I wish I had a pet...

supplies used - 3 Bugs in a Rug patterned paper, Close To My Heart polka dot alphabet and cranberry ink.

Yes, I know, I skipped #6, but it was one of the sketches that I haven't gotten around to working on yet - and it's a 2 page layout - usually my favorite to make!

This first layout is for sketch # 7. These are pictures of Matthew in kindergarten - this fall he will be in the 8th grade! My how time has flown. The story behind these photos - the kids were off for parent/teacher conferences and Matthew had been outside playing. He came across a wooly worm and decided he would like to keep it for a pet. At first I thought the poor little wooly worm hadn't made - since it was rolled up in a ball and not moving (turns out it must have been a defense thing as he went crawling away after Matthew let him go). I told Matthew that I didn't think wooly worms made very good pets. He reluctantly let him down and told me, "I wish I had a pet..." Too cute!

Layout #8

supplies used - patterned paper by Pebbles, Inc. and Recollections, brads by Making Memories, alphabet stickers from Provo Craft.

This next layout is not my favorite by any means and I keep debating on whether or not I want to go back and redo, but it's done and I can live with it, even if I think it looks plain, so I'll leave it alone - for now!
For Shane's birthday breakfast he wanted a pancake. I decided to put a candle in it and sing Happy Birthday - since it was a form of a cake and since he loves to blow out the candles. He thought it was pretty darn cool and I think we may have started a new birthday tradition!

Layout for sketch #5

This is my layout for sketch #5 over at Inspired to Scrap. I think that this page may just be my favorite of the pages I have done so far. I love these pictures of my boys from the summer of '08. Once again these photos were laying in my "photos to scrap" pile, and I just hadn't done anything with them yet. I also dug down in my stash of patterned paper and used a piece of Karen Foster paper from 2002! Why do I hoard papers?!

supplies used: patterned paper from Fancy Pants and Karen Foster Designs, Cosmo Cricket alphas, and Fiskars border punch.

I still have a few more layouts to share, and I'm hoping to finish a couple of layouts that I have started before the deadline tonight. I won't get all 17 sketches done (there were 2 bonus sketches), but I do have half of them done which is really good for me!

Until next time...

Sketch 3 and 4 from Inspried to Scrap

This is the layout that I made for sketch 3 over at Inspired to Scrap. I had a ton of pictures from this spring when we got the slip n slide out for the first time. Matthew loves the slip n slide and could play on it all afternoon if we would just let him!
The journaling says:
Matthew demonstrating his mad skills on the slip n slide. Feet first, head first, on his back, ending in a pose - he can do it all!

supplies used: Echo Park patterned papers, Thickers alphabet.

This next layout is for sketch #4. I've been going through my older pictures lately and I'm finding a lot that I haven't scrapped yet that I really love. So what better time to get them done than now. These pictures are of Shane and his Daddy playing back in 2004! Goodness how time flies!



supplies used: Carolees Creations patterned paper, EK Success alphabet and border punch.

Thanks for looking and I'll be back a little later.

Inspired to Scrap sketch class

Inspired to Scrap has been having a sketch class all month long. A new sketch is posted every other day for a total of 15 new sketches to work with. I haven't kept up the way that I should have, but I have gotten a few done and thought that I would share some today.

This is the layout I made for sketch #1:

supplies used: Crate Paper, Martha Stewart border punch, Doodlebug rub-ons, and Thickers.

I've had these pictures of Shane in my pile of photos waiting to be scrapped for a while now. When Stacey posted the sketch I thought these photos would work perfectly for it.
The journaling says: Shane + water = FUN! When the water is on, Shane is in control of the hose. He waters everything in sight - the flowers, the grass, the trees, the animals, the deck, himself - you get the idea! And you'd better watch out because if you get anywhere in his range, you'll be his new favorite target!
I'm really surprised I didn't get soaked taking this picture since he had the hose aimed right at me when I took it!


Here is my layout for sketch #2:


supplies used: Recollections paper, Pebbles, Inc. paper, EK Success border punch, Doodlebug alphas.

These are pictures of Shane opening up his presents on his birthday this year. I loved the fact that this sketch has 6 photo spots and the row of 4 on the bottom was perfect for a sequence of photos.
The journaling says: Shane loves to watch his movies on his portable dvd player. When his old player quit working right before his birthday, we decided to surprise him with a new one. A new player and a couple of new movies made him a happy, birthday boy!

I have a few more pages to share and a couple of pages that I need to finish up.
I will be back soon.

Summertime!

Summer has finally arrived at our house! There's no more school, the pool is filled up and the kids are already putting it to good use. I don't know how they can stand it - the water is so cold, but with temps in the 90's it won't take long for it to warm up.

Aahhh! We love summer!

Graduation card

Supplies used: Scenic Route and Doodlebug papers, You and Me stamp set and cranberry ink from Close To My Heart.

This is the card that I made for my nephew's graduation tonight. Once again I've known that this day was coming all year long and yet I wait until the last minute to get in and get a card made! This card is based on one that I saw from the talented Amy Moore. I used up some scraps out of my scrap box and the fun You and Me stamp set from the You and Me kit from CTMH. I went with the red, white, and black color scheme since that is his school colors and I really like the way that this turned out.

Mother's Day cards

Supplies used: Colonial White cardstock, Mayberry Level 2 paper pack, colonial white waxy flax, buttons and olive ink from Close To My Heart, EK Success alphabet stamps, scalloped circle punch, and trim.

Supplies used: Colonial White and Twilight cardstock, colonial white waxy flax, button, and Twilight ink from Close To My Heart, patterned paper from October Afternoon,EK Success alphabet stamps, scalloped circle punch and trim.

I thought I would share the Mother's Day cards I made this year for my mom and Scott's mom. I used one of the ideas for a 6x6 card from the Close To My Heart "Wishes" idea book. This was my first time trying the 6x6 size and I really like the way that they turned out.

I'm a winner!

I found out yesterday that I was one of the lucky winners of the Walking on Sunshine crop over at Inspired To Scrap! I was so excited! I didn't get to play along nearly as much as I wanted to, in fact I only got one layout done - which meant only one entry - but it must have been my lucky day because my name was pulled out of 100 entries! Lucky me, lucky me! Here is the layout that I did get done - it was for Carol's Mother's Day challenge - you had to scrap about an important woman in your life and I chose to do a layout about my sister, Jenny. I truly do not know what I would do without her! The title is a little hard to see, but it says, She is more than my sister, she is my best friend.

Supplies used - Kraft, outdoor denim, colonial white cardstock and colonial white waxy flax from Close To My Heart, patterned paper by October Afternoon, Cosmo Cricket alphas, Doodlebug alphas, border punch from EK Success, buttons from Making Memories, and a sketch from Pagemaps.

Walking on Sunshine Crop at Inspired to Scrap

There's a fun crop going on all week long over at Inspired to Scrap. There's lots of fun challenges and games and these really fun prizes to be won! Also check out the May challenges - they are awesome!