For Day 2, Lain prompted us to talk about our childhood bedrooms... I can't remember anything about my bedroom... What I did remember, were my slumber parties! There were many sleepovers, I loved sleepovers and we had the perfect house for them. The house on Grand Traverse Street had two staircases, one grand one in the front, and then a servants staircase in the back. There were 3 stories, well, two stories and a full basement. The house had a laundry shoot, that went from the second … [Read more...]
LOAD 514 – Day One, the year of seans penny
May 1, 2014 by 2 Comments
And, so it is May 2014. It's been a while since I've blogged, but as Vivian says, I've got it all set up, and lots of new work... Why not start back up again. This is the perfect time to do it. LOAD 514 started today! Woot! John loves LOAD, and I must say, I do too. It's a great way to get layouts done in a non-stressful way. There is a prompt every day, and you just go from there. Today the prompt was "in the news." It was not an easy one. I only know of a few times my family has … [Read more...]
bunny ears
September 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I know it seem like I've not been working, but REALLY I have been. Today I was so inspired by this totally funny picture of Sean and Pop Pop. We were having dinner at Red Robin, John pulled out his phone and snapped this before it died. What a bit of kismet! I've been using up my Gossamer Blue kits, which I adore... Unfortunately, or fortunately, I'm only keeping 2 months of kits together at a time, so I have no idea what month these are from, but I love these bubbles, and I ADORE the … [Read more...]
December Gossamer Blue Kit!
January 14, 2013 by 1 Comment
After a very long personal vacation, thank goodness I'm back to crafting. I so miss my creative outlet, and more than that, I've missed my crafting besties. We had a entire day on Saturday just crafting and chatting and eating. I got there late (11:30 am) and didn't leave until I was kicked out at 1:30 am. It was lovely. I thought that the best way to handle it was to take my TWO unused Gossamer Blue kits from December and January, print out some pictures that I've been wanting to work with … [Read more...]
Oh Gossamer Blue, how I love you…
December 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I can't tell you how much fun I had with this months Gossamer Blue kit. I loved just about every element, and was so excited to get started. My first LO with this November 2012 kit was a picture I've been hording for months. I love the quiet calmness of this photo. You know that Sean was busy. The cars are there. But for the first time ever, on July 1, 2012, Sean passed out on the couch. It had never happened before. He hates naps. But here he is, asleep on the couch. The papers just … [Read more...]
Scrapbook Island DT Project Oct/Nov 2012
November 19, 2012 by 1 Comment
This month, I got a bulging pizza box. It was beyond bulging. It was a great big bulging pizza box. Inside were the AWESOME Studio Calico Wonderland papers and embellishments. Then, I saw what was causing the bulge... A beautiful Handbook with chevrons... And 5 packages of inserts. What I really saw was a December Daily project staring back at me. I was overwhelmed. December Daily's are time consuming. And knowing I wanted to do my own, and how much time it was going to take... Oh … [Read more...]
Random Craftiness
November 14, 2012 by 1 Comment
So this week I found out that I had to do 4 layouts in order to get a free album from Gossamer Blue. I thought it was 3, and I thought it was three "projects." Bah. Luckily I figured this out before the deadline, and whipped this baby out. I've been working on a HUGE project for Scrapbook Island, and I was thinking Christmas... Can you tell? I also haven't printed any fall photos, which makes fall papers hard. But, I think this worked out beautifully with some white Mr. … [Read more...]
Pre-K Crafts for Old Orchard K1 class
October 29, 2012 by 1 Comment
One of things I love about Sean's new school is... Miss Katie! She is so patient and really would love parent participation. One thing I really wanted to be able to participate in is Sean's Halloween Party. But because I drove to the Pumpkin Patch last week, I had to give up volunteering Wednesday. But, one thing I can do is plan their crafts! So craft number one... A spooky egg carton spider with pipe cleaner legs. What an easy craft. I cut the egg cartons apart, added 8 holes on … [Read more...]
Gossamer Blue October Kit
October 16, 2012 by 1 Comment
This weekend was the Crop Pink Crop at Scrapbook Island. It is one of my favorite crops at the Island, as they auction off layouts, cards, and projects that have been on display at the store... and that people have donated especially for the crop. I had a great time, and was grateful that I had my new Gossamer Blue October kit with me. I figured that I was going to work exclusively with this kit, because, well, I LOVE it. I'm so glad that I decided to give the club a try. So worth my … [Read more...]
Mohawk time!
October 5, 2012 by 1 Comment
Sometimes I wonder about my boy. He has stopped wanting baths, and wants showers. No biggie. It's just someone has to be in there with him. Normally I let John take care of it, but this week, I did it. When I wash his hair, I like to give him what I call a sudsy mohawk. When we showered this time, he wanted to keep the mohawk after the shower was over. This is what we ended up with. I'm thinking he is ready for his own band... What a guy! … [Read more...]
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