Layout a Week

Good Morning everyone!  Just a quick post to let you know I have a layout up over on A Layout a Week today.  Stop by and take a look.

Hugs.

Une Promenade - Clear Scraps

Hi everyone!  Today I wanted to share with you a scrapbook layout I made using a Clear Craft Sheet and the Small Oval Fancy Frame along with the 12"Quarterfoil and 6"Shattered Glass Mascils all from Clear Scraps.

I really love the depth that the acrylic gives my layout without adding any bulk to my page.  And, with the use of some Imagine Crafts IrResistable spray I was able to add quite a bit of texture as well.  Remember when working with acrylic, less is definitely more...use a light hand.  lol  

I found these papers from Prima in my stash...oh how I love me some Prima.  lol  A mix of a few different lines, some Romance Novel, a bit of Cartographer, and even a little Engraver.  

Thanks for stopping by.

Nancy

Moments - Scrapbooking

Hi everyone!  Hope you are having a great week.  I can't believe how time flies...September is almost over and I am anxiously awaiting the oncoming of fall...so over the heat of summer.

Anyway, Today I want to share with you a layout I made of Mackenzie...can't believe what a beautiful young lady she has become.

Love this collection from Kaisercraft, the Forget Me Not range.  Bits of mists and a few Prima flowers in the background.  Thinking it maybe could use a little something more...maybe some stamping?  hmmmm

Hugs.

Layout of the Week

My first tutorial is up over at Layout of the Week and I wanted to give you a little sneak peek

If you would like to see how I made this, be sure and pop over there for the completed layout.

you and me and page drafts and websters

Hello everyone and Happy Friday!  We did it!  Made it through another week.  lol

Today I would like to share with you a layout I made featuring some older Websters Pages papers and some truly ancient Prima bling.  And a fabulous sketch from Page Drafts release 31.

Love my babies. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs.

You are So Special - My Minds Eye

Good morning everyone!  How is your week going?  Mine seems to be a bit hectic....Brighton turned 19 yesterday.  Eeek!!!!  Where did the time go?  And how can I be old enough to have a 19 year old son?

Anyway, today I wanted to share with you a layout I made using some older My Minds Eye papers.  I think that the box containing them must be the closest to me when I sit down to scrap because I keep grabbing them.  lol

Love these photos of my girls...and am pretty happyt with the layout, that I swear is straight IRL...I think it is because I took the photo with is standing on end.  Definitely need to invest in a flower frog.  lol

Anyway, bits of Prima and some mists highlight these photos of my girls.  Love how close they are...oh, and see those stips of bling...you will never guess how old they are.  The are from Glitz Designs and I would guess it is around 8 years old.  lol....Use it or lose it.

Well, hope you have a great day.

Hugs.

Do You Know - My Minds Eye

Hi everyone!  Happy Friday.  I hope you are having a great day and getting ready for the weekend.  We have a crazy busy weekend planned here.  Brighton is getting his first apartment, and tomorrow is move in day.  So excited for him, what a huge step, but a little sad to see him growing up so quickly.

Speaking of growing up quickly, here is a layout I did featuring a photo of Ainsley.   Working through my stash of older supplies, more My Minds Eye.

This photo was taken just this spring and it is amazing how much she has grown and changed in just that short a period of time.  Oh ....where did my babies go?

Have a great weekend.

Hugs.

You are loved - My Minds Eye - Scrapbooking

Hi everyone!  Today I want to share with you a scrapbook page I made using more of my old My Minds Eye stash.   I have really been enjoying making my way through some of the supplies I bought...feels so good to make a dent.    I even managed to use a few of the brads and stick pins I bought to match the paper...which I promise, is straight in real life.  lol

I really am finding as time goes by, I am buying less and less...just some basic cardstock and adhesive.  Every now and then I grab something to inspire....something for a mini or other project.  What about you?  Are you buying as much these days?

Lovely - Scrapbooking

Hello, hello, hello!  Hope your day is off to a great start.  Me...same ole' same ole....but today I wanted to pop in and share another scrapbook page I made using the gorgeous papers from Embellish by Dena and Darice.  This time of Mackenzie.

I also added lots of beautiful Prima blooms, and a hand colored stamped Bloom Girl by Jamie Dougherty.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs.

Look at Me - Echo Park

Woo Hoo!!!!  It's Friday!  And I have nothing planned for the weekend!  No swim meets, no...anything...ok, now I am a little sad.  Maybe I should have some friends over or something?

Anyway, today I want to share with you another layout featuring Ainsley.  I guess this is Ainsley week here on the blog.  lol  Well, you probably know we have a climbing wall in our backyard....doesn't everyone?  Ainsley really enjoys it, probably uses it more than anyone.

She is such a little monkey.  A bit of older Echo Park papers here.  

Thanks for stopping by...Have a great weekend.

Hugs.

She's Thirteen - Scrapbooking

Hi everyone!  Happy humpday!  Things around here, now that we are back to school, are slowly returning to normal.  Goodness...whose bright idea was that swim team thing anyway...it totally consumes our summer.  lol

Anyway, since I had so much fun showing you those photos of Ainsley at 13 in the layout on Monday, I thought I would share more photos of Ainsley from the same day....and how the heck did she get to be 13 anyway?  Seems like just the other day she was 3.

Yep, that is what 13 looks like around here.  lol Oh, and of course the fake glasses.  sigh   Love, love, love the older Crate Paper papers here.  Wonder if I could still find them.  Again, thinking this is from a sketch, tho I can't remember whose?  I really need to work on that.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs.

Roses Scrapbooking - Your Memories Here

Hey everyone!  Hope your day is off to a great start.  Things here are as busy as usual...but I did want to drop by and share this layout I made using some of the gorgeous Prima Optimist collection available at Your Memories Here.

I have these two beautiful rose trees next to my driveway and the first bloom every year is just gorgeous.  I couldn't resist snapping a few photos.  

I know, it is a lot of pink and roses...but I just love it!  The gorgeous Optimist flowers that are available for this collection are just to die for.  And I love the little leaves.  

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs.

Make it Happen - Prima - Wishful Thinking

Happy Friday!  I hope you are off to a great day.  Me, technically it is spring break here, but we still have a few things to catch up on.  sigh....It never ends.

Today I did want to share with you a project I made using the beautiful Wishful Thinking papers from Prima.

 A few fun photos I took with my Instax camera of the two oldest.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs.

It's Better at the Beach

Good Morning and Happy Monday to you all.  I  hope you had a great weekend.  Mine was a bit busy, having Brighton home for spring break in between quarters, a bit of creating and my niece's fifth birthday party.

Today I want to share with you a project I made using some of my stash.  I am really trying to work through some of these older things, papers and half used packages of embellishments seem to find a way to pile up.

This is Mackenzie and a couple of friends at the beach a few weekends ago one of the afternoons of our swim meet.  Since none of the girls finaled, we decided it was much to beautiful of a day to mope around a headed over to the beach.  The girls had such a good time wandering down the beach and playing in the sand.  Well, not the same type of playing they did when they were younger....no buckets, mostly just drawing in the sand, hand stands, and jumping off rocks.  hee hee

Thanks for dropping by.

Hugs.

Home for the Day - Prima Wishes and Dreams

Good morning everyone!  It is a rainy, dreary day here in San Jose, but I wanted to share with you this bright, sunny layout I made with the Wishes and Dreams collection from Prima.  I love the colors in this collection and couldn't wait to use them with these fun instant photos I took one afternoon when Brighton came home from school.

 This last quarter we didn't get to see much of Brighton as he had a crazy, tough schedule.  On Saturday afternoon he had computer problems so we agreed that he would come home Sunday morning and we would try and get it fixed.  Luckily, Phil is quite the computer wizard.  lol  In the end, Brighton was able to fix it himself with some of Phil's tools.  I was just happy to have him home for the day.  hee hee

Kristina at Your Memories Here has this collection and flower grab bags available if you would like to recreate this project.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs.

Wow- Simple Stories

Happy Monday everyone!  I hope you had a great weekend.  Today I wanted to share with you a layout I made using the Homespun collection from Simple Stories.

 Filled with some of my favorite things, banners, hearts, wood and enamel dots...Love this layout of my oldest

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs.

Fabulous - The Sampler

Hi everyone!  Hope you had a great weekend.  We had a great weekend here.  Today I want to share with you a project I made with the February kit from the Sampler.  Don't know if you have heard, but the Sampler is changing its direction next month and going to project based kits.  So, February is the last I will be working with them.  Not to worry though, I have some other great things in the works.  

Love when I have Brighton around.  After all these months, I still miss him so much.  He is such a sweet heart and always happy to pop into my selfies.

 Sorry about the terrible photo....The February kit came packed with tons of cute embellishments, and coupled with a few foam squares.....

It is going to be a busy day around here.  Have a great week!  

Hugs.

We Love Brunch

Hi everyone!  I hope all of you in the US had a great holiday weekend.   Me?  I spent all three days at a swim meet with Mackenzie.  Not so bad as the meet was held at Brighton's university so I got to spend some time with him (amazing what offering to feed him will do.  lol)

Anyway, today I want to share with you a project I made using sketch 112 from Sketch Savvy

I used some Pan Pastels on the background a some older Basic Grey chipboard alphas that I painted with some Twinkling H2Os as well as bits of stitching.  The children are just so cute together.  Wish we had more time as a family.  Love my babies.  

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs.

Life is Good - Prima Optimist

Hi everyone!  Hope you are having a great day.  Today I want to share a project I made using Prima Optimist from Your Memories Here.

I used lots of Lindy's Gang mists on the background to make it fun and grungy.  And of course lots of beautiful Prima Flowers and other embellishments.

Ainsley is always so happy to play for the camera and this day was no different.  I think I have a never ending supply of photos of her.  lol

Well, busy day.

Hugs.

Laugh - The Sampler

Hey everyone!  today I want to share with you a project I made using the February kit from the Sampler.  This kit is already sold out, but I wanted to be sure and share with you anyway.

 Sorry about the funky photos...we have been having some crazy weather and the lighting is just weird.  I think I really need to break out the light box.  It is that time.

I found a fun sketch over at Pagedrafts  and thought I would give it a go.  

Thanks for stopping by.


Hugs.