Hot, Hot, Hot!

That's what it is today! 90 degrees but with a breeze, thank goodness. I've only gone outside to move the sprinkler and to help Mimi with her soccer drills.

Had a really good time with my pal Missy yesterday. Only completed one 2 pager but it was so nice to have someone to scrap with :) This is a layout of my Bubba when he was little (a relative term), I think he was about 3 in this picture. I was dying to use this "Rocket Age" patterned paper from October Afternoon.

Cut the rocket with the "Boys Will Be Boys" Cricut cartridge. Love the foil paper from Die Cuts with a View.

I  found these adorable pinwheels at Pier 1 Imports. They symbolize carefree childhood to me :) They were cupcake picks. The plastic thingy in the middle was too thick so I pulled it out and added a brad. Bonus...they match the foil paper perfectly!

Off to move the sprinkler again...and maybe run through it a few times too!

Soccer Sweetie

Is another of my layouts published in the "Big Book of Scrapbook Pages" by Memory Makers. I can't tell you how incredibly excited I was to not only find out I was going to be published for the first time, but that not just one...but four of my layouts were selected!

I love the bright colors in this paper from Die Cuts with a View. My obsession with border punches is apparent once again :)

The flowers are "fussy cut" from the patterned paper and layered with foam dots & buttons. Soccer is cut with the "Base Camp" cartridge and sweetie with "Opposites Attract". I scraplifted my own idea in my recent layout "Soccer Party". It's hard to see in this picture but there is a glitter circle around the 2nd from left bottom picture. This is my DD and another team mate knocking heads! Ouch! The picture next to it on the right is her expression afterwards :(

Went on a little shopping spree in Kalamazoo tonight (don't tell my husband) on the pretext of getting knobs for my new Cricut Expression cabinet. I'll post pictures this weekend with details.

Looking forward to tomorrow, my dear friend Missy is coming over for a much needed scrap-a-thon. Bring out the chocolate :) Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the world!

The Purple Pumpkin

Has the most adorable buttons to use for scrapbooking and they don't have a shank. No more snapping the shank off the back with the pliers :) Here is a link so you can check them out! 
http://purplepumpkincrafts.blogspot.com/2011/07/huge-purple-pumpkin-giveaway.html 

Have a great day!

Happy 4th of July!

Tubing is one of our favorite summertime activities. I wasn't at my BIL's house to catch my son's spectacular wipe outs this weekend (that darn job :P) but here is a layout I did of my DD & her cousin last year featured in www.scrapstreet.com, a fabulous online magazine!  Here is the link to get you straight there: http://scrapstreet.com/ss11/7july11/summer2.htm

I did have today off and it was a productive one :) Finished weeding & edging the front beds and trimmed one side of the hedge. Barbecue & strawberry shortcake with my family & stepdad. Perfection!

Hope you had a great holiday weekend!

Rainy Days

Are perfect for scrapping! It took me a while to get moving this morning, but I finally broke out the pretties :)First I said goodbye to my Niece (she is heading back to Tennessee), kissed my Mimi (she is off to her friends Kendall & Olivia's house to stay the night) and sent Matthew off to help Grandpa Joe.

This layout is based on a Becky Fleck sketch http://www.pagemaps.blogspot.com/ She is the queen of sketches :)

I wanted to use soccer balls but make it feel girly too! Thank goodness my sister in law had the Sports Mania Cricut cartridge, as I had not one soccer related embellishment. Still using this line "Petal Pushers" by Bo Bunny, I love the retro, girly feel it has.

"party" was cut with the Opposites Attract cartridge and layered over "soccer" that was cut with Base Camp. A little Stickles and voila, a title that fits!

I am gazing out the window now and I swear I can see the weeds growing! I spent a good portion of the day yesterday weeding and edging, sigh... it's a never ending job :) Off to clean up my scraproom for the next time. Have a great holiday weekend! I'll be delivering babies,or maybe they'll have mercy on a tired OB nurse ;)