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.

November 29, 2010

8th Grade Graduation

I'm playing catch-up with my pictures, so as I was reviewing some, I pulled this picture up and printed it and created this layout. The paper is absolutely incredible; the olive colored cardstock is actually metallic and the pattern papers match it so perfectly.

I cut the number and letters using the Base Camp cartridge and the journaling block from the Lacy Labels cartridge. I added some twine to give the layout a masculine touch. I always enjoy scrapping pictures of my son; I've got to keep filling those albums up.
TFSB,
Karen

November 28, 2010

Mickie & Minnie

I spent some time with my 3 year old nephew and 1 year old niece on Thanksgiving and the Mickey Mouse show was the highlight of the evening. After watching how excited my niece got at watching Mickie & Minnie, I thought I would make something to hang of each of their doors.

Mickie & Minnie were cut using the Disney Mickey & Friends cartridge and the letters were cut using the Plantain Schoolbook cartridge. Of course I had to add a little bling to the Minnie page, of course.
TFSB,
Karen




November 27, 2010

50 Years

My parents just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with about 50 family members and close friends. It was so much fun watching them with friends, sharing the love they've shared with their children and family over the years. We all shared a wonderful meal, lots of fun and fellowship.
Enjoy and TFSB,
Karen

Thanks to You

A friend of mine asked if I'd make a thank you card for a little girl's, so I jumped on the chance to make a girly card and matching envelope. The card was cut from the Sweet Treats cartridge and the envelope was cut using the Wild Card cartridge. I had such a good time with the card and "blinging" it up.
TFSB,
Karen

November 01, 2010

Sneek Peek for Christmas Card Class

I wanted to share a sneek peek of a couple of cards for the Christmas card class I'll be teaching this weekend. If you're interested, please come on by By Design Scrapbook Boutique and join us.
TFSB,
Karen