Queen of the Crop

Oh! It looks like I need to update my blog! My design has either expired, moved, or they want money. lol. I am off to the CK Convention today to check out all the goodies to craft some more, so when I have a free moment, I will definately fix that. Sorry for the inconvenience in the mean time. Have a good day!

Hi & welcome back. I are so glad that you stopped by today, & hope that you find the my take on the newest Let's Get Peachy sketch inspirational. As you know, I love love love sketches, & this one is no excpetion. It was fun, & easy, & was perfect for my ice cream pictures that I had in mind. This is of my youngest, Audra, at the community pool. She loves ice-cream (just like her mommy!!), & thinks we have to get it every time we go. We try to keep the snacks at the pool to a minimum, so when we do get ice cream, it is special. She loved this ice cream & ate every last bite, as you can tell all over her hands & her face! Supplies used: The fantastic April kit from Scraptacular : Echo Park Paper Co. - Playground by Heart: Capture the Flag, Rubberball/splash, Heads Up Seven Up, Simon Says Border Stripes. Basic Grey - Woolie Sticker. Mrs. Grossman's - Sticker by the yard: yellow. American Crafts Thickers - Sunset. Ranger Stickles - Star Dust. ...

Here is another project that I did as an "extra" for Let's Get Peachy , this month. The base layout is from a page design class at Scraptacular , & of course I added my own touches & made the layout my own. These picture are of Emma, buried in the sand in Sea Isle City, NJ this year. She got buried by my sister & her boyfriend, & Emma just hung out there for at least a half an hour. I was just snapping pictures of her in her various states, & I thought they were so much fun, I had to put them on a layout. Thank you for stopping by today. Be sure to check out Let's Get Peachy as well as S craptacular for lots of goodies.

Laura had asked me to do a few extra posts for July for Let's Get Peachy , & I was happy to oblige. When I went to the Hamburg Hideaway last weekend, I used a kit right down to the scraps. I am one of those people that has a hard time throwing away my scraps, so I used them to make these cards: The scraps were the perfect size, & made the cutest cards. Don't you think? Thank you for stopping by today. This was posted over at Let's Get Peachy on Monday, July 25th, so you can head over there to see it, & while there, check out all the other fun stuff that my fellow design team members have created. Have a great day!

Happy Monday! Today marks another post at Nuts About Sketches . I was able to work with this great sketch again, & come up with this layout: These pictures are of Emma when she was 20 months old. We always go to Schlegel's tree farm & cut down our own tree. Emma was running through all the trees, & would always stop at the newly planted ones (the ones that were her size). She was so cute. This family tradition continues & now Audra has just as much fun helping to pick out the family trees. Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you have a wonderful week.

Happy Monday! And with Monday we all know by now, we have the latest Nuts About Sketches reveal. It was another wonderful 2 page sketch, & it was a lot of fun to work with. This was such a fun day. Every year my parents get the girls catterpillars in the spring. We watch them get bigger & bigger then turn into cacoons. Once they come out & become butterflies, we enjoy them for a few weeks, then let them go in the back yard. This particular year (2010) the girls had so much fun with them. One landed on Emma's belly & one landed on Audra's finger. Pretty cool! Thank you for looking today. Remember to stop by Nuts About Sketches to see Shawn's great new sketch & all the gals takes on it. Have a great week!

While you are reading this, I am crafting my fingers to the bone. I am on a scrappy retreat at the Hamburg Hideaway with some great friends! Lots of scrapping, talking, music, movies, eatting.... I am sure that I am having a blast! I had some scraps left over from my FH2S supplies for June, & I decided to see if I could create something from them. There was a sketch posted at FH2S for May that worked perfectly. Here is what I came up with: This is Emma at 16 months old with my dad, her Paw-paw. She is the apple of his eye, & has him wrapped around her little finger (& still does today). They are buds. Thank you for stopping today. Have a fantastic day & stop back soon to see what I've been up to this weekend.

Well, hello there!!! How are you this fine day in July! Keeping cool, I hope, & enjoying the summer. I happened to get lucky again & create with another gorgeous sketch by Deb, at Let's Get Peachy . I had this paper in my stash for a while now, & thought it would be perfect for this sketch. The pictures are of my daughter, Emma, at age 10 months. I do believe they were taken by a friend who was at our house for a get together. Emma just stared at the camera, heck, she was used to from me. It was almost like she was posing. She was really teething at the time, so there was always something in her mouth. But those eyes, they just get me every time (& still do!!). Supplies used: Nikki Sivils - Flaming Butterfly patterned paper line Karen Foster Design - Green scrappers floss Foam alpha stickers (from the $1 bin at Target) Basic Gren - brads My Little Shoebox - White alpha stickers Ranger Stickles - Crystal Thanks for looking. I hope you try something with Deb'...

Good morning! Are you staying cool in this crazy hot weather that we are having? It is in excess of 90 degrees here, that is crazy! I see a lot of pool time in my future! Today I want to share with you what I've created with Scraptacular' s July kit. It had such fun papers & embellishments, & was so much fun to work with. I hope that you enjoy my creations: This layout is of my 2 daughters & my cousins kiddos enjoying my Aunt & Uncle's pool. It is a summer tradition to spend as much time as we can there & with them, & we get a picture of the kids in that same swing every year. It is fun to see how much they grow from year to year. -------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a picture of me & my favorite girls in the world. Emma & Audra. It was taken at Emma's 6th b-day party, this year. My hair is now super short, so it is funny to see this picture. But at least I am in one, right?! -----------------------...

Happy Monday! Today we have another NAS sketch reveal. This was a fun sketch to create with. See: A few weeks ago I had done a lo of the girls playing in the rain. This shot was taken on that day. This was Emma watching the rain come down & not quite sure what to do. She looks deep in thought, & I thought the picture was so cute. It portrays a true side of Emma, unsure & skeptical of new things. But oh so cute!!! Thanks & have a good one.

Hello my Peachy friends! How are you? Thank you for taking the time to mosey on through today. I had the opportunity to work with another fantastic sketch here at Let's Get Peachy , & I used the Anti Boredom twist to it. This layout is of my sweet baby girl, Emma, when she was 9 months old. My husband & I were always amazed at how much of a mess this teeny tiny lil girl could make! Who knew that as they get bigger, the messes get bigger too! Oh well. Supplies used: Basic Grey - Fusion: Exposure, Fusion Tags; Micro Mini Letter Stickers, black. Color Box chalk ink - Lavender K&Company - velum American Crafts Thickers: Subway foam letters, black. My Lil Shoebox - Mini Alpha Stickers, yellow. Ranger Liquid Pearls: Lavender Lace, Lemon Yellow. Random ribbon. Thanks for stopping by today. I look forward to seeing you back here again soon!

Howdy folks! How are you this fine day? I wanted to share with you my take on this months challenge at Let's Get Peachy . As you know, it is a recipe challenge, & we were supposed to pick at least 4 of the 10 items to use on our layouts. I tried my darndest to get all 10 items, but I fell short of just two. So close!!! I "blinged" my letters w/ stickles, used "twine" on my "buttons", I am an inker anyway, so I "inked" everything that I could, I "distressed" the bottom part paper, I used a border "punch", I used ric-rak as my "ribbon", & I "tore" a journaling sheet out of my book (does that count??). So, there you have it....what I used in my recipe. This picture is of my oldest daughter, Emma, when she was 6 months old. She rarely slept for me (part of being a preemie, I think), so when she did, I would let her sleep anytime, anywhere, & it was always so peaceful, which I captured in thi...

Hi! Thanks for stopping by today. I wanted to share with you something that we did over at From Here 2 Scrapternity . My fellow IT member, Susie, suggested that we do a progressive scraplift. We start with a layout, send to someone, they scraplift it, then send that one to the next person, & so on & so forth. Every person has about 5 days to complete their layout before sending to the next person. Here is what I created with my part of the scraplift, using supplies from Scraptacular's June kit. This picture was taken from a spectacular playground in Sea Isle City, NJ in 2010. It was such a pretty view & picture that I had to do something with it. It is overlooking the bay, & the sun was setting. The picture that I took of the picture to post here really doesn't do it any justice. To view the full progression of scraplifts, please visit FH2S, & look in the "Scrappy Chat" section, & "Telephone Scraplift #1" thread. What everyone did is ...

It's Monday & of course that means a new reveal for NAS !! This was another really fun sketch to work with. This is what I've done with it: I get emails all the time to apply to host "house parties". For this one, I love coffee & use coffee mate daily, love to cook, love friends, & I was fortunate enough to get picked to host the party. This meant I got a TON of free creamer! I did all sorts of fun things with it. Made tiramisu, a cheesecake, a mocha something or other, & then the drinks, oh the wonderful drinks!! The best was the PBJ hot chocolate! Yum-o! The kids played & the adults had great conversation. Thanks for stopping today. I hope you enjoyed my lo! Have a good one.

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...