Sketches In Thyme Challenge 15

Good Morning,
I have certainly missed you all!!!! I've had major computer issues since Sunday night, the internet has been out or so bad that I can't keep a connection. I'm going into withdrawls!!!!!
I'm sharing the sketch posted today at Sketches in Thyme. My layout for this one will not post here until Sunday as it is also my DT project for Better Scrap! Here is the sketch

Hop on over and visit with the Mavens and leave them some love!!!!
Blessings,

My Guy....YOU....

Good Monday,
It is so good to have my internet back, hopefully to stay. We had a bad rain on Saturday morning, lost electricity for a few hours and the internet didn't come back until late Sunday evening.
So now on to business for today. Lucky Girl Craft Kits is sponsoring Sketch Inspiration. Don't you love this yummy sketch? I kind of tweaked it just a bit so I could use this one darling photo of my little man when he was just two.

And, it is also my Practical Scrappers layout for this week, to use buttons. I kind of wanted to do lots of buttons, but really was enjoying the "black tie" feel to this one, so I kept it very simple, yet "handsome" and just added three pearl buttons with some black thread.

All of my papers and alpha's came in the Lucky Girl September Falling for You kit. The rubons are American Craft, the blooms are Prima, the pearls are from Hobby Lobby and the journaling box is Making Memories.
So....head on over to visit the lovely ladies at Lucky Girl and Practical Scrappers, leave them some love for all their yummy inspiration!!!! And play along with this sketch at Sketch Inspiration!
Blessings,

Better Scrap September Challenge #3....

Good Morning,
Today is new challenge reveal at Better Living through Scrapbooking!

“Fashion disaster challenge”
Create a layout about a fashion disaster, hair disaster, or social faux pas that happened to you.
1. Use an old school photo of yourself on your layout.
2. Use fabric or canvas on your page(s).
3. Use one larger and two smaller photo on your page.
4. Use ribbon in a fun and/or unusual way on your page.
5. Use the following as a page title, or the beginning of your journaling: “Quick, Call the Fashion Police!

“Such a fun challenge for us! I had absolutely forgotten about some of my fashion faux pas from the early 1990′s! I had so much fun rummaging through my old photos trying to find the ones to ‘showcase’ here. Finally, I chose to use ones from my very first Kindergarten class back in 1992. Check out the hair…..oh gosh!

I chose to use ribbon in a fun way on this layout. If you look at the rosettes in the upper corner, those are actually wire edged ribbon that I just spiraled around until I was happy with the size. I tucked the cut edges under and inserted a brad into the center, and attached with mini glue dots. Then, I used some striped ribbon as a corner embellishment to the photo and the journaling box. This one was just looped and attached with a brad.

I also used the ‘Quick, Call the fashion police!’ for my fun title. When my oldest niece saw this layout ( she is now the age I was in the photo), she very quickly added, ‘I am so glad hair and fashion are different now!’”

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: Discount Cardstock “Eggplant Felt 80# 12×12, Wisteria Vellum 12×12“; Papers: Graphic 45 “Hallowe’en in Wonderland,”, Embellishments: Prima alphabet and bling, American Crafts brads and rub-ons, Offray ribbon, and Making Memories journaling box.

So head on over to Better Scrap today and share you fashion fauz pas with us this week! While you are there, please visit my Better Scrap dt sisters, you'll be inspired to pull out you 80's and early 90's pix too!

Blessings

Sketches in Thyme Challenge 14....

Good Morning,

Today is a very quick post. It is a new challenge reveal at Sketches in Thyme. Here is our sketch this week, another incredible fun one by Helen Croft at Scrap a Little...

I got another page finished for my friend's retirement album. I rotated this sketch on the side for this one. It seemed to fit the 8 X 8 page a little better for me.

All of my papers are Cosmo Cricket, the felt is from stash, bling is Prima, and the flowers and brads are Lucky Girl Crafts....

Hop on over to Sketches in Thyme and meet our newest Maven! While there visit all the Mavens and leave them some love!!!!

Blessings,

You Shine....

Good Morning,

It is Wednesday and that brings a new challenge over at The Sisterhood. This week my super talented sistah, Teri is hosting! She has a recipe challenge for you....


1 ribbon/trim, 2 designer papers, and 3 flowers. Pretty simple, hugh?


Here is what I came up with....

This is a photo of my little Ashlea from last weekend's dance comp in Louisville. She is the dancer right above the word "You" in the title.


The papers are from my September Falling for You Lucky Girl kit. The ribbon and flowers are from my stash of plenty! The bling is Prima and my journaling tag and glitter alphas are Making Memories.
I hope you will find time to join us this week at The Sisterhood. Please come visit my sisters for some incredible inspiration!
Blessings,

Hello and some family fun....

Good Morning,
Today I'm sharing a card that was made from just scraps of my September Lucky Girl kit. Isn't this so lovely?

These papers are so very fun and have just a hint of fall in them. Head on over to Lucky Girl to order yours today!!!!!

Thanks to you all for your thoughts and prayers for my Jon-Christopher. It appears he was hit hard with a nasty stomach virus. The ER doc. did say his white cell count was over 22, 000. He kept a 100.1 temp. for most of Sunday, slept most of the day too. When he awoke, he was back to himself, ready to fun outside and enjoy the evening. Here are just a few fun photos of our Sunday evening together.....

Look at Jon-Christopher driving the golf cart. Check out that "so serious" expression on his face. Trust me, he is 6 and can drive it anywhere around the yard he wants to.

Hunter takes his turn driving the golf cart around....I'm going to star calling my sister "Miss Daisy". She will let them drive her all around, she is just as patient as can be....Now remember my two little nephews are just 6!

When we are all together at the lake, we love to spend the early evening hours playing corn hole. Notice we have two adult games going and look at Ashlea's little board. My bil made a kids size set for her and Jon-Christopher. Notice the beautiful glow of the sunset behind my family as it is cast over the lake.

In another game, my mom and I were playing Ashlea and my sister....sad to say that a 1o year old beat me! I still don't have the hang of this game. Basketball is so much easier!

Another family fave of ours is the big bonfire....

Ashlea loves roasting marshmallows!! What a face! Now here is a scrapping moment!!!

What happens to a little 6 year old boy who spends half the night in an ER? He sleeps all day, fighting a fever, and when it finally breaks....he finds his cousin and plays xbox! Hunter is the one in blue and Jon-Christopher is in the white.

Have a terrific Tuesday!

Blessings,