The Year in Review by my DGD

The January Monthly Challenge on the Cricut Circle Blog is: The Year in Review.

The year 2011 has come and gone and now we want you to take the opportunity to look back at what this year has meant to you. Create a scrapbook page or mini album celebrating the events of 2011. It could be a page that uses just one photo, like Shantaie’s, or 12 different photos (one summarizing the events for each month). You might not want to use any photos at all and just use journaling to tell your story . . . it’s up to you!The WINNER of this challenge will receive a $150 Credit to Cricut.com! The Challenge: Create a scrapbook page or mini album reviewing the year 2011. What was memorable about the year overall? Or maybe you want to summarize the events that happened each month in your life. Whatever your approace, use your Cricut machines to tell your 2011 story.
Rules and Guidelines: Circle Blog Challenges are open to Cricut Circle Members only. Your project must be newly created for this challenge and include atleast 2 Cricut Image Cuts

This is my submission:

I couldn't come up with anything until DGD Faith was here this week and she had written a note about her dog her mom and dad had to give to a friend at the end of the year because they didn't have a fenced in yard and he was not a good inside dog, being a dalmation, and she still misses him terribly. His name was Max. And she didn't know what to do with that note. And she had just been looking at some of pics from last year from a trip to Hot Springs with my DD and DGS and then all kinds of things that happened last year. Then the light bulb went off. She LOVES this book that I cut some paper from my stash and added to this "your story" cover and is loving making diecuts to go with the pages! This is what she has done so far, besides blinging the front! I think she enjoyed that most! The little girl and puppy are from Imagine Better Together, the Ipod is from Paisley. The Faith and 2011 on the front cover was printed and cut using vinyl and Blast Off! Love that cart! I'll show you more as she finishes more! She's busy cutting dogs and cakes and presents for her birthday party! I'm amazed she didn't start there!
Thanks for stopping by and good luck to all my circle friends!

YAY!! Baby Book finished! and Blog Candy!

In Celebration of the completion of my gift scrapbook for my new great nephew, Wyatt, its time for some blog candy!

It's a set of Martha Stewart Loop around the Page! (I've been trying to load the picture since it Blogger came back up last nite!)

All you have to do is leave me a comment and a way to reach you. Would love for you to become a follower while you are here!!

I'll use random.org to draw a winner on November 4th at 11:59 pm to celebrate my husbands birthday!

 

Make sure to keep checking my blog I may have more treats.

I finally finished the BABY Wordbook! or Shapebook! I guess its both! Shaped like a baby carriage but spells out BABY too! Lots of room for pictures and journaling! I used the Expression and the Imagine. I cut the letter pages welded to carriage pages using Gypsy and Expression. And the shaped papers aslo. I used a baby kit from Colorbok for the pattern pages and used glitter paper from Walmart for the glittery BABY letters. Don't know how much of the glitter you can see. I made the little toy box from the apple crate on Doodlecharms. I made the little toys inside with B is for Boy. The robot is also from B is for Boy.The carriage is from Cricut Sampler. The BABY letters are from Plantin. The flourishes are from Paisley. And of course I used Nursery Tales on the Imagine for the pattern on the train and the last page. I included some 2 sided tape for her to add pictures here on top of the flourishes.

The little toybox has some toys from the B is for Boy cart, as well as the robot and the little set of keys you can hardly see on the corner of the journaling block on the botton left. I added a little post-it in the window of the train cars that they are open at the top to add pics and the tag behind the frame can be used for pics and journaling!

The duck on the frame is open to insert a picture and pull the clip and theres a card for journaling. The little diaper on the right side opens up and can insert picture and journaling also. It has a little Tim Holtz pin with his initials, WZ. BTW, his initials are the same as my husbands! How cool is that! I haven't told my neice yet! I'm sure she didn't realize it! The little overalls and bottle and big were printed and cut with Imagine Nursery Tales. 

Hope she likes it and enjoys it as much as I enjoyed building it!

Card made with Gypsy: Paisley and Gypsy Font

This card was made to accompany a gift certificate for my daughter-in-law to-be for a new pair of New Balance tennis shoes for her birthday! I used Paisley and Gypsy Font.