Hi There, this is my latest project and it is for my Great Niece.  I was inspired by Laura Denison of Utube and Ustream fame, with her many tutorials that have taken me in this fun and exciting direction.  I also saw a piece of unfinished MDF shelf from KaiserCraft that I wanted to use but needed to make it deeper along with other changes as I wanted to be able to insert a mini album.  This castle and drawer are made from heavy chipboard and the album is a "Stack the Deck" that was created originally by Laura Denison.  Thanks for visiting!!!

My newest LOVE is Graphic 45 papers.  This is the Gatefold album that I created for my daughter's birthday.  I used the Tropical Travelogue collection that I purchased from my Westminster Archivers.  This album was inspired by Laura Dennison's tutorial on "Stack the Deck, Gatefold" video on YouTube.  Laura is absolutely awesome!!The tools and supplies that I used were so numerous and include Tim Holtz dies,Martha Stewart punches, Spellbinders dies, K&Company die cuts, Sizzix wave die, Cropadile, McGill tab punch, TH Distress ink, stamps from Stampland and Michaels, brads, paperclips and Scoretape.  If you have any questions, please let me know and I will be happy to reply.  Grace

My niece Sara, had a tiny baby boy and we had to postpone her shower till this weekend.  This is the cake that I made for them. 

This is a cake I did for my daughter, Wendy.  It is covered with blue marbled fondant and the palm trees are made of fondant/gumpaste.  The sand on the beach is course grain sugar colored with cinnamon. 

Little Lucas John is our newest addition to our family.  He is my youngest sisters grandson and was born in November of 2011 and he only weighed 2lbs and 12 oz at birth.  He is doing very well and is home from the hospital now.  I made this little album as a gift for them and I hope they enjoy it.

Well we're over the Christmas holidays and on to Valentines Day and this is a mini that I made for my sister who was here visiting from SF. I intended to show her how I make a small simple album and as usual, I went a little further.  This is a "Stack the deck" album and I used the turorial from Laura of "Follow the paper Trail" on You Tube.  This is really my favorite method of making albums so far and it is so easy to make the basic book but  the embellishments and extras are another matter.  My sister says that she will be putting pictures of our Grandmother and Great Grandmothers along with other nostalgic photos in this album and I can't wait to she how she completes it. 

This is a "Stack the Deck" album that I saw on YouTube and it was done by Laura of "Follow the Paper Trail".  This is a really fun template and I will be making more before Christmas.  If you have any questions about the technique or supplies, please let me know and I will reply.  Thanks, Grace