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Practically Perfect by Haley Ross

Double-click to enlarge. Does this photo look crooked to you? My bad.
Ok, so I love love love the new Ooh La La for Him paper from My Minds Eye. Like, I love it. I rarely use the die-cut sheet that comes with the matching paper, I just don't. But this time I think I used pretty much the whole thing! It's beautiful! Aren't the colors gorge?
I used some really old stuff on this page (those plastic embellishments had dust on them!), and I just want to give a quick shout out to Terry-Lynne who helped me to shift the whole layout when I realised I had centered it incorrectly. Thanks chic.
This page was important to me. Most of you know how I have been avoiding scrapbooking Miles' baby pictures. Too much pressure. But I am happy to start here.
Materials: Patterned Paper & Die-Cuts: My Minds Eye, Alphabet Stickers: American Crafts & K&Co.; Embellishments: making memories; Pen: EK Success Zig Writer.

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Purpose by Haley Ross

This was one of the layouts from last weeks Scrapbookers' Boot Camp. I am so happy with it.
It's hard for me to scrapbook the hospital pictures from when Miles was born. Firstly because the colors are so horrible (peaches & greens) and also because I have such high expectations for these pages. These are the first one's I have done & I am happy with it, so I will forge on.
Materials: Cardstock: Bazzill Basics; Patterned Paper & Die Cuts: Scenic Route; Brads: Doodlebug; Rub Ons: Fancy Pants; Alphabet Stickers: American Crafts; Pen: EK Success Zig Writer; Cricut Cartridge: George; Ribbon: May Arts.

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Plan B by Haley Ross

When I first took these pictures, I was so sad because the babies were both being a little fussy. I just couldn't seem to get any good shots. But as I looked at the pictures again, I thought they were cute... they tell a little story. Maybe even a little baby flirting. (One cries, then the other.)Jeff Hilderman was my best friend growing up. Our mom's use to joke that we would be married. But as the layout tells, Jeff fell in love with Tasha, and I with Brian. So fate would have it that our mom's (Diane & Chere) would have a second chance at being related. Hannah & Miles were born just weeks apart. It's a little joke between us all that they will be married someday.... or is it? (No pressure kids, no pressure.)

Old Stuff? I've had those alphabet stickers for years. Buttons, crave cupcake ribbon & even the patterned paper is a couple months old... pretty impressive huh?

Materials: Patterned Paper: My Little Yellow Bicycle & My Minds Eye; Die-Cuts: My Minds Eye; Buttons: American Crafts & Autumn Leaves; Alphabet Stickers: making memories; Pen: EK Success Zig Writer; Ribbon: from Crave Cupcakes.

New from My Minds Eye...

Wild Asparagus 4 is here. And just like the Wild Asparagus before it, it rocks. Love all the little die cuts! Lots of themes to check out.

29th Street Market (above) has 8 new lines with 8 papers in each. Not to mention all of the goodies (great matching embellishments!). If I had to pic a fav?....I think Peaceful would be it. Love it.

Just Dreamy features two separate paper lines (one for boys & one for girls). There are die cuts & buttons (yay!) to match. This paper is too cute and has a very CareBear feel to it. Might work well with all of those terrible photos I have of myself as a child in the 80's.

New...

...from s.e.i. is the Holly Lane collection. Beautiful foiled papers, velvet papers, die-cuts, stickers, ribbons, buttons (yay!) and embellishments are now available in-store.
If you haven't done your Christmas cards, the deadline is looming (December 1st, but it's pretty much an "unwritten rule".) We still have one more card class available (Nov.28th) or come and get creative with this new Christmas line.

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Get to Shoppers Drug Mart & develop those Halloween pictures! The Salem line from Scenic Route is here and soooo stinkin' cute. Of course there are the signature chipboard (in black & orange), the die-cut arrows and great stickers, but it is the PAPER, the fabulous paper, that makes this line so great. Double-sided, not too "Halloweenie" & all matchy-matchy. Right now I am wishing I had my own little trick-or-treaters.

New Stuff!

The new products from Sweetwater are great. The mini clip albums (pictured above) make great a brag book (a good Christmas gift!) there are four different styles & matching In The Loop die-cuts! Check these out, they are packaged in CD cases (so smart!) and you get a bunch of great loopy die-cuts which would be great as frames or just on their own as embellishments.

Just when I thought I was OVER twill.... apparently I am not! I love love love this Sweetwater twill (can you say Polka Dots?). There is matching paper in four different lines & if you have little boys (always a scrapbookers challenge....) then hurry down to check out the CUTE papers.

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.......from the Paper Loft comes three Well Worn lines. Come in and check out Wild Daisies, Blue Jean & Queens Garden (pictured above). Each lines has 6 coordinating patterned paper, Stamped Words, diecut monograms and chipboard & a fabulous "waterfall" style mini album.