gearin' up for Sopranos

I'm so pumped for these last 2 episodes. The last couple episodes were damn good. Little teeth crushin' and murdering relatives goes a long way. lol. After The Sopranos exit I think I'm done with TV for the summer. Goodbye to the tube for a couple months. It really is a big electronic fat generator. I think I'm headed back to Weight Watchers too. Lord---I wonder how much money they'll get from me in this lifetime.


I'm gonna catch up on some reading. Been wanting to finish all of Augusten Burroughs' books. Great books. He is very entertaining and what a life! Any other reading suggestions?


Later.

just a couple layouts

I just had to get "zobe" documented before years pass and "zobe" becomes an afterthought. I love these Hambly Studios rub-ons. Too bad I used these elegant silver rub-ons on a layout about my kid's feet. Still love them just the same. lol.


Finally did a layout with something in it besides people. lol. Thought maybe later on Taylor may like to see some of the little things I associate with the holiday. That candy dish was my Grandma Cook's piece. It's all nicked up but I so love it. She always filled it with ribbon candy. That thing has been around since my Dad was a kid.

The scallop stamp and "2007" are from Purple Onion Designs. I'm SO gonna have to get her Great Circus alphabet now. Love how the "2007" stamped out. Sometimes you just gotta see it on paper. Dug out those old Making Memories scrabble letters stickers too.

Thanks for looking. Have a great weekend--what's left of it!

Green Pepper Press Street Team Crusade No. 8

I have been pondering this crusade since the day Michelle Ward posted the topic. Basically you are to share your cheap tools, ideas, etc. - things you use in your art that are inexpensive.

My friend dropped off a bunch of goodies yesterday. She shops a lot and I get her overfill. Totally lovin' that. She's a makeup fanatic. I believe these flip flops were a gift with purchase at the Lancome counter. So they were cheap for her and free for me!

Taylor has been playing with them since she dropped them off and I just had a lightbulb moment tonight--perfect timing as the crusade ends tomorrow. The sole of the flip flop has a brick pattern. Perfect! Great for stamping. The top has some type of weave pattern. Soooooo............you get double your fun with one pair in this case! I stamped the bottom and top of the scallop with the sole of the flip flop.

I also used the cap of an Alene's tacky glue bottle to stamp the circles around the edge of the scallop. I then filled in the circles with a silver paint pen. Bird is Character Constructions and the little bird quote is Michelle Ward for Stampington Bird Sanctuary set.

Fun crusade Michelle. Keep em' coming.

PEEK!

Taylor loves peek-a-boo or any form of hiding. lol.

This particular layout was so fun. Alpha and circle stamps all from www.purpleoniondesigns.com. I colored the letters with glitter markers. While the paper was still wet I rubbed over the glitter ink with white chalk. This gave the paper texture and dimension. Used some Daisy D and MME paper. Also used a super cool journaling rubon from Hambly Studios. Love those things.

Happy Memorial Day to all!

Summer card

Just a quickie card using a butterfly stamp from Purple Onion Designs, Prima flowers, brads and a rub-0n. Have a nice day!

Let's talk plastic Easter eggs

All you new parents out there---lemme give ya some great advice. Save your money the first couple years. It's true what they say--kids like the wrapping paper more than what's inside. Kids like the box more than the expensive gift. AND as far as the Easter bunny goes---just buy a cheap pack of those plastic Easter eggs and some plastic grass and call it done. Seriously.

First LO is packed full of alpha stamps from Purple Onion Designs (www.purpleoniondesigns.com). Finally used those Bazzill cards I've had forever. Threw some Prima flowers and some ribbon on there too.

Second LO is almost all Daisy Ds Girlfriend collection. I see a pattern here. This is my second year using this paper for Easter LOs. I think I may have to purchase another pack before it's all gone for next year! Oh, another thing about this LO is the file tabs punched from patterned paper. I saw Ali Edwards use it in CK last month and just have to have that punch. I took the idea from her LO. I think it will prove very useful. Great quality punch too--made by McGill.

That's it folks. I think it was "see how much crap I can put on 2 pages night." Lots of schtuff on here tonight. hmm.... must be my mood.

Happy Mom's Day

Just wishing all the Moms out there a Happy Mother's Day!

This little girl is my reason for living.

Have to give a special shout out to Eric for my first Mother's Day card. Gotta love mail in this impersonal technological society we live in. Thanks a million. Thanks to my mother-in-law who sent a surprise package. She knows how tough this Mom job can be sometimes. :)

Have a great weekend!

Wagon fun

Taylor loves her wagon. In and out, in and out. She was so proud of herself this day. She sat in that thing and played and played.

Isn't that Foofala paper just divine?! Lovin' the 7gpysies stickers these days also. Also used Hambly Studios journaling overlay. Lots of fun.

Big bet goin' on at work. Several of us put $20 bucks into a pot----the current tally being in the $200 range. Greatest percentage of weight loss by Sept. 1 wins the pot! Great incentive. Wish me luck.

Sweetheart

Took this idea from one of the Ali Edwards' books. Pretty sure Jamie Waters should get credit for the design.

Lovin' that Foofala paper.

Taylor was posing for me this particular day. So cute!

Adorable

Taylor relaxin' in her bean bag chair. I love this patterned paper. I wish I would've bought 10 sheets. I think it's sold out everywhere. Foofala Filigreen---I need more!

Taylor's drawer

Just like every little kid out there Taylor discovered the kitchen drawers. She discovered them months ago but I'm just getting around to getting it on paper. She was assigned a drawer of her own and after many many reminders she decided that would be okay. lol.

Easy layout. Cut the design out of Basic Grey patterned paper, attached brads in parts of the designs, used a Hambly Studios rub-on for journaling and bam--- finished! Stay tuned--there's more.

sweet cheeks

This layout was easy cuz the paper pretty much sets the scene. Loved putting that little flower in her hair. She would never let that flower stay there in real life. lol.

lookin for trouble

Look at this kid. She is full of mischief.

Attended a 16 hour scrapbooking marathon a couple Saturdays ago. Our LSS (Scrapbooker's Dream in McMurray, PA) held a crop at the Holiday Inn just down the road from our house. How perfect! I was able to run home if needed. I think I finished 7 layouts and a couple cards. Had to take breaks for meals etc.

I plan on sharing a layout each day till I run out so check back!

Time is just flying by

Seems like it was yesterday. So many things I miss about this stage and some I'd rather forget.

She really is pure magic, a true miracle.

Crusade No. 7 - Say What?!

I have been following Michelle Ward's Green Pepper Press Street Team Crusades. You can check them out here http://michelleward.typepad.com/how_cool_is_that/. Tons of fun.

The theme of this month's crusade is Say What?! Basically, tell everyone about sayings or words that are unique to you and yours.

I'm gonna let you in on a little Taylorism that her Dad and I think is the absolute cutest thing ever. I KNOW----but bear with me here, she's my little baby doll. This crusade is easy for me with a toddler in the house. You never know what you'll hear next.

I have a single word for ya---ZOBE. Zobe ya say? Huh? Say what?! Well, that's a Taylorism for toes. Not just any toes. HER toes. She loves her feet. She loves to look at her toes. She loves to touch her nails one by one. She loves to dump water and milk on her toes. She loves for me to act like I'm smelling her toes and yell "stinky toes!" tmi, I know. She loved wrapping the Easter grass in her toes. Heck my husband wants to start a business named Zobe. His first words were "wonder if zobe.com is available?"- (computer dude) -For goodness sake I'm capitalizing it as I type. It's crazy but these little words just seem to stick and make you smile. She's just a doll.

Thanks for the fun crusade Michelle.

You Rock

This card went to Jen for sending me a very cool Valentine package.

Used Michelle Ward's collection for Stampington. Cool stamps.

This is an Easter layout from last year. She has grown SO much. Where does the time go? It's just flying--I mean FLYING by!

Used a bunch of Daisy D Girlfriend collection. The letters are Heidi Swapp. Pretty simple.

quick Easter card

I just love this bunny stamp from AMuse. Happy Spring!

One more share tonight......

Isn't she a total doll?!!!

Bead fun

I was bored with these old ugly gold beads on our little Xmas tree so I decided to rip them off this year. They were headed straight for the trash but Taylor grabbed them first and had a grand ole time.

Yes, I do use pink flowers on Christmasy layouts. There are no rules in scrapbooking. Used some acrylic paints, Basic Grey papers, silk flowers and Bazzill brads.

Ahhhh, to be a kid again............