Creativity: A Daily Dose- Day 12

Today I altered a Making Memories clear frame. My frame was pretty tiny, but I think they also come in a slightly larger size. Basically, I punched out holes to thread ribbon in (I used twine in the photo), added paper to the backside, and added a couple embellishments. Each year I like to make a Christmas ornament to add to the Christmas tree. I think this year I will make a few of these, place the boys pictures in them, and add the year with stickers or stamps. This could also be used on a scrapbook page to highlight a small photo.

Creativity: A Daily Dose- Day 11

"Today's task: Challenge yourself to use some newer products in your stash with a sketch as a guide."

I JUST got my MW Sept. Express Kit in the mail yesterday! I guess that's as new as I can get, huh?! This kit is great for school pictures. Very simple layout--I changed it a little from the sketch, but kept it simple. The lettering was the trickiest part. I decided "Kindergarten" was just tooooo long of a word!

Creativity: A Daily Dose- Day 10

Photo Card

This was a really fun--easy--card that can hold photos or even a gift card inside. It was SUPER easy. I just may make it the template for my Christmas cards this year. Add our letter to the inside and a wallet sized photo---we're all set to go! Very cool!

Pencil Lines Sketch #48

I've had this layout all done and ready for a picture for a week now. I finally got around to finishing it today. I love this picture and I think it captures a really special moment.

Creativity: A Daily Dose- Day 9

The assignment today was to create a layout using colorful photos. The instructor also suggested using a neutral background paper to really make the photos stand out. I love the affect that it had on these pictures. The red and blue really pop out of the page. I wish that I had red or bright blue chipboard letters for the title, but I don't. Oh well, I think it turned out pretty good. Very simple and quick to put together.

Journaling alongside photos read:
"$1 goggles from Target + cheap plastic baby pool = hours of fun!"
"Superheros??"
"June 2006"

Creativity: A Daily Dose- Day 8

Gift tags! I was planning to create some Christmas gift tags to show off at a few MemoryWorks parties coming up. This gave me a little push to start! I again used the Piggy Tales-Jack and Jill paper. I think it works great for Christmastime. These tags took me about 20-30 minutes to complete. Now that I have a few designs to go from, I could whip them out super fast. Such a simple, easy project that will look great on Christmas gifts---adds a personal touch. The possibilities with these tags are endless. PLUS you can use up your scraps (because I hate wasted pretty paper!).

Creativity: A Daily Dose- Day 7

Summer Themed 2-Page Layout:

Ok, so I'm not as thrilled about how this turned out. I'm still undecided about the paper. I love it, but it's still "girly" to me. I think it works as a summer theme....right???? O-well, here it is. I'm sure it will grow on me........

Creativity: A Daily Dose- Day 6

For today's task we were to create and decorate a door hanger. This was a fun, out of the ordinary, project for me. Since I couldn't see myself putting a door hanger out during just "any" time of year, I made mine seasonal. I love to decorate for Christmas and I just got this amazing Piggy Tales-Jack and Jill paper. So mine has a Christmas theme to it. I really wanted to stamp a sentiment on it, but I don't have any Christmas stamps (yet!). Maybe if I find something I can remove the stickers and replace it with something else (not to crazy about the stickers--can you tell??!!). I have plans to make another one for Halloween, but didn't get around to it tonight. I, again, have the PERFECT paper for it! Very fun! Enjoy!

Creativity: A Daily Dose- Day 5

"Today's Task: Use your favorite, tried and true color combinations on a layout, using a sketch as a guide."

I love using many, many different combinations, so this was hard to pick a favorite. To be honest, I picked a picture that I really wanted to scrap and went from there. I do really like the orange and blue combination--it is so bright and cheerful. I tried to step out of my box for this one and focus more on journaling than normal. I know I could have journaled a lot more, but I'm just so bad at it! I usually end up writing the wrong thing or mis-spelling words--I hate journaling! I felt that this story needed to be written down so that I can remind myself of "the pact" in the future.

Creativity: A Daily Dose- Day 4

"Create an old-fashioned card"

Mine is probably not really "old fashioned" but the colors are very muted and classic looking. I left the mini tag blank so that I can add a sentiment later. This way I can use it for almost any occasion. I also thought I could make a few more with the same line of paper and give them away as a gift.