4th of July and Daily Scrapbook Layout

I thought I would share a couple of photographs of my 4th of July weekend. It was shared with some of my family and I had a very peaceful time. I viewed fireworks at the High School and spent some time at a BBQ over at my aunt's home.

I am a self-proclaimed paper hoarder. I buy up all of the DSP from Stampin' Up! and hardly touch it because I fear running out of the paper. I have a ton of retired cardstock and I have to use it up before I allow myself to purchase more paper. So, I have committed myself to creating at least (1) scrapbook layout a day for an entire week.

Here is a layout I created of my dearest Grandfather, who raised me. He loved to build. We purchased a birdhouse and he immediately went to work at putting it all together. It was such a delight to see how focused he was, as well as how proud he was when he finished the project. We miss him very much and wish he were here with us.

Finally got my new camera

Well, I have finally replaced my broken Camera. I did upgrade to the Canon EOS Rebel T3i and have found some of the settings challenging, but I am having a ton of fun playing around with it. My photos are not exactly what I want them to look like, but in time...I expect they will. So, I have posted some of the first photos...

Newburgh, NY Crop on July 23

Each month I attend a really great crop with the most fabulous scrappers. If you happen to be in the Newburgh area on July 23, come on over and join us at the "All American Crop." For more information, please visit www.meetup.com/Central-Perk-Scrappers. The organizers of the event are really fanstastic and there is a ton of product to to use and purchase.

6x6 Recipe Swap

Do you like to try new recipes? I certainly do. Here is a great way to get some new recipe cards and try some different foods.

My two favorite channels on TV are the Food Network and Cooking Channel. What is better than combining cooking and scrapbooking? I am searching for three (3) more participants in the 6x6 recipe swap. Each participant will create five (5) identical recipe scrapbook pages. The recipe is all up to you - dessert, appetizer, main course, or cocktail.

If you are interested in participating, please leave a comment or email me at Stampinivy@gmail.com.

Happy Scrappin',
Ivy

Who would have thought Ebay could be so much fun...

I won, I won, I won. This was the first time I had ever bid on products listed on Ebay. So, what did I win? I got the Tim Holtz bird cage die and the Cricut From My Kitchen cartridge. Super, super excited.

Any interest in a 6x6 Recipe Swap?

While on Youtube I came across some mini albums created from a recipe swap. The minis were incredibly beautiful and creative. I did not find any current swaps, so I decided to see if anyone else was interested in participating one. Please leave me a comment or email me at Stampinivy@gmail.com to express interest.

Birthday Blues...and Quilting

Each year I get a case of the Birthday Blues and this year is no different. Bad news has had a history of creeping up on my birthday. Tomorrow is is the big day and all I want is some down time to craft.

On a ligher note...My mom and I took a drive up to Walton, New York. We drove by a quilting shop, decided to stop and take a look. I fell in love with all of the beautiful fabric. It was first class fabric and reasonably priced. The quilts were amazing. It reminded me of a time when I used to quilt, never completing an entire quilt, but I manage to hand-sew some quilting blocks. So, I have spent the last couple of days stalking quilting blogs and Youtube channels. We are planning a trip back in a month or so to load up on fabric...can't wait.