SNEEK PEEK at the Wedding Album

Well, it's not quite finished but I still have today. Ha ha The wedding isn't until tomorrow at 3:00. I started to take photos of the pages I had finished but the batteries in my camera died so this is a sneek peek. 

Cover

I'd like to get a photo of the couple off facebook and add to the album. Since it is so close to the wedding I am not sure if this will happen or not. I love the beautiful flowers on the front. Her colors are orange and grey so I thought this would be perfect. Please remember this is my VERY 1st Scrapbook album ever. It can only get better right? ha ha 

Page 1

I need to put a title here. I want to use. Our Love Story

The Dress Page

Groom Page

I will change the batteries and add the finished pages. 

New Project Update

Hello Everyone,

     Like I said ...the plan is ....I just finished taking photos of  the new wedding album I am making and was ready to upload them ...only one problem. I do not have any way to get them off the SD card and onto my computer ...I have to get my SD reader from my daughter's. If it isn't one thing it is another.  LOL My baby album mini photos I took with her camera but I was at her home. I just put the SDcard into her laptop and then put the photos on a disk. So as of right now it looks as thought it will be another day or so before I get the wedding album photos uploaded. I only had the paper on the pages with no embellishments so maybe it is just as well. (as they say this is the learning curve for a new blogger, we must remember it's not the destination but the journey) Can you say never a dull moment!   Bye for now bloggers.
~~Tracy (cardmakerMOM)

Cricut Expression 2

Hello everyone,
     Okay, let's see where to start (at the beginning I guess) As you know I purchased somethings from HSN on their scrap-booking day. Everything was delivered. I was so excited with everything I bought.  I actually received my cricut on Friday, September  31, 2011. I was so busy over the weekend with church, family and just life in general. I was not able to open my cricut and check out all the new features. I did play with my Martha Stewart punches (Oh do I love them!!!) I also finished up a few projects with my crop-a-dile big bite. I had the projects all finished except for the holes in the album covers.  I had used or tried everything except my cricut. Well, Monday night when I got home from class I opened it and was so excited to finally begin to check out the new features as well as the new cartridges. To make a long story short my cricut was damaged in shipping. It will not work.  It will not do anything! I called HSN and they were very helpful. I can sent it back and get a full refund. I wanted an exchange because I really want the expression 2. HSN is sold out ...No more E-2 machines. I had to call Provo craft. They were very helpful too! They are sending me a shipping label to return my cricut for a new machine. The only problem is it will probably be a week or two before I get my new machine. I am just thankful that I am getting a new machine and I didn't have to send it back to HSN and just get my money back because they do not have any more machines. 
     I am going to work on some projects with my cricut create and maybe I will be able to get something posted before the day is over. I say maybe because I never know when something is going to happen around here to derail my plans. I guess that is why I am not a planner. I tend to be more of a "fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants" kind of girl.  Bye for now
~~Tracy (cardmakerMOM)

NEW Scrapbooking Tools

Hello Everyone, 
     I am so excited my stuff from HSN is starting to come. Yesterday a box from UPS had my cricut E-2, big bite and my glue gun helpers. Today one set of my Martha Stewart punches came. Tomorrow I am expecting the other set to come.  I got the set of everyday punches and the all occasion set of punches.
In the everyday essential punch kit I got 11 punches

• Doily Lace edge punch
• Doily Lace double edge punch
• Daisy Fan deep edge punch
• Scallop with dots deep edge punch
• Double Loops set (1 edge punch, 1 corner punch)
• Eyelet Lace set (1 edge punch, 1 corner punch)
• Monarch butterfly double craft punch
• Alpha punch set of 2 punches  

Tomorrow the other set should be here. It is the all-occasion punch set. It also has 11.

• Swirling Lace Punch Around The Page™ punch set
• Laurel Leaf Punch Around The Page™ punch set
• Cherish Punch Around The Page™ punch set
• Monarch Butterflies Double-Edge Punch
• Floral Vine Deep Edge Punch
• Corner Rounder Corner Punch
• Starry Sky Punch All Over The Page™ punch
• Flourish Square Punch All Over The Page™ punch

I tried the Monarch butterfly and oh how BEA-utiful (in my best Jim Carrey voice) it is so delicate. I can't wait to make something and use it. Tomorrow the other butterflies punch will come. They are going to be so amazing together. Might just have to make a butterfly album. I have some 12x12 butterfly paper and a scrapbook album with butterflies on it. Hmmm that maybe the next project. Well, gotta run can't wait the try the other 10 new punches I got today. 


~~Tracy (cardmakerMom) 

New Followers!!!

Hello Everyone, 

I am so excited. I now have some new followers. Although I accidentally added myself as a follower and can not find out how to un-follow myself. (Like I said I'm a newbie) I am still really happy. I was trying to send a message to those who now follow my blog and when it asked me to sign in to send them a message it added me as a follower . I want to thank Ms Vicky and Katy for stopping by.  Ms Vicky has been a huge inspiration to me. I love her YouTube videos (melovebono).  I feel like I just maybe able to do this (although with adding myself and not being able to un-follow myself on this blog is a testament to the reason I have not done anything until now). Well, I better get busy on a new project so I can have something to post soon.  

If anyone can tell me how to un-follow myself please leave a comment. THANKS 

~~Tracy (cardmakerMOM) 

Brand New Blogger!

 Hello Everyone,

     I am brand new to blogging and I am just learning all this stuff! So please be patient, email me with your tips to help this run smoothly.  I love watching all the videos on scrapbooking on YouTube and U stream. Most everyone I follow have a blog so I have decided to give it a try.  I have a You tube channel but I have not uploaded any videos yet.  This is baby steps.  First the email, then the you tube channel, now the blog. 

My email is CardmakerMOM@yahoo.com

Thanks,

~~Tracy