LOAD 20 Karlie Kay Moment May 2008

LOAD 20: Karlie Kay. Tried to be quick - but played with it anyway! saturated the photo. very cute little girl and she's all mine! Digital: frame (retrodiva tangled roses frame) journal (j edwards journaling challenge) ribbon (eyelet ribbon threaded and tied, dsp birthday bash) font (rage italic) and a quickpage. thanks much (moment in time freebie plopper, marcie dugger, dsp)enjoy!

LOAD 19 Karlie Kay Pure Attitude

LOAD 19: GAME ON! 19 LO's so far . . .

Classic school photo shot! Pure attitude and not even 3 years old yet! LOVE this scribble scrabble paper line! double sided and has a little strip at the bottom that is easily added as "ribbon". enjoy!! (oh - of course your local "shack" has all of these supplies. Shellmar awesomely put the green apple paper together with this line. gal has an eye for style!)

Credits: Paper. Paper (#21296 green apple) (Evelyn's Collection, Scribble Scrabble) Arrow (chipboard, Bazzill) Sugar Coated Gems, Alpha (Assorted Chipboard) (black chipboard, Basic Grey) Rub ons (alphabets transfers to go, K&Company) Staples, Ink, Journal Tag

now - will be able to finish the competition while celebrating Memorial Day . . . time will tell!

LOAD 18 the three of us

LOAD 18: For the baby book The three of us 2006. Me and my two sister in laws - all pregnant at the same time and then we all had baby girls! Mine came 4.5 weeks early on Jan 17th. the next one came 4 weeks early on Feb 7th and the last one came 3 weeks early on Feb 8th. So, within 3 weeks and 1 day - my mother in law embraced 3 grand daughters. crazy!!

Digital: quickpage (DSP birthday bonus kit) frame (it's my history kit) font (rage italic and papyrus)

LOAD 17 Prego Pics

Finally done with the sonogram photos. decided to tackle the prego pics. i found it easiest to use a digital template to plop the photos in. my only issue with it was that i had to recrop photos a few times before i found the correct size. then, instead of printing the template - i decided just to do it all digital. i started at 10 and finished at 7! of course plenty of interuptions were inbetween but still! it turned out pretty cute though - especially since i waited so long to do it. enjoy!

LOAD 17: Digital: Template (081013_10BeachyPlopper,Meryl Bartho)Alpha (Green Thumb AlphaCreated by Tina Chambers)Bling (element bling frame, birthday bonus, DSP)Beads, quote, blue ribbon (Welcome Kit, dsp)Paper (retrodiva birds feather, dsf)
i've worked on this ALL day! had fun tho. look how cute i was! HA! enjoy!

LOAD 15 and 16 sonograms

LOAD 16: Third songram from second pregnancy. twas a boy to be!Credits: Alpha (cork alphabet stickers, fall scrapbooking, target dollar spot) It's a boy sticker (keeping it real by amy hurley, creative imaginations) and this adorable kit (all boy page kit, colorbok). love this kit. i am not usually up for kits, but these have a ton of pieces and are pretty versatile. the downfall is the paper is 8x8, but i pieced 2 together and added cardstock for cute look. enjoy!

LOAD 15: Second sonogram from second pregnancy

LOAD 13 and 14 Sonograms

Last night was a great night hanging out with the gals. Margaritas and a Kohl's trip went extremely well together. found some cute dress shorts for my teacher wardrobe. and about to hit the town again tonight for a farewell party for a great gal we are going to miss. These little exersions are needed in our stressful lives. a visit with the gals seems to make the rest of the week (filled with chaos and tantrums - mostly from me -) go a lot smoother. enjoy!

LOAD 14: Sonograms from the second pregnancy. He wasn't even a little dot yet. I was SO sick I thought I was a least 8 weeks pregnant and here i was only 4. He was a little booger from the very beginning. Cannot wait till his teenage tantrums . . . : )
LOAD 13: Tackling the Sonogram photos. procrastination is OVER. I've had all this prego paper for SO long, and I just never had motivation to do them. Thanks to this LOAD challenge - they are getting scrapped and actually looking pretty cute, too! enjoy!

LOAD 12 Baby Slattery

Had a stressful day stressing over the finances. no matter what i did, no matter how i added it all up - that million dollars just wouldn't appear! Maybe Scott planted a money tree in his garden . . .
LOAD 12: Cardstock, ribbon, stickles, chipboard and a sheet of paper i've had since i found out i was pregnant in 2005! This will be the first page in my pregnancy album. This is a great example of me taking a piece of paper that would have been perfect without touching it. But i just kept playing with it until it was more perfect! Enjoy!

LOAD 11 Goofy Sketch

LOAD 11: Goofy Sketch for the baby book. Mom sketched 9 different black and white drawings of Goofy and matted & framed them for the baby room back in '05. this is a colored sketch she did before she did the set. When the kids are finished using them for their playroom - they will be my scrapbook room decore and inspiration. a true treasure forever.

i'm glad i ran out of photos and time to print more. i've been meaning to scrap all of the pre-karlie stuff like the ultrasounds and showers, so now i'm forcing myself to do it all!

LOAD 9 and 10 Mother's Day and Birthday

Happy Mother's Day and Happy Birthday to me. Yep - two in one today. But the hubby did good and found ways to celebrate BOTH days in one. They made me breakfast in bed (i snuck a quiet shower in while KK stirred the pancakes and had to pretend like i was still sleeping so she could wake me up) and they planted 3 flower baskets for me. I enjoyed thoroughly my Cinderella and Mickey Mouse Cards that she picked out for me (even though they said to Grandma on them). And my pink pasta braclet wrapped in wrapping paper fashioned by KK herself. The day was complete with a Mother's day supper for my mom and a cookie cake and brownies for my birthday. And, a gift card for an hour massage and pedicure from my kids and husband. so, i'd say he gets an A for the day!
Karlie k said i couldn"t work today _ expect for working on my scrapbook! SWEET! and she worked with me on Nana's projects. She worked for an hour on a scrapbook page for Nana. it was so precious and she had to do it all by herself. complete with Cinderella picture and all. she wanted to trash it after she made a mistake so we had a great talk about how there are no mistakes in art and we fixed it right up.
and for my mom - I bought her an orchid. and made her a card that said Exquisite MOM on the front and the inside read:
Strong & BOLD Yet Beautiful Delicate & Pure Unique An orchid A mother YOU
Happy 31st Mother’s Day. Thank you for giving me life and teaching me how to live.
(she got a kick out of the 31st Mother's day - since she brought me home from the hospital on mother's day) anyway here are the LO's. enjoy.

LOAD 10: Forcing myself to tackle the "baby book" from the first pregnancy! This is a poem my mother wrote me when she found out I was pregnant. It is about me learning that it was okay to "fly" on the swings as a kid and that I would be a great mother because I already knew how to fly. Very sweet.Credits: CS (Blue, Navy, & Orange, Bazzill) Chipboard Corner (Shapes, Bazzill) Journal Tag (Memory Boutique)

LOAD 9: OH Charlay. Karlie is infamous for saying CharLAY. so cute. so southern bell-like. she's been Georgianized for sure! Credits: (Friendly Forest Scrap Pack, COLORBOK) Alpha (Red, Bubble Alphabet, Crystal Stickers) Thanks for looking at my cutie!

LOAD 8 Kaden and Papa

LOAD 8: Kaden and Papa being silly> Dad is so tickled to have a grandson!

Credits: PP and felt (About a Boy paper line by michelle coleman, fancy pants designs)Staples, Buttons, Vellum Quote Strip, Journal Tag Rub ons (stitches, baby boy, Debbie Mumm for Jo-ann fabric and crafts)Alpha (giggles, thickers, american crafts)Love this paper!!

How many rounds does GOOD NEWS travel in? LOAD 2-7

Yes I am still alive. . . . busy and crazy but that is really all i know! I could list all the things that have gone awry - scott-sleep apnia/kk-asthma & allergies/kaden-swallowing issues/me - oh where do we start? LOL/and on and on and on. but instead i'm trying to stay focused on LIFE. the good things. because i'm sure that we can all sit and list everything wrong in our life and surroundings, but whining never seems to help anything anyway. at one point in the last few weeks, i started counting in 3's. as "bad news travels in 3's" When i got to 9, i had to stop myself. At what point does "bad news travel in 3's" and at what point do we start frantically looking for that 3rd peice of bad news. ? just a little point to ponder. and another point we should ponder - how many rounds does GOOD NEWS travel in? i think this came from oprah, but an old friend once told me to sit down every night (with cup of hot tea in hand) and write down 5 good things in your life. chances are you won't be able to stop after those five. it seems to help. if we dwell in the ugliness of life. it just seems to darken. but if we start reaching for that sunshine - rainbows just may appear. So anyway - here's my 5 - what's yours.
1. In the whole scheme of things - my family is alive and healthy. Most of us are bruised and banged up a little here and there (emotionally or physically), but surely nothing we can't handle. might just need some cheese with all our whines . . .
2. I have been blessed with an understanding husband (of this psychotic obsession to scrapbooking that i have) and 2 beautiful children. they might drive me insane at least once a day but boy are they cute! (oh- even scott)
3. I have been blessed with some of the best friends, new and old, close and far. None of which I could ever imagine my life without.
4. I have a beautiful home. a solid roof over my head (and if it leaks a husband who knows how to fix it!) it may not house my dream scrapbooking room, my bamboo floors, or my doggy suite, but we've made it our home. (now if i could just get that hubby of mine to stop digging holes in my backyard or tearing down walls . . .)
5. OH - i just have to squeeze the power of DVR in here. without DVR i could not survive. of which - i've just realized that i didnt' watch Grey's Anatomy yet . . . and what is up with Private Practice? and if you have not yet watched Cupid - it is ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE. must see! i even caught scott giggling while watching it! ok - so now i feel much better than dragging on about all that is wrong. Anyway - sorry so long - here are all my LOAD's: enjoy!

LOAD day 7: (above) Nana and Kaden August 1st. Ok - this was a challenge. this will be a two page spread, but it took me so long to piece this one together that page 2 will be for tomorrow's LOAD challenge. (which at this point - is today already! I must learn to go to bed on time) I had one and a half sheets of paper that i wanted to use on both pages, so i am using the whole sheet on LOAD 8 and I had to make it look like this page was the same. But all in all - I think it actually turned out cuter than i imagined.
Credits: PP and felt (About a Boy paper line by michelle coleman, fancy pants designs)Staples, Buttons, Vellum Quote Strip, Journal Tag Rub ons (stitches, baby boy, Debbie Mumm for Jo-ann fabric and crafts)Alpha (giggles, thickers, american crafts)Love this paper!! sorry can't stop bragging about it! so happy Shellmar pointed me in its direction! thanks girl!

LOAD day 6: Scott, Me and Kaden. holding our little man on his second day here. he was SO tiny. the brute is now 23 lbs at 10 months old. This boy paper line really made a difference on these bland hospital pics. Credits: PP (Signature Collection, Creative Imaginations) CS (Red and Blue, Bazzill) Chipboard Corner (Bazzill) Alpha (K monogram, Close to My Heart) Template (granny, In stitches)

LOAD day 5: Kaden My little man pg 1. i love this precious little boy. and i love this paper line. i cut out some of the airplanes to pop up. and yes, i even stitched on a page! again - from the Shack (hmmm. i must visit there - quite a bit!) Credits: PP (Signature Collection, Creative Imaginations) CS (Red and Blue, Bazzill) Chipboard Corner (Bazzill) Alpha (K monogram, Close to My Heart) Template (granny, In stitches)

LOAD day 4: Kaden on his tucker sling (wedge) for the first time. And, for the first time - he SLEPT! what a relief it was to see him so peaceful. Credits: PP and felt (About a Boy paper line by michelle coleman, fancy pants designs)yellow striped ribbon, staples, brads, Quote Strip (Archivers) Journal Tag (Memory Boutique)Rub ons (alphabets transfers to go, K&Company) Alpha (wassail, Basic Grey)Love this paper and felt pack - Also from the Shack! I've held on to these pictures for awhile. they are so pale and boring, but with this All About a Boy line - I have to say the pictures look amazing. (oops am I bragging there?) thanks fancy pants!!

LOAD day 3: kaden - just like his sister - got so mad whenever those bubbles stopped on his bouncy seat. i have a series of photos identical to these - only of karlie. I just used some simple striped paper and cardstock. some buttons to play as bubbles. Alpha is from Thickers, American Crafts.

LOAD day 2: My mom and my children. I love the 3 of them snuggled together! Paper and supplies found at my favorite store, the Scrap Shack!!! Credits: Paper and Frames (Magie May's paper line, Deena's Penny Lane, My Mind's Eye) CS (Blue and Purple, Bazzill) Buttons, Alpha (thickers)

I'm Back with May LOAD 2009 day 1

So i meant to do a layout a week in march and april. and i did quite a few here and there - but never managed to actually post them here or on the challenge. I spent an awesome weekend inside the Scrap Shack - i slightly remember leaving twice - once on the first night - at a vague attempt of actually catching some zzz's. the mansion i stayed in was so clean, so pretty, and so darn quiet that neither of us got any sleep at all. funny how that works. who knew the annoying sounds of moniters were actually calming afterall. the second time i emerged for air was on sunday morning after quite a restfull 6 hours of sleep in a camper parked in the parking lot. anyone who knows me that restful sleep + camper do not coexist - but i guess exhaustion must of set in. and let me tell you - the best 6 hours of sleep in a year! I refused to be attacked by my beautiful family, so i actually knocked on my parent's door and begged my dad to let me shower there! and the kicker - i actually scrapbooked A LOT. i mean A LOT. and so much fun between the mysterious prize #8 that miss connie stole from me and the infamous keno man who kept stalking us thru the weekend! So much fun. i had more fun here than i did at SDV in myrtle beach. much come join me for the next round!!! anyway - here is my LOAD Day 1 for the month of may - 31 LO's in 31 days - here we go!!!:

This is also on display at the Scrap Shack - I am loving being on the Design Team. Keeps me motivated, and I love all of the fun new products - like this new embossed cardstock line from Bazzill. If you cannot see the detail in the photo, I apologize because it is so precious! enjoy!

Credits: CS (Embossed Swirls, Red, Bazzill) (Embossed Dots, White, Bazzill) (Embossed Stripes, Black, Bazzill)PP (Spectacles, Granpa's Attic, SEI)Black Twill, Staples, Gems (Red, Rhinestones, Kaiser Scrapbook)& 2 cute kids that aren't mine! thanks Ramie : ) Thanks for looking!