Life Moves on....

It seems that life moves on whether I want it to or not.  Each day the sun rises (and then it rains)...and each evening the sun sets and the moon rises.  One foot in front of the other....that's how I get through each day.  I have been working on a couple of "crafty" items that I thought I'd share with you today since it's been over a month since I last posted.  

One of my granddaughters got engaged a week or two ago, and her excitement is bubbling over.  I've agreed to help make the wedding invitations, but I also wanted to make something special for her. Here's what I've made for her:

This is a quote by Sam Keen.  After my husband passed away a few months ago, I was looking through his Bible one day and found a slip of paper that had been torn from a magazine...and this was the quote on the slip of paper. The quote really speaks volumes to me about love. I thought perhaps our granddaughter would appreciate the story behind this quote.

I made this using my Cameo.  I cut out each of the letters 4 times, then layered them on top of each other to get the dimension I wanted.  To place them on the background piece, I printed the layout I wanted for the letters and then printed them with my wide format printer in a very light grey color. Then all I had to do was adhere the stacked letters over the printed card stock.  The hearts (about 30) were cut from an old dictionary, then I stitched down the middle with the sewing machine.  The top layer of the heart has the definition of "love" on it.  I added the red bling heart, and then decided that I wanted to add a small red border around the white piece, so I cut 1/4 inch off each side so that the verse would stay centered and adhered the white to the red card stock.  I placed it in a black shadow box scrapbook frame that is a 12 x 12 inch shadowbox.

I also have a close friend whose daughter is getting married in October, so I wanted to do something special for her too.  I did another like this only using a verse from the Bible. I printed the "1 Corinthians 13: 7-8 on the card stock (in a darker grey color) at the same time I was printing the placement of the letters.

I used a black shadowbox frame for both of these and I think the black really makes the artwork pop.

I hope the recipients don't think these gifts are tacky...I thought they turned out great, but you never know.  I know that each one of these took me hours to complete.  Adhering all those letter together is a very time consuming task!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Your comments and your visits are always appreciated!! Until next time...

LIM37 - Cocktails...or a variation thereof....

It's been a crazy and hectic week for me, but I finally got my card made for the Less is More challenge. The theme for this week's challenge is:   

COCKTAIL

The Challenge rules are:  You may interpret this however you wish... your favourite tipple, the colours of a cocktail or a simply cocktail of colours. Let your imagination run with this one, it will be interesting to see how imaginative you can be.

Here is a little fun... you can follow the link to see what cocktail you are..

You are Made of...

I gave it a try and here's the recipe for me...

3 parts Fun
2 parts Sensitivity
1 part Shrewdness

And a Splash of Inspiration

Limit yourself to one serving. This cocktail is strong!

HA! HA!

Since we don't imbibe in our house, I was really stumped for this challenge.  No stamps that would work...nothing.  This tested the limits of my overworked and overtired brain! LOL!  But....I finally thought of something...a cocktail dress!  Now, that will work.  Here's my card:

I had to make the card 5x7 inches in order for the dress and fit on it.  I have this really cool book I bought several years ago.  The editors are Klutz and the book title is Paper Fashions Fancy.  The book as templates for putting different dresses together and even includes some papers to used when making the outfits.  I used some of the papers from the book (kit) and designed a floor-length dress.  The top of the dress is made from black velvet paper and the bottom of the dress is made from a black flocked paper.  I added a few red bling at the dropped waist and a bling necklace.  I cut a slit in the bottom of the dress and backed it with some of the black velvet paper and added a bit of stickles for sparkle.  I also highlighted the unflocked parts of the skirt with a Sakura clear star gelly roll pen. The dress is hanging on a dress stand that is also included in the templates.  I simply cut it out and colored it with a gold leafing pen, then added a few black doodles on the bottom of the stand..  I also drew a solid line around the edges of the card with the gold leaf pen.  The card base is black card stock.  The red paper is a textured red foil paper and the white behind it is a glittery-sparkly paper.  The sentiment is from PTI and was stamped in Versamark and white ink, then sprinkled with fine white detail powder and heat embossed.

I'd also like to introduce you to our newest grandson....Pierce.

I took this photo when he was just a few hours old.  He stayed awake and kept an eye on all of us for quite a while.  He weighed in a 7 pounds 11.2 ounces and was 19.25 inches long.  True is...he's so small!  I'm always amazed when I first hold one of my grand children.  It's hard to remember my children being this small.    He's a cutie...and his big brother and sister are both excited to welcome their new brother!

Thanks again for stopping by.  I appreciate all your wonderful comments!  Until next time...

♥ Hugs! ♥

LIM32 - Seeing Double

I've missed playing in the Less is More challenge for a couple of weeks.  It's been a busy two weeks for me. As some of you might remember from a previous post, my mother (who is 86) fell and broke her hip and had hip replacement surgery.  She's now in a rehab facility and is working hard to get her strength back so that she can go back home. It will probably be 6 weeks or more before they let her go home, but she's very determined to make it.  The doctors don't really want her to go back home alone, but that's what she wants, and we're determined to try and make it happen for her.

After returning from the 6 hour trip to check on my mother, my hubby and I took a little vacation to the beach at Sanibel Island which is about 9 hours in the opposite direction...WHEW!  So...it's been more than two weeks since I've done any stamping, card making, or scrapbooking...so my mojo has flown the coop!

Anyway....I digress, I wanted to tell you about the card I created for this week's Less is More challenge, where we've been challenged to create a one layer card using one image twice.  Did I mention that my mojo is still on holiday?...this is all I could come up with for this week's challenge.  Maybe my brain will kick into gear next week! LOL!

This finished size of this card is approximately 4.5 x 6 inches.  I cut a piece of white card stock 6 x 9 inches, then scored it 2.25 inches from each end to make my "doors".  Then, I cut a small 1.5 inch square and used the negative space as an embossing template with my light box, to score the three panels on each door.  I used a Copic marker to add shading to each panel and stamped a wreath in the top panel of each door.  The wreaths were stamped with Memento Bamboo Leaves, then colored with various markers.  I added a gold brad on each door for the "door knob".

 Here's a peek at the inside of the card when you open the "doors".  I stamped a tree (I believe it's a SU stamp).  Then I added a few baubles with red stickles.  The sentiments are both from Papertrey Ink.

Thought I also share another layout I did a few weeks ago.  These are my granddaughters, Camilah and Natalie.  

For this layout, I used Echo Park Splash collection. I love the bright colors in this collection. I made the kite by cutting a diamond shape and paper piecing for triangles for the kite, leaving a small red border for the crosspieces. The tail of the kite was cut with an craft knife then I tied tiny ribbon knots and adhered them to the kite tail. The circle embellies were punched circles from one of the papers and then I cut out the octagons and pop-dotted them on the circles. I added a bit of doodling to each circle and octagon. The large title letters are some old chipboard from my stash and the small letters are Basic Grey. I used two different punches for this layout - the loopy edge and the scallop with dots - both MS punches. The date was computer generated and I inked the edges with pink. The quote is a Hero Arts stamp - stamped in black Memento ink and then I inked the edges with pink. I added 3 dimensional dots in orange to the title letters and across the bottom between the circles and some teal dots to the kite. Journaling is tucked behind the top of the photo and reads: 

Camilah and Natalie, you two have grown up so fast and you are both beautiful young ladies. It’s so nice to know that you’re friends. You are also beautiful, sweet, kind, talented, and incredibly smart. We are truly blessed to have such wonderful granddaughters. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! I truly appreciate all your fabulous comments! Until next time...

♥ Hugs! ♥

LIM17 - Pick a Square

It's been a busy weekend for me here in Florida.  Yesterday, we had a big Memorial Day celebration (a little early as Monday is actually Memorial Day).  My youngest daughter came for the weekend and a big group of the people decided to go tubing down the Blackwater River.  I volunteered to keep my youngest granddaughter, Maggie, who is 18 months old and get things ready for the Low Country Boil we were planning for the late afternoon.  Needless to say, I am totally exhausted today! Whew! I believe the final count was 28 people....in and out of the pool...in and out of the house...and plenty of food for everyone!

This is Maggie...isn't she adorable!

Low Country Boil....Yummy!

Now....on to my cards for this week's LIM Challenge hosted by the talented Chrissie and Mandi!  This week our challenge is to create a card with the following instructions based on this layout:


You can choose which of the 5 SQUARES from our plan you wish to use to place the image of your card, leaving the rest as PURE WHITE SPACE! The image may overflow the area slightly if necessary and the sentiment, should you choose to use one, may extend outside the area also, but it should be obvious exactly which area of the card you have chosen to fill. We will allow a rectangle, but, following the strict guidelines as the squares

I couldn't seem to make up my mind where I wanted to put an image, so I decided to just do a card for each section!  For this first card I stamped in the lower right hand corner. (BTW, all but one of my cards ended up being one layer cards...hmmmm).  I chose to make my cards 4.5 x 4.5 inches, just so I would have an envelope they would fit into...which in turn made it more difficult to get an image that would fit in the designated area!

For this first card, I stamped an image from Flourishes Spring has Spring collection.  The sentiment is a SU sentiment that I've had for a while.  I colored the image with Copics. 

Now stamping in the upper left corner, using Flourishes Berry Sweet collection.  The sentiment is from the same set.  Colored with Copics....done!

Now for the card with the stamping in the lower left corner.  Once again, it Flourishes stamps....I seem to reach for my Flourishes stamps quite often.  This image is from the From the Desk Of collection.  Colored with Copics and added a little gold smooch on the book bindings. The sentiment is from the same collection.

For the top right corner, I chose to stamp part of an image from Flourishes Humming along collection.  The image is colored with Copics and the tiny hummingbird was colored, cut out and then pop-dotted for a little dimension.  Sentiment is from the same set.

And, last but not least, here's my card with the image centered.  I decided to practice my heat embossing (don't ask me why!).  I stamped my image (a very old set from SU) in Versamark and SU's Tempting Turquoise.  Then I added some sparkling clear embossing powders and heat set it.  I pop dotted the dragonfly on the first layer, then added the additional layers behind that.  The sentiment is computer generated and then punched with the slot punch from SU, layered on the teal, and pop dotted on top of the embossed image. 

Basically, I've spent most of my afternoon playing in my craft room and making cards.  I should probably come up for air sometime soon!

 

 

Thanks so much for all the wonderful comments last week.  I appreciate each and every one of them!  Thanks for stopping by! Until next time....

Hugs!

Less is More - Off the Edge

Our challenge this week at Less is More is a tricky one. We are to make a ONE LAYER CARD with the theme OFF THE EDGE.  What they want to see is part of our image off the edge of the card. One restriction is there must be NO SCORED LINES.



Wow! Now, I stamp off the edges of the card a lot, but for some reason, my brain just wouldn't kick in gear this week.  I finally came up with an idea! Putting it into play was a totally different thing! 

I have these beautiful stamps from Flourishes that I wanted to use.  A quote with the collection seemed the perfect choice for a sentiment.  I'm not sure if I'm just fumble fisted or if I'm a natural klutz, but I must have stamped this image 6 times before I managed to get it stamped without messy ink blobs!! I was ready to put it away and just forget it!  Then when I finally got the image stamped without an ink blob, I managed to stamp the sentiment totally crooked!! GAAH!!!

Needless to say, I finally got a decent stamp job done, and colored it with my Copic markers.  WHEW! Glad this one's done! 

I finished a layout this week and wanted to share it too.  This was a little something I challenged myself to do...and I did it!

Photos of my darling granddaughter, Helen Grace, taken in Oct 2010. I wanted to try my hand at creating a layout with absolutely NO patterned paper. In fact, I only used one sheet of white card stock for this layout. I cut the title letters from scraps of white card stock. I used Quikutz Diesel font for the word Sandbox and tunnel was cut with the Silhouette. To make the background, I tore a piece of copy paper and then used it to make my "hills" by placing the torn edge on my white card stock and inking the edges to make the "hills". I just moved the paper across the 12 x 12 card stock until I had the whole background completed. The umbrellas and shovel and pails are OLD stickers from my stash that I mounted on white card stock scraps and cut out. I cut the background paper to slip the pails into so that they could look slightly buried in the sand. I rough cut the end of the single shovel to give the appearance of being in the sand. Around the base of the blue pail and the group of embellies at the bottom, I added some inking shadows. The title letters were all inked and adhered to the background paper, then I added some dots with two different brown pens, and a touch of glitter with a glitter pen. Journaling is handwritten across the bottom and reads:

A beautiful fall morning, bright sunshine, and a huge mound of sand with a tunnel. What more could a girl ask for! At the Corn Maze - October 30, 2010.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I so appreciate all the wonderful comments that everyone is leaving for me!  You really help brighten my day!  Until next time...

Hugs!! 

Less is More - Flowers or Trees?

It's time to play the Less is More challenge.  This week the challenge was to create a card that is a ONE LAYER CARD with the theme of a FLOWER or a TREE.  Since today is Saturday, I have more time to play than I do during the week, so I was able to get this little card done pretty quick.

This is a one layer card as required...just one piece of card stock folded in half.  The stamps for the mug, flowers, and the "from a friend" on the mug are from  Flourishes Mix and Mugs set.  I colored the mug and flowers with many different colors of Copic markers.  The Thinking of You sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's Through the Trees collection.  I added a line across the card to ground the mug and then added a little shading with a Copics C-1.

While I was playing today, I also finished up a layout that's been laying on my table for a week now.  This is a photo I took of Helen Grace a couple of Christmases ago.

The papers are My Mind's Eye Lost and Found collection. The pink and brown combination is one of my favorite color combos.  I cut the mirror stand and frame and the dress form with my Silhouette.  I just love all the cool things I can cut out with the Silhouette!  Back to the layout...I cut the photo to fit inside the mirror frame.  I colored the frame and stand with some different colored Copic markers to give the wood some different shades.  I added some gold lines on the base of the stand and on the frame of the mirror.  The pink polka dot paper was a die cut paper that I added a brown backing to and then cut around the shape with my scalloped scissors.  The brown stripe was punched with an EK Success punch then I doodled some gold lines on it before adding dots of gold 3D paint.  I added a pink velvet ribbon on top of the striped border piece.  I made a photo corner from the striped paper with a little pink piece underneath and cut the edge with the scalloped scissors.  A few tiny pearls finished off the photo corner.  I did a little doodling on the dress form with the gold pen (btw, I found a gold metallic Signo Uniball pen at Michael's...and it's FABULOUS!).  I tied a little bow and added a pearl and "hung" it from the post on the mirror.  The "Girly you rock" tag was stamped with a PTI stamp and then cut like a ticket.  I added a little inking to the edges of the papers and a little doodling with the gold and a white pen.  Fun layout...nothing like what I started out with a week ago.  I guess if you leave it laying on the table and look at it all week, you can get plenty of ideas of ways to change it!

That's it for today. Thanks so much for stopping by! Until next time...

Hugs!

Time Well Spent

 Now that the holidays are over, I've found myself back in my craft room. I've done some card making, and I've finally finished a couple of new layouts.  I haven't done much scrapbooking in the last couple of months and it was difficult to get back into the groove.  Here's two layouts that I recently finished:

I used a sketch from Pagemaps for this first layout.  I needed something to get my creative mind moving again.  The photo was taken at a local park this past fall.  These three were having a great time running and playing...and if I'm not mistaken, they were making fun of the photographer (me) at the time the picture was snapped! The papers I used for this layout are from My Mind's Eye - Alphabet Soup Collection.  I used a few buttons, cut the tag with a Coluzzle template, and punched the orange border with an EK Success punch.  The title letters are chipboard and rubons.  I didn't have ribbon to match the papers, so I improvised by coloring some white, sheer, sparkly ribbon with a Copic marker that matched.  The "stitching" in the upper left corner was done with a black pen.  The top and bottom borders are just strips of paper adhered to the background paper.

This layout was created with the I Believe Collection from My Mind's Eye.  I took this photo of Allen and Helen Grace just a few days before Christmas.  The stack of presents are three different stamps from Flourishes called All Wrapped Up  I colored each stamped image with Copic Markers, then put a light coat of Glimmer Glaze (Tim Holtz).  I used foam tape to mount the presents to the layout to give it a little dimension.

The ornament at the top left was made by stamping the poinsettia on white card stock with black Memento ink.  I colored the poinsettia and then colored around it with a soft yellow Copic marker.  I cut the ornament out with the Spellbinder Ornament die (the next to the large one).  Then I added a hatch work of glue and sprinkled with glitter.  I also added a little glitter to the poinsettia and some glossy accents.  Before the glossy accents dried, I added some small beads to the center of the poinsettia.  After all the glitter and glossy accent was dried, I added a flat-back gold pearl to the intersections of the lines.  Then I matted the ornament with red paper and used foam tape to add it to the layout.  It was a lot of work, but I loved the end result.  

The green border across the bottom of the red was punch with an EK Success border punch.  The journaling was printed on white card stock.  I punch the corners with a ticket punch, added a small gold border with a gold metallic pen and then added three tiny red flat-back pearls to the bottom.  I also added pearls to the name plate by the photo.  

Title letters are white, glittery Thickers.  After looking at the layout for a little while, I decided that a "stitched" border would be the perfect finishing touch...and I love the way it ties everything together.  BTW....the black border around the layout was just added digitally so that the white background of the layout didn't fade away.

Only one small mishap while scrapping yesterday.  When I was opening the little jar to get the beads out for the poinsettia ornament, I opened it upside down and spilled beads everywhere!  I'll be cleaning up beads for months to come, I'm sure!  Thank goodness I didn't spill ALL of them! LOL!

That's all for today. Thanks so much for stopping by! Until next time...

Hugs!



She's a "Mama's Girl"

I've finally scrapped a layout.  It's been a while and I thought I had lost my mojo...still not sure I've found it! LOL! I took these precious photos of my daughter, Kimberly, holding her daughter, Maggie, just a few months ago. At the time, Maggie was just 9 or 10 months old and wasn't walking. Last weekend, we went up for her first birthday! I can't believe how fast time flies...now she's walking all over the house!

I used My Mind's Eye papers for this layout.  This particular collection has a lot of glitter on it.  I used a kraft background for this layout. I cut the edges of the pink paper with a pair of wavy deco scissors and inked them heavily. The blooms are Prima and I colored the edges with a Copic marker then added a little glitter to the edges. The small flowers were punched with a tiny flower punch so that the brown glittery circle would be the center of the flower. I curled the edges of the little flowers and then added a dot of pink 3D paint for the center. Bling is also from Prima. I used one big swirl and cut it into sections that would fit where I wanted it. Title letters are Thickers. I added a ribbon border with bows at each end. The scalloped edge was punched with a MS scalloped scallop punch. The Love quote is a stamp that I stamped on the dark pink paper and then backed it with a little brown and punched the corners with a SU ticket corner punch. The Love You tag was made by stamping the sentiment (Hero Arts) and then punching it with a scalloped circle punch and then punching the pink backing with a little larger punch. I also stamped a "word" stamp in the upper left corner of the layout. I also added a little doodling to the light pink mat. Journaling is tucked behind the left photo with the ribbon bow and reads:

Maggie, you are definitely a Mama’s girl. If she’s in the room, you always make a beeline to her. I don’t get to see you often, but it didn’t take me long to figure out that you would only come to me if your Mama wasn’t in the room. I have to be really quick if I want to steal any kisses!
Photos 9/7/2010
Journaling 11/20/2010

Thanks so much for stopping by! I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment.  Until next time....

Hugs!

He's Got Charm

Today started off slow and lazy. I love days like this! So, since the day is mine to do with as I wish, I decided to finish up a little of the "decorating" in my scraproom. My son put up some shelves and a photo collage frame for me last night so I wanted to get it all set up. I played around with Photoshop Elements printing out photos for the collage frame. The first photo I printed didn't look quite right. Well, what do you know...I'm out of ink..AGAIN! So off to Office Depot to purchase the cartridges I needed, then back home. After getting the printer all set up with new ink cartridges, I finished up the pics for the new frame, and moved on over to my scrapping table.

During a conversation with my oldest daughter last night, she informed me that I scrap more photos of all the other grandchildren more than I do of her son, Jacob...DUH! It's very difficult to keep up with who get scrapped the most when you have 16 grandchildren to scrap for!!! LOL! Anywho...she's right (sort of), it's been a while since I've scrapped a picture of Jacob, so I printed these cool photos of him that I took last fall (worked much better with ink in the printer!)and got busy scrapping! Here's the layout...and I must say, I like the finished product!

I used Basic Grey Cappella papers for this layout. I matted the larger photo with brown then a larger black piece. I tore to bottom of the black piece and the brown piece I matted the smaller photo with. The chipboard stars were bare chipboard that I painted green, then coated them with glitter glam. Once that dried, I smudged all chipboard with a little walnut ink stain. On the smaller photo, I added a bit of twine and tied a button on top. I added a couple of little metal embellies (because I was challenged to do so by a group of friends).

That's about it for now. Thanks so much for stopping by...Until next time...

Hugs!

Scrapping "Just for Me"

I've been on vacation for a week now, and I've FINALLY scrapped something just for me! It took me all day long to get it done. I think I've lost my mojo! LOL! I've been doing some cardmaking and some scrapping, but most of it was for someone else....so this one was just something I wanted to scrap!

Photos of my newest granddaughter, Maggie, who was born last November. I took these photos when she was about 9 days old. The shaped paper is a Jenni Bowlin paper, the pink and green patterned paper is from Paper Hearts. I matted the photos with a piece of bright pink and punched the bottom edge with a Martha Stewart deep edge punch, then tied a ribbon around the bottom. The title tag was made by stamping the gerber daisies (Flourishes stamp), and then cutting out parts of it before cutting the Spellbinder label. I colored the daisies with Copic markers and inked the tag with some pink inks. The Sweet Dreams label was printed on the computer then cut with a Spellbinders die. The big rubon (I love you) is a Daisy D rubon that I've had forever. The pearl swirls are Prima pearls...and the little pearls on the title tag are from Robin's Nest. The two tickets in the top left were cut with the Tim Holtz ticket die, then I stamped the sentiment on them and hand drew the border lines. The shaped mat was smooth edged, but I trimmed it with my scalloped scissors and added a little doodled dot to each scallop. I also added a bit of faux stitching around the edges of the large mat. The journaling is tucked behind the top photo with a little scalloped pull that I added pearls too.

WHEW! Now...off to go grocery shopping (UGH!) and then hopefully I can get a little more crafting done today! Thanks so much for stopping by....Until next time...

Hugs!

Me and Basic Grey

The June issue of the Basic Grey newletter is out. And....I have a layout in the newsletter! I was asked to design a layout using one of Basic Grey's sketches and to use some of their new papers. Here's the sketch from Basic Grey.

I chose to design my layout with the Cappella Collection. I must say, these are some beautiful papers!

These are some photos I took just last month of my beautiful little granddaughter, Maggie Elizabeth. I just LOVE her pretty bald head...reminds me of her mama when she was that age!

I punched the flowers, then inked them and did a little doodling on them. I added a pretty piece of pink bling for the centers of the flowers. The edge punch is a Martha Stewart punch. Then I just added a little inking...and a little doodling...finished!

Thanks so much for stopping by....Until next time...

Hugs!

Sugar-White Sand Beaches

Speaking of white sand beaches....here along the Gulf Coast, I'm afraid we might be losing our beautiful white sand beaches to the huge oil spill in the Gulf. When I found these adorable photos of my grandson, Jacob, I knew I wanted to scrap them right away. I'm also glad that we have these great photos of the "white" sand, before it is gunked up with oil!

I used the new Seaside collection from Websters Pages....and BIG surprise!!! This layout was chosen as the banner of the week at Websters Pages Ning site!!! YAY! Okay...I get excited easily! LOL!

The background paper is shaped with a postage stamp edge. I cut the luggage and the hot air balloon from another piece of Websters Pages and attached them to the layout with pop dots for added dimension. The title letters (exploring) are thickers, and the red letters are Websters Pages sticker letters. I also added a little doodling. There are coordinating stickers between the top photos and on the pull out journaling tab. Photos were taken at Pensacola Beach in 2005.

Thanks for stopping by.....until next time...

Hugs!!

***More GCD***

Recently I was given the opportunity to create with some of the fabulous GCD Lydia collection. This is another layout I've completed from that collection. This one is all boy! I love how the papers were so perfect for the "John Deere" layout!

The little tags at the top were some pictures I found. The big tractor is from a photo and I cut it out and put it on pop dots. I stitched some "tracks" for the tractor wheels and added a little faux stitching around the yellow background. The title letters were cut with the Silhouette and mounted with pop dots.

These photos are three of my grandsons - Adam, Allen, and Jacob. We were at the Jay Peanut Festival (we live in the country - what can I say!) The festival had 20+ John Deere tractors displayed and these boys climbed on almost every one of them! We also had the opportunity to taste-test boiled peanuts (YUM!), fried peanuts, roasted peanuts...and of course, we bought a few green peanuts to bring home with us to boil and freeze. YUM-M-M-M-Y!!! Nothing better than a salty boiled peanut. (I've been told that's a "Southern" thing! LOL!).

Thanks for stopping by. Until next time...

Hugs!

Trying one of Pammy's Templates

Here's a new layout that I just completed with some photos I took right before Thanksgiving. As a contributing artist for Ideas for Scrapbookers, I wanted to use one of Pammy's templates and this leaf template was perfect with these pictures of Katie and Adam.

The large leaf is part of the template and I used it for a pattern to print my journaling on. The smaller leaves were punched with a large leaf punch. I actually "made" the paper that the leaves are punched from with several different color inks and the Tim Holtz sponge applicator (this is the applicator with the felt pads, but I used the foam pad attachments).

I have posted the mini-tutorial with instructions on how to make the small leaves at Ideas for Scrapbookers. Take a minute to stop by Ideas for Scrapbookers and check out our awesome tutorials, templates, and layouts. We often have guest contributors and sometimes you'll find that you can win a RAK! Fun stuff...All the time!

Thanks so much for stopping by...and until next time...

Hugs!

Introducing MAGGIE ELIZABETH

This is Maggie. Isn't she just beautiful? She was born on November 16, 2009. She weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. This photo was made when she was just 4 days old. She wasn't suppose to be born by Cesarean section, but she managed to turn herself around a few days before and was breach...so that meant a c-section for Kimmer.

I hurried back home for a few days while Kimberly was still in the hospital and managed to get 40 birth announcements finished for her. I couldn't get them prepared beforehand since they didn't decide on a name until just a couple of days before she was born.

The photo I used for the birth announcement was one that I took when she was just one day old. The one from the hospital when she was dressed to go home was just adorable, and I wish I had used it, but this one is cute too.

Did I mention that she looks JUST like her mama? I'm still hoping that her hair will be red. It's hard to tell right now, because she doesn't have too much hair yet.

I was able to go back to Kimberly's last Sunday and stayed with them through Thanksgiving. I definitely have a thankful heart this year, not only for Maggie Elizabeth, but for all of my family and all of my beautiful grandchildren!

Hope your Thanksgiving was a wonderful day. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs!