"Finally Fall"

I love how this one turned out! My favorite part is the hand-stitched swirl with the die cut leaves. PP is Fancy Pants "About a Boy" collection.

"Giving Thanks"

Ahhhh! Here we go... this one's a bit better. I can't believe I'm just barely getting around to scrappin LAST Thanksgiving though. As in 2008. Man... I have a lot of catching up to do!

I broke out an old BG line for this LO - "Infuse"! Remember that one? :o)

Getting back into "scrap" shape...

Ugh! All I can say is, It's been a while! One of my New Years Resolutions:

Scrap at least once a week!!!

I'm a little rusty, so these are not my favorites... but it sure feels good to just get a couple done!

PP: DCWV "Saffron" and "Indian Summer"

PP: Crate Paper "Little Sprout"

Cowboy Mini-Album #2

Here's a second one I made for my father-in-law!

Supplies used: Wanted & Bronco Buster Stamp Sets (Stampin' Up!); Silver Skinny Tin (Stampin' Up!); Epoxy Stickers (Creative Imaginations); Patterned Paper "Moravia" Collection (SEI); Inks - Chocolate Chip & Close to Cocoa (Stampin' Up!)

Cowboy Mini-Album #1

I love how this turned out! I made it for my dad for his birthday!

Couldn't resist making a matching gift bag, too! :o)

Supplies used: Wanted & Bronco Buster Stamp Sets (Stampin' Up!); Silver Skinny Tin (Stampin' Up!); Epoxy Stickers (Creative Imaginations); Patterned Paper "Wanted" Collection (Cosmo Cricket); Inks - Chocolate Chip & Close to Cocoa (Stampin' Up!)

Me me me

OK, I was given this award by my fellow Scrappin' Mama, Jen... and since I have been so bad about keeping up with my blogging and particularly, my Scrappin' Mamas FB Group, I feel quite obligated to accept and complete this misson. So here goes... the rules of the award is that I have to come up with five categories and then list five things in each and then I have to pass it out to five other bloggers. (Sorry, Jen... I wasn't too creative in coming up with my own lists)

Five Places I've Lived:

1. El Paso, TX
2. Tacoma, WA
3. On a prison compound in Darrington, TX (Yes, really....)
4. Ashburn, VA
5. St. Simons Island, GA

Five Things I Miss About living in N. VA:

1. My Sister
2. Visiting all the sights in DC
3. Experiencing all 4 seasons
4. Walking out the back door of my apartment and going hiking in the woods with Chessie
5. Sometimes.... I actually miss going into a building to work - but only sometimes.

Five Things I Don't Miss About living in N. VA:

1. Traffic
2. Cost of Living
3. God-awful humidity in the summer
4. The Cicadas that made their "once every 17 years" visit while I lived there... that was absolutely something out of one of my worst nightmares.
5. No Hobby Lobby

Five Things That Drive Me Batty:

1. Whining- adult or child
2. Laziness or an "entitlement" attitude
3. Crowds
4. Driving in El Paso
5. Government Corruption - more specifically, how voters allow it to just continue instead of using their power and doing something about it.

Five Hobbies of Mine:

1. Scrapbooking
2. Playing piano
3. Photography
4. Gardening
5. Graphic Design

Five People to Pass This On To:

1. Tia
2. Jamie
3. Stephanie
4. Sandy
5. And my bud Michelle who hasn't started a blog, but maybe now she will! (Or at least FB... c'mon Michelle!!!!)

New LO: 15 Months

I worked on this one the other night when my amiga Didi came over to scrap...

PP is from Fancy Pants (Rough & Tough Collection) I cut the title with my Cricut (Hello Kitty Font) and all the concentric circles were made using my Big Shot and a Cuttlebug Die.

Rosie's Birthday Gift

Just wanted to share the birthday gift I made for my MIL, Rosie! I really had a great time making this and hope to get around to making one for myself! :o)

Here's the matching card:

All PP used is from Basic Grey "Lemonade" Collection.

Pumpkin Layouts

I can't believe it! I actually scrapped! It's been awhile, sadly. :o( Even more sad is that these layouts are from LAST October... so I am officially a year behind!

This first one uses PP from the "All Fall" line by Fancy Pants. The chipboard glitter accents are from MM - they were originally blue, but I re-covered them in green glitter. Letters are from AC - Thickers.

This Layout uses Martha Stewart PP, MM Letters and journaling paper, and Stampin' Up! Stamps (Halloween Frights).

"I Love Eggs" LO

Very sad, but this is all I have to show for in the scrapping department for the last month! It's a 100% lift from Kelly Goree using Basic Grey Lime Rickey!

2 more LOs

Just a couple more layouts I did the other night...

This one uses the Fancy Pants "papa" collection and some SU kraft cardstock.

This one uses a page from the B&W butterfly stack from M&MBI, some chip chatter letters and I cut the black music notes from some glitter paper by Marcella K using my Cricfut Joys of the season cart.

"Simply You"

One more left from the night I finally scrapped...

This was using the Fancy Pants "All Fall" line, chatterbox chipboard letters and blue Heidi Grace alpha stickers.

Fun in the Sun

William had a great time this past weekend playing in his blow-up water park! This little guy just LOVES the water!

And of course.... the FACE!