Top 10 for 2009

I have neglected my blog horribly during December, and to sort of make up for it, here are my favorite 10 layouts of all those I created in 2009.
They are in no particular order, just newest to oldest in the order they were created. I like others, but picked 10, if you don't count the couple of 2-pagers I slipped in. I couldn't help it, sorry.
Anyway, enjoy, and I will really try to be more faithful about posting in 2010.

Where did this year go?????

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This is a bit different than the others I chose. Maybe less cluttered, but I loved that tree.

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I know this is 2, but I couldn't help it. I had to squeeze in one more.

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Purse Album

Here is a little purse album that I made this week. I used one of the My Minds Eye lines, which I live. I started out with 2 envelopes and this is the end result. Besides the MME papers and accessories, I used some May Arts ribbon, We R Memory Keepers gromets, a vintage button, pop dots, Creative Workshops templates, a piece of velcro, and an element from a digital kit that I got over at sweetshoppedesigns. I believe the buckle rings are Lil Davis.

Apples - Pink Paislee

I have more Halloween layouts to do, but wanted to scrap this photo because this layout just popped into my head, and I didn't want to forget it. I just thought it would look great beneath this wonderful Pink Paislee blossom tree.

I stickled the center of all the blossoms too, and although you probably can't see it here, it gave it a wonderful glitter look.

Products used:

Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee, Basic Grey, Sassafras Lass

Frame, Journal spot, and hearts are from a Sande Kreiger kit http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/shop/sande-krieger/73580-digikit-french-kiss/?filters=digital-kits%2Fsande-krieger

The apple word tag is from a free kit at A Million Memories.

Little Chief

This is Trevor, my oldest grandchild, and only boy. He was doing his best to avoid looking at the camera. He is such a cutie. His costume was pretty neat, and he had a cool headress to go with it.

Materials used:

Pattern Paper: Basic Grey, Making Memories, Pink Paislee

Chipboard: Basic Grey

Die cuts: My Minds Eye

Ribbon: May Arts

Alpha: October Afternoon

Sticker: Unknown

Pen: AC slick writer

Duckie

Another Halloween layout. This is Morgan, another grandaughter. She was more interested in eating her sucker than getting her picture taken. In fact she was more interested in gathering all the suckers. She loves suckers and couldn't care less about the chocolate. Silly duckie.

Products used:

Pattern paper: My Minds Eye

Stickers: Cosmo Cricket and unknown

Chipboard: Basic Grey and My Little Yellow Bicycle

Journal Spot: K & Co.

Spiders: Martha Stewart

Lil' Chickie

This is my youngest grandaughter in her halloween costume. She was a little chick, and she was so stinkin cute. She was so good and we never heard a "peep" out of her about the costume. LOL

Supplies used:

Pattern Paper: My Minds Eye

Lace Paper: Basic Grey

Alpha: AC thickers & Heidi Swapp

Stickers: Cosmo Cricket

Die Cuts: My Minds Eye

Spider: Martha Stewart

Baby Shower

Wow, I actually got 3 photos without one of them turning sideways. Yeah!

These layouts are from one of my youngest daughters baby showers. She's the one in the zebra stripe top. I really like the combination of colors that everyone wore. They were perfect for these My Minds Eye papers. Don't you just love them? They are so rich looking.

Products used:

Pattern paper: My Minds Eye, Pink Paislee

Journal Spots: My Minds Eye, Making Memories

Die cuts: My Mind's Eye

Rub ons: Bo Bunny

Alphas: Making Memories, Creative Imaginations.

Pen: AC slick writer

Almost Here

My daughter and son-in-law at their first baby shower. This is their first child, and they were so excited. Well, actually, she is now 10 months old, and walking, and they are still excited. They are the best parents.

I absolutely love earthy colors, and these Kaiser Craft papers are just wonderful. I love several of their lines

Patterned Paper: Kaiser Kraft, My Minds Eye

Flowers: Prims

Brads: Joanns

Alpha: Creative Imaginations

Rub On: Bo Bunny

Pen: AC slick writer

Punch: Fiskars

Pearls: Kaiser Craft

Easter 2004

These are pages I made using mostly Prima products. I just love, love, love their papers, flowers and bling. Don't you?

This my grandaughter way back in 2004 at Easter time. She went to an Easter egg hunt and this very cool, and huge, bunny was there to visit with the kiddos. She loved it. Afterwards she spent some time blowing bubbles and flying kites. Spring is such a wonderful time of the year.

Products used:

Pattern paper: Prima

Flowers: Prima

Bling: Prima

Stickers: K & Co

Alpha: AC Thickers

Chipboard word piece: K & Co

Bubbles are from a digi kit, but not sure which one.

Easter 2004

I'm not sure why some of these photos are showing up sideways because they aren't in my computer. I don't know how to correct it. I've deleted and reloaded several times, but to no avail. Anyway here are two more Easter layouts. I used mostly Prima products which I just love. I love pretty much everything that company puts out.

Patterned Paper: Prima

Lace Paper: Basic Grey

Foam Alpha: American Crafts

Die cuts: My Minds Eye

Stickers: K & Co.

Flowers: Prima

Easter: Misty and Hailie

Well, I'm not sure why this photo is showing up sideways. I checked and it is right side up in my photo storage. If someone knows a trick to rotating it in blogger, I would love to know.

This is my grandaughter with her Aunt Misty, and this is another Easter layout.

Pattern Paper: Basic Grey, My Minds Eye

Alpha Stickers: Creative Imaginations

Velvet Easter word: Making Memories

Flowers: Prima

Punch: Fiskars

Brads: Doodlebug

Journal Spot: Prima

Flying Kites

My grandaughter flying kites with her dad in the ball park at Easter time. I just love this Basic Grey line. It might be among my favorites.

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey, My Minds Eye

Alphabet Stickers: Basic Grey

Flowers: K & Co.

Pen: American Crafts

Beep Beep - Nice Ride (A first for me)

This might be a first for me. I did two layouts using supplies from only one company. This NEVER happens. I just mix it up naturally, but these are all from My Minds Eye. These are such fun, whimsical products, and I enjoyed working with them. I believe the papers and embellies came from several of the lines, but they were all from one release.

Zoo Boo

I have been scrapping up a storm, after that dry spell when I had the flu. I missed it, and am having so much fun.


This is me and my youngest daughter riding the carousel at Zoo Boo. I am not the photogenic one in the family, that's for sure, but oh well. I love carousels and the music that goes with them.


Products used:
Pattern Paper: Pink Paislee
Die cuts: Pink Paislee
Journal spot: Bo Bunny
Alpha: My Little Yellow Bicycle
Bat: My Little Yellow Bicycle
Border Punch: EK Success

My girls at Zoo Boo

My girls at Zoo Boo. The top left photo is my eldest daughter and her daughter. Bottom right is my youngest daughter, and my grandaughter again. It was really cold that night, but we had so much fun. The kids all got in free if they came in costume.

Products used:

Patterned paper: Basic Grey, Pink Paislee

Die cuts: Pink Paislee

Bat: Little Yellow Bicycle clears

Journal spot: Sandy Krieger digi kit Labels 2 from 2peas in a bucket

Border punch: EK Success

Pen: AC slick writer

First Ribbon

This was the first ribbon Hailie won, ever, for showing horses, and although she was trying to be brave, she wanted to cry. Being the girly girl that she is, she wanted the pink one. She could have cared less about 1st, 2nd, etc. She wanted pink.

After the color coding was explained, she was fine, but she would still have preferred all pink ribbons.

Products used:

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey, Karen Foster

Stickers: Basic Grey, Carolees Creations

Alphabet: AC Thickers

Meet Lovey

Hailie is introducing Aunt Misty to Lovey, the horse she rides. She was quite smitten with this horse. Partly because he was a love and partly because it was the horse she learned to ride on.

Products used:

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey, Bo Bunny, Karen Foster

Lace Paper: Basic Grey

Stickers: Basic Grey

Alphabet: AC Thickers

Poise

She is so small, and the horse is so big. I prefer things with brakes, but like most girls, she and her mom just love horses. It was pretty amazing to watch her put the horse thru his paces with very little effort.

Materials used:

Patterned paper: My Minds Eye and Pink Paislee.

Lace paper: Basic Grey.

Stickers: Basic Grey.

Flowers: Prima.

Pins: Maya Road.

Alphabet: AC thickers.

Pen: Uniball signo.

Getting Ready

I finally got some free time to scrap. These are of my grandaughters first horse show. It was more for fun, so they could get the hang of it, so it wasn't full dress. She is such an animal lover, just like her mom, who won her share of ribbons and trophys. Personally, I'm afraid of them. I prefer things that have brakes.

Materials used are:

Patterned paper: My Minds Eye and Pink Paislee.

Stickers: Basic Grey.

Felt butterflys: Petaloo. These are to die for. I just love them.

Alpha: AC thickers - love that font.

Flowers: Petaloo and Prima.

Tea Party & Tiny Diva

A couple more dress up layouts of my grandaughter. I asked her what her favorite colors were, and her answer was "pink, purple, and sparkles" She is a glitter girl.

Dress Up

This is a layout that I did awhile ago of my grandaughter playing dress up. That seemed to be her favorite pastime up until recently when horses became her passion.

I do believe she could have rivaled Amelda Marcos for shoe collections. I remember when they were packing to move (she was 2 at the time). She got her suitcase, dragged it into her room, loaded up all her shoes, and announced that she was ready to go.

Although she doesn't dress up anymore, she still love shoes and purses. Oh, and bling. Notice the crown.

Little Ray of Sunshine

I love this picture of my youngest grandaughter and I think the Basic Grey Lemonade line was made for it. She is such a sweetie and has the most adoragle eyes.

Materials Used:

Pattern Paper: Basic Grey, Fancy Pants and Creative Imagination, Trim: Doodlebug, Chipboard: Basic Grey, My Minds Eye, Journal Spot: My little Yellow Bicycle, My Minds Eye, Alpha stickers: SEI, Chipboard Alpha: Prima , Glitter Flowers: Petaloo, Jewels: Kaiser Kraft, Ink: Tuskineko, Button and thread: Vintage

Little Calf, Little Girl

This is another layout that I did a bit ago, but thought I would share. The photos were taken about 7 years ago when my eldest grandaughter was home from Texas for a visit. She was quite taken with this little calf.

I used Basic Grey papers and alpha stickers

First Quilt

These are two pages I did awhile ago. I was the only quilter in my family for many years. My baby sister took up the hobby a couple of years ago, and this past year I taught my grandaughter some of the basics. This was her first attempt. She didn't want to wait till I brought a hoop, so she just worked on the top of the table and made a quilt for her dolls. It was neat to see her work diligently on that quilt. The stitches were long and uneven, but so were my first ones. I believe I was 12 when I made my first quilt. She is 9.

I used Imagination Project grid paper and I believe the patterned paper is Cherry Arte. I also used Doodlebug trims, a Fiskars punch, and Prima chipboard alphas.

Looking for Cats

Three of my grandchildren out in my sister's garage looking for her elusive cats. They all love animals, but the cats like privacy. The cats were much better hiders than the kids were finders. But they had fun trying.

I used Basic Grey papers, Melissa Francis stickers, May Arts ribbon, a Making Memories journal spot, Doodlebug brads, an American Crafts slick writer and Tsukineko ink. Oh I also used a Crafters Workshop template. I love those things.

2nd Cousins

This is my niece and my second youngest grandaughter. I'm so glad we have a close family where everyone knows everyone, and we all live close enough to visit often and gather for all the holidays.

In this layout I used Bo Bunny paper and chipboard, Making Memories clip and journal spot, Inkadinkado stamps, Creative Imaginations alphas and lots of stickles. I just love stickles.

These are layouts of my grandaughter playing with her huge long haired guinned pig named Cocoa. I used Crate Paper, Pink Paislee and Kraft papers, AC Thickers, a 7 Gypsies tag, May Arts ribbon, and Around the Block chipboard.

This was my first Christmas tree in my first apartment. I always put up 10 full size trees every year, but in the apartment, I could only fit 2, but that was OK because I loved that place.

I used Basic Grey papers, My Minds Eye punch out alphas, and an All My Memories sticker.

Hope Blooms

This is a layout about the hope that spring will indeed come again. The photo was taken during a beautiful heavy snowfall.

I used Crate Paper, Cosmo Cricket, and Prima papers, My Minds Eye alphas, Prima bling, Making Memories snowflakes, an inkadinkadoo stamp and Tsukineko ink.

Circa 1870

These are two layouts that I made of my daughters home. She has been lovingly restoring this 1870 structure for about 5 years. The front porch is the last major job that needs to be tackled.

I used Prima and Bo Bunny papers, Maya Road chipboard, Ranger crackle paint and stickles, Tsukineko ink, EK snowflakes, Die cut snowflakes made with my Making memories Slice, a Melissa Francis album page as a journal spot, a Tonic punch, and lace from an 1800's dress that was beyond repair.