ABOUT ME

Houston, Tx, United States
Hi. Welcome to my site; my name is Karen. I'm an avid scrap-booker, card-maker, and paper-crafter. I have been scrapbooking for about 12 years and I am just as excited now as when I first started. Scrapbooking is the instrument I use to record some of the greatest and most special moments of my family’s life. I love buying patterned paper, ribbon and embellishments, taking pictures of my son, teaching scrapbooking and hosting workshops. This hobby continues to be an obsession for me and it continues to challenge me to be a better scrapper. I love the escape that scrapbooking affords me and the fun it has brought into my world. I have one child, a son; he's 15 years old and he is my favorite scrapbook subject. I hope that you enjoyed my site and will visit again soon.

August 14, 2010

Twin Birthdays

I had to make a couple of cards last weekend for my son to take to a pool party. A couple of his friends, twins, a girl and a boy were turning 13. I was stomped on the card for the boy when my son told me to cut a football and basketball with my Cricut. What a great idea; it gave me an opportunity to use the Sports Mania cartridge I purchased last summer. What can I say, it was on sale and I got a good deal, right?
Enjoy and TFSB,
Karen



August 09, 2010

Just Me

I very seldom do a layout of just me, but here goes. My girlfriend took some pictures of my son and me, while at a gala. I liked the way the pictures turned out, so I decided I scrap the picture of my by myself. I also scrapped the others, but wanted to share this one. I have to tell you that I enjoyed the purple and green color combination because generally, purple is a color that I stay away from; hmmm, don't like it at all. What can I say, I'm branching out.
Enjoy and TFSB,
Karen

August 08, 2010

Giggle, Giggle, Giggle

I have a wonderful Godchild, who's heading into her Sr. year of high school. She's such a "girly" girl and I enjoy making cards to send to her. So while I should have been asleep, but wasn't, I decided to make her a card at 6:15 in the morning: go figure. Turns out I had a good time and the house was quiet. I'll have to plan for more early morning scrapping.
Enjoy and TFSB,
Karen

August 07, 2010

A Quick Birthday Card

I needed to make a quick birthday card, that didn't look like a quick card, so I scraplifted an idea from one of my favorite blogs, Stop and Stamp The Roses. I wanted to make the design my own, so I added additional ribbon and pearl bling: oh-la-la.
Enjoy and TFSB,
Karen

August 06, 2010

Layouts for July Kit Club

I wanted to share the items I designed using the July kit, Tiramisu, from LeBistro Rose Scrapbooking Kit Club. I wasn't so sure about this kit at first glance; I drew a blank, but once I pulled all the supplies out, spread it on my workstation, the ideas started coming to mind. I wanted to do some painting, so I picked up a paper mache' mailbox at Hobby Lobby and painted it using Tim Holtz' alcohol inks: fun, fun, fun. Then, I wanted to do a couple of layouts, so I grabbed a couple of pictures from last summer's vacation and got busy.
Enjoy and TFSB
Karen