Friday, May 17, 2013

Happy Friday!

Good morning!  Hope you have had a wonderful week and are ready for the weekend.  I am off to Dothan, Alabama where I will be croppin' with the Bea's Hive today and tomorrow at the Dothan Hobby Lobby. We always have such a beautiful time together.
 
I made this layout thinking of Madison's pictures.
 

The flowers are all from a punch which I curled up and then added some pink pearl pen in the centers.

 
Look how big she is! Madison will be two at the end of August. I already miss her sooo much!
 

She loves the painting her mommy bought for her room.

And she wanted to carry it all by herself!
 
Someone once said There's no greater blessing than children and grandchildren in someone's life. They sure have blessed mine!  Have a wonderful and blessed weekend!  See you on Monday!
 


 

 

Thursday, May 16, 2013

School is almost out!

Good morning! I can't believe another school year is almost over.  So, in preparation for this beautiful event, I've been scrapping school and graduation layouts.

This first one is great for younger kids ...
...while this one can be used for anyone who is graduating because they've become as wise as the owl.
 

Andrew and Madison are still too young to go to school, but they sure are busy with classes such as music, gym, swimming and guided outdoor activities.  We spent Mother's Day weekend together in New Orleans and on Monday, we took them to the Children's Museum.  Unfortunately, it was closed so we ended up across the street at the WWII Museum.  I most say, they had sooo much fun!  Did they learn anything? I doubt it, but the memories are amazing!

The first thing they noticed was a lighted EXIT sign,  perfectly situated at their level.

They did not want to leave this wall!  They wanted to carry the big flags, too!

They loved one of the battle presentations.  So much so that they wanted to be in it!

Madison thinks she'll make a great Admiral.  She wants to move these ships around.

I must admit both mothers lost it after a little while ... we found them in the cafeteria playing with souvenir dolls!

Yes, here it is, proof of an amazing visit.

And these are the ever-growing Farquhar-Atohi families. (Danny, my son, is behind Madison's face).


Have a wonderful and blessed day!

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Pretty in Pink

Good morning!  One of my absolute favorite color combinations is black and pink.  I just think that they go together spectacularly!  I hope that you agree.




Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you enjoy this layout.  Have a wonderful and blessed day.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Disney Fever!

Good morning!  Here are some layouts that I have recently made with Disney themes.  This first one is about Disney memories.  Who doesn't have great memories of their visits to the Disney theme parks? 
 

At first glance it would appear that this is not a Disney layout.  However, if you look closely, you will see who the safari guide is!


This last one is about the Disney cruises, a very popular vacation destination.


Hope that you enjoyed these layouts.  Have a wonderful and blessed day.

Monday, May 13, 2013

Girlfriends

Good morning!  I have a lot of layouts for you today; all related to friends.  As I have said many times before, scrapbooking is the best hobby to make the coolest and best friends ever!  My experience has been amazing in this journey that the Lord has called me to.







I hope that you enjoyed these layouts as much as I enjoy my many friends that I have made over the years.  Have a wonderful and blessed day!

Friday, May 10, 2013

Graphic 45 Secret Garden

Good morning and happy Friday!  Hope your week has been great.  I am going to be with my children and grandchildren on Mother's Day weekend and I am so excited I can hardly sleep!  My son is playing in New Orleans this weekend and that is the closest city he will be at as long as he is with this baseball team.  So we are going to see him!  We will be at four of his games and Madison and Andrew have matching baseball outfits for the four games. I will be posting their pictures next week, the Lord willing.
 
I started designing for a beautiful scrapbook store in Crestview, Florida (in the Panhandle) called A Scrap in Time.  Here are some of the layouts I designed for them using the Graphic 45 Secret Garden Collection.  These layouts will eventually be available for purchase as kits from their website. 







It's a beautiful collection, isn't it?  Enjoy!  Again, thank you for stopping by!  Have a wonderful and blessed day!

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Disney Layouts

Good morning!  Hope you are having a fabulous week so far.  These are some cute Disney layouts I made  recently.  I can't wait to take Andrew and Madison to Disney World!  Andrew LOVES the Mickey Mouse Hot Dog Song. on YouTube






Thank you for stopping by! Have a fabulous and blessed day!

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Little Princess, Big Princess

Happy Wednesday!  Today's layouts are all about princesses.  I am sure that you have one around or maybe know someone who does!  Who knows?  You might even be one yourself!  Either way, I hope to inspire you to make either layout.


Love these papers!  Shades of pink and gray go so well together.


Have a fabulous and blessed day!

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Girl's Night Out

Good morning and happy Tuesday! Don't you just love pink, black and white together? I love it!


My night-outings are to crops and I love every minute of them!  I spent this past weekend at Paper Niche in Ft. Lauderdale celebrating National Scrapbooking Weekend.  It was a three-day crop.  We had so much fun!  Ana and many other friends surprised me with a beautiful t-shirt with my name on it.  The idea was to write a word that describes each one of us starting with the first letter of our name.  My t-shirt says BLING BEA.


Here's the group of all of us wearing our beautiful t-shirts.


Thank you for stopping by! Have a great and blessed day!

Monday, May 6, 2013

Classes at ESS

Good morning! These are the two layouts I taught yesterday at Everything Scrapbook & Stamp in Lake Worth, Florida.  This first one is from the Prima Lyric collection. 
 

I just love the details and the colors of these papers and embellishments.


This second one is from Splash of Color.  This layout was a big hit because there is an old lighthouse at Jupiter Inlet, about half an hour north of ESS.  The one pictured in this paper is the famous Cape Hatteras, NC lighthouse, known for its "barber pole" striping and red brick base. 





Between classes we celebrated Cinco de Mayo with chips & guasacaca (the Venezuelan version of guacamole).  Here is Michelle doing her impression of the "Tostito Bandito". 
 
 
 Have a wonderful and blessed day.

Friday, May 3, 2013

Babies

Good morning!  Here are a couple of layouts I designed for pregnancy photographs.  Since ultra-sound imagery allows us to know the gender of the child early, I made one in blue for boys...


... and one in pink for the girls!  As you can see, they're both very similar except for the color.


This is a layout for little boys. I designed it for A Scrap In Time in Crestview, Florida.  It's all based on a sailboat theme.


Have a wonderful, safe and blessed weekend.  I look forward to seeing you on Monday.