Queen of the Crop

Hello!! How are you? I am so glad that you are visiting me today. I know that I am great, I have my toes dug in the sand, at the beach, on vacation! I hope that you are having as much fun as I am....Speaking of fun, have you seen Deb's June 30th sketch over at Let's Get Peachy ? Holy Smokes! I think this was my favorite one so far! I created this layout of my oldest daughter, who was 3 in this picture (she is now 6). She follows in my footsteps, & loves crafts! So, it really was no surprise when I stepped away for a few minutes & came back to find her all covered in marker. She used herself as the canvas! Of course my first instinct was to grab the camera. Does that make me a bad mommy? lol. The supplies that I used are: Stamping Up paper 2007 Accent Essentials Cricut Cartridge Jenni Bowlin Butterflies Stickles - Star Dust Liquid Pears - White Opal, Baby Blue, & Lemmon Yellow Random: twine & staples Thanks for looking! I hope you enjoy your day!

Today, as you are reading this, I am in Sea Isle City, NJ. Maybe I am sleeping, maybe I am sitting on the beach with my toes in the sand. Or maybe I at the zoo, or Storybook Land. Who knows, however, I am on vacation! Yay! Even though I am on vacation, that doesn't stop Shawn from posting new sketches at Nuts About Sketches .... as it is Monday. This sketch was so much fun to work with, & the supplies in the Scraptacular June kit were perfect for this sketch. I loved working w/ the supplies & the sketch. And here is what I came up with: When my father found out that Emma loved his boat, he would take her out every time she went for a sleep over. He even got her her own fishing rod (Dora I do believe). In these pictures, she did catch a sunny, & you can see her reaction. Thanks for looking today. Have a great week.

Hello friends! I hope that you are having a fantastic day! This weekend there is a great crop going on at From Here 2 Scrapternity . You should head over there right now & check it out. I used my supplies for June to create 2 challenges. A recipe challenge for a layout, & a card challenge. Here is what I have created using my supplies: This layout is of my girls with my parents on their boat. They love fishing with Nana & Paw-paw, & have such a great time on the water & boat. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I created this card for Tony's cousin's son who made his first communion in May. I really like how the cross turned out. In the thank you note, he even thanked me for the "handmade" card. Josh is 8. Today, we are on our way to the beach! I am so looking forward to spending time w/ the family & just hanging out & relaxing. My favorite part is watching the girls have a ball. I hav...

Yes, I know, I did it again. We are almost at the end of June, & I am just sharing with you my FH2S May reveals. I have had them done since the end of May, posted them at FH2S , but almost forgot to post them here. Pam sent me Basic Grey, my fave, to use, & it was fun. This first layout you've seen already as it was a NAS sketch, but the rest will be new to you. Thanks for looking! Stay tuned for more posts in the days to come. Maybe even my June IT designs for FH2S will make it in June! lol. Have a good one!

Hi there! Today Shawn has put out sketch number 166 at Nuts About Sketches . Of course it was another fabulous one! They just keep getting better & better. So, here is what I've done w/ it: I just love these pictures & this sketch was perfect for it. It was a beautiful day in June & we all piled into the car to go to the pool. As soon as we got to the top of the street, it started to rain, so we turned around, w/ 2 disappointed lil girls, & came home. After the storm was over, the sun came out & was shining again. We got back into the car, & got out of the development & half way to the pool. Guess what? It started to pour again! With both girls now crying, when we got out of the car, I took their cover ups off & told them to "go". They looked at me strangely, but eventually they ran around like crazy people, & had the time of their lives! Jumping & splashing & running & just having so much fun! I hope that you e...

Oh happy day! Yes, it is! I was able to work with another fan-tabulous sketch from Deb at Let's Get Peachy ! Love it love it love it!! & I am sure that you will too! I am always hearing that I scrap my oldest daughter, & rarely my youngest....Well, I do have 2 years more photos of her, but that's beside the point....When I saw this sketch, I knew exactly what pictures to use. This layout is about my youngest daughter, who was 5 months old in these photos. She was always such a happy baby, & nothing really phased her. Here, she is sitting in her bumbo, watching a bunch of us swim. She was so content to just sit & watch...such a cutie patootey! The supplies that I used are: Stamping up paper 2006 Graphically Speaking Cricut Cartridge Creative Memories Circle punch Color Box ink - brown Cinnamon Stickles Random: flowers & brads Thank you for checking out my blog & what I did for Let's Get Peachy today! I look forward to seeing you back again s...

Here we are, another fabulous Monday in June! Love summer & everything that comes with it. In fact, today, is the first Monday that Emma doesn't have school, & I do believe that it is the last day that I have the boys. Yes, today starts the Grassi summer! Shawn revealed another new sketch at Nuts About Sketches today, & I used Scraptacular 's June kit supplies to create this: It seems that I have way more pages of Emma than I do of Audra, so I need to catch up a little bit. This is just some pics of Audra, as cute as can be, when she was just 3 months old. She was always a happy, easy baby....until she hit one. lol. But she is now 4, & won't stop talking....She is still way too cute though! My lil peanut! Hope you have a lovely summer & do lots of fun things! See you soon.

Hello! Thanks for stopping by today! I was able to work with Deb's fantastic June 9th Sketch at Let's Get Peachy , & it was so much fun! For those of you that know me, know that I adore sketches, & this one was no exception. I did a layout of one of my oldest & dearest friends, Angela, & her family. The picture is from 2006, but the thought behind the layout doesn't change. We met when we were about 5, & have remained friends for all of these years. We went to camp together, high school together, cheered together, got into some trouble together (as teenagers do! ask my dad!!), & then we got married the same year, & had children the same year as well! Talk about friends! Now our kids are friends too. She is one of those friends that is always there for you, no matter what. On this layout I used: Quick Quotes Jokers Wild paper Tim Holts distressing tool SEI chalk ink - ruby Color Box ink - black American Craft Thickers, Honey, Black October Af...

Hi! The challenge this month at Let's Get Peachy was to create a layout about the Power of a Smile. Well, I took it literally & created a layout with that as my title. This is my youngest daughter Audra (yes, another layout of her & not Emma, yay!), when she was 9 months old. Her first year, all she did was smile. The happiest baby you ever did see! Her smile was contagious & made everyone around her smile as well. In fact, she is now 4, & she still is a happy-go-lucky, smiley kid! Love her! The supplies I used are: Quick Quotes- Sophia Collection American Crafts Thickers - Vera Vinyl White Tim Holtz Distresser Maya Road Birds mini sheer Heidi Swap bling Random: ribbon, slide Thanks for looking today. Hope to see you back real soon!

Happy Monday! With Mondays, you should now know what comes with them.....of course! Another new Nuts About Sketches sketch & reveal. So, here is what I've created with this weeks sketch, using Scraptacular' s June kit supplies: These pictures make me chuckle a little bit. I was just taking random pics because the day before we had gone to the Philadelphia Zoo, & of all things, lost our camera. I can't live w/o my camera, so we bought a new one immediately! This was the next day & I was just playing around with it & taking pictures left & right. Here the girls were enjoying the sand box & the weather was awesome! Thanks for looking today. I hope that you enjoyed my creation. Have a great day & see you soon.

I know I know I know!! April reveals in June! There are 2 reasons that I am doing this. 1) I didn't get the April From Here 2 Scrapternity supplies until May. 2) I was sick a lot in May, therefore I was behind on everything. I really really loved these supplies! The colors, the flexibility. Everything was awesome. Now, some of these layouts you have seen already because I used them for some NAS sketches, but I hope that you enjoy them again, & like the ones that you haven't seen. I hope that you liked my creations & that you stop back again soon. Have a great day!

Whew! Things have been quite crazy in the Grassi household over the past few weeks. I was sick for about 3 weeks straight, & finally broke down & went to the doc. As it turned out, I had an infection in my throat, ears, & sinuses. Ugh! No wonder I wasn't feeling hot! With being sick, I didn't have time to scrap because all my spare time was spent sleeping! Plus, in the midst of me being sick, we went to Wildwood, NJ. Tony had a football clinic there, & the girls & I tagged along. We had a fantastic time! Pool, beach, boardwalk. My fave was watching the girls have so much fun! I did get worse before I got better (thanks to the trip), but, I do feel better now, the weather is sunny, & I am in summer mode. The pool opened this past weekend & we were there every day! Love it! Now we just need Emma to be finished school (8 more days), & to not watch the boys anymore. Then we will kick it into high summer mode!! On a different note, the...

Hello there! Over at Let's Get Peachy , Groovy Deb has shared with us a beautiful sketch. I was lucky enough to be able to work with it, & simply adored it! It is clean & crisp, & left a lot up to your imagination. Here is what I came up with: This picture is of my youngest, Audra, at Emma's (my oldests) soccer game. She is 3 in this photo & so wishes she was 5 so that she could play soccer, and do everything else, like her big sister does. Audra is my silly, happy-go-lucky, funny one, & this picture captures her in one of her moments. Oh, how I LOVE my lil Monkey! The supplies that I used are: Close to My Heart paper (from 2007), American Crafts Poolside Vinyl Thickers, & various random other things. Thanks for looking today! If you have haven't already, please visit Let's Get Peachy for a lot of fun & inspiration!

Howdy! Since it's Monday, what do you think I am going to post today? You got it! Today is a new reveal for Nuts About Sketches . So, don't forget to go check it out. Here is what I created with her next amazing sketch: I don't think this picture needs any words. Emma was 2, Audra was 5 months old. They were smitten with each other from the start. I used more of the supplies for my IT at From Here 2 Scrapternity for April. Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!

Hi there! Today is another reveal over at Nuts About Sketches . As usual, this sketch will not disappoint, & it is a double page to boot. Here is my take on her sketch: This was Emma's "graduation" from preschool. It was a spring show/program, filled with songs. Emma did not sing one single word, but she did dance, & pose, & wave, & act silly. Then they each got a certificate for their "graduation". I certainly cried! One, because I am an emotional person anyway, two, because the show was so stinkin cute, three, because my lil 3 lb baby was now 5 & starting kindergarten. Btw, I used my supplies for my IT for April for From Here 2 Scrapternity . She got them to me a little late, so I am using them as I can. ;o) I hope you enjoyed my lo & I also hope you come back to visit again soon. Have a good one.

Now, it has been 2 weeks since Emma's fabulous Art Bus/Rapunzel birthday party. I have teased you with the idea of my best cake ever. So, here is the cake that took me 3 days to make! I totally cake bossed it & used the rice krispy treats for the tower, & the fondant (that I swear I will never work with again!!) for the stones & the grass. What do you think: At one point, while working with the fondant, Audra came in to ask me a question. I abruptly yelled at her to leave me alone, not talk to me, & I will deal with what ever it is later. I heard her walk into the toy room & say to Emma, "Emma, don't talk to Mommy right now. She is really mad about something." It was funny. I know it's not scrapping or crafting, but it is creative, so I thought I would share with you. Enjoy your day!

Good morning! Today is my very first reveal for the Peachy Kat team for Let's Get Peachy !! Yay!!! Groovy Deb does fantastic sketches (& we all know how I feel about sketches!), & this one was no exception! Love it, loved working with it, & am pleased with the results. (my dh even said to me, after I was caught looking at my lo for the 50th time, "Are you looking at it again??"). So, here is my very first sketch reveal for the Peachy Kats: The pictures are of my youngest daughter, Audra, when she was 3 months old. We had taken her to get her pictures professionally done & these are just a few of them. They worked perfectly with this sketch. Looking at them make me a tad bit sad because she is now 4. Where does the time go?! The supplies I used are: Quick Quotes Abby Collection paper DCWV cardstock Color Box Chestnut chalk ink Karen Fosters Scrappers Floss Dear Lizzy/American Crafts Thickers - Glitter Letter Sparkling Dear Lizzy/American Crafts Thickers -...

Happy Sunday! I know that Emma's party was almost two weeks ago, but with all the happenings this past week, I wasn't able to share with you all the fun that we had! Emma opted to have the Art Bus come to the house, & she invited her girlfriends from school, & a few of her closest boy friends/cousins. She was so very excited when that bus pulled up in front of the house! The first thing that they did was put Emma's hand print on the roof of the bus: Then she had chosen the birdhouse to decorate with all of her friends. They each got to pick which one they wanted to paint: Then they got down & dirty & painted them & had a great time! Emma deep in thought & concentration: & here is Audra, my youngest daughter, who couldn't keep the paint off of her face: And last but not least, all of the party guests after finishing up their projects: I had gotten a few phone calls from parents saying how much fun the kids all had. Hey, what can I say, th...

Good morning! Thank you for checking back to find out who my winner for the First Ever Let's Get Peachy Blog Hop is! If you left me some love, & became a follower of my blog, you were entered into a random draw for a small rak from me. So, by using random.org, the winner is: TeenaBugg38 Congratulations!! Please email me at: amgrassi@verizon.net with your name & address so that I can get your scrappy goody out to you asap. For a complete list of all the winners from the blog hop, please go to Let's Get Peachy . Have a great day!

Thanks for stopping back today. Today Shawn at Nuts About Sketches has posted sketch #160, & it was another awesome one. I really enjoyed working with it. Here is what I created with it: This pictures are of my oldest daughter when she was about 18 months old. We were painting the toy room in primary colors, & she liked banging on the paint cans as drums. But what I didn't get pictures of, was after the room was painted, Emma happened to spill an entire can of paint on the carpet in the toy room, stepped in it, then walked through the dining room & kitchen! Needless to say, we had to get the carpet replaced in both the toy room & the dining room. Thanks for looking. If you participated in the Let's Get Peachy blog hop, be sure to stop back tomorrow to see if you were a winner. Have a great day!