BUSTED!!

Hi everyone... Every time I look at these pictures I have to laugh. This was taken of sweet little Savannah on May 27, 2007. She found her Grandpa's money he kept behind his chair. When she finally realized that we were watching her, the look on her face was priceless... just like the "deer in the headlight" look. lol. And later that evening I was doing laundry and came back in the den, and low and behold she was having the time of her life playing with his money.. She had it all over the floor, and throwing it up in the air, and just laughing... Her grandpa told her she was just like her grandma, the only difference was grandma could get a lot more money in her hands...lol.. I thought the pictures would make a great lo for the sketch challenge at 52 Sketches ~ 52 Weeks Here's what I used:

Page Recipe:

Various cardstock and dp from my stash.

SU Certainly Celery CS

SU Elegant Eggplant CS

SU Lovely Lilac CS

K*I Memories -pop culture- gossip hazard

Sizzlits - Monkey Tails Letters

SU Canvas BG Stamp

Silhouette SD

Silk Flowers

Doily

Flower embellies.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog.

Have a wonderful evening.

Hugs:0)

Happy Birthday!

Hi everyone, this is a card I made for one of the girls in the office. Her all time favorite colors are Red and Black. I found this paper from BoBunny that I really liked and I thought I could do something with it... It's okay, but looks a little like Halloween since I added that Dusty Durango. lol. Oh well, I hope she likes it.. here's what I used:

Card Recipe:

New SU Dusty Durango CS

BoBunny ~ Beau Jardin Harvest DP

SU Real Red CS

SU God's Beauty Stamp Set ~ Butterfly

Versa Mark

Black EP

SU Crystal Effects

Prima Flowers

Brads

Ribbon

MS Embossed Scallops Border Punch

Red Embossing Tinsel

Decorative Corner Punch

Thanks so much for stopping and by, come back again.

Have a wonderful evening.

Hugs:0)

Amanda..

Hello everyone, and happy Friday!!! This is a layout of my sweet daughter when she was a year old, she is now 27!! Where did the time go. The journaling reads:

Amanda Dawn Riley

In this photo of you, you can't even tell that you had surgery when you were 6 weeks old for a cleft pallet. We were so very scared for you because you were so tiny (10 pounds). But we didn't have anything to worry about, because you were a fighter. Just look at you now. You are a beautiful, healthy, 1 year old, and we love you very much..

I love the way this page came together, here's what I used:

My Page Recipe:

SU Taken With Teal CS

Designer Paper ??

SU Baja Breeze CS

SU Pale Plum CS

Silhouette SD

Prima ~ Say it in Crystals

Silk Flowers

Prima Flowers ~ Island Pastel

Brazzill Basics ~ Paper Flowers

Recollections ~ Gemstone Brads

Woodland Wonders ~ Butterfly

Doodlebug Shin-Dig Swimming Pool Cardstock Stickers (Letters)

MS Scallop Dot Border Punch

Doodlebug Boutique Trims Swimming Pool ~ Ribbon

MS Pearls

Thanks so much for stopping in, and come back anytime....

Have a great evening..

Hugs:0)

Belli Challenge #68 - Family fun on the 4th

Happy Wednesday everyone. I'm so excited and honored to be a member of the Belli Design Team. What a talented group of ladies. Today's Belli Challenge is to use a Patriotic Theme, So I came up with this scrapbook page. Go check out the challenge and play along. Here's what I used on this page..

Page Recipe:

SU Real Red CS

Scrapbooks.com ~ keeping memories alive ~ Palm DP (I thought they looked like stars....)lol

Stars Red Hot ~ Lace Cardstock

The Paper Studio ~ Denim Squares DP

SU Whisper White CS

Doilie

Ric-Rac

Making Memories Sticker Gitter Foam Alpha

The Flag is a dinner napkin (see tutorial uploaded here on May 8th)

Thanks so much for stopping by. And don't forget to check out the other fabulous cards over at Belli Challenge website. Have a wonderful day...

Hugs:0)

Belli Challenge #68 ~ Happy 4th

Hi everyone! I'm so excited to be a Belli Girl. . Check out their blog and join in on the fun. Since the 4th is coming up, the challenge for this week is to make something using a Patriotic Theme. This is my card and here's what I used.

Card Recipe:

Base Card SU Real Red CS

Next is a layer of Colorbok which I stamped Versamark with the perfect background stamp from Northern Woods and then I used Red Embossing Tinsil.

I Stamped Magnolia Tilda and colored her with SU Markers, cut her out and popped her up over the ribbon. Cut the star out of SU Real Red, added the button and the red jewels..

Hope you like it.

Go check out the challenge and play along..

Have a wonderful day!!

Hugs...:0)

You and Me

Hello everyone, it got up to 104 degrees here today. That's just too stinkin' hot to be outdoors.. So I played inside and made this page for this weeks sketch over at 52 Sketches ~ 52 Weeks. Check out their website and join in the fun... Who knows, you may get hooked, too... This is a picture of me and my DH back in 1996. I ran across it the other day and you know me, the wheels started turning, and when I saw the sketch challenge, I knew exactly what to do. I like the way this turned out, I hope you do too. Here's what I used.

Page Recipe:

SU Basic Black CS

SU Cameo Coral CS

Basic Grey ~ Porcelain ~ rosenthal DP

SU Tea Party DSP

Silhouette SD

Prima Flowers

Silk Flower

Prima Say It In Crystals

MS Arch Lattice Border Punch

SU Round Tab Punch

Metal letters

White Gel Pen

SU Black Journaling Pen.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hope you have a wonderful evening..

Hugs...:0)

Mr. & Mrs.

Whoo~hoo, two layouts in one day, am I on a roll or what?? I'm not going to get to play tomorrow, so I'm glad I got this one done today. This is my son Levi, and daughter in law, Angela, on their wedding day. It was outside and it was gorgeous. The Texas wildflowers were in full bloom and the weather couldn't have been more perfect. Here's what I used:

Card Recipe

SU Chocolate Chip CS

SU Tea Party DSP

SU So Saffron CS

My Mind's Eye DP

Silhouette

MS Pearls

Ribbon

Silk and Paper Flowers

Butterfly

Say It In Crystals

Zva Crystals

Hope you like it, and thanks for looking.

Have a wonderful Father's Day....

Hugs:0)

All aboard

It is sooo stinkin' hot here and sooo terrible dry... Hope everyone is making the most out of their Saturday... I'm trying to stay indoors where it's cool...

Here's a page I made today. This is for one of the sketches over at 52 Sketches ~ 52 Weeks. I got behind while I was away on vacation, and this one will catch me up. This page is the first one I've done on my son, who, I can't believe, is now almost 30 years old. I'd say I was just a little behind, wouldn't you? Anyway, he was just the sweetest little baby/boy, always happy, and actually still is. Here's what I used:

Card Recipe:

SU Basic Black CS

BoBunny 2" Xtreme Teen

SU Chocolate Chip CS

SU True Thyme CS

SU Kraft CS

SU Cranberry Crisp CS

SU Basic Black Ink

SU True Thyme Ink

SU Speckled Jumbo Wheel

SU Right On Tract Reg. Wheel

Sizzix ~ Train Engine, and little engineer and clothes

Cricut ~ My Community Cartridge ~ little train

Martha Stewart ~ Halloween fence border punch, turned into train track

Black Jewels

Black Brads

Buttons

SU Black Journaling Pen

White Gel Pen

Cutterbee ~ Curvy Cutter

Making Memories ~ Black spongy glitter letters.

Hope you like it, and thanks so much for stopping by..

Have a wonderful evening, and stay "COOL".....

HUGS:0)

Thank Heaven for little Princesses..

Hello everyone,

Here is a page I did today of Savannah. I printed an 8"x10" picture of her and then cut her out like a paper doll. The picture was just too big to use the whole thing. And then I added the other Disney princesses that she is very familiar with. She watches the movies every chance she gets.. Here's what I used:

Page Recipe:

SU So Saffron CS

SU Raspberry Tart DSP

SU Kiwi Kiss CS

SU Pink Pirouette CS

Paper Doilies

Making Memories Cheeky Shimmer Sticker Letters

Stickopotamus Brush Sticker Letters

Floral Embellishments from Prima

Disney Chipboard Medley Figures by Sandylion

SU So Swirly Jumbo Wheel

SU Rose Red Ink

I hope you like it and come back again.

Have a wonderful evening.

Hugs:)

On Your Mark...

Hello everyone...

I finally got to do a little scrap booking... This is for this weeks sketch challenge from 52 Sketches ~ 52 Weeks. This was taken yesterday of little Colten. Hope you like it...

Page Recipe:

SU Chocolate Chip CS

SU DSP

SU Sage Shadow CS

Quickutz Silhouette SD

Scrap Metal Letters

Checkered Flag Sticker

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Have a wonderful evening.

Hugs:)

Happy Father's Day Card

Hello everyone,

Here's a card I made my Dad for Father's Day. We're leaving Friday to go back and see both sides of our families, so I decided I wanted to give him his card in person instead of mailing it later. I was using ep on this paper for a Graduation Card that I made for a friend's son and decided it's perfect for a masculine card, so decided to try it out on my dad. What do you think. I think he'll love it. Here's what I used.

Card Recipe:

Base is SU Basic Black CS

Next is a layer of artsy-licious Fine Engraved Chocolate DP.

Stamp set ~ Noble Deer, stamped with VersaMark and embossed with black ep.

Sentiment is from Inkadinkado and stamped with VersaMark and embossed with black ep.

Punched with SU Large Oval Punch and layered on SU Basic Black CS.

Added brads and Ribbon.

Hope you have a wonderful evening.

Come back anytime...

Clean Fun ~ Savannah's Scrapbook Page

Hi there,

Here is the 2nd scrapbook page I did today. This one is for this weeks Sketch Challenge at 52 Sketches ~ 52 Weeks, check it out here. Here's what I used:

Page Recipe:

SU Real Red CS

SU Pink Flamingo DSP

SU Cameo Coral CS

SU Basic Black CS

Marvy Scallop Punch

SU Corner Punch

Cuttlebug

Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Black Jewels

Ribbon

Silk Flowers

Thickers

Thanks so much for stopping by,

have a great evening.

So Curious

Hello everyone.. I'm finally getting back in the groove of scrap booking. I had a wonderful time at the North Texas Shoebox Swap. When we got home Sunday afternoon I went to check on our cats, Hershey and Bubba. My husband noticed that Hershey had an abscess sore about the size of a quarter on her throat and it looked like it was actually rotting out, the center was black. She didn't seem to be in any pain, but it looked absolutely awful. Rick told me he didn't think she would last through the night, and he was right. It was a very sad moment for me. She was just like one of the kids. So anyway, I didn't feel like scrapping yesterday.. I talked with my daughter on the phone and we both cried and laughed at all of the wonderful memories of Hershey. She was 18 years old, and had a wonderful life.
So today I did 2 layouts, since I'm behind with last weeks sketch from 52 Sketches ~ 52 Weeks. This is for Sketch #21. And next week we are going on vacation. This is a page of little Colten. He's growing up way too fast... This was a couple weeks ago. Here's what I used.
Page recipe:
SU Chocolate Chip CS
SU Baja Breeze CS
SU Parisian Breeze DSP
Paper Bliss ~ Monkeying Around Stickers
Scrap Metal Letters
Ribbon
Thanks so much for taking a peek.
Have a wonderful evening.

Yea! You won my door prize ~ card for NTSB Swap

Hello everyone,
Here is a card I made to stick in with my door prize for Saturdays North Texas Shoebox Card Swap. I think I am finally ready and I'm very excited, this will be my first one and can't wait to meet the other gals.... Anyway here's what I used:
Card Recipe:
Base is SU Old Olive CS
Next is SU Cameo Coral CS
Stamped Wild Rose Background from Rubber Stampede,on SU Kraft CS and colored with SU Markers. Added stickles.
Ribbon is SU Kraft
Butterflies are from Hobby Lobby
Decorative Corner Punch
SU Rounded Corner Punch

Hope you like it.
Have a wonderful day.

Raspberry Tart Cards....

Here are a couple of cards I made today. I used the Raspberry Tart DSP from Stampin Up. I love the different designs in this package. Both of these cards have many layers, but I like the way they turned out.

Here's what I used:

Card Recipe:

All layers are layered with

SU Kiwi Kiss CS

SU Rose Red CS

and then I used 4 different designs from the SU Raspberry Tart DSP

On one I used Lovely Labels stamped with Rose Red ink on Pretty In Pink CS. On the other one I used A Little Somethin' (hostess set) with Rose Red Ink on Whisper White CS.

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a peek.

Have a wonderful weekend and take care...

Hugs :-)

Rub~a~dub~dub... Little Colten in the tub....

Happy Friday everyone,
Here is a page I did of my sweet little GS Colten. This was just a couple of weeks ago, and he's 1 day shy of being 6 months old. This is also for Sketch #20 over at 52 Sketches ~ 52 Weeks. If you have time check it out. So, here's what I did.
Page Recipe:
SU Tempting Turquoise CS
SU Rainbow Sherbet DSP
SU Gable Green CS
SU Apricot Appeal CS
Silhouette
SU Corner Punch
Dress It Up Memory Mates ~ Tub Time
The Paper Studio ~ Stickabilities
I really had a lot of fun making this page and I hope you enjoy it.

Thanks so much for stopping by,
and I wish everyone a safe and fun 3 day weekend.
Come back by anytime.

FYI ~ My New Look!!!

Hi everyone,
I bet you're wondering what happened to my blog... Well, I am getting a brand new look and it should be up by tomorrow morning, so please come back and take a look. Ragan, from Blogger Boutique put it together and it's absolutely gorgeous... She is fantastic!! If you don't believe me, then I guess you'll have to take look for yourself, and see what I mean..

So until then,
I hope you have a wonderful evening.

Third One's a Charm. I Hope ~ my last NTSB Swap Card

Hi everyone,

This is the last design I'm going to do for the NTSB Swap. I think I'm going to use this one, I really need to make my decision soon, since it's the 30th of May. Here's what I used.

Card Recipe:

Base is SU Chocolate Chip CS

Next is a layer of SU Good Morning Sunshine DSP

Next is another layer of the SU Good Morning Sunshine DSP layered over SU Chocolate Chip CS

The Scallop Oval is punched out of the SU Ballet Blue CS with the Marvy Scallop Punch.

The image is from SU Friends 24-7 stamp set ~ colored with SU Markers

Corners are punched with the SU Corner Punch out of SU Chocolate Chip CS and SU Ballet Blue CS.

Added Brads and Ribbon.

I hope you like this one.

Please let me know what you think.

Thanks for looking.

Have a wonderful evening

WOW First Place....Way to go Amanda!!!

Hello again,

This last Saturday, May, 16th,

Amanda competed in Houston, Texas, at the Fitness ~ Lone Star and won FIRST PLACE. OMGosh she was so excited and so happy, and I can't tell you how proud we were. She has worked so hard for this and to accomplish this goal in only three shows, well, that's just absolutely amazing..... WAY TO GO AMANDA...

The top picture is of the first, second and third place winners. Amanda is in the middle..

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Have a wonderful evening,

Proud Mother,

I never looked this good, even in my dreams......lol

Hi everyone,

I just have to brag a little. My dear sweet daughter is in body sculpturing and has gone to competition the last two weekends here in Texas. This one was in Austin, May, 9th. It was the INBF Southwestern Natural Championship and she won 3rd place. You know, last year she got a 3rd place, too. We were/are very proud of her, but she was a little disappointed in herself. These are the pictures that were taken. The first one is of her and her wonderful husband, Jason.

Thanks for stopping by.

Come back again,

Proud Mother,