A layout

Here is a LO I did for Scraphappy's Blog. Christy over at Scraphappy is allowing me to be on her Design Team. This is a big deal for me because I know I need to stretch more. Here is the LO that I included on that blog.


Have a good weekend.

My Weekend and some LO's

Hey Everybody! Happy Memorial Day! We are about to drive over to Destin to the beach! YEAH! But I wanted to check in with you guys before we left.

My weekend was good. I had a surprise! My mom called last Monday and said they were coming in for the weekend. My mom, grandma and step-dad flew in on Friday and stayed until yesterday afternoon. My grandma will be 93 this year. She is so cute and funny! She likes to joke around and laugh. My mom is constantly moving. She was constantly sweeping or cleaning something, even the cobwebs on the OUTSIDE of the house! My step-dad has to be one of the most gentle and laid back men on the planet. We drove over to the beach but they just wanted to peak at the beach. They got out and walked to the end of the pier, looked at the water, turned around and got back in the car! That was enough for them! We had a good time with them here, and the kids loved their being here! My little one talked theirs heads off and just like grandparents do, they listened intently. My oldest tried to rat me out to my mother and it worked! Yeah, we are tough parents and I am NOT going to apologize for it. I do what I do 'cause I have to not because I want to. How is it that my mother used to take NO crap off me and then she became a grandmother and thinks I'm too hard? Grandparents! They are a trip! Gotta love 'em. Oh wait, I am know remembering my grandmother getting me out of a few tight spots with Mom......Grandparents rock!

Also, here are a few pics of some layouts I did for Scraphappy. The LOs are really simple and easy for anyone. I like how they turned out. My favorite part of this one is the pink tone in the photo. Yes, pink can work for guys!

On this one I really like the photo. It was taken in the "negative" format. It is my son jumping off my sofa onto my sofa cushions. He knows better, but he did it anyway! Then had the audacity to get his sisters to take pictures of him jumping off my sofa! But it made a cool layout (I was inspired by Haberdawoman). You can't tell from the photos but I used foil letters and foil paper.

Here are the other two LO's.

Can I get some help here please?

Okay, my Peeps!

I am not one to air the dirty laundry ('cause mine is currently in the floor of my closet), but I told y'all I needed some advice. Here is my confession to blog land; my friends and family already know this about me:

I am a messy scrapbooker and I don't know how to stop! (see below) Most people have after pictures when they get it all clean....yeah....NO! There will be none of that here. Plea-a-a-s-s-se somebody help me! Did you notice the box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch on the table? I. Did. Not. Do. That! My kids are not helping me out here, but I can't blame this on them.

How do you keep it neat when you scrapbook? I can do one page and it look like a tornado came through. Do y'all have those friends who are neat scrapbookers? I do. I want to be like THEM! I can take up a table by myself at a crop. I look over at Renee who unfortunaetly is usually sharing said table with me (bless her heart), and the tiny spot that she has left is all orderly ....drives me nuts! She can't explain to me how she does it, she is just a neat person!

Come on NEAT scrapbookers, can you help a sister out with some PRACTICAL solutions? I need some Ex-Messy scrapbookers to let me know what their methods are to staying neat while scrapbooking.

See you later, Girls!

But Wait, There's More

This is what I found on my door step today.
I saw the box and thought, "Chuck didn't tell me he ordered any books." (My husband loves to read.) I picked up the box and to my surprise, MY name was on the box. YEAH!!!! But who is it from? Where is it from? It said Scarlet Lime from Idaho on the return address. WHAT???

I tore the box open and look what was inside!
Yummy goodness!!! Yummy-wonderfulness!

Here area few of my favorite items from the kit.

Then I thought, but who would send me such a thoughtful, sweet gift? Who would send this to me while I am here in FL? I started calling and found out IT WAS FROM THE MOST WONDERFULEST SISTER LIKE EVER!!!!! My sister Michelle! (No, we really do have the same parents and everything.) She sent it too me! I was totally caught off guard. I asked her, "Why didn't you tell me?" She said, "I wanted to see how you would react if it was a surprise." How cool is that. (Sigh) Isn't she sweet. I am going to have to dedicate a blog entry to her, maybe next month because she has a birthday coming up. Maybe I'll include some photos of us from back in the day.

So, to my-most-wonderfulest sister-like-ever, I love you and thank you for my birthday gift. It was a true surprise and an amazing gift. You totally ROCK! Thanks for spoiling me!

Bye to all my blog-land friends. Thanks for reading, I'll see you guys tomorrow. I will be requesting some much needed scrapbooking advise from anybody willing to give it!

A Mini Album

Hey Y'all!

Here is the mini album I was working on for Grandma Carolyn. She will be here Saturday, so my child will be able to give it to her in person. I think she is going to love it. I am not sure Grandma Carolyn knows too many people that scrapbook, so I think she is going to love it. There is one blank page that MyGirl is going to have to do the journaling. Mini albums are usually fun and I like to do them. It feels like you've accomplished something. The album and paper are gifts I received for my birthday last year (I told y'all I hold on to stuff). If you can tell, the paper coordinates with the album.

These are my favorite pages. I got this idea from an Elsie recipe card, and it works for me!

Okay, in this last picture I actually sewed that stitch on myself. If you know me you know I can't sew. But I ain't gon' lie, Y'all; I did the stitch, threaded the machine, and the bobbin by myself! It ain't perfect but I did it....I did. Maybe next time the stitch will actually make it on the cardstock, but WHATEVER! I sewed.

Thanks for stopping bye and have a wonderful evening and a beautiful day!

Holla'!

Hey, Hey, Hey!

Okay, when was the last time y'all have seen What's Happening? Dude, I was telling my kids about ReRun and they looked at me and said, "Who?" How can you not know ReRun. So I had to take them out to You Tube to see a little bit of What's Happening? I am cracking up just thinking about it! That is when T.V. was good and parents didn't have to fear jail for handling their kids! Gotta love it.

Check it out:

The Party is Finally Over....

...sort of! This weekend was a BAWL!!!! Y'all Renee came down to visit me and let's just say we enjoyed ourselves. It took me all of Sunday and Monday to recuperate from staying up late. She arrived Thursday evening around 7:30 and by 8:30 that evening we were off to Maurice's, TJ Maxx and Target! Renee got this AWESOME black dress, it is sooooo fly y'all. She looked amazing in it! She better take a pic in it and I'll post it. If they had it my size I would have gotten one and then acted senial when my husband saw the charges! It was that kind of dress! Anyway, we returned home and started scrapbooking and talking...that lasted 'til 4 am. Not to mention that Renee gave me my birthday gifts. Check it out.

That's right, she got me another Vera Bradley purse with matching wallet. (She got me a fly pink back pack by Vera Bradley at Christmas.)

She also got me these Tim Holtz Stamps that are so off the hook, and the best white opaque stamping ink that I have ever seen. Plus, she knows I am trying to amp-up my makeup game, so she got me a ULTA gift card, too. Renee is like the best gift giver on the planet...like EVER! She totally rocks all the way around. Too bad for you guys that you can't have her be your friend, too. She is so fun and funny. I love my friend lots and lots! I think my husband's gift-giving has come up since having her as my friend...I think he tries to "out gift" her (which is really a challenge). I just "hate" to be in the middle of such gift-giving competition. Poor me.... hee-hee-hee!

Friday morning after 2 hours of sleep I got my oldest up and off to school and then tried to rest...that was useless. By 11am Renee and I were off to ScrapHappy in Pensacola to pick up a few goodies.
I also swung by Hobby Lobby and picked up a set of Elsie stamps on clearance. I love clearance, don't you? We scrapbooked til midnight. By then I was literally sick from being so tired.

Saturday we were off to the beach by 11am and Renee and I laid on that beautiful beach until 4pm. It was wonderful. Just me, Renee, my iPod and the ocean (plus some snacks). It was nice to hang out with just my gal pal. No husbands, no kids. Plus, I actually did not have on a sweater this time. It was a warm 87 degrees with blue skies. I am sure I am 3 shades darker--gotta love that!

After the beach we came home, got dressed up and went to dinner and a movie. We saw Ghosts of Girlfriends Past...save your money on that one girls. Can you say LAME!? Ugh. Anyway, dinner was nice, we ate at Skopelos on the Bay. The stinky part is that I have no pictures of my weekend. What kind of scrapper am I? There was just too much fun to be had to fiddle with a camera!

Well ladies, my birthday party will be over for sure this weekend when I get a massage at the spa and go spend my ULTA gift card. Yep, the party will be over for sure. Yet, I still look forward to my scrapbook weekend at the end of June. We are going here for some fun.

Thanks for looking ladies and have a wonderful day. See ya' tomorrow! I promise that my blog slacking is over!

Sorry Y'all

Hey everybody! I am so sorry I have not blogged in a while. See what had happened was....I have been celebrating my birthday for the past four days. This has been a wonderful b-day. My love language is gifts and my husband was speaking my language. I have a few pics to kind of give you a few ideas of how the last four days have gone. Thursday morning they surprised me with one of these:Plus a gift certificate to the SPA. Chuck had already made the appointment for me and everything.

That evening: Chuck and I went to a little restaurant. It was quaint and the food was good. Our picture is dorky but I love it. I forgot to widen the lens to get our entire faces.Friday, he came home early and took me shopping. Our whole family went and here are just a few of my goodies:

My first pair of skinny jeans, my 13 year old thought I should try them. I did. I love how they look on me. I gotta have a beach hat and this is my favorite kind.I made out like a bandit. I ended up with a dress, four pairs of pants, six shirts, 2 pairs of earrings, an itunes card and my hat. Love my hat.

Saturday, I was treated to the SPA, and I received a card from my DADDY with CASH!! Thanks Dad! We also took the kids to a roller skating birthday party for one of their friends. Yeah, my man tried to get on skates...that was funny.

Sunday after church we went to the beach for the afternoon. It was 80 degrees and I was still cold. It is so windy out there. I still enjoyed it though. The kids played and Chuck and I took turns dozing off. We came home, made dinner and then my son took me on a date to see Wolverine: X-Men Origins. It was good! I love action movies and I am such a MARVEL kind of girl anyway.

Needless to say my family really made me feel special. They were so sweet to me. What's crazy is that I got no scrapbook stuff. Nothing...nada, and I don't even care. I had such a wonderful time with my family. Here are the "cards" my babies made me.

But wait, there's more. This weekend coming up my sweet friend Renee is coming for a visit. We are going to have a ball. So for a total of 7 days it's all about me. Gotta love that.

See y'all later. Thanks for stopping by and sorry for being such a blog slacker!