Play Ball - Layout

I can not even begin to tell you how much joy it brings Tony & I watching this boy play ball!

Used this months Studio Calico Penny Arcade kit & add-ons along with some Freckled Fawn & Heidi Swapp.

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by & Happy Friday!!!

 

 

# Cheesin

This photo was found on Sophia's Instagram. With that hashtag!! Thanks for the title Fia! I love seeing the selfies my kids take. I get to see so many different faces and moods my kids are in. Instagram is the best invention EVA! LOL

Want to know a secret?? Those white stars were not intentional. That was my solution to some ink smudges :) pretty happy with the result. Love how mistakes can turn out to be a good thing!

Used Studio Calico's Copper Mountain kit. Which is one of my new faves!

Thanks so much for stopping by & I hope the upcoming weekend is fabulous for you!

 

 

The Girls

Here's a layout made for Come on Get Crafty's Product Showcase.

Used some Websters Pages, Glitz, Pink Paislee & American Crafts which can be found in the shop.

This is a layout from a day out for Sophia's 11th Birthday. We had a fabulous day with American Girl. These photos are from the cruise around NYC. We also had a shopping spree, got her doll Nicole's ears pierced and had a fabulous lunch at the store. What a great day! And Im planning on a mini album for the day and the 300 photos I took lol

AND What a difference 2 years make. No more dolls, now it's all social media, makeup & fashion. But I think she will carry this day as a little girl in her heart forever.

I whitewashed the wood veneers by spraying the wood generously with mist. I let that sit for a minute and wiped the excess off before it completely absorbed. Easy way to change it up a bit :)

Thanks so very much for stopping by!

 

 

You Can Go Your Own Way (Process)

My beautiful daughter Alyssa. She has always been unique to herself. And one of the traits I admire the most about her is that she is not a follower. I was very proud of her in the younger teen years because of this.

 

 

Ok so I've tried my hand at a process video. If I decide to do another I will try to improve on this. I downloaded a simple video app & gave it a go.

It's very simple for now & set to music. Not sure you are all ready for my Brooklynese accent lol. Just kidding (sorta) but I'm not sure how to video live. The simple app I downloaded doesn't have many functions & I'm unsure what app to use. I also take forever to complete a layout, so I would need to speed it up.

I need to look into it, I am considering it for the future though... ;)

Would love to know what you all think. **I do know that next time I'll upload with a higher resolution.**

Thanks so much for looking & watching!

 

 

Autumn 1999

I love these pictures of Alyssa & Mikey. Here we spent the day at Dykers Fall Festival. Lots of good food & fun. Aren't they adorbs! ;)
Used WP new pattern paper Cornucopia. Loved the colors in this. I also used BG Persimmon even though the colors are slightly different.
I originally didn't have the vellum under the matted photo. Unfortunately I over misted my background at the very end. So instead of ripping my mistake up & having to redo everything I opted for my secret trick. I have used vellum quite a few times to hide a mistake. It subtle & covers things up just enough without adding any extra clutter.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your weekend :)

Not Too Spooky

Happy Halloween!

Hey today I have a fun & easy tutorial on the Come on Get Crafty blog. I'm showing you how to make your non themed products spookier using liquid appliqué. It's a fun technique and a medium I've enjoyed using for years. You can head on over to the blog to see full tutorial... Here's the finished page.

 

Aly Then & Now

I was hysterical when Aly showed me this photo of herself side by side. First photo was taken in 1999, second photo was taken 2013. But I have to add this per Aly

*Disclaimer* the face in 2013 was made strictly to replicate the 1999 photograph

She does not want anyone to think that is her actual facial expression! LMAO! Crazy girl!

As you'll see on the layout, I realized yesterday how many mists I own so I got a little misty on my page. (I may have also ordered 10 more recently, lol)

There's a cute little bird for Aly Bird. You may not know this but I try to get a bird on her pages as often as I can because of her nickname.

There's that disclaimer.... LOL

Used some of the fabulous WP Allison Kreft Recorded line along with some Freckled Fawn wood veneer from the Come on Get Crafty shop. You should check the shop out, fantastic shipping!

Random Facts

Had a blast making this layout. So much fun remembering all these tidbits about myself. Wish I had something like this about my Mom... Glad my kids will have it about me.

You can find all these facts at the end of this post :) so if you're interested scroll till the end :)

 

Jennifer Ciriano

Age 37

Gemini

Favorite smell is honeysuckle

Was in a professional aerobics video when I was 12

My Mom dressed me like Barbara Mandrel throughout kindergarten

I have a tattoo of double hearts (our wedding theme) on my lower back

I have OCD tendencies

I am a Brooklyn girl

I love Betty Boop

I love corny Sci-Fi movies

I come froma huge family with over 60 first cousins

I adore gloomy rainy days

I wish I was a chef

I can't touch the cotton inside of a medicine bottle

I was a dancer & instructor in my younger years

The tops & bottoms of my PJ's have to match

I use big words

I fear fire

I'm a Barbie girl

 

 

 

Oh My Mikey

What can I say this kid is silly crazy! LOL He is now almost 15 & is still as silly as ever! Gotta love him! Xoxo

Finally got to use a piece of my OA space age stash!

 

 

 

 

Happiness

Tony & I at our engagement party. What a wonderful day. All the planning and preparation was well worth it all. It was so nice to celebrate with all our family friends. Lots of love was felt that day! Xoxo

Color scheme was inspired by Come on get Crafty's Monday Moodboard. Fell in love with this color scheme.

This is actually the second time I've scrapped this photo. I've actually scrapped all our engagement party photos & they are all in a coordinated album. The theme of the album is red, black, white, hearts and keys. I have to be honest & tell you half way though making the album I was sick of it. I always knew that I'd go back to some of the photos and rescrap my favorites. Moral of the story here is this hobby should be fun & help you enjoy your memories, so don't be afraid to rescrap some of your favorite photos. I do it often & I really enjoy it :)

 

 

 

Wonder Wheel layout

These pictures of Sophia are many moons ago but are still some of my favorites. They are from a day we went to Coney Island with my sister & nephew. My nephew had a class trip at the aquarium & we tagged along. It was winter & it was kinda cool being at the beach at that time.
Was inspired by Jot's September mood board challenge... Jot Magazine

               

                   

Sunset layout

Another honeymoon layout. I can not express enough how much I love The Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego!

Made this layout for the sketch challenge over on Life.Paper.Scrapbook. If you haven't checked them out... You should :)

Life.Paper.Scrapbook.

Hope the start of everyone's week is going well!

Pretty as a Picture layout

Oh isn't she tho...... My Aly!

Lots going on in this layout. Including stitching & watercolors. Wasn't sure about the repeating picture but I'm happy with how it turned out.

Used SC Double scoop kits & a few other tidbits. 

Also have to thank Alyssa for outlining the frame and Sophia for helping me with the stitching. Mommy had to make Sunday dinner so I truly appreciated the help xoxo

Just noticed the dot is missing over the I.... It's there in real life now :)