Owl Always Love her.....

My Grandma Chapin loved owls, purple and tennis.  I too love owls and purple (last time I played tennis, I ate the turf three minutes into playing and that ended my tennis career, graceful I am NOT!).  When I was flipping through a Scrapbooks Etc. magazine (MISS them, boo hoo!), I noticed the cute owl art that I just had to make!

Here's mine (shadowbox from Goodwill $1.99, everything else was in my scrap-stash) :

 

Here's the original: 

I really didn't intend on adding the sunshine, but since my finished owl was much shorter than her frame (story of my life, ha!).  So insert the sun and my Mary Owl is finished (Grandma's name was Mary!).  She will hang in my scrap area, LOVE it!

Pinterest Made Me Do It #13....

To see the original Pinterest inspiration, click here.

Andy's super sweet Aunt Carolyn gave me two MME paper stacks last time we were home (she gets me!!) and it has really inspired my scrapbooking, well that and Pinterest!  Here's a layout that using only MME papers:

Aren't the papers lovely?!  Yes, it's another picture like the one I posted from Mother's Day, I might have to make a page showing the progression between my sister and I: I get fatter and she gets younger, that snot and yes, she is my OLDER sister, that crusty snot!  Love them both to pieces though and adore this layout!!

More Wall Hanging Wows....

I found a framed faux canvas on clearance at Target for $5, and how lucky was I that once I got it home, it was 12"x12"?!  I modge podged the paper to it, modge podged some cardstock to a "B" I've had forever and slapped it up on the wall:

Unfortunately, it's the only thing up on a huge wall in the dining room.  I need to get some things up next to it...it's on my list!

 

Andy and I found a cute antique store on the way to Cabelas and I got a wire rack to house Alex's stuff (in winter, gloves & toboggans and now, ball caps).  The space looked naked, so I hung this neat lil picture that is Andy's above it:

It surprised me how this one little nook being finished makes me SO happy!

My 4th Birthday....

Yes, you read that right, pictures from 1976!  This is the first time I've done a double page layout in a while and my first 8.5"x11" double page layout: 

Can you tell that I'm lovin pinwheel flowers and doilies lately?!

Pinterest Made Me Do it #12...

I mentioned that I have been busy hanging pictures and checking off from my summer to-do list.  Here's my next wall hanging (frame and mat from Goodwill for $2.50, all other supplies I had in my scrap stash):

This is the link to see the original.

Blown Away...

I love how this quick, easy layout came together:

Now, to decide if it goes in Alex or Haley's album?! 

Very Jane...

Have you heard of veryjane.com?  If not, sign up for their daily emails, great deals on super cute stuff.  I got this print that we put up next to the T that I found in an antique shop in Sweetwater, TN.

 

Since school's out, I've been doing lots of picture hanging, this was project #1 on my list!