Frozen Inspired Chipboard Scrapbook Album

I crafted!  Funny how a little motivation will get you to do just about anything including making time!  But it feels so good to create.

I made two Frozen inspired chipboard albums.  I LOVE how they came out!  Super cute and fun.  I used lots of glitter.  It was hard to create this because there isn't any Frozen scrapbook materials on the market.  I found a few sheets of scrapbook paper and stickers, but they were sold by a store in England.  So I bought digital files from Etsy and printed the paper on my own.  I scoured the internet for images and printed them myself.  I did buy a few stickers off Ebay that I was able to use. So all in all, I am happy with the end product.

Here it is!

6 pages of fun!

The Ice Princess

Sweet Princess Anna

Hugs from Olaf and a little bit of everyone's favorite reindeer and Christoff

The gang

Sisters!

I have 10 more of these babies planned.  They will be very similar to this one with some variation.  I made two of these and they are currently for sale on Etsy.  Here is the link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/190813874/frozen-inspired-premade-chipboard?

Blessings!

Beth

New Layouts!

Right when I learned that I was having a boy, all of the sudden I was motivated to scrapbook again! The first thing I wanted to do was by a scrapbook album for this baby. In the last three days, in between Grace's nap times and after her bedtime, I made six layouts!

I did need a little inspiration...I was a bit rusty. I used sketches from the Got Sketch blog. I love Valerie Salmon's sketches. They are simple and highlight the pictures. I don't like layouts that are all about the design and where you feel like the pictures are the afterthought.

This layout was taken from this sketch:

This double layout documents when we first found out we were pregnant and baby's first ultrasounds. After we got over the shock, we were pretty excited. Even though it seemed so soon, we know the Lord's timing is perfect.

This sketch inspired the next layout.

Oh, I used baby boy themed K and Company scrapbook paper for these layouts. This layout highlights the 2nd round of ultrasounds. Since my pregnancy with Grace was considered high risk, there were a lot of ultrasounds at the beginning of this pregnancy to establish that all was well. And it was. So luckily no weekly appointments will I was out of the first trimester.

This sketch was a bit girly, but I adjusted it so it would fit a baby boy layout.

I wasn't supposed to get an ultrasound at this visit, but the midwife (my OBGYN was out of the office) couldn't hear the heartbeat so she pulled out the ultrasound machine. I love this ultrasound because it looks like the baby is waving hello.

I love this sketch because it's a double layout spread and it fits lots of pictures.

This is the set of ultrasounds where we found out it's a boy.

Next of my list of scrapbooking? I have some ideas for chipboard albums to sell. And I am really behind with Grace's albums. This is my last week of vacation...Yes, say it isn't so!! I am still in denial about it. I just want to make sure I enjoy this week as much as I can, rest, and get as much done too. Tall order!

Blessings,

Beth

Happy Valentine's Day

I love Valentine's Day! I mean, sure you should show your love and appreciation for your loved ones every day of the year, but what an awesome thing to have a day specifically for focusing on love! In my single days, sure it was hard with all the romantic stuff happening. I remember many a Valentine's spent with dear friends. Now, with Jonas and Grace, Valentine's has taken on new meaning. We'll be celebrating Valentine's Day with a nice dinner at home.

Haha! Finally, a scrapbook layout! But...it's from 2008! An oldie. This is the last Valentine's Day that Jonas and I actually went out to celebrate. I made this layout to commemorate the day. Last year, I was pregnant and too tired to go out.

I love Jonas!! The Lord sure did bless me big time when He brought Jonas into my life! Happy Valentine's day to the love of my life! Jonas is an amazing man, husband and father. He has such a hear to follow Jesus...what could be better?!?!?! I am one lucky gal!

Happy Valentine's Day to my sweet baby girl! Such a sweet blessing Grace is to me. So cute and so adorable. My hope is that Grace will know how deep and how strong is the love of God. And that His love is better than anything this world can offer.

The two loves of my life! Aren't they cute!! Yes, thank you Lord! I am one blessed woman!!

I leave you with one of my favorite passages from the Bible. May these words inspire and bless you on Valentine's Day and everyday of the year!!!

¹ If I speak in the tongues^{a]" style="font-size: 0.75em; line-height: 0.5em; ">[a]} of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. ² If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. ³ If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,^{b]" style="font-size: 0.75em; line-height: 0.5em; ">[b]} but do not have love, I gain nothing.

⁴ Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵ It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶ Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷ It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

⁸ Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. ⁹ For we know in part and we prophesy in part, ¹⁰ but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. ¹¹ When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. ¹² For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

¹³ And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 13

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Beth

Preggo and Baby Stuff

I've been busy, busy, busy trying to get caught up and ready for this baby! I am finally caught up on my scrapbooking. I finished the scrapbook of Jonas' baby pictures. More layouts to share soon. And I am caught up with my pregnancy scrapbook. All that is left there is when I go into labor and deliver. Crazy! I could be going into labor any day now! I'm dilating and I'm halfway effaced. I know it could still take a while, but it's exciting to know that my body is getting itself ready for the big event! Here's the layout of me at nine months pregnant.
I love this paper that I have been using. It's from Creative Imaginations. They also came out with paper for after the birth...really cute stuff!!
I saw an idea in the latest Scrapbook Etc. magazine (the August 2010 edition) for a baby keepsake. They used an advent calendar from Kaisercraft. I thought it was such a cute idea! I had the same paper and embellishments they used on theirs so I thought, I can make one for Grace too!! I ordered the advent calendar from Joanns.com (cheapest price on the web). Here is my version:
Really cute, huh? I used paper from DCWV's Nana's Nursery. I cut out the letters from the Base Camp Cricut cartridge and used various little embellishments that I've been collecting. The only thing that was a pain was painting the base white. Jonas gave me lessons on hoq to prime and use spray paint. I did not enjoy it! But it came out great and it's already up in Grace's room. It looks really cute. I can't wait to start filling it up with little keepsakes.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend and a fabulous Fourth of July!
Blessings,
Beth

Happy Friday!

It's been a great week of rest and scrapbooking! Love it! I also did some cleaning. It's amazing how easily I get tired these days and how messy two dogs can be...Jonas says that's nothing compared to what kids will do to our house. I had to spread out the house cleaning throughout the week. I cooked every single one of our meals this week. And I lost three pounds from last week at my OBGYN check up. I'll be 37 weeks tomorrow...baby will now be considered full term. Last night, I was having some serious Braxton Hicks contractions! It's amazing to think that any day now, I could go into full labor and be holding this baby girl in my arms. Sweet!
So I've been scrapbooking a lot this week. And enjoying every minute of it. I've caught up on my pregnancy album. Here are pictures of some of the layouts.






These layouts were really fun to make, especially with such cute paper and embellishments. Hopefully, one day Grace will enjoy this album, but I suppose it's more of a keepsake for me. Hope you have a wonderful weekend...I'm indulging Jonas and going with him to the Barrett Jackson car auction in Costa Mesa tomorrow. He loves watching these auctions on TV and they are coming to Orange County. He'll be like a kid in a candy shop, but without any money!!!
Blessings,
Beth

Summer Vacation!

Ahhh, I'm on summer vacation. I already feel rested and relaxed. Love it! I hope I don't get bored, which I have a propensity to do. Jonas and I talk about the possibility of me staying home or working part time when Grace is born, but he seriously thinks I won't be able to handle it. That I would get too bored. Ha! I'm sure I can keep myself busy. I have so many scrapbook projects in mind...enough to keep me busy for a while!
I'm officially nine months pregnant now. The baby could come any day now. We've got our hospital bag packed and ready to go. I've been having a hard time sleeping and I've been experiencing lots of Braxton Hicks. I wonder if she will be early! I can't wait to meet her!
I've been scrapbooking! I've got a few projects that I want to finish before the baby is born. I have a feeling I won't be doing much scrapbooking for a while once she is born. I've been working on a album of Jonas' baby pictures. He was a cute baby!! Here's what I"ve done so far.





Cute, right? I hope Grace comes out just as cute as Jonas was as a baby! Cute chubby cheeks! These layouts were super fun to make. I also added scriptures to the layouts and plan on adding more to the rest of the layouts. Jonas' dad sent us a lot of pictures of Jonas growing up...more than enough to fill a scrapbook album. It's my goal to finish the album before Grace is born...good luck to me!
Hope you are having a great week!
Blessings,
Beth

Long Time No Blog...

So sorry for my long absence. It has been crazy!! And aside from finishing a custom scrapbook project, I have not been crafting. Work has been crazy, I have been attending a lot of classes, and on weekends, I'm so tired that all I want to do is rest. My pregnancy is going well! Less than two months to go!! I am so excited to meet Grace. She is moving around like crazy right now. We are starting to get her nursery ready. Pictures to come once its ready.
This double layout is from the custom scrapobok project that I just finished. I used paper from a DCWV winter stack. I cut out the letters for the title from the Don Juan Cricut cartridge and then glittered them with blue glitter. Also, the trees were from the same cartridge. And I used some of my punches for this layout!! Love it when I am using my supplies. Oh, and I used a white felt cut out too. I bought all these felt stips at an Expo a while back and have hardly used them.
Until I scap again...Wishing you a fabulous weekend! My best friend is flying in from Denver tonight for the weekend. I'm really looking forward to spending time with her.
Blessings,
Beth

Weekend Bliss

I love weekends...especially when I can spend the whole day papercrafting! I have been working on a custom scrapbook project and I cranked out a ton of layouts today. It felt great! I have also been cranking out cards like crazy...graduation cards, Mother's Day cards, and birthday cards. I've been busy!!
I'm going to share the last layout to my childhood scrapbook that I've been working on...so glad to be done with it. This scketch from Valerie Salmon was my inspiration...
Again, I used K & Company paper and embellishments from their Wild Saffron line. This picture is from a trip to Mexico that I took with my family. We visited extended family. I think in this picture we were visiting a historical Catholic church. I'm not sure how old I am in the picture...looks like maybe 8???
Hoping you are having a great weekend!
Blessings,
Beth

More Sketch Inspiration...

It was a great weekend! Lots of rest and some furniture shopping. I love Ikea! Great prices and great products. We bought a huge sofa and extra large ottoman for a great price. We are very happy, the couch looks great in our livingroom and it's super comfy! I set out this weekend to try my best to finish my baby scrapbook. I created two layouts with the help of Valerie Salmon's sketches. I love her blog! GotSketch.blogspot.com. Check it out...you'll be inspired!
This is sketch 98:

Here's my layout inspired by this sketch. It's a picture of my mom, my older brother and myself.

Here is sketch 58:

Here's my layout for this sketch... It's a picture of my dad and myself. I used paper and embellishments from K&Company Wild Saffron for both of these layouts. I'm using paper and embellies from this line for most of the layouts in this scrapbook. They look vintage and I love the colors and designs.
I'm so excited that it's Spring. I discovered on Saturday that our rose bushes are full of buds! We'll have beautiful blooming roses in not time. I know one of the bushes has red roses, but I have no idea what color the other ones will turn out to be. Looking forward to being surprised.
Blessings for a wonderful week!
Beth

It's Friday!! Oh Happy Day!!

Wow, this has been a long week! I'm in the homestretch of this school year and this part is suppposed to go by really fast!! Pretty soon I will be inundated with Seniors and their parents. I always hate the meetings where I have to tell them that they will not be graduating...lots of tears are always involved. Not fun! But I always get teary eyed at the graduation ceremony.
Well, on to better things...I'd like to share today two layouts that I did last weekend. I'm working on an album of my baby pictures. The pictures not only look vintage...they are vintage! I used paper from My Minds Eye for this layout. The paper is thick, embossed, and glittered. Love it! I am the third baby in this picture...the one in blue. I have no idea why my mother dressed me in blue! Maybe that's why I was a tomboy growing up!!
I used paper and embellishments from K&Company's Wild Saffron line. I love this collection and it has been perfect for this album
Hope you have a fabulous weekend!! It's suppposed to be nice and sunny down here in Southern California. We'll be doing sofa shopping!!
Blessings,
Beth

Sketch 99

I love visiting the Got Sketch blog by Valerie Salmon. I mean, seriously...we all need a little inspiration every now and then. I know I do. I love the sketches on this blog. When I'm feeling stuck, I visit this site for ideas. This is this week's sketch...Sketch 99: Cute, huh? So I decided to create a layout using this sketch. I love the simplicity of the sketch. I'm working on a scrapbook of my baby pictures and I thought this sketch would be perfect for this picture...
This is my brother and I. I used paper and embellishments from K&Company Wild Saffron line. Love how it came out.

Well, lots to do today...thanks for stopping in.
Blessings,
Beth

The week after...

My Spring break was fabulous! I rested, scraped, and travelled. Great combination. My husband and I took a trip to Santa Barbara for a few days. Sort of our last hurrah before the baby is born. It was wonderful. Great weather, food, and friends. I was sad to come home...and start work again. I have been so incredibly tired! And the baby has been moving around like crazy! She keeps me up at night...
I'm going to share a two layouts I made over the break. One of my goals was to finish my scrapbook of 2009...so these are the last two layouts. It sums up our trip to Sedona.
I tried to keep is simple and earthy. Sedona was beautiful and we had a very relaxing time. Ahhh, vacations!
Hope you are having a great week.
Blessings,
Beth

Hump Day Therapy

Wow! This week is half way over and the count down begins to Spring Break! To celebrate, I got in some scrapbook therapy tonight.

These are the pictures Jonas and I took this weekend. I couldn't wait to scrapbook them! I had a hard time getting started, but once I did, I enjoyed it. And I kept it simple! I used embellishments from Creative Imaginations pregnancy line. And the mini titles are from Sandylion.
Off to bed!
Blessings,
Beth

Vacation!

I seriously need a vacation! I'm counting down to Spring Break...about 2 more weeks. Ahhh, one of the perks of working in education. Jonas and I are trying to decide on a getaway destination for that week. I absolutely LOVE Santa Barbara...that's probably where we will head to for a few days of R&R.

I am trying to catch up on all my scrapbooking projects before the baby arrives. I'm currently working on my scrapbook for 2009. I have pictures from our Thanksgiving trip to Sedona to scrapbook then I can move on to the other books I'd like to finish.

I can't remember the name of the company that this scrapbook paper came from...I bought it at Big Lots as a kit a while ago. It came with paper, embellishments, letters, etc. I did add vacation-themed stickers from K & Company. I liked that this paper fit our trip perfectly, because our trip to Sedona was a road trip. I remember that the drive from California to Phoenix was long and boring!


I bought this paper at Ross! And I also don't remember the name of the paper company...I want to say it was American Crafts, but can't say for sure.
I hope you have a fabulous week! I have some more projects up my sleeve for this week and more catching up on scrapbooking. Can't wait to share!
Blessings,
Beth

Switching Over!

I've made the decision to switch over to Blogger from Typepad! I've had some issue with Typepad so I decided to give Blogger a try. And! There are so many cool custom design exculsively for Blogger...so expect a new face to this blog soon.


This is a goodie that I shared a bit ago on my old blog. It's a pregnancy layout. I love the pregnancy themed paper from Creative Imaginations. I'm doing a full 12x12 layout of my pregnancy and so far it has a real fun feel about it.
Will share more soon!
Blessings!
Beth