You are Loved

I know they are girlish papers, but they seemed to reflect the love that I feel for this perfect little boy!

Taffy Layout

This is the extra layout that I created for my hostess club. I used my cuttlebug to emboss the key lime strip.

June Layout

This layout fits 9 pictures! The six on one page are 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches. The three on the other page are 3x3. I used the Spot on Background stamp set to make the little dots. Love this new set, but it can be tricky lining them up!

What Scrapbooking is all about....

Working with truly old photos can make me a little nervous, especially when they are not mine! I have the wonderful opportunity to take my grandmother's photos from when she was first married and my dad as a child and make an album. My main purpose is to record important memories, some stories I haven't even heard before. My grandmother's brother passed recently and this brought her back to Hawsville, KY where she grew up. I wasn't able to go to the funeral, but at a recent family gathering she told me the story of when my granddad proposed to her and the actual spot. My uncle took some pictures of her at the "outlook," where it all happened over 50 years ago. I can't imagine the rush of emotions that went through her being at that same spot, especially considering my granddad passed away right before Kylie was born.

The first task is to get all of the photos out of those terrible sticky albums! They are definitely not acid free and will ruin those precious photos. The scraper that comes in the cricut accessory kit works great to get them out without ripping the photos. So check around in your family because you probably have really important photos in danger of deteriorating!

Father's Day Workshop

This is the father's day workshop that I will be hosting on Wed. June 4 or Thursday June 11th. I used 3 wallet size photos. There will be a variety of color schemes to choose from. Contact me if interested.

Sarsaparilla Layout

This layout is perfect for your girl or boy! Colors are Desert Sand, Twilight, Barn Red, and Black. I used the layout "Grand Finale" from the Imagine book. The layout called for 3 3x3 photos, but I printed mine out in the 3.5x5 size and trimmed them slightly. The larger photo is a 5x7. I used the new Western Flourishes and the Out West stamp sets. I used the new Dimensional Elements Monograms for some of the letters. The rest were cut with the Cricut. I then used one of the new tarnishing techniques for the different coloring. For the journaling, I used the Expressive Fonts CD-Inkling type. I love doing my journaling this way so that I can make sure I spell everything right and proofread!

The Sashi Fairy!

My little girl has finally given up her paci!!! I kept thinking she would just give it up on her own, but I think I would be waiting a long time. We had been reading "Bye Bye Pacifiers" every night for awhile per her request. One Saturday morning she woke up and said that she wanted to give her sashis (that's what she calls them!) to the fairies for new babies. I didn't ask her twice! We got an envelope and went about the house to find all of them. I think we gathered about 10! We addressed it to the fairies from Kylie and then off to the mailbox we went. Such a big moment for her! I was almost sad to give them up too! They are pretty convenient when she's screaming! When we got back to the house, she looked out the glass door and decided that she wanted them back. I had to be firm and tell her that the fairies had them. She didn't have big melt downs like I thought she would. She asked for them several times over the next few days, but she accepted our answers that they were gone. I just hope we didn't miss any of them around the house! The fairies brought her a wonderful surprise the next morning and a thank you note covered in glitter. How nice to still believe in real magic!