I'm Among the Living

Wow...sure glad last week is over! I was soooo sick. I slept for 2 whole days and felt I could sleep more but holy cow!!! I'm basically better now but I seem to have this lingering cough and with having asthma, it always lasts forever! YUCKY!!! I did manage to finish my Sketches! {by tamara} LO before the deadline. I wasn't overly thrilled with how it came out but at least I managed to get it done. Here it is........

So, what do you think? Be honest because if I don't like your comment I can always delete it!!! hehe No seriously.....what do you think?

On Sunday I was in the mood to scrap but my mojo was still in bed I think! :( I went in search of some inspiration and found a sketch by Q-Diggity that woke the mojo up a little. This is a LO about my middle sister. I also used my embellishment class to do this one.

I'm happy with this one!!! I also got the new DT sketch from Tamara and all I can say is OMG......I was so inspired by it that I had to do it right away. Dang, now I just have to wait even longer before I can share it. Maybe that will give you something to look forward to! BTW, does anyone read this thing or am I just talking to my self!?! Thanks for visiting my blog today and hope you have a great week!!

Sketches! {by tamara} DT LO

Well....here is my latest DT LO for the Sketches! blog!! You really must check out Tamara's sketches!!! The pictures are of Christian on her 5th birthday!! OMG.....where has time gone!?! I also incorporated one of my embellishment classes over at NYC Scraps into this LO too!!



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A Photographer in Training

When MayCee and I had our park outing she decided that she needed to be the one doing the "photo shoot" when we got home. I wasn't overly excited about her using my camera but I just put the neck strap around her (thank God because she dropped it!) and let her go for it!! Well I must admit for being 5 years old she did a pretty good job! I created this LO so she would have her very first photo shoot!!!

See, she did really well considering what she had to work with! hehe She told me where to stand, how to stand....you name it! Okay, now for a few of the out takes!! :)

Not to bad for a beginner huh!?! Thanks for stopping by today and check back soon because I have lots more to post!!!

My first LO

Well, here is the first LO that I did for the Design Team at Sketches! {by tamara} !! I really loved this sketch as it had so much potential. Check out what the rest of the DT did with this sketch. If you ever need some mojo, pop on over to Tamara's blog and you're sure to find some!!

Isn't she just the cutest little thing!?! She had her very first sleepover with her Nana and Papa and she was an angel. She went to sleep at 10:00 and didn't wake up until 6:40. Of course Tailee and MayCee spent the night too. They were really good little babysitters!! MayCee's little green monster showed up a couple of times but I think for the most part she did really well. I don't know if she's quite ready to share her Nana yet!!! The girls both just adore Kaiya!!

Thanks for visiting my blog today!! Come back soon as I am taking a "designing MY life" class with Cathy Zielske over at Big Picture Scrapbookingand also an "Embellishments 101" with Doris Sander over at nycscraps.com . I figured the two classes could really go hand in hand. I'll be sharing some of my LO's here. Have a great week!!!

Piggy Party

Oh yeah, you read it right!!! As some of you may already know, MayCee has an obsession with her stuffed pigs. They go everywhere with her. Well on Wednesday when I had the girls MayCee said that her pigs' birthday is Friday and we needed to have a party. Oh, okay honey!!! Well she talked her Papa into baking a birthday cake and buying her piggies birthday presents!! Yep, she has her Papa wrapped around her little finger. So last night we had a birthday party for her FIVE pigs equipped with cake and ice cream and of course party favors and piggy presents (really something for their mommy!;))!!! Here are a few pictures from our Piggy Party last night!! We was rockin' the night. AKA......SUGAR HIGH!!!! :D

Papa even decorated the cake and MayCee said that they were going to be seven so.....you have to have candles on the birthday cake!!! Come on!!! And yep, our birthday pigs in the background!!

The girls singing Happy Birthday to the piggies!!!

The piggies presents wrapped by MayCee and Christian!!! I think they used my whole roll of tape! :eek: The happy party goers!!! And last but not least the unwrapping of gifts (after we had cake and ice cream of course)!!! Well everyone had cake and ice cream except piggies (not that MayCee didn't try) and Nana (I'm still on a diet!)!!

So here is the story of our Piggy Party last night. Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!! I've never laughed so much!!! A Friday night in the life of Nana and Papa!!! Thanks for visiting today!!! Hope you have a great week!

Some more LO's to share!

I'm sure having fun scrappin' my new granddaughter!!! She is growing way too fast. :( She's starting to coo and smile. She went to the Dr. today and now weighs 10 1/2 pounds. Not bad for 2 months!! I can't believe that she is 2 months old today. Seems like she was just born yesterday!!!

I have to not forget my other girls!! MayCee shows the little green monster every now and then. I don't think she's ready to share her Nana but she loves Kaiya soo much!! I did this LO of Tailee and MayCee's birthday party. Just love the bright colors!

This next LO I did as a challenge to scraplift a LO in the gallery at 3 Scrappy Boy's! I lifted scrappermimi's LO and used a picture of Tailee when we went camping. She's such a goofy girl!!!

I was feeling a little sentimental when I created this LO of my baby sis!! I wish we lived closer to each other. I really miss her and the way she can always make me laugh! Sometimes I get so wrapped up in my own life that I forget that I need to pick up the phone and call!! I'm such a terrible sister. :( I loved making this LO using a kit from Scarlet Lime. If you haven't ever checked out Christy Tomlinson's kits.....trust me, you NEED TO!!! Her kits are totally awesome!


Heather Bowser over at 3 Scrappy Boys picked this LO for Layout of the Day today!! Little does she know that she totally made my day!! I was totally inspired by a LO in my new Making Memories Magazine soo I stayed up way to late last night finishing it!! The picture isn't the best of Tailee but I just loved that big ol' smile on her face.




Okay, I think I've bored you enough today!!

BTW....make sure you check out the Sketches! {by tamara} blog on Monday and see my very first Design Team LO!!!! If you check it out and come back here and let me know what you think...I'll put your name in a hat for a fun RAK from me!!! Don't forget! ;)

Hope you all have a great weekend and thanks for visiting my blog!