Getting Published

I have now been published in Scrapbook Generation's CREATE Magazine for the second time.  They have a reader's gallery at the end of every issue.  And then they include the layout challenges for the next issue as well.  I have been published in the May and July issue.  Their magazine is great! It usually over 250 pages and always free to download. In the current issue I did a card and the one page layout.  I used my dog for this one.  

Little Boy Two Page Layout

Paper and embellishments used were all by Echo Park Paper Co. The paper line is called Little Boy by Crystal Wilkerson. I love this line.  It had planes, trains, cars, and boats.  Perfect for scrapbooking a little boy. All the squares and photos are 4 X 4 inches.  The button border and the scallop border are stickers that I split between the two pages. I used pop dots on the car, small train, and boat embellishments.  I left the big train flat.  All the cars were separate stickers so I divided that between the two pages as well. I love cutting paper into "ribbon points."  All you have to do is pinch two corners together and cut at a diagonal toward the rest of the strip. If you haven't noticed I also ink the edges of all my papers and paper ribbons with chalk ink. I print my photos as 4 X 6s at Walgreens because I can always find a discount code for forty to fifty percent off.  Then I cut then down myself centering the photo on what I want with my X-Acto ruler.  You can find the link for that particular ruler in my favorite blog post. I bought the paper at Scrapbook Generation.  You can make purchases from their online store as well.  They are out of this line but they have the new one My Little Boy. I linked the page.  Feel free to ask any questions. 

*I am not sponsored by any of the companies or products mentioned. 

Summer time

I know I haven't blogged in while but that is because once school is out I become a stay at home mom.  Now that does not mean that I have not been scrapbooking because I have done quite a bit of that.  My son and I have gone to the park a few times.  We made his first trip to the Library story hour.  We also celebrated his 2nd birthday. I am excited to take him to the zoo this summer.  I also want to take him to see and feed the ducks. Another up date on myself is that I have not consumed any soda in 41 days.  I usually drink about 2 liters a day...I decided May 1st I was done.  I knew it wasn't good for me and I also don't want my son to drink it in such high amounts.  Eventually I hope to get to the point where I can have one occasionally, but I want to go as long at I can.  I really hate water.  So I am sticking with tea and juice.  I also do not care for milk. I apologize for going on about soda.  

So I have been published for the first time as a scrapbooker in the may edition of the CREATE magazine.  Here is the link.  It is free to download! I am on page 307. CREATE Magazine Feel free to submit yours.  The next due date is June 15 for the July issue.  

I started this blog with how busy I have been doing things with my son, well I have also been scrapping those activities as well.  If you would like to see more follow my facbook page IRunWithDecorativeScissors Enjoy: