Fall is here!

Good Morning! I believe fall has arrived! The leaves are beginning to change, the temperatures are a little cooler-especially at night and early morning. The apples are ready for picking and the pumpkins are getting bigger. We were in Pa two weeks ago and the apple trees in the orchard were full of apples waiting to be picked. Yummy! We brought home apples and peaches. Everyone is wanting to do fall layouts so that is what I did for my sample for my challenge over at Challenge Master for the BladeMasters challenge Here it is:

This layout I did of the paper Maggie's teacher Mrs.Coffey filled out to nominate Maggie for Student of the Month last January! I am a little slow getting it scrapped but wanted to do it for her book.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!

Bobby First Day at Pre-K

This is a layout of Bobby's first day at Pre-Kindergarten. This is for Sketches in Thyme Challenge for this week with a sketch by Helen Croft at Scrap a Little Sketches. I used mostly patterned paper and stickers by Echo Park and Images from the Silhouette. Thanks for Looking!

Shaped Card Challenge

Here's a card I made for a challenge over at Two Peas in a Bucket! They had a crop and this is one of the challenges. I took an image of a witches hat and copied it, put the two together and welded the shapes into one, and folded it. Then added the embellishments. It's fun!


Thanks for looking!

HOW TIME FLIES!!!!

It has been a week since I have added anything here so I guess it is about time I did! I actually scrapped this first layout last weekend but never took the photo of it to upload it. It's the certificate Maggie received in January 2010 for being Student of the Month! I used some Sass, DCWV and American Crafts and digital images from the Silhouette.


This next one is a photo I love that I took at Cuyahoga Valley National Park last spring of Maggie that I just think is too cute-my opinion! I used all Imaginesce Lucy collection and some images from my Silhouette.

Thanks so much for looking and your comments are always welcome and appreciated!

Five Little Pumpkins

Hi everyone! Today I am posting a project I did for a calender challenge at Challenge Masters that was to have a school theme. This is from the Spring Program at Maggie's school. It was titled Sing a Song for Seasons and each kindergarten class was a different season. Maggie's class was fall. They sang Five Little Pumpkins Sitting on a Fence! Thanks so much for looking!

Yummy!!!!

This is a layout I did for a challenge of the Calender Girls at Two Peas in a Bucket. You were to scraplift a CG and a side challenge was to make your layout and embellishments totally from scraps other then your cardstock base, and a card from those scraps. The first layout is done by jchilds at Two Peas and is the lo I lifted.

A big Thank you to her for her inspiration. This is my layout and the following is my card.


Thanks for looking and come back soon!

An August Sunday Afternoon!

I finally get to scrap and have 2 layouts I finished today. The first one is one I really wanted to do a different way and still may. Our Maggie loves to play dress-up just like most little girls. Her cousin Courtney gave her this pretty princess outfit to play in and I caught the Damsel In Distress in the tower of the castle about to be rescued by her brother!
This layout is for a scraplift challenge over at Challenge Masters for this month. I did these photos of Maggie at age 6 months. I used My Mind's Eye's Petal Pusher collection and some of the flowers are from Prima.

Thanks for looking and come on by anytime!

Hot Summer's Day!

It's 90 plus degrees here today and Maggie and Bobby are playing indoors. Maggie wanted a project to do so I gave her some paper, stamps, ink and markers. She loves the sea creature stamps and decided to stamp those images and color them. Then we cut some clouds and waves which she applied to her picture. I told her we would put it on the blog for everyone to see. So here's Maggie's work of art for today!

Thanks for Looking and stop by again soon!

Brothers

This layout has quite a story behind it! This dog & cat belong to my friend and neighbor. Rory the cat loves to rub against the dog, his version of hugging him. So far these are the best photos we have been able to get. Last Sunday the cat disappeared. We could not find him anywhere. Today he finally showed up in the football field behind our homes. Seven nights he was missing. Thinking he was a goner I had done this lo for Barb to have...and here it is!

I used hearts as the center of the paw pads.Thanks for looking!

Love that Smile!

Here's a layout I did for the recipe challenge over at CM. You had to use patterned cs, 2 flowers, one arrow, three brads, and stitching-faux or the real thing! I used MME diecut cs for the bg,and BoBunny flowers. The journaling reads-"You couldn't wait to lose your teeth, but now you can't eat corn on the cob! Thanks for looking!

New layout!

Here's another new layout I did today-it's about Maggie's kindergarten program this spring! It is based on a sketch by Ali Davis and I used some Sass, American crafts and images from the Silhouette! Thanks for looking!

Good Times!

Here's a layout I did based on a sketch by Allison Davis. The cs is AC, the pp and diecut are MME, and the stamps are by Imaginesce and I colored them with Stampin Up's watercolor crayons and blending pen. It's Bobby & Maggie playing in the wading pool in my backyard. Thanks for looking!

How to Beat the HEAT!!!!

Good Morning! We have all been experiencing the extreme heat this summer and dealing with it by staying indoors in the air conditioning. My grandchildren discovered a better way to Beat the Heat this summer! I am sure you will enjoy their remedy!

This is a layout I did for the BladeMasters challenge for this month at Ch{all}enge Masters. I cut ll the diecuts and alphas with my silhouette and the little popsicle sticks are BoBunny.

Tag Challenge!

Hi Everyone! Just a quick post to add the tag I did for August
Tag Challenge over at Challenge Masters! It was a lot of fun making this-it required a butterfly and bling! The tag is three layers, I stamped the second with a leaf stamp, then covered with a layer of white vellum. The butterfly is two layers, the top is purple vellum that I heat embossed with an irridescent embossing powder.Thanks for looking!

New layouts !

Happy Saturday to everyone! Hope you are all having a great weekend! Here are 2 more layouts I have posted for different challenges.
This first one was very difficult for me as I usually use a lot of color. This was a challenge for The Summer Lovin' Contest at Challenge Masters. It had to be all white or black with the only color being embellishments etc not cut from paper or cardstock. Whew!

This layout I just posted for a challenge at Sketches in Thyme-here's a link to their blog-http://sketchesinthyme.blogspot.com/. You are to do your intrepretation of the sketch they have posted there for the week. Here's mine-Bobby playing video games at the age of three!

Thanks for looking!

Surprise!!!

Here's a layout I did over the weekend and I wasn't sure it was the way I wanted it to be. It's called Princess in Training????


I just had to scrap this one for my grandson to have when he is older. This was taken at his sister's princess birthday party and he wanted to be dressed as a princess also! That's how you are at three!
Have a great day!

Water Lilies!

Here's a layout I did for the July Sketch Challenge over at Challenge Masters! These are photos of Water Lilies I took at the Beaver Marsh at Cuyahoga Valley National Park in June 2010.


Thanks for looking!

A fun layout for a fun challenge!!!!

For this weeks challenge for the Summer Lovin Contest over at Ch{all}enge Masters you were to make your own sketch, and then do a layout to go with it! That Pat sure likes to challenge our brains!!! Well here are the sketch and the layout I did for that fun contest-


Then for bonus extra points you needed to make a card from your scraps-I really didn't have many but here's what I came up with!

We have a lot of fun over there-the challenges are really not that hard-just make you use your brains and step outside of your regular box!!! Thanks for looking!

New Layouts

Hope everyone had a great weekend! It has been so hot here I have been staying indoors and scrapping. Here are 2 layouts I finished over the weekend-the first one was for a scraplift challenge over at Ch{all}enge Masters.


The second one I did just for the fun of it-it's photos of Bobby learning to pump his legs to make the swing go by himself! Too fun!


Thanks for looking!

A Very Special Message

Hi everyone! Hope everyone is having a wonderful Saturday! It's so hot outdoors I am staying in and scrapping today. It will be at least 89 here today. What better to do on a hot hot day then play with our toys! LOL!

Here's a layout I have been working the past couple of days-I just couldn't get it to look the way I wanted it to look. It is a scraplift of a friend's, Valerie, layout called Strike a Pose which can been seen at 2 peas in a Bucket.

Thanks so much for looking and hopefully enjoying my creations.

Fourth of July Cupcakes

Here's a layout I did for the Summer Lovin' Contest week 2 challenge at Ch{all}enge Masters. I made this cupcakes for the grandchildren for the holiday picnic. They loved them! I cut the cupcake wrappers on my sil and made the flags with some paper toothpicks and flags I printed on my printer and hand cut! Thanks for looking!

Good Sunday Morning!

It's a beautiful summer morning here-the sun is shining and it's cool outdoors yet! It is supposed to go to the upper 80's though! Here are a couple of layouts I have done. The first one is for the BladeMasters July Challenge over at

Ch{all}enge Masters.

This second one is of our grandchildren riding their bikes round and round in our driveway-just havin' fun!!!!

Thanks for stopping!

Beautiful!

Here's a project I did for a challenge at CM. I love Iris and had taken these pictures of my neighbor's!

They are so pretty and these papers just make them more so. Thanks for looking!

BOUNCE!

This is a layout I did about Bobby! He loves bouncing around the backyard on this bouncey ball!
I used Sassafras Paper for the background and made all the diecuts with my Silhouette! Thanks for looking!

My Favorite Scrapping Tool???

We have a new summer challenge going on over at
Ch{all}enge Masters for the month of July. This weeks
challenge is to scrap a page about your favorite scrapbooking tool! So I did-
The journaling reads :
My Silhouette is my favorite scrapbooking tool!
It does so many things for me!
I use it for embellishments,journaling spots, borders-
everything you can think of to put on a scrapbooking page!
It will cut letters, images and even draw!
The scrappers over there are having the best time with this challenge! Stop by their site and have a look! Thanks for stopping by!

Gifts from Mother Nature

Here's a layout I did for a Calender Girls challenge to use 3 different fonts on one layout! I sketched the vine and then placed one next to it so the sketched one works as a shadow. This is a photo I got with my new camera of a butterfly on my lilacs. Thanks for looking!

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!!!

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY TO ONE AND ALL!!!!

We are going to be watching the fireworks display from our backyard tonight. The country club up the road does the display every year and it is beautiful from our yard! The grandchildren love it! Tomorrow we are having a cook-out here also. The girls are bringing the food and we are supplying the grill and paper products-maybe some beverages also!

Hope evryone has a safe and happy holiday weekend!!!!

Little Miss All That!

Here's a layout I did that I couldn't resist doing! Maggie is getting into fashion recently! I had to share this precious photo with one and all!

Thanks so much for looking!

My Guys!

Here's a layout I did today of my two favorite guys-Bob & Bobby!!!! This is from the Sketch Challenge over at

Ch{all}enge Masters. Thanks for Looking

We had an earthquake here today!

Highly unusual but we do get them once in a while. Never cause any damage-the epicenter is under Lake Erie. I never felt it but people in our immediate area did.

Well I guess my mojo is back as I am scrapping like crazy! Here are 2 layouts I did-one yesterday, and one today! The first one is Summer Fun!

This second one was done to compare the size of the Picton Castle to the average size of boats around Lake Erie.

Thanks for taking your time to check out my fun layouts!

The Tall Ships

Hi everyone! Hope you are all staying cool and hydrated! It has been very warm the past few days, but it is worse down south I believe! I finally got around to scrapping-yes scrapping!!!! Here is a layout I did today about the Tall Ships that tour the Great Lakes every summer. These photos are from 2000 when Bob & I went to see them. The name of this ship is Picton Castle. It was on The Cuyahoga River, just off of Lake Erie.

Just for fun I did the title with nautical flags which spell out Tall Ships! Thanks for Looking!

The Sad Little Birdhouse

Good Morning everyone! Here's a layout I did about the birds who moved into our birdhouse this year. It was a story I needed to tell. It's about the circle of life but it's also so sad.
Thanks for looking!

I am Baaaaackkkkk!!!!!!!

Sorry I have been off the blog for so long! I had a little surgery so have been recouperating! Doing well so far! I miss the grandbabies as I can't watch them for 6 weeks, but Becky brings them for visits at least weekly!

Here's a layout that I did for the BladeMasters challenge over on Ch{all}enge Masters site. It was to make a border using your own diecuts.

I used Cosmo Cricket papers and cut the die cuts with my Silhouette! Thanks for looking! Have a great day and hope to be posting more soon!