August with Anna Day 14: Proud of You

I have many nieces an nephews, but one of my nieces has just graduated this May and has found her first job.  Before she graduated, she studied abroad in Italy.  While I LOVE to travel, it was often an anxiety issue when I was younger.  I am so proud of her studying in a foreign country with no family to guide her.  So, I thought I might send a card and Anna Griffin came through again!

My Un Finished Object challenge continues and the theme this week is inspired by the traditional 33rd anniversary gift:  Amethyst.  So use the color purple in your unfinished object this week for an extra entry!

Supplies
K and Company Americana Snow Globe Stickers
Treasures by Shabby Chic Paper Rose Stickers
Anna Griffin Sweet Salutations Pop Up Card Kit

August with Anna Day 5: School Page

I continue to try and catch up on my scrapbooks this Summer.  I have really gotten behind and chose to focus on the School albums to start.  Here is a page for my son's 8th Grade year.  I am really struggling, because I am a two page scrap booker.  I need my pages that face each other to match.  When I scrapped grade school, the portrait was on one side and the class photo is was on the matching page.  Now that I have gotten to Middle School, I am heartbroken there is no class photo, and I don't know what to do with my facing page!  I will most likely make my report card pocket page.  What do you scrap on your school album pages for middle school and high school?  What do  you suggest I scrap on the facing page?
Here I used an Anna Griffin die under the tape measure strip.  I love that the curve of the paper is repeated by the AG die!  And yes, you can use AG on a boy page!
 
Supplies
Anna Griffin Cuttlebug 12" Trimming Die
K & Company Americana Snow Globe Stickers
Crate Paper Patterned Paper (background and red and white trim)
K & Company Letter Stickers
DCWV Paper (Tape Measures)

Cricut Explore Has Me Scrap Booking Again

Now that I have a Cricut Explore, I am enjoying scrap booking again.  I love using the print and cut feature to make my own titles, like this Jingle Bell title made with my Imagine cartridges and Holly and Ivy cartridge.  The photo is not out of focus, I have blurred the face on purpose as it is not my child to share.  The circular font is made with the Cameo, as I don't know how to do this with the Explore.  Paper is by My Minds Eye (red polka dot back ground), American Crafts (candy cane stripe), K & Company (green papers). 
I always use my families photo Christmas cards to make pages for our Christmas album.  It's a wonderful way to see how each child grows and it's another way to decorate for the holiday's that tells my family how important they are when they visit.  We can look through the scrapbooks and ooh and aah over how they've grown.  I have also been known to display these pages in my Creative Memories framed box.