Crafty-ness

Hello blog friends! Man it has been a long time since I posted. Lots has happened since August including getting my dream job teaching 3rd grade and losing said job 2 months later. It was devastating to say the least but I am trusting God's plan and know that He is in control. He led me to a new job teaching Title 1 and I am excited to be able to still be in the teaching field and to fill little minds with knowledge. :)

In the past 4 weeks, I have spent a lot of time being crafty. I have worked on lots of scrapbook pages and I have also started prepping my December Daily album. More on that later....

These are a few of my favorite layouts from the past few weeks.

This layout is one of the ones I have created to document my trip to Israel in 2011. I am excited to finally be able to get these pictures and my thoughts down in my scrapbooks. I created the Jerusalem skyline with my Silhouette to add some fun detail to these photos of our first view of the city of Jerusalem.

This layout just came together so well and I love the graphic feel to it. The pictures are from our first night when we stayed in Tel Aviv.

 

 

I really love this layout for so many reasons. I love the photo one of my fellow travelers snapped of me with my camera I also love the colors in the photos and how well the patterned papers coordinate with the photos. And lastly I love the handwritten title. It is my own handwriting that I captured on my iPad with the Bamboo app and turned into a diecut with my Silhouette software.

 

I also have been working on some of my Disney 2009 photos. This one was inspired by a challenge over at scrapbook.com to scrap a Disney villain. I chose these fun photos of my dad and I with Darth Vader during Star Wars Weekends at Hollywood Studios. I love the black, red, and silver combo on here and the fun hexagon shapes.

 

 

I will be back later this week to share the beginnings of my December Daily album. It is looking awesome and I can't wait for the holiday season to start so I can begin adding my photos and memories to the pages of my album. :)