She's gone country!

I bought a Simplicity pattern a few months ago because I thought that Riley would look cute in one of the costumes. Actually I thought she would select the fairy version but she chose to be the cowgirl. I sewed the skirt and had my mom finish the top because I have issues reading the patterns from the company. I have no problem reading boutique or patterns from Amy Butler. My mom has issues reading those because she says they aren't written by pattern makers. Sorry but they are in English and I completely get what they are saying. This on the other hand. . .I have found that any pattern that comes with that brown tissue paper is hard to figure out. So now my mom has inherited the Dorothy costume as well.

Riley had to wear the costume yesterday to Musical Theater class. Here's how she looked.

I used Prima's pearlescent cardstock (base and balck) with Making Memories gingham, Martha Stewart bandana paper. I cut the title and cowgirl with the Pazzles. The pink letters are Colorbok and the epoxy embellishments are Creative Imaginations with Stickles. 

Back to scrapping!

Yeh! Now that the puppy is getting use to us and we're getting used to him, I've found out that he leaves my scrapbook supplies alone. So now I can have him lay in his bed I made him in the room and get back to what I love doing.

So to get back into the swing of things I did some quick layouts. I found this photo of Riley from when she was about 20 months old. I used Making Memories paper (got 25 sheets for $2 at the sale so I need to use a lot of it) and various embellishments from Colorbok, Oriental Trading and of course Distress Inks.

Here's a layout I did really about my stepping on these Littlest Pet Shoppe toys. We R Memory Keepers, Basic Grey, Maya Road and Sandy Lion.

And an ode to Buster. . . This I think is Prima, Making Memories, Basic Grey, Cosmo Cricket, and Creative Imaginations. He's had a hard week whether he knows it or not. We've contemplated keeping him and well think we've worked through Riley not being the only one getting attention in the house. So for now, he's here to stay. Don't worry though. . . if he goes, he will go to a friend with all the stuff we've spoiled him with. He went from living in dirt (although he still likes laying in it in the backyard) to being inside on his fluffy beds and sleeping bags.

Cupcake shaped layout

Here's my day 2 shaped layout. It's a cupcake. . . we love cupcakes around here! I created the Pazzles file off of the Maya Road chipboard mini album. So if you are interested in a JPG template or the WPC file, let me know. . . . SEI papers, Pixstix (embossed puffy paints), Colorbok, Oriental Trading.

I also wanted to show you the hanging canvas panels I made for Riley's preschool teachers. I'm starting to think I have a style with these photo extraction type of layouts. Paper layouts the sun goes on the left. The digital layouts I put the sun on the right. Kind of weird. . . I used Prima (of course) paper and flowers, Hampton Arts stamps, school house from ScrapbookGraphics.com, Fancy Pants trim, Glimmer Mist, May Arts ribbons. Panels from Dick Blick. Using my stash baby!

The green layout is Rusty Pickle with Prisma Color markers. And the other one is Prima Marketing papers and flowers, Rusty Pickle chipboard, Fancy Pants stamps, Autumn Leaves stamps.