FRUSTRATION!!!

Ever been accused of something that you didn't even know was wrong in the first place? Right now I am so frustrated, I just want to scream!! We received a parking citation yesterday, that unfortunately I didn't find until this morning at 6:25am, on my way to work no less. The frustrating part about it all is, we could have parked the rig in the driveway if we'd known it was illegally parked where it was at! How can one know these things if not posted?? Why not a courtesy knock on the front door? DAMN!

April has been a VERY TRYING month for Butch & I and we just want it over and done with. NOW!! Bring on a kinder, gentler May, PLEASE!!!!

Happy Saturday!

Today we are just chillin'. Nothing like a laid back day after a long work week and readying the yard for the season. =)

Yesterday was a day of discovery. While working in our backyard, Makayla spotted some ladybugs. At first she just wanted to look:


but curiosity got the best of her and she wanted to hold one:


Which she thought was cool until it started crawling! She flicked it off and decided she would just look from now on!!

And speaking of spring things, how about these Bleeding Hearts! They are so HUGE this year and blooming like crazy!


And this morning, I decided a bit of scrapping was in order. Here is Nicole & Makayla making our Easter posies a few weeks ago. I used the Cosmos Cricket Girl Friday papers from my The ScrapRoom April kit. I love my crafty buddies!!


Have a great day! Godspeed

Just to say Hello!

Using the Making Memories Love Notes line, I created this card for my April card swap group. I had a hard time trying to use this paper for layouts, but it came together quite nicely for this. =)


It is a glorious Spring day in the Pacific Northwest, so I'm off to enjoy it!

Godspeed.

Just wanna say....

....you know when you've seen the perfect picture cause all you want to do is look at it and go "AWWWW!" Well, I scrapped it so I can say that over and over and over as many times as I want!


Come on, say it with me..... "AWWWWW!"

Spring layouts

A few weekends ago we had the pleasure of some beautiful sunshine and spectacular warm days and decided to make the best of them! We picked Makayla up around 11AM and had a fun filled day.......

feeding the ducks:


playing in the park:


doing some spring cleaning outdoors:


and celebrating Makayla's Great Grandma's 72nd birthday:

And yes, we were pooped when it was all said and done, but one of those days that you never wanted to end! =)

Godspeed.

Happy Easter!

I know I'm a day early, but wanted to wish you all a Happy Easter! This afternoon was filled with a flurry of activities including making these pretties for our dinnertable tomorrow. Nicole, Makayla, and myself had fun with buttons, felt, ribbon, paper, and glue dots to create these pretty flowers! And since tomorrow we'll be getting together, we made some cute little cupcakes for dessert. I don't know of a better way to spend an afternoon!!

Guess What?

Today at The ScrapRoom its my turn as Guest Designer! Thanks Janine!! The topic today is:

April 4 - Layered Felt Flowers
I discovered a newfound love for felt on my layouts and cards and when asked, this one seems to be right up my alley! I used some felt shapes from my ever growing stash and others I cut using my Original Sizzix and some dies I have. Here are the three samples I made:

Sewn with a button center:

Layered and attached with a brad:

Sewn together with a beaded center:

Each took only a few minutes to put together and with a little imagination, one could make plenty ahead of time for those layouts or cards! Have fun!

HELLO SUNSHINE!!

Really!! The sun is shining right now as I type and is forcasted to last thru the weekend! I won't be here long but wanted to share with you some cute little embellies that our Diva Janine at The ScrapRoom has challenged us to make. She'll be doing this all month and so far, I'm loving them all!!

April 1 - Paper Posies
Just scrunch your paper scraps, rip out three different sized circles, ink the edges, and attach your favorite fastener, which I sewed a button:



April 2 - Add glitter to sticker letters
Unfortunately, I don't have any glitter, but will definitely keep this one in mind for the future. There's nothing worse than needing just one more letter but its the wrong color! Now, I could just make my own!!

April 3 - Add Pattern Paper to Chipboard
I just traced my chipboard shape onto my pattern paper, cut it out, attached with Elmer's Spray Adhesive, and it was dry in 30 seconds. Next I sanded the edges with an emery board and spritzed on some Maya Road Red Mist. While it was drying I punched a circle for my center, then inked both it and the flower base. To assembled I used a pop dot for attaching the center flower for depth, and a glue dot for the button.

This was so EASY and I wish I would have tried it sooner!!


So, check them out this month and get inspired! Now, I'm going out to play in the sunshine!!

The Results Are In!

But unfortunately, I wasn't the big winner or even a runner up. But it was sooooo much fun and it was great to get know the ladies over at Life Preservers better! Congrats to the winners and Von has promised us another fun game in the future.