Sunday, June 26, 2011

The Crop was a glowing sucess!


We scrapped for two days! Oh the fun we had! Can you believe I did eight-yes eight layouts in two days! I will not post them all at once but here are a couple!



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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

ICE CREAM SOCIAL!!!!!!!

Yes an Ice Cream Social and you are welcome to attend!


What-Our first Ice Cream Social Crop!


Where-Scrapping the Moments


When- September 25, 2011 beginning at 9AM ET.


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Friday, June 17, 2011

Wonder......

I did the page for the Heritage Challenge over at Scrapping the Moments. It's picture of my great-grandfather's store that was on Howard Street in downtown Akron in the mid-1920's I believe. The journaling reads:

My Grandmother died in 1982 I inherited her cedar chest and all the photos inside of it! I did not know who most of them were. One day I was fortunate enough to get my Mother and Great Aunt-My Grandmother’s older sister, together and they identified as many of the photos as they could. Two generations and very helpful. This photo was included in the collection. It is a picture of my Great-Grandfather’s store on one of the main streets in downtown Akron. This photo was probably taken around the mid-1920‘s. I have no idea who the ladies in the store are.
We were friends with another lady who lived in Akron, and was born in 1899. She worked for the General Tire Company. She told me how everyone would walk to downtown Akron to Howard Street to do their special shopping on Saturday’s. She told us that was where you would find the special treasures-like oranges and other fresh fruits. Also candies and products they normally could not get elsewhere.
It makes me wonder did she go to this store? My Great-Grandfather’s store? Did he wait on her? Did she talk to him? How many people found their special treasures here. Special treasures on hard wood floors-baskets of fruit, cans of goodies-maybe smoked fish-Ahhhhhh fish from the ocean in Akron Ohio! What treasures were tucked safely behind the glass in the cases? Watches? Hair ribbons? A jeweled comb for your hair? Special lace for a young girl’s wedding gown? I could go on and on. I wonder……

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Playtime

is the title of my layout for the Die-Cut Challennge this month at Scrapping the Moments. The challenge is to have two die-cuts that are also in the title or description of the page.



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Thursday, June 16, 2011

The Three Tenors


is what I titled this fun layout I did for the Scraplift challenge at Scrapping the Moments last week. Three baby robins in our tree! What fun it was to watch these three babies! They left the nest two days later and never returned. Have a good life little robins! I told Becky the one in the middle is her friend Steve Brockway who does sing tenor in musicals around the country. Thanks for Looking!

Thursday, June 9, 2011

My new garden solar lights!

These are photos I took of one of my new solar lights in my flower beds that Bob got me! This is my most favorite. I used a natural light setting to get these photos. I did the layout for the Friday Fast Trak at SCRAPPING THE MOMENTS.


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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

The Simple Life




is the title I gave this layout I did for the Color Challenge this month at Scrapping the Moments. The quote reads: to be elated over a birds nest or wildflower in spring-these are the rewards of a simple life.-John Burroughs. This is a family of robins in the tree in my backyard. Thanks for looking!

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

New Challenge Layout

for my double page layout Challenge at Scrapping the Moments was posted the first of the month. These are some of my backyard visitors I have photographed this spring!




















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