Little Firecracker

Good morning and happy Friday.  Even though July 4th is not until Tuesday, tomorrow is the start of the four-day Independence Day weekend.  We don't have any big plans because my DH works all days except Sunday.

I've always enjoyed this holiday because it is such a festive celebration.  And the fireworks at night are wonderful.  Here's a new layout for your Fourth of July photos, Little Firecracker.

Thanks for swinging by today.  Have a wonderful and blessed day and a restful weekend.

Going Bananas

Good morning and happy Thursday!  Today's layout is from my latest batch of kits.  It's titled Going Bananas and features monkeys.  

When we went on vacation a couple of weeks ago, our granddaughter had a whole menagerie of stuffed animals that she wanted to take along.  I told her that she could bring just one.  She promptly went back into the house and returned with just one; a big stuffed monkey as tall as her.

And when we arrived at Pigeon Forge, she was excited to see Sam the Monkey's big big brother hanging from the side of a building.  When we drove past it she commented that he looked angry.  We told her that probably his underpants were too tight!

Thanks for visiting today.  Have a wonderful and blessed day.

Chill Out

Good morning and happy Wednesday!  My goodness, we are having rain all day everyday.  In fact, my DH has started talking about building an Ark for all of my scrapbooking stuff.

Next month on the 15th and 16th I will be teaching a class in Orlando at the Crafty Dreamers Craft Escapes in Coronado Springs, Disney.  This is the layout that I will be teaching.  I any of you are interested in attending, you can follow this link to sign up.

If you can't make the class, I am selling this kit on this blog.  Just click on the happy shopper to the left to see this and other kits that I am offering right now.

Thanks for visiting today.  Have a wonderful and blessed day!

Road Trip

Good morning and happy Tuesday.  We've had a lot of good response on the latest batch of scrapbook kits.  It is truly appreciated.

Here's one of the new kits titled Road Trip.  We just got back from one where we visited 5 other States in one week.  What a blast we had!

Thanks for visiting my blog today.  Have a wonderful and blessed day!

New Scrapbooking Kits

Good morning and happy Monday!  I hope that you had a great weekend and are ready for everything that this new week has to offer.

As promised, I have just published 25 new scrapbooking kits for sale on this blog, including A Legacy of Love, the latest installment in the monthly Heritage Series.

To see all of the kits, just click on the happy shopper to the left.  She'll be happy to take you straight to the kits.  Please let me know by e-mail the kits that you would like to purchase.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.  Have a wonderful and blessed day!

Who Doesn't Like Bugs?

Good morning and happy Friday!  Woo hoo!  The weekend is here!

I've mentioned that we've been having a lot of rain around here recently.  And you know what rain brings?  It brings BUGS!  Bugs like mosquitoes that hatch, but mostly bugs who don't like the waterlogged ground and come indoors.

Andrew likes bugs.  Here he is with a lady bug.

Carolina does not care for them at all.  In fact, she doesn't want to ride in her grandfather's car anymore since she saw a teeny tiny spider crawling across the trunk,

Here is a kit from May titled "Bugs" for people who like them and even for people who don't.

And speaking of kits, I have a new batch that we will be publishing on Sunday.  Keep on the lookout for them.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a wonderful and blessed day and a safe and restful weekend.

Single Page Layouts

Good morning and happy Wednesday!  I hope that your week is going great.

Here are a couple of single page layouts that I made yesterday, just playing around using up some extra materials.

Thanks for visiting today.  Have a wonderful and blessed day!

Summer Fun

Happy Tuesday! It's been raining here for the last 24 hours non-stop. I know that the first day of Summer is tomorrow, but I think that someone didn't get the memo on that.

Last week on vacation we rode canoes and went swimming. Perfect pictures for this layout !

Thanks for visiting my blog today.  Have a wonderful and blessed day!

Family Memories, Back from Vacation

Happy Monday!  We are back from our week-long vacation to Indiana (Turkey Run State Park), Kentucky (Ark Encounter), Tennessee (Gatlinburg and the Smoky Mountains) and Georgia (Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta).  Andrew and Carolina were amazing and well behaved.  Their favorite part of the trip was  hiking up and down the trails in Indiana and Tennessee.  They were fearless!  After a full day of activities we would crash in  our next hotel and they would swim until evening fell.  Family vacations are the best!

This was one of my kits last month.  I kept the original because I knew I would use it soon.  It's perfect for many of our pictures this summer.

Thank you for visiting my blog today. Stay tuned because I have about 25 new kits that will be available this week and will all be posted here. Have a fabulous and blessed day!

Unique Gentleman

Good morning and happy Friday.  Fathers Day is Sunday and this is a very special layout to honor that very special man in our lives.  I've titled it Unique Gentleman.

Thanks for coming around today!  Have a wonderful and blessed day!

That Hurt!

Good morning and happy Thursday!  Here's a layout for folks that DO NOT like to go to the doctor (which is probably most everyone).

We have a great way of "healing" our crying grandchildren when they fall, stub their toe, or bump their head.  We get very serious and tell them "Oh, my.  This looks serious.  We'd better get in the car and go see the doctor."  It's amazing how quickly the hurt goes away!

Thanks for your visit today!  Have a wonderful and blessed day.

Woof Woof

Good morning and happy Wednesday!  OK. who doesn't love dogs?  Here's a layout that I titled "Woof Woof".  I had originally wanted it to be "Guao Guao", which is how dogs bark in my home country, but I was overruled by my DH.

Thanks for coming to my blog today.  Have a wonderful and blessed day.

Mr. & Mrs.

Good morning and happy Tuesday!

Well, June is the month for weddings and here is a layout for just the occasion, titled Mr. & Mrs.

Thanks for visiting today.  Have a wonderful and blessed day!

Summer Vacation

Good morning and happy Monday.  I hope that you had a great weekend and are ready for the new week.

Well now that Memorial Day is passed and most schools are out of session, it's time for that Summer Vacation.  It doesn't matter whether you drive there or take a boat, a plane or a train.  It's special time together with your loved ones where you can actually put the electronics away and just enjoy each other's company.

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

Love that Water

Good morning and happy Friday.  Another week has come and gone.  I hope that you have great plans for the weekend and that they include some scrapbooking!

We'll be taking off on a one week vacation to the mid-west.  Absolutely nowhere near the ocean, but that doesn't mean that we don't love that water.  Here are a couple of layouts featuring the ocean.

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

It's Graduation Time

Good morning and happy Thursday!

Graduations are in the air.  They've either happened or are about to.  I remember what my DH told me when he finished college so many years ago.  He said "Four years ago I couldn't even spell graduate and today I are one!"

Here are two recent layout kits for just the occasion.

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

Dancing

Good morning and happy Wednesday!  I hope that your week is going well, so far.

Here are a couple of recent layouts all about dancing.  They're called Tap Tap Tap and Just Dance.

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

A Trip to the Dentist

Good morning and happy Tuesday!  A couple of weeks ago a published a new Disney kit.  I had just come back from Disney with my daughter and her family.  At the time I mentioned that my DH actually skipped out on the trip so as not to miss a dentist appointment.

Well, this layout is for him; A trip to the Dentist.

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

Vero Scrapbook Event in Cocoa Beach

Good morning and happy Monday!  Hope that your weekend was great.  Me, I got home last night from a 4-day cropping event in Cocoa Beach, Florida.  It was four days of fun, creativity and fellowship

I taught a class in Bible jounaling which was very well received by the ladies.

And what event would be complete without staying up until 3 am every night, giggling and swapping stories.  Here I am with my friends Cassia and Rachel in our matching jammies.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.  Have a wonderful and blessed day.!

I'm Going to "Crop Around the Clock!"

Good morning and happy Thursday!  I'm on my way later today for a 4-day crop in Vero Beach, Florida.  I'm so excited that I can hardly wait!

Here is a layout  and kit that I made especially for the event!

Thanks for visiting today.  Have a wonderful and blessed day.