Pencil Lines #74

I hope you all had a great weekend? I did. Ashlyn had her 2nd competition & the entire team did really well. The mascots took High Gold & Gold, which in the dance world ain't too shabby!! I thoroughly enjoy watching the girls dance, especially the older girls..............there is so much talent & most of these girls are not afraid to show-it off!!!

Aside from competitions, I did manage to get 2 layouts completed................all in the same day. Then, just like that................................GONE!! Adios amigos..................Mr. Mojo headed way south, not to return anytime soon.

This first layout is using the Pencil Lines #74 sketch, modified to suit me, of course. This photo was taken by me & is a picture of the teachers that instruct dance at the dance studio. What a beautiful bunch of girls!!

This 2nd layout is some pictures I took last week. The weather has been somewhat crazy around here, but we've had some really gorgeous days & these are reminders that Spring is truly around the corner. Love all the bright, fun colors in this one, not to mention the new Daquiri Vinyl Thickers!!

Not too much else to report, but I'll leave you with a few more random thoughts:

1) My sister went back to work 2 weeks ago & I miss her terribly:( We used to talk daily.
2) I love Edemama's
3) With age, I lose memory
4) 19 days til we leave for Disney
5) I don't wear lipstick

Hi Julie & goodnight!!

7Gypsies ATC holder...............FINISHED!!!!!

As promised, here are a "few" pictures of my 7Gypsies ATC birthday holder. I'm including the directions (at the bottom, after the pics) & I'm hoping they are clear as mud for ya. I'm not going to upload all the pictures, but if you'd like to see more, go here. If they are not uploaded there yet, give it a day or so & she'll have them available for viewing.

Also, don't forget about the sale she's having. Use Coupon Code "Dawne Ivey" & get 30% off your entire order until March 16th!!!

Technique: I used the Red 7Gypsies tabbed AT cards for each month. I covered both sides with a patterned paper & then used an October Afternoon Generic Month stamp on cardstock. I restamped the numbers on Red Bazzill, then hand-cut & used these to highlight the birthday dates. I used Making Memories metal month charms to put on the tabs so the months would be easily spotted. I decorated the backside with a quote & other embellies. I also bought some 2008 Black & White monthly calendars from Paperologies Etsy shop & put directly behind the month. I then covered the front only of the Kraft 7Gypsies AT cards, putting the birthday person's photo, name & date. Each of these goes behing the corresponding months. I have 52 cards total & that doesn't include a few Journaling Quote cards I added.

Random Thoughts.

1) I found $100.00 worth of Christmas gift certificates in my purse!!! One of which is from Hobby Lobby......where the heck have I been?
2) Camryn has been running a fever since Monday morning. Just when I think it's not going to come back, it does.....poor girlie.
3) I have 3 scrapbook kits stacked on my desk just waiting to be played with.............I hear them calling me at night whilst I try to sleep.
4) I love bacon & could it eat all day long.
5) I'm tired of working on my 7Gypsies birthday holder & I'm finally finished..................YIPPEE!!! Will post pictures later tomorrow.
6) I really need to find a place that sells Scrappy Glue. If you've never used this type of glue..............it's DA BOMB!!! Seriously...........a little dable do ya.............seriously!!!!
7) Only 24 more days til we leave for Disney!!!
8) I never thought I'd say I enjoy wearing & using Mary Kay make-up, but, let me say it..."I enjoy it!!"
9) Yesterday I ordered 3 bathing suits for this summer. Now I'm stressed about getting in shape to wear them:)
10) I need to quit staying up so late at night.

Thus ends my random thoughts, now back to my regularly scheduled life!!

New Projects!!

I have been busy..............creating new things, revamping some. Right now I'm working on a 7Gypsies ATC holder. It will house all my family & friend birthdays & sit on my kitchen counter. It's taking me so much longer then I thought, but it's coming together nicely & I can't wait to show you.

In the meantime, here are a few new projects I've completed for Just Let Me Scrapbook. Some I like, some not so much & most using some of the new American Crafts. Most of these projects are using some of the same papers, but I have TONS more to use & hoping to do so soon.

All supplies are this card come from Just Let Me Scrapbook. I think I'm going to restamp the bird on cardstock & adhere over the current image. Definitely needs something.

I love this card & it took me forever. Since I took this picture, I have added the word "teacher" across the top of the journaling card. I'll be passing this one onto Ashlyn's teacher this year.

This layout was inspired by one I found in an on-line gallery. A day after I got the idea, I went back to the gallery to get the User ID & the layout was gone. I've since searched every on-line gallery I browse, which is only 3 & still can't find it. If anyone finds this layout vaguely familiar, please lmk...I'd love to give the proper credit.

The word "reminders" & numbers are using the new Vinyl AC letters. I bought them in every color!!

The patterned paper base, for this card, is the new Pink Paislee papers. Love them & Just Let Me Scrapbook has them on order. The stamp is by Inque Boutique & after stamping, I used Carolee's Creations Glitter stuff to color over them. Though I like this card, I think I'm going to recreate & use just the black.

I love this picture of 2 of my brothers (yes I have 3:). I did use Sketch This 45, but not sure I liked how my layout turned out. Definitely one I could totally redo?

This is probably my favorite of all my latest projects. All new AC papers here, in fact, I used 3 different ones. I hand-cut the butterflies from one & will cut the rest for more projects. Maya Road velvet flowers & more Vinyl letters.

That's all for now & I'll hopefully be posting my 7Gypsies holder soon. Thanks for stopping by & don't forget about the 30% sale at Just Let Me Scrapbook. Just use Coupon Code "Dawne Ivey" & get 30% off your entire order through March 16th!!

30% discount for my fellow scrapper!!

Here's the deal & it's really quite simple:

1) go to www.justletmescrapbook.com

2) shop til your heart is content

3) during check-out, in the Comments section, use the Coupon Code "Dawne Ivey"

4) get 30% off your ENTIRE order

5) this won't work unless you use my name

6) you have until March 16th, but I'd hurry, the good stuff always goes first

Now....isn't that just the bees knees!! In fact, it's so much so, that if you feel inclined, please feel free to share this with any & all scrappy friends & family, post on your blog, on scrappy message boards or anywhere else you feel the need. It's a good deal to get such a discount, at one time, on EVERYTHING & not just one item, so if you've never taken advantage of me................go ahead, I won't get mad!!