Summer's End

Good morning!  Well, this is the official last weekend of Summer, what with Monday being Labor Day.  Time to head out to the beach, fire up the barbeque grill, or have a picnic one last time!  (Of course, if you live in Florida, you can do this year round.)

And today is my precious granddaughter's 2nd birthday.  Here she is with her mommy and daddy at her party.  I can't believe that she's two already!

Here are a couple of layouts I made for Treasured Memories, celebrating the end of Summer.

 

I can't believe it, but this is the first layout that I've done in a long time that has absolutely no flowers!  (I'm going to have to get this one back and add some.)

 

Have a wonderful, safe and blessed weekend!

Reds

Good morning! Who says that red is just for Valentine's or Christmas? I was inspired by these papers from Prima which I've been saving forever and not wanting to use them because they are so beautiful. I finally did and was amazed of how beautiful the blues, reds and gold blend together.

 

I designed the following layouts for Treasured Memories.  These pictures do not give justice to the papers!!! They are fabulous!
 

 

Someone asked me the other day if I ever get tired of scrapbooking. I said no, of course! How could anybody get tired working with sooooo many fabulous products day after day?

 

Have a fabulous and blessed Thursday!

Baby Boy and Brothers

Good morning!  Let's start off with a picture.  This is a recent photo of my daughter Valerie, baby Andrew's mommy.  It might be hard to tell from this picture, but baby Andrew is going to be promoted to big brother in a few months.

Here is a layout that I made for a new baby boy.  There's a 50-50 chance that I'll be able to use this layout in January.

 

And then I'll be able to use this one, too!  I made this one for Treasured Memories recently.
 

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful and blessed day!

 

Photography Layouts

Good morning!  I thought I would start my morning by making you smile with this picture of Andrew.  We went for a walk and it was so hot that he ended up in his diaper hopping through the fountains.  He was looking down at one, wondering where the water went when it started up and hit him right in the face!  He started running and laughing not knowing what to do next!

That being said ... when you have a ton of pictures and don't know how to scrap them, make a general layout like this one and then journal and add a title that will describe the moment. It's that easy! This was another favorite at Treasured Memories' crop in July.
 

Here are some more layouts using cameras as well. I used the BoBunny Mamarazzi collection.  I LOVE this collection even better that their newer one.

Hope you enjoyed today's layouts and are inspired to make them your own!  Have a fabulous, safe and blessed Tuesday!

Jungle

Happy Monday!  Hope you had a lovely weekend.  Our daughter came home on Friday evening after three weeks in Europe.  Baby Andrew was soooo happy to see his mommy!  He kept touching her face and wrapping his little arms around her neck.  I wish I would have filmed it.  It was precious.

This is a one-page (12x12) layout I designed for Treasured Memories' event in July. The theme was "TM goes Wild".

Included in the event was this lovely 5 x 7 picture.  This layout and papers is absolutely perfect for this photo.

 

Remember it's Monday.... a day to smile and to look forward to what the Lord has for us in this new week.  Have a wonderful and blessed day!

Hot Hot Hot

Good morning and happy Friday! This is another layout I designed for Treasured Memories and it was very popular as well. Everyone loved the title and the coconuts (bottle caps).

 

Have a wonderful and blessed weekend!
 

Summer Time Paradise!

Happy Thursday!  I can't believe we are almost at the end of Summer.  It just went sooooo fast!  This is another layout from Treasured Memories and it was one of everyone's favorite.  Julie Nutting's dolls are a hit everywhere you put them.  They are just fabulous!

 

Have a wonderful and blessed day!

Happy Camper!

Happy Wednesday, dear bloggers! Today's layouts are all about the outdoors.  Have you ever seen a cuter camper than this one?  I actually have a friend in Louisiana that has one just like this!  It's like a doll house inside and out. (Franny, that's you!).

I designed both of these layouts for Treasured Memories back in July. I hope you are not tired of me sharing everything I made during that weekend! I think I designed 38 layouts all together.  See, this way you get to come and visit my blog everyday!

 

Here is baby Andrew ready to go on an ecotour of the wetlands near Gainesville, Florida.  He was fascinated by the rocks.  He did not want to throw them or leave them behind, he wanted to bring them all home!

Have a wonderful and blessed day!

I love Lemonade!

Good morning! Well, yesterday was ice cream and today is lemonade! Don't you just love a frozen lemonade on a hot summer day? I love to buy lemonade from the kids in the neighborhood, they are so cute!

 

This is another one of the layouts I designed for Treasured Memories  during their big crop in July.  I have to tell you I loved playing with these papers. The colors are so bright and happy. Did you see my "window" under the word "sweet"? It opens up! How cute is that....

 

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a fabulous and blessed Tuesday!

I Love Ice Cream!

Happy Monday!  Hope you had a fabulous weekend.  Are you crazy about ice cream?  I know that I am not only crazy, but totally addicted!  I try not to keep any at home because when I know that there's ice cream in the freezer, that's all I'll eat all day!  I actually think that my grandbabies feel the same way as me.  They actually sat calmly waiting for their ice cream instead of chanting "I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!"

 

Here's the perfect layout for these pictures.  I designed this one for Treasured Memories last time I was there.  Can you see the wooden sticks of the chocolate bars?  Sooooo cute!  This was Janet's idea... she is brilliant!

Here's a cute picture of Andrew wanting to eat this big cone in front of a local parlor!

I hope that I made you crave ice cream and also maybe just smile.  I wish you a fabulous and blessed Monday (with extra sprinkles on it!)

Baby boy and baby girl layouts

Good morning and happy Friday! I want to share two more baby layouts I designed for Treasured Memories. The papers are from the Bundle of Joy collections from Echo Park.  I kind of did the same layout for both of them. The stickers and embellishments are  different.

 

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

Grandma and Grandpa layouts

Good morning! Hope your week is going great so far. Being a grandma is one of the best feelings ever! My grandchildren are starting to talk and they call me "lita" (abuelita which means little grandma in Spanish). When they say it my heart melts!!! Today's layouts are all about grandma and grandpa. I have plenty of pictures to fill these pages and many more!

I designed both of these layouts for Treasured Memories in Lafayette, Louisiana. This fabulous paper collection is from Authentique.

 

Journey

Good morning! Have you played with the Mixed Media Prima dolls designed by Julie Nutting? There are eleven of them so far. I love them all! You can dress them up any which way to match your layout and they look adorable. 

This is another layout I designed for Treasured Memories during their big event last month. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did making it. Have a wonderful and blessed day!

Memories

Happy Tuesday! Today's layout is also done with Kaisercraft papers and embellished with a beautiful wooden clock and flowers. This layout is perfect for pictures printed in sepia color. This is another one of the layouts I designed for Treasured Memories.

 
Be inspired and scrap those beautiful old photographs with this fabulous new collections. Have a wonderful and blessed day!

Cherish Life

Good morning and happy Monday!  Hope you had a lovely weekend.  Have you seen the new collections from Kaisercraft?  They are so beautiful!  It's a joy to work with great papers and embellishments. Here is another layout I designed for Treasured Memories last month.

 

My husband, baby Andrew and I are off to Tampa for a few days to be with our son who will be there from Seattle.  Can't wait to see him, even though it's been just a month when I saw him last!  Even when they grow up they're still our babies.

I wish you a wonderful and blessed day and remember to smile even if it rains!!!

Happy Friday!

Good morning! I got to scrap a little yesterday afternoon and made this layout not knowing that Madison Rose spent the day at a farm! I have the perfect pictures for this layout. She picked strawberries, rode a truck, a horse and a train, among other adventurous things.

 

 

Here she is with her mommy Lexie.

 

And here with her daddy Danny (my son).

 

I love this picture of the three of them.

 

 Have a wonderful and blessed weekend!

All boy layouts

Good morning! Hope your week is going lovely.  I spent a peaceful and fun birthday with baby Andrew.  We went to the mall for a little while and then to Michael's (of course).

These two layouts are all about boys.  I designed them for Treasured Memories.  Boy pages don't have to be boring or plain!  This one even has a swirl!

 

This one has lots of buttons, wooden gears and lots of banners and rub-on's.

Have a wonderful and blessed Thursday!

Today is my Birthday!

Good morning!  Here are three layouts that I made for Treasured Memories with Kaisercraft papers.  I just love the combination of the teals and the pinks.  Don't you?

 

Since today is my birthday I'm thinking of taking a break from scrapping to spend time with my grandson and my husband.  But ... maybe not!

Have a wonderful and blessed day.

Holy Communion and Bride

Good morning!  Here is a layout that I designed for someone who was needing it for their grandchild's first communion.  This photo does not do justice to the beautiful colors.

 

This is a one-page layout (12 x 12).  It's perfect for a shadow box.  I designed it for Treasured Memories during their big event two weeks ago.  You can actually buy it from them as a kit.

Today is my best friend's birthday.  She is actually now officially starting the youth of her old age!!!  Love you, Peggy "Sizzler"!!!

There's nothing sweeter than great friends, right?  Have a wonderful and blessed day!

Happy Monday!

Good morning!  Hope you had a lovely weekend.  As many of you know, a group of my friends and I have a group we call Bea's Hive or just The Hive, for short.  Well, Adorn It came up with the cutest line of papers and embellishments about bees and hives.  I made the layout below using some of their wooden embellishments (bees, hive and hexagons) and papers.

 

These papers below are from Prima and the wooden sign and bench are from Kaisercraft.  Since the colors were also yellow and black I kept the same bee theme for this layout.  I can't wait to mount pictures on this layout!

Here's a recent picture of some of The Hive in Lafayette, Louisiana eating dinner at a local Cajun restaurant.  The beast behind us is dead ... we hope.  (His cousin was on the menu, by the way!)

Have a fabulous and blessed Monday!

Fun and Games

Happy Friday!  Hope your week has been great.  This is a layout I designed for Treasured Memories during their event two weeks ago.  I just LOVE this collection!

 

We have had an incredible amount of rain around here this Summer.  It seems like it has rained almost every day!  My daughter and I used to take Andrew to the pool in the afternoons, but the rain has spoiled those plans almost every day!  But who needs a pool when there are plenty of puddles to play in? Here are some photos his mommy took of him yesterday afternoon.

"Who needs a pool when you've got rain? 

This way I don't swallow any water!"

 

"Whaddaya mean I'm not supposed

to get my shoes wet?"

 



"Hooray!!!  It stopped raining!!!  Can we go to the pool now?"

Have a wonderful, blessed and (hopefully) dry weekend!  We'll see you back here on Monday.