo is my younger sister Sally.  This photo is one of my very favorites of her as a little girl. She was about 2 years old and we were living in Van, Texas.  This photo was taken in 1955.  Needless to say it is done in black and white which I really love!  It has been a month or so since I have been able to complete a layout due to a slab leak at my home while we were on vacation with two of our grandchildren.  What a nightmare it has been to completely redo a bathroom and wait for carpet to be placed in every room in our home.  

So, with great anxiety I finally sat down to do this layout which took me a few days to complete.  It was rather therapy and really helped me to come back to life.  

Here is a list of the items that I used:

GCD Studio - Antiqueties Vintage Gears paper

Melissa Francis - Essie True paper

Tim HOltz - Birdcage Cut out

Martha Stewart - Cherish punch

Fray Ribbon - Garland Jac Rose

Prima -Cherry Blossom Branches Jubilee Flower

Clock Stamp

Stampin Up - Basic Black Ink

Tim Holtz - Heart

Prima - Corner Embellies

K & Company - Hydrangea cut out

Girls Paperie - Pink Newsprint Alphabet

Ranger - Shabby Shutters & Picket Fence Crackle Paint

Thank you so much for taking the time to look!!

Hugs - Ginger