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Not Jelly and Not for Your Belly

2009-06-05T10:37:00.002-05:00

…but yummy none the less. I saw this necklace on Etsy (Tabmade.etsy.com) and had to make one of my own. It was so much fun to making amusing beads. I’m going to have to try this more often, and as of late, it is my favorite necklace to wear.

Stop the presses! I made a Card.

2009-06-01T18:43:00.002-05:00

Ok, ok. So no reason to alert the media… but it has been a long time since I made a card. Probably about a year, and well, I’m a little rusty. But I felt the need to make some thank you cards for Gavin to send out for his birthday presents. Right now all of the iRobots are either sweeping, vacuuming, or mopping the floor and I’m out to go water hanging flower baskets

Memorial Day Weekend

2009-05-27T12:08:00.008-05:00

We had a busy but relaxing weekend. Filled with lots of quality time with family. On Sunday we went to the cemetery in Winterset, IA where my parents grew up and where many of my family member are buried. The local VFW puts on a great show with hundreds of American flags which is even more impressive when you realize that the town only has a population of 5000. Later that afternoon we gathered at

Let the lazy days of summer begin…

2009-05-20T13:06:00.002-05:00

It’s hard to believe that summer is already here. We are all sneezing, sniffing, and watery eyed. Today the wind is blowing in some cooler weather and possibly some rain that is supposed to come our way. But for tonight, we have no plans. Maybe some more running through the sprinkler. Dose this picture say, “COLD well water!”, or what? I also wanted to share a picture of the polymer clay

Flying Paint

2009-05-19T13:24:00.002-05:00

Gavin and I have been doing a little bit of painting. After coming back from Inspired and listening to Kelly Rae Roberts speak, I picked up her book, Taking Flight. And, I would like to say I read it from cover to cover, but honestly, I skipped all of the inspirational text and went right for the How To’s. It’s just how I am. I can’t help it. So, while Gavin did some of the coolest spin art I’ve

Tumbling into Summer

2009-05-18T07:13:00.004-05:00

One of the benefits of living in Iowa is that you get to have a really great BIG back yard. And you can do things like this down the hill.And you can do it in your jammies!

Back

2009-05-16T17:06:00.005-05:00

Back from Inspired and back from my very long blogging break. A big thank you to everyone that demanded I start posting again. (Hmm, maybe there are people out there that really do visit my blog…) And another big thank you for kicking me in the butt to post some of my creations on Etsy. Inspired is made up of a supportive group of ladies that really know how to kick you in the ass when you are

Break ime

2008-07-10T06:29:00.001-05:00

If you haven’t noticed then I guess I’m going to have to spell it out for you. I seem to be taking a little break from blogging. Have no fear, I’ll be back but for now we are too busy enjoying the summer.

Where for out thou?

2008-07-01T20:22:00.006-05:00

Has it really been a week since my last post? Well I guess time really does fly when you are having fun. Still lots of bike riding and popsicle eating happening here. Gavin and I went riding last night and saw a little turtle walking along the path. When we stopped to watch him we were eaten alive by mosquitoes. I have no less then 15 bits and Gavin come a close second from our swarm encounter.

Jewelry, Book Binding and Biking…

2008-06-24T19:02:00.000-05:00

I just can’t seem to get enough these days.Gavin and I have been getting a lot of use out of our new bike trailer. He likes to ride his Ben 10 bike with me for a while and then we head back and he hops into the trailer and watches a movie or plays his Nintendo DS in the trailer. We call it his ricksha.I saw this and this bound book and had to check out this tutorial on book binding. I’m obsessed.

Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue...

2008-06-21T21:22:00.006-05:00

...and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true. More of the same around these parts. Bike riding, sunshine, rain, yard work, playing, and napping.We have been treated with lots of sun in the morning and afternoon and rain almost every night for a few days. It has been perfect. Eric snapped some pictures of the clouds yesterday evening. They were mesmerizing. When it is like this,

Achoo Syndrome - Photic Sneeze Reflex

2008-06-18T20:54:00.002-05:00

Not a lot of crafting going on around here. But lots of gardening, yard work, and bike riding. Have I mentioned that I hate weeding? I really dislike doing any activity that I know I will have to repeat especially if it involves lots of sneezing and manual labor. So instead of continuing to complain... how about I leave you with some pages I did a while back and haven’t posted?

Holy Frak!

2008-06-16T20:18:00.002-05:00

What is up with Battlestar Galactica this season? Could they drag it out any longer? Find Earth already. Reveal the 5th Cylon already. And where the frak is the bad ass Starbuck lately? If you are a Sci-Fi fan and haven’t caught up on this season yet, you can check it out here SCI FI REWIND. Or do what I did and get seasone 1-3 on NetFlix and watch them all in one sitting.

Home & Hot Wheels

2008-06-16T07:08:00.002-05:00

We are back from our trip to the black hills. Lots of beautiful trees and water. We were able to get a little boat fishing in on the Pectola reservoir even though it rained quite a bit.Here is a scrapblog to start the week off right.

three squared = nine

2008-06-10T07:11:00.002-05:00

Don’t you hate it when you come back from an event with a bunch of unfinished projects? I always feel like I have all these new ideas and that the unfinished projects are like forgotten thoughts - So yesterday. Well I pulled this one out yesterday because we are preparing for a 3 day trip to the Black Hills of South Dakota, and I didn’t want to start anything intense. I think I had been keeping

What’s In Your Pocket?

2008-06-08T19:02:00.005-05:00

This is a little diagonal mini I made using this Diagonal Double Pocket Card tutorial. I used some of my Cogsmo kit and duck tape, as well as some stamps (SU! Rough Edge Mini Alpha and Word by Word). The little enameled pieces Gavin made this past winter from a kit we picked up at Dick Blick. It had little metal tags and enamel power that we baked in the oven. They didn’t turn out quite like the

That Hurt A LOT More Then You Said It Would! - Mommies Lie

2008-06-07T17:58:00.007-05:00

Poor Gavin had to get his Kindergarten booster shots yesterday. I would love to tell you he was so brave and went in without a fuss, but that would be a big, humongous, Edwurd Fudwupper fib. He cried, he pleaded, he tried negating, he stomped his little foot, he wailed, and he sniveled all the way back to the car when it was all done. Whew! I’m I ever glad that is over for a long time.After all

Picked Poppet

2008-06-05T20:29:00.003-05:00

This is a card I made for a friend. If you recognize yourself then I guess this card isn’t going to be a surprise. If you don’t recognize this person then you should go directly to her site and check it out. She is like “voting for Pedro Sanchez” talented.This is a Claudine Hellmuth inspired Poppet card. DD gave me such a hard time about skipping this class at inspired to get my hands messy in

Triple Arm Pump for Wonder Woman

2008-06-05T07:23:00.003-05:00

This is a hybrid page I did for Metrochic's Alice in Wonderland Challenge.I have always loved Wonder Woman. I remember watching the Linda Carter version on TV and thinking she was so cool and beautiful. Besides, who wouldn’t want a super strong lasso of truth?I’m lovin’ the We R Memory Keepers Frenzy – Mania paper. I made my photo strips in by resizing my pictures in Photoshop and printed them

Whoa Nelly!

2008-06-03T22:11:00.006-05:00

Can you believe it? I actually made a card. I think it has been about a year since I made a card (except the card I made for the Cocoa Daisy Design Team Call a few weeks ago). And I stamped. Yes, you got it, I stamped. With my Stampin Up! Stamps no less. It’s been a long time my old dusty stamp case friends. And the best part is that it was fun and functional. I’m not the best person at keeping

Park Adventure

2008-06-01T19:53:00.001-05:00

Here is the scrapblog as promised.

Digital Glue Would Be So Cool

2008-06-01T13:35:00.004-05:00

Finally this secret project is done and will be in the mail to their intendeds on Monday.I used this tutorial from Splitcoaststampers for this little book, but I added a ¼ of an inch to the width of the book. I also used 1/2” screw posts with screws from the hardware store instead of the jumbo eyelets because I wanted to be able to add 5 chipboard pages and have those all swing out.For the

Daddy MoJo!

2008-05-29T21:07:00.000-05:00

Here is another scrapblog-mini. I created this while I was in the Hotel in Martin, SD. Scrapblog.com is so cool because everything is online so I was able to create this on my work laptop that doesn’t have any pictures or digi-scrap “stuff” saved on it. Rock on!

Muggy Muffins Mouse Man!

2008-05-26T10:00:00.000-05:00

Muggy. Cloudy and muggy and sunny and muggy. That sums it up. It has been muggy.Cloudy and Muggy Saturday-I’ve been working on a secret project and it has been just too muggy to complete it. The glue stick won’t dry. The Mod Podge is sticky even when it is dry. Just muggy and rainy.Sunny and Muggy Sunday-Yesterday I took Gavin to the park for a play-date with one of his friends from Preschool and

Back from Blogging Sabbatical

2008-05-21T09:23:00.008-05:00

Back from a little blogging break. When I wasn’t getting my butt beat by my stinkin’ 5 year old in UNO, or catching up on house work, I have been working on my Cocoa Daisy Design Team Call Submission. And I thought I would share it with you. But first a little update. Eric and Gavin want up to Sioux City for the night on Saturday and something so strange happened to me I have to share. It all

Velvet Zip Line

2008-05-15T18:44:00.003-05:00

We had kindergarten round-up today. I can’t begin to tell you what a waist of time it was. I’m not really sure why 5 year old kids need to go to school for two half day in May before they start school in August. Not to mention why the school in our area is built like a maze. Both times I was there today I got completely lost and had to back track and still question if I arrived at the right place

Music Makes The World Go Round

2008-05-14T06:25:00.005-05:00

Here is the rest of the sneak-peek I promised you the other day.I used a page protector as the bottom layer. I used a Memorex DVD Cover for the journaling block and layered strips of pattered paper on the page protector. I also used some new foam Thickers. (Why do I think these so cool? Does anyone else like to squish them?)Yesterday Gavin and I tidied our craft room and he worked on some spin

Ode to the Pink Lady

2008-05-13T17:29:00.003-05:00

This is my take and ode to Kal’s Tiny Art Pink Ladies. I love her pieces and the “poems” she combines with them. They totally inspired me to create some art journal canvases and I wanted to share with you the process I used so you could play to.I’ll be the first to admit that I can’t draw and I certainly can’t paint, but I can follow lines and keep my paint “mostly” in them. I’m going to show you

Sample Odes

2008-05-13T16:00:00.003-05:00

I used Gel Matte Medium to adhere the paper butter flies to the canvas. The Butterflies were punched from scrap paper I have covering my table when I paint. I also used black silk ribbon for the French knots and embroidery “seeding” for the left side and hot glued ribbon along the side to cover the edges.For the back I used some glittered felt.I left the edges rough on this one and just stitched

Gavin’s Graduation

2008-05-12T06:44:00.003-05:00

Photos are posted at Flickr for the Grandparents. Flickr Photo Stream

Scarfingers: Episode 2

2008-05-09T20:59:00.002-05:00

The still of 3am is broken by a telephone ringing.Detective Magic Inkpenn rubbed sleep from his eyes and cursed under his breath. This was the third time this week the office woke him up. “Inkpenn”, he croaked into the receiver. “Detective, sorry to wake you, we found another one.”“Where?”“3rd and Emboss”“I’ll be there in 20 minutes, wait, isn’t there a Starbucks on Emboss?”“Yes, sir but…”“Make

Mix Your Jack

2008-05-09T07:01:00.004-05:00

I’ll post about graduation a little later today. (I still have photos to pull from the camera.)Here is a little project I worked on this week. This little guy started out his life as a plain piece of canvas (I picked up a few yards from Hobby Lobby). I also used DD idea for slapping on the gesso, waiting for it to dry and then painting it. Now many of you might think this was Donna’s idea (and I’

Bed Challenge: Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

2008-05-08T17:43:00.003-05:00

Just a quick note: Sarah has a bed scrapbooking challenge up on her site. Go check it out and join in the fun. I'll race you!

Stop the Madness

2008-05-08T06:40:00.004-05:00

This post concludes the mini madness for this week. When I was at Archivers this weekend I picked up a Blackboard album so I could make a mini from the Cogsmo Kit that I picked up in March. But when I got home I was so in love with the little black mini book that I couldn’t part it from it’s packaging yet. So instead I cut down some chipboard I had on hand (I think it was the chipboard page they

Mama Mini

2008-05-07T07:40:00.007-05:00

This is a mini I made for my sister for Mother’s day. I glued the paper back to back because it wasn’t double sided. The pictures are of my niece Carly Rae Roberts (CRR). I left the journaling blocks blank so my sister could put her own thoughts and stories in. Nikki (my sister) is a scrapbooker/crafter too, but with two small children at home getting the time to sit down and do it can be hard. I

Mini Pierre

2008-05-06T19:35:00.007-05:00

Let’s see where to start. Last week we went to the Zoo with Gavin’s Preschool class. His favorite part was getting to ride the bus and thankfully we didn’t have to stay in the Pre-K pack. The last day of Montessori School is Thursday. They are planning a little graduation for the parents kiddos. I’ll let you know how it goes.I celebrated National Scrapbook Day in a big way. Not only did I go to

Growing Mini

2008-04-30T18:40:00.005-05:00

I know everyone is excited for another Episode of Scarfingers so I wanted to let you know that Eric will be back next week with another installment. I PROMISE!Here is a fun little mini album. I reused a Die Cuts With a View chipboard box to make a container for it. I created the panels by sandwiching ribbon between photos and cardstocks. I’m really getting into using beads on my projects. I used

Introducing My Guest Blogger Eric Parks

2008-04-29T21:39:00.005-05:00

Eric and I have known each other for over 16 years and have been soul mates since the beginning of time. I have tremendous respect for this man. He is the most intelligent person I have ever met, a gifted musician, and the best father and husband I have ever seen. (I could go on and on but not without getting mushy or a little racy) As you will see, you can also add a fabulous sense of humor to

I Take Mine With Paint

2008-04-28T17:48:00.004-05:00

Ok ladies, now I’m convinced you are all shoe freaks. I’ve gotten a few emails about the shoes in this post, so here is where you can get your own pair. Planet Shoes I originally ordered the red “Tibet” color and they sent me the black. I decided it was fate so I didn’t send them back.I had to get the paints out this morning. You know when you get that itch to just get messy and slap some paint

Sneak Peek

2008-04-27T12:55:00.002-05:00

Here is a sneak peek at the new mini I’m working on.We are having a lazy weekend around here. We went to Hobby Lobby yesterday and picked up some of the beads they had on sale. Gavin and I have been play with those all morning trying to decide what to make. Eric also picked up Mario Kart for the Wii last night at Midnight from Wal-Mart so they could play today. It looks pretty fun. Hope everyone

Mini Book Goodness

2008-04-26T14:44:00.006-05:00

My Cocoa Daisy kit arrived on Friday with lots of double-sided paper. It always pains me to hide the backside of double-sided paper.How do you decide?What about the waste?What if I want that other side for something else?Can you tell double-sided paper always makes me anxious? So I usually try to find ways around theses quandaries. This time it meant Mini-Album.Here is how I played this morning

Back and Its Almost Friday

2008-04-24T21:19:00.003-05:00

More coming from me this weekend. But for now… I’m pooped and going to bed.

What no links!

2008-04-22T07:47:00.001-05:00

I know, I know I can’t believe it myself. I actually posted without putting in any links. Well don’t panic. We can resolve this situation. (The yerba mate has finally kicked in)FOR ALL OF YOU LOOKING FOR WAYS TO USE KAL’S PENCILE CRAYONSCheck out these cute tips from Christine in the Cocoa Daisy NewsletterColored Pencil TutorialHappy clicking!

Heading out to the Wild Wild West

2008-04-22T07:30:00.007-05:00

We are off to Pierre, SD this morning for a School Business Manager’s convention. Eric and Gavin are going with me this time so it should be a fun drive, and an entertaining time running the booth. Gavin got a new suit and tie for our trip and couldn’t wait to try it on yesterday. Bad Mommy me I didn’t take any pictures, but needless to say, he was very proud. We are taking the camera with us on

Stop Picking at Your Fence

2008-04-21T08:16:00.002-05:00

I finished up my Welcome Spring fence. This project really pushed me - lots of pretty and vintage. I’m even been bouncing around the idea of disassembling the whole thing and starting over because - I have to admit - mine turned out a lot like the sample (only Jennifer’s was better) – but that is how we learn right? Just let me say though Jennifer Stewart is the BIGGEST sweetie ever. She set us

Longtime no Layout

2008-04-20T20:28:00.002-05:00

Now for some non-inspired (not un-inspired, mind you) scraping. These are the layouts I did this morning while everyone was still sleeping.Who says you can’t use glitter on a boy page? The silver glitter around the journaling came in a little tin from Jennifer Stewart’s class. And if you were sitting anywhere near me (Yes, you Deborah) you know that I hated this glitter. It was everywhere. At

Life is Clearly Beautiful

2008-04-20T07:56:00.006-05:00

Check out the cool thing I learned in Tena Sprenger class at inspired. I have been obsessed with clear acrylic albums since I saw one in a Monthly Kit over at Cocoa Daisy. And I knew you could stamp on them with Stazon, I mean what can’t you stamp Stazon on. But what I didn’t know is that you can use alcohol ink on them too.So cool. I was like a mad scientist dripping and squirting Ranger Alcohol

the ordinary transformed: an inspired art journey

2008-04-18T23:16:00.006-05:00

Finally some time to complete a project that I started at inspired. This is an “art journal” that I started in Stephanie McAtee class. Lots and lots of color wash going on in this class. I have to say that I haven’t ever really used Ranger products before going to inspired, but they really have some great stuff. If was so relaxing to just get dirty and stained. This journal was created from

It’s about damn time I updated this blog.

2008-04-14T18:08:00.000-05:00

Has it really been almost 2 months? Shame on me and shame on you guys for not complaining too loudly. I just got back from Inspired in North Carolina y’ll and let me tell you I’m exhausted. I’ve never been on a creating bender like that before. I wish I could show you all the things I created while I was gone, but I didn’t finish one thing. Not ONE thing. Maybe because I was totally stretched on

Break Time

2008-03-11T07:10:00.001-05:00

I promise we haven't fallen off the face of the earth. We are all just getting into a new routine. Eric and Gavin were sick with the flu for 2 weeks and I was gone for several days in San Antonio. It has been busy at work ever since I got back and it has been heard to catch up with both of the guys being sick. And to top it all off Eric started school yesterday. I'm aiming for posting an update

The Weekender Report

2008-02-17T21:28:00.007-06:00

Whew! Well I can honestly say we did not have a quite, slow weekend. In fact, we were about the town this weekend.Saturday Our first stop was to Hollywood Candy. Look at the rows after rows of candy. We had fun ogling all of the fun treats and took some time for a quick photo shoot of glamour glasses. (Funny!)Then we walked down to our favorite pizza dive Zio’s in the Old Market.After too much

Happy Valentine's Day

2008-02-14T21:37:00.003-06:00

Here is your valentine from Gavin. His Coo Coo and Poppy sent him a great book on “How to be a Pirate in 7 Days or Less” and this great costume. He played with it all day yesterday and again all day today. My favorite part it is Pirate Earring.This is the Valentine I got from Gavi. So sweet.We just got back from seeing The Spiderwick Chronicles. Which were a little too scary for Gavi, so I’m not

Where for art thou Spring?

2008-02-10T21:20:00.000-06:00

Man it was cold today. We have been little popsicles all weekend. But we did stay busy. Gavin and I finished some crafty projects and Eric played Devil May Cry on the XBOX and made the best potstickers this side of the Divide.Here is my little crafter getting read to paint another master piece. This was my project for the weekend.I’ve had those cardboard letters from Hobby Lobby since before

Jack the Jackers

2008-02-07T21:22:00.000-06:00

Ok, so here they are. My Jack the Jackers Jacks. Say that 5 times fast!See the Original Post: jack the jackers!!My Jack of Christina's layoutclick to view largerI was so inspired by Cathy Nichols art I painted my own back ground on a 4x6 piece of card stock. Then I painted and attached a chipboard “e”. The detail lines were drawn in pencil while the paint was still wet.For this one I jacked Vee’s

Weekend Recap

2008-02-05T18:39:00.000-06:00

I know I’ve been absent here for a few days, and it’s not because we haven’t been doing anything, in fact, it has been the opposite. So here is the recap and the photo montage.SaturdayLesson 1: Never go to Wal-Mart near the first of the month.Lesson 2: Never go to Wal-Mart near the first of the month on the Saturday before Super Bowl Sunday.Truth be told, I had no idea that tomorrow was the Super

Picture Love

2008-01-30T21:57:00.001-06:00

Things have been a little crazy around here lately, but I wanted to post some photos. Here are some of my favorite from the past few days. I think all of these were taken at my Mom's birthday party.

Overlooked - Coffee Mug

2008-01-27T17:45:00.000-06:00

This is the mini-album I made for the Overlooked - Coffee Mug - Subject One. Ashley Wren has broken the challenge up into 3 easy-peasy steps. I couldn't believe how much I had to say on the topic of My Favorite Coffee Mug until I started reading her prompts for Step 2. Click images to enlargeI used my Cupcake Scrapshop Kit from January. Colleen's kits are beautiful, and she gives the best service

Saturday - RELAX

2008-01-26T16:27:00.000-06:00

What a wonderfully relaxing Saturday we are having. This morning Gavin and I painted and had or customary "picnic" breakfast. And then we all went to Petco to find a toy for Ralphy. Taken at Petco - What a sweet face.Then the boys went to Game Stop while I headed to Starbucks. Yummy ; ) (Starbucks not Game Stop) And Gavin talked us into eating at Chipolte Mexican Grill, where we all had tacos.

Alterations Homework 1-3

2008-01-23T22:13:00.000-06:00

Ok, so I wasn’t very happy with my first go around. So I went back and re-did my homework for Sarah Bowen’s Alterations Class.Alterations – Section OneAlterations – Section TwoAlterations – Section ThreeAlterations – ExtraI couldn’t stop once I got started.

Strange Sia

2008-01-23T16:17:00.001-06:00

Eric and I fell in love with the Breath Me song by Sia when we heard it at the end of the last episode of Six Feet Under and the video (below) is wonderfully edgy and dreamy. .hov:hover{background-color:yellow}Music Video:BREATHE ME (by Sia) Music Video Code provided by VideoCodeZone.ComBut I’m not sure I know what to make of this video. I love how she isn’t afraid to do something different, and

One Little Word - STILL

2008-01-23T07:17:00.001-06:00

I painted the background using acrylic paint and school glue. To get it to crack. A technique I learned in Claudine Helmuth book COLLAGE DISCOVERY WORKSHOP: BEYOND THE UNEXPECTED. I also dove into my new Grunge Board. I loved the Heart and wings that Tim Holtz demoed on his site so I jacked it. The number stamps are from Creating Keepsakes Dec Kit of the Month. Chipboard letters are K & Company.

Bean and Boots Adventures

2008-01-20T09:31:00.001-06:00

Eric just wiped our hard-drive so I've been going through folders to see if everything is still there. Why, I don't know because if it's gone, baby, it's gone. (Like my 5 Million downloaded fonts I forgot to tell him to back up and my entire favorites list, sniff, sniff)But anyway, here is a fun page I did using Comic Life that I haven't shared with everyone. It cracks me up every time I read it.

Alter Your View

2008-01-20T09:12:00.001-06:00

Here is an altered piece I made for one of the lessons in the alterations class I’m taking online with Sarah Bowen. (Be warned the Music Player on her site is set to Auto Play. Check your speakers before clicking)I’m still trying to get the feel for working with collage items, altering things and getting messy. Not really my style, but that is why I'm taking the class.Grow little creativity,

New Canvas

2008-01-19T19:18:00.000-06:00

Here is my project for the weekend.I finally broke into my canvases while the boys played Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga

Mc Donalds Makes You Fat

2008-01-19T08:49:00.001-06:00

As if you needed more proof that Micky Deez makes you fat, just look at what it did to my skinny Took this afternoon. And that is only after 3 Chicken McNuggets, a Small Coke, and Fries. Man, imagine what a whopper can do!

Sweet Cheesecake Cups

2008-01-17T20:17:00.001-06:00

Gavin made these for his Oma today.Here are the pictures of the process. He was very busy making “flags” for her cheesecake cups.I found this site today Pandora. Cool music site if you like to listen to streaming radio on the computer. We used to use Rhapsody but their free service stinks now. I like how you can give Pandora a song title or singer and it creates a station for you. Just awesome!

It's nice to have a good one

2008-01-15T20:32:00.000-06:00

He is a great Daddy, an awesome friend, and this guy... This guy makes great low-carb fajitas.

Crazy - Scrapjacked

2008-01-15T20:10:00.000-06:00

My sweetie being silly. If you know Gavin you have probably seen these faces. He cracks me up.Check out this great scrap challenge site: SCRAPEDJACKEDUpdated: Supplies- Creating Keepsake Dec Kit of the Month Foam Stamps (circles, arrow); Acrylic paint; Ribbon, from my stash; Old Day Planner from my stash (journal tag); Sharpie (journal writing, touch up on arrow) Making Memories velvet alpha

The word of the Year

2008-01-13T22:36:00.000-06:00

It seems like everyone in the craft would is picking a word for the new year and yes, I’ve jumped on the band wagon. I’ve chosenPOWERAfter looking over list after list, this isn’t one that I found on any of them, but I think it fits with my goals for the year. So be looking for some projects from me that have to do with my own POWER.I found some good weekly challenge sites that I think I will use

Out and About

2008-01-13T21:43:00.000-06:00

We were all out and about this weekend. Eric attended Bailey’s Dance competition in Sioux City, and Gavin and I went with my parents to my Mom’s family together in Truro, IA.1. Love Letter to OMA, 2. Ralphy, 3. Bailey and Taylor, 4. Mommy, Gavin, RalphyOn Eric’s way home from Sioux City he stopped at Braunger’s Meat and used the gift certificate his Dad got us for Christmas. We will be having

2008-01-10T18:45:00.000-06:00

As part of a promise to myself this year I’ve decided to scrap myself more. I’m hoping this one is the motivation I need to stay strong and take better care of myself. It’s funny to me how I live in my body everyday, but never really see it for what it really looks like. Almost the opposite of anorexia, I never see myself as fat, maybe a little soft, but nothing like these pictures. And yet… the

The week...

2008-01-10T07:26:00.000-06:00

Boy it has been a strange week. On Monday’s Gavin usually gets to spend some time with my Mom because she is off. But my Uncle, (her brother) has been severely sick with cancer so she went to see him and lend some support to his family. A very hard but necessary responsibility. On Monday night Gavi was sick and no one slept well and I stayed home with him yesterday. Today I went with my Mom and

Sick Bubby

2008-01-08T15:08:00.001-06:00

Poor kiddo was sick all night, last night and all day today.

Weekend Recap

2008-01-07T18:11:00.000-06:00

The boys stayed home on Saturday while I went out with my Mom to do some stained glass shopping. My mother-in-law gave me a cute stained glass picture frame for Christmas and I wanted to see if I could duplicate it. So I went to the expert, my Mom. We had a good time looking at stained glass. (Two kids in a candy store.) And I was able to finish (about 90%) my frame. It is a lot harder and a lot

Our Newest Addition - Ralphy

2008-01-05T21:46:00.000-06:00

If you saw us over the Christmas holiday you had a chance to meet Ralphy. We adopted him from the Town and Country shelter in Omaha. He is Lab+American Bull Dog. But we are convinced that he thinks he is a Chihuahua, because he loves to sit in your lap when you are watching TV. He is 8 months old and still has some wiggle in him, but we all love him very much. And yes, he came with that name.

Yada Yada Yada

2008-01-04T07:58:00.001-06:00

This was a Christmas present from Santa, and boy has it been a source of lots of laughs in our house. You can warp your recording from very slow and deep-voiced, to fast and high pitched. The Chipmunks have been a popular choice.

New Year's + Back to It

2008-01-01T15:57:00.000-06:00

Back to work for everyone today. When we climbed in the Jeep this morning it was 0 F. Yes, that is ZERO DEGREES. Yesterday Gavin went to see Alvin and the Chipmunks with Oma (my mom). Thanks Mom for sparing us. Eric and I had a very lazy New Year’s Day. Lots of Rome repeats.Speaking of New Year’s Day, did you make any resolutions? I’m not big on resolutions, but I have to admit I did start a new

We want MORE!

2008-01-01T12:16:00.000-06:00

Over the holidays we had several requests for more pictures of Gavin, so since its New Years resolution time… I’m going to resolve to post more pictures of Gavin and the family, as well as communicating more on the daily happenings.Disclaimer: That is not to say that there will be daily updates, but more is more, right? So, without further a due, I thought I would start with this really cute

2007-07-28T17:59:00.001-05:00

Wow this was a bugger to complete.

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New Layouts

2007-07-14T16:02:00.000-05:00

I finally had some time to sit down at the computer. Here are my new layouts.

2007-03-04T22:18:00.000-06:00

2007-03-04T22:11:00.000-06:00

I thought I would share some digital pages I've been working on since I don't have much to report.

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2007-02-27T20:29:00.000-06:00

I was going to post the funny layout of Eric I made the other day, but when I asked him if he liked it he said, "I guess, when are you going to finish it?", so... I guess I have more work to do on it. Even thought I thought it was done.Gavin went to the store with my Mom today and when they got back she asked me, "Does he know the word that starts with an A and has two s'es?" "Like, stupid a**?"

2007-02-24T13:36:00.000-06:00

A lazy Saturday here. Looks like freezing rain and wind, so we plan on staying in. But with the weather they way it is... yummy, warm soup, sure sounds good. I might have to run to the store.Here is a layout I cased from "Thoughts of You" by LumpyScrapbooks. My mother-in-law sent some old pictures of Bailey the other day and it reminded me that I have lots of old favorite pictures of Gavin that I

Looking Forward to Spring

2007-02-20T22:24:00.000-06:00

We have seen a tiny glimpse of spring in the past few days. It sounds funny to say that 40 degrees is warm but let me tell you it is a lot better then -10 degrees it has been being in the morning. I wish I could report that Gavin has completely recovered from the flu, but I think we still have a day or two before he is back to jumping off of things. He still has a bit of a fever and has been

My Little Guy is Sick

2007-02-19T21:11:00.000-06:00

Gavi and I had a long weekend starting last Thursday. We went to Iowa City with my Mom while she attended a medical symposium. It was made even longer when Gavin woke up at 5:30 am on Friday saying "I have to frow-up!" and a 103.2 F fever. Poor guy was sick the whole time. So our plans of long breakfasts and all day at the Children's Museum were replaced with snuggling in the hotel room and

2007-01-21T18:23:00.000-06:00

Wow! What a Winter Wonderland it is here today. We got snowed in last night while we were in Sioux City for Bailey's dance recital. 6 inches! It was nice to get the see everyone for a little bit longer, and Gavi was so happy that his CooCoo (Eric's Mom) was prepared for him in the morning with Cinnamon Rolls and Apple Juice. Yummy!We arrived home late this morning and Eric immediately made some

February Classes

2007-01-18T17:10:00.000-06:00

February 3rd, 1pm–9pmI’m hosting a special crop for all my customers who want the food, friends, and fun of game day, minus the football! A day early!Take some time to do what you love, with snacks galore, dinner, fun prizes, and more. Grab your friends, your pictures and supplies and join me for a crop where everybody wins! Please RSVP.$15February 10th, 1pm–4pmCreate this super cute mini-mailbox

2007-01-17T20:48:00.000-06:00

Maiden Voyage

2007-01-17T12:48:00.000-06:00

Here is my first blog post. Eric has had a blog for a while (Rightbrained) and if you are looking for deep thoughts and insightful discussions, that is where you should be. But be warned! It is not for the soft hearted or weak minded. I love to read his stuff and usually can see the humor in his posts, but honestly, he is smarter then I am and I’m not going to try to compete. Besides, I’m lazy