Halloween Treat Bags

My two granddaughters, their Mom and I made thirty Halloween treat bags for McKenna's class at school and for some of her neighborhood friends.  I premade and cut the ghosts, pumpkins and spiders, and they stuffed the bags and did some gluing.  What fun!!

Supplies:

   Silhouette SD

   Silhouette Store - Jack O Lantern - Design # 3717

   Cricut E2

   CC - Mini Monsters - Spider

   CC -  Paper Doll Dress Up - Ghost

   Goggle Eyes - Michael's

   Recollections Paper - Various Shades

   Signo Gel Pen - White

   Peachy Keen Stamps - Pumpkin Faces # 550

   Patterned Paper

      K and Company - Halloween Paper Pack

      Colorbok - Trick Or Treat Pattern Pack

  

  

Halloween T-Shirts

Tonight I made some Halloween T-Shirts for my granddaughters.  I wasn't sure how these would turn out because of the black shirts and the black in the mages, but I think they look fine and I really enjoyed making them.  Next time I will cut out a small white border around them instead of the large square.

This is the front of the shirt.  Click the image to enlarge.

Here is the back of the T-Shirt.  Click the image to enlarge.

Supplies:
   Jolee's Easy Image Transfer Sheets
   Black T-Shirts
   Iron
   Silhouette SD
   Silhouette Store
        Design Id #13776, Witch Stirring Cauldron
        Design Id #12941, Witch Boots

First Day of School

I am so far behind in my scrapbooking!  My oldest granddaughter started first grade in August and I am just now finishing the pages for her first day of Kindergarten last year!

Anyway, here is the two page layout of McKenna's first day of Kindergarten at Denham Oaks Elementary School.  I had a lot of fun working on this one.

This is page 1.  Click to make larger.

This is page 2.  Click to make larger.

Supplies used:

Silhouette
Silhouette Store Designs
   Books With Apple - Design # 20000
   Crayons (PNC) - Design # 12425
   First Day of School - Design # 20033
   Kindergarten - Design # 12373
Cricut Imagine
   Lori's Garden - Script Paper
Kerri Bradford Designs
   School Years - Circle Grade K
   This & That School - Black Lined School Paper
   Picture That Go Long - Photo Template - Page 1
   Storyboard # 1 - Photo Template - Page 2
   Monthlies - August
   twenty ELEVEN - 2011
Ali Edwards - Technique Tuesday
    Live Right Now - (June 2012 Studio AE) - Remember This Moment
Punches
   Emagination - Butterflies
   EK Success - Butterflies
   Apron Lace - Fiskars
Paper
   DCWV - Summer Dream Stack - Red Dotted Paper
   Nanna's Nursery - Pink Dotted Paper
   Recollections - Various Colors

1st Lost Tooth

Our six year old granddaughter lost her first tooth!!  She was soooo excited.  I snapped tons of pics and made this scrapbook page for her.

Supplies used:

• Silhouette Die Cutting Machine
• Teeth - (tooth_card__tooth_C01078_19547) - Silhouette Studio
• Title - Font - AdLibBT
• Blossoms and Butterflies - DCWV - Pink and Green Patterned Paper
• Brights Border Pad - Martha Stewart - Polka Dot Border Strip
• I Made the Film Strip Photo Template by following directions on Photoshop Essentials here
• Photoshop CS3
• Calico White - Mister Huey Spray Mist
• Computer Generated Journaling
• Recollections Paper - Pink and Black

Oh Baby!

This is what happens when you accidentally leave the Johnson's Baby Powder out with a 2 year old!  What's a Grammy to do but RUN for the camera....

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

My granddaughter wanted me to make her a leprechaun, so we found this cute little guy on the Simply Charmed Cricut cartridge.  He sure is a cutie!!

Hope you all have a great day!

Supplies:

• Cricut E2
• Simply Charmed - Cricut Cartridge
• Recollections paper
• Everyday Character Face Assortment - Peachy Keen Stamps
• Tuxedo Black - Memento Ink Pad
• Stampin Pastels Chalk - Stampin' Up!
• Shirt and hat - The Christmas Mat Stack - DCWV

Girls' Day Out

A few months ago I promised our six year old granddaughter McKenna, that I would take her out for a manicure if she quit biting her nails.  Well, she did it!!  She let her little nails grow out, so her mom Crystal and I took both girls out for their first mani/pedi. 

It was a BEAUTIFUL, perfect day.  We got our fingers and toes done, Kenna got her hair trimmed and then we had a late lunch. 

Here is the two page layout from our girls' day out.

 McKenna picked out a lovely blue for her thumbs and a bright green for her fingers because her eyes are green and that is her favorite color.  She chose purple for her toes.  She was fascinated with the entire pedicure process.

Delaney has green eyes but insists they are purple because that is her favorite color.  She picked purple for her fingers and yellow for her toes.

Supplies:

• Citrus Stack - DCWV
• Favorite Story Stamp Set - Ali Edwards - 2/2012 Studio AE - Technique Tuesday
• Bling From My Stash
• Picture This Go Long Photo Collage - Kerri Bradford Studio
• Silhouette SD
• Silhouette Studio
• Scallop Circle Journaling Block - Silhouette Online Store-scallop_circle_journaling_block_C00041_24282)
• Tab - Jessica Sprague - Elles Studio-Every Day Striped Journaling Tabs
• Hobo STD Font - Title
• Tuxedo Black - Memento Ink Pad
• Mister Huey Spray - Calico White, Calico Shine
• Card Stock - Recollections

Christmas 2011

I finally finished a two page L/O of my family on Christmas morning.  I REALLY struggled with this one.  I just couldn't find any creative mojo at all, but it is what it is!

This is the two page L/O.

The first page is a photo of our granddaughters getting their picture taken with Santa.  Delaney was NOT happy about it at all.  It doesn't show up very well in the photo, but the bottom of the layout is very glittery and so its the word Merry at the top. 

The second page is a collage of photos taken on Christmas morning.  Traditionally the grandkids and parents arrive early in their pajamas.  We all open presents and then have a huge breakfast.

Love, love, love those little faces on Christmas morning! 

 Supplies:

• Christmas Scrapbook Kit - Me and My Big Ideas
• The Christmas Mat Stack 4.5 x 6.5 - DCWV
• Christmas Tree # 2 - Sizzix Original Die
• Liquid Applique - White
• Crystal Coarse Glitter - Martha Stewart
• Glad Tidings Toys and Presents Chipboard Box - KandCompany
• Cuttlebug
• Distressed Stripes - Cuttlebug Folder
• A Date With Ali - Technique Tuesday - Ali Edwards Stamps
• Snapshots # 1 - Photo Collage - Kerri Bradford Studio
• Pearl Pen - Red - Viva Decor
• Star Punch

Time Flies

Oh my gosh, I can't believe it is February already.  I got my first DSLR camera in December and am just recently getting the time to play with it.  Learning the manual settings is HARD, but I m reading a LOT.

Of course our two precious granddaughters are my "models", so I will be posting lots of pics.  Here are a few.

This is McKenna.  She just turned 6 in January.

She is hard to pin down for a photo.  But I love, love this one.

She is such a kindhearted, gentle soul.

 This is Delaney.  She is two and a half.

We had a tea party in the back yard and she wanted to wear a hat. 

Love this photo.  Love, love. 



Sad December

December passed by in a blur and it was a sad time for my family.  My father passed away on December 9th and we buried him exactly 18 months after my Mom passed away.  He just gave up and didn't want to go on without her.  They had been together for 65 years. We loved him and he will be missed.

I am finally feeling like things are calming down a bit and I can't wait to get back into a normal routine again.  Maybe soon I will be able to work on some scrapbook pages of our granddaughters at Christmas.  Life goes on...