play ball!

When it rains, it pours! No, I'm not talking the "wet stuff", I'm referring to the amount of layouts I'm able to complete without the guilt of being indoors when its so nice outdoors!

I've had these papers since February 2010 and it was time to use it up and scrap these photos of Makayla's time at bat during on of her games this past spring. If you look closely at the middle photo, she concentrates with her little tongue out just like her Daddy does - it must be in the genes!

And I've almost reached that goal - 13 complete!!

Godspeed

Oh, how I have missed my scrapping!!

The weather outside is frightful,

but I am so delightful.

As long as my adhesive holds, 

let it rain, let it rain, let it rain!

Needing a stress reliever, I created LOTS of layouts these past two days! Take a gander and tell me what you think. ;-)

I have so embraced the larger banners running across the page idea here! They make for a great backdrop with papers from Pink Paislee for our July 4th photos .....

Our DIL, Michelle, just had a birthday and this SEI Happy Day was just too cute! I used sketch #343 from Sketch Inspiration ......

My Mind's Eye BOO to you! was perfect for trick or treating photos from Halloween 2011.....

Juicing is a great start to my mornings! These Cosmo Cricket Early Bird papers really compliment those bright veggies .....

 And finally, here is my layout from the October Cocoa Daisy kit. LOVE her mix of papers! She included Simple Stories, Amy Tangerine, and Studio Calico for one beautiful box of goodies! One of her DT members issued a challenge called "Lotsa Layers" and I will admit, I was hesitant at first, but love the outcome .....

Thanks for stopping by and I'm now at 12 of my goal of 15 layouts for the month!

Godspeed

Gettin' 'er done!

I keep getting closer to my goal of 15 layouts for the month of October and here are a few more to add to that total:

 Just some good old summertime fun!

I am not a chronological scrapper as these are photos from 2011!

And a simple board game can get a bit crazy around here :-)

That brings my total to seven so far and definitely more will follow! Thanks for stopping by.

Godspeed

Scrappy Season!

It appears the Pacific Northwest "rainy season" has arrived! What's a gal to do when its cold and wet outside? SCRAP INSIDE! I call Fall & Winter "my scrappy season" and I totally got my scrap on these past few days. :-)

 Makayla in action - #62

Spending the afternoon with the grandbabies at the Saturday Market. While Makayla loved her monkey on a tree, Ruby didn't quite get the "princess crown" that adorned her head. LOVE that expression!

Found a bunch of photos that I've printed but got tucked away and they are on my agenda for this weekend. What fun it is to "discover" those moments months later and relive the events!

Thanks for dropping by!

Godspeed

A bit of scrappy time!

Today my daughter had to have surgery and while waiting for that phone call that said everything was okay and went as planned, I nervously sat and scrapped because frankly, my fingernails are gone!

It took a bit longer for this layout than I expected because I decided to paint my chipboard letters different colors. It sure takes paint FOREVER to dry!

For this creation, I had snapped a few photos of Makayla on her first day of 2nd grade this past September and using an older October Afternoon line, Weathervane from 2008, came up with .......

As for that layout goal ....... 1 done - 14 to go!!

Godspeed

Inspiration!

For the month of October I have set a goal of creating 15 layouts, so decided I had better get on a hunt for some inspiration. I was plesantly surprised when I ran across this sketch from an August post on the Lilly Bee Design's Blog.

The designers used the small 6x6 paper pad, but I also spotted someone else using the journaling cards from various manufacturers. I LOVE that idea!! Since I'm trying to bust thru more of this overwhelming stash of mine, its a perfect solution.

Now that I have an idea, I better get to it before another day passes me by!

Godspeed

Card Crop!

During this last weekend of September 2012 I'm participating in a card crop over at The ScrapRoom! Some cute challenges and I've managed SEVEN cards so far and quite impressed with myself! Some are pretty simple, other aren't but I think I came up with some pretty cute ones to share in the coming months.

First up was my color challenge using this photo for inspiration:

my sample

monochromatic color challenge

 initials challenge: B = bird, J = journal spot, F = flower

 layout inspiration

 recipe challenge using chipboard and ribbon

 keep it simple challenge

 Washi tape challenge

There are a few more I'd like to take on, but first the sun has come out and I'm wanting to catch some warm rays before the rains reappear for the Fall and Winter months.

Godspeed

Not a total slacker!

CRAZY month!! Between school back in session, watching the babies when my son was so very illl, and now trying to get over "this lingering for weeks" cough, I did managed a bit of "me time" and scrapped!

I've been helping out over at The ScrapRoom, filling in for one of the MOD's who was unable to be with us, and issued a couple challenges. Here are my sample layouts ....

Back To School Challenge

 Lessons Learned Challenge

 And this next group is just using up some of my older stash with the help of sketches from Zany Zinnea's sketch class and some I've saved from the web from various blogs .....

So although I wasn't posting them, I was creating layouts in my "spare moments" these past few months! Thanks for taking the time to look!

Godspeed

Basic Grey Blog Sketch entry!

Oh how I have missed playing with paper! Been reorganizing my scrap area and its finally DONE and now I give myself permission to play once again!

First up is a challenge from Basic Grey using the card sketch posted on September 10th.

I used some older papers that  I discovered in my reorganizing, Lemonade from 2009. Loved it then and still love it today!

Thanks for dropping by. Godspeed

A Three-fer!

Speaking of combining challenges! I scrapped yesterday and was able to combine the Zany Zinnea Summer Sketch Club sketches with a challenge issued by Terry at The ScrapRoom called Simple Scrapping, AND Willow Trader's Use Up Those Kits challenge! PHEW!!

For the first two, I took a photo of my scraps before I started and then the finished layout::

The "bungee! woo-hoo!" layout is also my entry at Paper Secrets  for their August "I Love Echo Park" contest!

As I mentioned, these we are kept pretty simple, chipboard stickers, alpha, and pretty simple focusing on the photos and not the foo-foo.

The one thing I have discovered in "shopping" thru my older stash, it may have come out two, three, four, or even five years ago, but its all new to me again! And honestly, I'm so glad I didn't use up all of the above papers before because these photos are PERFECT for them!

Thanks for stopping by!

 Godspeed

August 10 - "rings"

August 9 - "messy"

One day I need to get totally organized so I can actually use this table. In the meantime, its one big messy eyesore!

August 8 - "8 o'clock"

At work on my lunch break tonight, glanced at the clock and wishing it was already 10:30pm and time to go home!

August 7 - "glasses"

Part of my antique glass collection we like to get out and fill with a yummy milkshake every now and then. ;-)

August 6 - "handwriting"

I made this layout tonight and VIOLA! My handwriting is in a few spots!

Every year we have a town carnival and this year's included a mechanical bull small enough for the kids. Makayla was having a blast trying to see how long she could last without losing her grip!

August 5 - "logo"

When I get to work, the first stop is at Starbucks for my morning pick me up! This particular morning it was their new Lime Refresher. WOW! Is it ever tasty!

August 4 - "somewhere I sat today"

Until I got booted from this recliner, I was enjoying my cup of coffee! Look who decided they wanted my chair while I made breakfast:

They are kinda cute sitting like that though!

August 3 - "coin"

hmmmm.........

August 2 - "One"

This is ONE gorgeous forecast! Living in the PNW we don't get the extreme heat and humidity others do, but just a touch of 90 degree weather before it heads back to normal. My kind of summer!

Godspeed

August 1 - "Outside"

Jennifer over at The ScrapRoom has issued a challenge of taking a photo every day for the month of August. She is even so kind as to offer the "prompt" for the day - YAY!!! - and with camera in hand,  I'm ready to take on this challenge! And since I may end up scrapping these photos, might as well blog them and get that journaling started!

We had such a late start to our warmer weather but my pole beans didn't give up and my granddaughter  discovered these two "teenie beanies" yesterday. Look closely, they are there!

I'll be back tomorrow with that day's photo!

Godspeed

FiNISHED!

It took me awhile to get this canvas finished but, VOILA!! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Godspeed

Creative Canvas

A few months back I won this class from Miss Arts Paper Crafting. I have been itching to work on it but something always came up - LIFE! So, last night I decided I had waited long enough!

I've been trying to use up my scrap supplies since the beginning of the year and, had some Echo Park Sweet Summertime, Kaiser Kraft Love Notes, a misc. sheet of "clouds", paints and a 12x12 canvas and got busy!

I know I still have tons to learn and NEED to realize that perfection is not necessary in the world of mixed media!! Once I get that idea burned into my head, I'll actually be a bit more relaxed with the process. In the meantime, I need more masking tools, some gel medium, smaller canvas, and REALLY cool looking larger stamps!

TFL - Godspeed

time to chill....

Taking the Kidding Around 2 at Big Picture Scrapbook has been lots of fun, but today Makayla and I ventured off into our own little painting world. We're using the larger purple SMASH Book with the "maps pages" as our back drop.

I thought this quote would be an appropriate one for her and as I created the left side, she did the right. One day soon, I will put that quote to canvas, but for now its tucked away safely in her book. ;-) She hasn't decided if she wants to do more to her's, but I think at 7 yrs. of age, she did AWESOME work!!

TFL - Godspeed