"Bride". Est. 1977

 

It's the first time I scrap my own wedding pictures. I fell in love with the new line of papers from Graphic 45 called "Le Romantique" because one of the papers has the image of a bride with a wedding hat very similar to the one I wore 33 years ago (yes, I was 19 years old!). My  dress and veil were designed by Piera Ferrari from Venezuela, where I am from. My daughter wore my veil (not the hat) on her wedding two years ago.

I am sharing a  lot of pictures because the photos do not give justice to the beauty of the papers and all the details in the page. I made paper flowers out of the same line, I used Prima flowers and rhinestones swirls, metal leaves, shear butterflies, awesome metal & pearl buttons as centers of the flowers, chipboard clock, heart, wings, (used the cuttlebug to emboss the heart),  letters, and branches made out of wood. I crackled the picture of Steve and I  (black and white on the left).  My very favorite  detail on the page is : Est. 1977 (next to the letter E). I must say it was a lot of fun to make. Enjoy!

Down on the farm

 

I used  Cricut "Paper Dolls Dress Up" and "Everyday Paper Dolls" to make this layout. I do not have any pictures for it yet but I woke up this morning wanting to make it so bad I couldn't think of anything else but that! (talk about being addicted..... ha, ha, ha). There is "straw" in my barn! 

My Guest in February is Gine!

 I met Gine last year at Paper Niche. She is a very sweet and talented lady. Her scrapbooking  style is very unique as she combines different mediums. She is an expert when it comes to inking and distressing. This is a picture of her and Tim Holtz during CHA two weeks ago in Anaheim, California. Enjoy!

My name is Gine Silveira I'm a native Norwegian but live in South Florida with my wonderful husband, our 3 children, 2 cats and dog.

Scrapping and photography  have been my passion for over 12 years now, I do not just scrap my own pictures. I love scrapping old family pictures passed down from my parents and grandparents. I am a DT member for The Paper Niche and for Scrapbook Express (a Norwegian scrapbook board) I also work and teach at The Paper Niche

My style is somewhat distressed and vintage....OK very distressed :lol: Tearing, curling and inking my papers is almost a must and so is using metals and stamps. I love making my own embellishments for my pages like tags and flowers, or altering the ready made ones. I'm  a  a messy and impatient scrapper and usually do not have time to wait for things to dry before I continue. I love to get my hands dirty and sticky. My usual comments to my own pages are "but it needs something else" or "something is missing" and I often add to my pages for days after they are "done" and posted. I really like my pages to reflect the picture(s) on the page, to be a continuation of the picture(s) in colors and style.

Thanks for taking the time to read about me and thanks Bea for posting about me 

Here is a link to Gine's amazing  gallery:

http://www.scrapbookexpress.no/galleri/showgallery.php?cat=611

She also has a tutoring for making flowers right here:

http://ginesscraproom.blogspot.com/2009/11/canvas-flower-tutorial.html

http://ginesscraproom.blogspot.com/2009/03/flower-tutorial.html

 

  

 

Wedding page with Webster's Pages

I made this layout  of my daughter's wedding picture using Webster pages (Postcards from Paris and Nature's Story Book), Webster's Cameos, Heidi Swapp clocks, the new Prima flowers, Prima swirl pearls and rhinestones, Prima butterflies, metal frames, Martha Stewart punch, the new Stampin Up bird punch, and a beautiful hand embroidered wedding lace from Italy. I was very inspired because I cleaned up my scrapbook-room, changed things around and found a bunch of goodies in a box I completely forgot about! It's great to be organized.... Have a blessed and joyful Sunday filled with the joy and peace of the Lord!

Friday's StuckOnUsSketches

 

This week SOUS chose a design from Pagemaps by Becky Fleck.I scrapped pictures I had from last Summer's crop at Paper Niche.  The "Fiesta" letters are from Plantin Schoolbook, my donkey is  from Paper Dolls Dress Up, my "maracas" are actually baby rattles from New Arrival and my "Taco" on the left corner is actually a watermelon from Doodlecharms! My sun  (which in reality is a flower) is also from Doodlecharms.

I had enough pictures for my second page (of course!) so here it is....

 

 

Thank God it's Card-Friday!

 

It's been a very productive Friday morning making cards. I love it when I can play with all my goodies hidden in boxes! Do you know that feeling?

Paper Pups and My World Cricut Cartridges

I made this layout this morning for Moses, my daughter's dog. Paper Pups is a great cartridge and most of the images have many layers and layers.

 

I made this layout using "My World" for SOUS weekly sketch. It was suppose to be one page but you know me..... I scrap 12 x 24 (thanks to Connie!).  These are great pictures of my daughter and her husband at the Grand Canyon in Colorado last summer.

 

Weekend at Paper Niche

What a fabulous weekend we had at Paper Niche! It was a three-day weekend crop where  I taught a different class every day.  Tammy was an amazing host  I will make the long journey back to Ft. Lauderdale anytime......I also made new friends! Thank you all for making me feel so loved and welcome.

Gina brought two  "Chef" hats  from the Cricut booth at CHA in California. I wore it to teach the Cricut Cookbook class and I raffled the other one. Thank you Gina for making it so much more fun!

 

I designed this page for Karen. This will be the first page of the album she is making for her precious daughter. This picture doesn't give justice to the beauty of the papers. The brown one with the leaves is velvet and the butterflies are embroidered. It is from the Prima collection.

  

 Luciola  loved her pages! She added  her picture right away!

Nadia and Cassia were so happy with their Cuckoo clocks!

Karen and Lisa  are "cuckoo" for this project!

Paper Niche "Weekend with Beatriz"

Babies come from Heaven....

I made this layout for my daughter's friend who is having a baby girl in the Spring. I also made her a matching card. New Arrival is one of my favorite cricut cartridges of all time! Everything in it is so cute!  The sun is  from Doodle Charms. I can only imagine the day one of my kids tell me they are expecting..... I can't wait!

Extravagant Flair...

This is the new challenge  at Stuck on U Sketches. This week they  chose a sketch by Beggahuna. You can see more of her work at http://scrapbook.is/beggahuna/. She has a great eye for balance and her sketches include lots of flourishes.

This is my version of her sketch. I used "Forever Young" and "Sentimentals" cricut cartridges.This page has lots of dimension and almost everything is on a pop-up dot. I did the base making the "lace-looking" edge with Martha Stewart punch. The "hand" has a pearl bracelet and a diamond ring! Again, it was a lot of fun to design something unique and fun for my son's wedding venture. This was the first time ever he got a manicure! He went with his father in law, his best man, his bride-to-be and all her bridesmaids to the  nail salon.

Greeting cards gallore!

I've been making cards in between my scrapbooking. Here are some of my favorites. Have a great and blessed weekend!

Field of Dreams...

This has to be one of my favorite pictures of all time... this is my son Danny holding a baseball ball while he sleeps.  This wasn't any ordinary night.... this was the night before Christmas, in Rome, Italy during his honeymoon...... Yes, Danny has been playing baseball since he was 4 years old. His dream came true in his junior year of college when he was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays. He is doing very well and is ready to start another season in just a few weeks. Of course I had to use my amazing cricut and I used  "baseball" and "Plantin Schoolbook" cartridges.

More honeymoon pages....

"Knock Knock" is a layout I did using several cricut cartridges. I found the bed in "Everyday Paper Dolls". I dressed it up with lace, pearls, flowers, rhinestones and a cameo in the center of the flower. The swirl  on the headboard is from "Sweethearts". The 'hotel' is from My Community. I combined the Market and the Candy Store and made it into one. I embellished it with everything I found in my embellishment treasure box! The words "knock knock" are from Plantin Schoolbook.

 

 I did not use the cricut in these pages. I played with papers, chipboard swirls, buttons and rhinestones.

 Isn't it wonderful to reach a season in your life where you are so comfortable with yourself you dare to wear a crochet hat with a  matching flower even if you are 51???? (ha, ha, ha).

Oh la la la la...

These pictures are from Lexie's Bridal Shower. She got so many cute things.....so I used Cricut "Sweethearts"  to do another one of her  pages. I popped everything (of course!) and used the Cuttlebug to emboss the nighties. I used a white gel pen too and then I embellished them with tiny Prima flowers and rhinestones. The hats are so chic, they are from Stampin'Up!. I found the tiny cloth pins at Michael's. They gave it the final touch. Another VOILA!!!!

Sun, Fun Paradise

I made this layout using Life is a Beach Cricut cartridge. I cut the palm tree in several shades of green and different sizes, then I popped up layers. I did the same with the sun. Tropical paradise would not be fun without a toucan! (realistically, they are from the Amazons....). It doesn't matter for me... this page needed one so I made one swinging from my coconut tree! His feathers are made out of ribbons. He turned out happy and colorful. Thanks for stopping by... and you have a blessed day in the joy and strength of the Lord!

I'm bananas 4 you!

Okay,  I keep scrapbooking honeymoon pictures... bear with me! In the meantime enjoy ideas for the cricut cartridge called "Sweethearts". This monkey is just adorable! I cut out the leaf in different colors and sizes. The folded looking lace trim on each side of the pages is the following:

• Cut out 1/2 inch strips of paper. 
• Punch edge with Martha Stewart lace punch. 
• Distress. 
• Glue them to the back of your paper one at a time using a pop dot  on one and the next one flat.
• Voila!
  

My first sketch!

Leah from Being Creative and Feeling Cherry  (http://beeingcreativeandfeelingcherry.blogspot.com)

suggested I'd try Stuck on U Sketches... so I did! (Check them out.... they are awesome!)

http://stuckonusketches.blogspot.com/

This layout is of my son and his bride leaving on their honeymoon to Jamaica. I drove them to the airport and I must admit, I cried my heart out on my way home.... my baby is married! I enjoyed following the sketch... it is my first time following one as well. I used "Going Places" for the airplane, suitcase, camera and world and "All mixed up" for the letters.

Sketch by Liz Qualman

Woot with me!

 I keep scrapbooking my son's honeymoon pictures and they all look the same! So I am trying to make it fun with the titles... what goes with "woot"? well, I leave it to their imagination...... (ha, ha, ha). I used Cricut's Songbird for the words and branches and Paisley Cachemire for the owls. I know they will get a good laugh out of this one...

Bee Happy!

 

I used Forever Young for the girl's silhouettes  and Sentimental for the bees, beehive and the title. This is my sister Andreina and her beautiful daughter Gabriela (16). These cartridges are just adorable... there's so much you can do with them!

Crochet butterflies

Jenn at  http://myimajennation.blogspot.com had a BLOG CANDY contest  and she  randomly selected the winner  through random.org and I won! (I am so excited because I am not the type to ever win anything.)

The prize was a box filled with crochet butterflies made by her MIL. Jen made up this card to show her gratitude and to show her what she did with her creations. I can't wait to start using them in my pages!

Tea Time!

The Tea Kettle is a chipboard mini album I got at Michael's (for $1!!! and it brings 5 of them...). The cups are from cricut "Graphically Speaking" cartridge. The papers are from BoBunny and the pretty girl in the picture is Lexie, my DIL during one of her Bridal Showers last October.

Love is in the air....

These are my son's honeymoon pictures. I used My Community Cricut Cartridge to make the "Love Village".
I used Martha Stewart's punch to make the grass and I used Plantin Schoolbook to make the title. Of course, I used lots of my own embellishments and rhinestones. Click on the pictures so you can see the details up close.

I'm cuckoo about you!

I used my "Songbird" Cricut cartridge today. The font is very pretty and the birdhouse inspired me to make a clock to match my title. This cartridge cuts the paper as a frame! It's pretty cool... I used a hand made crochet flowers, acrylic leaves, Heidi Swapp clocks, twisted ribbon, lace, my new Martha Stewart punch , and so many other things! (the secret is  in the details.....).

Valentine Mobile for my Scrapbook Kingdom!

 

I made this cute Valentine  mobile using Cricut Sentimentals and Accent Essentials Cartridges. It is hanging from my fan in the center of my room, it is so cute! (I am glad I'm only 5'3"!!!!). I also used the felt pink coasters I got at Michael's the other day. They look adorable embellished. Have a great and blessed weekend!

Hero Arts Valetine's Stamp sets

 

I made this page using the new Valetine's sets from Hero Arts. Stamps. I stamped the hearts in pink and white, cut them out and made 5 flowers. I punched a black circle, stamped them with the flower heart stamp, embossed them and popped them up. The leaves are also the heart stamp. I can't get enough of wedding pictures!

"Always & Forever" (Cricut Sentimentals and Graphically Speaking)

I made the pretty frame using "Graphically Speaking" (fit to page) and the title, butterfly and flowers using "Sentimentals". The flowers were cut in two different sizes, embossed with the cuttlebug and then painted with different mediums. I also used Martha Stewart punch  at the bottom. I popped the flowers, butterfly, letters and one of the pictures.

Michael's $1 baskets!!!!!

 

Oh my..... my Michael's has been filling up the $1 baskets and the new Valentine's scrapbooking section. I went crazy this morning and bought everything you see above.... including the new Martha Stewart punch with the key hole and the key! soooooo cute....

More Valentine Cards!!!!

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

1 Corinthians 13:4

Mini purses with "Forever Young" Cartridge

I just received my three newest addition to my cricut collection. I played a little with the "Forever Young" cartridge and made these three purses. They are cut size 5 1/2" and then embellished. The flowers are perfect to layer!

My guest in January is: Wendy!

Wendy is my guest this month. I met her at  Treasured Memories in Lafayette. She is a ray of sunshine! She is always smiling, happy, bubbly, and once you meet her you just want to be around her.... Her pages are beautiful and her classes are amazing.... full of the coolest techniques. They are always sold out! Her blog is: http://wendyroo.blogspot.com/  Here is "Wendy" in her own words:

I was originally born and raised as a Texan! I am now a Ragin Cajun, living in the heart of Acadiana. I have family roots that brought me to Louisiana and I have been here for a little more than half my life, so I now call this my home. I have a wonderful husband that is a great father to our 2 boys. When I’m out scrapbooking he is always there to take care of the kids and play with them. He is very supportive of my hobby. Especially during the winter months when he is not playing golf!

 I have been scrapbooking for almost 10 years, but I have always been one to have memory books of high school way back before scrapbooking was around. I started when my first son was born and from there fell completely in love with the hobby and the women and friends that I have made along the way. I teach monthly classes at the local scrapbook store, Treasured Memories, and have been teaching there for about 2 ½ years. I also scrapbook for others and I recently ventured into an online scrapbook kitz business. The name of our kitz are Kitz 2 Go, but we are known locally as “The Kitz Girlz”.

I do have another part time job that I have had for 6 yrs. I own and operate a preschool computer business, in which I teach at privately own preschools. I have been blessed with a wonderful family and wonderful friends and I am so happy to be able to make my beautiful memories last for a lifetime!

My style, well, I must say I am confused in this department! I don’t really know what my style is. When you scrapook for others and teach classes that teach lots of techniques, you loose who you are. I truly think that I am a simple scrapper and I do like layouts that are linear. I am a 2 page scrapper, I just can’t conform to the 1 page idea…it limits me and the amount of pictures that I can put on my page. I tend to take way to many pictures! I do start by collecting papers. I first layout my pictures and how I see them on the page. From there I build a base layout, with just papers. I then embellish my pages. I love things such as flowers (which I don’t get to use often on boy layouts), buttons, Prima, Thickers and lots and lots of fun paper!

Step by step punched flowers

Many of you were asking me about these flowers. Here are the directions step by step. I put a popup dot to the flower at the bottom and the mini flower in the center is the one I bought at Michael's in the bridal aisle.

Make sure you crease the petals, this is what gives them dimension. Do not be afraid of colors! Use double- sided papers to make them. These ones are made with a double sided paper from K and Company.

Family House

I went to Hobby Lobby yesterday and found this adorable 3-D wooden house. I thought it would look adorable in my scraproom. I used lots of chipboard pieces to embellish it. My theme was "family".

Happy New Year!

"He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men;

yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end." (Ecclesiastes 3:11)

I wish you a blessed and wonderful New Year!.

May God fill your hearts with His peace and unfailing love all the days of you life.

Thank you for stopping by!

"Sugar Rush" from Basic Grey Valentine Cards Collection

I stopped at Archiver's in Atlanta last weekend and could not help myself.... I love this line! The colors are so sweet and bright. These are some of the cards I've been making for Valentine's Day.

I also bought BoBunny's papers and embellishments to make this 9 x 9 album. These are some of the pages.

"I scream for ice cream!" (Sweet Treats cartridge)

Oh boy... do I love ice cream! I made them in the colors of my favorite flavors....

"Sealed with a Kiss" (Sweet Treats & Sweethearts Cricut Cartridges)

I am playing with all my new cricut cartridges I got for Christmas. I used Sweet Treats and Sweethearts to make this layout. The cake is  10" and  embellished with trims and my handmade flowers. The doves are 3" and 4 " each and the words "Kiss me" and "You and Me" are size 3". I also used Martha Stewart punch for the sides. This is my daughter's wedding about 2 1/2 years ago. This is such a beautiful picture... I had it printed at Costco (8 x 12).

Flowers made with punches

These are the punches I used to make these cute flowers. I layered them and creased them to give them dimension. They are so easy to make and very inexpensive! I am always making them with the leftover papers and keep them in a box so when I need one they are already done.

"Frogs in love" from Paisley Cachemire Cricut Cartridge

Love is in the air.... these pictures are from my son's honeymoon in Jamaica. I used Paisley Cachemire Cricut Cartridge again to make the cutest frogs ever! The castle is from Paper Dolls.

Paisley Cachemire Cricut Cartridge

This cartridge is so adorable! It has many girly-girl and cute images. Even though these are family pictures of "grown-ups", I couldn't help myself and made it "cutsie" and since my name is BEA... it works for me!

Merry Christmas and a blessed and wonderful New Year!

This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, 'Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.' Matthew 1:18-21

"The Nutcracker Ballet" Shadow Boxes

I made these shadow boxes for a lovely mother who wants to give it to her daughter for Christmas.  Her 14 year old daughter was chosen to perform  the role of  "Clara". She wanted to preserve everything from that night, including her flowers. Each shadow box is 18" x 24". I am sure she will treasure them forever!

Cookbook with "From my Kitchen" cricut cartridge

This cookbook has been so much fun to make! It is actually a class I will be teaching at Paper Niche in South Florida at the end of January. I used Maya Road clear album, "From my kitchen" cricut cartridge, Stampin 'Up! stamps and tons of great papers. Here are some pictures of  a few of the pages.

"God Gives Us a Desire for Our Work"

I have been so busy the last three weeks with Thanksgiving,  my son's wedding, with Christmas and with traveling almost every weekend that I have not had time to post any of my work lately. In the busyness of life, I came across this devotional today and when I read it it reminded me of why I scrapbook and why I love it so much. Here it is... enjoy! 

"God Gives Us a Desire for Our Work" (By Os Hillman)

You shall call, and I will answer You; You shall desire the work of Your hands (Job 14:15 ).

Did you know that God has already pre-wired you for the work He created you to do? We all have things inside of us that excite us when we think about it. God is the source of this passion. However, our career path may require many stepping stones before we reach the work that we were ultimately created for. The psalmist says "All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be" (Ps 139:16).

When the ark of the covenant was to be designed to contain the sacred ten commandments, God prepared a man to perform the important work.

"Then the LORD said to Moses, 'See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts -- to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of craftsmanship'" (Ex 31:1-6).

We do not know much about Bezalel, but you can be sure he had many jobs leading up to this most important assignment. He was also the first man mentioned in all of scripture to be "filled with the spirit of God."

When your work is empowered by the Spirit of God you will be hand-picked for some of the most important assignments. He says the skilled worker will even serve before kings (Prov. 22:9). God will see to it that your skills will be used for His ultimate purposes. This is the call of God for each of us -- to be fulfilled in our work and to use our work to fulfill His purposes on the earth.

He seals the hand of every man, that all men may know His work (Job 37:7 ).

My son is married!

My son Daniel Andres is finally married. His wedding was on Saturday, December 5 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Everything was perfect, even the weather! Danny asked his father and I to walk him down the altar and that was a very special moment for all of us. When he asked the priest  for permission to do this, he answered: "it's your wedding, do what you want".  For those of you who like wedding photography check out their site for more great moments at: 
http://intimatebridalportraits.com/blog/?p=711&preview=true

Slide Show here:
http://emilyharris.myshowit.com/lexie_danny/

New Cricut cartridges for $30!!!!

My friend called me from Ft. Lauderdale this morning to tell me that Wallmart has all the new Cricut cartridges for $30. I went to my local Wallmart but they did not have any of them. So I went back home, printed Wallmart's offer and went to Michael's and asked the manager if they honor competitor's prices. Well, she said yes and I ended up buying  my Christmas present!!! I bought 7 of them...... including this "from my kitchen". So.... I played a little! The "chef" is a stamp from Stampin'Up!. I was jumping and hugging the manager.... (I bet she thought I was from Mars....).

Pregnant girl card using New Arrival Cricut Cartridge

You go girl!

More Christmas Cards!

I made some vintage Christmas cards today and some conventional ones.  I better get use to the vintage  look since it is so popular this season.

Baby album is "almost" done!

I "almost " finished the  80-page baby album. I still have to do a page with a pregnat lady and a page with the stork bringing a baby in its peak. I need to buy New Arrival on Black Friday!!!!!!

More handmade cards!

As you can see, I have been very busy making greeting cards. I forgot how fun it is to make them! I've been scrapping way too much lately.

I spoke to Tammy at Paper Niche in South Florida today and it looks like I will be teaching there on Tuesday, December 8th at 6 pm. It will be a Christmas layout made with the cricut (Joys of the Season and Christmas Cheer). Can't wait!