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Some of you may be wondering why I haven't had many blog posts for the past few months. That is because I edited my daughter's elementary school yearbook. The committee consisted of me, me and me! It was a big, but FUN job. The printed books arrived today, and I couldn't be more thrilled with the results! We are fortunate at Fairview to have yearbooks printed in full color. I took photos throughout the year at school events. (This is how I could justify last spring's Canon Rebel purchase...Oh and I can't forget the various lenses and cute backpack!) Then I laid out all 56 pages. I cropped and placed over 550 candid photos of the students and staff. Oh my! Actually, the hardest job was sorting through my THOUSANDS of candid photos and dwindling them down to just 550! I wish I could show you some samples of my work, but I can't display any of the student's photos on-line. Drats!
We work with Balfour Publishing. I have to give a shout out to my fabulous rep, Bryan, and my tech support hero, Patrick. Thanks guys! I couldn't have accomplished this without your help! (By the way, I made the above thank you card for Bryan and Patrick. Obviously, my design was inspired by the yearbook cover.) If anyone is in the market for a yearbook publisher, I highly recommend Balfour. Now I get a couple of months off before I start all over again in the fall! Until then, I should be able to work on more cards and scrapbooks!
Today my parents are celebrating their anniversary. I just found out that they bought each other the EXACT same GPS. I guess great minds really do think alike! I wished them many more years of happiness together with this card using my Denami Designs Elegant Floral Wreath. It only took me two years, but it finally dawned on me that I can use my Cuttlebug border folders on both the top and bottom of my cards! Duh!
I also made this cute thank you card for a dear friend and fellow lunch mom. The hot chocolate stamp is a random one that I received for free when I placed a large on-line somewhere. Sadly, I don't remember the website, but I was happy to put it to good use. A perfect card for February in Chicago - although you wouldn't know it. We are expecting temperatures in the high 40's tomorrow!
Sydney and I were busy working away on valentines this weekend. I used my new Close to My Heart Tic Tac Toe set to make these adorable cards. I made a smaller version to use as tags for teacher gifts. As a former teacher, I realize that they get lots of chocolate for Valentine's Day. I thought cupcake liners would be a nice change of pace. Happy Valentine's Day!
Many of our friends are welcoming new babies into their families. I made these adorable onesie cards for all of the adorable babies on the way. I used the Denami Designs Sheep along with the Petite Patterns set from Stampin' Up. To make the neck and leg holes and trim, I used the SU Scalloped Circle punch along with a one inch circle punch.
On another note, I finally got to play with one of my Christmas gifts today. My husband surprised me with a Mini Photo Studio from Kaezi. It is a little portable desktop light box studio that comes with lights and a tripod. It has a nice nylon carrying case, and it also has four different backgrounds to choose from: white, black, blue, and red. I will have to play around and experiment with different backgrounds and lighting.
I was inspired to create a bird themed holiday card by all of the time I spent watching and feeding my feathered friends from my sun room this year. I used my Stampin' Up Two-step Bird Punch to create this darling little guy. If you notice, I punched out two wings so that I could use one to form the crest on the top of his head. I just drew in his 'mask' with a Sharpe marker. I thought the holly Cuttlebug embossing edge was a perfect accent for my winter bird. I wish you and your family a very happy holiday and a blessed 2012!
