Quilting

Every year a group of us go to a little town about an hours drive from home.  We rent a hotel room or a condo on the lake and craft all weekend long.  Some of us scrapbook and others quilt.  I decided this year that I wanted to make a quilt.  I haven't made one in years, like 5 to be exact.    I started ironing my fabric and cutting it all out Friday around 8 p.m. and quit about 11 p.m.  Saturday morning I got up at 6 a.m. to make breakfast for everyone and was back at it by 11 a.m.  I stayed up till 1:30 a.m. trying to finish it, and I did.  I was determined to finish it in one weekend.  I forgot how much fun it was to quilt.  I'm really excited to make another one and to also make an apron. 

"All Boy No Rules" layout

Halloween 2009

I know, I know, it's been awhile since I posted that I was attending Scrap-a-palooza.  My son started soccer and as most of you know when you have a child in sports and you work fulltime you don't have much free time left.  I loved watching him play, but I'm really happy the season is over so things can get back to normal. 

 

This is one of the layouts I created at Scrap-a-palooza and to my surprise it won 1st place.  I was in shock considering it was the first layout I had created in over 6 months. Yippee!!!!  I threw it together in less than an hour and honestly it wasn't my favorite.  There were a few things I wanted to add to it, but since it was a winner I decided to leave it alone.   

 

 

 

Supplies - Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper, Banners and Die cut Tags: Doodle Bug Designs;  Chalk: Color Box (Charcoal); Brads: The Paper Studio;  Sketch: Allison Davis

 

 

"Our Shining Star" layout

Supplies - Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: Unknown ~ Sorry it is really old; Ribbon: Unknown ~ It was from the same collection as the paper; Alphabets: The Paper Studio "Our", Cosmo Cricket "Shining" and Unknown "Star"; Embroidery Thread: DMC; Sketch: Allison Davis (One Page Sketch Book-Volume 1)

"Fall Fun" layout

Supplies - Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper, Leaves, Banners and Alphabets: American Crafts; Embroidery Thread: DMC; Chalk: Color Box (Chestnut Roan); Journaling Pen: Unknown; Sketch: Allison Davis and Sketch Support (Sketch #22)

"Home Sweet Home" layout

The layouts that you will see this week are never before seen projects I had made for Sketch Support before my departure.  I have quite the pile and I am just now getting a chance to take pictures of them to post here.  I will try to reference the sketch number in the supply list when possible. 

Supplies - Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper, Houses, Banner, Birds, Heart, Flower and "Our Home": Bella Blvd; Alphabets: Cosmo Cricket "Home" and Pink Paislee "Sweet"; Embroidery Thread: DMC; Chalk: Color Box (Chestnut Roan); Sketch: Allison Davis and Sketch Support (One Page Sketch #14-I flipped the sketch)

"Slip & Slide" card

Supplies - Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper and Title: Pebbles Inc.; Ribbon: Unknown; Jewels: Kaiser Craft; Embroidery Thread: DMC; Glitter: Stickles (Diamond); Chalk: Color Box (Blue Lagoon; Sketch: Allison Davis and Sketch Support (January Card Sketch #15)