Bo Bunny May 2012 Card challenge
22 May 2012 Leave a Comment
If you have been following my blog for a minute, it is no news to you that I LOVE BO BUNNY! I received the “Alora” collection in one of my Little Red Scrapbook kits. So this is what I created for the Bo Bunny May 2012 Card challenge:
The challenge was to use 3 different patterns of paper, 2 stickers (the letters), and 1 button. I usually make cards for nearby holidays or birthdays (otherwise they just sit there, 
), but this time I don’t have anything going on until at least November. Therefore I decided to make this “I love you” card for my hubby. He loves it when I give him cards for no reason. Actually, he made me a little “atrium” by his night stand, where he displays all the cards I give him and some of my pictures. I hope you like my card!
Bo Bunny May 2012 Sketch Challenge
17 May 2012 Leave a Comment
Hello all! Today I am here to show you this layout I created with the “Alora” collection from Bo Bunny, for the Bo Bunny Blog May 2012 sketch challenge:
I used one of my Little Red Scrapbook kits (March 2012) which featured this really cute line. Isn’t it adorable? My son ALWAYS makes us read him a book before going to bed, so of course, we started with Disney, Winnie the Pooh… But as he grew up, he started acting up, so I figured books were the easiest way to get my message accross. So now, we try reading him books that will teach him stuff. Like, the latest books that we got him were The Berenstain Bears : Telling the Truth. :) I would like to get the whole collection, but I figure I will start with the books that address the situations that he currently has shown. Next on my list is Waldo, not because it teaches him anything, but because I like it myself 
. See you next time!
My Creative Sketches April 2012 challenge
04 May 2012 5 Comments
It has been a while…A WHILE since I have posted in my blog. I think the last time was August of last year, right before I went on deployment. Obviously I am back. We had internet while underway (the wonders of technology!) but it was SO SLOW and a bunch of websites would not finish loading. It was quite a challenge to keep up with clubs, online shopping, new releases… I missed them so much! But 7 months went by and I am back on shore. What it seemed like an eternity away from my boys, now is just a nightmare long gone… Although I may have to relive my nightmare again soon :/ I think that’s another reason why I am not scrapping as much lately, because I want to spend as much of my free time with my family. But I also need my creative outlet, so I still need some scrappy time. So here is what I did for the April 2012 challenge of “My Creative Sketches”, a new blog from My Creative Scrapbook.
). Can I imagine my life with only one of their kits? No. I tried for a little while, but I always found myself drooling over the other ones, so I finally decided to subscribe to almost all of them Anyways, I hope you like my layout. It feels good to be home!Sweet Peach Crop Shop August Sketch 1
18 Aug 2011 3 Comments
Hello all,
This will probably be my last post for a while. As we speak, I am packing all my stuff to go on deployment on board the USS Stennis tomorrow. These last few days have been an emotional roller coaster for me and my family, and through so many mixed emotions, I really felt I had to scrapbook. Leaving my sweet boy for 7 months, my beautiful new home, and the beautiful Washington State really moved my scrapbooking mojo, and I think I was able to create some beautiful pieces.
I don’t know if I will be able to scrapbook onboard the ship. Life is very busy there, but just in case, I have bought some storage supplies that will help me get by. I just have to get there, and then hubby already has directions on what to pack
Anyways, all sorrow set aside, here is my take on the Sweet Peach Crop Shop August Sketch 1:
For this layout I used SPCS Juicy Themed June Kit. I still remember when I took this picture, my son was barely learning how to walk, and he already had this HUGE sense of independence. It seems like yesterday when he was this little, and now he looks like a giant when we go to the playgrounds
Now, a note to my dear reader Adele: Thank you so much for your kind words. Due to anti-terrorist measures I cannot disclose exactly where my ship is going, but it will be in the Western Pacific Ocean. Like you said, I also hope it goes by quick. Usually it’s not too bad for me, because I get to leave and have new experiences. However, the real hero here is my husband, who gets to take care of my son by himself. He is my rock, and he is the one who gets to an empty home every day. He is the one that wakes up in the middle of the night, and gets to stare to my empty side of the bed. He is the one that walks in my crafts room to see all my stuff and there is nobody in my chair. He is the one that has to make up answers to my son’s questions. Believe it or not, I think he’s got the hardest part.
Thank you very much guys, and I’ll see you soon.
SPCP Non-standard photo size
15 Aug 2011 1 Comment
I must admit I am guilty of always using 4×6 pictures, so I figured this challenge will be… well, you know, really challenging. I had some big printouts from pictures my husband used to send when I was deployed in GTMO, so I figured this would be a good chance to put them to use. Here is my take:
For this layout I used the Sweet Peach Crop Shop Sweet Featured kit for the month of July. Isn’t it gorgeous? This is one of my favorite layouts, I don’t know if it’s because the picture is so big or because of the little musical signs in the paper. Really cute!
SPCS Try it Thursday challenge – Altering photos
15 Aug 2011 2 Comments
I know I have been gone for a while, but as you may know I have moved cross country. We moved from Connecticut to Washington State, and although everything went pretty smooth, it still kept us busy. I think we are kind of settled now, but the fact that I have to leave on deployment don’t help. In between all this craziness, I had really been craving scrapbooking, so once I was all moved in, I decided to re-join Sweet Peach Crop Shop Kit club. So the first challenge I tried was the “Try it Thursday – Altering Photos”, and here is my take on it:
The challenge was to alter the photo. In the blog, Julie recommended using Fotoflexer, and that’s what I used. Since I was talking about my perfect world, I decided to blur the corners, to give the viewer the impression of a dream. Also, I changed it to grayscale in order to give it a more vintage look. For this layout I used the Sweet Peach Crop Shop Main Kit for August.
You all probably know I am in the military, so it’s hard for me leaving my child behind every time I have to go on a deployment. That’s why I say that would be my perfect world, just being next to my child every day that goes by. Maybe some day…
Bo Bunny Tuesday card challenge
05 Jun 2011 Leave a Comment
I know I haven’t posted in a while, but the whole coast to coast move is very time consuming! We are moving from Groton, CT to Bremerton, WA at the end of July, so we are in the middle of arranging packaging of household goods, trying to decide if we are going to ship one of the cars, what route are we going to take over there, etc. I am really excited to see other places, but it is very stressful as well
Also, the funniest thing happened to me the other day. I don’t know if I mentioned it, but my Japanese Chin has a thing for biting my laptop AC power adaptor. He bit to death mine first, and I had to buy a new one at Best Buy. Then he broke my mom’s while she was pet sitting him. So, the other day I went to use my laptop and it was not working. My husband use one of her “electricity transmitter” gadgets, and he said the power adaptor was not working. My puppy had chewed a little bit of the cable, but not that much that it seemed damaged. Anyways, someone had to be blamed and of course it was Humpy (that’s my Japanese Chin). The next day I went to Best Buy to see if they would replace the AC power adaptor, and thanks goodness they did. Afterwards I went back home, and I was getting ready to use my computer after such a long time (it was just 1 day, but it seemed like an eternity!) just to discover that it would NOT work, not even with the new adaptor!!! OH NO!!!!! So here I am, all stressed out, because now on top of everything else, I have to buy a new computer. My husband came over, we took the battery out like 4 or 5 times, and it just would not work.
The following dayI am getting psychologically ready to buy a new computer (because I just can’t live without it), and an inside voice told me “Gigi, just go get your computer checked by the Geek squad, and hopefully they will be able to fix it for less than $200″. So I went to the Geek Squad, and as soon as I get to the rep, I asked him “How much is it just for the diagnosis?”, and he said “$70, and that’s just to see what’s wrong with it”. GULP! So I am about to take my laptop and walk away, but he had already started to disassembled it. GREAT! Anyways, so I am thinking I’ll just pay the $70 and then I am buying another computer because this one is old… And the rep just gave me this crazy look. He turned around my laptop, and it was working!!! He told me “it was just asleep. You know Ma’am, that happens sometimes”. Feeling as stupid as I could, I am just thinking to myself “Of course I know that computers go into sleep mode”, and tried to unsuccessfully defend myself by saying “Sir, I swear, my husband and I tried that like 5 times and it would NOT work”. He just gave me THE LOOK. Priceless!!!
Anyways, so I am back for the Bo Bunny Tuesday Card Challenge. I used the Gabrielle Collection (which I am almost out of) to make this beautiful “Thank you” card:
Have a great week!
Gigi
Sweet Peach Crop Shop Try it Thursday – Circles that pop
25 May 2011 2 Comments
This week’s Try it Thursdays challenge was about using a circle in your layout and make it pop. I’ve done this before, but everytime I want to make my circles pop I always use ribbons. This time I decided I wanted to use something different. Here is my take on the challenge:
So I used brads! Genius, uh? Ok, maybe not genius, but new. I always like trying new techniques. Some I use just one time, but the ones I like I use them over and over and over. For this layout I used the Sweet Peach Crop Shop May Juicy kit.
This picture was somewhere in California. My husband and I always talk about buying a motorcycle, but we always decide not to. It’s very dangerous, and we don’t want to put our lives at risk. It doesn’t matter how good of a motorcycle driver you are, the fact that there is not a hard structure to protect you scares me. So when I saw this motorcycle, I just knew I had to play silly. So I did This layout is in honor of the motorcycle I will ever want and will never have.
Bo Bunny Layout Friday Challenge
22 May 2011 1 Comment
Bo Bunny provided a wonderful sketch once again for their Friday Layout Challenge. Here is my take on it:
I found this pic from when my son was just 4 months old. Usually when I scrapbook pics of my son, I use boy-ish colors, and try to avoid using flowers. However, the young, tender age he is on this picture is ideal to use some flowers and butterflies. And those butterflies in the Bo Bunny Gabrielle collection reminded me of how time flew by. He will be turning 5 years old in just 4 more months. Where did time go? Next thing I know, he’ll probably be getting married
Bo Bunny challenge – Flourishes
18 May 2011 1 Comment
Me? Love Flowers? YOU BET I DO!!! If I could I would put flowers in ALL my layouts, no exceptions! But there are a lot of men in my life. Actually most of the stuff I do is for men, so sometimes flowers are out of the question. So everytime I get a chance to create something for a lady, I get really excited! No need to think how to “avoid” the girlieness in my projects.
This time it was all a happy coincidence. Bo Bunny had just posted their Tuesday card challenge in which we had to use flowers. That same day, my lieutenant’s girlfriend sent me a pair of white uniform pants that she accidentally purchased (long story… she is an officer and she bought the enlisted personnel pants). Anyways, it was meant to be, so I created this little “Thank you” card for her:
For this card I used the Bo Bunny Timepiece collections, plus some prima flowers and bling. I really liked how this card came out. Do you know how I determine whether my project is good? If it’s something I would like to receive myself
