PaperTrey First:)

i LIKE this paper:)

the colors are brilliant and the ink is AWESOME.

can't wait to get some STAMPS!!!!

supplies: PTI cardstock:  dark chocolate, rich avocado, 

                 PTI paper: Bitty Dot Basics Raspberry Fizz

                 PTI ink: dark chocolate

                 Buttons: PTI Vintage New Leaf

                 Other: Sizzix tab die, QK die letters, fontwerks circle dot stamp

 

Stampin Up Use it up FINISHED:)

here are the rest of my cards made with the leftovers of the last few pages:)

Using up the Stampin' Up:)

i am in LOVE with the Kraft cardstock from SU. i have been using it for EVERYTHING!!!!

i also used sketches from www.thescrappingspot.com for the 2-pager and the circle page.

There are only a few scraps from this paper to use...wahhhhhhh:)

Introducing........

Mr. William Picasso Macias.

Born Christmas Day 2008.

Looks just like his father:)

Proof of my scrapping O.C.D.

i sat down with my little sizzix sidekick and a few small dies and punches. i managed to get these hearts and photo corners out of the leftover negative sheet paper from the country living kit from SU:) it makes my heart HAPPY to use up every last bit of paper!!!
i also had this grid style leftover from a bunch of square diecuts. check out how i used it below.
i used SU kraft cardstock and a few pieces of leftover Garden Tea DSP paper. I adore this color combo and baja breeze is my FAVORITE color right now. i am going to have to stock uo before it retires:)

i used the grid paper as a photo mat block and cut my pictures to fit. since i only had 3 pictures, i decided to used the last block to create a journal square. i pieced leftover scraps and used a photo rounder to create the scallops. i also used a small hole punch to make the eyelet effect on the scallop. 
i used my QK dies and a set of cuttle bug heart dies to finish off the title and embellishments. my love affair with pop up dots continues!
most of this page was made with scraps. MY FAVORITE type of pages to do!!!!

you can TOTALLY get the most bang for your buck when you utilize those little tiny scraps. and it is environment-friendly:)

i used to be such a paper snob.

once upon a time i was a massive paper snob.

i would only buy designer papers...GOD forbid i get a stack of anything...

and then i quit all my design teams, and i wanted to get back to scrapping for the fun aspect.

Lately i have been buying LOTS of pads and stacks from our local stores. Yup....with coupons, people! i look forward to that 50% coupon in the paper:)))

Luckily the stacks are waaaaaaaayyy better than they used to be. i was delighted to find this little 6x6 pad called Chloe's Closet at M's the other day. SO FRIGGIN' cute! the colors are beautiful and i can layer to my hearts content. PLUS the storage is minimal because of the size.

Yup...scrappin' on a budget! it can be done!!!!!!

Kwerner Color Inspiration:)

i dig color challenges:) sooooo FUN!

i used: Really Rust, More Mustard, WW cardstock.

             Old Olive Classic Ink.

             Country Living stamp set

             silver cord

             SU sentiment.

i also versamarked the background and embossed with white powder.

simple and CLEAN:))))

             

The Green Pad:)

The joy of re-discovering tools:)

I have a few QK alpha's and never use them because the ol' sizzix is too big and bulky to carry around.

soooooo, i went to M's and i was able to score a sidekick for 7.99.

and i got this pad of 8x8 paper at Joanne's. Cause i am all about the sales and clearance stuff:)

seriously:)

Can you STAND more Spanish Memories:)?

birthdays, birthdays and more birthdays:)



and a bunch of 5.5 x3 cards with the leftover cardstock strips and stickers:) this paper is officially DUN DONE!

Stampin' Up Color challenge:)

my fellow SU demo, Michelle, posted this challenge on her blog.

The challenge was to use the following colors in honor of the sunrise:

Pink Passion

Lovely Lilac

Elegant Eggplant 

Cameo Coral

i did a little 6x6 using versamark and cameo coral ink:)

More Spanish Memories:)

i LOVE using this stuff:)

so much fun to scrap in my native language.

Spanish Memories and the last of the Bisou:)

This is the last of the PDQ paper. it is soooooooo DONE!
Pulled out the spanish memories to get some more of my sister's quinceanero pictures done. i have sooooooo many more pictures to finish:)
and the last one. i got so much done this past weekend. 

BIsou PDQ Pages

i got this idea from a scrapbooks etc. magazine. totally and completely case'd it:)
Used the same paper and some chipboard buttons from the dollar bin at M's:)
i used a paisley stamp for the background...i have no idea where i got it from:)
a card with the leftovers:)
and a few 3x3 cards with the little tiny leftovers.

Just one page today:)

and i made a video to match.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1Luq-okv9E

out for today:)

pulling out the PDQ Bisou pages:)

yup....using up the stash of OLD moldy Bisou PDQ pages. i had to cut them down from 12x12  to 8.5x11 so i lost so of the graphics....but i tried to save as much as i could.

old pictures from 2006 too:)

my stuff for today:)

i am so done with this KI paper. i took the leftovers and threw them out. i never, ever want to see the purple/green combo. BLEH.

anyways the first LO is the first sketch from www.thescrappingspot.com using some fugly, old paper from Bisou:)

That's all i have!

Halloween CosmoCricket (i think?)

i LOVED working with these scraps:)))) i always take lots of halloween pics, so i could use all the halloween stuff i can get! THANXS EVA!!!!!!!!

from this to THIS:)

My dear friend Eva sent me an envelope of scraps from a few kits....and of course i went to town:)

There is nothing left of the stuff she sent me!

to the pattern paper i added some SU 8.5x11 kraft paper. i LOVE kraft paper:)
I embossed this big flower with a cuttlebug swiss dot folder. the rest of the page is just paper:)
added a few flowers with brads and i covered the chipboard numbers with pattern paper.
i layered a fontwerks stamp circle with an AL journal stamp for the circle and added an OLD MME rub-on:) a few buttons and misc. letters and the paper was FINISHED:(