My Great Great Grandfathers Hat

This is my youngest grandchild Colby.  He found a hat that belong to my grandfather who was born in 1904. He passed away in 1986 but my grandmother is still with us today.  She is 100 years old!! Wow!!  He loves this hat plus he was eating a chocolate cookie and it seems he left a lot of it on his face!  

I used various papers - front and back - plus distress it and then inked.  I added a clock and took inks and added brown and blue.  I found various other items in my stash and brought it all together.

Here is a close up of the various items that I used.  I had a light bulb that I have had for about 6 years and thought it would work on this layout.  It is amazing what I find when I start looking around!

Here are the flowers that I used.  The top blue one needed a center and looking through my stash I found this cute little monkey button.  LOL  So, I placed it there!

Please see below the list of items that I used:

BoBunny - C'Est La Vie Colleciton - Decoupage Paper
BoBunny - C'Est La Vie Collection - Creme De La Creme Paper
Melissa Francis - Dotted Draft Paper
Maya Roads - Large Alphabet Letters, Crochet Flowers
Petaloo - Flowers
Prima - Flowers
Tim Holtz - Distress Ink - Vintage Photo, Blue Ink, Clock Die Cut, Skull, 
Light Bulb
2+3 sign
Prima - Junkyard Findings - Genuine
Brown with vine Tape 
Monkey Buttons

Thank you for looking!!

At The Park

I love this photo of Colby at the Park.  His mother took this photo one day while the weather was warm outside.  One never knows if it will be hot or cold here in Texas.  I used Melissa Francis as the background paper and My Mind's Eye and Glitz papers.  I layered this layout a lot which it was rather fun to create.

As you can see on this there are several layers - the corregated cardstock, and papers plus the photo.  I then added the chipboard from Fabscrap.

Here is the lower right corner which I added flowers and I printed out leaves and cut them out.  One of the flowers I found a bumble bee and glued that into the center of the flower.

This is the top left corner of the layout.  I have several layers and added a burlap bow, inked the photo, and added the tags that say Park!  This layout took my about 2 hours from start to finish.  It was so much fun!

Here is the list of items that I used:

Melissa Francis - Paper
My Mind's Eye - Paper
Glitz - Paper
Melissa Francis - Bicycle & Green Map of streets
Burlap Ribbon - TCS
Maya Roads - Tags
Prima - Flowers
Corregated Chipboard
Tim Holtz - Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Gesso Paint - White
Adirondack Dabbers - Willow, Aqua, Brown

Thank you for looking!



Hugs - Ginger

Lets Cook

Isn't she cute!!!  This is my granddaughter Kenzie and she was in the kitchen with her mom cooking.  Of course she had on her little hat and apron.  I used Moxxie paper "Joy of Baking" for the background and found this cute red and white paper from ... A Boy's Life".  Go figure!!  Anyway, I cut out the red and white paper and then inked it in brown and I also have a small punch (the curly q) and punched around the paper.  I then cut smaller papers out and then added this photo.  I used ribbon, flowers, and little hearts and cookie cutters.  I have a tea pot stamp which I stamped it out 3 times and then added it to the top of the page.

Here is a closer look at the different layering that I did.

Please see below the list of items that I used:

Moxxie - Joy of Baking Collection - Cook Wear Paper
Echo Park - A Boy's Life Collection - Rambunctious Paper
Echo Park - Season's Colleciton - Green/Dark Red Paper
Tim Holtz - Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Prima - Flowes
Green Ribbon - TCS
Red / White Polks Dot Ribbon - TCS
Cookie Cutters - Hobby Lobby
Maya Roads - Hearts
Martha Stewart - Arch Lattice Punch

Thanks for looking!!
Hugs - Ginger

You Inspire Me

I did this layout for the Expo Convention in Grapevine, Texas.  It is for the Design Team at The Crafty Scrapper.  I used Authentique papers which I love plus these two little photos of my granddaughters Kenzie and Paityn.  I had taken these photos during summer and put flowers in there hair.  I inked the outside edges of the papers and used from Studio 490 Modeling Paste.  I also used Tim Holtz clock die cut.  I took pieces of the paper and folded them to look like a ribbon and inked the edges as well.  At the top I used an ink pen to draw the flowers and leaves and then I painted them.  I rather like the look.  I added the tag that says You Inspire Me and placed the metal tag sideways to give it a different look.

Here is the list of items that I used:

Authentique - Grace Collection - Heart Paper, Poised Paper
Studio 490 Embossing Paste - Metallic Gold
Tim Holtz - Distress Ink - Peeled Paint
Maya Roads - Flowers, Stick Pins
Flowers - TCS
Viva - Pearl Pen - Ice White
Martha Stewart - Butterfly Punch
Metal Tag - TCS
Black Ink Pen - TCS
Adirondack Dabbers - Willow and White Paint
Prima - Leaves

Thank you so much for looking and please visit The Crafty Scrapper!
Hugs - Ginger

Heather Rene' - Mini Album

I did this sweet mini album for the Design Team at The Crafty Scrapper.  I was requested to do this for the Expo Convention in Grapevine, Texas.   I had 5 days to complete this plus 2 other projects as well.  On this mini album each page had a different cut out.  On this cover I just added the paper from Authentique added lots of flowers and my daughters initials.  I then added lots of ribbon from TCS as well.

On this page I used Authentique papers again and added some flowers and a heart hanger plus butterflies and a tag that says Celebration..  I also inked the papers.

On this page I used a poem To My Daughter which also shows on the front of the album.  I used Authentique papers again and beautiful lowers plus ribbon from TCS.

I love these two photo of Heather.  She in her tub and on the bouncy ball!!  I used Authentique papers and added lots of flowers!

I love this little photo.  Of course this page had a cut out so I circled it with lace and added ribbon, flowers, and a butterfly.  I then placed her name on the other side of the oval.

Of course this page had the cutout which shows the photo of the previous page.  I did add 2 other photos with lots of flowers.  These two photos are Heather when she was in high school.  The top photo is when she wins 2 plaques with her name on each one for soccer and the bottom is her going to the boys soccer banquet.



This photo is Heather and her prom date Chris.  They looked so cute together.  I found this poem and then added the metal piece and added a flower plus ribbon.

The photo on the left is her graduation photo in 1991.  The other two are just various photos of her which I believe are gorgeous.  I took a stamp and then tore other pages plus inked them.  I then added the ribbon and the light bulb and flower.

The photo on the left is one that was taken last year.  We were giving my daughter-in-law a baby shower and it was a beautiful sunny day and we requested that it would be a hat day! LOL  This page also had a cute out which you can see the next page photo.  I used flowers, ribbon, etc. on this page.

On this page it too had a cut out which you can see the photo from the previous page.  I added a poem and a pretty bow with a flower.

The top left photo was taken recently.  She ordered these glasses and sent me this cute photo of herself.  She wears contacts so these glasses had no prescription.  LOL  the other two photos were taken by Blue Moon Photography.  They take photos of the stars in Hollywood.  Obviously these are the head shots.  I added flowers plus modeling paste.

Please see below the lists of items that I used:

Authentique - Grace Collection - Heart Paper, Beauty Paper, Delicate paper, Humble Paper, Sweetness Paper, Poised Paper
Tim Holtz - Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Studio 490 Embossing Paste - Metallic Gold
Prima - Junkyard Findings - Light Bulbs
Ribbon - All from TCS
Metal objects - from TCS
Flowers - TCS
Maya Roads - Stick Pins, Hearts, Flowers
Adirondack Dabbers - TCS
Martha Stewart - Butterfly Punch

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

Hugs - Ginger

Spring - Tag

This is a little tag I was requested to make for the Design Team at The Crafty Scrapper.  I did this for the Expo Scrapbook Convention in Grapevine, Texas.  I was given a little girl and this tag and come up with something.  Therefore I used from Tim Holtz his butterfly tape which I sewed it together and then gathered it 4 times!!!!  I then colored the top of her dress and used stickles to make it sparkle plus added some little pearls to the waist area.  I then cut out her hair and headband and added sparkles to that as well.  On her shoes I added black beads.  The face I used to blue stones and then cut out small eyelashes and curled them.  I then drew her lips on red paper and cut that out as well.  For the background I used from Adirondack their dabbers in Aqua and White to make the sky and Willow to make the grass.  I then used 2 punches on the flowers and added beads and Pearl pen.

Thank you so much for looking and please visit The Crafty Scrapper.  It is a wonderful scrapbook store and the best in the Dallas - Ft. Worth Metroplex!

Here is a list of items that I used:

Tim Holtz - Butterfly Tape
2 Flowers Punches - TCS
Adirondack Dabbers - Willow , Aqua, White
Black Beads - ??
Red Paint - TCS
Spring - TCS


Hugs - Ginger

Easter Banner

This is an Easter Banner that I was asked to do for The Crafty Scrapper.  At first I was in aahh of what to do with this but once I put the paper on the triangle cardboard it all fell into place for me.  I used the same papers for the front and back and then added strips of paper and distressed the edges with Tim Holtz Distress ink Vintage Photo.  The triangles with the scalloped edges I did paint them with Gesso white and then inked the edges with blue ink.  I was given by Maya Roads large alphabet cardstock letters which I painted in pastel colors and dusted them with gold glitter.

On these two pages I added the alphabet letter, inked other pages with Vintage Photo ink and added the flowers, pearls, stickles and other items.

I added the alphabets and also used flowers by Prima, Petaloo, and Maya Roads.  On the Maya roads these were white flowers which I added Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Blue and Pink.  I also used from BoBunny the pearl accents.  The ribbon was given to me at TCS.  I also have a zipper pull from Prima - Junkyard Findings.

On these I added Prima flowers, Petaloo, and Maya Roads flowers and sprayed the pink one with Glimmer Mist Spray - Pink.  I added ribbon and then used my Pearl Pen by Viva - Ice White and make the little dots.  

I felt that this last piece of the banner was very important.  I could start and end the banner with a scallop border and I added a little poem as well.  I then added a flower with a pretty center.

I then punch holes at the top of the banner which I then threaded it with a lime green yard.  On the back I added by Webster Blue & White Tissue Paper Garland.  I added pieces of various ribbon in between each triangle.

Here is a list of items that I used for this project:

Authentique - Hope Collection - Lavish Paper, Promise Paper, Faith Paper
Tim Holtz - Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Maya Roads - White Roses, Large Alphabet Letters
Petaloo - flowers
BoBunny - Flowers, Pearls
Color Box - Sky Blue Ink
Ribbons - TCS
Websters - Tissue Paper Garland - Blue & White
Gesso - White Paint
Prima - Zipper Pull, Flowers
Metal Objects - TCS
Viva - Pearl Pen - Ice White

Thank you for peeking and please visit The Crafty Scrapper!!

Hugs - Ginger