My Favorite Chipboard Projects- because we all know I love Chipboard!

Hey blogging buddies! Is everyone getting over the 

post holiday slump?? Slowly but surely we are getting there.

I think. Maybe?? YES! 

It's a new year, new things to do, new places to go.

(38 days until the Caribbean Crawl, Y'all !)

Here are my top 10 chipboard projects, in no particular order.

The Last Christmas for Frosted Designs

This photo is so special to me- one of the last with my Grandmother and myself together.

My Noel Christmas Banner for Faber-Castell® Design Memory Crafts

Too bad I don't have this banner to look at- DD1 swiped it the minute she

laid eyes on it. I need to raid her office, that is where all my banners end up!

Snapshots of a Good Life

This layout is fairly simple as my layouts go, but I rarely scrap with so little color, I almost

NEVER scrap with black/white and this is such a cute photo of DD1!

Isn't she sweet??? Yeah- then she grew up. Trust me on this one. 

Chasing Seagulls

One of my all time favorite layouts- my silly daughter, the day before she 

graduated college. We spent part of every summer in Galveston, TX on the beach and 

every year she tried to catch a seagull. Well, she went to college for 4 years in 

Galveston too (yeah, hard times, I know) and she chased seagulls the whole time.

She never gave up hope that she would catch that dang bird!

And that is the way she lives her life. Right now she is headed for 

Dutch Harbor, AK- she flies out Wed , and from there she sets sail for

the middle of the Bering Sea. She will be out there for 3 months doing research.

A Love Beyond Measure

Soooo,, we told the kid not to obtain any pets while she was away at college.

You can see how well that worked.

Paradise at the Beach

The view from my beach chair- staring out at the ocean in Belize. Yep, paradise.

Road Trip Mini Album

I love to take plain ol' chipboard and make fabulous mini albums out of them. This 

album was for my daughter and her friend - they were road trippin'.

I Adore You

See the kitty,,,,, yeah. 

Vegas Baby!

Every trip to Vegas must include a visit to the Flamingo Hotel. 

One day I will figure out how to kidnap these babies and bring them home

in my luggage. Just saying.

You Are Such A Joy

Alligator Dentist- do you remember that game? When our girls were young we had all these travel

games for them to play in the car- this was one of them. Somehow it ended up at my Mom's house

and it has become a tradition to play it there every time our family gets together. This is my

beloved Aunt, not long before she passed away. She was one of the happiest people

I have ever known in my life! This picture just shows her joy.

That's my top 10!

I have seen lots of lists going around this month.

What is your list? 

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

May The Flamingos Be With You!

Anita

Graphic 45 Design Team 2013 Audition

Good afternoon blogging buddies! 

As I am sure you have guessed by the title of my post,

I am hoping (dancing by the light of the moon to the Ya-ya Sisterhood

Goddess is more like it) to secure a spot on the Graphic 45 Design Team.

As part of the application process, we were asked to create a blog post 

showing some of our projects that represent us, as artists. 

Here are mine :o)

The Faerie Garden 

for Glue Dots® CHA Winter 2013 

 So,,, I hoarded a whole box of Once Upon A Springtime papers because I knew

that sooner or later I was going to need some for something awesome. 

When asked to design something for Glue Dots® Winter CHA booth this 

Faerie Garden is what I came up with.  

How perfect were those papers for this project? I created a garden with a pool inside this small birdcage.

It is about 8" wide X 11" tall.  These faeries are racing on shells across the pond.

Moss and lots of tiny flowers filled in the scene. I fussy cut many of the flowers from the papers 

and others are tiny Primas. To see the whole project go here.  

 

 My Favorite Layout

This is one of my favorite layouts of all time. I don't know why, it is pretty 

simple all things considered, but it just seems to flow so well, and I loved the papers, 

and that fabulous pink tulle flower, and those photos of my DD2's silly cat. Even though 

I didn't add a ton of stuff to the layout, there was a lot going on visually. Love it. 

Alice In Wonderland Mini Album

The mini album I made for DD2's college graduation. This was quite the party!

This is just how we roll.....

There are so many more photos of this album! To see them go here, here, and here. 

A Celebration Of Texas

My Texas Album - very close to my heart! 

The journaling on the right page says "If you are from Texas, you know that 

Armadillos are not born flat on the side of the road!"  This is a 

common misconception for those visiting from northern areas of the country.

To see the whole album go here.

Fair Day

This layout just makes me happy. DD2 and the co-conspirator 

next door spending the day at the State Fair of Texas.

I managed to eliminate all white space - mission accomplished!

Double Take

A wonderful friend gave me a bag of her "scraps" - she teaches tatting. Nice friend to have, huh?

I have quite a few layouts with beautiful lace accents due to this lovely friend.

 I have another fabulous friend who crochets me flowers when I run out. 

I love my friends. 

DD1 Senior Portraits

I have so few layouts of DD1 that I have been accused of favoritism. Not my fault, I swear!

DD1 hates to have her photo taken and will run when I pull out the camera.

DD2 is a camera hog and will jump in front of it.

I rarely scrapbook in browns, because it is so, well, brown! I like pink, and green,

and yellow, and colors! But this paper was perfect for my DD1.

 

Flower Fairies

The Once Upon a Springtime paper line was perfect for me when it came out, and I am still hoarding a whole box of it! We take photos every year in the wildflowers here in Texas. I have several layouts of the kids now using a variety of these papers :o)

So that's it folks. Some of my favorite projects. 

Everyone wish me luck :o)

May The Flamingos Be With You,

Anita