Lego Birthday Goodie Bags

Well in spite of surgery yesterday I Was able to get some simple Lego goodie bags made for Dylan's birthday party tomorrow (yay for pain meds or I wouldn't have been able to get them done).




Make today count ~
Wendy

Finally Finished!

Well I finally finished the baby album for my friend Sara (first grand baby) ...yay!

All that's left to do is a video for you tube and some still pics and to wrap it up.

As you can see, it's fatter than I intended (well so am I for that matter - lol). But seriously, I made my hinges (thank you Laura - following the paper trail on YouTube) 1/4 inch and should have done 1/2 inch. I will more in depth detail on each page, but if you check Laura's "stack the deck" binding, that's what I used. I did tweak it just a bit. I lined each piece of my binding with Tyvek and when I had it all together I stapled the binding together for durability. You'll see when I post the pics of the binding that I ran a ribbon through the middle which covered the staples beautifully.

Thanks for looking at my baby girl mini album scrapbook and stay tuned for more pictures and a video.
















Make today count ~
Wendy

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More from CHA

Another fab day at CHA Anaheim yesterday.  Talk about over-stimulation!  There is inspiration and beauty everywhere you look.  Since it was the third day into the show I was able to see a bit more and there were fewer crowds to contend with. 

I was able to see Tim Holtz's demo and get a picture with him.  I have to say, at any event I've seen him, he is always so gracious and never seems to tire or grow weary of the attention we scrapbookers aggresively confer upon him.  And, I can't wait to try out his new distress pens!  So "thanks Tim!"

I'm going to post just a few more CHA pics:

My picture cannot do this angel justice!  She made these wings and covered them in scrapbook paper die cuts and feathers!!!  They were at her side until she pulled the cords and the the wings expanded . . . isn't she gorgeous!

This little cake is made from the new Graphic 45 baby line  . . . LOVE it!

This is created using La Blanche stamps which I've just recently discovered.  These stamps have such great detail and are versatile.  If you search La Blanche on youtube you can see some of her tutorials.

One of my favorites at CHA was Lindy's Stamp Gang!  This was their first year and I was so happy to see the product in person.  I have been eyeing the Lindy products after seeing them on youtube on so many projects.  But I have to say, in person, there is no comparison.  The sheen you get with their mists and the deep rich colors are absolutely fab - you cannot truly see what these products can do viewing them online or in youtube videos.  I would wholeheartedly reccomend a "try me" kit to anyone thinking about it.  I went big and ordered a huge starter kit because I am now hooked.  Thanks Tracey!

This was a canvas I realled loved, hanging in the Prima booth.  I'm not sure which designer created this, but it's a really fun project idea.

Well that's all for today until I can process through some of the other pictures I took . . .

Have a great rest of the week all,
Wendy

CHA

All I can say is WOW! There were so many beautiful creations and so many talented people everywhere I looked. Below is a sampling:







Graphic 45








Ranger





Prima


I get to go back tomorrow and can't wait!!!

Night all,
Wendy


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Off to CHA

Well I'm freezing some waters, packing some snacks and donning my comfy shoes because I'm off to CHA for the first time! Wish I had a buddy to go with me, but I guess better alone than not at all - lol.

Here's hoping for a great day - you have one too!
Wendy


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Sneak Peek #2 at Sara's Shabby Pink Baby Girl Mini Album

Okay, here is sneak peek #2!  I know this looks like the cover, but alas, it's just page 1 . . . so, even though I made  my hinges with 1/4 inch between the pages, this album is still going to be too thick to lay nicely without popping open (good thing I have a door knob closure all ready to go!).

On this page I used the Tim Holtz butterfly Sizzix die and in a departure from my norm, I went with soft and pretty instead of inky and grungy.  Of course after painting it, glittering it and adding one feather on each side, it still wasn't enough so then I added the ostrich feather boa pieces to finish it off.  On on the body of the butterfly I simply added stickpin made with beads and bead caps I had in my stash.  The butterfly is anchored to a scrap piece of the patterned paper which I used to make a pocket for the large green patterned paper tag.  The small butterflies on the tag are just pieces I "fussy cut" from the paper collection.

Let me know what you think,
Wendy