ScrappinAbby: May 2013

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Congratulations Sweet Baby Card

Hi Friends. I have a really sweet baby congratulations card to share with all of you. A friend of mine at work just found out that she is going to be a grandma. This is her daughter's first pregnancy and I've made some crafty things for her before for their wedding last summer. So since this is such a happy occasion for her, I wanted to create a card for Heather congratulating her on journey into motherhood.

For this card I used some of sweet Baby Boy and Baby Girl Crinkle Ribbon from the Baby Bundle along with a bit of the Latte ribbon from the from newly released Coffee Bundle from 3 Girl JAM.

I love mixing the different Crinkle Ribbons from all the bundles that 3 Girl JAM has to offer.

If you don't have any of these colors in your ribbon stash..be sure to head over to the 3GJ Store and get some today. I hope you enjoyed my card & I can't wait to put this in the mail for Heather.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting!!

Products used:
3 Girl JAM-Baby Bundle & Latte crinkle ribbon from the Coffee Bundle
G45 Little Darlings
Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Frayed Burlap & Walnut Stain
Hopscotch Crafts-metal leaf
Tanner Bell-It's A Baby stamp set
Want 2 Scrap-flat back pearl
Prima Flower-white
Card Stock
Lindy's Stamp Gang-Glitz Spritz
Scor-tape

Monday, May 27, 2013

Memorial Day 2013

Hi Friends. First I want to say a huge THANK YOU to all of those that have served our country past and present. I have always been a supporter of our military & our HEROES that have made it possible for all of us to have the freedoms we all enjoy today.

Our day started off with breakfast as a family then we all went to the cemetery to put flowers on the graves of my dads, grandpa and my brother. The IOOF Cemetery always puts out the flags along the roadway which greet you as soon as you turn into the long driveway.

It's always such a beautiful site to me each year I go. All of these flags were the original casket flags for the Veterans who've been buried here. Their families have donated them so they can be displayed proudly each year. I love it!!

This is me standing by one of my dads graves. I'm not that short/squatty looking..weird camera angle : ) I grew up with two dads, I never called them StepDad as to me steps are what you walk on...not a name to refer to someone who's raised you as their own. I was very lucky to have them both in my life and I miss them terribly.

Alex was the dad to my older brother and my 3 sisters who are all older than I am. He gave me his last name : )

Dave is my younger brothers dad, he and my mom married when I was just a baby.

Allen was my older brother, he passed away far too young.

And this is my grandpa..he was such an amazing man and I have so many memories of him growing up.

I'm so proud to say that these men were my dads and grandpa and that they served in our military and covered three different wars, my Grandpa was in WWII , Alex dad was in the Korean war and Dave dad was in Vietnam.

That's my son Tre' in the blue, his friend Justin, my daughter Kaley and my hubby Steve.

All of the roads in the cemetery are lined with the American flags. Such a beautiful site!! We were on our way down to the stone wall memorial. Each of my dads have their named etched on the military wall.

After paying our respects at the cemetery we decided to go bowling as a family just to spend some time together.

I can always count on Tre' to have such a lovely smile on his face for photos..lol.

All in all we had a great day of remembering those who have served our country and allowed us to have the freedoms we enjoy today. Spending time together as as family which is so very important to me, which is something I know my dads, brother and grandpa would have wanted us to do.

Thanks for checking out my non-crafty post and for letting me share a little bit of my life with you all today. I am so proud to say that I am an American and that I have men in my family who proudly served our country.

God Bless America!!!

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Scor-pal and May Arts Blog Hop: Chic Grunge Paper Cones

Hi Friends! Wow am I so excited for today's post. We the DT a Scor-pal have teamed up with May Arts and their amazing DT for a super fun two day blog hop!! You should have just come from Jen's blog...if not click on her name so you can start from the beginning : )

For my tutorial I made some Chic Grunge paper cones....

*I do have a video on my YouTube Channel which will be up later today..sorry Blogger isn't playing nice & wouldn't let me put it in this post : )

To create these Chic Grunge paper cones I used:

Scor-pal

Scor-tape

May Arts Ribbons-Trims & Laces

To make the paper cones, I cut the card stock I wanted to use for each cone into 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 pieces...

I used some sprays & mists on my card stock which is why it's curled up a bit.

Next I placed the card stock on my Scor-pal on the diagonal and made a score mark down the center....

Then I measured 4" on each side of that score mark and drew a line using a pencil. This step creates the "flap" for your pocket front.

Place the card stock back on your Scor-pal and score on your pencil-marked line.

Now it's time to create the score marks for the sides of the paper cone. Placing your card stock on your Scor-pal, you're going to score from the top right edge of your flap to the bottom point of your paper. You'll do this on each side of your initial score line.

Fold along your score lines once you're done...

I wanted to cover the white flap so I adhered some Scor-tape to the flap and put a piece of the card stock I trimmed off earlier over the top and use my craft knife to cut away the excess.

I used more Scor-tape to close the flaps to create the paper cone...

The next few photos show you how I used the Scor-tape to embelish the paper cones using the May Arts ribbons & trims...

And now some photos of the completed Chic Grunge paper cones...

I hope I've been able to show you some fun & new ways to use your Scor-pal for projects using the yummy ribbons & trims from May Arts.

Now here's the lineup for the rest of the hop just in case you get lost along the way...your next stop is going to be with Jenifer

Jen Shears

Abby Henderson - http://scrappin-abby.blogspot.com/

Jenifer Cowles

Diane Zechman - http://papercookies.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Karen Baker

Jennie Harper - http://www.stampawaytheday.blogspot.com/

Lalo IK

Katie Tate - http://bothsidesofthepaper.blogspot.com/

Sandy Allnock

Lisa Silver - http://silverstamping.blogspot.com/

Virginia Fynes

Scor-pal will be giving away a full sized Scor-Pal scoring board! And May Arts will be giving away some of their fantastic ribbon. Leave comments on any of the stops on the hop for chances to win these fun prizes. The more comments you leave, the greater your chances.

Enjoy the rest of hop and be sure to check back for Day Two of the Scor-pal & May Arts Blog Hop...be sure to start at the Scor-pal blog so you can see the lineup for this day.

Happy Craftin : )

Scor-pal and May Arts DT Blog Hop-Chic Grunge Paper Cones

Hi Friends! Abby here with ScrappinAbby .Wow am I excited for today's post. We the DT a Scor-pal have teamed up with May Arts and their amazing DT for a super fun two day blog hop!! You should have just come from Jen's blog...if not click on her name so you can start from the beginning : )

For my tutorial I made some Chic Grunge paper cones....

To create these Chic Grunge paper cones I used:
Scor-pal
Scor-tape
May Arts Ribbons-Trims & Laces

To create the paper cones, I cut the card stock I wanted to use for each cone into 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 pieces...