Beauty - Prima Scrapbooking

Good morning bloggers!  Hope your day is off to a good one.  Today I wanted to share with you a scrapbook layout I made using some older Prima Marketing papers and other gorgeous Prima goodies.

With the help of a Creative Scrappers sketch and some lovely mists and sprays I came up with this scrapbook layout of Mackenzie at the piano.  

So fun creating the background and coloring the ATC card.  I hope you like it.

Hugs

5 Reasons - The Sampler

Hi everyone!  Today I wanted to share with you a project I made with this month's kit from the Sampler, Warm.  This is of course Mackenzie, hanging out at a swim meet.  I have had this photo on my desk for a while and thought it would be fun to scrap it with the reasons she swims.  She came up with all the things that would make me hate it...and then informed me it is a swim thing.  I guess that is code for teenager?  Anyway.....  I used a sketch from Creative Scrappers, #225.

I am loving the "do it yourself" Thickers that came in the kit.  Not only are there a ton of alphas, but there are numbers and symbols as well.  And of course I am having fun playing with the sequins, gorgeous Eclectic by Echo Park papers, and October Afternoon chipboard.

Don't forget about the card and sketch challenges that will be closing soon.  You don't need to have a kit to play, and there is a good chance you could win a prize!

Hugs.

Nancy

You Rock

Hi Everyone!  Well, it is Thursday and things here are just as crazy busy as ever.  Dentist appointments, school, swim and a quick trip to my LSS to drop this off....

I used a sketch from Creative Scrappers to finish this Doodlebug layout.  Doodlebug isn't usually one of my "go to" paper lines, but I thought I would try something a little different this time out.   And when I saw the guitar paper, I knew I had to use it with some photos of Mackenzie.

Well, anyway...life is crazy and I should get back to it.  Hope you are having a great day.

Hugs.

Nancy

More Sunshine....

please!  I love living in California, most of the time.  But when the rainy season starts.....  I guess it could be worse.  We could have snow!  lol

Well, while I dream of warmer weather I thought I would scrapbook another photo of those warmer beach days.  This time Ainsley.

Little Yellow Bicycle papers, border sticker.  MAMBI stitched title, Prima flowers and butterfly.

It is so funny looking back and seeing how long Ainsley's hair was.  And it is already getting longer.  Who knew?  Anyway, I used lots of Little Yellow Bicycle for this one with a sketch from Creative Scrappers.  I have been hitting those sketch challenge blogs hard I guess.  Hee hee

I used a bit of glimmer mist on the yellow flower to make it a little brighter.  I love that I can change the colors of my flowers so easily with that spray.

Well, off to get something done.

Hugs.

Nancy

Happy November 1.....

and thus begins the death march into the holidays!  lol  I am feeling a bit overwhelmed today, not from a sugar coma, I managed not to partake in any candy binging last night, but from the fact I just updated my calendar and can see all too quickly how rapidly the holidays are upon us!  eeek!

Anyway....enough of the negative.  How about a fun layout of my cute puppy, Holly!  Oh, and Ainsley is in this one too. hee hee  Tomorrow we are having an animal showcase over on Ideas for Scrapbookers and since I haven't done anything of Holly lately....

I used a sketch from Creative Scrappers, some ancient Rusty Pickle papers I had been hoarding, and my Cricut Paper Pups cartridge.  Holly is a total hot mess here.  Needless to say, after taking these photos I booked her a trip to the groomer.  Originally, when we adopted Holly from the breeder, Phil was convinced he was going to do the grooming.  Holly, being a Cairn Terrier, requires plucking and stripping (pulling her coat out, don't worry, it doesn't hurt).  Groomers won't usually do that as it is seriously time consuming.  Well, after almost five years, he has given in and she now gets trimmed.  oh well.

Thanks for dropping by.

Hugs.

Nancy

Happy Thanksgiving...

A quick Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends!  I have been having a crazy busy weekend since there is a swim meet. And it is a huge one!  Over 1000 swimmers yesterday, but I wanted to pop in and share this layout.

Crate Paper Farmhouse Collection, EK success punch, Jillybean Soup Alpha, Glimmer Mist

A layout of Ainsley from our Disney Cruise Character Breakfast.  I love the way they put napkins on your head to dress you up for the occasion...hee hee.  I used a super cute sketch from Creative Scrappers for this one.  And some of the fun corrugated cardboard I have been hoarding.  (don't worry, there are like three layers between it and my photo)  

Well, off to get a few things done.

Hugs.

Nancy

Happy Monday

Sorry I haven't been around much.  To be honest, I am a bit under the weather.  At first I thought it only to be allergies...but Phil seems to be feeling puny as well.  Great, just great.  Here we are, rushing head long into cabana swim season and my kitchen remodel and I get sick.  Oh well....must push on.  But the weather here is not cooperating.  The temps have only been in the low 60s and it has been raining....yep, raining in May.  Of course, because I had agreed to spend the weekend at the swim meet.  Nothing better than hanging out all day at a swim meet in the cold and rain.

Ok, enough complaining...really, LIFE IS GOOD!!!!  My new hardwood floors are in and the stairs have had the carpet and iron rail removed and I now have beautiful stairs with beautiful banisters!  woo hoo!!!  And this morning I picked out the granite, marble, and tile for my kitchen remodel!  So can't wait!!!!  You know me, I am always cooking; so the idea of no kitchen for weeks.....eeek!!!!!

But it will all be worth it!!!!

You know what else is worth it?  Since my house was undergoing some construction that meant not much point in cleaning...so look what I made instead....

Ainsley hunting for Easter Eggs in the back yard.  I have been loving the latest run of Crate Paper.  The designs are just fabulous.   This first one is based on a Pencil Lines sketch.

Crate Paper Portrait, American Crafts Thickers

 And here is sweet little Lili's toes.  Love little baby toes...and their cute little diapered baby bottoms.  hee hee.  More fabulous Crate Paper with a sketch from Creative Scrappers.

Crate Paper Emma's Shoppe, Prima Alpha (pink), Carolee's Creation Tiny Alpha

I have a few more things finished that I would love to share, but the sun hiding behind the clouds is preventing me from getting a good photo.  Hopefully tomorrow.

Until then.....

Hugs.

Nancy