Miracles Momma Monday - Easter Layout

Hi everyone!  I hope you had a great weekend.  Mine....busy.  I can't believe Mackenzie is 15!  And, I actually convinced her this year to have a party!  Yesterday my house was filled with teenagers listening to music, playing video games, hanging in the hammock and of course eating everything they could find!  lol  Actually, we did BBQ...but they do eat quite a bit.  lol

OK, well enough about Mackenzie's party....how about a bit of scrappy goodness.  Today Heather has a fabulous sketch up on her blog and you know I had to play along.

Here is the sketch....

And here is my take....

Ainsley dying Easter eggs just a few weeks ago.  She had selected a golden egg decorating kit...which turned out not to be dye for the eggs...but paint.  While they looked quite lovely, it really wasn't the same as dunking in the cups.

I used the new Echo Park Sisters mini theme kit, some lovely Studio Calico ephemera, a couple of Maya Road stick pins, and some gorgeous Thickers....lastly, I used some of the washi tape I have been hoarding.  Not sure why I am hoarding it...I love the colors, the patterns, I just haven't really figured out a good way to use it?

Anyway, I hope you have a great day!  For us...back to school and planning Brighton's Graduation Party.

Hugs

Nancy

Day in the Life - MMD and MME Layout

Hi everyone!  Well, it is that time again.  Time for another gorgeous sketch from Heather Landry over at Miracle Mommas Designs.  As usual, Heather created a gorgeous sketch for us to play with.

Here is the sketch.

And my take...

I used the new Collectable/Notable papers from My Minds Eye.  I picked these up at my Local Scrapbook Store and they are just gorgeous.  This project just came together so quickly.  Ainsley is growing way too fast.  sigh

Let the Eat Cake

Hi everyone!  Today I wanted to share with you a layout I made using a sketch from Heather.  I have been trying to make more multi photo layouts...at least sometimes.

OK, well....here is the sketch.

And my take

I used some older Glitz papers, a few Prima letters and lots of flowers and trims from the Hydrangea Hippo Etsy store.

These are our desserts from Thanksgiving.  We had only a small celebration this year.  The five of us, my sister and niece.  So of course we needed a lot of desserts....Apple pie, gingerbread cupcakes, blondies, and a crumble.  Needless to say, no one went hungry.

Anyway...I think I am gaining weight just looking at them.  So I better get busy.  Hope you are having a great day.

Hugs.

Nancy

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Monday, Monday

Hi everyone!  Hope you are having a great day.  Me....crazy busy.  Mackenzie being at the Junior college and me having to drive has become quite the adventure and can really suck up my morning.  Anyway.....

Today I wanted to share with you a project that I made featuring my wonderful husband using Miracles Momma Designs sketch #25.

Here is the sketch...

 and my take...

I used some super cute goodies from My Minds Eye to complete this project featuring photos of Phil's birthday celebration.

Love my new chevron die from Die-namics.  Super fun.

Well, still lots to do around here today.

Hugs.

Nancy

Let's Hike - Miracles Momma Designs

Hi everyone!  Today I wanted to share with you a project I did for Heather's sketch DT, MMD.  These are photos from our recent trip to Hawaii.  We spent a day hiking and checking out waterfalls.  The weather was somewhat iffy that day, making the hiking a fairly unattractive activity that day so we had many of the falls to ourselves.  hee hee

These are some ancient Scenic Route papers.  I am forever trying to clean out the stash.

Well, house guests this week.  Lots of school to do.  Gotta run.

Hugs,

Nancy

A Two Pager?

When I first started scrapbooking...oh those many years ago, I made single page 12x12 layouts.  After a while...looking at my books...I began to notice that my pages didn't really "match".  So, I started making every layout a two page spread.  It wasn't always easy, but......Then, trends changed and my children got older...there were fewer and fewer event pages and more just photos, I turned back to single spread pages.  Every once and a while tho, it does happen, an event that calls for more photos...that calls for larger photos, or...in this case a sketch comes along that I have to use.

Here is the sketch from Heather

and here is my take

Fun, huh!    These are older photos of Brighton (yep, that almost 17 year old that you see all the time).  Here he is 10 or so, at a camping weekend with the scouts...Oh, how young and cute he was....sigh.  They just grow too fast.  I used some of my older Basic Grey, Archaic papers and a few odds and ends.

Well, crazy crazy here....what's new huh!  lol  We went to the beach camping for a couple of days...more about that later.

Hugs.

Nancy

I Warned You

So, after a crazy, swim filled weekend I am back today with a quick post to share my latest project for Miracles Momma.    Heather once again came up with a wonderful sketch to play with

Fun, huh!  Here is my take.

I flipped things around a bit and added individual photos instead of the larger ones.  But I think you can see it.  These are some photos from almost two years ago, surfing in Oceanside, CA.  So much fun.  And look at the size of those long boards.  It makes it much easier to learn is what I have been told.


Anyway, be sure and check out the other designer takes on the sketch here.


Hugs.


Nancy

It's Mad Fun - MMD

Hi everyone!  Happy Friday!!!!  I hope you are ready for a great weekend.  I can't believe how fast this week has flown by.  Crazy.

Today I wanted to share with you a project I made with Heather's sketch 19.  (yes, that Heather...the one I always am talking about.)

So, here is the sketch....

And my take....

Lots of American Crafts Dear Lizzy, mixed with some trims from the Hydrangea Hippo Etsy shop were used to create this layout of Mackenzie at Penguin Madness (our swim team's spirit relays).

I have really got to get better with my photos.  Just struggling these days with my new desire to take the photos upright.  sigh

OK, well....busy, busy, busy.

Hugs.

Nancy

Mixed Media and Miracles Momma

Hi everyone!  I hope you are having a great day.  It is supposed to be super hot here today so we are planning on lots of water play.  But, before we do, I wanted to sneak in and share with you a mixed media piece I made using my good friend Heather's sketch for inspiration.

Here is her sketch.

And here is my piece.

I used my April kit from the Sampler.  And of course lots of paints, inks, gesso, and stamps.  I even used the letter template from the kit for the background and bits of the flocking.

Be sure and hop over to Heather's blog to see what some of the other designers did with the sketch.

Hugs.

Nancy