Crayon Rolls

I made these last night for our vacation! I got the tutorial here. The tutorial was well written and really easy to follow even for a novice sewer like me! A couple things I would change...not sure if I would use the iron-on vinyl. As she says in the tutorial it makes the crayons slide out a little easier and to be honest, I'm not sure I would care too much if the material got marked up! She has another tutorial here for one NOT using the vinyl! Also...I would probably not add the ric rac. But that is more because of my sewing abilities (or lack thereof!) than the tutorial or how it looks! I just didn't get it pinned right on either one. So on Isaac's there isn't enough showing and then on Erin's it is too much! But I LOVE the toggle on the cord! All the other tutorials I found used a tie closure and I knew that my kids can't do that! Isaac can do this all on his own! Which is great since he'll be in the backseat and he can help Erin with hers! All in all a very successful sewing project for me! :)

Graduation Congrats

Since Tadd is a teacher and coach at the high school he goes to graduation every year. I have gone several years too since the 6th graders I used to teach go to his high school. This year was even more special for me...this was my last group of 6th graders before I quit to stay at home. This was the largest class to graduate in Oregon this year! I think it was 507. The statistic that shocked me the most was that this class has people that speak 42 different languages! I thought that was A LOT! Especially for a small town girl who went to school where there was only 1 language!Also graduating this year was these 3 awesome girls. They have all been running for Tadd for all 4 years and we have quite literally watched them grow up! They have been God sends to us for their love of our kids too! When I told Isaac that the 3 of them were graduating (and then explained what that meant) he started crying hysterically. We will miss them for sure! For graduation presents I took the kids to Build-a-Bear and recorded the kids saying I Love You! I think the girls liked them! :)And since this is a scrapbooking blog, these are a couple of the grad cards I made this year! :)

Summer Soiree!

I am so excited that CocoaDaisy is having another online event! I hope I get a chance to play! Here's all the info in case you want to play along too! The design team is the best over there so at least check it out!Where: www.cocoadaisy.com

When: Sunday June 14, 12noon-4pm EDT

What: Join us for an afternoon of challenges, creation, chat and of course, giveaways!!

See you there?

A Little Color!

The end of the school year is always so hectic! Isaac is done with preschool and I officially have a kindergartner! WOW! My last group of 6th graders from my teaching days graduate from high school on Friday...can't wait to see them walk across that stage! And my first group of 6th graders are graduating college this year! Holy cow! Tadd is done teaching in one week! Can't believe the summer is almost here!
I have been playing along with some of the daily prompt challenges posted by Sue over at Cocoa Daisy. I think my favorite are her color atc prompts. I have decided to make a 6 x 6 color album just for me! I am using it as an excuse to play with my camera and editing program! Here are the ones I have done so far!

Matthew 17:20

When I saw this stamp from the Unity Stamp Co, I had to have it! This verse has always been one of my favorites and the way they have put the different fonts together and the suggestion of the mountain in the background is just gorgeous. This card is for the Don't Quote Me challenge over at Caardvarks. The challenge is to use a quote or verse on the card. I am also loving this paper by Basic Grey so I decided to pair the 2 up! Love the result!

Teacher Appreciation Week Card

Just thought I'd show what I made for Isaac's teacher this year for Teacher Appreciation Week. I wanted something relatively quick and simple and so I emailed my friend Sta'Cee (who doesn't have a blog, but should!) to pick her brain! She said one of her favorite easy teacher gifts is a little container of raspberries with a bow tied around it. Immediately this stamp I have from Papertrey Ink popped into my head! So, instead of raspberries, the teachers got a nice container of strawberries with a big yellow bow tied around it. (I forgot to take pictures of it though!) Isaac picked out the yellow because pencils are yellow and teachers love pencils. Oh, the mind of a 5 year old! This is the card I made! Love the Jenni Bowlin chipboard buttons! I stamped right on it and it looked great!

My NSD Goal

There was no scrapbooking going on here on National Scrapbooking Day. I had done a lot the weekend before at the CocoaDaisy online crop and had neglected everything else. My goal for the weekend was to get my scrapbook desk and area cleaned and organized. Pictures were to go here! But it is not done! I probably need another 2 or 3 naptimes to get it to where I want it! But...I have some layouts to do for the memory book at Isaac's preschool! They are due on Friday so I guess the pictures of my desk will wait! (as will the actual cleaning!) Here are a few cards I did in the meantime! Both of these were for Daily Prompts at CocoaDaisy...have I mentioned how much I love those prompts?