Summer...

I am not only working on finishing up the LONDON 2012 challenges, but wanted to do some of the great ones from ScrapShotz this month. Jess over at SSZ posted a fabulous challenge earlier this summer that has been at the back of my mind ever since I read it. She wanted us to use this as inspiration:

I just LOVED the quote and well.. just everything about it. When I saw these photos on my desk, I knew what I wanted to do...

I used Jess's challenge, along with the Aug 5 sketch from Sisterhood of Scrap and the LONDON 2012 Weightlifting challenge!

What do you think??  I think she looks so free and summery and well.. just perfect for this challenge! This is probably one of my favourite layouts done this summer. I hope you like it too!

Have a scrap-happy day!

Someone who understands

We all want that person in our life who understands, even when they don't really say anything. Just their warm (and in this case, furry) presence is all that's needed to make a day special.

Murphy is such a good pup. He puts up with alot of  "abuse" from the toddlers, but loves every minute of it. He's never gotten grouchy or temperamental with them. He rarely barks and loves to give kisses (he and Hugo are the same height!)....  He's the perfect little pal for Gabby. She takes him places and snuggles with him and loves him to bits. Caught this "moment" on a Very Good Day.

This layout was completed for a challenge at Sisterhood of Scrap's Summer School. It was a daily layout challenge in which we were given some "homework" every day and added it to our layout, not knowing what the final page would look like.

You can find the directions here.  You'll also see the other gals layouts here.

Now I know there are some lurkers here (Colleen) who don't comment but come and look. I'd love to see you over at the Sisterhood giving some of these challenges a try! If you only want to lurk there too, that's fine, I hope you'll show me at least what you've done.

I've joined a challenge at ScrapShotz and have challenged myself to post on my blog 27 times over the summer. I think that this is #10...  I'm super pleased! Wish me luck and don't forget to encourage me by leaving a comment. I LOVE hearing from you!!

Have a scrap happy day!

Art Zone!

Here's a fun layout I did using the actual paper that Gabby "created" during this "art attack". The wild colors and wild nature of the layout just reflects the wild time she had creating it!

The layout was done for a layout tag over at ScrapShotz and also Gail's monthly challenge. It also fulfilled the Rainbow challenge at Sisterhood of Scrap

My new space is coming along. Hope to get everything sorted out today and then be back to creating as per normal!

Have a scrap happy day!

Reading Rumble!

Hello all!

Did you think I've forgotten all about you? Life has been a little hectic this week with the remodel of my scrap room. My darling hubby took the week off work and decided that it was important to make the room finally fit "me" instead of me trying to fit into the room! I'm so excited! I really should have been taking photos all along but I've been working on other things and have been forgetting. Forgive me!

I have moved my scrap "desk top" to my dining table and there's a fine mess there right now. One of the projects that I have been working on is this layout about my grand daughter preferring to "rassel" with the dog than reading a book with her Mommy!

I used this simple sketch from Sketches: Creatively Yours this week. Check out the blog  today for the other girls' designs!

I hope and pray you all have a blessed and scrap-happy Easter weekend!



Another graduation layout

Rebecca is not the first of my kids to graduate. The first one to have an "official" graduation is my oldest son. He graduated high school in 2002. My husband just remarked that it was 10 years ago... wow. You don't think of someone who graduated 10 years ago as a kid.. but he's our kid!

Using Reminisce graduation papers from Tina's Scrapbooking, some Bazzil cardstock and a few other goodies, it's great to finally get this photo and his original invitation out of the frame and into safekeeping in my scrapbook.

Have a scrap-happy day!

I can't believe it's been this long

since I posted something! It's been a very busy week for some reason. I have a layout on my desk that I let STALL on me and can't figure out how to bring it back to life! LOL

I thought I'd cleanse my palette and what better way to do that than with Sketch 9-12 from S:CY this week! It's a lovely little sketch that really lends itself to many interpretations. You can find it at the site but here's my rendition of it.

Why not pop over to the S:CY blog and check out all the other takes on the sketch!

Have a scrap-happy day!