Cosmo Cricket

As so many of you know, Cosmo Cricket is accepting applications for their Design Team. Being a Cosmo Cricket lover, I HAD TO TRY OUT! I made this layout using the Wanted collection. Let me tell you, I have loads of this paper!! This paper is what I have done most of my dad's heritage book with. It is just so easy to use and so beautiful! It really works well with both girls and boy's layouts. This layout is designed around a picture of my kids that I took at Christmas time out in the goat pens. My son, the youngest, will be going off to college soon and our nest will be empty! I'm not ready, but I know that he is. The journaling on this layout reads... Making the decision to move to the country, watching you learn responsibility and compassion, spending time with the animals even now, depending on each other daily and being so close, knowing that you still enjoy time together, seeing the young adults you have become, I wouldn't change a thing. I wish they had stayed small longer, but as this layout says, I wouldn't change a thing about them!

This is a card that I made for my dad for Father's Day. I know I used it in my blog on Father's Day, but I wanted to include it here because I also used the Wanted Line for it. I told you I love this paper! I made this before I even knew of the design team call! I printed the words on a transparency and used alcohol ink that I made myself on the edges. The flourish in the upper right hand corner and the larger square are inside the card.




Finally, I made this fun layout of my daughter on her 5th birthday. I love how this paper is so fun and young. The die-cuts buttons just make the layout almost do itself! They are just so cute! I purchased this paper specifically for this picture. Ironically, it is not only perfect, but our daughter's nickname is Sunshine! I had to smile at that. I also used some of the blackboard chipboard here. How terrific that I didn't have to do any inking!! It is perfect just as it is. Just popped a brad in the middle and it was ready to go! I can't wait to try some watercolor pencils and paint on this chipboard.

So everyone at Cosmo Cricket... I would be completely thrilled to be on your design team!! Thanks for your consideration and for stopping by my blog!

Happy Father's Day!

It's Father's Day! It has been a long one, too! Our Father's Day started this morning at 7:00. As most of you know, our son graduated last weekend. Well, as if that wasn't hectic enough, he had his Eagle Scout Project this weekend. It has really been a crazy time around here. We were at the project site from 7:30 in the morning until 9:00 last night. I might add that it was 102 degrees outside and we were working in a horse arena and in an unairconditioned store room! Miserable! Naturally, as all projects go, we completely underestimated the time it would take to complete. So at 7:00 this morning we were back at it trying to beat the heat! The project was completed at 3:00 this afternoon.

Father's day for the dads in our life was made up of working most of the day. My dh was the first one there and the one to turn out the lights when it was over. This has been a goal of our son's to complete his Eagle Project and it was so wonderful to see him achieve the goal. Except for the formalities... Our son's an Eagle Scout!!! We all felt bad that the dads were working on Father's Day, but they wanted to help. My dad even showed up again today. He so wanted to be a part of the whole project. Although we told him that we had it covered, he still drove over to help. We also have some very close friends who have been instrumental to our son's scouting success. Was the dad home being pampered today? No, he was at the arena at 7:00 this morning too.

So today, I was reminded what wonderful men I am surrounded by. These men are what Father's Day celebrates. They are roll models for what I hope my son becomes. They are people who put their own needs and wants to the side to help a young man achieve his goals. We are all so blessed to have these men in our lives! So here's to Fathers and Grandfathers!! What would we do without you?

New Kits for June!

The new kits are available at My Creative Scrapbook! The Main Kit features My Little Yellow Bicycle this month. This is so bright and summery. Just PERFECT for you pool pictures!

This is my daughter (second from the right) and her college roommates in the pool this summer. I love the way this kit has so many colors and really compliments the pool picture!

The Creative Kit features Making Memories this month. What a super SWEET kit! This one made me have babies on the mind! I just love this soft color pallet for these pictures of my daughter when she was a baby!

I also made a little altered sign with this kit. It is just a cheapy sign that I picked up in the $1 section at Michaels. One of the DT members is expecting and like I said, I have babies on the mind with this kit. Thought that this little sign would make a sweet shower gift.
Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to check out the kits this month!

Sneak Peek and a Challenge

Wow! Time is flying by lately! We are getting ready for another kit at My Creative Scrapbook. These are some more really great kits! Lots of fun goodies and lots of great ideas. Here is a sneek peek at what is coming up! Be sure to check them out. We will be doing the release on June 2. Also, I am hosting a challenge at My Creative Scrapbook! It includes a great prize pack! Come join the fun! I really want to see your work.

Prom Night

Another event finished! Last night was the Senior Prom. The girls were all beautiful in their dresses and the guy so handsome in their tuxes. It is so fun to see them so excited and all dressed up. I just can't believe that the time passed so quickly and they are getting ready to graduate! We took loads of pictures and I can't wait to get them scrapped. The kids had a great time and will have good memories of their last prom! Doesn't prom just bring back memories for everyone. I just had to share a quick picture of my son and his girlfriend.

Wow!!!

The May kit reaveal at My Creative Scrapbook was today!! These kits are the best yet! I made two layouts, a mini album and an altered chalkboard with one kit and still have lots of goodies to play with! Pam really knows how to put together a fabulous kit! Even the album is included, not to mention a whole package of Mini Marks rub-ons! Be sure to check them out! You won't be disappointed!!

BUSY!! BUSY!! BUSY!!

Wow! Things are starting to heat up around here!! My son is graduating from High School on June 7th. In the two short years since my daughter graduated, I had forgotten just how much there is going on before the actual event. It seems like everyday there is another little detail to see to. Invitations, banquets, awards, scholarship applications, school acceptances... the list goes on and on! In addition to graduation, prom is only 2 weeks away. Talk about excitement. If all that wasn't enough, my son is in the midst of his Eagle Scout Project. Never a dull moment around here!!

The kids are planning their graduation parties and having so much fun as the excitement builds. The moms took them to the park to take pictures for their invitations and really got some fun ones. The best part was watching them laugh and tease each other. There is a big group that is having a huge party for anyone who would like to come the night of graduation. I think they are going to have a blast and we have lots of fun things planned for them that night! It is really a blessing to see what great young adults they have grown up to be.





We have one more photo shoot planned, because Alex is having a small party with a small group of friends that more for family and family friends to come celebrate his accomplishments.

I am scrapping away trying to get an album done for him to diplay at the parties. I am having lots of fun with it and going 'back to the basics'. Alex really likes the more simple pages and that is what he is getting! It has been forever since I have done a two page layout, and I'm actually enjoying it! It will be a lot more enjoyable when I get all the football pictures finished! lol

So... with Summer approaching fast, what are you up to? I would love to hear about it!!