Sunset layout

Another honeymoon layout. I can not express enough how much I love The Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego!

Made this layout for the sketch challenge over on Life.Paper.Scrapbook. If you haven't checked them out... You should :)

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Hope the start of everyone's week is going well!

Back to School layout

The annual back to school photo. Happy to say I've trained my children well because they know not to give me a hard time lol.

Mikey 9th grade and Sophia 8th grade.

Happy hump day! Almost FRIDAY!

So happy my layout was featured on Paper Issues

Laugh It Up Layout

Here's a layout of my youngest Sophia this past summer. She was literally cracking HERSELF up in these photos. The photos were taken with my Polaroid instant camera so quality at night = not so great. However they captured that moment of us sitting on the balcony of our hotel.We were on our end of summer vacation down the shore.

Before shot of supplies gathered...Used Studio Calico September kit "Central High"

Supplies used:

~ Cardstock - AC

~Pattern Paper - SC, SS, EP & Kesi Art

~Diecuts - SC

~Stamps - SC

~Ink - Versafine (onyx)

~ Arrow Thickers - AC

~Edge Punch - AC knock outs

~Pen - Uni-ball Signo

~Story Cards - Ali Edwards (TT)

~Mist - SC Mister Huey (honor society)

~Thread - Embroidex

~Sewing Machine - Brother

~Badge - A flair for buttons

~Photos - Polaroid 300
~Other - SIL Cameo

Happy Friday Everyone!!! 

Like Mother Like Daughter Layout

For my wedding my Aunt Rosie gave me one of the best gifts. Photos of my Mom when she was young. You know for a scrapper how big that was. Especially since she passed on three years ago. I never seen most of these pictures she had. It was a great gift!

Well as I'm skimming through them I see this picture of my Mother (the one on left) I almost fell out of my chair, literally. I knew I looked like my Mom but holy smokes batman! I immediately remembered the picture taken of me. (the one on right) When I put them next to each other the resemblance was uncanny. The tilt of the head, the hair, the eyes...one is shaped different then the other, the shape of the face...just so much alike!

When I was printing this picture out last night, for fun I superimposed them on one another....Wow!

I now understand why my Aunts & Uncles look at me that way sometimes.

Miss you so much Mama xoxoxo I'm a lucky girl to look just like you!

Just for fun....this is the superimposed photo :) Can you see it?

Used my Studio Calico Summer of '69 August kit

Supplies used:
~PP - October Afternoon & SC exclusive (Tim & Beck)
~Diecuts & Journaling Card - SC exclusives
~Punch - EK Success
~Letters - Basic Grey & OA (mini market)
~Label Sticker - MME (Stella Rose)
~Wood Veneer Butterfly - SC
~Mist - SC Mister Huey (boss lady & pretty pink)
~Envelope - Canvas Corp
~Perforated Strip - Jenni Bowlin
~Badge/Button - A Flair for Buttons
~Stamp - Technique Tuesday Ali Edwards
~Ink - Prima Chalk (moss lawn)
~White Pen - Uni ball
*Also cut a strip from the SC advertisement card that comes in their packages. (Top Right-pink & orange strip)


Think I need to make friends with my PSE9 & get some better editing skills. On my To Do list :)

Thanks so much for looking!

San Diego (Palm Trees) Layout

This is one of the very first shots I took after getting off the plane on our honeymoon. We had to stop to put the directions for La Jolla  in Tom Tom.(We were having brunch there before heading to Coronado) Well,  I looked up & was so impressed with the Palm Trees in San Diego. So much prettier than the ones I've seen in Florida. Or much more regal. They are so tall. This was just the beginning of a beautiful honeymoon. There's more to come!

Used my Scrapbook Circle August Kit

Supplies used:

~P.P. - Studio Calico, Fancy Pants & Simple Stories

~Cardstock Shapes - AC Bits

~Brads - MME (Sunny Side)

~Labels - Jillibean Soup & Elle's Studio

~Letter Stickers - AC (Pelican)

~Wood Veneer Shapes - Studio Calico

~Mist - SC Mister Hueys (Cameo)

~Flair button - A Flair for Buttons

~Twinkle Goosebumps - Queen & Co.

~Date Stamps - AC Dear Lizzy

~Staples - Tim Holtz tiny attacher

~Decorative Pin - K&Co

~Washi tape

~SIL Cameo Shapes - San Diego frame & Starburst used as a mist mask

~Ink - Prima (Old Road)

~Punch Edge - AC knockouts

Thanks so very much for looking!

How cool is that! Something that made me smile....

So first I received an email from Shelley, the owner of A Flair for Buttons & she told me that she saw my spinner on my blog & that most, if not all of my buttons were actually from her store. Her buttons are actually what got me addicted. So she featured it on her blog Scrappergirl How cool is that!

By the way...Thanks Erica!

Then..... I received another email from Ellen... the senior marketing analysis for Harbor Freight Tools which somehow also saw my spinner, which kinda floored me as this is a tool company. AND they featured my idea for their spinner on their Harbor Freight Blog How cool is that!

Anyway just wanted to share because I thought it was pretty cool!

Thanks Shelley & Ellen......You sure made me day!

You can see original post here badge-button-flair-whatchamacallits

Hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend!!