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Be My Valentine

2012-02-12T15:43:00.001-06:00

What is the perfect Valentine to you? Is it a crystal vase filled with long stem red roses that leave a delicate scent to perfume the air around them? A succulent steak dinner followed by slow dancing and a shared slice of cheesecake? A little bling bling nestled in a velvet box to adorn your ear lobes? Some juicy red strawberries dipped in dark chocolate? Perhaps its that treasured gold box

Busy Bug

2012-01-12T19:32:00.001-06:00

My bug has been bizzy bizzy bizzy! Somebody had a challenge to make a project that “POPPED”. If I could remember who issued the challenge, I would give credit. (my mind went blank) I used pan pastels to make a background and then cut from several cartridges. There is some serious popping going on. I put this in a shadow box in my laundry room.Here are a couple close ups on some of the

Living in an Estrogen World, Corn and Soccer OH MY

2011-12-31T18:26:00.001-06:00

Mike is outnumbered, living in his own little estrogen world! The title of this LO makes me giggle. I used a sketch from Lets Capture These Sketches to make this LO. It touches my heart to see how much he loves his wife and babies … and it really WOWs me on how crazy those 3 girls are over him.This layout was based on a challenge from Frosted Designs to either do or use something new. For

Totally Goofed!

2011-12-29T18:29:00.001-06:00

I soooo goofed this up! Heart2Heart Challenges put up a really great sketch. If you aren’t familiar with their site, it is a CTMH challenge blog. How cool is that? You have to follow the sketch as you interpret it and use primarily CTMH products. Well, I did both, unfortunately, I did it on TWO SEPARATE LAYOUTS!!! That’s what I get for switching back to caffeinated coffee!!! My body moves

Dropping off some Layouts

2011-12-21T20:03:00.000-06:00

This first layout was based on a sketch by Stuck Sketches. My Mom and Uncle have a tendency to start giggling and cutting up like little school girls when they get together. You can never tell which directions things will go. The banner was made with the CTMH AP cart and the background branch is turquoise glimmer mist. OMGosh! I just love these photos! The page design is by Pencil Lines

Play day!

2011-12-11T19:35:00.000-06:00

Play day! YEA! Shopping – I have completed my Christmas shopping (for the third time)Eating – Marion gave me a jar of strawberry jalapeno jam. I topped some crackers with cream cheese and this mouth watering jam … OMGosh! Talk about good. Scrapping – I knocked out several layouts. What a way to wrap up the weekend. Here are the layouts I completed:Oh I want to go back to Tunks! Good view,

What do Ornaments, Boats and Oatmeal have in Common?

2011-12-07T18:50:00.002-06:00

What do Ornaments, Boats and Oatmeal have in common? They are all making an appearance on todays blog post!!! This layout is based on a sketch by Sketchy Thursday. I fell in love with the photo grid design. Have you ever seen so many smiles at one time? Raelynn was smiling and laughing at Lilly and Apaw while they made some beautiful glittered Christmas Tree Ornaments. The ornaments were as

Awesome Day!

2011-11-13T20:56:00.002-06:00

Anyone who knows us knows that Joe is the primary cook at our house. Well, I decided to play in the kitchen when a friend gave us some eggplant. This is porkchop, eggplant “stuff”. It doesn’t actually have a name or recipe. I just sorta threw it together. Mama and Joe both thought it was excellent. We gobbled up almost every bite. There is one small piece left and I wonder which one of us

I need to retire!

2011-10-09T18:43:00.003-05:00

I really need to retire so I have a bit more time to play. Guess we could all use a few more hours each week, right? Lilly started school! She loves it too! I have another page to scrap with her schedule but these photos are just to stinkin cute and I wanted to do them first. Look at her backpack, of course Tigger is going to school too. My Creative Time had a challenge to make a layout

Wrapping up another weekend

2011-09-25T18:00:00.004-05:00

Last night I did some prep work and made some cricut cuts as well as looked at some challenge blogs to get a little inspiration. This morning, I got up and knocked out a couple quick layouts. Due to a flurry of love-bugs, I had to photograph these indoors and they aren't very sharp. Looking at this photo makes me smile. Ok, so let me be totally honest, looking at this photo makes me laugh!!!

Productive weekend!

2011-09-18T18:30:00.000-05:00

I can't believe what a productive weekend I had!!! Lilly is playing soccer! How cute is that? The sketch for this layout is from Sketchabilities. The little girl soccer player is off the Best Friends Imagine cart. The original sketch had a floral design going up the side. I really like the little soccer player and the extra feet kicking the ball. (the feet came from making the girl to large

Weekend Scrapping

2011-08-28T21:19:00.002-05:00

This layout is based on a sketch by Sassy Lil' Sketches. I have several of their sketches printed up to use... just need to find the time. I made the background using my new pan pastels (thank you Joe!!!). The sky theme was an idea from Stuck on Sketches. The challenge was to use die cuts to create a sky. (ok, so I cheated a little by incorporating the pan pastels... but they are soooo cooool.

Two layouts

2011-08-06T16:37:00.001-05:00

This layout is based on a sketch and challenge prompt from Once Upon a Sketch. The challenge was to incorporate "A perfect day" into your layout. I recently woke up to the sound of puppy feet on the floor, Lilly's laughter, Raelynn's smiles, and fresh coffee. Sitting outside on the glider holding Raelynn while sipping coffee and looking out over the fields I told Joe that I just didn't see how

Cousin Time

2011-07-30T20:03:00.002-05:00

Cousin time! JJ and Cassidy came over to play with Lilly. They were all so cute - fingerprints on my glass doors and all. LOL. As the photos show, they know how to get fingerprints off the glass door too. Stay tuned for upcoming layouts of the cousins playing at Jump City. This layout was based on a sketch by Stuck Sketches. When I see Lilly snuggling up with Apaw I always wonder if he

Big Girl Bed

2011-07-10T16:51:00.001-05:00

Lilly and Tigger are all grown up. They now sleep in a "big girl bed". I love these photos, After Mike had the bed situated he laid down on the floor. How sweet is that? I think I am going to go back and add the word "BED" after "Big Girl" - that just seems to clarify the story a bit. right? The ribbon, flowers and heart on this layout were a RAK from Getting Cricky. She also sent some green

Busy Day

2011-07-03T19:28:00.004-05:00

This has been a great day! It started off with homemade pancakes and coffee -YUM! After breakfast I did a little crafting - this layout is of Raelynn in the tub. Isn't that smile just tooo cute? Apaw sees dimples in those sweet cheeks. The sketch is from Sassy Lil Sketches. I couldn't decide on which photo to use, so I altered the sketch just a little so I could use all four photos. Sassy

Sisters!

2011-06-26T18:13:00.001-05:00

Sisters are special people and Lilly sure does love hers! I just love the biggest picture on this layout - I would love to know what Lilly is thinking or saying to Raelynn as she is huddled over her. Whatever it is, she is sure making her baby sister smile. This layout is based on a sketch from Sassy Lil Sketches. If you haven't tried their sketches, head on over there and check 'em out. Great

Little Scrapping

2011-06-12T18:09:00.003-05:00

This layout is based on a sketch from Let's Capture These Sketches. Thats one of my new favorite sites to go to for inspiration! This is two 6x12 pics on the exterior of a panoramic page protector. The photos are of the water slide at Nina's house. Loads of fun. We turned a bit sideways going down. This is the inside - its a 12x12 center with a 6x12 flap on each side. This was so fun -

Dropping off a few layouts ~

2011-06-04T17:43:00.001-05:00

I sooo love the look on Lilly's face while she is lovin on her Doc Dog. Doc is so patient allowing her to shower kisses on her and play. You can't see Doc's face, but I bet her grin is as big as Lilly's grin. The cs base page of this layout was decorated by Lilly. She named the various colors as she used them. She got a couple of them wrong but for the most part nailed it!!! This layout is

Holiday Scrapping!

2011-05-30T20:19:00.001-05:00

This first layout uses another sketch from Lets Capture These Sketches. I love their sketches, so much fun! The photo is out newest granddaughter, Raelynn Grace. I just love that name, it rolls off my tongue so sweet. I like hearing Lilly say it - Wawynn. Isn't that to cute! Here's another of Baby Raelynn. Don't ya just love her little diva pose? This next layout is loosely based on a

Biker Chick

2011-05-22T15:06:00.002-05:00

For Lilly's second birthday she got a bike with a "tigger seat". Cute huh? Wanna cute little laugh? --> When naming her colors, Lilly refers to orange as "ORANGE LIKE TIGGER". This totally cracks me up because when her Daddy was the same age he referred to red as "GROVER SAYS DON'T PUSH THE RED BUTTON". This page was made from a Swirlydoo kit. I couldn't decide if I should use pink paper

Quick Layout

2011-05-17T18:10:00.000-05:00

Love these photos of Apaw loving on the babies. The sketch was from Once Upon A Sketch and was really fun to play with. I also combined their sketch with a challenge from Back Porch Memories to use brads, 2 photos and stitching. We all know that I suck with stitching, but I didn't do to bad. Its hard for me to think the finished page is anything less than wonderful because of the three very

Where did my weekend go?

2011-05-15T18:51:00.003-05:00

Thanks to Tara for sharing that Back Porch Memories hosted a crop this weekend. If you have time to scrap, head over there because there are several challenges that are not due till the 21st! Even though we had a jam packed week and weekend I did manage to participate in a couple of the challenges. I have no idea where this weekend went... I need a do over!!! This is out newest Granddaughter

All Done!

2011-04-23T19:10:00.001-05:00

I have officially finished my counterfeit kit! Woohoo! I had a chippy bird and a wood vine left over but everything else was put to good use. This first layout was based on a sketch from Inspired Blueprints. The title didn't photograph very well. It actually says "Reading with Grandma". I just love the look on Lilly's face while she looks at mini scrapbooks with Grandma. She pulled every

I still love my cricut

2011-04-22T19:53:00.003-05:00

I still love my cricut, really I do, but I plan to spend the entire holiday weekend ignoring it. I am on a cricut strike! Picket signs are in place!!! Joe spent the ENTIRE day trying to run updates on my expression, imagine and gypsy. PC spent two hours on the phone and will work with us again on Monday - till then, I am boycotting ! ! ! Uber frustration! While Joe uninstalled, installed,

Raelynn - come out and play!!!

2011-04-17T17:18:00.001-05:00

This page was made using some of my counterfeit kit, although only the PP was from the kit - everything else was from my stash. I wasn't real sure how to lay this out and didn't quite get the look I was going for, but I'm satisfied. This layout is Mike, Katie and Lilly as they patiently wait for Raelynn to make her entrance into the world. Apaw spent some time playing paparazzi (or would that

I Scream You Scream

2011-04-16T19:19:00.000-05:00

I scream you scream we all scream for ice cream. Lilly has discovered one of summer's finest treats delivered by the ice cream truck. Summer time in south Louisiana just feels like popsicle weather and there is nothing as refreshing as an icy cold frozen cherry popsicle on a scorching hot summer day! The sketch for this layout is from Ally Scraps, actually, this isn't the current sketch....

These memories make me smile!

2011-04-11T09:17:00.000-05:00

This layout is based on a sketch from Sketchy Thursday and is also part of a Challenge hosted by Marlene at OSU. The challenge was to use 4 items. This 4-photo sketch was perfect for her challenge! I have four photos, 4 ribbons, 4 photo corners, and 4 circles to make a scalloped edge. The story behind this page totally cracks me up. Lilly was at Nina's naming farm animals and we wanted her

I can Sew

2011-04-09T19:52:00.007-05:00

Ok, so that is a big fat lie. Who am I fooling, I can't sew and that makes me mad cause I soooo want to sew. (That sounds funny, doesn't it) Anyway, Katie spent some time with me and was able to get my sewing machine working (turns out the problem was ME) Changing the thread is a chore because the eye of the needle is soooo small and these old eyes just can't focus that well. Stitching

cards

2011-04-01T18:05:00.002-05:00

I needed to create a thank you card for a work related event. This SU Voila set was perfect since the thank you is to a catering company. The photo doesn't show it well, but the top of the serving tray and the bottom of the jacket are popped up. The black layer is also embossed with swirls - If I weren't so lazy, I would go back and take a better photo. I guess this card is self explanatory.

March Counterfiet Kit Blog Hop

2011-03-28T00:01:00.018-05:00

Wow! Look how far you have made it on the blog hop! The blog hop starts at Counterfit Kit Challenge . We had a challenge to scraplift a layout you previously created. I love clean lines and find that using a grid gives me the ease of having multiple photos in a nice neat arrangement. I decided to lift this layout because of the large format grid. For my Counterfeit lift I used the same

Couple challenges

2011-03-26T20:11:00.001-05:00

I completed a couple projects today. WOOT! This first layout is a sketch from GYSO and a prompt from Scrap that Baby. The prompt was "scrap why you feel lucky to be the mom of your baby" Well, my baby is almost 30 (guess that disqualifies me) Katie feels lucky to be Lilly's Momma so I scrapped a photo of them with journaling from Katie's heart. Next is another layout from my Counterfiet kit.

YALL!!!! No one sees that giant BOOBOO????

2011-03-24T13:55:00.003-05:00

I forgot the "R" in VeRnacular! See what happens when I use big words? I need to hurry home and fix this... but for the record, I don't plan on reposting. This is what happens when you scrap at 5AM instead of snuggle with your husband!!!

Scrapping during the week? Who me?

2011-03-24T07:44:00.013-05:00

I never have time to scrap during the week...I have no idea how this happened... but hey, life is great, huh? Lilly cracks me up with the funny things she says. We wanted to capture her baby talk so her Momma sent me a list of things for her scrapbook. Of course, this is an ever growing and changing list. The other day as we were getting ready for dinner, Lilly was being strapped into her

Counterfit Kit 3, 4, and 5 plus one not kit LO

2011-03-20T15:48:00.001-05:00

There is nothing like the scent of freshly bailed hay! Snapping fall photos with either pumpkins or hay seems like a must. When I have a subject as handsome as my husband, well, it's pretty easy to get a good shot! I don't like this paper... It was in a kit I got a million years ago. I decided if I was going to participate in the counterfeit kits challenges I was going to include some items that

Etsy challenge

2011-03-15T19:00:00.001-05:00

On google images I found an etsy title that I thought was pretty cool. Here is the image I used for inspiration for my title. The page is made using my March counterfiet kit and the title was designed from the photo above. I liked the way the letters looked like they were in a box that had been cut apart.

Family Feud - March Counterfeit Kit Challenge LO

2011-03-13T18:05:00.001-05:00

I had to add some scraps of purple and a sheet of black CS to my kit after the fact. Oh well, I do stuff like that even when it isn't a counterfeit kit. My baby sister and I love love love playing Family Feud on Facebook. One time the question was "Name an animal found in the back yard". She said "RABBIT", I said "ARMADILLO". Can you tell we live in the country??? Anyway, the answer was DOG

Collin! Quit monopolizing this post!!!

2011-03-08T16:46:00.000-06:00

These photos were taken at Lilly's first trip to Chuck E Cheese. She had fun playing (so did we). Spending time playing and creating new memories is always fun! Lilly loved going to a place "where a kid can be a kid" I saw tons of Lilly smiles this day. LOL - Collin sneaking in a quick kiss to his Dad. This is a quote from a text message Collin sent me. He said I was the best stepmom

Cleaning my Scrap Room - - - NOT

2011-03-06T21:55:00.001-06:00

After having coffee this morning I set out with the goal of cleaning my scrappy room. While organizing, I came across some photos I had printed and decided to scrap a quick page prior to cleaning the room. Well, one thing led to another and the next thing I knew, Joe was asking if I was ready for dinner. What? Dinner? Already? Wow! Where did this day go? I scrapped 3 pages and didn't clean a

I can't think of a witty title --- maybe next post.

2011-02-27T17:02:00.002-06:00

Lilly is making a fashion statement. I expect to see her gracing the runways in Paris soon wearing this lovely ensemble she created. She looks chic strutting her stuff in her lavender sunglasses accented by a lovely floral head peace. Lilly shows her Louisiana heritage by completing her look with a pair of Mardi Gras beads. Lemon cake and a Kindle!!! Do birthdays get any better than this?

I had playtime!!!

2011-02-21T19:55:00.001-06:00

Tons of photos on this page -- A year in review for Joe and I. 2010 was such a bitch so we shed no tears when it passed. As I starting looking at photos to make this project I realized that even though 2010 tried and came close to kicking our butts, we came out on top and had a really good year filled with friends and family. Instead of putting a lot of focus on the negative things of 2010

UNBELIEVABLE

2011-02-08T19:57:00.000-06:00

She is not even two years old and can totally blow my mind. Take just a second and listen to how smart she is. This girl wows us!!!!

Quick Crafting

2011-01-27T07:11:00.000-06:00

Here are a couple of quick projects. The first one is made with SU materials - this was the first time I was able to play with my Sizzix big shot die in the Grand Caliber. Worked like a charm! I can't remember the name of the stamp set, but it is one of my favs! I sponged 3 different inks behind the embossed flowers.This next card was made using both the cricut and cricut imagine. Wildcard

He's Nekkid

2011-01-17T16:31:00.002-06:00

He's Nekkid! That was an observation made by Lilly when playing with her Mr Potato Head. OK, so is that not the perfect scrapbook page waiting to happen? Katie and I are working on getting together photos and funny sayings to document her "Toddler Vernacular". These photos were taken in this secluded little brick alcove we stumbled on in town. Nestled between two

Been a Busy Bee

2011-01-07T21:23:00.001-06:00

Lilly wasn't keen on getting in Santa's lap along so her Momma sat with her. Isn't she lucky to have such a great Momma. Joe and Josh. I don't have a title for this... still trying to think of one. For Joe's 60th birthday party we had cake with black icing. Know what happens to your lips, tongue and teeth when you eat black frosting???

Scrappy Time

2010-12-29T19:24:00.036-06:00

Joe spent the day in Houston and I spent the day being productive around the house. I scrapped the following layouts. Juiced and froze the remainder of the lemons, watched a movie with Mama, finished my laundry and neatened up the house. DeRidder does an annual "Christmas on Washington Street" festival each year. Lilly had fun dancing in the street and playing in the jump. She wasn't

Christmas Day

2010-12-26T18:20:00.071-06:00

CHRISTMAS MORNINGJoe and I had a great Christmas morning togetherMe hiding behind a mountain of presents - no they aren't all mine.Joe taking a turn to pose for a photo before the room is filled with torn paper and empty boxesStarting things offand another oneOhhhh, I got a cricut imagine cartridgewhat is it what is it what is itWardrobe change thanks to a new hoodie nightshirtme and my lootmanly

Layout and Christmas Eve Fun

2010-12-24T21:25:00.037-06:00

Smokey Bear - I dubbed this day as "Take Your Family to Work Day" We went to East B. school and later that evening participated in the states largest Agricultural parade with Smokey. I drug Mama, Connie, Aunt Sis and Gregg around with me to help out. It's nice having family that works for free! Mama passed out goodies, Aunt Sis was my photographer, Connie was Smokie's handler and I told the

Dropping off some layouts

2010-12-23T18:25:00.017-06:00

Hey Collin - Daddy helped to make this page for your book. He used the cricut imagine to color the title font and cut them out. Thought that little tidbit of info would make this page a little more special next time you look at your book. Thanks to you and Ashley for the card, guess you knew what I was gonna wind up doing with it huh?

Sisters

2010-12-21T18:33:00.007-06:00

I am so fortunate to have a wonderful sister that loves me dearly! The other day she cleaned my house from top to bottom and I found this note when she left.She is always doing things for me like finding the perfect slippers that I have been wanting and searching for in every store. Buying me the cutest jeans, loaning me some rockin heels to wear and OMGosh I won't even get into all the cute

Christmas Part 1

2010-12-19T18:34:00.043-06:00

Christmas isn't even here yet and we have already been so blessed! Here is a little advance warning ... photo overload coming up!!! Layouts to follow! Thanks to the Lear's and Akers for your hospitality. Brandon and his present A slightly shocked Lauren opening her present Genna smiling beautifully for her Christmas photo Madison wondering what is in this Leapster Game sized box. Amaw and

Back to the Grind

2010-11-28T15:10:00.011-06:00

Spent my Thanksgiving holiday playing

2010-11-27T20:40:00.005-06:00

Thanksgiving this year was different. Joe and I decided to hibernate and spend the time at home. Thanks to the Demicelli's, Bayhi's and Aker's for the invites. Even though we didn't prepare a big holiday feast, Aunt Sis and Timothy played "meals on wheels" and had food delivered all weekend long. Yep, we are spoiled rotten! Probably gained 5 pounds too! When I wasn't piled up in the bed napping

Couple layouts!

2010-11-14T17:05:00.001-06:00

Scrapping Fever!

2010-11-11T17:44:00.014-06:00

Katie cracked me up with her comment on things she never thought she would hear herself say . . . I knew I would have to scrap it for Lilly's book. I'm a little late getting this one posted. I scrapped it awhile back and just found it on the camera. Joe's 60th birthday cake was made with black icing. Our lips, tongue and teeth looked like we needed to see a dentist STAT! Collin goofinf

Been Playing a Little

2010-09-26T15:56:00.004-05:00

This is my Mom and my Great Aunt Eva. I purchased a shadow frame for this so Mama could hang it in her den.Madison is now a big girl going to school! Mike and Lilly playing in the water on vacation. Even though this is an old photo, I still wanted to scrap Julie and Shel. They both look so pretty. JJ - My sisters first Grandbaby. Cutie Patootie

No time to scrap lately

2010-07-09T18:41:00.012-05:00

Between work and life I really haven't had the time or energy to scrap - life moves so fast these days!Between the card, photo and emotions, there was to much to put on one page. . . so I made this page interactive. This is one of my first interactive pages and I really enjoyed playing with it . . . I've done a couple other interactive pages, but this one came out the best . . . I may do a little

Crawfish

2010-06-09T19:27:00.003-05:00

Busy Month

2010-05-31T17:05:00.019-05:00

Life has been sooo busy but I have made time to scrap. These are my creations over the past month.This is Lilly's first Mardi Gras . . . she walked away (uhhh, make that crawled away) with a ton of loot. Another birthday party layout. I was so busy blowing bubbles and smiling for the camera that I didn't realize Lilly was eating bubbles until I looked at all the photos. Oops! Bad Amaw!!!This

Busy Busy Busy

2010-05-10T18:57:00.004-05:00

WOW! Life is moving so fast it makes me dizzy. I've been picking mayhaws and have made mayhaw jelly and syrup. YUM! Our garden is coming in BEAUTIFUL and I am expecting to see some crookneck squash and cucumbers in a couple weeks. YUM again! Joe has been going crazy in the kitchen and has been crowned the King of stir fry. Once more - YUM! Looking back over my week we seem to do a lot of

Setting goals

2010-04-24T17:15:00.010-05:00

The SU paper change up gave me a strong desire to hurry up and scrap to use up the "soon to expire" colors. My goal was to scrap using only SU papers. HA! Apparently, I don't scrap with SU, I get all my enjoyment simply from purchasing their yummy products! I scrapped a boatload of layouts over the past few days with the intention of making a dent in my SU supplies. As I look back over my

I wanna play

2010-04-06T19:54:00.006-05:00

I have several ideas running through my head and I soooo want to scrap right now. Sadly - no can do!It's been a loooong week and today is only Tuesday. Maybe later I can sneak some time to play. Here are a few layouts I wrapped up over the weekend.This was a fast easy page. Love having a large format printer!!! This is from a vacation several years ago (yea, I seem to be a wee bit behind on

Weekend Scrapping

2010-03-29T08:39:00.020-05:00

I've been scrapping up a storm. Tomorrow, I am scrapping with Laura and Krystle to make some cards. Woohoo! I can't wait! My cards are nowhere near as good as the ones Laura creates, but they'll do. I did a couple to see if I could jump start my mojo ... here is a card I made for my nephew who is army infantry ... I haven't mailed it yet, so if by some chance Bo is looking at my blog ---

Layout Do-Over

2010-03-14T18:37:00.006-05:00

For Christmas, Lilly gave Apaw a kit to make a jump drive. Perfect gift for a woodworker and computer junkie! I created the original layout with a picture of the gift bag, when Joe saw it, he asked that I add a photo of the finished jump drive. The wood on the jump drive is cocobola which is a tropical hardwood from Central America. Only the heartwood is used: this is typically orange or

Recent Scrap Attack

2010-03-02T20:55:00.004-06:00

Great scrappy weekend!

2010-02-07T20:16:00.007-06:00

These cards were part of a challenge from Amy to use reinkers and babywipes. It was fun to try something new! This photo was taken at Mike & Katie's on Christmas day! Can you tell we were high on life? I don't know why these words are way up here and not down there by the layout I am referring too ... oh well ... I have faith that you'll figure it out. LOLLilly's first time to see snow.

Cards and Layouts

2010-02-02T11:38:00.015-06:00

This card used the MS deep punch – LOVE THAT PUNCH! I’ll be visiting it again on a Valentine LO soon! The flowers are made from Flowersoft sent to me from KylieThis card was made from the Wildcard Cricut cartridge I got from Martha. I am sure she is regretting parting from it!!! It’s so versatile and I have had a blast playing with it!I have had this black on one side color on the other

few layouts

2009-10-25T18:21:00.004-05:00

Here are the two cutest pumpkins in the pumpkin patch!How adorable are they?Katie baked Lilly 1/2 of a cake for her 1/2 birthday. Here is Lillypie eating a little of the cake and icing.Genna dancing in the water spray at the park. This is also going to be the November Journal challenge... (maybe) - use your text to frame a photo or embellyMadison and I went to the Beauregard Parish Fair. One

Little time to Scrap

2009-10-22T07:27:00.002-05:00

I seem to have had such a small amount of time to scrap this month.I did get these two layouts completed.Madison at Build-A-Bear and Lilly learning to drive. LOL12/31

Wild weekend

2009-10-18T17:57:00.016-05:00

This has been a wild weekend. To start off, every third weekend we are on call which totally chops up the weekend. In addition to being on call this weekend we had a water line to the water heater crack and we woke to water spraying all over the closet. Sheets, pillows, games, walls, carpet ... everything was saturated. To make it even worse, I had a plastic bin with about 10 old photo albums

Dump and Run

2009-10-04T20:18:00.002-05:00

Just dumping off some layouts4/31-Oct load

September Scraplift

2009-10-03T20:51:00.002-05:00

Found a little time to play

2009-09-27T19:30:00.008-05:00

This is from when Genna spent a week with us during the summer. She was fearless on the horse. I think I have one more page to scrap from that trip and I'll be finished.Love these photos. The background was blue so I changed it to a pattern print. The girls are sooo cute!I may redo this one ... Its just to busy. I used cricut to make a pretty matt for the photo, but it gets lost on the prima

2009-09-19T19:08:00.009-05:00

My mind has been on Lilly so today's scrapping was all in her honor. This is a sneak peek of Tara's monthly lift challenge. I can't post the LO yet.Lilly loves her Tigger!Snicker snicker - love the titleKatie said everything Lilly gets goes straight to her mouth ... According to these pictures that is a very accurate statement!Between Tigger and Pooh Bear I think Lilly must be about to start

More Load Challenge Layouts

2009-09-12T19:21:00.001-05:00

I am beginning to think I just may be able to complete this challenge. Originally, when I entered it, I didn't think I would be able to get this many layouts completed but it hasn't taken nearly as long as I anticipated.

3 more

2009-09-10T19:54:00.007-05:00

Few more for the load challenge...3 more down, 14 to goThis one is from Kylie's monthly photo challenge. This months challenge was to digitally alter a photo. I added Katie's photo to the ornament. I love how the image looks, but I hate the overall layout. I plan to reprint the photo and scrap it again and hopefully I'll like take two better.Title was scraplifted from Stacy. I saw her layout and

Load Challenge

2009-09-07T19:27:00.007-05:00

These are for the beginning of Betsie's load challenge. The challenge is to complete 21 layouts prior to the end of the month.This first one is from a challenge from Ms. Wookie. The challenge was actually due last month, but better late than never. The journaling was to indepth to have it written out on the page - there would be no room for a photo LOL. I used flip pockets that I got from

OSU Crop

2009-08-16T18:26:00.018-05:00

What a great weekend! Joseph grilled steaks. Reggy came over and ran cable to the shop so Joseph can now watch football outside (secretly doing the happy dance). Watched some movies. Contracted to have Mama's yard taken care of (trying to keep her outta the heat) Took a nice nap and participated in the OSU crop. I wanted to do more of the challenges, but I am very satisfied with the challenges I

Great Weekend

2009-08-02T16:46:00.012-05:00

We've had a great low-key weekend. Nice and relaxed with a couple movies as well as some play time.Here are some of my weekend accomplishments. Here is Ms Lilly - Smiling so pretty for the cameraThese two cards were my first attempt at this style. Now that I have a better idea what I am going I plan to fine tune this technique and use this for my Christmas cards. These were just some trial

My Movie Star

2009-07-28T20:22:00.001-05:00

4th of July BBq

2009-07-26T18:53:00.002-05:00

Love this photo grid. I like having the ability to put a lot of photos on one page.

Dropping off some layouts

2009-07-09T21:04:00.011-05:00

This card was for a stamp challenge at OSU hosted by Sarah. The challange was to use a mask. I wish I had added some color around the top of the stamped image, oh well, its already in the mail. This is our OSU group at the retreat in San Antonio hosted by Martha. Shel and I goofing off. I took a pic of her, then she took one of me and I used Photoshop to get us in the same shot. (next time

Pages completed at the Retreat

2009-06-28T14:20:00.019-05:00

Each month Aleta post an ad challenge. Here is my take on this months challenge. Katie decorated a frame for me and there was a picture of Mike and Lilly in the frame. In addition to that, Mike sent a card that had – of all things – a scrapbook theme! Joe gave me a beautiful floor style jewelry box, sadly I forgot to bring a photo of it to the retreat to complete this layout. Did these pages

Little Scrapping

2009-05-31T10:06:00.001-05:00

I have a loooong HOT week ahead of me so I took this weekend and loafed! I did manage to scrap a page or two …. Katie and Lilly on Lilly’s “birthday”. On this date – not only was a baby born – but a wonderful Mommy was also created! I fell in love with these photos. Katie got camera savvy and snapped Lilly’s reflection in the mirror. Girls Night Out! WooHoo! Digital Quickpage

Holiday

2009-05-24T16:45:00.018-05:00

This has been a nice holiday. We busted our tails during the week to get all the chores done --- washed the house and shed, dusted carpenter bee holes, watered all the plants, laundry etc etc.... so--- when the weekend came we would up with 3 days of total freedom! We grilled pineapple and shrimp shish-ka-bobs Saturday and had grilled steaks Sunday. Joe also grilled some chicken - and ohhh was it

Just a Little Weekend Scrapping

2009-05-17T19:14:00.004-05:00

scrappy room

2009-05-09T16:45:00.003-05:00

My scrappy room has been out of commission for several weeks while Joe was building shelves for my room and cleaning out stchuff ... I love how the shelves he made turned out - it sure makes it easier to see what I have and to find it quickly and easily. He also made me a new workspace out of an 8 foot kitchen counter and some filing cabinets... oh yea! I have room!!!! And --- now that the

goofin around in photoshop

2009-05-06T19:48:00.002-05:00

Lilly Kate

2009-05-03T13:00:00.002-05:00

My scraproom is still in boxes and stacks. I am missing my "playtime" and couldn't wait any longer to get in there. It's hard to scrap when everything is in boxes and there isn't a table!!!!Anyway - Here is Lilly - finally she gets to be entered into the scrapbook!

Drum Roll Please

2009-04-12T18:59:00.005-05:00

Finally! Introducing Lilly!!!! Isn't she just to cute for words!!! I'll probably be reposting these later after their scrapped - I can't get in the srap room right --- total chaos in there!

Updating . . . as per Joyce

2009-03-31T19:19:00.004-05:00

Nothing much to say . . . just dumping some layouts/cardsThis is a close up of the cup that has been popped up

Got a little scrapping done

2009-03-28T22:27:00.003-05:00

Today was a great day ... no chores! Just play time - woohoo thats my kinda day!

Ride of Terror

2009-03-20T10:37:00.003-05:00

Krickett's first time going down the fun slide alone. She did pretty good at the beginning, but as she got closer to the bottom, she went faster and faster. Poor baby, if that slide would have been another foot long I think she would have totally lost it!

Been Scrapping!

2009-03-14T17:30:00.001-05:00

Trying to catch up on some photos that have been sitting around in the computer.

Online Scrap

2009-03-06T06:55:00.010-06:00

The OSU crop motivated me to get some photos on paper!!!Michele & Bear in their natural habitatLOL - how cute is that moose on the scale ??? I have several dieters in the family and fell in love with this stampBirthday cardDate night ... dinner and a show - Cirque du soleilJoe making my plant stands for the den . . . they came out BEAUTIFULSoon there will be 3!!! Aren't they such a cute

Almost time

2009-02-20T08:50:00.002-06:00

Looking at Katie's tummy, it looks as if Lilly will be here at anytime!

Robin's Challenge

2009-02-13T20:03:00.003-06:00

Robin's Challenge - How many techniques can you put on one layout?Well, I think I could fit more, but I didn't want to overcrowd the page - although I do think it looks like something is missing . . . Techniques used:1. Paper Piecing2. Chalking3. Sewing4. Scraplifting5. Mulling (wink wink)No photo yet ... Waiting for Ms. Lilly's arrival to have a pic. I plan to scrap this same design a

Commit 2 Paper

2009-01-23T21:15:00.011-06:00

These three layouts were made from the kits Amy designs over at Commit 2 Paper.This one was made from a sketch created by Barbara at Sketches 4 Scrappin. She is a designer for C2P and you can see the original of this sketch there.Currently, their names are Mike and Katie Demicelli, but soon they will be undergoing a legal name change. Their new names will be Daddy & Mommy.Awe isn't that sweet.

Gettin Sketchy

2009-01-21T09:41:00.005-06:00

This is done from a sketch from http://gettinsketchy.blogspot.com/ <-- I tried six ways from Monday to make this a link and couldn't do it ... so just copy paste if you want to see their great sketches.

New Layouts

2009-01-11T15:58:00.012-06:00

Snicker Snicker - caught ya napping! First Bonfire and weiner roast Killin da cans! Its real snow!!!! Princess Madison He got a TV!