sometimes Susan scraps.....

50 Ears - Sketch in Thyme

2011-10-26T19:51:00.000-07:00

So the lighting is off a bit in this one but you can see the gold Mickey hat brads. In the scan they are totally wiped out and I want you to see just how cute they are! Heck, they even have the number 50 on them!

Anyway, this is another sketch from Sketches in Thyme. They are using this one to help choose some new Design Team members. I thought it would be fun to get back on a DT and get myself some scrapping deadlines! lol! I seem to work better that way. And it helps that I really love their sketches!

You can see the sketch, check out their DT call for yourself, and see the other great entries on their blog.

Products used:

Bo Bunny paper
Junkitz paper
American Craft brads
Scenic Route chipboard
QK font

oh, and I traced and cut out the "mickey hats" out of the glitter paper.

Geocaching

2011-10-16T17:25:00.000-07:00

This is another layout using Sketch Inspiration #236. Obviously I am getting a lot of 2 pagers done thanks to some recent sketches! I also seem to be having a love affair with grey these days.

Products used:

Kaiser Craft papers

Tim Holtz ink

QK die

Basic Grey chipboard

Discover History

2011-10-16T16:25:00.000-07:00

Another Hawaii layout! So excited to get these done! This uses yet another sketch from Got Sketch Express. I love how many photos I can fit on this layout!

Products used:

Scrap Within Reach papers
paint
WK
Maya Road chipboard
Accent Depot brads
HS Ghost shape (star by title)
MM metal tag

Polish Festival

2011-10-08T22:13:00.001-07:00

This was a fun day! I am glad I was able to find fun colorful paper to scrap my photos. The layout is based on a sketch from Valerie Solomon.

Products used:
Kaiser Craft paper
Fiskars edge punch
ribbon
buttons

A Trip to Space

2011-10-08T22:13:00.000-07:00

I really had no clue what to title this layout! It is obvious where they were due to the name of the place in the photo, but I really like titles. This scanned really dark. Background cardstock is a dark blue, I think Bazzill Admiral. But, I like how the scan shows the colors in the patterned paper....so I didn't fool with it!

This layout uses the March 2011 kit from Scrapdango.
Products used in addition to the kit:
Scrapworks studs
QK

Apple Hill 2008

2011-10-08T22:12:00.001-07:00

Figured I needed to put a year there since I seem to do a layout of the same visit every year! Layout is based on a sketch from Got Sketch Express 2. She made it a single page sketch but I needed a 2 pager.

Products used:
KI Memories paper, chipboard, and stickers
QK
American Craft ribbon and stickers
Fiskars edge punch

Say Cheese

2011-10-08T22:12:00.000-07:00

We seem to gravitate to the same crazy things every year at the State Fair. This year it was a bunch of those silly photo cut-outs. The layout is based on a sketch from Got Sketch Express 2.

Products used:
Echo Park paper and stickers
Scenic Route chipboard
Junkitz ringz (is that what they were called?) and brads
Fiskars edge punch
American Craft brads
ribbon

How the West Was Won

2011-10-08T21:10:00.000-07:00

Gotta love those school plays! Funny how both Ryan and David did the same play but the photos came out completely different. This layout was for a challenge over at Scrapdango focusing on using paint and paper piecing or hand cut element. I pieced the hat and handcut the paint stamped letters in the title. I even hand journaled! Layout based on a sketch from the PageMaps sketch book.

Products used:
Flair Designs paper and stickers
Making Memories stamps and paint
Lasting Impressions buttons
felt star

Sweets for my Sweet

2011-10-08T21:09:00.000-07:00

Aw! Ryan made Valentine's candy for his girlfriend. This layout is based on a sketch from Got Sketch Express 2. I love different ways to use three photos on a one pager! And yes, the layout does butt up against the right hand edge of the paper.

Products used:
Scrapworks paper
QK fonts
American Craft thickers
Heidi Swapp ghost shapes

Operation Write Home World Cardmaking Day Bloghop

2011-10-01T07:26:00.000-07:00

Happy World Cardmaking Day!

Today I chose to join Operation Write Home to show my support for the men and women who have volunteered to serve our country. Whether they are serving state side or on foreign soil, they have put the protection of the United States and its citizens above their own needs....and sadly the needs of their families! For this reason I pray for them and their families, that they be reunited swiftly and safely. Thank you for being brave and strong and willing to do what so many are not!

For more information on the products or techniques used for this card, please see HERE and thank you for visiting me today!

Operation Write Home supplies handmade cards to soldiers to help them stay in contact with loved ones. If you would like help support their endeavor, please click on the Donate button to the left. To continue the Bloghop, please click on the button at the top of the blog.

Christmas card directions for OWH blog hop

2011-09-30T23:58:00.000-07:00

Products used:

Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses
Bazzill
Quickutz Jolly Collection
KI Memories printed ribbon
Marvy Ink
Fiskars edge punch
Queen & Company micro-brad

How to tips:
1. tear edge on one side of background paper & ink other edges
- attach to card base
2. ink edges of patterned paper strip and attach to card based & background
3. attach brads on each end of paper strip
4. die cut greeting and ornament from patterned paper
5. attach greeting to card being sure to leave room for ornament
6. die cut additional ornament from cardstock & adhere to patterned paper ornament
- this will help keep your ornament sturdy
7. punch border edge in cardstrock then trim from paper to make strip
8. attach border strip to ornament & trim sides
9. ink edges of ornament
10. attach ribbon to border strip and wrap around back of ornament
11. attach ornament to card
12. tie ribbon in bow and glue dot to ornament
- this will keep the bow where you want it and you won't chance pulling bow tight and tearing die cut.

Pie for Pops

2011-09-17T17:17:00.000-07:00

Ryan really had a blast throwing a pie in Jeff's face as between inning entertainment at a River Cats game!

layout is based on sketch #55 from Sketches in Thyme, a new sketch site Peggy and I found!

products used:

My Minds Eye paper, die cuts, twine

Quickutz

Carving Time

2011-09-17T17:12:00.000-07:00

oh yes, Halloween 2007!! hey, every layout is one closer to being current! lol!! this was for a "wood shop" challenge over at Scrapdango. had to use orange, ovals, more than 8 photos, and wood.

layout is based on sketch #19 by Allison Davis for Scrapbook Generation (www.sketchsupport.com)

products used:
Cosmo Cricket paper, die cuts, blackboard
Lasting Impressions buttons
American Craft thickers
rub-ons

Aloha Santa

2011-09-11T21:15:00.000-07:00

Aren't you impressed? Two layouts done in one day! I had pulled these photos out to use for a sketch yesterday, but then changed my mind.....or really went to bed! lol! This morning I decided the pictures didn't need a 2 page layout. As long as you can see Gramps and David in the bottom right photo so you know just how BIG these things are, everything is all good!

Layout is based on sketch from Becky Fleck's Page Maps. The particular sketch is on page 110 of the book, but she has LOTS of sketches on her site!

Products used:
KI Memories paper and chipboard
Doodlebug jellies
American Craft stickers

Gramps' Special Gift

2011-09-11T13:33:00.000-07:00

Um, yeah, well where do you think I get MY warped sense of humor from?? So Gramps, ED, gave the boys these wonderful shirts for Christmas. Only more perfect because someone else made them, so there are other people out there with our whacked sense of humor. We still chuckle when one of the boys wears their shirt! (and can you see the sharks "circling" the boys??)

Layout is based on Sketch 237 from Sketch Inspirations.

Products used:
Flair Designs
American Craft Thickers and ribbon

2011-09-10T19:33:00.000-07:00

wow! aren't you impressed?? that is 2 layouts completed in the same day! this one went fairly quickly. if they were all done so fast!

Products used:
Scrapdango's January 2011 Spice Kit
Cosmo Cricket
Ruby Rock-it chipboard
Making Memories rub-ons
Accent Depot brads

Blue & Gold

2011-09-10T16:33:00.000-07:00

Boy Scouts birthday party back in February 2007. I had the hardest time finding paper that worked with both the theme and the colors! I mean, REALLY, all that tan and blue...... Anyway, this layout met another challenge over at Scrapdango: paper with words on it, and some type of computer element (journaling).

Products Used:
Creative Imaginations papers
Prima flowers
Lasting Impressions brads
American Craft Thickers
Scenic Route chipboard
QK font
MM date stamp

Root for the Home Team

2011-09-05T19:27:00.000-07:00

Been a while I guess! wow! hadn't realized it had 6 months. sheesh! maybe I forgot to post some here? I sure hope so! lol!! anyway, a baseball game....this one we took a neighbor too. it was $1 hot dog and dessert night. the boys were allowed to eat as many desserts as they ate hot dogs. they topped out at 5 of each! lol!!

layout is based on Sketch Inspiration #236. I love that she is doing some 2 pagers now! the layout is also used for a challenge over at Scrapdango that required an "action photo", a circle, something conveying motion, and extra credit if you used the word "team". check, check, check, check! sure love it when I can cover a bunch of bases with one layout! lol!!

products used:
Simple Stories paper
Lil Davis tape
Fiskar's arrow punch
7 Gypsies arrow photo anchors
We Are Memory Keepers chipboard alphas (I covered with patterned paper to make them match.)

let's hope it isn't another 6 months before my next layout.......afterall, I just ordered 428 pictures from Snapfish. haven't used the ones I bought LAST Labor Day weekend yet!

Getting carded!

2011-08-04T19:57:00.000-07:00

A thank you card for a good client at work requested by my boss. I like that he appreciates my work enough to ask me to make cards for special occasions.

Products used:

Crate papers
Heidi Swapp ghost star
Gin-X chipboard star
Chalk ink

And a card I challenged myself to make! another co-worker received a great birthday invitation to an ice cream birthday party. it was an oversized ice cream cone that swiveled open on a bright red cherry brad. I HAD to make a birthday card that measured up to the bar.

Products used:

KI papers (various collections)
QK Daisy
Sizzix die
Pop dots (for the ice cream scoops)
Doodlebug rhinestones
Scallop edge punch

and if you are still reading, I made another baby mini-album. this time it was for yet another co-worker. I posted it over in my Scrapdango gallery. sorry but not only can I not link you to just the album layouts, but they also didn't post in order (or scan decently).

Aloha

2011-02-20T13:12:00.000-08:00

So much for zooming through layouts, huh? I guess that is what happens when you go to Vegas for a couple days and come home having won.......A COLD!

Here is another one from our Christmas vacation in Hawaii. wouldn't that be a nice place to recuperate from a cold? yeah, well, one can dream! needless to say, this is our arrival in the airport in Hawaii. my dad was there to great us all with traditional leies.......seeds for the man, flowers for the woman.....and well, macadamia nuts for the boys! lol!

this layout is based on today's newly posted sketch #208 over at Sketch Inspiration. I think it took me all of four hours after seeing the sketch to have this done. and during that time I also put away a bunch of scrap supplies I purchased yesterday, picked out photos and sketches for 3 layouts, and took a shower. aren't you impressed? HA!

Products used:

Basic Grey papers and alphabet stickers
HS rhinestone and ghost hearts (the ghost one is under the "a" in aloha)
Gin-X rub-ons (don't you miss them???)
misc brown pen and ink

Beware of Attack Gecko

2011-02-01T19:35:00.000-08:00

Can you believe this is my 8th layout of 2011?? (not including the last layout where I did the 2nd page of a previously completed layout) Not bad considering my "goal" was 1 layout a week. I am really enjoying getting back into scrapbooking and using all those supplies I have been gathering. Even better, I am getting a tad bit closer to current in my albums......okay, well December 2006 isn't very close but it feels nice to see that stack of Hawaiian Christmas vacation photos.

This layout is based on another wonderful sketch from the Sketch Inspiration Volume 1. it was designed for 2 photos and a title, but I figured that the top photo said it all! lol!!

Products used:

Basic Grey paper and flower
American Craft felt flowers
Lasting Impressions buttons
Queen & Co micro brads

A Sweet Treat

2011-01-30T15:45:00.000-08:00

So......what is the longest it has taken you to finish a layout you started?? how about 19 months??? yes, that is how long it has taken me to finish this layout. does it look a bit familiar to you? it might if you have at terrific memory and used to check out the gallery at LifetimeMoments. I did the first page of this layout in June 2009. it was probably a DT assignment for new stuff from CHA. normally it looked best to do a single page layout, but rarely do I take so few photos that I can make due with just one page! I would normally follow up with a second page later. anyway, I needed to order another piece of the background paper (which, unusual for me, I did right away) to complete the second page. and then it just sat around......and got pushed aside for other fun things. you know how it goes. needless to say......19 months later I finished! aren't you proud of me?

Products used:

Collage Press papers and journaling blocks
Heidi Swapp ghost hearts
Doodlebug rhinestones, alphabet stickers, and rub-ons
Love Elsie softie (or whatever she called them)
Scenic Route chipboard alphabet

Aye Matey!

2011-01-30T08:18:00.001-08:00

So let's start this off by stating that transparencies are horrible to photograph or scan!! I lost patience with this and just snapped away. course, there is a neat little trick in this layout I want to tell you about: I layered the black ship transparency OVER the black paper that had the same image printed on it in white. I put the transparency a little off so that the white acts as a shadow for the black. I realize this isn't groundbreaking, but I thought it was kinda cool! otherwise, this layout isn't as exciting as I would have liked it to be. but considering I had the paper and picture pulled for over a year, I am glad it is done!

Products used:

Hambly Arts transparency and paper
American Crafts photo corners and Thickers

Heat Wave

2011-01-30T08:17:00.001-08:00

They say California has nice weather year-round, but the boys were pushing it here! Sprinklers in March? whatever! it was cold but they are crazy!

Products used:

Me and My Big Ideas paper (from 2007 thankyouverymuch)
Scenic Route chipboard alphabet
Prima flowers
Provo Craft brads

Overnighter

2011-01-30T08:16:00.000-08:00

A Cub Scout overnighter event with the Boy Scout Troop back from when R was a Webelo. they stayed overnight at a nearby rock climbing place. of course, no one got any sleep, but they had a great time climbing and playing teambuilding games!

this is based on a sketch from Allison Davis. I think I have used it before which would make sense because I really like it!

Products used:

Bo Bunny paper, journal block, dimensional stickers
American Craft Thickers
misc brad

Puttin' Around with Arlyn

2011-01-23T12:23:00.000-08:00

wonder if I should have warned Arlyn that I was posting this? lol!! and yes, I totally realize that the journaling on this layout is extremely silly, but really, what about mini-golf isn't silly?

this layout is based on a sketch by sketchsupport. it was originally for 5 photos and kinda flipped from what I ended up with, but I like the linear look to it and will probably use it again, following the sketch closer.

Products used:

Echo Park papers and border sticker
American Craft ribbon and brads
Prima flowers
Doodlebug alphabet stickers
Junkitz brads
Heidi Swapp ghost alphabets

Take Me Out to the Ballgame (page 1)

2011-01-17T08:42:00.001-08:00

I say "page 1" because I need to make a second page for this layout with 2 other photos I have.....but only 1 sheet of this paper! any guesses who made it? I really should have a contest and disqualify certain individuals who were with me the night I scrapped, because I really think people would be shocked! needless to say, thank heavens for Google because I found a place online that has it.....and it will only cost me $7.50 in shipping for a $0.56 piece of clearance paper! wonder how much I will end up spending to make paying shipping worth it?

this layout was based on sketch #100 from the Sketch Inspiration book. the book only contains 1 page layouts. in a perfect world it would include some double pagers, but that is just me! lol!!

Products used:
SEI Beachouse Baseball Text (seriously! who would have guessed?)
Jillibean Soup
Carolee's Creations (aka Adornit) ribbon
American Craft Thickers
Basic Grey stickers
unknown buttons and play ball sticker

Sk8 Punkz

2011-01-17T08:37:00.001-08:00

kinda plain layout but I loved the photos! don't know why but they came out really grainy. probably had the wrong setting on my camera....but it added to the whole grunge feel of the layout. oh, and btw, I completed the 3 layouts I am posting today at a crop on Saturday night. first 3 layouts of 2011!

Products used:
Basic Grey Wander paper
Basic Grey Wander chipboard
7 Gypsies arrow photo anchors
Lasting Impressions brads
KI Soup (thanks Arlyn! I had to break in to the back-up back-up stash from you!) btw, those letters are brown and not black. black looked wrong with the layout.

Baseball Nuts

2011-01-17T08:18:00.001-08:00

yes, no question about it, those things make noise.....you can decide if I am talking about the sticks or boys! anyway, as the River Cats got closer to the playoffs, the hype increased (another layout done with pictures taken a bit later in the game has the boys with Sharpie mustaches).

this layout is from a sketch found in Sketch Inspiration Volume 1. I turned sketch #109 on its side! oh yes, and most of the stuff on the layout is from a kit from Scrapdango. really it shouldn't have taken me too long with all that help.....right? too bad I had to decide on brads for the arrow photo anchors....that took 20 minutes! lol!!

Products used (from the Oct 2010 kit and not):
Scrappin Sports and More baseball text
JilliBean corrugated alphabet
JilliBean striped paper
7 Gypsy arrow photo anchors
Bazzill brads
JilliBean spots
Pink Paislee canvas border
QK Olivia

LM at CHA

2010-11-29T21:48:00.000-08:00

so it looks like the September 2010 PageMaps have been very good to me! this is another layout based on one of Becky Fleck's sketches that month. again I made some changes, the most drastic one having moved the title. but I like how it turned out! AND, I love that I was able to use the pretty Scenic Route paper that just won't work for boys! lol!!

Products used:

Scenic Route paper
Scrapworks chipboard
American Craft alphabet stickers
unknown trim
Queen & Co micro brads (gosh I love these!!)
Bazzill flowers
Prima flowers
Doodlebug brads

Merry and Bright

2010-11-28T16:35:00.001-08:00

this layout is based on Sketch 153 from Sketch Inspiration. I really liked the sketch and was sad to make so many adjustments to it. I think I'll have to use it again and try to stay more faithful to the sketch.

Otherwise, I like how this turned out, except for wishing I hadn't used solid paper for my big ol' circle.

Products used:

Basic Grey papers
Versamark chalk ink
Prima flowers
SEI brads
Scenic Route chipboard
Heidi Swapp ghost flower

(and.....this brings my total page production to 15 for the month, half of my pie-in-the-sky goal of 30. not bad, I think)

Christmas Joy

2010-11-28T16:26:00.000-08:00

this layout is based on Sketch #151 from Sketch Inspiration. I struggled with making it feel balanced but really like the impact of the die cut paper.

these are a few photos from a quick Christmas get together. the boys got to see their Aunt and one of their grandmothers....and.....well, I got a huge basket full of homemade cookies from J's stepsister-in-law (follow that?). it was a great treat for our plane flight to Hawaii and to share with Gramps & Tutu Susie.

Products used:

Fancy Pants papers
Creative Imaginations tags
American Craft ribbon

Community Art

2010-11-23T16:56:00.001-08:00

(Just a note: I have decided that even if I complete and/or post multiple layouts in a day, I am going to post them in separate postings. This will make it easier for me to use the blog tags)

Another layout from the 2007 California State Fair. this one was an ongoing art project the boys helped start the first day of the Fair. they had intentions on returning multiple times but never did! lol!! I think the Cosmo Cricket Cogsmo paper and Blackboard accents were so perfect for this layout in both color and design!

Products used:

Cosmo Cricket Cogsmo paper, Blackboard, die cuts
Lil Davis chipboard alphabet (I sandpapered them, painted them black and then covered them with paper so they matched the patterned paper I was using)
QK font (again outlined in pen)

(additional side note: this makes a total of 13 pages for November. my goal was 30. and while I started some of these pages prior to November, I have spent several hours finishing them. this one took me over 2 hours to complete due to the chipboard title, etc)

A Gift From Santa Paws

2010-11-23T12:07:00.000-08:00

I give up! This layout looks so much nicer (and more evenly colored) on my computer screen. I upload it here and it looks horrible! Trust me that it looks way cuter IRL. Course, Tessa is ALWAYS adorable! lol!

This layout was based on a September 2010 PageMaps sketch....for a horizontal 8.5 x 11 layout. Those work nicely for 12x12 double pagers....especially when you like to add more pictures and don't like to crop things as small.

Products used:

KI (several different Christmas lines)
KI die cut glitter paper
American Craft Thickers
American Craft Remarks (again I outlined them. this time with a dark rose)
KI chipboard
Doodlebug token, flower, and glitter brad
Heidi Swapp ghost snowflake

Fairly Good Time

2010-11-23T11:51:00.001-08:00

Just a few staged photos at the State Fair. So this layout is actually totally framed in black cardstock (lovely scanner). And to add accent to the patterned papers, I took a Sharpie and outlined them. I like that trick!

Products used:

Tinkering Ink papers
American Craft Thickers
Doublebug glitter brads

Three for the weekend!

2010-11-14T16:29:00.000-08:00

I went to a crop last night with some girlfriends. Oh my how nice that was! I think I could have accomplished nothing and still have felt the night was a success just because I got some girl time! Bonus was that I completed this first layout.

Corn Maze
These photos have been driving me crazy for a couple years now. They were taken (obviously) at a corn maze in the middle of Halloween/pumpkin season. I struggled so hard with finding papers to go with the photos. Fall colors didn't work because of all the greens and yellows. Halloween papers didn't work. etc. Last night at Green Tangerines I started walking around with a couple pictures and came across this line by We R Memory Keepers. It is a summer line but the colors work so nicely with the photos! Thank goodness I am done with October.......2006! lol!

Products used:
We R Memory Keepers papers (that flower in the corner is a die cut paper)
We R Memory Keepers tag (I cut off the cute summer saying from the bottom of the tag)
American Craft brad
Sassafras Lass alphabet stickers
Brown ink pad

Season's Trimmings
This layout was based on a sketch by Allison Davis. Once again, these were photos I have struggled with. Looking back, I shouldn't have just taken verticals of D and horizontals of J & R. Too late now! Anyway, her sketch saved the day! Course, I moved the journaling which through off the balance of the layout but added the date to regain in....or not. Either way, I like how this turned out and had fun mixing the different companies!

Products used:
October Afternoon paper
Love Elsie soft charms
Doodlebug alphabet stickers (they went better with the paper than the OA ones!)
Lasting Impressions brads in celery (I am starting to hyperventilate watching my stash slowly disappear!)

Rex Moore Santa
I am still not sure I like that bold striped paper through the center of the layout. But on the other hand, I can't imagine having something busier behind those chipboard alphabets. Otherwise, I like the layout. It is fun and playful like our morning was.

Products used:
Cosmo Cricket papers and chipboard shapes & alphas
American Craft ribbon

I have a 4th layout that I almost completed last night. It needs a few more touches, and an enlargement I ordered today. Hopefully I will have that to post in the next couple days!

Mini Christmas 2006

2010-11-07T17:35:00.001-08:00

Mini Christmas 2006 is based on a sketch by Lucy Chesna over at MySketchWorld. She recently published a book of sketches and this is the first one I have used. as always, I did make some minor variations.

Products used:
Sassafras Lass papers & stickers
KI Stickers and sparkle brads (can you believe I still have some left?)
Creative Imaginations pebble stickers
various black pens
black grossgrain ribbon

Time to dust off the ol' blog!

2010-11-07T17:08:00.000-08:00

so once upon a time I started this blog in an attempt to keep track of my scrapbook purchases and uses. that bit the dust over 2 years ago! but, with the closing of LM, I am nervous about posting things online only to have the site close and to have lost everything I posted. so, this blog will now serve a new purpose! I will still post the layouts on a scrapbook site (and link here) if I am doing a challenge, virtual crop, whatever. but this will be my main posting ground for my work.

why don't I just post on my regular blog? well, because they serve 2 different purposes. just like when this one was created originally, the viewers might be totally different. I don't want to annoy any potential readers (Buehler, Buehler) at my main blog with the posting of COPIOUS amounts of layouts and craft projects! lol!! likewise, if someone just wants to see a layout, I don't want to bore them with my ramblings. thus 2 blogs!

purchasing and using totals through 4-20

2008-04-20T07:16:00.000-07:00

after that last run-down I had pretty much slowed down on the purchasing.....

patterned paper: 19
alphabet stickers: 3
rub-ons: 2
ribbon: 4
brads: 44
chipboard album

that brings purchasing totals to:

cardstock: 51
patterned paper: 125
journaling cards/die cuts: 15
rub-ons: 11 alpha sets, 3 image
stickers: 8 alpha, 1 image
brads: 176
chipboard shapes: 31
foam shapes: 20
felt shapes: 20
misc embellishments: 5
buttons: 236
stamps: 2
acrylic alphabets: 1 set
stickles: 2
ribbon: 17
tools: 5
chipboard album

and, VERY small in comparison, here is my total usage to date:

cardstock: 40 pieces
patterned paper: 47 pieces
chipboard alphas: 72 pieces
chipboard shapes: 32
buttons: 14
brads: 67
alpha rub-ons: 69
image rub-ons: 1
flowers: 39
felt flowers: 16
felt: 5
ghost shapes: 9
rhinestones: 7
ribbon: 17
QK shapes: 1
QK alpha: 2
glitter/stickles: 4
journal/die cuts: 6
misc embellishments: 13
stamp: 1
ink: 4
paint: 6
tags: 5
alpha stickers: 106
stickers: 2
pens:54
tools: 3
chipboard album

well alrighty now.....

2008-04-12T15:41:00.000-07:00

someone posted recently over at LM about how great all this accountability has been! yeah.....while the person who started it is floundering. oh well!! so this is my attempt to get back on the wagon.....

Poppy or SUPER POPPY!!!
patterned paper: 5
chipboard shapes: 6
chipboard alphas: 10
QK alphas: 1
alphabet stickers: 2
pen
ribbon
brads: 2

We Are Not Lost!
cardstock: 4
patterned paper: 3
alphabet stickers: 12
stickers: 1
brads: 6

Arrow of Light
cardstock: 2
patterned paper: 2
journal card/die cuts: 2
chipboard shape: 1
rub-ons: 13
paint
misc embellishment
ribbon

One Decade
cardstock: 2
patterned paper: 3
journal card/die cuts: 4
chipboard shape
alpha stickers: 15
ink
tools: 2 (circle punch and CM circle cutter)

The Bergs Come to Boise
I am not including the items that I used but didn't buy and account for as purchases!
chipboard album
chipboard shapes: 18
brads: 12
stickles
alphabet stickers: 14
rub-ons: 16
misc embellishment: 4
ribbon: 4

I'll do another post with a grand total after I post my purchases.

Oh sheesh!

2008-03-25T08:19:00.000-07:00

seems the new CHA releases are doing me in......

patterned paper = 51
alphabet stickers = 1 set
image stickers = 1
alphabet rub-ons = 1
brads = 54
ribbon = 6 yards
chipboard/blackboard shapes = 5 packages
journaling cards/die cuts = 3 packages (really SHOULD start using these!!)
felt shapes = 1 set
misc embellishments = 3
tools = 5 (though these aren't really NEW tools....just add ons to a tool I already have!)
buttons = 36

I will do a running total later along with a couple layouts I have managed to eek out between shopping sprees!

June 15th

2008-03-08T19:03:00.000-08:00

that was the last time I bought cardstock!! my goal was to purchase no more cardstock until the end of 2007 and I made it. I then started wondering just how long I COULD go without buying any cardstock. that day was yesterday!

I am still doing clean-up of those old layouts and I needed a certain color/texture to match the first page but didn't have it. trust me....I looked EVERYWHERE!!! anyway, I ended up buying 1 piece of cardstock. and since I did that I went ahead and ordered 50 sheets of Kraft from LM! Kraft is a basic though..... like adhesive, right?!?! so I am still feeling pretty good about not buying oodles of cardstock. oh.....but since I had to drive to the lss for that 1 piece of cardstock.....yeah.....well......I bought 2 sets of alpha rub-ons that LM was out of! lol!!

usage for the new extra pages:

cardstock: 5
patterned paper: 3
alpha stickers: 6
felt flowers: 4
flowers: 1
buttons: 1
brads: 10
rhinestones: 1
misc embellishments: 3
ink: 1

bringing total usage to:

cardstock: 32 pieces
patterned paper: 34 pieces
chipboard alphas: 62 pieces
chipboard shapes: 6
buttons: 14
brads: 47
alpha rub-ons: 40
image rub-ons: 1
flowers: 39
felt flowers: 16
felt: 5
ghost shapes: 9
rhinestones: 7
ribbon: 11
QK shapes: 1
QK alpha: 1
glitter/stickles: 3
misc embellishments: 8
stamp: 1
ink: 3
paint: 5
tags: 5
alpha stickers: 63
stickers: 1
pens: 4

and including my purchases that new total is:

cardstock: 51
patterned paper: 55
journaling cards/die cuts: 12
rub-ons: 10 alpha sets, 1 image
alphabet stickers: 4
brads: 78
chipboard shapes: 26
foam shapes: 20
misc embellishments: 2
buttons: "hundreds"
stamps: 2
acrylic alphabets: 1 set
stickles: 2
ribbon: 7

a little tidying up.....

2008-03-05T15:35:00.000-08:00

so for the LM newsletter I frequently do just 1 page of a 2 page layout. 1 pagers look better in the newsletter......but those that know me know I rarely only have a few shots for a layout! lol!! so the past few days I have been trying to do those 2nd pages......and I am getting a little nervous about it. seems that while waiting a certain flower is no longer being made. I am worried that a few of the papers I need for those 2nd pages might not be available when I get around to doing them! lol!!

but....instead of listing each page out (because I am not going to scan and post them anyway) I will just do a total to add to my total. I also did a little bit of shopping to pick up a few things I had forgotten on my previous trip.

usage:

cardstock: 3 pieces
patterned paper: 5 pieces
brads: 8
ribbon: 1
felt shapes: 2
flowers: 10
ghost shapes: 1
rub on alphas: 10

bringing total usage to:

cardstock: 27 pieces
patterned paper: 31 pieces
chipboard alphas: 62 pieces
chipboard shapes: 6
buttons: 13
brads: 37
alpha rub-ons: 40
image rub-ons: 1
flowers: 38
felt flowers: 12
felt: 5
ghost shapes: 9
rhinestones: 6
ribbon: 11
QK shapes: 1
QK alpha: 1
glitter/stickles: 3
misc embellishments: 5
stamp: 1
ink: 2
paint: 5
tags: 5
alpha stickers: 47
stickers: 1
pens: 4

purchases:

patterned paper: 2
alphabet stickers: 1 set

bringing total purchases to:

patterned paper: 55
journaling cards/die cuts: 12
rub-ons: 8 alpha sets, 1 image
alphabet stickers: 4
brads: 78
chipboard shapes: 26
foam shapes: 20
misc embellishments: 2
buttons: "hundreds"
stamps: 2
acrylic alphabets: 1 set
stickles: 2
ribbon: 7

so far I have used 3 more pieces of paper than I have bought! lol!! also......if you are following along at home you might enjoy reading this thread over at LM.

a little bit of using and a little bit of buying.....

2008-03-01T10:04:00.001-08:00

so I had to do some layout for LM. some of the products for the layouts were in my stash and some I got from CHA. I am not counting the stuff I brought home from CHA with. really I had no control over what I was given (I am not complaining.....) so I don't think it should count as stuff I purchased, right??

Princess in Training
cardstock: 2
rub-ons alphas: 10
glitter

State Fair Heroes
cardstock: 1
paint: 2 (black & silver)
alpha stickers: 9
alpha rub-ons: 18
brads: 3
pen

Lego MindStorm
cardstock: 2
paint
alpha stickers: 4
pen
brads: 3
alpha rub-ons: 2
image rub-ons: 1

so that brings usage to:

cardstock: 24 pieces
patterned paper: 26 pieces
chipboard alphas: 62 pieces
chipboard shapes: 6
buttons: 13
brads: 29
alpha rub-ons: 30
image rub-ons: 1
flowers: 28
felt flowers: 12
felt: 3
ghost shapes: 8
rhinestones: 6
ribbon: 10
QK shapes: 1
QK alpha: 1
glitter/stickles: 3
misc embellishments: 5
stamp: 1
ink: 2
paint: 5
tags: 5
alpha stickers: 47
stickers: 1
pens: 4

not bad, right?!?!? and now for the buying.....

3 sets alphabet stickers
1 set alphabet rub-ons
21 pieces patterned paper
12 journaling cards/die cuts
2 Stickles
7 yards ribbon
20 chipboard shapes
20 foam shapes

so that brings purchases to:

patterned paper: 53
journaling cards/die cuts: 12
rub-ons: 8 alpha sets, 1 image
alphabet stickers: 3
brads: 78
chipboard shapes: 26
foam shapes: 20
misc embellishments: 2
buttons: "hundreds"
stamps: 2
acrylic alphabets: 1 set
stickles: 2
ribbon: 7

now I really need to get scrapping!

just because I am not scrapping......

2008-02-07T09:55:00.000-08:00

doesn't mean I can't buy!!!

brads: 6
rub-on images: 1 set
stamps: 2
patterned paper: 12
acrylic alphabet set: 1

so my running total is:

patterned paper: 32
rub-ons: 7 alpha sets, 1 image
brads: 78
chipboard shapes: 6
misc embellishments: 2
buttons: "hundreds"
stamps: 2
acrylic alphabets: 1 set

there would be an entry here.....

2008-02-04T08:45:00.001-08:00

IF I had done any scrapping.

an Extreme Crop weekend at LM

2008-01-21T16:31:00.000-08:00

I am not participating in LM's Winter Scrapfest this year. I just figured there were too many other things going on for me to give it a good amount of attention. BUT.....this weekend was the Extreme Crop and I thought it might be nice to have some challenges to do! the hard part is remembering whether I cut a new piece of cardstock or not 3 days later! lol!!

BIRTHDAY ON ICE

cardstock: 2 pieces
patterned paper: 3
chipboard alphas: 13
felt: 2
ribbon: 1
brads: 2
ghost shapes: 2
misc embellishments: 2

EASTER EXCURSION

cardstock: 2
patterned paper: 1
ribbon: 1
flowers: 25
brads: 13
chipboard alphas: 6
alpha stickers: 9
stickers: 1
tags: 2

FUNNY BUNNIES

cardstock: 2
patterned paper: 6
ghost shapes: 6
rhinestones: 3
chipboard alphas: 12
ribbon: 1

FRIENDS PLUS PLUS

cardstock: 4
patterned paper: 4
chipboard alphas: 7
chipboard shapes: 4
brads: 6
rhinestones: 3
flowers: 3
paint (2 kinds....gonna count it twice)
stickles

heaven help me this is getting hard.....running total:

cardstock: 19 pieces
patterned paper: 26 pieces
chipboard alphas: 62 pieces
chipboard shapes: 6
buttons: 13
brads: 23
rub-ons: 10
flowers: 28
felt flowers: 12
felt: 3
ghost shapes: 8
rhinestones: 6
ribbon: 10
QK shapes: 1
QK alpha: 1
glitter/stickles: 2
misc embellishments: 5
stamp: 1
ink: 2
paint: 2
tags: 5
alpha stickers: 24
stickers: 1
pens: 2

okay....and now I have to start counting what I BOUGHT. so....do I count it when I order it or when I receive it?!?!? kinda think I should count it when I receive it.......but think it would be easier to count when I order it...... so here goes:

LM ORDERS & GT through 1-21

patterned paper: 20
rub-ons: 7 alpha sets
brads: 72
chipboard shapes: 6
misc embellishments: 2
buttons: "hundreds"

so other than brads and buttons I am WAY ahead of the game! lol!!

Webelo Woods

2008-01-16T11:54:00.000-08:00

did you think I had stopped blogging already? more like stopped scrapping! sheesh!

WEBELO WOODS
cardstock: 2 pieces
patterned paper: 5 pieces
alphabet stickers: 11
chipboard: 2
felt: 1
brads: 2
ink

running total:

cardstock: 9 pieces
patterned paper: 12 pieces
chipboard: 26 pieces
buttons: 13
rub-ons: 10
felt flowers: 12
felt: 1
brads: 2
ribbon: 7
QK shapes: 1
QK alpha: 1
glitter: 1
misc embellishments: 3
stamp: 1
ink: 2
tags: 3
alpha stickers: 15
pens: 2

still haven't spent any money!! but LM did just get in a WAY CUTE new line from We R Memory Keepers.....so who knows! atleast now I know that I have space for 12 pieces of patterned paper, right?!?!?

Tastes Like Home

2008-01-07T22:05:00.000-08:00

TASTES LIKE HOME
this started out in one direction and ended up in a different one....but I like it all the same!

patterned paper: 2 pieces (2 having been previously cut)
chipboard: 10 pieces
ribbon: 5
alpha stickers: 10
misc embellishments: 2

running total:

cardstock: 7 pieces
patterned paper: 7 pieces
chipboard: 24 pieces
buttons: 13
rub-ons: 10
felt flowers: 12
ribbon: 7
QK shapes: 1
QK alpha: 1
glitter: 1
misc embellishments: 3
stamp: 1
ink: 1
tags: 3
alpha stickers: 15
pens: 2

not bad considering I haven't spent any money yet......and it is already the 7th of January! lol!!

To The Top

2008-01-05T21:07:00.000-08:00

TO THE TOP
.....but it brings up another issue. what about the cardstock I cut into but then change my mind? what about the stuff I try and end up throwing away because I messed it up? I honestly think I should count it. after all we need to give ourselves the opportunity to experiment and possibly fail, right?!?!? so for now that is what I am going to do!

cardstock: 2 pieces
patterned paper: 2 pieces
tags: 3 (messed one up! lol!)
ribbon: 1 piece
chipboard: 3 pieces
alpha stickers: 5

I also used 2 pens. 1 for journaling and another to outline those alpha stickers. guess I should count that I used those also?!?!?

running total:

cardstock: 7 pieces
patterned paper: 5 pieces
chipboard: 14 pieces
buttons: 13
rub-ons: 10
felt flowers: 12
ribbon: 2
QK shapes: 1
QK alpha: 1
glitter: 1
misc embellishment: 1
stamp: 1
ink: 1
tags: 3
alpha stickers: 5
pens: 2

Misty's Housewarming card.....

2008-01-05T11:27:00.000-08:00

the party is this afternoon but I highly doubt Misty will be checking out my blog in the next 5 hours! lol!! this card uses no new cardstock. that means I didn't start a new sheet, right?? seems like a lot of cardstock but I guess it is kinda cool to know I used a bunch of scraps!

ribbon: 1
QK shapes: 1
QK alpha: 1
glitter: 1
chipboard: 1 piece
misc embellishment: 1
stamp: 1
ink: 1

okay, so another rule.....I am SOOOO not tracking adhesive!! I know I buy too much but so what! we all NEED adhesive. period. end of statement. AND.....since even I am not so anal to count each individual type of embellishment, I am making a catch all for things like that hat pin. afterall......I have had those 6 or more months it isn't like I am going to go on a crazy hat pin tear, right?!?!?

so....running total:

cardstock: 5 pieces
patterned paper: 3 pieces
chipboard: 11 pieces
buttons: 13
rub-ons: 10
felt flowers: 12
ribbon: 1
QK shapes: 1
QK alpha: 1
glitter: 1
misc embellishment: 1
stamp: 1
ink: 1

beginning ground rules....

2008-01-02T15:31:00.001-08:00

I expect these to be modified to suit my own purposes throughout the year. there will be some inherent issues like the fact that I use brads in 3s but have to buy in 25s?!?! the same thing with chipboard alphabets. sure love those....and I even like to mix and match them so hopefully I can actually REALLY completely use some!!

anyway.......if I CUT into a full piece of cardstock, for the purposes of this accounting I will consider it used. if I use an ALREADY cut piece of cardstock I will not count it (having assumed I counted it when I originally cut into it, right?!?!)

brads and the like will be counted individually as used and bought as accurately as possible. if the freakin' package of buttons says "approximately 63 buttons" I am not going to count them to confirm the number.

ribbon will be counted each time used. I just don't know how to get around this. I considered trying to keep track of it like cardstock.......but how much time would I be wasting trying to figure out whether I had already cut it?!?!?

I haven't decided to count embellishments like a felt flower as felt or a flower. I don't want to be as detailed as knowing what kind of flower it was or what kind of felt it was. perhaps I will start by calling it a felt flower and see how things go?!?!?

stamps and inks will be counted each time used and once when purchased. so see.......I can buy 10 sets of stamps and it will be balanced out by using just 1 set 10 times! lol!! (seriously....that is not my intent but it isn't like I am going to keep tic marks on the bottom of each stamp and ink pad) paint and the like will be counted the same.

anyway......with that......I will update with individual layouts and then keep a running total. this should be VERY interesting......to me.....probably no one else........and that is just fine!

THE HUNT
cardstock: 5 pieces
patterned paper: 3 pieces
chipboard: 10 pieces
buttons: 13
rub-ons: 10
felt flowers: 12

and with that we are started.....I am going to just enjoy this moment......where I have used more than I have purchased! lol!!

let the accounting begin....

2008-01-02T12:12:00.000-08:00

the sole purpose of this blog is to help me keep track of supplies purchased and used. I would love to see at the end of the year that I used something close to what I purchased. ACTUALLY.....I would love to see that I USED more than I BOUGHT.....but let's not push it! lol!!