TechieScrapper: Simply Reading & Reviewing

I decided to do a photo scrapbook of a year of my life from Dec2013 to Dec2014 called "A Year in Reflection".   I take a lot of selfies of myself (yes I know sad but it's the age of cell phones and selfies).  I used my Silhouette Cameo for this page.  The title, reindeer and tag are from my Cameo library of the print/cut.  The 12x12 paper is Brazzill color "sparkle" and 12x12 recollections (pattern green) paper cut in half.  The journaling I will place in the lower right corner but that I will not photograph since it will be personal for me.

BIRTHDAY CARD INVITATION     My oldest will be celebrating her 12th birthday. She decided this year to do a birthday slumber party.  Perfect opportunity for me to make invitations (for the 1st time ever).  The design itself is simple.  Once all the pieces are cut total time for the card was 5 minutes. I made 10 of these cards and total time from start to finish was an hour.  The dress is popped up on foam dots and the It's A Party banner, I cut the ends by hand.  It really makes for a cute girlie card.  Could also be easily changed to represent a birthday card for a female (pre-teen to adult). The following items were used to make this card: 1. Michael's recollections red card 5x6.5 2. card base is from KC & Company Sweet Nectar paper pad 4.75x6.75 3. Sizzix Texture Boutique machine was used 4. The embossing folder is by Cuttlebug called Kassie Brocade (2000215) was used to emboss the Sweet Nectar paper (light blue) ...

   

Operation Write Home - Shipment 2 I had thought I lost these photos.  Normally I use my IPhone to take the photos because it is always readily available.  But for these I used my digital camera.  This was my second shipment of cards for Operation Write Home.  I do hope the troops like them.  On this batch I made a 100 cards.  I have a thing about even numbers.  I just can not end on a odd number.  I used a lot of stamping.  It is just easier when you a making a lot of cards.  Paper piecing and gluing slows you down.  So I do not use my cricut or my silhouette a lot unless it is to make shapes to stamp on.  I did use the print and cut feature with my silhouette cameo to print the birds and the sayings.  I always use Stamps of Life but I also used My Favorite Things stamps as well.  Again I used the regular Recollection and Bazzill cardstocks for the base.  I replicated the designs below several times. ...

Operation Write Home - Shipment 3 I made 70 cards this time out.  I only to get craft on the weekends, so it took me 2 weekends to make 70 cards.  Normally I try to make about 100 cards but I fell short.  I do know that some cards are better than none at all.  It makes me feel like I am doing my part for those who are deployed can send their loved ones cards with their own personal message inside in their own handwriting.  I make so many cards that I have slacked off on my page layout.  I have decided to do Project Life this year with a twist.  I plan to start tracking "my year" with the date of my Hubby's departure.  He will be leaving for a year and I want to chronicle that year for him to review when he returns home.  I used a lot of different stamps (stamps of lie, Becky Higgins, Hero Arts, Penny Black and Recollections).  I also used my cricut (Art philosophy, Artiste, craft room basics, best friends)  I also use...

OPERATION WRITE HOME     I came across this site about a week ago.  You see as I mentioned in an earlier post, I have been con convelescent leave due to surgery and decided that since this is such a worthy cause and the fact that I love to make cards I thought why not give it a try.  Well I did and in a week I made 105 cards to send out to Operation Write Home ( http://operationwritehome.org/ ).  So far OWH has sent out 1,749,393 handcrafted cards have been deployed since 2007!    This is so amazing and I just wanted to contribute something to my fellow brethern in uniform who are away from home and are in some location where they can not buys cards to send home to their families on special occasions or just to say "I Miss You".... So below is just a few pictures I have taken of the crads I created that will go out in the mail today.  So if you get a chance, check out the website.  They also have a YouTube videos as well (  htt...

  Birthday Cards: - Bazzill cardstock cut down - mary uchida scallop heart punch - ribbon flag and doll but from the Cameo - Peachy Keen faces - My Minds Eye designer paper - Studio G pink pigment ink - Brillance graphite black ink - memento daffidil ink - stickles - sizzix embossing folder

Items used: 12x12 Linen closest DCWV 6x6 My Minds eye Fine and Dandy Girl (cut in half in a diagonal and placed in each corner) 8.5x11 Melon Berry Papertrey ink paper(used behind the printed flower paper 8.5x11 the paper studio Souffle Mums" paper 4x6 DCWV Neutral chocolate(brown) for "Images of me" title My Momenta orange (used for the typwritten journaling) silhouette cameo used for the title (ravie font at 72pt) pink pre-printed ribbon (not sure where it came from since it was a scrap piece) fiskars squeeze punches - oopsie daisy and 1 inch circle Spellbinder's nestabilities small deckled mega rectangles (#4 and #5) I just love these colors together.  It feels motherly and summery.  I decided to leave the "whitespace" since some page designers says its okay.  Plus there really was not anything I wanted to add to the middle.  I tink if I had it would be too busy and the flowers are already busy enough.  It seems to let you draw your eyes to ...