Marieke's February Results

I'm finally starting to catch up from CU. I actually made this layout about a month ago at one of my crops, but am just getting around to posting it. I want to make more with this amazing kit from Claudia, so I might be posting some additional pics on down the road. I have been recently looking at enormous houses with my father-in-law and just when you think you've reached the end, there are more and more rooms. This kit was just like that, it kept going and going...It was filled with so many awesome goodies and I loved every single thing in it. Thank you, Claudia, for doing such an amazing job.

So without further ado:


Let me just say that I am not happy with my camera - blurry, dark photos don't make me happy. :-(

About the layout itself - well, let's just say I much prefer typed journaling than my handwritten journaling. But, I am trying to take my own advice and include my handwriting on some of these baby pages. It's not easy. I am hoping Lily will appreciate it when she gets older. I just came across a tag attached to a gift bag in our wrapping paper & bows box that was written out to Spencer and me in Cyn's handwriting and I was ecstatic to find it, so hopefully my handwriting will mean as much to Lily Bean someday as finding Cyn's meant to me.

The journaling reads:

"Seeing you for the first times was magical. It was hard for me to believe you were really in my belly - that this cute little peanut-shaped being was inside of there. Your heartbeat was 162 beats per minute and I couldn't grasp you had a heart, even though you had already stolen mine."

Theresa's February 2011 Results

By the time I got around to catching up on ORMV challenges, Valentines day had come and gone. (Work has been crazy!)

However, I looked through my electronic archives and found the cutest footsie picture of Leeloo and could not be stopped from making a layout featuring the photo for my ORMV book. I ended up taking some extra liberties with tools, I think. I used a paper distress tool, without confirming first that we really WERE adding new items to the tool-kit. Well, I hope that's added now. :-)

If anyone in the ORMV club doesn't have a paper distress tool let me know (I got extras in my CTMH kit).

(Note: Leeloo's eyes are actually blue and look blue in the photo on the layout. I am not sure what happened with this layout image - her eyes look too shaded here.)

Some extra things I made with the February 2011 kit:

(Sorry for the fuzzy pictures. I took these with my phone as my photographer was busy making prints and being an artiste!)

GIFT TAGS:

A HOLIDAY CARD:

I had fun applying the "ribbon flower" technique to border cut paper. It's actually easier than the ribbon!

Rachel's February Results

So I'm fairly certain that this is the first month that I haven't done a layout; only cards. And six of them no less (!).

In no particular order:

"Hugs & Kisses" (1 of 6):

I used a circle punch to cut out the circle behind the title and distressed the edges with a deep red chalk ink. I used the silver brads to secure the vellum and glue dots to secure the metal hearts.

"Barrett Browning quote" (2 of 6):

This one is a little unconventional (no title on the front), but with a sentiment like that, who needs a title?

"A heart that loves" (3 of 6):

This card is really simple, but one of my favorites. I loved that the chipboard butterflies Claudia supplied with the kit had coordinating stickers.

"Dickinson quote" (4 of 6):

For this card, I decided to leave the chipboard butterflies in the raw. I also went a little crazy with the ribbon loops (just trying something new), which I secured with my Fastenater (thanks, Marieke).

"Remember when" and "My Friend" (5 and 6 of 6):

These were the last cards I made, and after I made the first one, I decided to use the same template to make the other. I really like the idea of using these cards for occasions when you're feeling nostalgic or you have a funny story from the old days you feel like reminiscing about.