As promised, here are some photos of my paper bag album. They have become a very popular item for us. We will be holding a class soon to teach you how to make these adorable little albums. My finished paper bag album has 10 inside pages and 3 pull out cards for photos and journaling. They make great gifts for Mom and Grandma. If you live in our area and are interested in our classes feel free to join our mailing list. Visit our website to sign up. Our mailing list sign up form will be in the upper right hand column.

This past week we had a booth at our local county fair. We thought it would be the perfect opportunity to let our community know of our scrapbooking services. We done it as a promotional venue but as an added bonus we also sold a few items.

Mom and I are preparing to promote The Sassy Stampin Divas at the Daviess County Fair next week. The above photos are of a chipboard album that I completed. this album we will be displaying at the fair. As you can see, I used photos from earlier in the week and based this album around the "Cousins" theme. It turned out really cute, I think. We have been working on some paper bag albums too. I'll post them later on.

I was browsing a local photographer's website and found a really neat photo of a high school senior sitting in the middle of a chalk drawing. And that was the inspiration for my photos on the left.

So, I ran outside with my 4 year old and her sidewalk chalk, and had her write her name on the new blacktop and draw some other doodles.

She said "But mommy what if a car comes? I'll get ran over!" I told her "It's ok, I'll watch for cars." I never let my child play in the street so she was a little confused. When she was finished drawing I posed her in the road near her drawing and snapped a few shots. I wanted to get a little bit higher to get the shot so I had my ladder propped up on the street. Alexis was a bit fussy and wasn't really wanting to pose for me, so it took several shots and along with my pleas for cooperation.

Then I decided I would do the same using Alexis and her cousins. Now getting 2 four year olds and a 6 year old to cooperate all at the same time was quite a chore. I'm sure the neighbors thought I was crazy for sure! But overall I'm pleased with my results.

Continuing with our Busy Moms team Marketing Blitz, Busy Moms Team Featured Etsy site of the day is Baby Jayne's.

Baby Jayne's features handmade quilted blankets, burp cloths, pillows, pillow cases, beaded socks, and onsies. Our style combines the latest ultra-soft high end fabrics, with the quality and craftsmanship of traditional quilting.

You can read the interview with Baby Jayne's here.

The other night I was looking through a Readers Digest and ran across an ad about Texas. As soon as I seen it I thought what a wonderful digital scrapbook layout this would be. I had downloaded some pictures from Stock.xchng and thought they would make an awesome wedding layout. I love the way it turned out and it was so much fun using such wonderful  pictures.

This layout is a great way to use lots of pictures, I used thirteen all together.

Here is the ad that inspired me.




Here is my 2 page digital scrapbook layout!

This is two 12x12 inch pages and would be displayed side by side in a scrapbook.  I think they would also look nice framed side by side.  This is an example of what we could create with your wedding pictures.

Pictures are from Stock.xchng

Photographer: Simona Balint

(used with permission)

Background paper from Delicious Scraps

Frames are from The Scrappin Cop

The words are a couple lines from the lyrics of "A Moment Like This."

All names and dates are fictitious.

Echo is the featured busy moms of Etsy team shop today! Check out the interview at: http://bijouxdesignsforyou.blogspot.com/

All items are handmade and proceeds are donated to "echo": Endeavor to Contribute to the Health of Others. 

Echo is a non-profit charity that helps cover costs associated with breast cancer care for those who cannot otherwise afford them. So far, echo has raised over $7,000 to help those in need.

Visit Echo at www.echoendeavor.etsy.com

I am a member of the Busy Moms Team over at Etsy. They are doing a Marketing Blitz and those of us participating are promoting each others shops.

Today we are featuring Piou Piou Kids.  She makes these wonderful upcycled baby clothes.  This dress I have pictured here is my favorite item that she has currently listed in her Etsy shop.  It is upcyled from a women's top, it would be so adorable on my little girl!

You may read an interview with her here.   Please visit her shop to see all the other wonderful items she has.

We just added this sample of a birthday announcements to our shop.  

We are working hard making new photo announcements and also to get ready for a booth at the county fair to promote our business locally.

Photo:  http://www.fernandoweberich.com

Papers: http://www.DeliciousScraps.com

This card was made for the Mojo Monday Challenge #84. The DP is from Cloud 9, stamps from Papertrey Ink Bitty Blessing, I used paper piecing for the baby carriage.