It is SPRINGTIME in the desert!  The flowers blooming, and we've had some glorious days.  I'm trying to spend some time outside each day because the day will come very soon when it will be too hot to be outside!!  We'll turn on the cooler, and pretty much hibernate until fall comes!  Our outings will be in the early morning before it gets hot, or way after the sun goes down, after it cools down a bit!  The summer winds will blow and everybody will complain about the heat and the wind, but I've come to enjoy the wind.  I always tell my friend that the wind is our friend!  Without the wind, the heat would be unbearable at times!!
Easter is this Sunday.  Our church is having a church-wide breakfast before service on Sunday.  Earl has been practicing the music for a month or so!  I wish you all a great Resurrection Day.  Praise the Lord for all He has done for us.
I have a few layouts to share today while I'm here.  The first is  Cheesy smile!  The photo is of my sweet grandson Noah.  This is his Picture Smile.  I'm not sure who ever made up picture smiles, but
his is pretty cheesy!!  I used a kit called Happy Easter by Algena that you can find at Scrappity Doo Dah! 

The next layout is of another grandson named Jonah!  His mom started preschool at home with him last September, and he's learned so much!  He really enjoys the messy part--just like a boy huh?  This photo was taken the first week of school when they were studying the letter "A" and he was using his hand to paint an apple tree.  This A week was full of ADVENTURES.  They ATE APPLES, made APPLE sauce, and had lots of fun!!  They even watched the movie Johnny APPLESEED!  Jonah has made AMAZING progress since September, and he eagerly awaits each weeks additions!

I used Polkadot Pixels kit Penmanship and her Grungy Grocery Bag kits that you can find at twopeasinabucket.com!  And another kit you can find at 2 peas is Lil' Moa's Diary by Edeline Marta, and that is the kit I used for this layout of still ANOTHER grandson, Micah when he was a few years younger than he is now!

I love the new collab by Marshmella Designs and HK Designs called Hello Sunshine!  It's a wonderful kit, and I'm sure I'll use it over and over again.  Although you can buy the kit separate from the bundle, the bundle gives you everything including the templates!  It's great!  And the colors are so sweet.  You can find this at Godigitalscrapbooking.com and at Gingerscraps.net.  This is my daughter and her three little guys! 

 The last layout for today is of my middle daughter's family.  She has two daughters and a son.  The name of this layout is Then There Was Three.  I used the great kit Deep Love the bundle by Snap Wings found at Digital Scrap Cafe.   I looked for photos that were of the children at about the same age.  I made a template for this layout, and it is featured for the Template Challenge at Digital Scrap Cafe starting on April 22!  Don't forget to stop by and participate.  You can earn a participation  coupon to the store!!

Thanks for stopping by today.  Be sure to worship your Lord this weekend!  It will enhance your life.  Stop in again real soon!  May God Bless YOU and yours!

Again, I'm in a hurry.  One day I'll have time to share ALL my layouts!  It would take "awhile" to get them here I'm afraid!  I used to be a little more diligent to get them here--

The first layout I have to share today is one of Sarah when she was just a tiny baby!  Now she's a big 4 year old, and oh so cute!!  She is such a sweet little girl--and full of spunk and smiles!  What a joy she is.  I used the kit My Little World by Keley Designs found here:   http://digitalscrapcafe.com/cafe/product.php?productid=18890&cat=249&page=1.

The next one is kind of sad for me.  The photos were taken last year when the little Birds were still in California.  Now they are living in Tennessee, and within the next month or so, will be relocating to Kansas City!  At least they are a little closer to California I guess!  It's still close to 2000 miles "as the bird flies."  haha!  Couldn't resist!  We're praying for a safe trip and move for them!--but LAST year they were for the blooming poppies in the desert!  Tomorrow is the Poppy Festival--I miss my little Birds! I used the April Grab bag by Dutsji Designs found here:  http://digitalscrapcafe.com/cafe/product.php?productid=18951 for this Spring layout.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!  May God be with you all!  Stop in again real soon.

Hi again!  I have a freebie for you tonight! 
I've been hosting some of the template challenges at Digitalscrapcafe.com, and a new challenge starts tomorrow!  Be sure to check it out in the forum here:  http://digitalscrapcafe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2549!!  You can pick up the new template!  For my layout, I used the cute A Day at the Zoo kit by Dutsji Designs that you can find here:
http://digitalscrapcafe.comcafe/product.php?productid=18917&cat=0&page=1
 Here is the layout!  The little animals are so cute in this kit! 

 I have another layout to share tonight also!  I made it with a great collab from the designers at DigitalScrapcafe.com!  The kit is called Spring Awakening and can be found here:  http://digitalscrapcafe.com/cafe/product.php?productid=18911
Here is my layout!  It's photos of my granddaughters!  Aren't they just lovely?

Oh, I forgot to say, if you join the template challenge, be sure to post your layout in the template challenge gallery, then again in the thread with the template--and then PM your email address to me so I can make sure you get  your participation prize!  I've heard that it's a coupon to the store.
Thanks for stopping by, and may God bless you!

It's been awhile!  :)  But I've been pretty busy! 

When we retired, I had no idea how busy retired life could be--and it's not doing something all the time, it's just living day to day.  The regular activities (cleaning house, doing laundry, fixing meals) take a lot of time!  And my house isn't spotless to say the least!!  I just don't know how in the world we ever found time to have a job--either one of us!! 
Yesterday my husband was outside painting the patio cover before 8 am!!  And that was after we got home from walking the dog.  Poor dog would go bananas if we did something BEFORE her walk!  She is such a creature of habit.  She is such a blessing in our lives though, not sure what we'd do without her!
Anyhow, after he was finished painting, he mowed the lawn, moved mulch from one side of the yard to the other, fixed sprinklers, and by then it was 4 pm!!  I was really proud of him though, last time he worked outside all day, he came in at about 6 pm and was so exhausted I had to hand feed him.  He doesn't know when to quit.  So, yesterday I told him he had to stop by 4 pm, which would give him enough time to get cleaned up before dinner.  I was totally surprised, though when he minded and came in at 4:15.  He felt much better last night than he had the last time!!  It was hot outside--it was our first day over 90 this year.  Summer is really creeping up on us.

I've been busy with my CT work.  This week has been especially busy for some reason!  I'm totally enjoying it, and am getting a lot of scrapping done.  I have a few to share today--
I loved the Pandemic kit by Dream Big Designs so much that I did another layout with it.  It's called Baby Noah.  He was such a cutie!!  This kit was perfect for it.  You can find it here:  http://digitalscrapcafe.com/cafe/product.php?productid=18580&cat=0&page=2

Another layout I wanted to share with you today is Mommy's Kisses.  It is a few photos of Noah when he tripped over his own feet and hit his head on the sidewalk.  Poor Noah!!  Sometimes his head is just too heavy.  I used a kit from Pixelily Designs called Love Blooms that you can find here:  http://digitalscrapcafe.com/cafe/product.php?productid=18899&cat=0&page=1
and here is the layout. 

That is all I have time to share today.  Thanks so much for stopping by--May God bless you and your family!

Hi!  I've been on a roll this week!  I really love scrapping when it just falls together so easily!  Of course, having such wonderful designers to work with really helps the creative juices flow!  I have a few to share--some can't be posted yet because the kits haven't been released! 

Here is a layout  that I used the great kit PANDEMIC by Dream Big Designs and Pixelily Designs found here:   http://digitalscrapcafe.com/cafe/product.php?productid=18580&cat=0&page=2
These boys really love each other---and now there are three in the mix!  There were three when this photo was taken, but the photo only had the two boys.  Jacob was too small for the bear hug!!  I hear he's the biggest bear huger now though!!  Sounds like Amy is earning her keep trying to keep up with him!

I made a template for this layout for the template challenge that you can find here as a freebie:  template challenge.  Come on over and join the fun!  We'd love to have you!
Thanks for stopping by!!  Have a good day, and may God Bless you!

Hi!  I've been feeling so bad with my allergies. It's going to be a long spring as the lilacs haven't even budded yet.  The good part of allergies, though, is time INSIDE to scrapbook! I can't seem to go outside much at all as the allergies really get me down. Thankfully, the allergies seem to be letting up a bit!
So, two of the layouts I've gotten done this week are Disney layouts of one of the Birds trips!  They had a year pass there, and I have a lot of photos, but haven't done many layouts!  Poor Noah was still a little shy when it came to meeting the characters, but Jonah was a bit braver.  Jonah especially loved the princesses, as you'll see in the first layout!  :)  By the time they met the super heros, Noah was feeling a little braver.  Here are my two layouts!

 I used the fun kit Frou Frou Fairy by Caged Bird Designs for the first layout which is  my grandsons meeting the Disneyland princesses.  Aren't the boys just adorable?  Look at the cute expression on Jonah's face.  He looks like the Bird that ate the canary!  He's holding hands with the beautiful princess and he can hardly believe it!!  You can find this sweet kit I used for this layout here: Frou Frou Fairy

The second layout demanded a bit more color and boldness, so I chose a kit called World Of Magic by Catia Cunha that you can find here:  World of Magic.  I hope to get to some more Disney layouts soon!  These were fun to make.
Thanks so much for stopping by--May God bless you!

Hi!  Happy Sunday!  I'm suffering with Spring allergies--but since I can't go outside, I've been busy scrapping.  I'm always on the lookout for great beach or water related kits to work with.  I recently found a really fun one!  It was designed by Dream Big Designs, and the name of it is Submerged!  It was just perfect for me to use on some of my San Diego photos, and can't wait to use it for some Sea World photos too.  We always have beach photos to use, so this one was a lot of fun.
Here is the layout I did with it:

It has a white background, so you can't see the edges well!  :)  You can find this fun kit here:
Submerged.  Thanks for stopping by today--and if you are suffering from the same spring allergies as I am, I'll pray for you!  Just think--summer will be here before we know it.  God is so faithful!!  He has the seasons under His control.  We remain in His capable hands!

Today is Wednesday!  Half the week is gone already.  I'm coming down with a cold--or a sinus infection--or an allergy attack!  Whatever it is, I'm NOT feeling well for sure!  Earl is working on a computer program to figure out how to play trains with grandchildren in Tennessee while we live in California.  He's a genius, so I'm sure he'll think of something!  :)  We miss our little guys--and grandpa misses playing trains with them. 
I have a few layouts to share with you to day.  I made a layout of Amy and Becky.  The photo was taken in June when Amy and Scott were going through Denver on their way to their new home in Tennessee.  The girls (sisters) had lots of fun together, and I'm sure they enjoyed seeing all the kids playing together.  Being a mom, I love that my girls can get together once in awhile.  I wish it was more often--I'm sure they both miss that closeness they once had.  Anyhow, here is the layout.  I used a kit called I Am Woman by Mandy King and Marie H, and you can find it at Scrappity-doo-dah! 

Almost all the other layouts I've done since my last post, I can't post yet--but there is one more I can post!  It's about my granddaughters in San Diego. The kit I used was called Any Other Place in the Sun from Dani Salles that you can find at at DigitalScrapCafe.  The name of the layout is It's NOT Hawaii--and chronicles our trip to the beach when we visited San Diego!  These girls love to visit the beach!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!  Come back soon.  May God Bless you!

Hello Blog!  How are ya doing?  Anything happening here??
I've got a few layouts to share this evening!  
The first one is one I made with a kit from Modern June called Vintage Flea.  When she posted the sneak peek we (the creative team) wasn't sure if it was going to be a vintage kit, or a circus kit, or a bug kit!  But it's a GREAT kit!  I love it.  I made this layout of me when I was a little girl (Kindergarten photo).  My mom had given me my first permanent.  She loved it and told me how beautiful I was, but LOOK AT THAT PHOTO!!  I think she was lying to me so I wouldn't get mad at her for giving me the permanent!!  My sister laughed and laughed.  She didn't "need" permanents because she had the natural wave in her hair!  She still has that wave.  Anyhow, you can find the kit exclusively at Scrapable.co

 The next layout I have to share was made with another kit at Scrapable!  It is from the March Build a kit--another winner in my eyes!!  It's called Off the Beaten Path--and you can get it for free with a 10.00 purchase!  You won't be sorry!  It's fun!  This layout is of Noah and Jonah, and how Jonah helps her little brother out!  :) 

I used a kit from Aprilisa and also a template from her!  The kit is called Colors of Love and the template pack is called Picture Perfect #3.  The layout is about my granddaughers that live in the San Diego area!  They LOVE to visit the beach!  --no matter what or when.

and here is another layout---I used a great set of kits from Simply you simply me (the elements, the papers and the word art are all separate kits but called xoxo.  I love the cute elements in this kit!  I also used a template from Connie Prince.  Love her templates too!

 My last layout share for tonight is from a kit from Double Dutch Designs called Circle Crazy and a template from ME!  :)   This is Noah again--He's such a sweetie!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Keep a song in your heart and a prayer on your lips!  See ya next time!

Today is the 10th anniversary of  Dale Earnhardt's death at the Daytona 500.  His son is driving in today's race.  I pray for a safe race for all of the racers today!  Let the season begin. I'm multi-tasking--watching the race and digi scrapping at the same time.  Such fun!
So far, I only finished one layout--but I love it.
I loved this Cute Safari Collection by Elker W.  It was perfect for my photo of my little grandson when we took him to the zoo a few years ago.  He was so eager to see the animals, and he KNEW he was safe while he was holding his grandpa's hand.  What a testament to trust in his grandpa!  What a sweet boy he was (and still is!)  Now he's a BIG boy though! 
You can find this great kit here:  http://digitalscrapcafe.com/cafe/product.php?productid=18574&cat=0&page=1
I also used a template called SCD Boys Blush.
Here is the layout!

Well, back to scrapping!  Have a great Sunday afternoon.  (We tivoed the race so we could watch it after church!)  God Bless you all, and thank you all for stopping by!!

 Again I find my blog sadly neglected!  Poor thing!  I've been busy creating and having fun with some fabulous kits!  The designers I help our are just too good!  I only have one layout to share tonight!  Tomorrow is release day, so I might be back then.
For this layout, I used Tranquil Moments by Milly Dee for this layout.
You can find the kit here:  http://digitalscrapcafe.com/cafe/product.php?productid=18785&cat=0&page=1 and I also used the template for the template challenge at DigitalScrapCafe.  You can find the template challenge here:  http://digitalscrapcafe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2508.  I hope you'll think about joining the challenge!

This is our Noah.  Such a sweet little boy! 
Thanks for stopping by.  Come back again soon!

I have two layouts to share.  They are the same people--many years apart!  :)  Besides years between the photos, there are many many memories we've shared.  In the older layout, they were just two kids in love.  In the second layout, they are seasoned parents and had even ventured into the world of grandparent-hood.  It's been a great journey. 

In the first layout, I used Aimee Harrison's new Kit Love Letters found here:  http://scrapable.co/store/Love-Letters-Scrap-Kit.html and her template package here: http://scrapable.co/store/Love-Letters-Template-
For the second layout I used Pixelily designs Glorious Sentiments kit and template pack for this layout.  You can find them here:  http://digitalscrapcafe.com/cafe/product.php?productid=18737&cat=0&page=1 and here:  http://digitalscrapcafe.com/cafe/product.php?productid=18740&cat=0&page=1

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Please come back again!  God Bless you.

This has been a pretty productive week full of scrapping.  I love it!!  The designers I play for have outdone themselves with the wonderful kits they've designed.  First off, I made two layout with a kit from Kathy Winters called Funky Valentine.  For one of them I used a template from PhotoCowGirl!  I think I rearranged a template from biographitti for the other one.  You can find both Kathy Winters and Photocowgirl at Gingerscraps.  Here are those two layouts!

Next is a layout I did with a fun kit from Modern June called February Capture 365.  She's doing a new part of this huge kit every month throughout the year, especially for the people involved in doing the project 365.  It is probably a daunting task!!  But Kathy is up to it--she's fabulous!!  You can find Modern June exclusively at Scrapable.co.  I also used a template from Colies Corner.  I love templates!  These are older photos of Abby, but she's still a sweetie!!

Jen C Designs released a cute kit this week too!  It is called I love you Just a Little!  The bundle even comes with the great templates--and you all know how much I love templates!!  This layout is about Abby too.  I guess I must be missing her this week!!  You can find Jen's things at Funkyplayground and at Digiscrapsdrivein! 

The next two layouts were done with a kit from Ruby Lane called In My heart that is available at Funkyplayground!  The first one is my granddaughter Hope and the other one is my daughter Becky and her baby Sarah.  Sarah is four years old now!!  My, how time flies!

 Polka Dot Pixels released a perfect kit for BOYS this week!  It was called About a boy, and fit my little guys to a "T" so I made a few layouts of their photos!  You can find Polka Dot Pixels exclusively at 2 peas!  I love this kit!!   Look how cute my boys are!!  (They are two of my grandsons!)  They can be found exclusively in Tennessee! 

I did a couple more layouts of Noah--the first one is from a kit called Find Joy from Dianne Rigdon exclusively at 2 peas. 

The other one is from Sugar Pie Scraps called My sugar Pie!  Noah was a little younger here!  He is such a little doll!

 This one is all three boys, and I used the new kit from Caged Bird Designs called Anchor Me Down for this one!  I love the colors in this kit!  I also used a great template from Jen Maddocks Designs and it is featured in the Mystery Challenge at Scrapable.com this month!  Come on over and play!

 The next one was fun!  The photos were taken on my Birthday this year.  My son's family came over to help celebrate with me, and it was so fun to see my son and his kids interact with each other.  In this layout, Adam is the horsie for Hope, but Andrew was trying to get on too.  Chuck was trying to keep the kids from falling off Adam's back!  After Adam collapsed, both the little ones got on Chuck's back for awhile too.  I used a great kit called My Everyday by Le Pingouin Designs, and it can be found at DigitalScrapCafe.com

 That is all I have for today!  I hope I can get here a little more often so I don't have so many at one time!!  Thanks so much for stopping by.  May God Bless you!!  Come back again soon.

A post by Stef at DST challenged us to make a layout without any photos this week, so I made one about my memories from Valentines day when I was a child.  I used the Vintage Valentine kit from Digital Scrap Cafe for the kit, and had a great time remembering past Valentines days.   I love how it turned out, and proved to myself that the memories speak louder than photos sometimes.  Here is my layout!

Polka Dot Pixels released a great new kit this week called About a Boy.  Well, since I DO have little boys in my life, this kit was a dream to use!  I loved all the cute elements and the great boy colors!  I did these two layouts with that kit!  Don't I have the cutest little grandsons?

 

The picture of Jonah was taken a couple of years ago, but he still enjoys helping his father with any chore!!  He's FIVE now ya know!!  :)  Speaking of him being five, I did a layout of that this week too!  I love how it turned out.  That photo really captured Jonah to a T!  He's such a vibrant little guy!! 

Because he turned five this week, I was looking back at some of his baby photos, and had to make a layout of when he was a baby--just to see how much he is growing up!  He was a beautiful baby, but he's growing up to be a fine little man now!!  Here is his baby photo layout. 

Wasn't he just too cute?

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope to see you here again real soon.  God Bless you!

 There are a few new releases today that I wanted to bring to your attention!  First, Wyld Web Designs released a new kit called Tiny Dancer!  I made a layout of Molly and her cute little "before meal" dance that she does!  Although I'm sure this type of a layout isn't what Char (Wyld Web Designs) had in mind for her cute new kit, having a fur baby that dances comes in handy sometime!! 

Isn't it so cute?  I just love it.  I used TINY DANCER by Wyld Web Designs found here:  http://store.gingerscraps.net/Tiny-Dancer-by-Wyld-Web-Designs.html.
and a cute template from Bella Gypsy for this layout of my dog Molly and her morning dancing routine!

You should see the cute Valentine Day Printable Cards that Graham Like the Cracker has just released!  They are darling!!  Be sure to pick them up at ScrapMatters and get busy making those Valentine cards for your loved ones!!  Look at them!  Aren't they just so cute?

They can ALL be found right here:  Printable Valentine Day Cards!!

Thanks for stopping by!  Gotta go make my Valentine cards!

Again, it's been a long time since I've posted!  I just get so busy having fun with the designers kits and making layouts that I forget to post them here too!!

Today I have a FREEBIE for you!  It was made by one of my fellow CT members of the Marshmella Designs team, Jayne!  She's awesome!  Thanks so much Jayne!  It goes perfectly with the kit that Marshmella released a this past week called Puppy Love! 

 

Puppy Love Kit link

I made this sweet kit about Molly with the kit.  I told the story of how Molly came to be our special friend!  Dogs can be such great companions, but they deserve a home to call their own, and a family to love and care for them.  If you can be a forever and ever home for a fur friend, don't forget that your local pound has many lovely dogs up for adoption!  The fee is usually minimal, and they come with all their shots up to date. They will be spayed or neutered, and ours even came with a microchip just in case they get lost!  The love and companionship you get from a fur friend is well worth the initial investment!

 

That brings me to the great freebie!  Thanks so much Jayne for the wonderful alphabet you made!  Isn't it just so cute? 

You can download it here:  mediafire.com yt03i6l969o51rh

Have a great day, and don't forget to stop by again soon!  May God show you lots of blessings today!