Catching up

     So I've decided it is time to get caught up with the projects I have made recently that I have yet to post.  I am too new at this blog to be getting behind already!  I am just itchy to be making new projects all the time.  However, I am a SAHM of 3 adorable little ones that keep me busy during the day.  I have twin girls who are 5 and a 2 year old boy who means to live up to the definition of terrible twos.  He is so curious and wanted to be discovering everything all the time.  But unfortunately that also means I have to wait until he is either sleeping or heavily occupied with something elsewhere before I can scrap.  Somehow though, I still seem to manage! So without further ado, here is what I have been working on!

     First up, I made another explosion box!  Yay.  This is the lid I made.  I just love that little silvery flower.  For it, I glued some tinfoil to some black card-stock and then ran it through a sizzix embossing folder, then cut it out with another black card-stock flower beneath to make it really stand out!

     Here is a side view of the box. The inside of the box was fairly basic (I don't have a very good picture of it and I already gave it away) but I designed it as a mini photo-album with room for the recipient to add a few more photos of her own!  It was fun to make!

     Next up, I decided it was high time I made a page from the day my little guy had his baby blessing.  Isn't he just adorable!  This little guy is my two-year-old trouble making cutie, and I love him to bits!

     Here is a layout I made with the weekly layout challenge from Let's Scrap.  It even is one of their featured designs for the week, yay!

     Finally, I've made a few cards for weddings. I really love the red, black and white color combination.  It is a personal favorite of mine!

This last one I made using a design layout I found...but I don't remember where from at the moment, sorry! If anyone knows, please feel free to mention in the comments and I'll add it. I am just starting to build a collection of supplies and I love it.

  That's it for my latest projects. I just bought a few stamps recently that were fun to put to use on those wedding cards.  Aren't new supplies great?!  And, I have a whole bunch of awesome card stock on the way and my first Tim Holtz distress ink pad that is supposed to show up today along with a sanding block.  I am excited to start my next round of projects with all my fun new things.  Follow me to see what I come up with!  Thanks, Morgan.

My first explosion box

     So I have been sick these past few days, yuck!  Who wants to be sick on Valentine's day?!  Not me!  So since I was unable to do anything fun and creative for the holiday, I thought I'd share some pics of some projects I did recently.  I am still a bit of a newbie, honing my style and technique (not to mention still gathering a stash of standard supplies-though it's coming along), but I hope you like what you see!

     Here is my very first attempt at an explosion box.  I think it came out pretty though I always seem to want to do more and more to every project I finish to make it that much better.

Here it is all closed up, next time I'll do more decorations on the exterior.  I really wanted to and some sort of scalloped border to the lid but alas, it didn't happen this time.

     I wish I had used a softer orange (but I didn't have available to me at the time) for the accent color on the interior. But for a first try I think I did pretty well and I am getting better every day!  Let me know your thoughts and ideas!  Thanks! ~Morgan

Welcome!

Welcome to the Sweet Scrapping Muse.  I hope that this can be a place where you can come and find some inspiration for your upcoming projects!  I love to create and I love using paper to make all sorts of gorgeous designs.  Come back often and see my latest work!

~Morgan