Country Music Album

This album was inspired by a 6x6 pad of cowboy themed paper.  Once I saw it I knew I needed to document my love of country music.

I covered a Bo Bunny chipboard album with faux leather paper.  Some grungeboard hinges, swirly rhinestones, a rub-on and some rhinestone jewelry complete the cover.

The inside covers are covered with faux lizard paper.  The first page is a photo of me at a Sugarland concert.

I saw Brad Paisley when I was in California working.  I had an amazing seat seven rows back from the front.

Justin Moore opened.

Next up was Miranda Lambert

Fianlly - BRAD!!

He touched me!

I was so close - all my photos were fantastic!

Later that year, I saw Sugarland at the Greek Theater.

 

On my way home from CA, Dan and Dumbledore and I were stranded in Albuquerque for a week, and I got cowboy boots at a store that sold feed and saddles!

The Places I'll Go

I was inspired by this paper collection to create an album of the places I'd like to travel to.  The album lives in this book-shaped papier mache boc.  The cover of the box is a digital collage.

the back cover of the box is another digital collage using Tim Holtz's travel labels.

the cover of the album

France with a pull out mini album

Italy

Germany

China

Russia

Alaska and the Northern Lights

Austria and Budapest

Iceland and Japan

Ireland and Scotland

India and Nepal

Peru, the Panama Canal and Brazil

Australia

Africa

Thailand and Indonesia

Niagara Falls (done! 8/2012) and Canada

Multi-day train trip in a sleeper car and all 50 states in the US

to visit all my March Mom friends

Space!

the back cover of the album

The Return of the Frugal Scrapper

• That’s right, Ellen’s most popular class returns in a new size! Join Ellen on a BREATHTAKING new adventure as you discover how to use every square inch of paper while creating a theme album using double-sided coordinating papers. THRILL as you fill a coordinating album with snazzy page layouts. GASP as the back side of one layout becomes the base of an electrifying second layout. You’ll be AMAZED at the Frugal Scrapper technique! Then, Ellen and Maggie will take you on an EXCITING exploration of techniques as we create six tags to use in our books. Your class kit includes: a 6x6 pad of double sided papers in one of two colourways, a coordinating 3 ring binder with page protectors, ribbon and more. Please bring a paper cutter and adhesive. This three hour class costs $45 and includes complete full color instructions. Limited to 14 people.

  
• • Sunday, August 18, 2013
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    2:00pm until 5:00pm

• Maggies Place, 394 New Haven Avenue, Milford, CT

Intro to Digital Scrapbooking Class at Maggie's Place

Want to try digital scrapbooking but not sure where to start?  Join us at Maggie's Place on July 22nd from 2pm to 4pm.

you'll create a layout like this one!

I will be taking you through the steps to create a beautiful digital scrapbook page like the one shown above.

The cost is $25. Please register in advance. The deadline is to register is July 15th.

Bring your laptop and a thumb drive with one vertical and one horizontal photo of something or someone you love.

You will learn to use a mask to build a frame that coordinates perfectly with your layout.

Before class, please download the trial version of Photoshop Elements 10 if you don't already have a version of Elements (older version are OK).

You will go home with a set of digital scrapbooking supplies, comprehensive directions and a printed copy of your layout.

Yikes! That's Short!

CHSMTA Gala

On Monday, B and I went up to the Palace Theater in Waterbury to watch Daniel and his castmates perform at the CT High School Musical Theater Awards Gala.  It was a wonderful evening - it amazes me how talented these children are.  It makes me wonder why TV shows insists on using adults to pretend to be kids, when there's so much talent out there!

I set my camera on sport continuous and made a moving GIF of the resulting images:

"Brand New Day" is the Wiz's equivalent of "Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead"

Zentangles

Inspired by a friend (Hi, Betsy!), I finally gave Zentangling a try.  Now I'm not sure why I waited so long!

First, to practice, I made a sampler of the designs in the book. 

Then I jumped right into a full page design using one of my watchwords - "grace" - as in grace under pressure.

I'll be giving a class in this technique at Maggie's Place this summer.  Check Maggie's Calendar.

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Trumbull High School Spring Concert

Last night was my son's school's Spring Concert

I love how much he enjoys himself up there!

so serious

He even had a solo!

It was the same solo he had during their recent tour of France - he sang it in Notre Dame Cathedral!

The Men's Ensemble wondering - what shall we do with a drunken sailor?

I can't wait for the CD and DVD!

Button Farm Club Kit February 2012

Last weekend I finished my latest Button Farm Kit.  The kit came with a 7 Gypsies library drawer, lots of Tim Holtz goodies and the usual excellent instructions.  I supplemented with distress inks, distress stains and glimmer mist.  I also added some manilla ATCs, some kraft ATCs and some canvas ATCs and had lots of fun playing with tecniques.

If there's interest, we could start an ATC club at Maggie's Place and play with various techiques once a month or so - let me know if you are interested!

the box

There are 4 sections in the box, so I decided to dedicate a section each to my two sons, my sweetie and the puppy

the fronts of the cards about son #1

the fronts of the cards about son #2

the puppy cards!

and last but certainly not least - my sweetie!