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I've been scrapping, but I've been too busy to post on my poor blog!  I have lots to catch up with--but I'll only post about one kit I've been playing with this past week.  It's called Girly Girls by MandyMade.  She has several stores around the web.  I just love her work!  This kit is stunning--it has so many cute bling elements in it, and nice soft girly colors.  That is probably why she named it Girly Girl huh??  :)

Anyhow, I made three layouts just yesterday with her kit, and I'll share those with you now.  The first one, called Peek a Boo is Sarah--when she was still little, and still in her crib.  I'm sure I've scrapped these cute photos before, but not in digi, so I took care of that at a speed scrap yesterday!!  :)  She was such a happy little baby--always ready to smile and have a good time. 
The journaling says:  What a happy little thing you are!  We love you so much Sarah!  I love your cute smiley eyes, they look like they dance with glee.

Becky always had smiley eyes!!  :)  Doesn't she look like she just loves life?  Sweet Sarah!

My next one is a layout of Hopie.  Yes, I call her Hopie, much to her displeasure!  I'll TRY to call her Hope, but it won't be easy!!  
The journaling here says:  Hope has informed us that she is big now and that HOPE is her name--NOT Hopie! 

Isn't that just too sad??  She thinks because she's going to be turning 5 that she is BIG.  She's not really, but we'll have to pretend she is I guess!!  She's a beautiful child, and fun to listen to because she certainly has her own take on what should be!!

The third layout is called Running Uphill.  I did this layout as an AD challenge at Digiscrapbookmania.com  Abby really ISN'T running uphill--but the orientation of the layout just made it look like that!!  :)  I love this photo of Abby.  She had such a good time at Uncle Chuck's house!
The journaling on this layout says:  Abby lokes to run around a lot, but going uphill is harder than running on flat land.  

It is kind of a hidden meaning.  Maybe a little too hidden.  What I meant is, sometimes we can make things easier on ourselves by taking a different path.  We don't have to run uphill all the time!  :)

Well, that is all for today.  I hope you all have a great weekend!

Marshmella Designs has a new kit out today!  It's called Never Stop Growing, and is just adorable!  I was able to get two pages finished up to post this morning.  One of them shows Jonah and states how big he's getting.  He just turned 4 years old, and is growing into such a nice young man!!  He is such a sweetie!!  The other one shows Jonah when he was just a little tyke!!  I think maybe about 6 months old or so--
you can really see how much he's grown now!!

You can find the cute kit here: 
http://www.godigitalscrapbooking.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_dnld_info&cPath=29_153&products_id=6480

I have to catch up one of these days!!  Today I'll share a few layouts that I did with the cute kit from Graham Like the Cracker called The Earth Laughs in Flowers.  You can find it at Gingerscraps.net.
The first layout I also used a template from Carolyn Rose Kite.  Thanks ladies!

We went out to visit the California Poppies this past week.  They are glorious!!  The fields were orange for acres and acres around us!  The boys had fun running in them--Noah had a hard time not smooshing them as he walked, but Jonah did a great job trying not to step on them.  Jacob wanted to eat them--if he could only get hold of one!!

The other layout is Sarah!  And isn't she just so cute too?  Thanks for looking!!

I've got some more layouts to share today thanks to Marshmella Designs!  :)  I'm currently guesting on her CT and one of her kits debuted today!  The name of the kit is CAPTURED, and you can find it here at Godigitalscrapbooking.com--another fun digital store!  http://www.godigitalscrapbooking.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=29_153

Anyhow here are my layouts with this great kit!  As you can see, this is my son from 1967.  He was so cute in his red boots and hat!  At least he matched huh??  He was such a cute little guy.  I just thought of something.  When I post photos of my daughters when they were little, I have to say a name because there are THREE of them, but with my son, he's the one and only, so everybody knows just who he is!!  I'm SURE he's really happy about this layout!  :)

The other layout is of the boys looking for their Easter eggs in my backyard this year.  They had a good time, even though there wasn't "much" candy involved.  We tried to go "healthy" this year.  Funny huh??  :)

I have two layouts to share today.  Both of them with a brand new kit by Graham Like the Cracker!  The kit is called Quentin and Emma, and is just adorable!!  I loved working with it, and used photos of Noah and Sarah as babies!  It's amazing to see how much they have both grown now when I look back at the baby photos!!  They were both just darling little critters!

 Isn't this kit just darling!  you can find it at Gingerscraps.net here:  http://store.gingerscraps.net/Quentin-and-Emma-The-Bundle.html

I've been so busy making layouts that I haven't had much time to post here.  I have a few I'd like to share today.  I have THREE layouts to share that I made with the same sweet kit!!  I got the kit at DigiScrapbookMania here:  http://scrapbookingmania.com/store/Ruby-Lane-Strawberry-Lemonade.html  Ruby Lane has some really nice kits at the website you might want to check out!!
Anyhow, here are my layouts--in NO particular order.

I love this layout and the photos of Hope!  I also used a freebie blog template from AutumnHeart.  I love the template too!  What fun!
Look how much Hopie is growing!!  Isn't she just adorable--oh yeah, that is where I got the name from!  :)

The next layout is named Abby.  This photo was taken a few years ago when she visited grandma!  Isn't she a cute little strawberry??  :)  I have some of the cutest grandchildren!!
The last layout is from Easter 06!  This one has Micah AND Abby in the photos.  It looks like they had such a good time!  I also used a template from a kit called Squared away from Miss Mis Designs.  You can find them here:  http://scrapbookingmania.com/store/Miss-Mis-Designs-Squared-Away-Template-Pack-01.html

I'm so far behind on my poor little blog!!  I'm not even sure where to start.  Maybe I should start with TODAY and then go backwards to catch up??  I think that is what I'll do!  Today I'm excited because I got up to news that my newest layout won the title Layout of the Day at Godigital.com!!  That was a fun way to start off the day!!  And it was with a new CT I'm guesting for until the end of May, so that was a boon to my confidence too.  I'm guesting for Marshmella Designs who designs for that store!  I'll post the layout here.  I used a fun kit called A Mother Like No Other.  You can find it here if you like!

http://www.godigitalscrapbooking.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_dnld_info&cPath=29_153&products_id=6416

I used some older photos of Abby, but I love them because they really show her fun personality.  She is always so full of spark!  and that spark really shows well here. 
I'll try to post a little more frequently now.  

I'm totally excited this week!  I've been picked up by three new Creative Teams after one of the stores I had on my list of Creative Teams unexpectedly closed.  The layout I'm sharing today is from a kit by one of the new CT's--Graham Like the Cracker!  She sells her wares at GingerScraps.net--which is a very friendly and supportive place to play.  The layout I'm sharing today was made with a kit called Sweet Sponaneity, and you can find it here:  http://store.gingerscraps.net/Sweet-Spontaneity-The-Bundle.html .
I also used part of a template called Template 1 from Vampire_Snack.

The layout shows Abby a few years ago, when mom and dad took her to the beach on their visit to California.  The journaling says:  This is one of the few times Abby was at the beach when she was little. 

I figured while I was posting PINK layouts, I should include the one I finished up of Abby!  I used a kit from Inkin' Creations called Sweet Pea, and think it fit this sweet little pumpkin!  :)

Isn't she just the cutest thing?  I loved this kit and all the sweet embellishments!  Isn't that tree so sweet?  See how this photo just belonged to this kit? 

I've been very busy this week working on Creative Team layouts!  I have a lot of them to share here now.  I answered a one kit call for the first time, and the kit was lovely!  It was by Juliya called Tender Spring!  I loved how feminine it was, and used it to help highlight two very special little girls!!  One is Kelli, and the other one Hopie!  Here are those layouts:

I love how both of them ended up!
Her kit can be found here:  http://www.sunflowerscrap.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=68&products_id=2251

I have a few layouts to share from another kit from Designs by Ashlee.  This one was called A GUYS THING!  As the name suggests, it was made specifically for the guys.  You guys know me well enough to know I LOVE a CHALLENGE, so although one of the layouts is definitely BOY oriented, the other two show the feminine side of that kit!  I'll let you decide which is which!  haha!
The journaling for the Girly Girls layout says:  Journaling says: Growing up in Southern California is definitely a LOT of fun--especially if you can share that experience with sisters!

The Journaling for the Essential Tools layout says:  Jonah LOVES helping daddy with anything that needs fixin! And even with things that don’t need it!!

My third layout with this kit was actually the first GIRL layout I did, but originally I made it with the bracket frame in metal as it is in the kit.  To me, it gave the girls a "too hard" look.  So, I used the metal frame as a clipping mask, and put one of the nice bright papers on it, and now I think it has a better "girls" look!   See how versatile this kit is??  :)  I love the little metal leaves though!  On this layout, I also used a template from Cathja Designs.  I think I've mentioned that I love templates.  Speaking of TEMPLATES--watch for a fun announcement soon!!  :) 

The journaling for this third layout says:  What to do with girls?  Well, these girls are quite busy with school

church, and family activities.  They are all excellent students.  They work hard to maintain their grades, but they don’t hesitate to take on special projects.  They also find time to help mom around the house. Mom certainly is lucky to have them around!!  They take turns with the household chores!  Each week or so they switch up the tasks so they all get a chance to try out the other jobs!  That way they learn all the ways to
help out! 

Christine Mortimer, designer of Digi_licious Designs sent out the cutest freebie with her March newsletter called Deep Blue Sea!!  I couldn't wait to find some photos to use with it!!  I also found a freebie template online made by Pam Callaghan that I loved, so used that with the kit!!  I'm so happy with the results!  I used some photos of my San Diego family--but I've used San Diego as the title of so many layouts, I switched it up a bit--and gave it a more whimsical title.  :)  If you don't want to miss out on other freebies, be sure to swing by Christine's blog and sign up for her newsletter!  She is VERY generous with her freebies!  You can find her blog here:  http://digilicious.typepad.com/

I joined Designs by Ashlee CT a bit ago, and got to play with one of her new kits this week!  You all know that I love FROGS--I remember when Hannah brought us our first few frogs from a friends house!  She was about four years old, and now she's almost 17!!  So, we've had frogs for our ponds for a lot of years now!!  So when I saw this cute kit, it was the first one I chose to work with.  The name of the kit is Feelin' Froggie, and is filled with cute embellishments and great outdoor colors.  It is great. 

This layout is of Micah.  Isn't he just adorable?  Becky took the photos--and they are some of my favorites!!  He's such an expressive little guy, and always full of fun and adventure.  I can't wait to see him again soon!!  I'm so sad they live so far away.  Going through the photos, though, makes me feel closer to him.  Scrapbooking gives me the opportunity to relive some of the fun times we've spent with the grandchildren.  I love them all so much!!  :)

The next layout was also made with the same fun kit.  This layout shows Jonah and Noah about a year ago!  They were so cute playing in the grass!!  They are lovely little boys, and we so enjoy having them visit.  They came up for a short visit for Grandpa's birthday on Monday, but they brought baby Jacob with him too!!  ;) Grandpa took Jacob out in the backyard to find froggies--yes, they are already out!!  They were only able to find one--which delighted Noah and Jonah to no end!!  :)  They are such fun little critters.  (Noah and Jonah, not the froggies!!) 

I have a couple of new layouts to share today!  I made them both with the same kit from ScrapperGirl Designs, and it is called Soft Rose.   First I made the layout called Bubbles, but then, after looking at the kit more, I realized it NEEDED baby girl photos, so I dug out the tiny girl (Hopie's) baby photos!!  She was so pink and small and sweet that she fit this kit so well!!  :)

 

  

Isn't that a fun kit?  All pink and sweet??  :)

Hey!  Tomorrow a new Collaborative kit is available at PrettyScrappy.com!  It's called Bunny Hop, and it is a really great kit.  It is HUGE--and you're gonna love it!!  It even has a glittery alphabet included!  I made these two layouts with it, so as you can see, it is pretty versatile, in that it doesn't HAVE to be an Easter layout to use it!!  Enjoy!

 

The first layout is Sarah of course!!  :) Isn't she just a little doll.  I can't wait to pinch her little chubby cheeks!!  The second layout is Hopie, and again, she's a doll too!!  Having grandchildren is one of the greatest blessings God has in store for people!  I'm lovin' it!                                                                                                      

Both layouts I have to share today are from a day trip my daughter Amy and her family took to the beach a couple of weeks ago.  I used the same kit with both of them--Safe Harbor from DaybreakScraps Designs.  The first layout shows Jonah standing in the water at the beach.  I found a poem from Irene Foster that just spoke to me about this photo--especially since Jonah just turned 4 this month.
The poem's title is When He's not Just Four and it says:

Now is the time to get things done . . .
Wade in the water, Sit in the sun,
Squish my toes in the mud by the door
Explore the world with a boy just four.
Now is the time to study books, Flowers, Snails,
How a cloud looks, To ponder "up,"
Where God sleeps nights,
Why mosquitoes take such big bites.
Later there'll be time To sew and clean
Paint the hall That soft new green,
To make new drapes, refinish the floor,
 Later on . . . when he's not just four.

I love it!  :)  and I love this photo!

The other layout shows the boys playing in the lines from the old ship they ventured to board!  It looks like the boys had a good time that day.

I have a few layouts to share today.  I made them all with one kit that Godigitalscrapbooking.com supplied to me for use in round four of the Supreme Team Contest.  I love this kit--it was fun to play with!

The first layout is one of Micah that Becky shot a few years ago, and has got to be one of my favorite photos of him!  He's such a cutie!!  This is the one I used to submit to the contest.  How could anybody pass up that cute little face??

The second layout is tiny photos of all 14 of the grandchildren.  I never get them close enough to each other in real life to get any photos of them together, so they will be photoshopped cousins if nothing else!!  All together, they make quite a bunch of kids!  Each one of them has such a distinct and fabulous personality!  They all share one thing though, they are all very much loved by their grandparents!!  I'm so in love with each and every one of them!!

I took the photos of Abby this past summer when she visited with Micah.  We were at Chuck's house, and I think she was just overwhelmed by the opened spaces there!  She ran and ran!!  Hannah snapped the photos with my camera. 

Thanks for looking!!

I have a couple of  layouts to share tonight!  the kit came from PrettyScrappy.com.  I used  the team collab kit called There is No Place Like Home.  It is a HUGE kit, with lots of papers and even more embellishments!!  It was fun to play with! 

The first layout is a layout of Hopie when she was just a baby.  It was a little out of my comfort zone, but I guess it's always good to stretch your abilities.  There is no journaling on this one except the title!

The second one shows the boys a couple of weekends ago.  I wanted to have one of Jacob at this age because he's growing so fast!!  He won't be a baby much longer!!  Oh why do they have to grow up so darn fast??  
Journaling says: 
The Birds spent the day touring San Pedro.  They went on a ship
in the harbor, where these photos were taken.  You can see the
ships lines behind the boys!  They always have fun on their

weekend adventures!!                                               

Well, blow me over!  I made it into round 4 in the contest.  27 people were chosen to advance to this round, and next week, the fine judges will chose their SUPREME team of 12.  These 12 people will serve for 4 months on this team!  Tomorrow we are given our new kit to use for this round!  Can't wait to see what we get to play with this round.  Wish me luck again!  :)