Scrapbooking Disney World!

OK, no CTMH plugs here. These are just layouts from our Nov 09 Disney World trip, 14 pages (7 layouts). I've been working on these for about a week. All were done with Disney paper from the local scrapbooking store. Just because I sell CTMH stuff doesn't mean I am exclusive :-)

Here they are, bright and colorful!

Card Making Workshop!

Add up all the cards you send each year, from Birthday Cards, Happy Anniversary Cards, Thank You Cards, etc....10? 15? 20 cards? Do you go to Hallmark last minute and buy a card for $3.49? That can add up, not to mention it can be time consuming making many trips throughout the year to buy one card each time. Get a head start this year! Make a handful of cards at ONE 2-hour workshop! You can make them say WHATEVER you want! I have stamps for every occasion!

Make 5 cards for $5! That's a buck a card! or, make 9 cards and get the 10th free! That's only 90 cents each! All cards come with envelopes and I provide all the supplies (paper, cardstock, stamps, ink, adhesive, ribbon).

Where: My house!
When: Thursday, 11 February
Time: 7 PM - 9 PM (ish)

Please RSVP with a blog comment, or by e-mail at lifeisgood@brianamanda.com

Hope to see you soon!

Scrapbooking China

I haven't scrapbooked any of my own stuff in the last few months since I was busy working on the two big scrapbooks for Christmas gifts. Now I'm even more behind than I was, but I plan on getting caught up (yeah right, will I ever be?). Here are a few pictures of our China trip from May 2009. I made 6 pages, 3 layouts. I had a ton more pictures, but I'm into simplification :-)

Stampin' Christmas Cards

I made my Christmas Cards this year! Yup, all 100 of them! It was rather easy, and about the same cost as ordering the 45 cent 4x8 photo cards from Snapfish. Well, same cost if you don't count my HOURS of free labor, haha! I think they were more personable this way and a better texture for sure, with the ribbon and textured cardstock. Here is a picture of my creation!



And sticking to my accountant background, here is the cost based accounting (cost per item made).
Black Cardstock = $10.50 for 60 sheets = 8.75 cents per 4x8
Ribbon = $5.00 for 5 spools = 5 cents each
Photo = 80 were 10 cents each, and 20 were 15 cents each = averages 11 cents each
Adhesive = 2 rolls @ 2.49 = 5 cents each
Envelopes = $9 for 100 = 9 cents each
White Cardstock = 5 sheets @ 50 cents = 2.5 cents each
Stamps and ink = sunk cost = already had them and didn't exhaust supply
Grand total per card = 41.25 cents! Woohoo! Cheaper than the 45 cent prints from Snapfish! And cuter, too!

Mother-In-Law's Scrapbook

OK, here is project #2 for Christmas. 12 months, 7 grandkids, multiple pictures of each kid for each month. 25 pages. DONE! 4 days until Christmas!


Cover Page


January


February


March


April


May


June


July


August


September


October


November

Mom's Scrapbook

Have you been wondering what I've been up to the last month or two? Well, I was working on PLENTY of scrappin' projects! All of which I will post photos of in the next few days! I completed a scrapbook for my husband, Brian, to take on his deployment. I hand stamped 100 Christmas cards to mail around the world. And the biggest two projects, by far, have been completing 2009 Scrapbooks for both my Mom and Mother-In-Law for their Christmas present. I had to get a photo of each of my Mom's grandkids (8) and each of my MIL's grandkids (7) for each month for all 12 months. I completed a 12x12 layout (2 pages) for each month for a total of 25 pages for the entire book. It was quite the undertaking (I think collecting the pictures from 4 sisters, 1 brother, and 2 sister-in-laws was the most difficult part of the project :-)). Thanks guys for mailing and e-mailing me TONS of photos!


Cover Page


January


February


March


April


May


June


July


August


September


October


November


December


I used the "Magic Moments" Scrapbook Kit from Close To My Heart, which is no longer available to purchase online (but I do have some in stock if you're interested!). The kit included all 24 level 1 scrapbook pages, a spool of ribbon, a jar of brads, eight sheets of stickers and 13 page protectors! Using a kit is a great way to easily make a full scrapbook (a whole year!) without having to put too much "thought" into it.

My goal was to mail it on 18 Dec, but I just finished it this afternoon. It will be in the mail first thing Monday morning (21 Dec) and I hope it makes it across the country to California by Christmas! I hope she loves it!

CLEARANCE! 50-80% off CTMH Products!

Close To My Heart is placing most of their remaining 2008 products on a FABULOUS clearance and supplies are limited, so hurry and check out the "Holiday Heyday" Sale on my website!

CLICK HERE TO SHOP!


Shipping is $7.95 for any order, but once you hit $100, it is a flat $5 shipping!

You know how I am always bragging about my "Level 1" Kits that usually run $9.95 and I can complete 4-6 12x12 pages? Well, they are all on sale for $5! GREAT DEAL!

Remember, it is "while supplies last!!!"