As the 4th of July quickly approaches...

...here's a digital LO I created for Page Plans. This picture was taken of Mason and I last year on the 4th of July. I can't believe its already been a year. Last year at this time we were busy getting ready to tell our families we were moving away...and some of you know how that turned out :( Now that we are back anxiously waiting for our home to sell in a market that SUCKS we are desperately trying to find these smiles again.

...and another card

...this card is for a wedding that we are attending this weekend...I know it doesn't look very traditional...actually I do believe this is the first wedding card I have ever made :) tfl

...just a couple of cards to share...

I bought this paper A LONG TIME AGO and was going to do something with it for our new house in Spokane but I never did...today I brought it out and made these two cards...



My second card was made using this sketch from Kazan over at 2SKETCHES4YOU if you haven't checked out their sketches...you really need to...they are fabulous!!! With my card I just flipped the sketch :) TFL

WHAT A LONG WEEK...its good to be home!

...Last Friday we loaded the kids in the Honda and drove to California to the Simon Family Reunion...I remember doing this as a young kid myself...the picnic hasn't changed a bit...it was exactly the same! lol

Lots of fried chicken...TONS of desserts and 100 degree temperatures, horseshoes, Hawaiian Punch...oh and I can't forget the water balloons. The kids had a blast.



...after the reunion we drove up the coast and ended up at the Beach for a few days...Stuart had some Port business. The weather was beautiful...this NEVER happens!









Over at Page Plans this week I made this Card Sketch:



I had less then one hour to pack the car and get this card made before I needed to pick Stuart up at work before heading out of town...this is what I came up with:



and here's my digital layout for this week:



Tomorrow my mother and father in law will celebrate their 42nd wedding anniversary...so I used the sketch from 2SKETCHES4YOU to make them this card...I was making all kinds of silly mistakes I must have been really tired....but I needed to get this done ~ TFL

We are just flying thru June...

Here's to another great sketch from Page Plans. This week I used photos from while we were in Spokane. Such a great outing this was...



I used Ruby's Garden Kit by Lynn Grieveson, Stitches by Sande Krieger and Fonts: CK Alis Writing & Footlight MT Light

...and finally the Father's Day Projects!

I used Scrappin' Sports & More on both of these projects.

Scrappin' Sports & More has some *NEW* really amazing papers and embellishments being released at CHA in July! Here's your chance to take a peek right now before anyone else...click right here...oh and one more thing...the new Girl's Love Sports Line...has glitter on it...how cool is that? Here's a LO I did using this *NEW* fabulous line...

A TEACHER GIFT

On Sunday, my sister and I started making the end of the year teacher gifts for our sons to give their 2nd grade teachers...we finished those up this afternoon. Ben will take his to school tomorrow and give to his teacher...I am kinda happy to see this year come to an end and I'm eager to see summer begin.




...also this afternoon I finished making this LO...I used Scrappin' Sports & More pattern paper here ~ TFL



...Father's Day gifts coming tomorrow :)

Page Plans Week #8

This week over at Page Plans a theme of - Father's Day was picked. Each team member created a either a card or layout for the men in their lives. This weeks sketch was made by Chris.... I chose to do a layout about my husband and our youngest son Mason.




Future Paleontologist Kit by Jennifer Wuthrich and Renee' Morris-Dezember, Perfect Pet Kit by Rhonna Farrer, Frame by Amy Teets, Harvest Spice Alpha by Shabby Princess, Fonts Used: CK Alis Writing & Californian FB

So it was brought to my attention...

...a new fun site to play at... 2Sketches4You
I made the following cards using their Sketches...Sketches are so fun! You just never know what you will come out with when you are done, you have a map that helps you get going but by adding your own touch of creativity to the sketch - its always fun to see how it turns out in the end. SO when you get a chance check out their sketches they are awesome!

New Projects...

...coming soon!!!