Using up scraps from my scrap box

Due to a major wardrobe malfunction that my pals had caught

but were horrifically moritified and laughing hysterically at the same time

prior to alerting me to my faux paux.

My apologies/My pals LOL.

I was so focused in my creativity I completely missed it.

No worries now because paint is your friend and you can cover up

anything in scrapbooking.

 So I made this lil mini album with scraps I had from my

scrap bin. When it gets to a certain level

it totally annoys me.

And then I need to do something about it.

 So in conjuction with out of control scraps there are also

those embellishments that one has no idea

what to do with because they have nothing in common with

the way I scrap. 

SO....

 These scrappy lil mini albums are a good/great home for

those pesky embellishments.

 And die cuts - don't forget die cuts

and punches.

However, some of these I truly love.

 This lil mini is great for anyone that wants to

do an informal fun album.

I have made a few of these, some I've given as gifts. 

You just can't go wrong.

Studio Calico, Pink Fresh, Die Cuts and miscellaneous do-dads.

I love the word do-dads.

Birthday girl

When I got home from my wanderings I had 3 SC kits

waiting for me and one coming for September.

To make it more fun, SC had a mega sale that I went

crazy on, so now I'm overwhelmed with all these new products.

With all that it only took several days and multiple changes 

I put a page together. Woohoo!

 The above bike has been in my stash for a long time

and I'm so glad I finally got it used.

 I love this paper - so much fun with its pop art feel.

Amelia got to pick out her own bike and because she has 

2 older brothers, she decided she needed a bike

that reflected that.

She's rolling with the big boys now.

Love it.

No fru fru girlie bike for her.

So in being overwhelmed with so many kits and new stuff

I somehow lost track of which kit was what month.

Actually, I lost track when I took the cards out to use in

my Faux Traveler's Journal, therefore, since I

couldn't figure out what month a kit was (except for Sept)

I decided it'd be fun to toss everything all together 

and roll from there. 😐😐😐

Needless to say that made it even more overwhelming.

Cute little bunny butt envelopes I stole off the internet

And I'm so happy I found this idea for the grands

and I had all the supplies on hand

and busted some stash.

Total win-win.

And ain't they stinkin' adorable.

So I glued their butts to the front of the envelope

in order to tuck something behind.

 Thanks to my pal Holli - when I indicated that

I wanted some type of carrot thing to 

tuck in so it would look like the bunny was

jumping in after it she told me

about these reeses pieces carrots.

I pondered a real carrot for a brief moment

 but that would be mean

for Easter lol.

So I debated in the store because the carrots are

huge but figured no harm no foul

if they didn't fit.

But they did fit sort of.

Now to mail them off in time.

I made 12 of them - 10 for the grands

and the other 2 for my two nieces that will be

at our house for Easter.

I love the internet.

Scrapping on the road

Finally, thanks to my pal Holli - who happened to be

sharing her day of scrapping with me via text message, 

made me break out the table for my "nest."

We then cyber scrapped for awhile getting quite alot done.

It's a small place, with limited supplies and one can wonder

how I always lose and/or misplace things.

Drives me wild - because I DON'T MOVE from there

with anything in my hands.

So I've started tossing "like" things in baggies.

Well we all know how "like" stays together. LOL.

Anyway, no changes on the first couple of pages.

 Again thanks to my pal Holli she found this sentiment

pack called "you are the world to me" by DCWV.

Had adorable cut aparts and transparencies that I have added.

 Some of the papers I added (and this was all from my "scrap" box)

were not double sided, therefore, using the every stamp I own technique

spruced it up some.

I didn't bring mists this time and I really miss them

but its a small space and quite dangerous spritzing them about.

Talk about a potential mess.

 I also rearranged a few pages to fit photos better.

I'm so glad I found this pineapple in a MME pack

that was an impulse buy.

And the pineapples so had to be documented.

If you follow the my blog you may know I grow pineapples

and they always ripen when we are away.

Well not this time.

Three ripened and I tossed them in the RV and

we carried them around for several states before cutting them up.

Normally pineapples do not ripen more once cut.

Well these did.

And by the time we cut and ate them we had a sugar ant

infestation that actually continues to this day.

Not quite as many - but they are still making their presence known.

I can understand these were the sweetest, best ever.

Also I carried put the tops in water to root

them, and gave them away because the poor things

were getting bounced around and out of their water so

my pals Gail and Jill are proud owners

of pineapple tops.

One in Maine and the other New Hampshire.

I'm sure those pineapples will thrive.