I really am the luckiest. Two nights ago I stayed up late after watching the Real Housewives of NJ reruns and did this. Taken a few months ago in Naples, Florida, I love this picture of my husband and me, but mostly because when I look at it it reminds me of how lucky I am to have him.
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Love me some cinco de mayo, I rarely have a picture of me, rarely alone either. Big sis snapped this picture while Dave was making me laugh when we were enjoying some Mexican food in a new restaurant on Cinco de Mayo. I thought I should add it to the PL. Other good things; big sis and her new friend Emily have graduated officially to mall rats when we took them shopping at the Boca Mall. Little sis had the cutest show at school where they learned sign language to 2 songs. I.am.going.to.eat.her.
It was good times.
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Moving along...
It was a good, but busy week. Are you doing a PL? Are you loving it?
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The challenge for the month of May over at the Creative Type is to use the word empowerment in your layout. Whether you use the word or a phrase about your own personal empowerment, it's all about how you have learned to overcome or appreciate something about yourself or your life that used to make you feel self-conscious, weak, embarrassed, but now you don't give two shakes about it.
Mine was titled Keeping up with the Joneses. I think when my girls were really young I worried about how they are doing in comparison to other kids, how my house looked, how I appeared to others. I won't even pretend that I don't occasionally feel self-conscious, I would be lying to say such a thing, but I definitely have lightened up and don't get so preoccupied with myself or things like before.
So come play along with us! Vee Jennings is the guest and has so generously donated the prize, a pdf of her popular misting class! So go play!
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I love the concept of Project Life, but I must say that I have a hard time staying caught up. I love looking over the pages of the weeks past though, the faces of family and friends makes me smile, so I'm going to stick with it. Even if I am a little behind.
And I added a 3 picture insert.
Week 16 is almost done. And what is it? Week 19? O'well.
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Hi ya all! I am getting worse and worse about blogging.
Just wanted to share with you a folding accordion style book I made my mom and mother-in-law for Mother's Day. Inspired/copied from the talented Marcy Penner, I just loved this book! She used most of the same American Crafts papers and stickers, and I thought it was so sweet.
Front side Back side
I made one in light green for my mom (this one is my mom's above) and light blue for my MIL using the same papers and embellishments for American Crafts. I think they'll love them and I wish I was able to spend the day with them, but I hope when they see these they'll know how much they mean to me.
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Using Studio Calico's story hour kit mostly and some veneer letters, with Tina's lovely polaroid prints.
Go.
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Hi there all, how are you?
I've been using this kit a lot, which is not like me. I have a hard time sticking to just one kit. Here, the Studio Calico Storybook kit is mostly what I have, then I used a picture I snapped a few weeks ago of my fave chair and crocheted throw.
Do you have a "style" of your place?
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A good week really. Big sis got 3 A's on really hard tests (she studied a lot!, good chica), I had lunch Amy Tan and Kelly Purkey in Miami Beach while they were here for a couple days( so nice to see Amy again and meet Kelly), little sis got on a soccer team and we made some cute little candy bags for her to hand out to her classmates since this week she's on Spring Break.
Are you doing a Project Life? How's it going for you?
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I loved this picture of little sis in one of her favorite shirts. Then I saw an October Afternoon sketch from a couple weeks ago and I thought it would work well with these 3 pictures. I also used the latest Studio Calico kit, Storyboard. I have a couple other pages in the works, plus last week's PL, so I shall return.
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The March Creative Type challenge is to use either the front of a magazine, ad or article spread as inspiration. I saw this lovely picture in Somerset the other day and knew this would be a fun one to use.
and here is mine;
The talented Rahel is out guest designer and is donating a stamp set for one lucky winner! Go play along with us and win this stamp set!!
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A good week.
I used the slim American Crafts 3 pocket sleeve. Then next is a Becky Higgins page.
Renaissance Faire, Tom Jenkins BBQ and Ft Lauderdale beach, new blog design, started a new photography class, walked and did yoga 3x. Yep, it was good.
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week highlights:
-Valentine's Day, I got a dozen long stem roses and the girls got daisies and Roses from Dave. -Little sis had her second grade Olympics, she won 2 first place ribbons and 1 second place ribbon. She also had the Second Grade Hero Show at school with singing and poems. (so cute!) -Ladybug Release Day at the Science Museum, the girls were handed about 20 ladybugs to take out to the garden and release. The new otters were there, too. Dave got another tattoo, his right arm is a full sleeve now (oy vey...)
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A couple weeks ago little sis had her school's Fun Run to raise money for new technology. My little sweet-tart ran 2.5 miles in 40 minutes!
She raised $450 in pledges and we're super proud of her!
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This week is more than half over and I am still remembering last week like it's right now. Agh, I wish life would slow down just a bit........
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Hello ya all. The Creative Type has it's February challenge up, Celebrity Crush. Tina Azmus has so kindly donated the prize, a set of her Currents journaling cards and polaroids, pretty cool, eh? Then go over and play!! Here's mine...
I think Zooey is adorable, funny and so talented!
Now come play along with us!!!
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From last weeks daytrip to Naples, same design, but different pictures, each tailored for each girl's albums. (When I finally PUT them into albums, but, hey, you know...)
It has been "unseasonably warm" people tell me here...I can tell you, I am feeling slightly jealous of my pals in the northeast or Lake Tahoe area, who are getting some snow and brisk air. It seems unnatural to have summer all year 'round...but I guess I shouldn't complain, there's nothing you can do about the weather, right?
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I am loving this.
( liftable sleeve I made)
This past weeks highlights;
Little sis ran 2.5 miles for her school's Fun Run to raise money for technology. Big sis made some rad duct tape crafts, she is really into it! Dave came home Sunday from London with gifts from our favorite city. We made paper crystals for little sis' door at school, they were the Crystal Kids for the Boosterthon Fun Run. I taught the second grade Matisse art lesson. Big sis was asked out by a boy at school (middle school), she kindly declined. Selina (my fur baby) also declined the advances of a couple dogs at the dog park.
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I used the new Crate Paper line (and some oldies stuff) to make a Valentine-inspired page with my favorite guy.
( my Valentine gets back later tonight from being in London for a week, so excited to see him!) I'm also wanting to make a couple crafts for Valentine's Day, I have 2 ideas in the works. Any craft ideas you want to share?
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I have problems. A terrarium day dreaming addiction.
White sand, river rocks, seashells, white and aqua seaglass and an airplant. This terrarium sits on my coffee table and people comment all the time how nice it is to look at. Word.
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Okay, I was a little behind starting this, but I'm ready to go with my Project Life album for 2012. Here's weeks 1-3, I can't believe how much has already happened in 3 weeks, agh, I'm exhausted...
week one (front first, then below back) ) (I used the 3 long sheet insert )
week 2
week 3
and close- ups of week 3, I copied my friend Vee with her liftable sleeves ( thanks Vee!)
I've already started week 4, so I'm finally ahead of the game... I've seen some awesome PL albums out there, but I'd love to look at yours, too, let me know if you're doing one!
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From my winter Christmas mini album to warmer weather layouts, I finally scrapbooked some of the dolphin swimming pictures from our day in the Keys a few months ago.
Same design, just different pictures, one for little sis, one for big sis. And below, my three favorite people!
I don't know about you, but I am having a hard time keeping up with blogging. Sometimes I think I should just go on a blog vacation. Do you ever feel like that?
Well, I ordered my Project Life album, I'm getting things together to start it hopefully this week. Anyone else doing one?
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I took the pictures of the rest of the album yesterday. I don't know why, but I feel like the last month has been SO hectic! Anyhoo, here's the rest;
So that's all of it! Even though it feels like December flew by, looking over these pages makes me feel so happy for having such a wonderful family and group of friends. I hope you had a good holiday as well, and a awesome start to the new year!
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I know, so bad. Here's my 2011 December album. I'll do a a few pages today and a few another, a few another. I bought this rad mini kit from Marcy Penner who I adore.
okay, more next time! Stop by Marcy's, she has a sweet store with some pretty cool products!
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The girls are loving being on winter break and doing all this holiday-ish. We've been baking, sending out cards and drawings, watching movies with snowmen and miracles, listening to our favorite Xmas tunes and wrapping lots of presents. We had a small Xmas Cheer party, with gingerbread decorating and snow-globe making and cupcake eating ( oh, my Xmas jammies are getting tight.) ( I need to start my New Year's resolution of more exercise sooner rather than later.) ( oh, and I have been working on my December Daily album, but I am way behind, all mixed up and will take pics hopefully in the next couple days.)
sugar addict.
cookies packages for friends and neighbors
this is little sis' snow-globe...she glued 2 little critters together kissing while another guy hides behind the tree watching....I don't know, I don't know.... ( we still need to add snow and water at this point here)
finished gingerbread houses
Lil' Siszilla strikes again!!!
No matter where you are or what holiday you celebrate, I wish you lots of love and peace!
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We all can come up with things that we've gotten as gifts that mean a lot to us, and this month's prompt over at the Creative Type is to scrap it. I searched my brain for what I could scrapbook; the trip to Europe, my favorite purse, a mom's day at the spa coupon, the toilet paper roll decorated so pretty with crate paper and macaroni...they all mean a lot to me. But at the chance of sounding corny, really the best gift is time. I cherish the time I get to spend with my friends and family, that's honestly the best gift.
So come play along with us!! There's fun prizes, special guest designer, You Tube vids, come and see!
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I made these little sewn pockets for gifts for my mom, sisters and MIL this Thanksgiving. I cut the paper and rounded the edges and then sewed them into pockets. I then made 4-5 pages/tags (depending on the number of photos I was going to add) to slip inside. Each recipient had pictures specific to them, as well as handwritten notes of heart-felt sentiments. I added washi tape, old Spanish dictionary pages, doilies, and paint/mist to decorate. The front of the pocket is a copy of a vintage Thanksgiving postcard, along with feathers, jute twine, stickers, theatre ticket, etc., I tucked some small flowers in the top as a little somethin'-somethin'. I would have loved to have received this gift, and you could certainly tailor it to any color scheme or holiday.
Happy Thanksgiving to you all!!!
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2 Peas has a scraplift yourself challenge this last couple days and I haven't done a scraplift in a long time. I decided to do the all smiles layout I just completed as the design. I made my delight, big sis blowing bubbles with her friends. The Delight layout is vertical where as the all smiles is a horizontal picture, but it's still pretty much the same design.
and all smiles,
I also wanted to point out Amy Tangerine is guest designing this month over at The Creative Type and is giving away a prize of a set of her washi tapes!!! Better go over and play along!!!
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I used most of October's Studio Calico kit for these 2 layouts, and a little of American Crafts fall line, too.
and fall festival, a great day, sweet carnival games and hay rides...
I have more fall crafts and projects I'm working on, so hopefully I can get them done soon and share. Are you working on any fall-related crafts? I'd love to see them!
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Another lovely sketch by October Afternoon, so I had to use it. I had these 3 pictures laying around staring at me these last couple weeks, so I decided this sketch would be perfect! Oh, and almost all is October's Calico Studio kit, Field Guide, too.
and here's the sketch;
Hope you're having a great weekend! Any plans?
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Just wanted to share a few pictures with ya alls. We had a Halloween party with themed foods and trick-or-treating. I was so busy cooking and putting out food and talking and making spooky cocktails I was terribel about taking pictures. Here's just a few...
What a fun, spooktacular night! I'm already planning for next year! Now onto decorating for Thanksgiving!
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The Creative Type's November prompt is "the best advice I ever received..." I had this picture of the girls from a couple months ago, lounging, cuddling on the couch, and I loved it. I am so happy my daughters have a good relationship and truly care for each other. They occasionally butt heads and we talk and I tell them they have every right to their feelings, but remember to always cherish each other and love each other because no one else is ever going to love them the way a sister does. I hope it is good advice and they'll always remember that, even when they're seeing red.
Come play along, we would LOVE to see your layouts and projects. We have Amy Tangerine as a guest designer and some fun prizes!!
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We made a ton of these little candy corn gift bags this week. I punched out the scalloped circles and hand cut the simple paper ribbons. Big sis has 6 teachers now that she's in middle school, so these will be easier to take with her. We also made extras for neighbors and some friends.
I wanted to do something kind of special for my littlest's teachers. She is so lucky to have an amazing staff at her school that help her and treat her with so much love and kindness. I bought these metal luminaries and kitchen towels from Target and baked a ton of miny pumpkin muffins. I lined the luminaries with the towel and added the muffins. Tie on a tag and I was done. The teachers loved them.
Happy Halloween everyone!
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I made this tag book this week, but it's to the tune of the 12 days of Christmas, but this is the 13 days of Halloween.
On the 13th day of Halloween, my dead love gave to me...13 potions brewing, 12 boiling cauldrons, 11 spiders spinning, 10 creepy dolls...
9 zombies crawling, 8 bats a flying, 7 crows a cawing, 6 toads a croaking...
5 cackling witches...4 dusty skulls, 3 black cats, 2 mangy rats...
and a vulture in a dead tree...
This week has been a whirlwind of school activities, baking, Halloween decorating and crafting. I am IN LOVE with the cooler weather this last week, I even wore my knee high boots on day (grin). What's your favorite thing about autumn?
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Anyone who knows me I have trouble sitting still. I wouldn't say I am high energy or overly talkative, definitely not fidgety or unable to complete tasks, but I do have this calm hyperness. My husband always says, "geez! Can't you just sit here with me?" I do have trouble sitting still and watching tv or movies. I need to be folding laundry, checking emails, writing lists or doing some hand-work. I scrapbooked these last week, one while watching Sons of Anarchy with Dave. I must say I like me some Jax, and I like him better with shorter hair. And the other show that I'm starting is American Horror Story, ummmm, scary and weird, but I like it. Anyhoo, this was produced in those 2 hours of tv. I think that nervousness relates back to my dad who had a funny motto, " you should never sit on upolstered furniture during daylight hours" meaning we should be busying ourselves, and I guess I still think like that.
Do you have any nervous ticks?
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Halloween is my favorite holiday! I love all the holidays, but there's something about Halloween; the goofiness of costumes, mummy dogs and trick-or-treating, plus the magical, mystical and aura of the unknown, I must admit I find it captivating! I pulled out my decorations last week, mostly sticking with a black and white palette, but adding some orange here and there. I love the old, retro decorations, too. Most of my decorations are vintage-inspired by artists like Bethany Lowe, Wendy Addison or Lori Mitchell.
I still have a bunch of ripped cheesecloth to hang up over windows and drape across tables, as well as a cemetery to build in the front yard. We're having a Halloween party here, with themed foods, games and trick-or-treating around the block. Can't wait!
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So sad, I've been working on this mini (or not so mini, I can't even shut it ) and it's done. From over 2 years ago and moved around through 2 countries, last week I glued in the last picture. Almost a month of European pictures; 11 days in London, 4 days Venice, 5 days in Manchester and ending 5 days in Paris). Whew. But seriously, one of my most favorite times of my life, a vacation of a lifetime, a dream really! Here's a little bit of it.
There's many more pages, I made a lot of fold out pages and pockets for souvenirs and trinkets. I wanna go back and do it all again.
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I have never done with a Pencil Lines Sketch, but I liked sketch #253, so I thought I better get busy and do it.
This was this year in London standing on the bridge that goes over the river Thames. I used last month's Studio Calico kit (along with a couple extras). My plan is Sunday to get a lot of crafting done, I have some Halloween cards and goodie bags I want to complete. What's your weekend plans?
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Okay, all I can say is right now I feel soooooooooooo happy that there are actually cool, fun and independent thinkers here in south Florida. We moved here about 5-6 months ago and after a little searching around I came to the idea that there was nothing like Stitch Rock or the people that attend it. So, when I stumbled upon this on the internet, I was BEYOND happy, like, seriously, my heart soared. Saturday I felt like I was being wisked away back to Philadelphia and the First Fridays or craft markets that are pretty rad if I do say so.
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That's The Creative Type's prompt for October. Come and play along with us!!! This one is a pretty easy one to pick a topic, and I thought about doing a LO on Twitter or Facebook, but, I really don't do either of those. Then I thought about all the Vampire groupies, Twilight and True Blood in particular, but, no. Music groups, thifting, Indie/hipster something or other. Then I looked down at the stack of cooking mags I have collected in just a couple weeks (Halloween and Fall cooking is like eye candy in magazines) and thought about how popular cooking has become again. Like Food Network and all the other cooking shows, I really love them. So, that was my inspiration for this layout.
Come play along with us! We've got awesome prizes! Great You Tube tutorials and more!!
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It was my good friend's birthday a couple days ago and I wondered what I should make her. She loves handmade, crafty things and she likes retro, thrifty stuff. I decided I'd make her white and milk chocolate dipped pretzels sprinkled white nonpareils. I layered the pretzels in a glass refrigerator dish and added this cupcake liner flower on top.
I'm going to make more, these were so easy and I feel like a gift I would LOVE to get.
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October Afternoon's Sketch Thursday was a great sketch, and it prompted me to grab a couple pictures. These are from our European vacation 2 years ago...I still haven't scrapbooked that trip...or the European trip last year, I am slacking...
Hope everyone has a happy, safe weekend.
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I am loving Vee's Misting 101 class. I use mists regularly and love the effects they give to my scrapbooking, but let's face it, the Queen of Mists is Vee, and when she offered this class, I jumped on it!
Here's my day 1 layout:
You should check it out!
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The Creative Type's September prompt is "my vice." What's yours? Come play along with us!!! We have prizes, guest designer, You Tube tutorials...c'mon, everyone is doing it... Here's my vice (among others); coffee, namely iced lattes. Speaking of, I need caffeine.
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I don't think I've ever shared this and I just found it...
Do you want to know one of my secrets? Leave a comment here and I'll email you one....
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That was the girls' pick for the party yesterday. Big sis had seen these adorable pink and yellow salt water taffy at the store last week and that sent the wheels a'turnin' for the pool party we wanted to have to get back in the mood for school starting soon.
All the girls had a fun time and hopefully it set the mood for this next week when school starts. School is gonna rock!
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I scrapbooked these a few days ago. I've been on a scrapbooking role...and if you're feeling scrapbook-y, stop by The Creative Type to see what we have going on. We have new You Tube videos planned, some new members and other exciting news!
Fairy best friends, little sis and her bf, they love fairies, dressing up and all things fun and girly.
Fifth Grade Graduation, we were super proud of big sis. I can't believe she'll be a middle schooler next year!
Butterfly, I've painted the girls ( and the neighbor kids) faces a few time this summer...
How's your day treating you?
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