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Another FABULOUS swap page from Amanda E. I have had this one for a bit. I was so pleased when I found these pictures matched this LO so well.

Thanks for looking,
Julia

Christmas Tags

Yeah...I made something!!!

I made these tags for a a Scrap Bingo Swap. This is the first time I have swapped with this group, so I hope it is acceptable.

I actually got some LO done on Saturday, and hope to share them with you this week.

Thanks for looking,
Julia

pages 85- 86: Easter

You know there are just sometimes when I am DONE with a LO. I keep looking at this LO and I know it is not "right". But I can't figure it out. So I gave up LOLOL.

The base of the LO is from a LO swap . Thanks Dorie.

Thanks for looking.
Julia

pages 83 and 84: Father's Day

Becky D is getting a lot of play on my BLOG recently:)

This is a swap page kit ( all the pieces to the LO are included but not assembled). We had a great time this Father's day weekend and I have the pictures to prove it :)

thanks for looking,
Julia

pages 81 and 82: KinderBeach

Another FABULOUS swap LO from Becky D.

I LOVE the pictures I got of the potato sack races...FUN FUN FUN

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Julia

pages 79-80: Gingerbread Houses

This is a swap LO dine by Becky D. Kindergarten is such a BUSY year. With so much to accomplish.

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Julia

page 76-78 : Grunion Run

This is another AWESOME swap page from Amanda.

Journaling reads: 11:30 at night...1000's of people...4 fish??? What happened to all the fish? Good thing Chris and Katelyn enjoyed the evening anyway.

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Julia

Chino Crop Swap July ( part 2)

Here is the other swap LO that I created for the Chino Crop Swap. I made 5 of them...and they all look the same. I followed a LO called "Safe and Secure" from my Imagine book ( page 78). I even used the same pattern paper shown in the sample LO. The best part of the whole LO is the little photo hanger details. I LOVE it :)

Thanks for looking,
Julia

Chino Crop Swap July ( part 1)

I know I said that I was not going to participate in any swaps for a while, but I needed to ANGEL 2 spots in my Chino Crop Swap. I did not have a lot of time to get this done, so "cheated" a bit...

Remember when I was messing with a sketch in May? I had 2 LO's already done, so I completed 3 others to make my 5. Here are 2 that are different from the others. ( I made a 2nd Christmas one) I really like this sketch and think I will use it again in the future.

I will share what I did for the 2nd spot in a day or two.

Thanks for looking,
Julia

page 68-69: Daisy Scouts

Thanks to Jenn from the Chino Crop for another great SWAP LO. The colors were perfect for this Daisy Scout LO.

Julia

Page Kit Swap

This is the last swap that I will participate in for a while. For this swap, I cut all the paper according to a LO design found in my Cherish Book. I sent along the base pages, the cut paper the ribbon and the brads as part of the kit. It will be up to the individual scrapper to use the supplies to create. The picture above shows what the LO is supposed to look like. But you know how creative people are. Creative people will use the kit just the way they like.

I used the beloved Silhouette Papers from CTMH for this swap.

Thanks for looking,
Julia

Chino Crop Swap (part 2)

I finished the other swap set today. Well, almost. I have a bit of detail to complete, but for the most part they are done.

This was a sketch swap, but I ended up scraplifting this LO from Vicki Wizniuk. Her 100% mischief LO is simply adorable and I could not resist. Some of the LO's I did have heart, others have stars like her LO.

Paper: CTMH More to Adore Kit
Blush, Hollyhock, Colonial White and Chocolate CTMH Cardstock

Thanks for looking.
Julia

Chino Crop Swap

I am hosting a sketch swap with a group of ladies I crop with on a monthly bases.

This our first go at a swap with this group, so we started small...2 groups of 5 each.

I finished one of the swap LO's this past weekend.

I used CTMH silhouette papers and Barn Red card stock for this sample, but some of the others have garden green and one has twilight.

BTW, my favorite part of this whole LO is the polka dot button on the big flower :)

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Julia

Thinking of you

This is the last card for my card swap. And, it is so FLAT ! I am not sure I can leave it like this. The color is quite bold, so it may not need anything else. I am so used to buttons or ribbons or something else adding dimension to the card. May have to go back and pop dot the flower...

I used paper from silhouette and stamp from "All Occasions" both from CTMH.

Thanks for looking!
Julia

Thank You

I hang on to paper for a LONG time... WHO knows how long I have had this sheet of paper...so pretty. I do not even know who the manufacturer is.

I finally decided to use it for the card swap I am hosting...here are the results.

The "thank you" was cut out of Cricut cartridge Opposites attract.

I have one more set of cards to make and I will be done.

Thanks for looking,

Julia

another blank card

First of all I would like to say that the scan of this card does not look right. I used pop dots on the flower and I think that with the button the dimension was too much to handle.

This card is made with CTMH stamp set called Rustic Flowers. It is an older set but I like it a lot.

Any way it is for my card swap and I have not determined what sentiment I will use with it yet. Go figure.

Colors: CTMH Sweet Leaf and Twilight. And look, there is that polka dot paper again. I must be on a Polka Dot kick :)

Thanks for looking,
Julia

My life is so blessed

I finished another card for my card swap. This card is for the "Best Friends" theme. The inside of the card reads: because you are in it.

I don't know who made the polka dot paper (If you do, please let me know in the comments.)

The Chocolate cardstock and "Because of you" stamp set are both from CTMH.

Thanks for looking :)

Julia

celebrate

I am hosting a card swap. This is my card for masculine Birthday.

I was inspired by Daniela Dobson's card in the April/May issue of PaperCrafts ( page 86). Check out her blog. I could not find the inspiration card shown there but she has some GREAT designs!

I used Basic Grey for the background paper.
CTMH's April stamp of the MONTH ( LOVE IT!!!!) called Express Postage. The circle, "celebrate" "Happy Birthday" are all seperate stamps...that's the beauty of MY Acrylix. I also added the star in the middle from CTMH's Star Stuck stamp set.

I still consider myself a novice when it comes to making cards, but I feel like I am getting better... I guess that is all that counts, right?

Julia

Swap #2 of 2008: Done

This was another swap sketch....1 sketch, 16 pages

The title was left off on purpose. Each participant will get an extra strip of paper to make their title in the future...

Fun Fun Fun!!!

Julia

PS...If you love sketches,check out this BLOG. This sketch is a pencil line sketch .

Swap #1 of 2008: Done

I finished this swap and I am so excited! I LOVE doing sketch swaps.

It pays off in the end...can't wait till I get the pages back from the Crop - a- latte Ladies!

48 FABULOUS pages...They don't count for my LO total...until I have pictures and journaling...but I know they will ROCK!

Whoo--hooo!

Julia