It's Party Time!

It's Party Time! Lovely pink and lime combo. Brads on the side add a nice accent. Handmade giftbox accented with two layers of ribbons in analogous shades of pink.

Easter Eggs-travaganza!

even though i might have tons of scrapbooking materials, tools and embellishments that seem to last for a lifetime (tnx to my tolerant dh), sometimes, i just want to use simple but colorful stickers in a dimensional fashion. i always like to challenge myself by being frugally innovative. sometimes the challenge takes the form of doing something stunning using simple materials inexpensive flat stickers and techniques such as hand drawn grass ... of course i'm my biggest fan and my work is a work of love so that's why i said "stunning!" enjoy!

Keywords: easter happy colorful stickers easy eggs butterfly grass
Paper: dcwv
Ink: versa ink
Accessories: mrs. grossman easter egg stickers; doodlebug letter stickers; MM brads
Techniques: layering;chalking
Difficulty (1-Easy 5-Advanced): 1

Hand Drawn Cards - I Heart Ice Cream

I Heart Ice Cream Card

i love this bright yummy color combo. the main design is hand-drawn on water color cold pressed paper using water color wash-out effect. click on the second pic for a close-up of the ice cream card and you can also see the nice cuttlebug dry embossed background.

LOOKING BACK - A FEW OF MY FIRST LAY-OUTS

these are some of my first attempts at scrapbooking when i started about three years ago. my style has changed since then and has become more eclectic, trendy, adventurous, and more well-thought of in terms of design elements. will post more recent lay-outs soon.

pic 1 & 2: mike when he was a baby. he was a happy, beautiful baby. you should see him now! mike in kindergarten with his 8th grade buddy and classmate. those were memorable years. i was their school principal and we spent a lot of time going to school and leaving school together.

pic 3: cj's first time in disneyland. he was dancing with pluto. he loved disneyland and didn't want to leave.

pic 4: one of the joys of being an educator is seeing your former students grow up to be successful people. brent, a former 8th grade student, is here with leah on their engagement party. brent can't stop calling me mrs. walker, even if he's all grown-up! kinda embarrassing sometimes but i guess i'll always be mrs. walker, their strict but caring 8th grade teach.

pic 5: fashion show fundraiser for the boys in junior high. i choreographed the best entry of the day!

Slideshow: Mini Albums & Chipboard Books

a sampling of some of my altered art chipboard albums