Happy Birthday, Lily!

Today is Lily's birthday!

She is 14 today.

She is silly, cute, smart, athletic, out-going, loving, and kind everyday.  

Happy Birthday to my sweet Lily!!!!

Card Supplies:
Carstock ~ Papertrey Ink
Papers & Embellishments ~ October Afternoon
Glue ~ Helmar Premium Craft Glue & Zapdots

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Lily & her bestie, Hannah, left 100 or so pictures on my Iphone 

while they were waiting for me one day.  There was even a video in the mix.

Here is a layout with just a few of the pics they bestowed to me. 

These girls don't mind being goofy. It is one of the things I love about them!

Layout Supplies:
Paper & Embellishments ~ Crate Paper
Alphas ~ BoBunny & American Crafts
Glue ~ Helmar Premium Craft Glue & Zapdots

I hope you have a bit of goofy in your life today! 

Auntie

Lily is the best Auntie.  Chase thinks so, too!

It is the funniest thing to see his little body shake with excitement whenever he sees Lily. 

 He has done this since he was old enough to recognize her.

I snapped this photo of Lily and Chase last Easter.

He was just shy of a year old then.   

To create this layout I just pulled out grey and yellow papers to match the photo

and then accented in a bit of teal and green. I wanted the photo to have the spotlight,

so I built simple layers under the photo and added just a bit of embellishments. 

Aren't they just too cute?  

Supplies:

Papers & embellishments ~ October Afternoon

Sparklets ~ Kaisercraft  

Craft Glue ~ Helmar

Restricted!

I have made a goal to create more pages that are about me. My thoughts, my happenings, my vices, my likes, my successes and my failures.  This goes along with the idea of "embrace the face" that I posted a few weeks ago. I have hidden behind my camera for so long and I have recently decided there is really no reason to hide.  I like me, I like my life! 

This layout is all about how I need to wear glasses to drive all the time now.  Not because I can't see, but because the State of Maine says so.  Am I happy about this?  Absolutely not!  

As I put my finishing touches on this simply layered AAM layout, I realize two things about my scrapping. One of the things you might already know. That is, I tend to be a bit crooked.  I can hang a picture on a wall dead center with no measuring, but get a title on a layout straight?  Never!  The second thing I noticed, is I mess up my handwritten journaling almost every time.  It doesn't matter if I practice write it beforehand, something always goes awry. I guess being crooked and messed up is part of my charm. :)

Supplies:
Paper & embellishments ~ October Afternoon
Alphas ~ American Crafts
Glue ~ Helmar

Time Flies!

It is that time of year where you hear people commenting on how fast time flies. As my children get older, it is not an uncommon thought in my mind.  This year, as I made my husband his birthday dinner and cake for the 20th time I had that same thought...time flies! 

  

The photos aren't great, but I wanted to document Scott's birthday this year, to document that it has been 20 years that I have made him his favorite dinner (meatloaf and mashed potatoes) and his favorite birthday cake (strawberry with vanilla frosting).  Seriously, each birthday I have made this exact meal and cake for him!  

Supplies:

Paper, Alphas, Tags - October Afternoon

Gem - Studio Calico

Glue - Helmar

What do you have on your birthday?

Me & Mom

For the first year of his life we were honored to help raise him alongside my daughter, Kass.  I am not saying it was easy or that our life wasn't hectic or that there weren't days that I was thankful not to have my own toddler while in my 40's.  I am saying that we got to share some really precious moments that not all grandparents have the honor of having.  

Since they lived with us, I have tons of fabulous pictures of Chase and Kass. I take deep pleasure in creating the scrapbook pages will go into their album.  

There are only a few of the pages I have created for their album that have journaling written by me.  Those few pages are from my perspective and meant to be seen that way. Most of the pages for that album are void of journaling, although there is a space for it.  This empty space is meant to give Kass the opportunity to tell their story, because they have a story.  A story that doesn't always include me.  It has taken Scott & I awhile to come to terms with that and to be able to let her be a Mom in her own right. She is a darn good Mom, too!

The fun photos in "Me & Mom" were taken last Easter at my sister's house.  It was Chase's first Easter and he had a grand time being the center of attention.  Doesn't he looking super cute whispering into Kass' ear?  Just like he had something funny to say even though he didn't talk then.

Supplies:
Cardstock ~ Core'dinations
Patterned paper, buttons, tickets ~ October Afternoon
Tags ~ Elle's Studio
Alphas ~ American Crafts

P.S.
As I proof read this post I realized that I should use this post as journaling for my own scrapbook.

Chase -n- Cuteness

I am giggling at the title of my post this morning. 

I came up with that before 7 AM & before I finished my first cup of coffee.

Today I am sharing some more layouts of my adorable grandson, Chase.

The first two layouts are full of more older Fancy Pants papers. 

"Love you to the moon and back" has been one of my favorite sayings since my children were young. In fact, I still say it to my Lily girl before she goes to bed every night.  It is the perfect title to go with these papers.  I kept this layout streamlined and colorful so when I frame it to put on my "wall of layouts" it will catch your eye. 

Supplies:

Cardstock ~ Bazzill

Papers ~ Fancy Pants 

Alphas ~ Making Memories & American Crafts

"Welcome to Acton Shore"

I actually staged this photo because the outfit made me giggle.The velour sweatsuit 

with the big white tube socks reminded me of the show Jersey Shore.  

I will add some journaling somewhere on this layout so in 20 years when no one gets my reference in the title they will understand how this outfit made me laugh.  

Supplies:

Cardstock ~ Bazzill

Paper ~ Fancy Pants

Alphas ~ Glitz Design, Cosmo Cricket, Fancy Pants

Ribbon & Eyelets ~ Misc.

"I Made The List!"

Holy Christmas Cuteness!

Chase was such a ham for his first Christmas.

The photos are adorable. 

Wouldn't you agree?

This layout needed dimension & I wanted color without distracting from 

Chase's cuteness. Buttons are always a great color pop when you need 

just a bit more.  Since I am not a delicate flower in handling my layouts

I have found that Helmar 450 is the only adhesive to keep my buttons

on a page from creation to album.  

Supplies:

Paper ~ October Afternoon

Cardstock ~ Bazzill

Twine ~ The Twinery

Journal Spot ~ Glitz Designs

Alphas ~ American Crafts & Creative Memories

Flair ~ American Crafts 

Glue ~ Helmar

May you have a little cuteness in your day!