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:(

At this point of the year:

i have:

scrapped 34 pages

                 102 pictures

                 11 cards

i think my condensing is working out well:) 

           

Organization on a budget:)

Let's face it, scrapbooking is expensive.

Factor in the actual pictures, the albums, the papers, the doodads and you can have a hefty bill after just a few months.

Right now i am all about recycling, making do with the supplies i have and trying to invest on supplies that i know i will use (as opposed to HOARDING!).

I wanted to share some of my budget-friendly tips today...maybe it can help:)

I know that there are sooooo many beautiful albums out there, but this works for me:) i use white office binders, office sheet protectors and a labeler for my albums. i like that they look uniform, are compact and can fit MANY pages. I store them in an expedit bookshelf that doubles as a vanity:) these are my family and theme albums. the girls individual albums are in another cabinet in the living room and are Hiller binders. don't ask how many:) i also have my 12x12 downstairs and many are not in albums yet. i do 8.5x11 exclusively now...so my life is much simpler:)
Costco mini- cinnamon rolls are my best friends! My girls eat them all the time and after the plastic box is empty i wash it out and use it for storage.
This bookshelf holds most of my embellishments. 
All my eyelets are stored in this glad plastic container. i just dump them out as needed.
my ribbon storage:) again in costco cinnamon roll boxes and wrapped around old cut up plastic dividers.

now i know that many people have BEAUTIFUL scrap rooms and dedicated spaces....but living in the NYC and in a teeny tiny townhouse i have had to condense and make do with the materials and space i have available.

hope these tips help:)

The Cards:)

a card by devyn:)
using up a sheet of rubon's:)
more of the same sheet of rub-on's:)
a piece of felt ribbon that i LOVED!
and the last one.

these cards are a funky size. i do 8.5x11 pages, so i always cut down my 12x12 cardstock. i took the leftover pieces, folded them in half and this is what i  created.

a bunch of 6x6 pages using scraps:) i need to get a nice 6x6 album....maybe the ones from SU?

Pages using a kit.......

from www.thescrappingspot.com

the january kit papers are BEAUTIFUL!

Thanxs Eva for the scraps!