Page Maps Challenge

This layout is for a challenge at Page Maps.
This sketch just really called out to me. It was the little flag on the left side of the picture. I just thought it'd be great for a golf layout.

I had a lot of fun with this one. Used some paint, my sewing machine, a punch, and a die. Gotta love that!

Supplies used:
Quick Kuts die
Studio Calico Limited Edition Stamp
Paper - Bazzill, Stampin Up, and 'Lisa's old stash'
Fiskars Punch
Americana Paints
American Crafts Dear Lizzy "Fantastic" Thickers

It's not always easy trying to keep a layout masculine... I struggle with it. This one is a little different for me, not as much 'stuff' on it. But different is ok sometimes!

New on the kid front... Matt was named employee of the month! How cool is that!

Off to try and finish up my layout for Project 12 that is due tomorrow. Wish me luck! 
Have a wonderful Monday!

No clever title...

Or any clever words! Today is just one of those days that I feel like I've been going around in circles and have gotten nothing done! Every step I take forward, I end up taking 4 back! Not 2...but 4! Today I need a personal assistant! Would anyone like to apply? Only qualifications needed is you must be able to organize post it notes... cause I live by them! Pay isn't very good, but I'm sure we can work something out, like me paying you with scrap supplies!

It is a Joe Bonamassa day! If you don't know who he is... look him up. The man can play guitar! He's got a lot of the blues going on, and on today's like today, I will play "Bridge To Better Days" over and over and over! It doesn't take me long listening to his guitar playing until I'm smiling, bopping in my chair, and have forgotten all the backward steps that happened!

So, we'll just get right to the good stuff. This layout I've been trying to get created for some time now, but just kept putting it off. I was needing pictures for it, and finally just stood in front of the mirror and took them myself. I've had it finished for a few months, just haven't posted it. Although, I have now framed it and hung it on my scraproom wall. Sitting on top of the frame are my two little frogs from Lora! They just look too cute up there and bring me huge smiles!

Sorry I don't have the names of all the products used here, but I believe most of it is from my Studio Calico November add-on kit.  Well not the Nothing is Impossible sticker or the Prima flowers.  I'm really trying to do a better job of keeping up with the products I use.

Can I get a WOOT WOOT!  Here's a layout for Jessica's Sr Album.  Talk about going back in time.  Most of the product used was pulled from my old stash of supplies.  I did some hand cutting on this one, used the cricut to make the cupcake, have a little stickles on here.  American Crafts Thickers and Glitz letter stickers.  A random stamp and ribbon.  

That's it for now.  Hoping to finish up another layout tonight for the Sr. Album.  Plus, I shall patiently be awaiting all of your Personal Assistant Applications.  This might be the perfect job for a retired person.  **cough cough**

Have a wonderful evening!

Gasp - I did it!

I cut some of my prized Webster's Pages paper!! Not only that.. but I used some more of it as background paper! Who'd have ever thought I'd gotten brave enough to cut it! I have to admit... I was shaking a little, but I "got 'er done"!

I am seriously... I mean seriously trying to cut down on some of my stash, I've got way way way too much.  I can honestly say that having this much stash has hindered my creativity.  There's so much, that I don't know where to start or what to use.  So, one of my self imposed challenges are to use older supplies for next 30 days to see how much I can use up!  Which will mean that I may have no clue as to who some of the used product is by. I started this on Feb 18th.. so I've got until March 18th to put a huge dent in some of this stuff!  Wish me luck!

Both layouts are for my moms album. Looking at these pictures tugged on my heart some. On the backs of the originals, my Grandmother (my Mama, pronounced Mamaw)had written who & where on them. Just seeing her so familiar handwriting took me back in time to sweet memories!

This layout was created using a few bits from my Little Black Dress January kit.  I didn't use to much from it, only paper and the die cut.  Background page is by My Minds Eye-Laundry Line collection.  Love it!

Basic Grey- Curio collection small flowers.

Stampin Up- Journey stamp, punch, bigz flower die, & cardstock

Sizzix Round-A-Bout number dies

Tim Holtz tissue tape

Random material

Now this next layout... I used all kinds of scrap goodness on it! 

You see my beloved Webster's Pages as the background paper.

Numbers-American Crafts

Embossed Sticker-Marcella by Kay

Gel Candy - KI Memories

Flowers - I have no idea

Buttons - No clue

Lace Doily - Not sure.. baking section at Hobby Lobby

Glimmer Mist

Now check this out.  This accordion flower was actually a cupcake liner.  I cut the bottom out and instant flower!  Thanks so much to Melissa  for sending me the how to on this baby!  I'd share it... but can't find the link.  I'll keep looking, but it's really pretty simple.  You just cut a slit up one side, cut off the bottom round part, then start adhering the cupcake liner to a round piece of cardstock.  Just play with it, after you've gotten it, I promise it'll bring a smile to your face.  I also got some white ones...can you say Glimmer Mist?

Now let's look at the pink ribbon type element.  That would be crepe paper...also known as streamers.  It was white.  $1.75 a roll.  I glimmer misted it, let it dry, then sewed a strip of thread up the middle.  I then pulled on one of the threads to gather the paper up and give it this ruffled ribbon look.  It adds such great texture to the layout.  Another kudos to Melissa for this trick too!

That's about all I have for today.  I've got to bounce... it's all you can eat ribs tonight at the BBQ place.. and I think David is jonesing to go! I'm not a big rib eater  **gasp** you say!  How can you be a born and breed Texan and not eat ribs?  It's ok... I'm not an all you eat kinda girl either!

Thanks for looking... and be sure to check back in a day or two.  I've got a couple of layouts for someones Sr. Album to add!  Say it ain't so!!

:) That's my smiley face.... HUGS to all!

Be warned!

Because I am jumping up on my soapbox here!

It's called etiquette, rules of society, things your momma taught you!  Call it what you want!

It's 2011, and many many many people do not have landlines in their homes anymore.  Instead they
have cell phones.  I'm one of those people, makes sense to us.  Why pay for something you don't need.  Or why pay for something twice. 

Think back to when everyone had a land line.  If you moved into your home and called to have your land line hooked up, where is one of the places you would have a phone installed?  Your bedroom, right?  In case there was an emergency and someone needed to call in the night. 

Well, I for one, not having a land line, take my phone and put it by my bed each night... as does David.  We have kids and parents, and you just never know.  My phone is not left in my purse or in the kitchen, or anywhere else in my house.  It is by my bed each and every single night.

Don't you think if it is too LATE or too EARLY to call someone on the telephone because it is not an emergency then they same rule should apply to TEXT MESSAGING!  I mean really, it's the same thing as calling.  If it wakes me from a dead sleep then you can bet it has scared me, not to mention irritated the heck out of David... and that is putting it nicely!

Honestly, am I the only one who thinks this way?  Does no one else believe there should be rules and consideration?  I mean just because you are up at 6am doesn't mean I am, and you wouldn't be calling me on the phone at 6am to tell me a joke you just heard.

Oh, and Bug, because I know you read this, I'm not talking about messages that I got a few weeks ago in the middle of the night from Mr. Greene. He was very worried and very scared.



Alrighty, think I'm done now.  Climbing down off the soapbox!

If you were to ask...

... me what one of my most favorite things about my camera is, I'd tell you it's continuous mode. (not sure that's what it's really called) I'm talking about the ability to hold your finger on the button and rattle of 10 or more photos in the span of 5 seconds! I LOVE LOVE LOVE to do that!
If it weren't for that feature then I wouldn't have gotten these photos of Ozzy in mid flight! His feet are not even touching the ground! And do you see his little snow mustache? It's moments like these that make me love him so... not the moment when I walked into my bedroom last night and found my 5.5' ficus tree turned over and leaves all over the room!

Think I may post pictures of the little darling all over the house as a reminder!