Our 2009 Christmas Tree

This is our 2009 Noble Fir. Every year we go to Sullivan's Tree Farm, right down the street from our house, and pick a Noble Fir. We started this tradition the year we got married in 2007 and have carried it on every year since.

Practical Scrappers Christmas Card Challenge

Our DT challenge this week at Practical Scrappers was to make a Christmas Card. Here is my card. I used Ashlyn's Alphabet Cricut Cartridge for the title and just added some ribbon. TFL.

More layouts for my mom's 50th b-day album

Here are just a couple more layouts that I recently finished for my mom's scrapbook that we are making for her 50th b-day. Thanks for looking!!

More layouts from Ashlee

Here are a couple more layouts that my sister finished for our mom's scrapbook. TFL.

A Daughter Is...

This is another layout for my mom's 50th B-day album. It is of pictures of my mom with my sister and I. We're getting closer and closer and it still feels like we have a lot left to do. December 19th is just 3 short weeks away. I know we'll get it done one way or another, but I am once again feeling a little overwelmed.

Twilight Ornament

I was thinking the other day that I needed to try to find a Twilight Ornament, so as I was looking online, I thought I could just make my own!! So here it is... Its just a plain glass ball ornament that I bought at Michaels. They came 6 in a box so I made several and gave them as gifts to all the Twilight fans in my family at Thanksgiving yesterday!! They all loved them. I took black and red scrapbook paper and cut it into strips. I rolled the strips of paper up on a pencil and put it into the glass ball. I tied ribbon to the top of the ornament and then using SCAL and the Twilight font, I cut out the word Twilight using vinyl and the cricut. I also used some red Stickles and drew little Swirlies all around the ornament to make it "sparkle" a little bit more. I'm happy with the way they turned out. I think I'm going to make myself 4 of them, one Twilight, one New Moon, one Eclipse and one Breaking Dawn!! Thanks for looking.

Practical Scrappers Stitching Challenge

The DT Challenge over at Practical Scrappers this week was to use stitching. Once again, since I am working on my mom's 50th b-day album, I used the stitching on a layout for her book. This layout is of me, when I was a baby. I don't have a sewing machine, so I drew on my stitching. Though, I would really like to try sewing on my layouts. Thanks for looking!!