A LITTLE GRUNGY

IF YOU KNOW ME, THEN YOU KNOW I HAVE JUST BEEN A COLLECTOR OF ALL THINGS SCRAP & RUBBER... I DONT USE MY STUFF... BUT, LATELY ME AND MY HUSBAND HAVE BEEN TRYING SOME THINGS WE SAW AT A STAMP FAIR RECENTLY... SO TONIGHT ME AND MY HUSBAND WERE PLAYING WITH SOME T!M THINGS... WE STARTED WITH A BEIGE PIECE OF SCRAP PAPER, SOME GLIMMER MISTS AND T!MMED IT UP! AND THIS IS WHAT WE CAME UP WITH... (OKAY... SO MY HUSBAND WAS CLUELESS... HE DID FINE WITH MAKING THE BACKGROUND, AND THEN WHEN IT CAME TO DECORATING IT, HE JUST STAMPED AN IMAGE AND CALLED IT ART... LOL... SEE, ART CAN BE WRONG... UGH.. MEN!!! LOL)...

THANKS FOR LOOKING....

CHERI LYNN

Rocco Bambino in the HOUSE....

Here he is.... Rocco Bambino!!!! I am babysitting him for a few days and just LOVE having him with me! I went out and bought him some new toys today... here he is playing with his toys (and me.. he thinks I am his chew toy)

Who am I ?????

Well, I finally got brave enough to take my picture.. actually I was testing my webcam and figured I would take pics of me. So this is the face behind the videos :) ewwwwww.. lol.

So... the news... why havent I updated my blog in months??? Well.. I moved back to NY!!!! My husband couldnt find work in PA so me and the kids headed back June 1st for what we thought was going to be for the summer, and still with no work for hubby outside of NY, we just finished our last trip with our belongings back to NY. My house is upside down and boxes are everywhere! We arent unpacking yet because we still dont know if we are staying or not. So all my craft stuff is in boxes and dont know when they will be able to come out to play again. I am so lonely for them but am living vicariously through all the other talented wonderful crafters who are so generously sharing their projects on blogs and Yahoo groups!

Hope all is well for everyone and you are all enjoying your summer! Hugs to all!

Cheri Lynn

GRADUATION CARD FOR MY ELDEST DAUGHTER

USED TIM HOLTZ ALCOHOL INKS FOR BACKGROUND PAPER. TIM HOLTZ STAMPS. SCRIPT CUTTLEBUG EMBOSSING FOLDER. AND VARIOUS PAPERS.

FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO IS GRADUATING COLLEGE NEXT WEEK... CONGRATS KRYSTA!!! YOU MAKE US SO PROUD!!!

ENJOY,

CHERI

MY SON'S ALBUM

FRONT COVERFRONT & BACK OUTSIDE COVERS

INSIDE COVERS FIRST PAGES- THESE GET MOUNTED BACK TO BACK TO FORM A POCKET PAGE- ALL OF THE FOLLOWING PAGES DO THE SAME THING. THERE WILL BE 12 POCKET PAGES. YOU CANT REALLY SEE THE DETAIL ON THIS PAGE , BUT I STAMPED SEVERAL ITEMS, USED SILVER PENS, AND THEMED EYELETS. THE CAMERA DOES NOT LIKE THE FOILS.. TOO MUCH REFLECTION.

NEXT PAGE. THIS HAS 3 LAYERS TO IT. IT SWIVELS OPEN FOR MORE SPACE.
I JUST LOVE THIS PAGE! I DREW IN THE STRINGS ON THE GUITAR WITH A SILVER GEL PEN TO MATCH THE SILVER FOIL ON THE LEFT. I THEN TOOK A GUITAR PICK AND SOME WASHERS AND USED TIM HOLTZ ALCOHOL INKS TO COLOR THEM TO MATCH THE BLUES ON THE PAPER. I USED 3 GEM BRADS TO ADHERE THE SWIVEL ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER AND ON THE CHIPBOARD TAG, WHICH I USED A RUB ON TO SPELL ESCAPE.
THIS PAGE TOOK SOME THOUGHT AND SEVERAL PIECES OF PAPER BEFORE I FIGURED OUT HOW I WANTED TO DO IT. I STAMPED THE STARS, MUSIC NOTES, FLOURISH, AND SKULL IN WINGS AND THEN USED GOLD EMBOSSING POWDER. I THEN STAMPED THE GUITAR ON BLACK PAPER, USED THE GOLD EP AND CUT IT OUT. IT IS MOUNTED HALF FLAT AND HALF WITH FOAM DOTS. THEN FOR A FINAL TOUCH I ADDED SOME BLACK STAR EYELETS THROUGHOUT THE LEFT SIDE.

CLOSE UP (BY CLICKING ANY PICTURE MAKES THEM LARGER).
PAGE 4. THIS ONE HAS SOME CHIPBOARD ELEMENTS (ROCK KING TAG, FLOURISH, STAR, 2 SILVER PHOTO CORNERS, AND LIGHTENING BOLT), AND THEN A GUITAR PICK AS THE "A" IN STAR. I ACTUALLY CUT THE LETTERS R,S,T OUT OF THE PAPER STACK... ITS THE TITLE OF THE PAPER.
PAGE 5. SIMPLE, YET EFFECTIVE.PAGE 6. BACKGROUND IS STAMPED WITH VARIOUS IMAGES, MAT IS TORN & INKIED, CHIPBOARD "ROCK" IN CENTER OF RIBBON.

PAGE 7. HARDER THAN IT LOOKS TO COME UP WITH ALL THESE IDEAS FOR BOYS PAGES TO ALL MATCH THE SAME THEME :( SO THE PAGES ARE GETTING CHEESIER... LOL.

PAGE 8. I STAMPED THE BACKGROUND. IT IS SEVERAL STAMPS. I THEN CHALKED IT AND ON THE BOTTOM STAMPED THE WORD "UNLEASHED". NOW, I KNOW ITS A BOYS PAGE (RUNNING OUT OF IDEAS HERE)... BUT THE GRIFFIN PAPER HAS FLOURISHES ON IT, SO I MIMICKED IT HERE, WITH WINGS AND A SKULL FOR A HEAD ON THE WINGS. I DIDNT PUT A MAT ON THIS PAGE. WE WILL ADD TO IT WHEN WE GET TO THAT MONTH NEXT YEAR. FOR NOW, ITS A WORK OF ART. I DO LIKE HOW IT CAME OUT. ITS REALLY NICE IN PERSON.

THE FINAL FOUR..... WHEW... ITS DONE... AND WOW, THIS WASNT EASY... MY POOR ROOM WAS A MESS... TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO CLEAN THIS MESS UP! BUT THE 12 POCKET PAGES ARE DONE. NOW OFF TO DO THE CALENDAR PAGES... THANKS TO MY FRIEND DEE... WHO DID THEM DIGITALLY FOR ME... SO ALL I HAVE TO DO IS PRINT THEM OUT... SHES THE BEST! THANKS DEE!!!

OK, SO I HAVE STARTED THE COVERS OF MY SONS ALBUM. THIS TOOK SOME THINKING AS ITS NOT AS EASY DOING MASCULINE PAGES :( AND THE PAPER IS ALREADY SO BUSY AND I DIDNT WANT TO ADD TO IT OR TAKE AWAY FROM IT... SO I STAMPED RESH AN ON A TRANSPARENCY AND USED A CHIPBOARD F & M TO SPELL OUT FRESH MAN... HE IS SUCH A FRESHY TOO... LOL.. BUT HES THE BEST KID EVER!! I ADDED SOME RUB ON SAYINGS AND CALLED IT DONE... I WILL UPDATE THIS POST AS I WORK ON HIS BOOK.

ENJOY,

CHERI

***UPDATED 5/19- ADDED FIRST 8 PAGES.

***UPDATED 5/21- ADDED REST OF BOOK... ALL DONE :0)

8X8 LAYOUTS

I MADE A FEW LAYOUTS FOR MY DAUGHTERS HIGHSCHOOL BOOK. THESE DONT REALLY MATCH HER BOOK OR HER TASTE, BUT THEY ARE JUST TOO CUTE. I KNOW THE PAPER IS VERY BUSY BUT IT IS ALSO BRIGHT AND CHEERY :) I MADE A VIDEO SO YOU COULD SEE HOW EASY IT IS TOO :)

ENJOY,

CHERI

HIGHSCHOOL ALBUMS FOR MY KIDS

I WANT TO MAKE ALBUMS FOR MY 2 YOUNGEST CHILDREN. NEXT YEAR IS MY DAUGHTERS LAST YEAR OF HIGHSCHOOL AND MY SONS FIRST, SO I WOULD LIKE THEM TO HAVE MEMORIES OF SUCH A BIG TIME IN THEIR LIVES. THESE WILL BE DECORATED, BUT EMPTY AS MY KIDS WILL FILL THEM IN EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR. I AM MAKING THE COVERS RIGHT NOW, AND ABOVE IS THE FRONT OUTSIDE & INSIDE COVER OF MY DAUGHTERS BOOK. I ALSO AM MAKING 12 POCKET PAGES (AND LOTS OF OTHERS TOO), AND I CHOOSE THE PAPERS FROM THE DCWV "ROCKSTAR" PAPER PACK. I WILL UPLOAD PAGES AS I GET THEM DONE. THANKS SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO HAS HELPED GIVING ME ADVICE ON THIS! I DECIDED TO GO WITH THE 8X8 SIZE, HOWEVER MY DAUGHTERS COVER IS 8 X 8 1/2.

***UPDATED: ADDED PAGE 1- BOTH SIDES. (NOT SURE IF I AM LEAVING LIP PAPER BLANK YET.)

***UPDATED: ADDED SIX PAGES, JUST THE BACKS, NOT THE FRONTS. WILL SHOW THE FRONTS WHEN BOOK IS DONE.

***UPDATED: ADDED 4 PAGES.

***UPDATED: ADDED LAST PAGE AND COMPLETED ALBUM (ONLY WITH 12 POCKET PAGES IN IT) TO SHOW HOW I ATTACHED IT ALL TOGETHER.

ALBUM WAS ALL HOMEMADE, NOT STORE BOUGHT. USED MAT BOARD FOR FRONT AND REAR COVERS. USED 8 1/2 X 11 PAGE PROTECTORS CUT DOWN TO FIT EACH PAGE, THEN USED CROP-A-DILE TO PUNCH HOLE AND 3" BINDER RINGS TO HOLD IT ALL TOGETHER.

ENJOY!

CHERI