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Some new pages

Now that the squad scrapbook is done, I've had the oppurtunity to get some baby girl pages done. These are my favorite kind of pages, with pictures of my babies on them.

"Playtime" done with the Mod Power Palette from Creative Memories. The title was done in Doodletype on my Cricut, this page took about ten minutes using the Power Palette layout. I've never used these before but need to start using them more because they are great, and quick!!

"Swing Time" done with paper from the Blossoms paper pack that was distributed by CM for a limited time. The butterfly ribbon is from Michaels, the Ric Rac is a Target special and the other fiber is that furry yarn that they sell in Michaels. The butterflies are vellum stickers and the title is again the Doodletype font from Cricut.

"Hello Kitty Party" done with the Hello Kitty paper pack from Michaels. This was a pretty simple page as well. I had all the elements and just had to throw all the pieces together. I love Hello Kitty and now my little girl does as well.

"Other Birthday Party" since I have two parties every year for both of my kids, I have two birthday pages. This pages was made with Striped Paper bought from Target and corresponding Gingham ribbon, I then used some left over paper from the Hello Kitty pack to mat the photos. The flowers are Imaginisce with some bling and buttons added for good measure and a Stampin' Up stamp in Rose Red. The stamp was outlined in Lemon Drop Stickles.

I've added some more photos to show the details.

Finally done!

I am finally done the first squad scrapbook. I mailed it yesterday!! I will find out in about a month if I placed in the competition and if I win first place. I get a really big trophy! I will start working on the next one in a few months. For now, my only scrappin' is going to be my babies and maybe some cards. I'm planning four days worth of scrappin' in September and can't wait!!

Baby Pages

Baby girls pages. These pages could be considered neutral because of the colors used, but my baby girl is in the pic so that's why I'm calling them baby girl pages. The "Summer Fun" title was from the Summer Snap Pack made by CM. The die cuts and stickers are also from the same pack. The paper is from "Shades of Yellow and Orange" paper packs. Skittles (which are really Panaceas Beads sold in the flower section of Michaels) were used to accent the sun. The bottom of the page is a stamp. This is my first foray into stamping the bottom of a page. This is the Daisy Dash Roller from Stampin Up with Yoyo Yellow ink.

I have never met a little girl who likes Broccoli and Cheese more than my little Abbi. The border is made from CM "Shades of Green Paper Pack, Perfect Fit Yellow and Orange Paper pack." I cut the squares out with my CM Square cutter and used my MM Quick Setter to place the brads on the squares. The stickers are from CM and came in a baby pack. I love the look on Abbi's face and these color combinations remind me of Broccoli and Cheese.

This is my water baby page. The background paper is water paper from the "Perfect Fit Blue" paper pack from CM.I used the CM wavy cutter to make the "waves" and my CM square cutter to make the border along with some blue vellum to make the ribbons. The frame was made using the CM Frame Cutter and the journaling box that came with the paper pack.

Up close of the "Daisy Dash Wheel."

Wild Color Combinations

These are some more pages that I made for the Rescue Squad scrapbook. They are quite bright and are great examples of color combinations. Thanks for help from Terri and Chris for their wonderful input and color suggestions (since as I've previously mentioned, I'm color coordinating retarded).

This is the layout that I made for the 4th of July parade in Beaverdam. The background is stars paper that I bought in a pack from Target. They have a great dollar seletion. All of the photo mats are polka dot paper. The letters are made from shiny paper that came with the stars paper and the polka dot paper. I again made my own journaling box using the ruled paper. The blue shiny border is large ribbon purchased from my LSS. The small red border is also ribbon that I got in a group from Target as well. This other page was made using all orange paper. The words were done using "Base Camp" and the paper is called "Martini". The ribbon that is going across the front was also bought in a pack that came from Target. The accents that go on the journaling box and the picture was done in orange paper with lime green dots. The accent was cut with "Accent Essentials." I then outlined the accent with a black pen. The little dots in the corner of the journalnig box are a cool element called "Rain Dots". I love these colorful pages!!

Some scrapbook pages

These are my favorite type of layouts: Multi-picture, two page layouts. I love packing as many pics onto one page as I can. Mainly, because I don't have to make so many pages. The first one "Competition" was made using CM papers, Base Camp font from the Cricut Machine, Imaginesce Flowers and Bling and buttons that I purchased at Wal-Mart. The brads are Stampin' Up Bronze brads. I also used a new punch that I got on sale at Michaels. So far I love IT! The next two pages are about the "EMS Symposium" and were made using the Cuttin' Up cart from the Cricut and the Stars Shape Cutters from CM. The brads are from Memory Makers and the top was made by using s slot cutter and weaving the ribbon through. The paper is CM and from the "Shades Of....." paper pack. The ribbon is gauzy and accented with Petaloo Flowers. The arrows are an awesome addition and came from the Accent Essentials Cart. The "Banquet Dinner" page was made using the "Graduation Paper pack" from CM and the Metals Paper from CM. I also used the Paisley Cutter with the Vellum paper and the GOld paper and used a brad to make it into a flower. I also used the Cuttlekids dies to make the font. Joint training was done with REALLY BRIGHT paper from Target that was in the dollar rack. I also used a new Cuttlebug die to make the accents and my "orange peel" stickles to accent them. (Which I think are my new favorite craft tool).

My Beautiful Baby Girl

My beautiful baby girl! I'm proud of myself for takign this great picture of my little troublemaker. At age 2, she's a precocious little girl who enjoys life to the fullest. There is never a dull moment in our house because of this little firecracker. I can't wait to see what she blooms into.