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July 22, 2015

I’m Baaaack!

Holy cow, I really didn’t realize that I had not been here in so long. I honestly think about this blog every day and open it to start a post and then BAM something or someone distracts me. We were gone for a week to the beach and I didn’t have as much online time there as I thought I would have, and most of the time the internet sucked. I am planning to add some pictures to my Photos page when I have a little ~~patience~~ time.Since we’ve been back, I’ve jumped in to a couple of project that really needed taken care of.

First of all, I painted my daughter’s room. I could not stand another day with the bright a$$ pink that was in there. It is one of the first things you see when you walk in the house, and there was always this pink glow every where. Here is the before and after:

I absolutely love the new color! I am going to rip up the nasty carpet in there and have decided that I am going to try painting the floor underneath and adding a throw rug for the time being. We’ll see how it turns out and I will try to remember to take photos of that as well. Can’t wait to finish the process of turning this in to my new office/craft space.

Yesterday, I cleaned out my incredibly messing ~~junk~~ laundry room. It is a huge room and I would love to come up with some neat ideas for fixing it up. I think I need to hit up Pinterest!

I have scrapped some…not a lot, but some. I’m not too far behind on my Life in Pockets and I will update that page as well as my Scrap Pages. Here are the pages I have done since the last time I was here:

Destination Mini Kit by Amy Wolff Messy Marvin Vol. 5 by Amy Wolff — Destination Mini Kit by Amy Wolff
Messy Marvin Vol. 5 by Amy Wolff

Limited Edition by Valorie Wibbens and Lauren Reid

Curated: Wander - A Pixels and Company Collection curated by Celeste Smith — Curated: Wander – A Pixels and Company Collection curated by Celeste Smith

Sprinkles V37 by Valorie Wibbens Worth Melting For by Valorie Wibbens Worth Melting For Journal Cards by Valorie Wibbens Pocket Topography No. 1 by Valorie Wibbens — Sprinkles V37 by Valorie Wibbens
Worth Melting For by Valorie Wibbens
Worth Melting For Journal Cards by Valorie Wibbens
Pocket Topography No. 1 by Valorie Wibbens

Travelling Home by MEG Designs Color Me Autumn Templates by MEG Designs — Travelling Home by MEG Designs
Color Me Autumn Templates by MEG Designs

Dawn's Early Light Papers by Amy Wolff Dawn's Early Light Elements by Amy Wolff Topography No. 19 by Valorie Wibbens — Dawn’s Early Light Papers by Amy Wolff
Dawn’s Early Light Elements by Amy Wolff
Topography No. 19 by Valorie Wibbens

We are supposed to head up to my dad’s old office today and move some furniture and finish cleaning it out. It makes me a little sad, but I know that my mom will be relieved to not have to deal with it any longer. She needs to relax a little. Have a wonderful Wednesday!! Peace, out…

July 2, 2015

More great stuff!

The start of a new month also means a brand new collection from Pixels and Company. I so look forward to these every month, they are always amazing and I am able to use them over and over again, all month long! This month’s collection is called Wanderer, and the matching Journaling Cards are so awesome!

Here are two of the pages I have created, so far, with this fabulous collection:

Wanderer: July 2015 Collection by Pixels and Company

Stop by and check it out! And come by the Pixels and Company Friends group on Facebook and chat with us!

I’m off today to clean out the car and start getting ready for vacation! Woot! Peace, out…

July 1, 2015

Exciting new month!

Yikes! July already. The summer seems to go by sooo fast. But I do have to say that July is my most favorite month of the year! Here’s to hoping it creeps by!

I have exciting new stuff to share today! First of all, registration is open for Stash Bash at Simple Scrapper!

What is Stash Bash? Stash Bash is a week-long event designed to help scrapbookers use up, declutter, and organize their traditional or digital supply stashes. I don’t know about you, but I definitely need to work on that!

If you join me for the Stash Bash event July 14-20, 2015, you’ll receive:

Seven daily messages with use-it-now tips,
A suite of choose-your-own-adventure challenges,
A supportive group environment with daily chats, and
Opportunities to win neat-o scrapbooking prizes.

You can purchase Stash Bash only or, for the same price, get a 3-month membership to Simple Scrapper! I’m really looking forward to it!

Next, as I said in previous posts, Etc by Danyale’s store at SO has closed. But she is not gone! Now open is the Etc. by Danyale Shop! And with that comes a beautiful new kit called Lifetime Story. There is also a matching Document Set and an Alpha Set. And that’s not all…there is also a Free Mini Kit. Come check it out!!! Here’s the page I created with these beautiful new designs:

It’s going to be a great month! Let’s get this thing started!! I’ll be back with more awesome stuff soon! Peace, out…

June 29, 2015June 29, 2015

Mellow Monday

I was going to title this post Manic Monday, but it wasn’t really manic at all. I spent the first part of the morning on the deck reading a new book and then cleaned out the hall closet. We had sloppy joes for dinner and I’ve been scrapping ever since. The title also reminds me that next week we will be at the beach and I can eat at one of my favorite places, Mellow Mushroom!

Just swinging by to share my latest Life in Pockets pages. I am all caught up!!

Week 25 uses Here Comes the Sun – June Collection by Pixels and Company:

Here Comes the Sun: June Collection by Pixels and Company Weekly Edition by One Little Bird — Here Comes the Sun: June Collection by Pixels and Company
Weekly Edition by One Little Bird

And Week 26 uses Pocket Life ’15: June Collection by Traci Reed:

Pocket Life '15: June Collection by Traci Reed Weekly Edition by One Little Bird — Pocket Life ’15: June Collection by Traci Reed
Weekly Edition by One Little Bird

I have training for work tomorrow and working at my dad’s old office with my mom on Wednesday to try to get it cleaned out so they can sell the building. Hoping to get another baseball game in there as well. So, I’ll be back when time allows. Have a great start to the week!

June 28, 2015June 28, 2015

Sweet Sunday

A day of rest. At least I hope to make it that way! It’s been a busy couple of days. We had C’s end of season pool party with his baseball team on Friday night. They are a really great group of kids and everyone had a blast. The moms that worked to put it together did such a great job and the cake was awesome! There were even little jersey shaped cookies with the kids names and numbers on them.

Yesterday, I spent the day cleaning out two rooms of the house. M had come and picked up her bed for her new house, so her room was a complete disaster. I worked most of the day in there. The next step is to paint her BRIGHT pink walls! I’ve been wanting to do that for years!! And then I’m hoping it will become my new craft room. Today, I think we are headed out for a while to eat and just get away from the house.

But first, I wanted to come by and share a couple more layouts that I worked on for this week. Both use All Year Round: Destinations Collection by Traci Reed and Jady Day Studio at Sweet Shoppe. The first is a pocket style page and the second a more traditional layout (using a retired template by Zoliofrope).

All Year Round: Destinations by Traci Reed and Jady Day Studio

I’m looking forward to using this one again when we go on vacation in a week! I’m so excited!! We didn’t get to go last year for various reasons, but this year I am ready to get out of here for awhile!!

And one more reminder that it’s the last days to get in on the fantastic deals from Etc. by Danyale before her store closes at SO. Make sure you grab what you can before it’s gone for good. And make sure you are following Danyale, either on Facebook or by newsletter to find out all the exciting things to come!

And I am out of here for today. Hope everyone has a sweet Sunday! Peace, out…

June 26, 2015

Flashback Friday and Move Forward

Flashback:

I totally missed the whole “Throwback Thursday” thing this week, so I’m going to Flashback on Friday. Seriously, no one will find this quite as amusing as I did, but I’m sharing it anyway. And please ignore the rug.

It’s a little hard to see because it was one of those capture it really quick moments. This was 9 years ago, and to this day, every time I make spaghetti I giggle about it. My husband was ~~interfering~~ being helpful and was going to put the noodles in the pot for me. He opened the box and went to pour them in. Well, I’m a little OCD about how things are done and I always break them before I put them in the pot, and he hadn’t done that. So, as he goes to dump them in, I yell, “WAIT!”. I must have scared the bejeezus out of him because he jumped and slung that box of noodles all over the kitchen! I swear to you, I still giggle every single time I make spaghetti.

And Forward:

I had to take a minute to share that these are the last days for Etc. by Danyale’s sale at Scrap Orchard. So much is going to be gone forever and you just can’t beat these prices. Grab up all the goodness!! And make sure you are following Danyale for all the exciting things that are coming!

I have one layout to share today using new stuff from Amy Wolff Designs – June Wolff Pack Papers and June Wolff Pack Messy Marvin:

June Wolff Pack Paper Pack June Wolff Pack Messy Marvin by Amy Wolff — June Wolff Pack Paper Pack
June Wolff Pack Messy Marvin
by Amy Wolff

I’ll have more new stuff tomorrow. Today I am off to grocery shop and to C’s end of the year baseball pool party. Have a great Friday! Peace, out…

June 23, 2015

Birthdays and Father’s Days and Lazy Days!

Whew.. So we got C’s 10th birthday off without much of a hitch. I thought it was going to rain most of the day, so we set most everything up inside. Fortunately, the rain held off until after the party. I think everyone enjoyed it. The decorations came out pretty cute if I do say so myself ha. I used Papers and Elements by Robyn Meierotto called Play Ball at Pixels and Company:

The water balloon batting practice was the favorite with little kids and big kids alike! We had a pretty low key Father’s Day and ended up just going out to eat. I think we were all worn out!

I was able to get ~~all~~ mostly caught up on my Life in Pockets pages. I still have this past week to do but with Traci Reed’s Pocket Life ’15: June Collection, I did get two weeks done!

Just a few other pages to share with you today…

About A Boy by Amy Wolff Press Plate No. 40 by Paislee Press — About A Boy by Amy Wolff
Press Plate No. 40 by Paislee Press

It’s Featured Favorites time over at Pixels and Company

Asian Summer by Mellybird Designs Blueprint No. 1 by Gennifer Bursett — Asian Summer by Mellybird Designs
Blueprint No. 1 by Gennifer Bursett

Curated: Currently by Pixels and Company and curated by Celeste Smith Sunny Template by Gennifer Bursett — Curated: Currently by Pixels and Company and curated by Celeste Smith
Sunny Template by Gennifer Bursett

I think C and I are headed to the pool today…It’s supposed to be a hot one! Have a great Tuesday! Peace, out…

June 19, 2015

And here I am…

Yep, it’s been awhile. I honestly have thought about coming by every day, and then every day something comes up and this blog just sits. I am working on a few changes to my routine and life that will hopefully help me to become better organized and keep up with this a bit better as well. Streamlining, if you will. School has been out for a week now, and baseball is over as well. I have spent most of this week getting ready for C’s birthday. He has not always had the best of birthdays. My dad and my father-in-law both passed away within the week surrounding his birthday, so I’m trying to make this one a little extra special. There won’t be a lot of people, but I’m hoping he will love it just the same. I’ll share photos when it’s over. Next week, we will get in to the fun stuff, like pool time!

I’m pretty much keeping up with scrapping time as well, and my Life in Pockets is only behind by a week! I do want to share that Etc. by Danyale is closing her shop at SO and is having one fantastic sale! Make sure you get by there and grab up some of her goodies at ridiculously low prices!

I didn’t do a whole lot of scrapping this past week, but I did manage to get in a few pages. Here’s some of what’s new:

All About A Boy by Amy Wolff Press Plate No. 40 by Paislee Press — All About A Boy by Amy Wolff
Press Plate No. 40 by Paislee Press

Painted Canvas Papers, Corrugated Alpha, and Finishing Touches Elements by Amy Wolff

Foto Face by River~Rose and HGD by Laurie Ann Fuss Free: Play It Again 18 by Fiddle-Dee-Dee — Foto Face by River~Rose and HGD by Laurie Ann
Fuss Free: Play It Again 18 by Fiddle-Dee-Dee

I’ll also be updating my Life in Pockets later this evening or tomorrow. Traci Reed’s Pocket Life for June hits the store, and it is awesome!!

Have a wonderful weekend! Peace, out…

May 30, 2015

Simply Saturday

Busy times indeed! Just popping by to share my June layouts for Simple Scrapper. I absolutely love being a part of such a great community of scrappers. And I love that every month Simple Scrapper helps me to scrap stories that might otherwise be overlooked! If you haven’t yet, you must check out the Premium Membership. It is an amazing resource, full of sketches, templates, and inspirational story starters to spark your creativity! Right now, you can save 20% on 6 months of purposeful tools and genuine community support for your memory keeping hobby.

Here are the latest pages that Simple Scrapper has helped me to create:

This page is all about the trip that my daughter and I took to San Antonio, TX to see my son graduate from AIT at Fort Sam Houston. It was her first time flying and I only wish I had been able to get a photo of her facial expressions on take off! For this page I used Simple Scrapper Premium Membership materials and 2 kits by River~Rose – Up and Away and Life With You.

This is one of my all time favorite photos of my two boys. It was taken at Easter in 2011. They are the best of friends. For this page I used materials from the Simple Scrapper Premium Membership with Treasured – May 2015 Collection by Pixels and Company.

I will be back soon to catch up on everything else! Have a great rest of your weekend! Peace, out…

May 18, 2015

So, yeah….

It’s that time of year where I am not around much. Work is insane and then add baseball to that. We have been doing baseball 5-6 nights a week and it’s really starting to become draining. I’m not really feeling like I am keeping up with much of anything. But, less than a month from now it will all be over and I’ll wonder where the time went.

I’m not going to add all the layouts I’ve done the last few weeks here. I’ll just upload them to my Scrap Pages and if you want to have a peek, you’ll find them there. What I did want to share is that two of my favorite designers, as well as two of my favorite people are retiring from design. It makes me very sad that I won’t have new goodies from them to play with regularly, but fortunately I have a great stash from both. I wish them both all the happiness in the world!

First up.. Val of ValC Designs. I’ve been on her creative team for about 3 1/2 years now and I have to say that working with her designs really helped me think outside the box and create some pages that are among my all time favorites. Make sure you check out her awesome sale and grab her gorgeous designs while you can. Image is linked to her store at Oscraps.

Next is Tracy of Tracy Martin Scrapbook Designs. I created with Tracy’s stuff back when I was on the site CT for One Story Down and totally fell in love with her amazing creations. I was over the moon when she asked me to be on her creative team over a year and a half ago. Her kits are among my very favorite of all time and I find myself going back to them over and over!! Don’t miss this chance to get all her amazing creations while you still can!! Images linked to her store.

Alrightie.. that’s it from me tonight. I’m off to get my gallery updated and hit the bed. Peace, out….

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