Oldies but goodies

I had held these LOs for a while (in some cases over a year) in the hopes someone would pick them up for publication. Well, I finally remembered I hadn't posted them so here they are:

I made this lo using an old record album. I found the one way image online and printed it on a transparency.










I just LOVE this vibrant paper by A2Z Essentials.











I made this lo from a clearanced plastic placemat I found at Walmart. I traced a 12x12 piece of cs onto the placemat and cut it out. I plan to make a "clear" album with more of them.

Photo fun

Ever hear of photofunia.com? It's a great site where you upload your photo and drop it into a fun template. I'm thinking they'd make some fun scrapbook pages. Here are a few I did just now:

The Big Day

Today was commencement. After three v-e-r-y l-o-n-g years I finished my master's degree in communications. It is my third degree from SUNY College at Brockport...I have a B.S. in Business, a B.S. in journalism and now an M.A. (plus an A.A.S. in business from another school). Getting this degree while working full time, keeping my home somewhat germ and bug free and trying to have a social life was excruciating...but (I think) worth it. I wish I knew what I was going to do with this degree...or how I'm going to pay the student loans come November (I think I'm going to tell them...TRY to get a monthly payment out of me on my salary...and when they see what I make they might just laugh...hehehehe).


Unfortunately my picture takers were not the pros I am (Ha!) so I don't really have anything worthy. But I shall share a very blurry one of me being hooded and one of me afterward in the parking lot. Eh, whatcha gonna do?

My girl

I have finally reached the point in my stacks of photos where I can scrap my baby...my beagle, Lady. We got her in October 2007 and she turned two on April 16 this year. Here is a paper bag album I made of her. I used lunch bags folded in half, which made each side roughly a 5x5 inch square. I used all Cr ate Paper pp for this project.

And here's a layout I made of the first photo I took of Lady. I created the paper clip flower out of cardboard I die cut with my Sizzix and inked, and used a paper clip I picked up in the office section of Wally World.

Me, me, me

More Book of Me stuff coming your way...

Me in 2004.


Credits: All elements from Dora Phillips at scrapstreet.com








Me a couple of weeks ago.


Credits: wordart - my own; all other elements -
digitreats.typepad.com







I've been wanting to do some LOs about my quirks (I have enough
of them!) and my friend Victoria gave me the inspiration to finally
get to it.

Journaling: I hate having my feet touched.
I can wiggle my ears.
Being tickled is like torture to me.
I NEVER WRITE IN CURSIVE AND ALWAYS WRITE IN ALL CAPS.
I absolutely detest the colors pink and purple, and yellow is a strong third.
I never wanted kids.
I cheated on English tests in high school (and yes, I am a writer today).

Credits: papers, bird, stem, buttons - seni.over-blog.com; stem - scrapteam.photofiltre.miceboard.com; news clip - Aja Abney; rubon - Designs by Krista; stitching - digitalscrapbookplace.com; alphas - Kelly La Morge @ artistformalyknownaskelly.blogspot.com; journaling spot - Marcee J. Duggar at digitalscrapbookplace.com

I'm really not a big fan of this photo (taken a couple years ago at Christmas, I think) but I'm sort of out of photos so....

Credits: all elements from Irene V. Alexeeva

My paper mojo has left the building...

I've had absolutely NO paper mojo the past week or so...been working solely on my digi BOM LOs. And I'm OK with that but sadly, I've run out of pictures!! Gaah! It's because I'm the one always with the camera. Must remember to call my dad and have him burn some pics to a CD for me. Anyway, here's what I've been up to the past couple weeks...

Ahhh, my love for flavored creamer...had to scrap that. Actually, it's more of an obsession. And since I drink at least a pot of (decaf or half & half) coffee a day...well, let's just say I go through a lot of creamer. ;)


Credits: mesh - Kim Liddiard at digitalscrapbookplace.com; paper, beads, charm - Beth Nixon at digitalscrapbookplace.com; heart - imaginebyfran.blogspot.com; brad - computerscrapbook.com; pin, hearts - Corina Nielsen at funkyplaygrounddesigns.com; alphas, charm, journaling tag, string, hearts - deliciousscraps.com; coffee ring -BWScrapbooking.com


This is a beautiful church downtown near where I work.
I've walked by it hundreds of times and finally stopped to take a photo.

Credits: All elements from Marianne Wahlberg







My very favorite wall mask. Doesn't it just speak to you? Well, OK, more like yell at you? Oh, I just love it though.

Credits: Brittney Ferguson @ Digital Arts Cafe; Melothria @ Digital Arts Cafe; alphas - Nicole Young @ Digital Scrapbook Place








These are some photos I took a couple weeks ago of Lake Ontario.
I live so close but never just pull over to take pictures. Well, I finally decided to. Unfortunately it was a very cold, windy day so I couldn't get a true photo shoot in. These are two shots I liked.

Credits: title - Digital Scrapbook Place; paper - Lisa Carter at Digital Scrapbook Place; twine - Kim Liddiard at Digital Scrapbook Place; tag - Lemondede.july.canalblog.com; flower, trim, brad - janinenezz.blogspot.com; twine - Krystal Hartley; staples - Chere Edwards

More from my BOM

I'm on a roll, what can I say? Here are some of the digi LOs I've put together recently for my book of me.

This is a self portrait I took a few days ago. I used elements from danisdelusions.blogspot.com and elementalscraps.com on this.










Another self-portrait I took a few days ago. I get my eyes from my dad, whose name happens to be Gene...hence the title. :) Elements from Jennifer Howland and JeanellePaigeDesigns.blogspot.com.









This is from Christmas 1998 at my parents' house. Elements are from Carrie Stephens at www.fishscraps.com.











I've decided to scrap some of my art. I've been collecting tribal/ethnic masks for nearly 20 years now and these are two of the colorful ones I own. Elements from www.pinappleplantation.blogspot.com.










More of my wall art. This is one of my favorite masks because it's...well, it's just COOL. Elements from Pimp My Scrapbook (Coralee Evans, www.martencjadesign.blogspot.com and Psychopathe du Digiscrap.