Stamp Some Smiles

Card/Page Progress

Here it is, as promised! You saw how this 6 x 6 changed into a card, now if you look at the Burgundy paper you will see the 8 1/2 x 11. Now look at the entire 12 x 12 layout. You could give this as a gift with a matching card! So what do you think? Do you see why I was so blown away by this idea? It makes it so easy to plan a layout!

And now you know what he was concentrating so hard on...coloring Easter Eggs. These photos were taken this past Easter. Rob and I had everyone over for a cookout and we colored eggs and did an Easter egg hunt the weekend before Easter. My Neices Kaylee and Maegan came with my brother and his wife, My Nephew Liam came with his dad (mom was working), my Sister-in-law and her husband came, and so did my mom and dad. My three kids all love having family get togethers and this day was no exception, even my oldest got into coloring eggs. They all like searching for the candy filled eggs, I don't think you can ever get too old for that. And this year all the kids are old enough where there didn't have to be a pile in the middle of the lawn for little ones to "find"! Yes, that is a box in the background, a box with a blanket on it. It was also a "Fort" and a "Space Ship" and a "Dog house" complete with barking "Puppies" that day...lol. Such a great day, I'm so glad I took pictures.

Card ... or Scrapbook page?

When I went to convention this summer, I had such an amazing time. I know I have mentioned this more than just a few times...but WOW...it was Awesome! We learned so much. Big things, there were plenty of big things...but it was the little things that really blew me away day after day. It is incredible what happens when that many creative women get together...and the ideas that are shared are priceless. One day on stage there was a demonstrator...we called her "Million Dollar Mary" because she was the first demonstrator to reach One Million Dollars in sales. (I know, whew...can you imagine?!) She was sharing ideas, some big and some small. Then she shared this idea...turn a 6 x 6 page into a card for your friends who don't scrap. How? Like this:

How simple, how smart, HOW COME I DIDN'T THINK OF IT! Okay, just in case you can't see it, but I am sure you can, it is just folded in half! (Well, her's was, mine is more like folded in half with the little flower turned and words stamped on it...but you get the idea.)
Don't laugh at me now...
(tee heeee) yes this is a very little idea, but you know how excited I get about Stampin' and this idea THRILLS ME! I will make another page using the elements I've used here, and show you how it can be an 8 1/2 x 11 or a 12 x 12 as well. It just goes to show you it's all in how you look at things. By the way, this beautiful boy is my nephew. He was concentrating so hard, I will show you what he was doing in my next post. Until then, don't forget to let the little things in life thrill you!