Day 28 - the end

This is it.  This is the last layout for the LayOut A Day challenge I undertook for the month of February.  Can I just take a moment to let you know how much fun I had?  Well I had TONS!  This was an absolute blast.  My layouts are not works of art.  My layouts are not going to chosen to demonstrate good design principals.  My layouts are not going to win me any accolades or contests.  What my layouts are going to do is be passed on to future generations.  What I accomplished this month was a stack of 25 LO and each of them have purpose and tell a story that is relevant to us, to my family, my kids and husband.  That was worth the effort it took to make sure I got one done each day I was able.  I missed 3 days because we took a mini-break, but I don't care.  I still finished 25 LO.  That is freaking' awesome!!! I am kinda proud of me. 

This is the last layout.  Another photo collage.  This is at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Reserve.  The base card stock I inked with some frayed burlap from Tim Hotz.  The brown card stock is Cocoa from CTMH.  I cut it at 5 1/4" and ran it through my Big Kick using a tree bark embossing folder.  I then sanded the raised portions to add a little more personality.  The title block is a piece of scrap patterned paper that I used some Tim Holtz on the edge dies to cut the wonky scalloped boarder. The 'Totally' is the same scrap of patterned paper that I ran through my Cricut and cut the title letters.  The Wild is some chipboard letters and I put some rhinestones from KaiserCraft in the cut out holes. The Bity Brads on the title block are from CTMH.  The fabric circle is from Technique Tuesday I stamped it with Grey Wool ink from CTMH using a background stamp from Cornish Heritage Farms called Scratched Grid and then ran it through my printer for my journaling. The button came from my stash of stuff and I tied the bow using CTMH Hemp.  The metal hardware on the paper strip came from my stash of stuff.

That is it.  The end......

Well not really.  I hope to continue at a good pace now that I have found my scrapping groove.  Can I tell you again how much fun this was.  Oh, it was way, way fun!

Layout day 27

This is a fun one.  I love using photo collages.  I can get a bunch of pictures on a page and I only have to print one time.  By the way, I print my pictures myself.  I am a in the moment scrapper.  When I see something that triggers an emotion or a really cool memory that is what I scrap, and I want to scrap it right then.  So I have learned over the years that I am better off just printing what I want to scrap.  Trust me.....I have many times uploaded a ton of photos to print places only to in the interim of waiting for them to arrive  printed the same photo again. Or even better, I have printed a ton of photos only to have them sit in the the little orange cardboard sleeves cause I forgot why I thought they were scrap worthy or I have already scrapped them from a print I printed myself.  I know....bad habits.  But I am learned and now only print when I want to scrap. 

This one is from 2008 - the trip to OK.  After we went to the Witchita Mountains Wildlife Reserve we stopped by this crazy cool place called Meers.  I don't know how my Dad found it, all I know is it is worth the detour.  It is in the middle of no-where OK.  I am sure there is plenty around, I just don't know the area so to me, an outsider, it is the middle of nowhere. Anyway, the burgers at this joint are AWESOME!!!!  The are just simple, to the point burgers.  And according to the menu if you want mayo your a sissy.  We always enjoy going to eat with my dad aka Pop's.  Pop's always knows the best places and they are always filled to the brim with personality.  If you are out near the Witchita Mountain Wildlife Reserve be sure to look up Meers.  It's worth the effort. 

T. 

LOAD Day 26

LO for today.  I was a bit upset with my daughter because without asking me she replaced the screen saver on my phone.  (I didn't tell her at the time, though).  However, the two months since I have been bugged every time I go to answer my phone.  I loved that picture of my kiddos. 

This morning I woke up and went on a search of this picture.  And believe me it was a search.  I was almost in tears.  But the good news is that I found the picture.  I was so relieved.  When I was printing it out I knew that I had to tell this story.  So, here it is. 

Here is the LO.  This picture was taken back in 2008.  The Autumn after we moved back stateside from Australia.  We were homeschooling at the time so we could go on week long adventures like this one.  I took the kiddos and we drove out to OKC from VA.  This picture was taken on top of a mountain overlooking the Witchita Mountains Wildlife Reserve.  My dad and mom had taken us out there for the day to see the buffalo.  The kids were freezing, but they were also so happy to be with their grandparents and to see buffalo in the wild.  I don't know what it is about a picture that can just bring you back to that moment in time.  I can almost hear them giggling and screeching every time the wind would kick up.  I had taken a few photos with my Rebel and then on a whim pulled out my iPhone and snapped this picture.  The best of the bunch because it was more natural, less 'smile for the camera', than the other photos I had taken. 

The journaling is also a bit on the sappy side as I realized looking at this picture how much my kiddos have grown in the past 2 years.  I am guilty of always wanting to push the pause button on life.  I know that there isn't one, but I sure wish there was.  I think that is why I scrap, it is my little way of pausing the precious moments I share with my family and friends.    

I distressed some Tim Holtz grunge board die cuts.  Found these at Tuesday Mornings last year.  You got a pack of 94 shapes for $7.99.  I painted them with a base coat of Distress Crackle paint in tarnished bronze.  Then I put a coat of Frayed Burlap over the bronze to tone it down  a bit.  Sanded down some spots and then layered on a bit of the Vintage Photo ink. 

I also used a mask from Tim Holtz to add the clock to the brown card stock. 

The title is a rub on that I put right on the photo. 

If you look closely you will see that after I finished the LO and snapped a photo of it I realized it need one more thing.  So just above the hinge on the right I added a Tim Holtz charm that says Thoughts. 

LOAD Day 25

I love pictures of my kiddos. 

I love looking at them. 

I love remembering whatever details of that moment that I can still remember, which as I get older, are not as clear as they used to be.  I love being a mom.  I love being a wife.  I love that I can share my love with my family with my hobby of scrapbooking.  

Just thought you should know that about me. 

Okay, on to today's post. 

I am still sticking to my 'dig through the stash mentality'.  So, this morning when I decided that I would scrap one of my favorite photos of my son, Shane, I immediately pulled out my paper file and dug through until I found the first thing that spoke to me.  

And I made this.  3 pieces of card stock and one piece of patterned paper.  I distressed the edges just to give it a more time worn appearance.  

The little tags that I made using a border sticker that I folded and tucked behind the picture.  

The S is a chipboard letter that I distressed with some sand paper and then adhered to a Tim Holtz acrylic piece.  I attached the acrylic embellishment to the layout using some embroidery floss.  

I also stitched the all the layers to the background paper.  This was super easy and really fast. 

This is how I made that happen.  I bought this plastic mesh at the craft store over in the needle craft section.  It is used for cross stitching. You can buy a 8x11sheet for like $.50.  I cut mine up into little square pieces that I use as a paper piercing guides.  I also used my paper piercer to make the holes.  And if you are like me I worn out my foam mat that came with my paper piercer.  So, again I went to the craft store and bought some craft foam for $.99 and cut that into smaller squares that I use to back my paper when I paper pierce. 

After I pierced my holes I just ran some embroidery floss through the holes.  

While I scrap I like to listen to podcasts.  My favorite scrapping companions are on The Paperclipping Roundtable.  I find that as I scrap they (the hosts and guest hosts) keep me company.  If you haven't listened to The Paperclipping Roundtable you should go check it out.  I love their meandering conversation on all things scrappy.  Every week there is a topic of discussion.  Much like you would chat with a girlfriend over a cup of coffee the conversation stays on topic, but has an organic flow as their thought process wrangle with the topic at hand. 

Okay, you've heard enough from me.  

Go, get scrappy!

Have a good one, 

T. 

LOAD Day24

This LO captured a conversation that my daughter and I had in the car on Saturday.  I am often amazed at how my kiddo's minds work,  their sense of self, their sense of the world and just the inner workings of their minds.  They are always thinking and processing information, constant mental motion.  Some of our the best little chats we have are the ones that just evolve from one subject to another all willy nilly.  I think that is awesome. 

So on this day we walked in the door and I immediately went to my computer and jotted down the last bit of our chat.  I am so happy that I can capture that moment for me to reflect on days and years from now.  That is why I scrap.  

The LO is super simple.  The title letters are from CTMH - DE Simple Alphabets (Z1048).  They are white chip board that I stamped with Versamark and clear embossed then inked.  I love how cute they turned out. 

The flowers are just die cut using my Cricut, as is the butterfly. 

Everything else is just stuff I pulled from my stash of paper.  The patterned paper is from October Afternoon from an 8x8 stack, no cutting, just laid it down. 

The boarder on the journaling strip is punched using a Martha Stewart punch.  It punches the scallops and the holes and embosses the flowers at the same time.  

Now, go scrap!

T. 

LOAD Day 23

LOAD Day 23, originally uploaded by Tambur.

The question is where do you get your inspiration from.

Often when it comes to design you can go right to the experts - ad men.

Yup, those guys get paid the big bucks to convey a message and sell a product through visual ad campaigns. Just flip through a magazine, or check out the billboards as your driving and see what sparks your creative juices.

I was flipping through a Southern Living magazine saw and that ad that inspired me to make this LO.

The Ad reads:  Around here, it's hard to say which is of greater value - 100 miles of beautiful uncrowded beach or the chance to affordably share the experience with loved ones and close friends.  It's different out here.

My journaling plays off of that and reads:  Around here, it's hard to say which is of greater value - sitting in an ancient Roman Coliseum in Cyprus or the chance to share that experience with loved ones.  It's different out here.

Super quick, super easy and so much fun.

Go find some inspiration in your magazines.

Have a good one,

T.

LOAD Day 22

I missed a few days of the LOAD challenge. But, I had a really good reason.  My hubby took us away this weekend.  We went to Paphos for the weekend.  Paphos is located at the south end of the island about a 2 hour drive. We booked a hotel for 2 nights and had ourselves a mini-break. Just because I missed a few days does not mean that I am out.  I decided to just pick up with today's challenge and go from there.  If I have time I will make up my missed days.  If I don't make up the missed days, I'm okay

with that.  No worries. 

Here is my LO for day 22.  

There is a back story here.  We were driving along the coast on our way to Paphos and decided to stop at Aphrodite's Rock, you know the Goddess of love.  My hubby spontaneously jumped up on a rock to strike a pose, like the Greek God's so often do and he was slammed by a rogue wave.  I love this man! 

Anyway, after we had a good laugh we were walking along and I turned around because my hubby had paused a moment and he had found a heart shape rock and placed it over his heart.  Man, I melted. 

This is the tag I made that holds the journaling that I hid behind the photo collage. 

A few embellishments that I grouped together at the bottom of the page. 

The key was actually at my hubby's place setting for Valentines day with a heart attached.  Just thought I would reuse some of my handy work.  Since he does have the key to my heart - I know, cheesy, but true. 

Have a good one. 

T. 

LOAD 211 Day 18

This is my niece.  She is a wish that came true.  She came into the world in November of 2010.  We are so excited to have her in the family.  I look forward to the day I can hold her tight.  I am hoping it is not a long wait. 

The title I cut using my Cricut and the Storybook cartridge. 

The scallop I made using my EK success corner rounder.  This is a really easy technique.  Just pop the paper guide off the corner rounder, flip it upside down so you can see what your doing and then you punch away.  To make sure your scallops are even keep the paper flush agains the inside lip of the corner rounder, and then slide the punch over until you see the gap made from your previous punch and then punch again. I like to start at the center and punch in one direction and then go back to the center and punch the other direction.  

The flowers are made using the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die. The flower is made up of 2 large flower pieces one medium flower piece and the then center is the flower part with the long thin petals - like a daisy. The daisy part I just folded each petal in half lengthwise and then rolled it up using my paper piercing tool until it was a tight spiral.

I made a tag from the paper and added some hidden journaling behind the picture. 

The paper 'ribbon' pleat is way, way easy.  I cut 2 12" strips at 2" wide and then I scored the paper at 1/2" intervals.  Folded the pleat and just put a dab of glue behind each pleat fold to help hold it all in place.  The top are paper strips at 1", 1/2" and 1/4". 

This was a paper all the way LO.  And I have to say -  so much fun to make.  It is amazing what you can do with just paper.  

All paper is from the More to Adore paper packet from CTMH. 

LOAD 211 Day 17

LOAD 211 Day 17, originally uploaded by Tambur.

Quote's. They are awesome jumping off points for a scrapbook page. Today's challenge was to use the following quote
“It isn’t the great big pleasures that count the most; it’s making a great deal out of the little ones.”
–Jean Webster, Daddy Long-Legs
I was amazed at how quickly and easily this page came together. I read the quote, grabbed my stack of recently printed photos, found the photo of the meatloaf and mac&cheese and immediately knew where I wanted this to go.

This dinner of mac&cheese with meatloaf was a special request from my kiddos. Which is funny cause meatloaf is not their favorite. They like it, but they generally would rather have more exotic fair. The journaling tells the story of how my kiddos wanted this special dinner as a reminder of home, the US home. They had been enjoying the local food of souvla - grilled pork, chicken and lamb, and Kleftico - slow roasted lamb in a large outdoor clay oven, and greek yogurt - served at every meal, for many months. I mean they really enjoy the Cypriot food, but I think they wanted some plain old comfort food. And I don't know about you, but mac&cheese and a meatloaf do it for me every time. Something about good basic meat and starch that makes you feel all warm and cozy inside. They still enjoy experiencing the Cypriot food, but when they want a taste of home they will as me for some good basics, mac&cheese, chicken and dumplings, chicken noodle soup, and chili. I guess that nothing beats the taste of home.

LOAD 211 Day 16

LOAD 211 Day 16, originally uploaded by Tambur.


Every day, right before lunch, Toddy and I go out to the little fenced in area and play fetch.  When I ask Toddy if he wants to go play he runs to the back door and waits, staring at the door handle.  When I open the door he races me to the back yard and goes to find his ball.  I ask for the ball and then the game begins.  He will sit and wait patiently while I show him the ball and tease him a little, always trying to throw off his guard. But he is ever ready and once I release the ball he is off and running.  After about 30 minutes, when my arm is tired, we head in for a biscuit (his treat).  He immediately flops down on his bed and within minutes he is out for his afternoon nap. 

LOAD Day 15

You know you are loved when you receive a care package from your BFF and it is filled with amazing goodies.  Goodies that you can't find here in Cyprus.  Seeing the love in that box made me all emotional, good emotions.  It is just a reminder that although we live in a land far away, we are still held close in the hearts of our friends and families.  I know that from our side of the world not a day goes that we don't think of the people we love.

Here is the RAK we received today.  All kinds of goodies. 

Here is the page I made while the emotion was still fresh.  The journaling reads - "This is love.  This is what a good friend sends you when you live far, far away  This package filled with love arrived today, the day after Valentine's Day.  The kids haven't even seen the goodies - yet.  I have them set up on the counter to greet them when they walk in the kitchen for an after school snack. With this stash of treats we will be able to celebrate the love for the rest of the month.  Thanks!"

LOAD Day 14 - Happy Valentines

First off, happy Valentines day! I hope you are all showered with love and affection today.

Here is my LO for today -

I am still working with those pictures that I talked about yesterday.  This is my youngest.  He is now 8, but when I took this picture he was 6.  He still looks exactly the same.  We call him our little man. 

I used Scrapbooks Ect.'s Page Planner 2009 page 93 as my inspiration for my LO. The photo block is mounted on a piece of patterned paper that is 6x8.  I ripped it asymmetrically down the vertical.  I filled in the right side with rub-ons, then paper pierced the whole 6x8 section to make it more cohesive. 

I sanded down the photo to give it a 'frame'.  The charms are from Tim Holtz.  The base of the LO is corrugated paper from Creative Imaginations.  I added some more interest to the corrugated paper by first applying a mask from Tim Holtz and then sponging on some distress inks. 

Another charm and mask from Tim Holtz. 

Just thought I would share that look with you one more time.   He's a sweetie, my little man. A real love bug. 

Happy Valentine's Day! 

T. 

Day 13

In my house I have these 4 pictures hanging in my family room.  These are pictures I took of my kiddos 2 1/2 years ago.  I love them.  They are truly a reflection of each of my kiddos personality, who they are as people.  I have 5x7 copies of these pictures that I have had stashed for some time now - well 2 1/2 years!  Today I decided to do something with these pictures.  I treasure these pictures and although I have them hanging on the wall I also wanted to do a page for each of my kiddos explaining what they, individually, mean to me. 

They are a little bigger now, but they are still patient, gentle, goodness and kindness.

This is my daughter.  She is goodness.  Simple as that. 

The card stock is something I pulled off the shelf from Chatter Box Light Chocolate.  It worked really well with the patterned paper which is from CMTH Amore - which is from my stash of goodies.  The red strip on the left is punched with a Martha Stuart boarder punch.

The chipboard letter K I dug out of my big bin of chipboard letters.  It was red, but I wanted more contrast so I painted it white and then sanded the edges to make it a little distressed. The heart is just card stock that I punched.  To give it more dimension I punched three hearts and adhered them together to give it a chunkier appearance. 

The flowers were just red paper flowers. I gave them a good dusting of Creme de Chocolat glimmer mist.  I did that for 2 reasons.  I wanted to tone down the read and I thought every layout needs a little glimmery shine.  The center of the flower are some mini-brads from CTMH. 

The corner piece is also from CTMH the Antiqued Copper Mini-Medley.  

Thanks for stopping by.  Please feel free to leave a comment.  

Have a good one, 

T. 

LOAD Day 12 and Birthday Gift

Today is a special birthday.  A friend of ours is turning three today.  To celebrate his special day I put together a scrapbook page for him.  I gave it to his mom for his birthday.  She loved it. But the best part was when Colty said 'This is the best present for me."

Colty's birthday page was made using my Cricut and the Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge for the volcano, dinosaur and the tree.  The font was cut using the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge.  The paper is all CTMH - Splendor for the pattern paper and Cocoa card stock. 

Now for today's LOAD challenge - it was a color challenge.  

I actually love this page.  I think it is funky and young and lively.  Just like my guy. 

As usual I dug through my stash and pulled out bits and pieces from here and there.  The doodle blocks are from a page called Card Stock Coupons Pop Star by Rusty Pickle (I told you I dug through my stash).  I colored them in using my copic markers in R29 Lipstick Red, Y17 Golden Yellow, and R08 Vermillion. 

The black card stock is from CTMH.  The orange background is from Scenic Route - Grafton Collection.  The purple is from a paper stack that is probably 8 years old.  The other strips are all from my scraps bin.  The title is stamped using CTMH Posterboard Alphabet. I journaled around the edge of the page. 

Thanks for dropping by.

Have a good one, 

T.

LOAD 211 day 11

AISC - American International School of Cyprus.  My kids first school in 5 years.  Prior to our move to Cyprus we homeschooled the munchkins.  When we moved here we decided as a family that we would give school a go.  We had many reasons for this decision - homeschooling is frowned upon here, Bren was going into high school, Evan had never been to school.  We were very blessed in that my hubby was able to visit the school before we moved here.  We were thrilled that it was a small school housing grades Pre-K through 12 on one campus.  My kiddos liked that they would still be able to check-in with each other at school.  The class sizes are small - 13 in grade 3, 22 in grade 5, 35 in grade 7 and 21 in grade 9.  Nice.  It didn't hurt that when we showed pictures of the campus to the kids there was a great big swimming pool right in the middle of the campus.  Sold! 

Our decision to send the kids to AISC has been a blessing.  The kiddos love it there.  They have made lots of friends and are involved in many diverse and interesting activities.  And the best part - they are hanging out with kids from all over the world, truly getting an international education. 

This is my day 11 LO.  Super simple. 

The bingo card shows the grades my kiddos are in - 9th, 7th, 5th, and 3rd. 

This was a silver metal tag, the kind you can get at Office Depot.  I used the Staz-on ink in Timber brown to distress it and to have it match the brad, all in keeping with my color scheme. 

The paper is from Crate - Static collection. (I am doing my best to use it up)

The Chipboard Alpha's are from Bella!  Accent Alphaz - you can add some bling in the circle cutouts.  

I hope you guys are getting scrappy, too. 

Have a good one, 

T. 

Day 10

A trip down memory lane.

My dad has been scanning all the old photos and e-mailing them to me and my siblings.  It has been really fun to look back on my life as a kid. Even more fun is sharing the pictures with my kiddos and telling them the stories behind the photo.  Aren't you amazed at how you can look at a photo or listen to a song and you can recall a memory so vividly.  I love that.

Anyway, this is a super simple LO. The focus wasn't so much on the picture, but more on the memory of what that picture brought up.

This is an 8 1/2 x 11 LO.  I am putting together a Yesterday and Today album (taking a workshop with Ali Edwards at Big Picture Classes) that is 8 1/2 x11 in size.  

The paper is from Crate Static Collection.  The tittle is Thickers by American Crafts. 

Have a good one, 

T. 

Day 9

You know the coolest thing about this hobby?   How much it shows my kiddos that I love them.  And this is the coolest - they know it and acknowledge it.  Wow!

Today I was down in my room putting together my LO for today.  My youngest comes in to check out what I am doing.  I turned around a few minutes later and found this.....


He's scrapbooking.  I totally let him do his thing.  He knows what to do.  All of my kiddos have free range with my supplies. 

Just doing his thing. 

This is the page he made for me.  The journaling reads - " Tambur is my mom and she inspired me to do this page about her because she did not have a page to herself."

Man, that's a cool kid.

I love this - he said the title on the side says 2 things - Mom and Wow.

Oh, my goodness!  I am gonna go hug that kiddo in a minute.

Here is my LO for day 9.  Enjoy!

Day 8

Inspiration:  Spring 2011 CTMH Idea Book page - 115

Paper - You Rock - CTMH

Buttons - Boxer  and a variety from my stash of stuff

Overlay - Top Coat from CTMH Rockin'

Super cute.  Super quick.  Super easy!

Have a good one, 

T. 

Day 7

Sorry about the  bad pic.  Poor lighting conditions, well poor photography, okay, okay, poor photographer. Anyway, here is my LO for today.  Super, super quick and easy.  

I used a sketch from my inspiration file - Sketch #75 from Get It Scrapped.  

The paper is from CTMH - Splendor.  The tabs are from the Splendor My Stickease by CTMH.  The title are some chipboard letters from my stash. The y was really an x that I cut a leg off of.  And stamped sub-title "The Story" is a Technique Tuesday stamp set titled The Story by Ali Edwards. 

The journaling tells the story about how my youngest was going to be a legacy to the pre-school that all of my other kiddos attended.  The year he would have started at pre-school we moved to Australia.  We returned 3 years later. The kiddos volunteered at the pre-school as teach aides once a week (homeschool family - at the time) .  Every year the pre-school went to Domino's as a field trip and made their own pizza's.  Evan was a little late - but he was able to attend the field trip and make his pizza. Which made me so happy. 

The color palette I chose because he is totally an orange and green guy - very happy little man.  I think these are happy colors.  The paper choice was easy. 

Hope you enjoyed today's page. 

Have a good one.

T. 

LOAD 211 day 6

Always a classic -  The ode to a sister.  In this case it is my 2nd sister.  I am the oldest of 5.  Cayce is just after me and then there are 2 other sisters and finally #5 is my bro.  I love all of my family - immensely.  But I think there is a special bond between sibs that are closest together.  Growing up we could play together when the little ones were babies.  As we got to college age we could relate to each other academically and finically.  And we were the first of the clan to get married.  In fact we were married 3 months apart.  (I'm older but she got married first).  My youngest 2 kiddos are the same ages as her first 2 kiddos.

The series of pics I used are showing our close bond in our younger years and again in our college years.  The top pic was taken in 2007 when Cayce and her family came all the way down under to visit us in Alice Springs.  That is love.  The journaling is just a tribute to our sisterly bond and the friendship we now have.  I wrote "I am so thankful for your constancy, your faithfulness, and your complete and utter selflessness.  I admire you.  I am thankful that God blessed me with such a wonderful little sister." 

She is the sister I call on when I am missing goodies from home.  If I have a craving for grape kool-aide she will be out the door that day purchase my requested item and mail it within 24 hours.  That is love.  Thanks Sis!

Okay - these are the most ADORABLE letter stickers. They are from CTMH and are Irresistibles Lots of Dots (z1261).  These guys are embossed.  They come white and you just take whatever ink you have and daub it on them and the white embossed dots stay white.  Aren't they stinkin' cute. 

The flowers on the LO are die cut from the Sizzix Tim Hotz Tattered Florals die.  I just layered them and  inked the and crumpled them to make them have a little personality.  Then attached a button in the center. 

Okay, this is another favorite of mine.  These are also CTMH and they are the DE (dimensional Elements) Alphabets (Z1048).  They are a white chipboard that you can ink to match whatever project you are working on.  I liked the white edges showing so I just slapped the ink pad directly to the letter and viola - cuteness. 

The paper used is also CTMH - Cherry-O.  Super adorable. 

Well that is layout #6.  Hope you guys are enjoying the LOAD challenge.  I also hope that some of these LO inspire you to go get scrappy! 

And, by the way, I used sketch #72 from Get It Scrapped as my inspiration for this design.

  

Have a good one, 

T.