Ahhh Sunday

Sundays are bittersweet. They are so nice and relaxing, no pressure to do anything except make sure everything is ready for the upcoming week. But there is the bitter part – upcoming week. It’s all good, routines are nice sometimes.

Stopping by here quickly to share my pages for this week. My guest spot at TLP is coming to an end. It’s been super fun and I hope I get the chance to work with all of them again. And also, if you haven’t see the news, Amy Martin is retiring and her store will be closing tomorrow. This makes me very sad. She was one of the reasons I started shopping at TLP and I will miss her templates a lot! She does have a fantastic sale going on, so get there before they are gone – Amy Martin Shop.

On to the pages:

First up is Enjoy the Ride by ForeverJoy Designs. Absolutely gorgeous kit!!

Enjoy the Ride by ForeverJoy Designs
Enjoy the Ride by ForeverJoy Designs

 

Next up is Sergeant Sillypants by Tracy Reed and Amanda Yi. These two make an awesome pair.

Sergeant Sillypants by Traci Reed and Amanda Yi Let The Sun Shine by Two Tiny Turtles
Sergeant Sillypants by Traci Reed and Amanda Yi
Let The Sun Shine by Two Tiny Turtles

 

This one uses Favorite Teacher by Etc. by Danyale. Perfect for our first day back to school.

Favorite Teacher by Etc. by Danyale Full ON Bundle by Amy Martin
Favorite Teacher by Etc. by Danyale
Full On Bundle by Amy Martin

 

And last but not least, the latest installment from Traci Reed and Jady Day Studio – All Year Round: Educations

All Year Round: Educaitons by Traci Reed and Jady Day Studio Full On Bundle by Amy Martin
All Year Round: Educations by Traci Reed and Jady Day Studio
Full On Bundle by Amy Martin

 

I still need to catch up on my Life in Pockets pages and I hope to do that in the next day or two. I just need to get my photos in order. Thanks for looking and I hope everyone has a fantastic rest of their Sunday! Peace, out…

Layout overload…

I’m a bit behind on posting again. My only excuse this time is trying to get back in to the swing of being back at work. What a crazy week! And I don’t feel any more prepared for my students than when it started. We have relatively little time actually working in our classroom. Most of the time is spent in meeting after meeting. But, as I always say, the kids will come…ready or not!

Anyway, I thought I would take the time to come by and share my pages in case anyone is interested in checking out these amazing kits while you can still get them on sale!!

Ecology by Lynne-Marie Summer's End Titles by Just Jaimee Moments by Amy Martin and Sahlin Studio
Ecology by Lynne-Marie
Summer’s End Titles by Just Jaimee
Moments by Amy Martin and Sahlin Studio

 

Shabby Boho Indie Kit by Etc. by Danyale Journalers No. 4 by Valorie Wibbens
Shabby Boho Indie Kit by Etc. by Danyale
Journalers No. 4 by Valorie Wibbens

 

Messy Bun Kind of Day by Etc. By Danyale Laid Out by Amy Martin
Messy Bun Kind of Day by Etc. By Danyale
Laid Out by Amy Martin

 

The Jonquil Seahorse by Sissy Sparrows Stamp it No. 2 by Pink Reptile Designs
The Jonquil Seahorse by Sissy Sparrows
Stamp it No. 2 by Pink Reptile Designs

 

Lets Get Lost by Valorie Wibbens Lets Get Lost Stamps by Valorie Wibbens Roots Revisited by Amy Martin
Lets Get Lost by Valorie Wibbens
Lets Get Lost Stamps by Valorie Wibbens
Roots Revisited by Amy Martin

 

Shabby Boho by Etc. by Danyale iNSD Grab Bag 2015 by Sara Gleason and Crystal Livesay
Shabby Boho by Etc. by Danyale
iNSD Grab Bag 2015 by Sara Gleason and Crystal Livesay

 

Stay Wild by River~Rose Moments by Amy Martin
Stay Wild by River~Rose
Moments by Amy Martin

 

August Wolff Pack Papers by Amy Wolff August Wolff Pack Mess Edges by Amy Wolff August Wolff Pack Alphas by Amy Wolff Chasing the Sun Elements by Amy Wolff
August Wolff Pack Papers by Amy Wolff
August Wolff Pack Mess Edges by Amy Wolff
August Wolff Pack Alphas by Amy Wolff
Chasing the Sun Elements by Amy Wolff

These are all amazing kits! I am thrilled to have been able to work with each and every one!! I’m off to do the chore thing. Hope you have a fantastic Sunday. Thanks for looking. Peace, out…

TGIF!

Well, normally I would be happy to see Fridays come, but this one not so much. It is technically my last day of summer vacation.  Looking on the bright side, let the countdown begin again! Part of me does crave the routine of the school year, but the evenings do become so rushed and there never seems to be enough down-time. But like it or not…here it comes again!

Fridays are pretty awesome in the digi-world. Lots of gorgeous new releases! I have a few new pages to share.

First up is Lifetime Stories Kit and Document Set by Etc. by Danyale at The Lilypad. I did this page for the Journaling Challenge.

Lifetime Stories Kit and Document Set by Etc. by Danyale
Lifetime Stories Kit and Document Set by Etc. by Danyale

I am totally enjoying being a Guest Polly for this month, especially since I get to work with amazing designers like Sissy Sparrows. It’s been a bit since I got to play with one of their kits and they are so fabulous. This one is The Marble Jar.

The Marble Jar by Sissy Sparrows
The Marble Jar by Sissy Sparrows

Over at Pixels and Company Celeste Smith has curated this adorable kit called Foodie. that is a great compliment to the August Collection as well as a great stand-alone kit.

Curated: Foodie by Pixels and Company
Curated: Foodie by Pixels and Company and Blueprint No. 14 by Gennifer Bursett

And last but certainly not least, and brand new tonight, is Little Miss Sunshine by Traci Reed. Adorable!

Little Miss Sunshine by Traci Reed In the Garden by Two Tiny Turtles
Little Miss Sunshine by Traci Reed
In the Garden by Two Tiny Turtles

Looking forward to a relaxing last weekend before the rush begins. Enjoy yours!!

 

What’s old is new again…

I am having a really great time working on some pieces for M’s room that I’m turning in to my space. Last night, I painted a chair and worked on a couple of new wine bottles. Not as in drank the wine, but painted empty ones. I’m not sure on the color just yet. It looked like what I wanted in the store, but now I’m not sure. I’ll have to see how it comes together.

And along the same lines…it’s SOSN (Something Old Something New) at The Lilypad today! I have a few layouts that I’m working on getting uploaded to galleries this morning.

First up is Chasing the Sun by Amy Wolff, using Laid Out template by Amy Martin

Chasing the Sun by Amy Wolff Laid Out by Amy Martin
Chasing the Sun by Amy Wolff
Laid Out by Amy Martin

This one uses Mellow and Tea Brushes by Lynne-Marie

Mellow and Tea Brushes by Lynne-Marie
Mellow and Tea Brushes by Lynne-Marie

This one uses Note to Self by Etc. by Danyale

Note to Self by Etc. by Danyale
Note to Self by Etc. by Danyale

And last, but certainly not least (this is one of my all time fav kits), this one uses Gypsy by Etc. by Danayle

Gypsy by Etc by Danyale
Gypsy by Etc by Danyale

I’m out for now…Have to take DH to the dentist and maybe take C shopping for some school clothes while we wait. Have a great rest of the day!! Peace, out…

Winding down…

Summer is winding down and I am slowly coming to terms with that fact. I’ve had to work several days this last couple of weeks, so I think that’s kind of easing me back in to things. I finished up my transformation of M’s room in to a new office for me and I will share photos of that in a new post. There are a few things I didn’t get to this summer, but no point in stressing about it. It is what it is. We’ve had a good time and been able to do some really fun things. I have one week left and I hope to pack as much fun in to it as possible!

The best thing about it being August for me is the fact that I am a Guest Polly at The Lilypad this month and getting to work with some absolutely amazing designers and scrappers! I think I have scrapped more this week that I have all summer. Look out…here come all the layouts…

Abundant by Etc by Danyale
Abundant by Etc by Danyale
Ready Set Go Papers, Elements, and Journal Cards by One Little Bird
Ready Set Go Papers, Elements, and Journal Cards by One Little Bird
All Eyes On You Elements by Pink Reptile Designs La Vie Boheme Papers by Amy Wolff
All Eyes On You Elements by Pink Reptile Designs
La Vie Boheme Papers by Amy Wolff
All Eyes On You Papers and Elements by Pink Reptile Designs
All Eyes On You Papers and Elements by Pink Reptile Designs
La Vie Boheme Papers and Elements by Amy Wolff
La Vie Boheme Papers and Elements by Amy Wolff
Sundara Papers and Elements by Etc by Danyale
Sundara Papers and Elements by Etc by Danyale

August also means a brand new collection – Bon Appetit –  from Pixels and Company. They are always so amazing and this one is no exception!

Bon Appetit - August Collection by Pixels and Company Wandering Template by Gennifer Bursett
Bon Appetit – August Collection by Pixels and Company
Wandering Template by Gennifer Bursett

I also have 2 new pages for Traci Reed. I love both these kits..so fun and so appropriate for my wild and weird children!

Stay Weird by Traci Reed
Stay Weird by Traci Reed
Captain Crazypants by Traci Reed and Amanda Yi
Captain Crazypants by Traci Reed and Amanda Yi

River~Rose has a new guest spot at Ginger Scraps and I love this adorable new kit. I used it to scrap M’s kindergarten photo from 15 years ago. One of these days, I’ll be caught up on their childhood lol.

Land of Learning by River~Rose
Land of Learning by River~Rose

 

Whew! Thanks for hanging with me. I’m off to see what I can get in to today and hopefully get some more scrapping done. Have a great Sunday!!

It’s going quickly…

Summer vacation, that is. It’s been a short one this year. “They” decided that the school calendar needed adjusting, with school starting and ending earlier. But in order to make that happen, we have to deal with a couple of unusually short summers. I have a couple of weeks left, but, most of this coming week, I will be spending at work on some extra duty building a new curriculum for the coming year. That will leave me with one week to fill with all the things I haven’t been able to do yet. I have accomplished quite a few things, but there is still so much to do. Never enough time. C and I took off last weekend and went to Carowinds with A, his wife, and daughter. We had a blast, but were worn out. I love that we’ve been able to get away some this summer, but it seems like it takes days to get ready before we go and days to recover when we get back. I’ve spent some time working in M’s old room some more this week. We tore up the carpet in there and are almost done painting the sub floor. I just need to get my big area rug and move all of my stuff in there. It will be nice to have my own private space. I’m going to try to post some pictures of the process when I am finished.

It’s an exciting month in my scrappy time. I’m guesting this month at The Lilypad! Also, one of my favorite people, Etc. by Danyale, is also guest designing there this month. I’m super excited. I need to get my gallery here all caught up and get back on track with my Life in Pockets. These are some of the layouts I have created since the last time I was here:

All Year Round: Relaxations by Traci Reed and Jady Day Studio
All Year Round: Relaxations by Traci Reed and Jady Day Studio
Messy Marla by Amy Wolff Junk Drawer Frames by Amy Wolff Giddy by Amy Wolff
Messy Marla by Amy Wolff
Junk Drawer Frames by Amy Wolff
Giddy by Amy Wolff
On The Street We Live by Etc. by Danyale NSD 2015 Grab Bag by Sara Gleason and Cyrstal Livesay
On The Street We Live by Etc. by Danyale
NSD 2015 Grab Bag by Sara Gleason and Cyrstal Livesay
Girls of Summer by Traci Reed
Girls of Summer by Traci Reed
Work Day Bundle by Sahin Designs
Work Day Bundle by Sahin Designs
July Wolff Pack Papers by Amy Wolff July Wolff Pack Messy Marvin by Amy Wolff July Woff Pack Alpha by Amy Wolff
July Wolff Pack Papers by Amy Wolff
July Wolff Pack Messy Marvin by Amy Wolff
July Woff Pack Alpha by Amy Wolff

Now to get them added to the gallery and finish up that floor! It’s also a beautiful day, maybe a little trip to the pond with C for some fishing is in order. Hope you all have a wonderful Sunday! Peace, out…

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!

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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:

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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…

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.

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

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

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.

CaptureIt’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!

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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…

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!

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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
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…