Dec 11, 2007
Here is my gang
Nov 16, 2007
Happy Thanksgiving
wow the time flies when your having to much fun! Thanksgiving only days away.. I wish everyone lots of love and happiness.. i will be taking a bit of time off for the Holiday's, but plan to hit it hard after the new year. Hope you do too. Come join me at HTH or scrapperdomain, I also hang alot at scrapbook doodle they have a great site. All link should be in my side bar ... I would love to see your hoilday layouts
best wishes all
Oct 29, 2007
Rocker Chick
This one MADE IT
This layout MADE it into the Basic Grey art gallery I had been trying forever to get one of mine in there and I made it..All products are BG and the pic is my middle child she really is a special soul and i loved this pic of her taken this summer, it shows something i think not offten captured in a pic.
I was excited and thought i'd share> hope all your scrppy dreams come true! LOL
I thouhgt I'd share
I haven't scrapped in sometime i thought i'd share some pic's that i plan to do soon many are older and in need of getting done and into an Album.~ forigve the poor scans LOL
starting with the bottom pic:
* that is my dh and i many years ago only days before i had our first child, One of my fav moments to remember.
* My dd so cute and sweet eatting hummus
*next one me and my dd it was a joy to be a mom in that moment and i have few pic's of her and i together.
* who can resist thoes cheeks!
*the one of my and my middle child, i just love that pic. my middle child bring much joy she's alot like me.
* and the top one not the best pic i was pertty sick that hoilday and the pic a bit washed out but its still one i enjoy so i think it should have a place in the Album anyway.
Oct 23, 2007
wow time flies
where has all the days gone?. seems like just yesterday was the first day of school and now its almost halloween and soon the christmas holiday will be here.. are you ready? are you looking forward to it. Well i do love the holidays but nope not ready ,not even close to it.
Sep 20, 2007
Sep 13, 2007
We made it through
we made it through the first week of school. The kids seem tired this week, my middle kid is not only has school but a pretty heavy soccer schedule too. My Teen .. is amazingly breezing through as if school is no sweat, she may even pick up a freshmen student to tutor. I've been working as much as I can and scraping every free min. I have.
At HTH we are doing a weight loss challenge album and I'm loving it so far very inspiring and the group; of gals playing really keep the flow going. come by and check us out.
At HTH we are doing a weight loss challenge album and I'm loving it so far very inspiring and the group; of gals playing really keep the flow going. come by and check us out.
Aug 23, 2007
Aug 20, 2007
Soccer Starts Again
Aug 18, 2007
Jul 19, 2007
Pool Play
Summer Party
OH MY
has it really been this long since i updated my blog here?? MAN summer is a busy time. The weather has been super hot and we have spent most of it out side enjoying !!
Jun 26, 2007
I went to the farm yesterday and took the kids they had lots of fun!.
I ened up getting a flat of strawberries then comming home and makeing 22 jars of strawberry jam I still have strawberries left I put in the freezer. Last year I made 28 jars of jam but I use some bigger jars this time, anyway it was lot of work but fun and the kids loved it on toast this Am.
I also got up and baked banana bread this morning before my dh took the kids to the beach. yup he took all three of the kids to the beach for the day and I'm home alone! how luck could I get! plan to play on the computer and scrap! whooo hooo!
I ened up getting a flat of strawberries then comming home and makeing 22 jars of strawberry jam I still have strawberries left I put in the freezer. Last year I made 28 jars of jam but I use some bigger jars this time, anyway it was lot of work but fun and the kids loved it on toast this Am.
I also got up and baked banana bread this morning before my dh took the kids to the beach. yup he took all three of the kids to the beach for the day and I'm home alone! how luck could I get! plan to play on the computer and scrap! whooo hooo!
RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME ...
1)Name one person who made you smile today? My 3 year old son he's good at that
2)What were you doing at 8:00 this morning? bakeing banana bread before it gets to hot to use the oven
3)What were you doing 30 minutes ago? helping my dh get the kids together so he could take them to the beach, i have the whole day to myself!
4)What is something that happened to you in 1998? My dh got a awsome job and we moved about 2 hours away from our home town, and I became the manager of the condo's we live at.
5)What is the last thing you said aloud? drive safe and put more sunscreen on Boo (my dh was leaveing with the kids to the beach and "Boo" is my son nick name)
6)How many different things have you drank today? two...cranberry jucie and water
7)What color is your hair brush? white and gray
8)What was the last thing you bought? Lemon jucie, yesterday i was canning strawberry jam and ran out of lemon jucie
9)What was the last gift you received? some scrappy supplies from my friend Rhonda at HTH soccer paper and i love it
10)What color is your front door? white
11)Where do you keep cell phone? my purse
12)What was the weather like today? sunny and hot
13)What is the best ice cream flavor? Udderly chocolate
14)What are you excited about? having the whole day to myself today my dh took the kids to the beach YES!!
15)Do you talk a lot? sometimes,depends on who you ask heheheh
16)Name a weird food you like? pudding and fresh banana's, toast with mushrooms slices on it
17)Cold or hot? cold... I love the cold!!!
18)What's your favorite thing to do? scrapbooking and hang out on the computer and talk on the phone it's hard to say witch one i love most.
19)Do you want to cut your hair? i just did a couple weeks ago
20: Are you over the age of 25? yah about 10 years
21)Are you ticklish? yes
22)Are you typically a jealous person? I will say not really but then again i have been so kinda..
23)Name a friend whose name starts with the letter "L" : Linda... i love this lady like my mamma
24)Name a friend whose name starts with the letter "A": Angela my friend since 7th grade
25)Do you chew on your straws? yes
26)Do you have curly hair? nope, slightly wavy
27)What is the next concert you're going to? i have no plans to go to one but if i do it will be some thing local at the park more than likely
28)Who is the crappiest person in your life? I plead the 5th, for if i were to say i'd be in deeper eheheh
29)What is your favorite color? man i like them all but I would say wine red as a top fav.
30)What is something you say a lot? i tend to call every one "darlin' and i say "sweet" alot
31)What's your room like? <strong>my scrappy room??? "A mess" my bed room boring sad i know
32)What was the last movie you saw? Underworld, god that movie is hot... heheh
33)Do you have work tomorrow? nope my day off and it's my 16th wedding anniv. and sadly nothing is planed .. i wonder if he'll even remember
34)What's your dream job? to own a crafts and gifts shop
35)When was the last time you said "I love you"? this morning as my dh and kids headed out for the beach
36)What should you be doing right now? whatever i want, i'm free for the day!!!
37)Do you have a nickname? not really my dh calls me honey and my kids call me mom hahahhaaa and well for the other nick name i got ...well all my scrappy ladies that know me well enough .... already know who i am..(wink)
38)Are you a heavy sleeper? no, not at all...
39)When is the last time you did the dishes, honestly? yesterday i made stawberry jam so i had a mess
40)What are your pet peeves? when someone doesn't put toilet paper on the roll and sets it next to the toilet, and when my kids leave the radio on when they are at school, i'm pertty easy i'd say...
1)Name one person who made you smile today? My 3 year old son he's good at that
2)What were you doing at 8:00 this morning? bakeing banana bread before it gets to hot to use the oven
3)What were you doing 30 minutes ago? helping my dh get the kids together so he could take them to the beach, i have the whole day to myself!
4)What is something that happened to you in 1998? My dh got a awsome job and we moved about 2 hours away from our home town, and I became the manager of the condo's we live at.
5)What is the last thing you said aloud? drive safe and put more sunscreen on Boo (my dh was leaveing with the kids to the beach and "Boo" is my son nick name)
6)How many different things have you drank today? two...cranberry jucie and water
7)What color is your hair brush? white and gray
8)What was the last thing you bought? Lemon jucie, yesterday i was canning strawberry jam and ran out of lemon jucie
9)What was the last gift you received? some scrappy supplies from my friend Rhonda at HTH soccer paper and i love it
10)What color is your front door? white
11)Where do you keep cell phone? my purse
12)What was the weather like today? sunny and hot
13)What is the best ice cream flavor? Udderly chocolate
14)What are you excited about? having the whole day to myself today my dh took the kids to the beach YES!!
15)Do you talk a lot? sometimes,depends on who you ask heheheh
16)Name a weird food you like? pudding and fresh banana's, toast with mushrooms slices on it
17)Cold or hot? cold... I love the cold!!!
18)What's your favorite thing to do? scrapbooking and hang out on the computer and talk on the phone it's hard to say witch one i love most.
19)Do you want to cut your hair? i just did a couple weeks ago
20: Are you over the age of 25? yah about 10 years
21)Are you ticklish? yes
22)Are you typically a jealous person? I will say not really but then again i have been so kinda..
23)Name a friend whose name starts with the letter "L" : Linda... i love this lady like my mamma
24)Name a friend whose name starts with the letter "A": Angela my friend since 7th grade
25)Do you chew on your straws? yes
26)Do you have curly hair? nope, slightly wavy
27)What is the next concert you're going to? i have no plans to go to one but if i do it will be some thing local at the park more than likely
28)Who is the crappiest person in your life? I plead the 5th, for if i were to say i'd be in deeper eheheh
29)What is your favorite color? man i like them all but I would say wine red as a top fav.
30)What is something you say a lot? i tend to call every one "darlin' and i say "sweet" alot
31)What's your room like? <strong>my scrappy room??? "A mess" my bed room boring sad i know
32)What was the last movie you saw? Underworld, god that movie is hot... heheh
33)Do you have work tomorrow? nope my day off and it's my 16th wedding anniv. and sadly nothing is planed .. i wonder if he'll even remember
34)What's your dream job? to own a crafts and gifts shop
35)When was the last time you said "I love you"? this morning as my dh and kids headed out for the beach
36)What should you be doing right now? whatever i want, i'm free for the day!!!
37)Do you have a nickname? not really my dh calls me honey and my kids call me mom hahahhaaa and well for the other nick name i got ...well all my scrappy ladies that know me well enough .... already know who i am..(wink)
38)Are you a heavy sleeper? no, not at all...
39)When is the last time you did the dishes, honestly? yesterday i made stawberry jam so i had a mess
40)What are your pet peeves? when someone doesn't put toilet paper on the roll and sets it next to the toilet, and when my kids leave the radio on when they are at school, i'm pertty easy i'd say...
Jun 24, 2007
Summer Fun
Life has been a Busy one
Well School is finely out and summer has begun!
I started my new job last week and I love it so far I only work 3 days a week, I'm now the Assistant district manager for our local new paper, the hours are short but early in the am and the pay is good what more could I ask for? HA well that's not all, my Dh also got a new job, and on top of that I was honored with the Guest Design team Spot at Scrapdoodle for July! Things are busy but I wouldn't want it any other way!
We have some New and Awsome challenges at HTH so come on by and play with us there! and don't forget to come see me at Scrapdoodle also! My 2 most favorite hang out places with tons of fun and lots of good people! (links to both HTH and scrapdoodle are on my side bar.)hope to see ya soon.
I started my new job last week and I love it so far I only work 3 days a week, I'm now the Assistant district manager for our local new paper, the hours are short but early in the am and the pay is good what more could I ask for? HA well that's not all, my Dh also got a new job, and on top of that I was honored with the Guest Design team Spot at Scrapdoodle for July! Things are busy but I wouldn't want it any other way!
We have some New and Awsome challenges at HTH so come on by and play with us there! and don't forget to come see me at Scrapdoodle also! My 2 most favorite hang out places with tons of fun and lots of good people! (links to both HTH and scrapdoodle are on my side bar.)hope to see ya soon.
Jun 10, 2007
JOY
Simply Amazing
Jun 9, 2007
Krystal
I've been really working hard on simplifying my layouts, I'd like MORE simple and WOW in my work, I want it to be about the pictures and the feel. I think for awail there I was getting to hung up on over embellishing and it was becomeing more about the "STUFF" than the pictures and memories. So I'm focusing on that more and getting there I think.. what do you think?
thanks for looking and would love the any comments
Oh and I'm looking for a sweet poem to add where the journaling should be but I haven't found one that fits yet.
Silly Banana Business
Jun 2, 2007
WHAT"S NEW
Sorry it's been a wail since I updated here, but the end of school is near and life is Full. The newest most exciting thing in my life is my Cricut Expression machine arrived at my door yesterday and WOW this the cutting machine of all time.. it's all that and more.. This baby will cut chipboard, cut as small as 1/4 and as big as 24 inches, it will cut to fill your page, yep if I want to cut multi images I just select the image and size then push the "fill page" button and it will cut as many as will fit on the page AND it figures out how many to cut all by it's self, now that is one really awsome feature. The 12x24 mat size is also pretty cool, you can put two sheets of 12x12 paper on that mat and it will cut it as a two page layout witch will come in handy. I can have one half of an image on one side and the other half of the image on the other and since it cut it side by side it will match up perfect. Not to mention the cool scalloped cuts it can do and the tags, bags, and boxes cartridge will be super fun on the Expression machine. I can make a gift bags or boxes in just about any size now. So what all this really means I think, is I will in the long run save so much money on embellishments that it will pay for itself over and over again.
I am already totally smitten with it .. it doesn't talk back or leave the toilet seat up, and it always please me what more can a girl ask for ??
I am already totally smitten with it .. it doesn't talk back or leave the toilet seat up, and it always please me what more can a girl ask for ??
May 22, 2007
green market Monster
Home is where the dog is
May 17, 2007
A Royal 9 Party
May 14, 2007
Flower Fariy
Baby Beauty
May 10, 2007
Dream Together
May 6, 2007
May you always walk in the sunshine
This layout was the most fun layout I have done is a long time. The WOW about it for me is I hand stamped and hand cut every single flower. I layered them with pop dots, inked the edges and used a white uniball to add depth and life to them.. I am sooooo lovin' this stamp set, I can't wait to make more in many diffrent colors
I scarpped my way through the Day
Hay everyone I hope you all had fun scrapping on NSBD !! I was soo pooped out from the scraping I did, but boy was it a blast!! The canvas class fun. I can't wait to see all the wonderful canvas made!! If you missed no worry come on by HTH and check out our class forum! and don't miss checking out gallery our we have tons of Awsome Stuff in there!
Apr 26, 2007
Scrapping On Canvas
May 5th a huge scrapping day in our world. We are celeabrating at HTH with some challenges and some Awsome classes all day fun, friends, great ideas, lots of laughs AND of course some prizes!!! Don't miss out come join us. The class I will be doing is "Canvas scrapping".So hurry and sign up for the class and see what else we have planed for that day. (The link to HTH is in the side bar,under "my favortie sites")
Enjoy and happy scrapping
Teen Extreme
I'm so in love with the new junkitz boy extreme papers. I recived it as part of DT kit at HTH and I ended up ordering 3 sheet each and some extra embellishemnts. This layout I did was for my teen girl .. i think the papers are versital even tho they were disigned for boys. I recomend you get some for those "edgey Fun" layouts
Apr 15, 2007
Apr 11, 2007
What inspires you??
I wanted to share a bit about the way I scrap. I only scrap what pictures inspires me "in the moment" I don't worry about trying to finish an album or to scrap in chronology order, I just do what inspires me and what I feel. WHY?? well I have found when I do what inspires me my layouts come out way better, with feeling and depth in them. Of course it puts me all over the place when I scrap, so albums take a lot longer to complete, but I think for me it's worth it for the quality I get when I'm scraping. I scrap for the fun of doing it, as a hobby anyway I'm not doing it just to get it done.
I see each layout as one of a kind, a work of art, a master piece as an individual layout, not really part of an album story but more as; each layout has it's own story. So when I put them together in an album they are not in any kind of order other than by age Such as: my son has an album from birth to one year old, then starts an album for him at age two and so on. For my older children I have had to combin ages since I didn't have enough picture to fill an album for them at each age. In each album the layouts don't have an order it may start with a Halloween layouts and end with and Easter layouts, I put them in the albums as I scrap them for me this works. I wasn't always like this I have only been doing this way in the last year and a half, the reason I started is I wanted to improve my scraping skill and style and wanted more "WOW" layouts.
So if you feel you want to improve your skill or style or your are starting to feel a bit board with scrapping, I suggest putting aside your hang up to scrap in "order" and flip through the photo's you have and scrap what strikes you in the moment. You just might be surprised!!
I see each layout as one of a kind, a work of art, a master piece as an individual layout, not really part of an album story but more as; each layout has it's own story. So when I put them together in an album they are not in any kind of order other than by age Such as: my son has an album from birth to one year old, then starts an album for him at age two and so on. For my older children I have had to combin ages since I didn't have enough picture to fill an album for them at each age. In each album the layouts don't have an order it may start with a Halloween layouts and end with and Easter layouts, I put them in the albums as I scrap them for me this works. I wasn't always like this I have only been doing this way in the last year and a half, the reason I started is I wanted to improve my scraping skill and style and wanted more "WOW" layouts.
So if you feel you want to improve your skill or style or your are starting to feel a bit board with scrapping, I suggest putting aside your hang up to scrap in "order" and flip through the photo's you have and scrap what strikes you in the moment. You just might be surprised!!
Apr 10, 2007
Theme Challenge
Here is my sample for my monthly challenge at HTH. It runs from April 10th to May 10th. The challenge is to do a layout using card stock only ( no Pattern paper ) and the twist is you have to use 3 or more colors more detail at HTH. I had all these pic's from Halloween so i used a sketch for my sample as well. Hope you'll come to HTH an Join US in the FUN! (the link to the site is on the side bar of my blog)
Mar 18, 2007
Beautiful girl
I did this for a Sketch challenge at Split coast.. here is the sketch; http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=503251
thought my layout turned out very spring like... I could Finlay use those fancy pants chipboard scrolls I got at HTH YIPPY!! and of course my favorite 3 bugs in a rug pattern paper!
Mar 16, 2007
scrappy atmosphere
Check out the MESS!!! Yup I scrapped only 3 layouts and this is what the clean desk now looks like...crazy!!
SO tell me what is your scrappy atmosphere like?? what surrounds you and puts you in your groove?
well what mostly surrounds me is MESS, but it doesn't put in the groove!! In fact I tend to get less done when i have a huge mess. But if it's all clean and everything is put away. I can't wait to scrap, it's like i can hear it all calling me to come out a play!! Just dieing to make a mess HAHHAHAHHAH
Mar 15, 2007
Fried Cheerios
This is the first time I tried my hand at the new scalloped edge card stock, it was fun to use. I did it for my BOM. A challenge Sharon is running at HTH; a childhood food. I thought it was a fun topic and fried cheerios were defiantly a fun and original food from my childhood. we didn't have a lot of money as a kid and cheerios came in the free food boxes, my mom would make them often in place of popcorn , now as an adult I make then for my kids just as a treat and for the fun of having them. They love them!
Mar 13, 2007
Mar 8, 2007
card of the day
Mar 4, 2007
Mar 2, 2007
Color confidence
I was reading this article about color and thought I would share it.
http://www.scrapjazz.com/topics/Scrapbook_Basics/Color/339.php
http://www.scrapjazz.com/topics/Scrapbook_Basics/Color/48.php
http://www.scrapjazz.com/topics/Scrapbook_Basics/Color/276.php
http://www.scrapjazz.com/topics/Scrapbook_Basics/Color/339.php
http://www.scrapjazz.com/topics/Scrapbook_Basics/Color/48.php
http://www.scrapjazz.com/topics/Scrapbook_Basics/Color/276.php
Mar 1, 2007
A New Month
Finely Spring is in 20 days!!!!. I can tell as the flowers are poking up, the air is crisp and the mornings brighter earlier. I've had a slow scrapping week and hope to get into it over the weekend. I got a few new stamps and some new supplies so that will help. I even printed some pic's so I'm one step closer.
Feb 26, 2007
Free Spirit
Well this was done for a sketch challenge at Split coast and also for the color challenge Hosted by Kimber at HTH creations http://hth-creations.com/home (see message boards for challenges if your interested in playing ends March 15th we'd love to have you join in)
I find working with the color yellow most challenging for me.. I'm sure you have a color you least like to work with also.. well not only was the yellow in this hard for me but I hate my hand writing, I wished now I hadn't done it.. but I'm callin' this one done. and leaving it as is.. The only thing I like about this layout is the Bohemia rub-on HAHAHAH . The paper is Basic grey "urban couture" line, it's a hard line to work with I think, the print is cool, but a bit wild for me.. This layout for sure pushed me outside my comfort zone.. and we all need that once in awhile.
So happy scrappin'
I find working with the color yellow most challenging for me.. I'm sure you have a color you least like to work with also.. well not only was the yellow in this hard for me but I hate my hand writing, I wished now I hadn't done it.. but I'm callin' this one done. and leaving it as is.. The only thing I like about this layout is the Bohemia rub-on HAHAHAH . The paper is Basic grey "urban couture" line, it's a hard line to work with I think, the print is cool, but a bit wild for me.. This layout for sure pushed me outside my comfort zone.. and we all need that once in awhile.
So happy scrappin'
Feb 25, 2007
Sunday and already the end of Feb.?????
Well I say slow DOWN!!
The year is flying by, I can't believe it's already the end of Feb. Awwww but then that means spring is near and with the weird weather all over, we'll be glad it's coming.
Okay well I decided I would not set any scrappy goals this year, other than I'd like to use more of my stamps in my Lo's.. Well Not setting any goals sure has paid off for me so far, In Jan. I scraped 26 layouts and over 36 cards (of course many of the cards were the same design ..but hay) and as of today for Feb. I've scrapped 12 layout's .. I guess not have a goal has set me FREE hahahahahah, I've been rideing the the "feelin' it" wave, scrapping only what truly inspires me, Well it kinda puts me all over the place as to what I'm scraping, BUT I have been very pleased with my work lately, witch is not the case most of the time. My last Layout witch was titled "she was an artist and her life was her canvas" really put me in touch with the artist in me.. So I think I'm on to something here and gonna see how far I can take it..
hope you find a good scrappin' wave to ride too. HAHAHa
The year is flying by, I can't believe it's already the end of Feb. Awwww but then that means spring is near and with the weird weather all over, we'll be glad it's coming.
Okay well I decided I would not set any scrappy goals this year, other than I'd like to use more of my stamps in my Lo's.. Well Not setting any goals sure has paid off for me so far, In Jan. I scraped 26 layouts and over 36 cards (of course many of the cards were the same design ..but hay) and as of today for Feb. I've scrapped 12 layout's .. I guess not have a goal has set me FREE hahahahahah, I've been rideing the the "feelin' it" wave, scrapping only what truly inspires me, Well it kinda puts me all over the place as to what I'm scraping, BUT I have been very pleased with my work lately, witch is not the case most of the time. My last Layout witch was titled "she was an artist and her life was her canvas" really put me in touch with the artist in me.. So I think I'm on to something here and gonna see how far I can take it..
hope you find a good scrappin' wave to ride too. HAHAHa
Feb 24, 2007
OMG I just got a pm and I WON the sketch challenge with this Layout!!!!! So excited this is the first time in all the time I have played challenges that I have won anything...
this sketch was from bloger "pencil lines" and the challenge was posted on splitcoast stampers I can't wait to see what RAK I will recive. I'll let ya know..
She was an artist and her life was her canvas
Spin Me
okay this layout if a full lift from creating Keepsakes magazine Jan issue page 121 and I must say I love the way mine came out anyone who has this magazine feel free to see the original mine is very close to the same..the doodling (stitching) i did by hand!! I free handed it with a pencil, then pierced small holes along the doodling ( stitching) with my poky thing and then drew on the black stitching and boy did it take me a long time HA -the designer in CK is April Peterson.
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