Love Birds-SOUS reveal May 27th

I have lots of good reasons for being thankful its Friday today,  first being its reaveal day over at SOUS and secondly, I have the weekend off of work..Hallelujah!!..and can I get an "Amen!"..LOL
This week we have yet another amazing sketch made for us by our very own Vanessa Waller aka Ness 
I absolutely adore her sketches and I kind of TRIED to keep it simple..LOL (even I laughed at that one!) So anyway, here is my take on our sketch:

 

Not sure I'm 100% happy with the cream cardstock as the scalloped circle, but its there to stay..LOL

these colors were a challenge to work with for some reason..

and here is our sketch:

The photos are of my daughter Amber and her boyfriend Jooa.. She told me she had new photos on her Facebook page, so I went and snatched some up... I think this photo is so sweet!!

and for a few close ups:

and for supplies used:

Cricut cartridges:

Cindy Loo: scalloped circle, flourish and doily

Songbirds: bird cage, marquee and title "Birds!"

Sweethearts: Title "Love!" 

Flowers by: Prima

Tiny flowers: punch

White Liquid pearl

Papers by: Deja Views

cardstock: Black, brown and cream

Tim Holtz distress ink: Peeled Paint

black twine

kind of a short list wasnt' it..LOL

Well ladies... I'm off to enjoy my weekend by scrapping my little heart out and I hope you do as well.. and if you do and I know you will, do stop by SOUS and check out what our amazing team has created using this same sketch.. Once again, these ladies have outdone them selves.. its seems like I say that every time its reveal day, but  these layouts of theirs just get better and better everytime.. 

and so with that said, I hope you have wonderfully creative weekend..

lots of hugs

Nanné

Spread Your Wings

Wow!! this makes how many posts this week?..LOL  I'm on a scrappy roll and dont' know why..LOL

I've been so happy being able to create a few pages and a little extra, which I posted yesterday.. I absolutely love making those keep sake boxes by the way.. 

You can even add legs to them so they dont' have to sit flat on the counter..OMG!!off topic there aint' I..LOL

back to my layout...LOL

so, I'm still having issues with going through my photos that I have in my box of photos, cause I'm afraid of seeing my dads photos in there and those will just get the tears flowing and I'm trying to take a much needed brake from the tears..

I have been stalking my daughters FB page as you all know and I have scrapped this picture before, but this layout I made for myself as the other one I had made for her..

She moved out of our home about a year and half ago and so I wanted to make a memory page of that part of our lives.. so, here is the layout I made:

There is a branch and a birds nest under there some where I swear...LOL  One of these days, I'm gonna challenge myself to a "Less is More!" type of layout... I had no plans on using such big flowers, but there they are anyway...LOL   But all in all, I really like how it came out..

 and for a few close ups:

and for supplies used:

Cricut cartridges:

George and Basic Shapes: Oval photo mats

Home Decor: scalloped Circle

Cindy Loo: Font 

Sentimentals: Butterflies

Create a Critter: Birds Nest

Songbird: Marquee

Papers: DCWV Botanical Stack

Cardstock: dark and light violet, green, cream and brown

All Flowers and Leaves by : I am Roses

liquid pearl drops

hat pins

Rafea for the birds nest

Tim Holtz Distress ink: Vintage Photo and pealed Paint

chalks

pearl halves

pop dots

Well ladies.. thats it for todays post.. maybe, just maybe I'll get something together for Friday.. Lets see if the mojo keeps flowing through my veins..LOL

I hope all of your wonderful ladies have a wonderfully creative rest of the week and I want to thank each and every one of you for stopping by and taking a look ..

Hugs

Nanné

Teacher Appreciation gift!!

Happy Thursday ladies...

I actually got a few projects started and finished this week..Go me!!..LOL

been feeling a little bit in the dumps lately due to my dad passing and I've been having a little bit of a hard time getting my groove back..

I actually have to admit I'm really happy that I got a few projects done this week, which is actually more than usual..LOL  

Here if Finland, we dont' have a "Teacher Appreciation!" Day, but the last day of school which is known as the Spring Fling, all students hand the teacher a gift as a thank you for the year.. Usually its a bunch of flowers or maybe a personlized gift..  Well, I wanted to hand make her something this year and so I came up with this keepsake box..  I plan on filling it with candy or tea or something that she really likes !! Candy is not forbidden in school here and neither is chewing gum.. LOL  god knows how many times I got in trouble in school for chewing gum..LOL

so, any way, here is my project !

It measures 5" x 7" and its 2.5" tall.. Perfect little pencil box..LOL  but this one will have goodies in it!!

The top of the box, which I will be adding a thank you tag on it and who its from..

and a photo of the inside.. pretty plain!!

I also thought to take a few photos of the making of this keepsake box incase anyone out there was interested on how I made and wanted to give a it ago themselves.. It really is pretty simple and it gets easier everytime you make one..LOL

so here we go:

for your supplies you will need:

two cereal boxes ( maybe one will be enough depending on the size)

paper trimmer

decorated papers ( I chose DCWV-Grade School stack)

Glue stick

bone folder or brayer

ruler or measureing mat

craft knife

scotch tape

tape runner( I used my ATG gun)

flatten and open up your cereal box.. cut it into the following pieces with your paper trimmer

1=5"x7", 2=2.5"x5" and 2=2.5"x7"  and lay them out as shown in the photo

now, take your roll of tape and tape them together leaving a small space inbetween each cardboard piece .

trim off excess tape!!  its just easier to move it around once they are all taped together..

then choose your 12x12 size printed paper and glue the cardboard piece to it as shown..

I used my brayer to help stick it all down evenly, you can also use your bone folder

now, trim off the excess paper like I've drawn out in the photo.. leaving about a 1/4" on each side.. I used my craft knife, but you can also do this with your paper trimmer..

Now, take your glue stick and glue the edges down.. I used my bone folder to help with the seems and pushing the edges firmly down to the cardboard..

Once you are down with the outside of the box, you will line the inside with either cardstock or printed paper.. I cut three pieces.. 2= 3"x5" and 1=9 3/4" by 11 3/4".. 

Once I got to this stage.. I got so over excited, I forgot to take more photos of the progress..LOL  But, I will walk you through them... super simple..

I put the box together, by doing the following... I gently with the aid of my bone folder folded the sides up, scoring the edges (where they were taped together), so not to bubble or tear the cardstock on the inside..  before putting it all together I added the trim to the top of the box,  by cutting 2=1 1/2" by 5" and 2= 1 1/2" x 7" pieces of decorated paper, which I scored in the middle and then taped them to the outside and inside of the box, giving the edges a finished look.(you can see this in the photo where the lid is open)

Now, I finally started putting it all together.. pushed up the edges and then I tore a piece of tape and secured the corners with it on the outside, keeping the box together while I cut a small piece of decoreated paper 4=1 1/2" by 2 1/2" and used my ATG gun to tape them over the scotch tape.. Hiding the scotch tape and will help keep it secure..

and for the lid... I cut another piece from the cereal box, measureing 5 1/4" by 7 1/4".. I cut a small piece of decoreated paper for the hinge 6"x 3" and scored it in the middle..using my ATG gun to tape it to the back of the lid (underneath), then covered both the top and bottom of lid with decorated paper.. finally using my ATG gun, I taped the hinge to the inside of the box..

just click on the photo for a bigger view of the box.. 

I certainly hope this tutorial, even if a few photos were missing due to my excitement, will help you in making one these keep sake boxes.. these really do have many uses, not just for photos, but keeping hand made cards, etc..

I want to thank you ladies all so much for stopping by today and having a look at what I've created..

Hope you have a wonderfully creative rest of the week...

Hugs
Nanné

p.s.  If you do create one of these, I'd love to see it so please leave a comment linking me back to your blog

Here for the Cheerleaders

I had the day off yesterday and decided to just try to whip up a little something different.. I've been making a lot of girly layouts with ribbons and flowers, so it was a nice change to make a layout of my boys..

these pictures were taken at their very first baseball game that their dad and uncle took them to a few years ago while we were on vacation in the Florida..  When I asked them what was their favorite part of the game, their answer was "The cheerleaders!"...LOL Typical teenage boys...

So, here is the layout I struggled with this morning..LOL

I added the big brackets to the photo to hide some of the people sitting by them, since they were total stranger and didn't deserve to be on my layout..LOL (kidding).. I think it came out really good for a teenage boy layout.. They really are the hardest for me!!

Here are a few close ups:

These cute dye cuts are from the "Boys Will Be Boys!" cartridge.. They aren't just for the little kids, but can be used for the teen pages as well..LOL

and for the supplies used:

Cricut Cartridges:

Boys Will Be Boys: "Font: Cheerleader!", Baseball, Glove, 2009 and Brackets

George and Basic Shapes: Large hollow circle, Stars and triangle (to make the arrow)

Plantin Schoolbook: "Font: Here 4 The!"

Papers by: K&Co Rough and Tumble

Cardstock: Black, white, yellow, orange, green

White gel pen for faux stitching

Foam tape 

I think that should about do it for the list.. its not a very long one..LOL  

I loved pushing myself and struggling a little bit.. I know my boys will enjoy this layout !!

Thank you all so much for stopping and taking a look at what I have created.. 

I hope everyone has wonderfully creative rest of the week..
Hugs

Nanné

Sweet- Sketch Along Tuesdays Reveal

Its been such a treat to be on the design team over at Frosted Designs.. I love the sketches the girls come up with and I always get to do a little something new...

for this weeks sketch, I used a piece of corrugated cardboard for the middle.  I actually used a chipboard mini album piece to trace the shape onto the cardboard and then cut it all out with scissors..  It was so much fun to make something new..

Here is my take on this weeks Sketch:

. I have to admit I was in a bit of a hurry to get this layout finished due to my moms wedding and getting everything ready.. I wish I would have had more time to get a little bit more detail in there..LOL

Here is the sketch:

and here are some close ups of the layout:

and for supplies used:

Papers by: DCWV Botanical Stack

cardstock: cream and red

Flowers by: I am Roses

leaves by: I am Roses

font: SCAL

Liquid pearl: white

corrugated cardboard

craft paint: white and cream

Tim Holtz distress ink: Vintage Photo

Bling by Prima: say it with Crystals

tag: hand cut

mini eyelet

pink ribbon

burlap ribbon

That does it for me for this Tuesday.. Thank you all so much stopping by today and taking a look at my take on our sketch .. Do stop by Frosted Designs and join in the challenges this month.. there are prizes to be won and the more you play, the bigger your chances are of winning something fun for yourself..

Hope you have a wonderfully creative week..
Hugs

Nanné