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November 2, 2014

And Breathe…..

It’s been another couple of weeks, but a crazy couple of weeks. My son is now a married man, for better or worse as they say. It was a small but really nice wedding. And now I’m exhausted. My birthday is tomorrow and I don’t even want to celebrate haha. The time changed last night as well, and I hate it! I do not like it getting dark so early. All of my energy is gone once the sun goes down. But anyway, I’m hoping to get back on track with a few things now and get ready to gear up for the holidays.

This weekend was DSD and while I didn’t get to take part in all the activities, I did get to scrap some last week during down time! I updated my scrap pages with all these new pages:

Life in Color - Orange by Val C. Designs and Vicki Stegall Designs — Life in Color – Orange by Val C. Designs and Vicki Stegall Designs

Natural Beauty by Digital Scrapbook Ingredients

Fuss Free: Vegas Strip 3 by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs Abundant by Etc by Danyale — Fuss Free: Vegas Strip 3 by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs
Abundant by Etc by Danyale

A Time for Thanks by River~Rose Wee Bit Torn Templates by Tracy Martin — A Time for Thanks by River~Rose
Wee Bit Torn Templates by Tracy Martin

Splendid Autumn - The Papers by Mari Koegelenberg Splendid Autumn - The Journaling Cards by Mari Koegelenberg Splendid Autumn - The Elements by Mari Koegelenberg DSD Template Challenge Template by Rachel Alles — Splendid Autumn – The Papers by Mari Koegelenberg
Splendid Autumn – The Journaling Cards by Mari Koegelenberg
Splendid Autumn – The Elements by Mari Koegelenberg
DSD Template Challenge Template by Rachel Alles

Morning Coffee Kit by Etc by Danyale Morning Coffee Word Art by Etc by Danyale Gimme Layers Vol. 50 by Cluster Queen Creations — Morning Coffee Kit by Etc by Danyale
Morning Coffee Word Art by Etc by Danyale
Gimme Layers Vol. 50 by Cluster Queen Creations

Handmade by Gennifer Bursett and Jen Allyson Nov Template Challenge Template by Lynette — Handmade by Gennifer Bursett and Jen Allyson
Nov Template Challenge Template by Lynette

iArt Collection by Sabrina's Creations — iArt Collection by Sabrina’s Creations

All Year Round November by Digital Scrapbook Ingredients Layout Your Day Grab Bag by Digital Scrapbook Ingredients — All Year Round November by Digital Scrapbook Ingredients
Layout Your Day Grab Bag by Digital Scrapbook Ingredients

Sweater Weather Collab by Valorie Wibbens and France M Designs Sweater Weather Journal Cards by Valorie Wibbens and France M Designs Journalers No. 4 by Valorie Wibbens — Sweater Weather Collab by Valorie Wibbens and France M Designs
Sweater Weather Journal Cards by Valorie Wibbens and France M Designs
Journalers No. 4 by Valorie Wibbens

Stay Warm by River~Rose Quick Scraps Vol. 6 by Anita Designs — Stay Warm by River~Rose
Quick Scraps Vol. 6 by Anita Designs

Sky by Etc by Danyale October Sky Journal Cards by Etc by Danyale Fuss Free: Center of Attention 3 by Fiddle-Dee-Dee — Sky by Etc by Danyale
October Sky Journal Cards by Etc by Danyale
Fuss Free: Center of Attention 3 by Fiddle-Dee-Dee

Life in Color {Bundle} by Val C. Designs and Vicki Stegall

Softly Now Papers by Tracy Martin Wee Bit Torn Templates by Tracy Martin Lime in the Coconut by Tracy Martin — Softly Now Papers by Tracy Martin
Wee Bit Torn Templates by Tracy Martin
Lime in the Coconut by Tracy Martin

emplated Trio #3 by Mommyish Always Crisp by Mommyish and Studio Basic — emplated Trio #3 by Mommyish
Always Crisp by Mommyish and Studio Basic

October 18, 2014October 18, 2014

Ummm yeah….

I didn’t think it had been that many days since I was by here hahaha. Oh my, the time is going by too fast. Maybe there is just too much going on at the moment. Creeping up on A’s wedding in less than 2 weeks. I still don’t have a dress or shoes or hair done or, well, anything. I guess I truly will always be the queen of procrastination! I did get the place for the rehearsal dinner set. It’s a nice little coffee shop here in town and a lovely place to sit and eat and talk.

We had homecoming week at school last week and some super fun dress up days. Monday was 50’s/60’s, Tuesday was 70’s, Wednesday’s was 80’s/90’s, and Thursday was senior citizens day. Our dept always has the best participation! We didn’t get a group photo every day, but here are a couple from the 80’s and senior citizens day

It’s a lot of fun and the kids really get in to it as well.

In the scrappy world, I guess I have some catching up to do on posting. I can’t say enough about how much I love my designers! They are all so great and creating for them is truly a pleasure!

One bit of sad news first. Dear sweet Loni aka Zoliofrope is retiring 😦 I will miss her amazing templates but love her for making the decision to put her family first and be the best she can be. She does have a great sale going on right now!

And now for the rest of what I’ve been lucky enough to work with the last couple of weeks!

Stitched Grid Templates Vol 2 by Scotty Girl Design This Year 2014 Fall Collection by Scotty Girl Design — Stitched Grid Templates Vol 2 by Scotty Girl Design
This Year 2014 Fall Collection by Scotty Girl Design

Pocket Fillers No. 6 by Valorie Wibbens Boobie Fight by Valorie Wibbens Crafty Foam Alpha by Valorie Wibbens Journal Hoppers by Valorie Wibbens Swoon by Valorie Wibbens — Pocket Fillers No. 6 by Valorie Wibbens
Boobie Fight by Valorie Wibbens
Crafty Foam Alpha by Valorie Wibbens
Journal Hoppers by Valorie Wibbens
Swoon by Valorie Wibbens

This Year 2014 Fall Collection by Scotty Girl Design "Grateful" from Every Little Bit: Grateful by Deena Rutter — This Year 2014 Fall Collection by Scotty Girl Design
“Grateful” from Every Little Bit: Grateful by Deena Rutter

Copperfield by Zoliofrope Thank You Notes by Tracy Martin — Copperfield by Zoliofrope
Thank You Notes by Tracy Martin

Copperfield by Zoliofrope Momarzzi by Tracy Martin — Copperfield by Zoliofrope
Momarzzi by Tracy Martin

Copperfield by Zoliofrope Escape by Tracy Martin — Copperfield by Zoliofrope
Escape by Tracy Martin

Every Little Bit: Grateful by Deena Rutter Quick Scraps vol.06 by Anita Designs — Every Little Bit: Grateful by Deena Rutter
Quick Scraps vol.06 by Anita Designs

Fuss Free: Little Things 2 by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs Unfortunate Events Kit by Etc by Danyale — Fuss Free: Little Things 2 by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs
Unfortunate Events Kit by Etc by Danyale

Bump in the Night ~ 6-Pack plus FWP by River~Rose Copperfield by Zoliofrope — Bump in the Night ~ 6-Pack plus FWP by River~Rose
Copperfield by Zoliofrope

Wee Bit Torn Templates by Tracy Martin Little Somethings V7 by Tracy Martin Autumn Envy Paper Pack by Tracy Martin — Wee Bit Torn Templates by Tracy Martin
Little Somethings V7 by Tracy Martin
Autumn Envy Paper Pack by Tracy Martin

Orbits by Valorie Wibbens Journalers No. 4 by Valorie Wibbens The Good Stuff by Valorie Wibbens and Karla Dudley — Orbits by Valorie Wibbens
Journalers No. 4 by Valorie Wibbens
The Good Stuff by Valorie Wibbens and Karla Dudley

Little Spooks by River~Rose Clean Sketch 1 + 2 by Sabrina's Creations — Little Spooks by River~Rose
Clean Sketch 1 + 2 by Sabrina’s Creations

Sweet Sunshine by Tracy Martin Fuss Free: Summer Stories by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Design — Sweet Sunshine by Tracy Martin
Fuss Free: Summer Stories by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Design

October Copycat by timounette ArtBook - Simple Story - the kit by Val C. Designs — October Copycat by timounette
ArtBook – Simple Story – the kit by Val C. Designs

Enchanted by Etc by Danyale Cluster Me This by Zolifrope — Enchanted by Etc by Danyale
Cluster Me This by Zolifrope

I’ve also got a couple of pages to add to my Project Life. I’m still behind, but not quite as far LOL Have a great rest of the weekend!!

October 5, 2014October 5, 2014

Getting back on track

I am really going to work on getting back on track here. This month may be more difficult for me because the wedding stuff is upon us! Two bridal showers down and two weddings to go. We had my future daughter-in-law’s shower on Friday and they got lots of nice things. Next week is my niece’s wedding and then we have 3 weeks to do all the final preparations for my son’s wedding, including find me a dress *ugh*. In the meantime, I am just working and trying to keep my sanity.

Keeping up with scrapping helps keep me sane, but I am falling way behind on my Project Life. I am hoping to remedy that later today. I might have to do more writing than photos in there because I still don’t have a working cell phone camera and I’ve only had my new DSLR for a couple of weeks. We’ll see how it comes together.

I know I say it all the time, but I create for some amazing designers. I am in awe week after week of the beautiful stuff that they come up with. This week is no exception.

Bewitched by Tracy Martin Journalers No. 4 by Valorie Wibbens — Bewitched by Tracy Martin
Journalers No. 4 by Valorie Wibbens

Grow Beautiful by Val C. Designs See the World Alpha by Val C. Designs Journey Documented Alpha by Val C. Designs Expressions of the Soul Alpha by Val C. Designs — Grow Beautiful by Val C. Designs
See the World Alpha by Val C. Designs
Journey Documented Alpha by Val C. Designs
Expressions of the Soul Alpha by Val C. Designs

Puppy Love Papers by Scotty Girl Designs Puppy Love Elements by Scotty Girl Designs Puppy Love Alphas by Scotty Girl Designs Puppy Love Journal Cards by Scotty Girl Designs Puppy Love Folded Solids by Scotty Girl Designs Clean and Simple n.21 by Sabrina's Creations — Puppy Love Papers by Scotty Girl Designs
Puppy Love Elements by Scotty Girl Designs
Puppy Love Alphas by Scotty Girl Designs
Puppy Love Journal Cards by Scotty Girl Designs
Puppy Love Folded Solids by Scotty Girl Designs
Clean and Simple n.21 by Sabrina’s Creations

Fuss Free: Villains by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs Villains Bundle by Dream Big Designs — Fuss Free: Villains by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs
Villains Bundle by Dream Big Designs

Doubles Vol. 2 by Cluster Queen Creations Climbing Trees and Falling Leaves by Etc by Danyale — Doubles Vol. 2 by Cluster Queen Creations
Climbing Trees and Falling Leaves by Etc by Danyale

Just Right by Valorie Wibbens Sprinkles V28 by Valorie Wibbens Journalers No. 4 by Valorie Wibbens — Just Right by Valorie Wibbens
Sprinkles V28 by Valorie Wibbens
Journalers No. 4 by Valorie Wibbens

Inspire Me Elements by Scooty's Designs Inspire Me Papers by Scooty's Designs Clean Sketch 1 + 2 by Sabrina's Creations — Inspire Me Elements by Scooty’s Designs
Inspire Me Papers by Scooty’s Designs
Clean Sketch 1 + 2 by Sabrina’s Creations

June 20, 2014

Sum-Sum-Summertime

It’s amazing how quickly these days go by! I haven’t accomplished a great deal, but we are enjoying the time, so I guess that’s what matters! I did get a bit of a start on the project that I mentioned in THIS POST. I’m not sure it’s turning out exactly the way I hoped it would, so I’m making a few changes to it. I think I will do a couple of benches to set in different places on the deck, instead of one long one. I think it will turn out much better. I was able to get the pallets and have them cut. Now, I just need to paint them and add some cute cushions. We also spent one day at the pool and of course, yard work has been on the agenda several days. I keep waiting on a rainy day to get some things done in the house, but we haven’t had any haha. I’m not going to complain too much, because last summer all it did was rain.

The last few days have been spent getting ready for C’s birthday. We are having a small family party tomorrow and he is in the process of picking out somewhere he would like to go for his birthday as well. I’m off to pick up cake and supplies tomorrow and one more gift that I haven’t picked up yet. Hard to believe my baby will be 9. One more year of single digits.

In the scrappy world, there are so absolutely fabulous new releases this week. If you haven’t been out and about in the the stores, you really should go…now! Here are the layouts I’ve done this week for the amazing ladies who allow me to be on their teams:

Lean on Me Collab by Little Butterfly Wings and Pink Reptile Designs Fortified by Zoliofrope — Lean on Me Collab by Little Butterfly Wings and Pink Reptile Designs
Fortified by Zoliofrope

Dancing in the Streets and Sun Kissed by Tracy Martin MOC Template Freebie by Valorie Wibbens — Dancing in the Streets and Sun Kissed by Tracy Martin
MOC Template Freebie by Valorie Wibbens

Topography No. 25 by Valorie Wibbens Spearming by Valorie Wibbens Sprinkles V19 by Valorie Wibbens — Topography No. 25 by Valorie Wibbens
Spearming by Valorie Wibbens
Sprinkles V19 by Valorie Wibbens

The Great Outdoors by River~Rose Topography No. 12 by Valorie Wibbens — The Great Outdoors by River~Rose
Topography No. 12 by Valorie Wibbens

Camping Trip Elements, Papers, and Word Art by Scooty's Designs Topography No. 20 by Valorie Wibbens — Camping Trip Elements, Papers, and Word Art by Scooty’s Designs
Topography No. 20 by Valorie Wibbens

Lean On Me Collab by Little Butterfly Wings and Pink Reptile Designs Topography No. 12 by Valorie Wibbens — Lean On Me Collab by Little Butterfly Wings and Pink Reptile Designs
Topography No. 12 by Valorie Wibbens

Fuss Free: Play It Again 8 by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs Shabby Boho and Shabby Boho Indie Kits by Etc by Danyale — Fuss Free: Play It Again 8 by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs
Shabby Boho and Shabby Boho Indie Kits by Etc by Danyale

All Dogs Go To Heaven by Little Butterfly Wings Journal Hoppers by Valorie Wibbens — All Dogs Go To Heaven by Little Butterfly Wings
Journal Hoppers by Valorie Wibbens

Zig 'n Zag by Zoliofrope Sun Kissed and Dancing in the Streets by Tracy Martin — Zig ‘n Zag by Zoliofrope
Sun Kissed and Dancing in the Streets by Tracy Martin

Hope you have a fabulous weekend! Here’s to slower summer days!!

June 13, 2014

It’s Official!

I am on summer vacation! Woot! It started about 3 days ago and I’ve pretty much been a sloth. Sometimes it takes a bit of adjusting to go from 900 mph to 0. Here are a few of the things that I’ve learned on my summer vacation so far:

1. My dog does not understand the concept and is going to have to be convinced that waking me up at 5-something is no longer necessary.

2. The rice trick for cell phones that have gotten wet really does work (not that I would drop one in the toilet or anything hehe).

3. Riding mowers are nice, but pushing is much better exercise! *Note to self – get riding mower fixed*

4. Driving the long way to Beckley to eat at Buffalo Wild Wings is not so bad…and saves $$!

So far, so good, right?

I’ve also managed to get the lattice under the deck fixed from aforementioned dog tearing it up…for the second time. And I have not given up on the pallet deck furniture that I am hoping to put together. M’s boyfriend is supposed to bring his truck up here on Saturday and help me go on a pallet hunt. But I am also babysitting my granddaughter, so not sure what the day will hold. I’m thinking movie time for her and C. R will be sleeping, so I need to find some way to keep them quiet haha.

I have been doing quite a bit of scrapping the last few days as well. And I am only one week behind on my Project Life pages! I have updated that page with the most recent. There is so much goodness in the stores this week. The designers never cease to amaze me! Check out some of this gorgeous stuff:

Advice For My Younger Self by Little Butterfly Wings

Shabby Boho Bundle by Etc by Danyale Shabby Boho Indie Kit by Etc by Danyale Fuss Free: Shabby Boho by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs — Shabby Boho Bundle by Etc by Danyale
Shabby Boho Indie Kit by Etc by Danyale
Fuss Free: Shabby Boho by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs

Sunkissed and Sunkissed FB Freebie by Tracy Martin Knickerbocker by Zoliofrope — Sunkissed and Sunkissed FB Freebie by Tracy Martin
Knickerbocker by Zoliofrope

Sunkissed and Sunkissed FB Freebie by Tracy Martin Phantasmagorical by Little Green Frog — Sunkissed and Sunkissed FB Freebie by Tracy Martin
Phantasmagorical by Little Green Frog

Capture 2014: Summer Bucket List|Bundle by Cluster Queen Creations

Tackle Box by River~Rose Topsy Turvy by Little Green Frog — Tackle Box by River~Rose
Topsy Turvy by Little Green Frog

Dreams Do Come True Elements by Little Butterfly Wings Friends Mini Kit by Little Butterfly Wings Just Add Water Journal Cards by Little Butterfly Wings Just Add Water Borders by Little Butterfly Wings Freebie Template by Amy Martin — Dreams Do Come True Elements by Little Butterfly Wings
Friends Mini Kit by Little Butterfly Wings
Just Add Water Journal Cards by Little Butterfly Wings
Just Add Water Borders by Little Butterfly Wings
Freebie Template by Amy Martin

Weekends Were Made For Fun by Little Butterfly Wings Journal Hoppers by Valorie Wibbens — Weekends Were Made For Fun by Little Butterfly Wings
Journal Hoppers by Valorie Wibbens

Advice For My Younger Self by Little Butterfly Wings Topography No. 22 by Valorie Wibbens — Advice For My Younger Self by Little Butterfly Wings
Topography No. 22 by Valorie Wibbens

Shabby Boho Bundle by Etc by Danyale Shabby Boho Indie Kit by Etc by Danyale Topsy Turvy by Little Green Frog — Shabby Boho Bundle by Etc by Danyale
Shabby Boho Indie Kit by Etc by Danyale
Topsy Turvy by Little Green Frog

Aren’t those some gorgeous kits? I had so much fun creating layouts with them. I’m off to finish up chores and maybe read a little today! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!

June 8, 2014June 8, 2014

Did someone say Summer?

At the end of the day tomorrow, it will officially be summer vacation! Can’t I get a WooHooo! In case you didn’t know, teachers are wayyy more excited about it than the students ha! The last couple of weeks have been kind of crazy, hence my lack of posting, but I’m going to try to do some catching up. Two of the three children have had birthdays come and go. A turned 23 *gasp* and M turned 19. How in God’s name do I have children who are so old? We went out to dinner on both occasions, only a few days late on the oldest because he was away with National Guard duties. In addition to that my granddaughter graduated from Kindergarten and also had a dance recital that we’ve attended. Check out my instagram if you want to see photos of any of the above.

Before I get to sharing scrapping stuff, I just have to take a minute to confess a parenting fail. I was watching Forrest Gump last night with M and her boyfriend and it came to the part where Forrest is on the Dick Cavett Show with John Lennon. BF (who is 20) says, “What did John Lennon do?”, to which M replied, “Wasn’t he in a band or something?”. Where did I go wrong that my children do not know The Beatles. As someone said in a comment to me on Facebook, guess they weren’t more popular than Jesus after all.

Ok…on to scrappy business. I am so totally stoked. I have just recently acquired 2 guest spots that I am over the moon about. One is for Scooty’s Designs at Pickleberry Pop. If you haven’t seen her stuff, you must check it out! And the other is for Little Butterfly Wings at The Lily Pad. Omgosh, I have been a fan of hers for soooo long. You’ll see pages with their stuff in my long list of layouts, since I am so far behind. And hopefully I’ll get all caught up on Project Life in the next few days.

Here’s what I’ve been up to lately: