Goodbye Lynn

Just a shout out to a pretty cool gal who I am honored to have met. Lynn, you are a great listener and a great friend - just wish you could have hung around a little longer to see all my annoying traits! I sure am going to miss ya. Keep in touch and we'll have to hang out whenever you come this way. We'll try not to get Sidetracked by the Keno Men out there. LOL. Thanks for everything! CKS

LOAD 23-27

LOAD 27 #2 Kaden 8 days old June 2008 (below)- yes i did another LO today too! and laundry too. and i dusted. what's wrong with me??????????
Credits: PP (Small Wonders, Brenda Walton, K&Company ***actually using a paper pack i bought - for its intended purpose . . .)
Stitching (Granny, In Stitches, Bazzill) LOVE THEM! I'm going back to the Shack and grabbing Every kind available!!. so easy to use and so fun and i don't have to use my sewing machine. - now where to store it all. . . .
Alpha (Milk Chocolate Chip, Chipboard Stickers, Basic Grey*love these*) (K, monogram stickers, Close to my Heart **love these -want each letter in alphabet)
LOAD 27!! Karlie and Kaden True Beauty Feb 2009 (above) love this quick page stuff. all i did was put a photo behind the large matt. added another photo with a box behind it. and the titles. that's it. feels like cheating.!! and the quick page was free! thanks Claudi Designs! awesome job.
Digital: (Friends, Quick Page Set 1, Claudi Designs) Font (Saffron Too).One more day to go for LOAD. !!! cannot believe I have completed - completely finished - 27 LO's so far. I'm not stopping here though - we started another challenge. LOAD might be too much if i want my hubby to keep smiling at me. so LOAW - lay out a week. first LO is due March 7 by 11:59pm. so, it'll keep me scrappin and my household won't fall apart! and we are keeping the LOAW up throughout the year. no prizes. just self -satisfaction. and pages in albums! who's joining me? i after 7 a week - i think i can pull off 1 a week. now where is the "go to the gym challenge" . . . just asking so i can avoid that one! LOL.

LOAD 26 Kaden A boy's will is the wind's will August 2008 (above) this will go on the right side of LOAD 24. my favorite photo ever. after a long battle of figuring out how to make him eat and be happy afterwards - He finally smiled. and i caught it on cam!
Credits: CS (Blue, Bazzill) PP (Playtime & Dino-Mite, Playtime, 3 Bugs in a Rug)Alpha (Blue Jean Letters, Mini Brush Letters, EK Success) (Vera Vinyl Stickers, Thickers, American Crafts**love these btw**) (Cork Alphabet Stickers, Fall Srapbooking, Target Dollar Spot) ACCENTS (Ribbon Quotes, Archivers) (Travel, Pebble Clips, Making Memories) (Mini File Folders, Li'l Davis Designs) (Staples) (Black Brad)Journal Block ((Destination, Journaling cards, ColorBok)Ink (Antique Pewter, Cat Eye Colorbok) (White Uni-ball Signo broad tip)

LOAD 25 (below) Karlie - I love pinky 2008. these photos are hilarious. nana, daddy and mommy are the witnesses to this silly little girl. aunt Nel bought her this toy dog and they named it Pinky. she is just so ornery.

Credits: PP (Daisy Blankie, Love Elsie)CS (Pink)Stickers (Daisy Trinkets, Cardstock Stickers, Love, Elsie)Walnut Stain, Designer Series Tim Holtz Distress Stickles, Ranger) - i bought all of these supplies the night before at the shack -after a run in with a so-called "keno man" and some maybe-not-so-innocent gal breaking my Car. (which still doesn't work btw. maybe it has something to do with hitting a mailbox a few weeks ago . . . and maybe i should trade it in b4 said hubby finds out!) anyway - quite impressive i think to buy supplies - with a page in mind - and then actually use them. i mean come on - who does that. ??? must be that keno man influencing me. . . .

LOAD 24 Kaden Roar August 2008 (above). this goes on the left side of LOAD 26. love this dino paper.

credits: CS (Blue, Bazzill) PP (Playtime & Dino-Mite, Playtime, 3 Bugs in a Rug)Alpha (Puffy White Chit Chat, Thickers, American Crafts)ACCENTS (Pin Striped Shipping Tags, Li'l Davis Designs) (Word Clips, Narratives by Karen Russell, Creative Imaginations)Ink (Antique Pewter, Cat Eye Colorbok)
Enjoy!!!

LOAD 23

Credits:

PP (PL-179, Me and My Big Ideas) (Flocked Paper Baby Boy/Words, Heidi Grace Designs)CS (NAVY)ALPHA (Autumn Spice, Chipboard Metallic Stickers, Making Memories) (White Puffy Chit Chat, Thickers, American Crafts)ACCENTS (Tite Cuts, Baby Boy, Laserline) (Boy Designer, Fabric Tags, Melissa Frances) (Spiral Journaling Notebook, {note}worthy, Making Memories) (Baby Ben Chipboard, Renae's House, Creative Imaginations) (Rub-Ons, Color Splash Baby Boy, Deja Views) (Hearts, To/From Tag Rub-Ons - don't know where from - sorry)White RibbonPunches (Corner, Paper Shapers)

whew - almost didn't get this in. The computer wouldn't read my SD card!! Scott listened to me panic for a half hour before telling me to use the usb cord. duh. even started doing a digi LO. i would have been so mad! i actually worked my little tail off on this LO. Kaden is 1 week old here. I love the larger photo on the right. so darn precious. These photos alone almost - almost made us crave another one. Then Karlie AND Kaden started screaming their heads off at the same time. I went and hit my head on the wall a few times to clarify my noggin! It's clear now - no fear. LOL.

at any rate - the computer will still not read my SD cards. tried a different one, too. gotta love technology.

oh - and good news for the world - bad news for outlets, computer cords (hmm - kaden did tug on it earlier), all of karlie's toys (magnets, play food. oh the list goes on) and on and on. Kaden is crawling. 8 months old. it's mostly a monkey version - with one knee down and one foot to push him - so hillarious. but he did use both knees too. moved all over the living and dining room - and just GIGGLES. stinker! Enjoy.

LOAD 21, LOAD 22, Sketches

OK my computer is going nuts right now so this is out of order> below is the sketch i used for load 22. a few of us have been chatting about the use of sketches and how sometimes they are awesome and sometimes they hold us back. So, i thought i'd show ya how i used this sketch. My LO is different in many ways. photos to start. this was just a cool card i liked in a magazine. i mimicked the CS, Striped Paper on the bottom and a thinner strip of Paper in the middle. I put the flowers up in the corner instead of where the card shows and i added my photos, stitching (rub-ons) and Journal Block. Inked the edges and called it done. Sketches are just a starting point. It is my scrapbook afterall! Enjoy!

SKETCH FOR LOAD 22 (BELOW THIS RAMBLIN SECTION!)

Yesterday was busy - got my LOAD in before we hit the town. Met some friends at Mi Rancho's for dinner. A Grande Sombrerro, Afgan, and Shot of Tequilla with a Mexican version of Happy Birthday - graced Scott by the end of the evening. We had fun to say the least. Then we hit the bowling alley - my goodness. i am hurting today! I know I'm a whimp but come on! Guess my age shows. Or it could be those degenerate discs my chiropractor keeps working on. But we really had a lot of fun. it's good to get out and be with friends. Next - it's roller skating. ha!!


LOAD 22 (Sketch above)

PP (stripes - sorry don't know the name - it's royal blue and lime green stirpes distressed, royal blue on the back. got it at Hobby Lobby or Michaels) ( Port, Art Warehouse, Creative Imaginations)CS (Blue, Bazzill)Flowers (Notebook Collection)Vellum QuoteStitches (Baby Boy, Rub-ons Debbie Mumm, JoAnn Fabrics and Crafts)Journal Block (Destination, Journaling cards, ColorBok)Ink (Black & Sky Gray, Cat Eye Colorbok)Thanks for Looking!

LOAD 21 (also used a sketch)

PP (Silver Spoon & Confetti, Little Boy Blue, On the Dot) CS (Navy)Accents (Staples) (Little Prince Grand Adhesions, Sweet Pea Studio, K &Company) (Fabric Tags, Boy Designer, Melissa Frances) (Library Card) (Rub-Ons, Color Splash Baby Boy, Deja Views) (White Ribbon) (White Sheer Ribbon)Thanks for looking!

LOAD 20 Daddy's 30th Birthday

Digital: PP (Free Birthday Themed Paper, Striped, Blue Dotted, Multi-Color Circles, & Birthday Present Print, Scrapbooks etc.) Stamp (It's My History Kit) Font (Sandra) (happiness: Reservoir Grunge with a Star Glow effect) Circles on Dates (Custom Shapes, Circle Thin Frame, Simple Outer Bevel)I have never scrapped an event in the same evening it happened! : ) feels pretty awesome! : )

Scott turned 30 today. man he's getting old. and i'm getting older (older than him

by a few months. ok. like 6 or something. but he's had bragging rights of me being 30 and married to an OLDER woman - until today. well - i mean i'm still older than him but at least he's 30 too!) The kids made a banner for him, and then we left, so he had a quiet house for a couple hours. We returned loud and full of energy with supper and a cake. KK badly wanted to get him a Blues Clues cake, but we settled for one with balloons on it instead. She also had to buy daddy plates and hats. and she tried really hard to buy Pink Hannah Montanna napkins. and looked in the cart and said with hands on hips, "hmmm. we need cups too mommy." I've created a shopping monster. but it's funny bc she is a pretty good shopper! all the while - kaden has learned to dance. bopps his head and bottom to any beat of music. and Laughs galore at a simple look at karlie. i love how they love each other. anyway, we had a nice evening. Finally bought him a GC to go golfing since my free "go golfing" tickets never seem to get cashed in. now he'll have to use it and i can scrap without feeling guilty! ; ) at any rate - aging seems to have worn him as he's been pretending to NOT sleep since 9:30. only scott. (so really - i joked about putting them all to bed and sneaking out to crop - and i guess i really could have! ) tomorrow we have big plans to go bowling with some friends. haven't bowled in forever. haven't gone out with friends in forever either. so really looking forward to that! hopefully the old man can make it past 10. or until 10 at least! Enjoy!

LOAD 19 AND SCRAP SHACK DESIGN TEAM

Supply List:
Go to your Local Scrap Shack!!!
PP (Dainty & Delicious, Key Lime Pie, Nancy Rowe-Janitz, Fancy Pants Designs) (Dream, Daydreams, Nancy Rowe-Janitz, Fancy Pants Designs)
CS (Hot PinK)
Accents (random chipboard alphabets) (Euphoria, Chip Stickers, Basic Grey) (Corners, Bazzill Chips, Bazzill) (Buttons, Sassy, Fashion Sense, Fancy Pants Designs) (Posies, Sassy, Fashion Sense, Fancy Pants Designs) (Staples)
Ink (Garden Green, Exclusive Inks, Close to my Heart) (Cyan, Cat Eye Colorbox)
Glitter (Silver Ice, Glitter Glue, Ice Stickles)
Punch (Corner, Paper Shapers)
Journaling reads: Sammie *My God-Daughter, an Angel on earth. Fall '08

Ok, so I'm killing 2 birds with one stone tonight (what an aweful expression BTW). I'm so excited about this LO. No one who has witnessed me scrapbook would believe that I really did this all in one day. Betty is my parshal witness, KK the other. lol.

*So, this line is so fun. the photo of the LO comes off more peachy than it is - it really is a nice dark pink color.
*I just let myself go with this one. It started with a simple sketch from Scrapbooks etc. and I tweaked it as needed. Just use the sketch to get you going. Don't let them hold you back. Remember IT'S YOUR SCRAPBOOK. YOUR MEMORIES.:
**It's so girly with the cluster of buttons. Buttons for the dotted I. Buttons for flower centers. I just LOVE these buttons. printed words and flowers right on them. no work for me. Didn't even thread 'em. frankly i'm too lazy. oh - wait - I mean I thought they looked cuter w/o floss! lol.
**I used 3 fonts for my title - so unlike me. but I Stickled them and the corner punch to bring them together. The "g" is a chipboard letter inked with the Cyan Cat eye ink and then stickled on top of that. (stickles is fun - but you have to let it dry. it is forgiving though so if you smudge it 40 times while finishing your LO - just reapply and smear it all in. LOL.)
**I covered the larger chipboard scalloped corner with PP. I've been trying to use this one but always found it so girly. Well, it worked perfect here! just the right touch.
**The Journal Block: KK wanted to work with me. She brought me a little piece of paper with a pink edge. and wanted me to color on it. She said it looked pretty on my page and I agreed. However, she wanted me to color on it, and I kinda disagreed, but decided to journal on it instead. She is just so cute. Go with the flow - never know where it will go! lol.
**THESE CROCHET FLOWERS ARE SO FLIPPIN ADORABLE. I want them in every color. The funny thing is - I was going to ask my grandma to make me some. And then I excitedly found them in my design team packet. I just love them. gonna try and use the blue ones on a boy page. he he he.
**The Photo and Mats - YES I TORE A PHOTO (SCREAM). and you can too. I've found in moderation - it's pretty cool! It works especially well with photos that have a dark background. Light photos just don't do it justice. I did this technique with a series of 4 photos of my daughter laying on a dark navy blanket. it gave the LO such a look! I also printed mini wallets of Christmas and tore the edge off some of them to resemble little tags. cute. (make sure it's a copy of a photo before you go ripping up all your photos though!)
**********I had fun today. trying new things, playing with stickles, getting glitter and ink all over me, turning my dining room back into a cluttered mess. . . . challenge yourself. go outside of your box. have fun. life's too short to NOT have to explain to your husband why you have glitter on your forehead. LOL. enjoy! (all items and inspiration found at the Shack!)

LOAD 17 AND LOAD 18. need sleep.

Okay here are my LOADs for yesterday and today. This is kinda funny - but I think I need a break from scrapbooking. I've honestly done at least one LO a day. Tonight I re-discovered the Bevels. made a huge difference. i just kept playing with this LO. I'd delete off bevels and drop shadows for fear of too much is not such a good thing. then i'd add them back on. silly me.

It's been a kinda hectic day. I was out the door, dressed in a suit, and ready to tackle the world by 8:30 am. that alone was a bit much for me. (it's been 3 years since i've worked!) anyway, i dropped off my ap at a private school. the campus was more like a college campus. so beautiful, woodsy. the admissions building was amazing. i love old historical buildings. i had to climb like 50 stairs and still look composed and energetic. HA! only to find out it was the wrong building. (shock) but it was pretty. : ) I'm really excited about this school. it's small and they are hiring an English teacher and a yearbook advisor. maybe it's fate. then again yearbook and deadlines and my head on a platter comes to mind again. lol. and this yearbook is pre-k thru 12. which actually might be kinda cool. so we'll see.

anyway, kk and kaden and i just bundled up for the rest of the day once we got out of the rain. (she just HAD to potty in the middle of no where - Michael's was the only thing open and it was drizzling. not so fun. gotta love potty-trained kids)

I also tackled a pretty cool project the Design Team at the Scrap Shack is doing. all 4 of us are working on the same LO. I had to start it - which was a little harder than I thought. I just kept thinking what the rest of the team would think of my LO. and then I said to heck with it - it's just for fun. I kept it pretty simple. now the next gal will get the page and add to it and so on. i'll post the progress of that soon. anyway - here's the LO's - off to investigate the weather - gotta love tornado weather and no basement. Enjoy - stay dry!

Load 18 (My Sweetie) Load 17 (2 Cute for words)