More of my DS 1991

Here's some more LOs of my son-

My DS & DH on the bed- spending some father son wrestle time.

Done for the July Monochrome challenge- New Mown Grass on SB.com. My Daddy is cut using the Cricut Alphalicious cartridge & My Hero from Cricut Stand & Salute. I embossed the photo matt using the Cuttlebug then distressed it with a sanding block. All papers are CTMH- the green is Sweet Leaf- the bg pp is from the Wings set & is discontinued. I kept it simple- just focusing on the bond of father & son.

My DS finally learning to get his legs under himself and move around without holding on to things- he was determined & so fun to watch- of course he had to show off since I had the camera in hand.

For the July Monochrome challenge- Watermelon on SB.com. I used the computer to print the top words & Cricut cartridge Printing 101. The papers are CTMH- the black cs I punched with a Martha Stewart around punch- but chose to use only the straight part; the red pps are called Roxie- the 1 side is a plaid and the back is a tone on tone rose pattern very hard to make out in this pic. The sketch is from last month's June 2012 Monthly Sketch Challenge on SB.com - I thought the photos fit so well- this is such a great sketch for multiple pics like this. 

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Family Album Pages

I've been busy this week & have 4 new LOs of my son to share & working on a few more- basically, I'm trying to finish the 1991 family album.

Done for the June Monochrome Challenge- Carrot w/the twist of bling on SB.com. I added some Glitz Glitter Glue to the 3 frames & 4 CTMH navy blue gems in the corners of the page. All paper used is scraps. The frames were cut using CTMH Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge. The title was cut using Cricut Pooh Font Set & then run thru the Cuttlebug and then sponges with CTMH Outdoor Denim ink to highlight the impression.
 
This is my DS at 11-12mo old - just learning to feed himself good- I just gathered a bunch of the pics (since I had taken so many) and put them in a collage. 

Done for the June Monochrome challenge- squash, Doodle Challenge & Use Your Scraps on SB.com.
I used Cricut cartridges: A Child's First Year for the "boy @ play" - Printing 101 for "growing" - CTMH Art Philosophy for the frames. I doodled around the "boy @ play" and on the circle frames. I did the twist of stickers for the Doodle challenge- the tiny hand prints.

This is my DS on varying days- just playing and being his happy self. He loved to ham it up for the camera (still does). I had so many photos- I picked the best shots and put them in a collage.

What do you do with all the big professional photos after they've spent their time on the wall & been swapped out for the next newest photo? You scrap them so they can forever be enjoyed. 

Done for July Monochrome starlight & Page Maps sketch #4 on SB.com. I used the Cuttlebug to emboss the CTMH Black cs strip, painted a strip of CTMH Colonial White with CTMH Create-A-Shade Pearl Paint to give it shimmer (although you can't see it in this photo). I then used 2 black & white swirls for under the photo & a CTMH Sparkles Swirls above & tada it's done.

This is my DS & those large professional photos you don't know what to do with after you've swapped them out as the years go on- this was one of his 1year photos- the photographer was great- altho my DS loved being in front of the camera & would laugh and laugh. I used the Cuttlebug to emboss the wide black strip & I painted the cream strip with pearl paint to give it a sheen- that you really can't see in this photo.
  

This was done for July Page Maps sketch #5 & July Use Your Scraps at SB.com



My DS at 1year old - I cut down the big picture that is more white than photo- since they did the nice oval effect- this worked out well for fitting on a 12x12 page- I used the Cricut & Cuttlebug in making the circle and the banner pieces- it's hard to see, but each has a different texture.

Done for July Page Maps sketch #2 & July Monochrome Liberty Blue on SB.com.

The pp is CM- but everything else is CTMH- it's hard to see but I used Glitz Glitter Glue on the letters 'Carl' which I also cut with the Cricut Cursive 101 cartridge & outlined the oval, cut with CTMH Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge with Glitz silver glitter glue. The stars are heat embossed using CTMH star spangle blue embossing powder mixed with Prisma glitter & blinged in the center. I also used CTMH Sparkles Flourishes under the pictures & CTMH blue gems and white gems in the upper corner.

These photos are more of my son's 1-year professional pics- all the 5x7s that no longer have a home in a frame. They are so adorable, I am glad I can scrap them & continue to enjoy them instead of them sitting in a box. 

Done for July Page Maps sketch #3 on SB.com.

I used CM bg pp, CTMH stamp set 10 Things & then printed out 10 things on some white daisy cardstock & placed the words along the bottom- it's hard to see, but a put CTMH Itty Bitty sparkles on each and a few on the 10 Things at the ':' I cut his name using Cricut Printing 101 cartridge - cutting a shadow in blue for the white letters and putting CTMH Glitz glitter glue on the blue to highlight the letters- the glitter & sparkles are all very hard to see in this picture.

These photos are more of my son's 1-year professional pics- all the 5x7s that no longer have a home in a frame. They are so adorable, I am glad I can scrap them & continue to enjoy them instead of them sitting in a box.

Done for the June Monochrome Challenge- eggplant & June 2012 Monthly Sketch Challenge (week 3 rotated 90deg to right) as well as June Use Your Scraps challenge on SB.com. CTMH cardstock Desert Sand, Gypsy, White Daisy & Outdoor Denim. CM punch for the hearts. The title was cut using Cricut cartridge Mickey Font. The circle & its frame behind the cake was cut using Cricut CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge.

This is my DS opening his present, watching mom & dad blow out the candles & checking out the cake- he had a hard time believing me it was any good- after a couple tastes tho- he really got into it- thus the last pic in which I think he was wearing more of it than he ate. The cake pic I cut out and used as the embellie. 

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