So Precious Layout

 Supply List:
1- 4x4.5 photo
Patterned Paper- The Paper Studio (Color Kaleidoscope)
Alphas- Sticko by EK Success
Ribbon- Offray
Adhesive- Scrapbook Adhesives Mounting Squares, Glue Dots, Xyron
Tools: Le Pen in brown, Big Shot, Sizzix Stars Dies, Memento Ink

Shakira McCoy, 7th Grade Layout

     On Friday my Mother-in-Law stopped by to pick up my 2 oldest kids for a trip they where going on. While here he gave me a copy of my Sister-in-Law's 7th grade school photo (shes 13). I sat down to scrap whith full intentions on setting back to work on my Holocaust Museum photos, but that looked more fun. Until I realized I dont have any mint color paper. What on earth is wrong with me? I have been loving mint this spring. I own like 5 mint colored shirts, but I have no mint colored paper? That will be fixed as soon as I can run to the store. I was going to blur out the photo for copyright reasons (since I do not own the copyright) but I didnt have to because the light left alot of noise on the photo so you still cant see it. Worked out. It was taken by Life Touch at my sister-in-law's school.

Supplies List:
1 Photo
Cardstock: Recollections
Patterned Paper: Recollections, Unknown (The Good Life Paper Pad)
Alphas: Thickers by AC (Doll & Delight), Recollections glitter adhesive bk chipboard
Pearls: Recollections
Adhesive: Glossy Accents, Elmer's Dot Runner
Tools: Friskers Shape Cutter, Friskers Shape Template, Cutting board, sketch by my creative sketches

El Paso Holocaust Museum 9 photo- 2 page Layout

     Today I sat down to scrapbook a trip DJ and I took to the El Paso Holocaust Museum in 2008. I have been putting off these photos for so long because there is soooo many of them. There's not that much embellishments with a Holocaust theme, and to be quite honest, I just didn't know how to approach the project. So I told myself just sit down and do at least on layout. So I did just that. I approached the project thinking I don't want 5 million pages in my book about the museum, so I tried to use as many photos as I could on the layout. Now after doing that, I don't really love the layout and would rather have 2-3 photos on the layout and have the 5 million pages that have 2-3 pages that I don't love. So continuing with this project I will do probably do single pages with 1-3 photos.

Full Layout

Left

Right

Supply List:
Cardstock: Recollections (blk), Bazzil (navy & gray)
Ribbon: Offray
Pattern Paper: Recollections (Bright & Basic collection), as well as some wood grain scraps
Xacto Corner Rounder
Big Shot
Spellbinders Shapeabilities (Nested Lacey Pennants)
Adhesive: Glue Dots, Elmers Dot Runner, Elmers Craft Bond
Mini Brads: Recollections (stars)
Alphas: Recollections (white), AC Thickers (Rockabye)
Journaling Pen: Pigma Micron 005
Photos 4 (4x6), 2 (3.5x2.5), 3 (4x4)

My Office Tour

      I love looking at craft rooms, both photo and video, so I decided to give you a look into my office. Its more of a area, than a room, but it's mine and I love it. So lets get this party started!!!
     

This is a overview of the area.

A different angle of the area, the desk to the right is where I do most of my editing, as well as my homework.

My drafting desk, this is where I do most of my creating.

This is under the computer desk. I have a cutting board and cutting mat. In the pink drawer is my extension cord and every other cord that is currently plugged in. The cube houses my flowers and bling in the bottom and the top has my slice and all the accessories and cards, as well as some photos that are already printed.

The drawers under the table hold most of my scrapbooking supplies, and the drawers next to my computer desk hold all of my 12x12 patterned paper. The zebra filer holds all my 12x12 card stock. The table is my cutting table. I lay my cutting mat down on top of it. It also serves as a homework desk for DJ.

This is next to my entertainment center, on top is sewing related items, below that is schooling related items on the left, than on the right is chip board alphas and a mini sewing machine. Below that is 2 broken albums that need to be replaced and the original cricut and some lotion. Below that is more schooling stuff on the left, my big shot sits  on top of 2 art bins, the bottom art bin holds baby food jars full of embellishments the top one holds my cricut cartridges. Below that is a pink drawer that hold decorative edged scissors and my sewing machine, and the bottom has some text books and the current issues of crafty magazines.

Synopsis Sunday week 19

School
     This week I began Layout and Composition 1 for Print. I am really enjoying the textbook. It is so informative and interesting. I love that it goes into the history of art. You know, I am a HUGE history fan. Of all the text books we have used so far, this is my favorite. Its not often you want to read a text book cover to cover. This is one of the rare cases that I do. Actually its the only case.

Family
     On Wednesday, Daidrain had an unexplainable injury. He woke up, with a bloody toe. It looked like he stubbed his toe than peeled the skin off. It was so bloody, and raw, and just down right gross. I actually considered taking him to the ER. I mean he doesn't even walk. What on Earth happened to his toe? He didn't seem at all phased by it, not even when I was cleaning it. He could stand up no issue,  just a bloody toe and it was all raw. We have no idea what could have happened. He was in his play pin, sleeping. than he had a bloody toe. Mind boggling.
     This week DJ's eating habits have hit an extreme. Getting him to eat is always a chore, but now the boy wont even eat things he likes, like chicken nuggets. He has been throwing his food behind the refrigerator. Than when we found that out we started to watch a little closer and check places close by where he eats for possible food. Well, Wednesday, He says he ate his chicken. Okay, so I go to check his plate and there's no bones. Hmm. So I asked him, "where's the bones?" "oh I threw them away" okay fine, so I look at the garbage. No bones. hmm... "DJ, I don't see any bones in here." "Oh they fell to the bottom." Okay that could happen. not even a hour later, Dennis moves the living room couch our from the wall, looking for something. Guess what was there. The chicken DJ suposedly ate than threw away the bones. My son, threw 2 chicken drumettes  behind the couch. Ugh, is eating food you like really that big of a deal? WHY? Why would you do that?

National Scrapbooking Day 2013

National Scrapbook Day was a very busy day for me. I had to go to work at 9 am after getting off at midnight. Than after getting off work I had to stop at prepare the everything for the Mayweather vs Gerauro fight night Dennis (err.. we) hosted. Only to find a hour and a half left in the day to scrap. So I took that hour to create.

Remember This Layout

Supply List:
photo- I used a 4x3 photo
sketch: Basic Gray basic sketch 5.28.12 by Marinette Lesne
cardstock- recollections (yellow & tan)
patterned paper- The Good Life (unknown) and Classics (The Paper Studio)
stamp- Vintage Camera (Stampabilities)
adhesive- Elmers Dot runner, Glue Dots
twine- Primo (AC)
alpha stickers- Delight Thickers (AC)
bling- Recollections
ink- Rich Cocoa (Memento)
ribbon- Celebrate It
pen- brown Le Pen
tools- hole punch, Friskers Shape Cutter, Friskers circle template, Cricut scissors

Synopsis Sunday week 18

School
     This week Keiser University is on Spring break. I still don't know what my final grade is in my Photoshop class.its really starting to stress me out. I tend to worry uncontrollably when I really want to do well on something but don't know where I stand. It's something I really need to work on.

Family
     DJ has been really focused on boxing training. He is developing a good form,  he really seems to be a natural. Most importantly, he really seems to enjoy himself.
     Daidrian has reached that stage where hes into everything! He grabs at anything and everything within reach. I love it because DJ and Zan' Drea never really got like that. Daidrian is really nothing like his brother and sister personality wise.
     I took Zan' Drea fro her first mani/pedi at a salon in out local mall on Wednesday. She LOVED it. I let her pick her own color , she picked the brightest pink (Hot Bubble Gum Pink) they had.

Fight Night
     Dennis and I hosted a fight night for the Mayweather vs Guerrero event. Although it was fun, it was exhausting. I got off work at midnight, than returned for another 8 hr shift at 9, got off work ran to Walmart, cooked, prepared the seating, than finally sat down at drafting table to scrap while I watched the under cards. The main event was good. Mayweather actually apologized for not delivering a knock out. His excuse was that he hurt his right hand, and he was seriously apologetic about it. LOL! Mayweather had no reason to apologize, he delivered a entertaining fight. 

    
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