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Grandpa and Cooper “Always Remember”

Christie — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:36:29 +0000

After two months, it’s still hard to believe that my Grandfather has passed.

These photos of Grandpa Crabtree with my nephew, Cooper have become some of my very favorites. I love the smile on Grandpa’s face and Copper’s little tongue hanging out. Grandpa was always happiest when holding a grandchild, in this case his great-grandchild.

Grandpa loved the Crabtree Family Cabin in Island Park, Idaho; I believe it was one of his favorite places on earth. I took these photos of Grandpa and Cooper last Summer while at the Crabtree Cabin.

Before Christmas, I special ordered this October Afternoon paper intending to use it for cabin photos. The paper ending up being perfect for this tender memory.

It’s not an elaborate layout by any means but it is still very special. Now in a shadowbox, it hangs on my living room wall.

October Afternoon – Report Card

Christie — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:30:58 +0000

My girl LOVES to read.

She always has her

nose in a book.

This is something that I adore about her.

Reading.

Something I hope she

always loves to do.

***Thanks for the super-cool paper Karen!

Fall Banner

Christie — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:30:58 +0000

I’m really missing my good camera. It’s hard to take photos of my projects with my little cybershot. But I have to share, right? I’m dropping my camera off to get it repaired this weekend. So, hopefully I will be back to my own standard of photo quality soon.

I created this little “Harvest” Banner with some of my Fall papers; mostly Pink Paislee & October Afternoon.

I had so much extra paper that I made a few kits for my Mother, Sister and Sister-in-law. It was fun to have them over to make the banners. It made me realize how much I miss teaching classes at Paradise Scrapbook Boutique in California. I’m still teaching by proxy (I’m designing some layouts and Karen will teach them). This way I still get to stick my hand in the ‘Creative Cookie Jar’ which is Paradise Scrapbook Boutique now and again.

Here’s some photos of the details, some of which varied from each garland…hope you can make them out.

Fall Notebooks Using Paper Scraps

Christie — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:43:19 +0000

After cutting kits for my upcoming Blessed Class, I had quite a bit of left over paper and & leaves (thanks for the leftovers Karen). The paper was mostly 4 inches across or less, so I decided to make some little mini notebooks.

To make these little books come together I used things I had lying around. I buy white cardstock by the ream so I had plenty to cut into pages for the inside of the notebook. I used Chipboard for the back and front covers (these I covered with the leftover paper). Then I used my Bind-it-All to “bind it all” (haha) together. After the notebook was bound I added the leaves and embellishments. Simple, right?

If you don’t have a Bind-it-all, this project would be just as easy using a punch and individual rings.

With the Holidays coming up this would be a fun gift for a good friend, a happy hostess or sweet family member.

October Afternoon Fall Layouts…

Christie — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:36:28 +0000

I took photos of Citrus Avenue during the Fall of 2006. Our family lived on Citrus Avenue for quite awhile. We moved into our new home during the Summer of 2007. At the time I had no idea it would be our last Autumn on Citrus Avenue.

I LOVE Autumn. It’s my FAVORITE season. These photos make me miss Citrus Avenue…not that I don’t love where we live now, it’s just a newer neighborhood and the trees are still young. The trees on Citrus Avenue had been around awhile, they were magnificent in the Fall. As my Grandpa Crabtree would say, they were Glorious!

A closer look at the layouts using “October Afternoon” paper (or the little details)…

Halloween Layouts: October Afternoon

Christie — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:08:25 +0000

I love the using the new October Afternoon paper. I have six 12 by 12 inch shadow box frames; Four in my Dining Room and two in the Guest Bathroom. It has been my intention to change them with the Seasons. We’ve been in our home for over a year and this is the first time I’ve changed the layouts. I designed six new Halloween layouts with photos from the past three years. The two Layouts I’m posting today are from 2005. I’ll post the additional layouts (2006, 2007) tomorrow & Thursday.

The little details from Izabelle’s Fairy Princess Layout:

The little details from Parker’s Pumpkin Patch Layout:

October Afternoon + Tiffany’s Contest

Christie — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:01:08 +0000

I’ve been experimenting with the new October Afternoon Paper. Each line has Journaling Cards that look like this:

I thought the little Journaling Cards would make a cute Mini Book. I decided to make a book for my daughter, Izabelle – she just started 3rd grade. I want to record some of her unique interests. She will be 8 years old this month, it will be fun to have her help by recording some of her favorites in her own handwriting. I want Izabelle to be able to look back in the years to come…this way she can remember what her 8-year-old self loved…she loves to read books (especially the books about dogs) and noodles are her favorite food, Doctor Who is her favorite TV show. Izabelle loves to draw and paint pictures, she loves to get letters in the mail and keeps her room very clean…

You get the picture, right?

Using the Journaling Cards, I made this little book:

Tiffany (who is pretty, smart, generous and funny) is hosting an amazing contest on her blog:

“The R Family Diaries”.

I’ve been reading Tiffany’s blog for awhile now (every since she started SITS with Heather – who’s blog I also frequent). Tiffany is so much fun and I know you will enjoy her blog.

Seriously, you have to check it out! Click the following link:

“Pay it Forward” Contest!

You could win this: