Wicked!

Who's seen it?!?!? I was so excited when I heard Wicked was coming to town! So excited...I invited myself to go with my friend Tamra and her family! LOL! Well worth the money! I can't wait until it comes back again!


Kit~ Witchy Woman by Britt-ish Designs, Limelight by Connie Prince, and Wizarding Magic a ScrapMatters colab

Take Me Out to the Ballgame!

I participated in the Speed Scrap at Gotta Pixel tonight. Really like how this turned out! Baseball is still in "full swing" (no pun intended) at our house! Seven more weeks to go!

Mommy Kisses and Bumblebee!

I removed this picture from my sidebar...on accident I might add...so I had to scrap the picture. I LOVE this picture of Gavin. This was taken after a Halloween photo shoot! LOL!




Kit (Mommy Kisses page) Makulay by Nathan Designs and doodle border by Lindsay Jane
elements and alpha(Bumble Bee page)Candy corn by {WG Jaye}
Papers and ribbon from various unknown

New blog design!!

Only took me two hours...but I did it!!

New Favorite!

I think every time I finish a page, it becomes my new favorite!! No exception here. I just love these pictures!!

Kit ~ Magic Moments by Laurie's Scraps


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Don't let the bed bugs bite!!

I still say this to my kids...sometimes they will even say that when I am headed to bed after a night of work. LOL! I knew I had to have this kit by Ellie Lash!! I love her cute little images!!

Lauren liked to escape from her crib when she was younger...this is where we usually found her...in bed with Gavin.

Kit~ Goodnight Bedbugs by Ellie Lash


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My Heart

So I'm learning a ton about Photoshop elements! I found the CoffeeShop website with all her cool actions to apply to photos. One of my favorites is the Bakery Glazes. I used the blueberry glaze on these photos. They put just a subtle hint of color to your photos. So cool!!!

Kit~ Dear Daddy colab from Sunshine Studio Scraps



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Give me a head with hair...

These are some of my favorite pictures of G. He was only about four months old when these were taken. He always looked so much older because of all that hair!! I was constantly being told that he was too "pretty" to be a boy. I didn't want to cut his hair so young, but I didn't want him to get a complex either!! I waited until he was six months...LOL!

Kit~ May Meadows by JennCK Designs



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Disney...again?

So I said I got all my pictures on CD so I didn't have to scrap just Disney pictures...well that lasted only a few weeks. I found this site... MouseScrappers.com and have be totally inspired by everything there. I've found new designers that have specialized Disney kits perfect for those Disney pictures!! It makes me want to go back to WDW NOW!! Here's one I'm talking about. There are two different kits used on this page, both with the Monters Inc. theme!! Perfect!!

Kits: Monstrosity by Britt-ish Desings
Monster in My Closet by LaurieScraps
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Apples, apples everywhere

So I broke down and ordered archival CD's of all my pictures that I had uploaded to kodak gallery! 2591 Pictures!!! I now have access to all those pictures to use in the scrapbooks. I was getting might tired of looking at Disney and baseball pictures!! These are some of my favorite apple orchard pictures from Jillian's trip to Lynd's Fruit Farm.


Kit:Fee Jardine - She'll be Apples
Template: by Bella Gypsy~ I'm With the Band




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Dirt bikes...

When you grow up with a mom who works for an orthopedic surgeon...one of the first lectures you get is about motorcycles and dirt bikes. The lecture goes something like this..."DON'T EVER LET ME CATCH YOU RIDING A MOTORCYCLE!! DO YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO TO YOU?" She then proceeds to pull out an x-ray of a person's leg that has more metal than bone.



I myself tempted fate once when I was 13...on a mini that only went about 20mph. Gavin on the other hand, seems to like the thrill. Our neighbors have a yearly get together at Buckeye Lake. They've set up a "track" on their property where the kids and "adults" can ride. They seemed to all have a blast...I was happy standing back and watching!!


Template by Tiny Toes Designs

Papers and elements by Summer Driggs's kit Courage


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So far everything that I have done has been with the use of a template. This was my first attempt at doing it myself!! Takes a little getting used to the different layers. I love this baseball kit called "Batter Up" by Just So Scrappy. I have TONS of baseball pictures so this will be put to great use!! Thanks for looking!!


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Everyday Challenge

It has been been almost six years since Jillian was diagnosed with diabetes. She's become a very independent girl. She knows more about her disease than most adults know. Yet there is still the everyday challenge of regulating her blood sugar. 10-12 finger sticks a day...sometimes more depending on the day. You'll hear very little complaining from Jillian. She knows it's what she has to do to live a long happy life!


Page made using
Heart to Heart kit by SuzyQ Scraps
Template freebie from Chrissy W

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A new venture...

You know those ideas that float around in you head for years? The ones that you say..."one day I hope to try that", but then eventually you forget all about it. Flash forward a couple of years...someone comes to you with a "proposition" and all those ideas spring board back to the front of you head!

That's what happened in this case. Digi Scraping has always intimidated me. Especially if it involves more than..."add your picture here". My niece is graduating from high school. She asked if I could make her announcements, but only wanted a single layer, with not a lot of embellishments. That got me thinking about the digital world. A few purchases later...lots of freebie downloads, and Photoshop elements....I was hooked!! This has been so much fun!! I've come to love templates! I think I've watched/read every tutorial I can find!!

Papers by Merkeley Designs: haunted
Brad by Jeanne Marie Scraps
Alphabet freebie...source unknown




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Brad Bracelets!!

These were the big sellers at my craft shows! So easy to make! My friend Donna showed us how to make these at one of our annual retreats. I think we all flocked the local LSS to buy brads!! SU! Build a brads work great for these as well! I'm not even sure if they still carry those or not!! Think of all the fun brads you could make with the new i~top brad maker from Imaginisce!!! I got mine from eP!! For those interested I found a great tutorial from this blog!!!


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Three down...one to go!

Craft shows that is!! Only one more left this season! I've been utterly surprised by my success this year. I am never very optimistic going into these things, but what is a few extra dollars in the pocket! Surprisingly it wasn't cards that I sold. LOL! Only one pack of cards went in the past two shows, and it was this one! This was the third card I did for my stamp class. Niki Estes posted a gingerbread card on her blog using the holly leaf image from PTI's Holiday Tags 2009. I loved the look of the red and green on kraft paper! This was my favorite card from the bunch! Guess someone else thought so as well! LOL! Can you see the sparkle on the berries!! Gotta have a little bling right!?! Spica glitter pens are my favorite!!



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Glittery Snowflake

Here's another card for my stamp class tomorrow! I love the simplicity of this. Score lines were created with my Scor-pal. It adds so much to a simple card. Susie B. had a baby card similar to this posted on SCS and I loved it!! Thanks! I can't wait for tomorrow! I love stamping with friends!

Stamps: PTI
Cardstock: PTI stampers select and Spring Rain
Ink: PTI Elegant Evening
Accessories: Marvy Snowflake punch, Scor-pal,CB embossing folder, Square punch and Dazzling diamond glitter from SU!



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New Stamps!

It's always great when you get something new!! Pink Cat Studio released some new stamps this past week! So cute and different from many that are out there! I'm using this cutie from their Itty Bitty Christmas set for a stamp a stack that I'm hosting. I'm going for quick and simple! Is anyone else addicted to the Spica Glitter pens!?! LOVE THEM! I couldn't resist adding some bling to her dress. Remember you can click on the picture to enlarge!! Hope you enjoy!!!


Stamps: Pink Cat Studio and PTI (background)
Ink: Momento ink, versamark dazzle
Accessories: Copic markers, Spica glitter pens, nestabilities, ribbon and scallop edge punch


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Baseball paperweight

Just a quick little gift I made for the kids baseball coach. Our neighbor has been their coach this season and he is truly fabulous. I know how hard it is to coach school age kids. I coached a 4th and 5th grade girls basketball team when I was in high school. Steve did fantastic work with these kids. You could really see the difference from beginning of the season to the end.

I used the largest Nestibility circle to cut the card, and then used the die itself as a pattern to trace the "stitching". I purchased the paperweight from Starlitstudio. They come in a pack of two! Cindy links to instructions on her blog. Thanks for looking!

Stamps: PTI and Gina K
Ink: PTI Smokey Shadow and True Black
CS: PTI Stampers Select White
Pen: Spica


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Yahoo for MISH!!!

Did you all see the sneak peak of Michelle Wooderson's new stamp set being released by Papertrey Ink this month!!?? If only it could have come a few weeks sooner!! I love making these little notebooks! What a great set this is going to be in my stash!!



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