SWING

 

I just finished this layout this morning use the "LASTING MEMORIES"   January challenge sketch 

#780 using one photo.

 

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Walking

This fall I tried to do more walking in our neighborhood.   Took this selfie and pictures of my sidewalk views on this walk.    I used the sketch for this week at  "LASTING MEMORIES"    It was a fun layout to work with, be sure and try it out.

 

LAKE LIFE

 

This layout is for  "LASTING MEMORIES"  Challenge #781 for two photos.

TRAVEL

 

I made this layout for the One Word Challenge at  "CHALLENGE YOURSELF".     My husband and I decided together in 2025 to not just sit here and think about what we wanted to do but to do it.  So we started making plans, during a cruise in December 2025 we planned ahead for more cruises.   That is why I chose the word TRAVEL as my word for the new year.   I am 74 and he is 78 (will add a year each in 2026) so while we can we want to go and see and discover new and old places again.   My husband loves cruise life now and the time on sea days to just sit and relax.  I'm all for the excursions at the different ports, so we do some of both.    We have 3 cruises planned for 2026 and 2 planned for 2027 already.   In March we are cruising to Hawaii,   in June we are cruising to Alaska and then the end of October we are doing a transatlantic cruise starting in Barcelona, Spain and ending back in Ft. Lauderdale.   I also LOVE road trips, so I have a 15 day road trip planned with my brother in April.   It's Route 66 100th anniversary so the first half of our trip will be the route out to California and then the last half of our drive going north and exploring 3 National Parks in Utah on our way home back to Missouri.    Hubby isn't a road trip guy, he will drive cross country just to get from point A to B with only stopping for gas and food and if you can combine those stops thats even better.   I like to stop and see the little things.  Like the Continental Divide sign along the side of the road, and drive off the interstate so you can find the biggest ball of twine or  Cadillac Ranch where Cadillac frames are standing on end out in the middle od nowhere and covered in spray paint graffiti.     So back to my word for the year and beyond....TRAVEL.   That is what I want to do for as long as I can and go and see all that I can.

Oh and in 2027 it is going to be a cruise from FL to CA and going all the way through the Panama Canal and later in the year a cruise out of London and see all the British Isles.    So do it everyone, get up and see what you can, you don't have to travel around the world.   Anything is possible, rediscover your town and its hidden gems,  travel all over your state.   Just enjoy all you can.    You will love all you see and do.

Christmas Pose

 

This was one of the photo props on our holiday cruise we took for 2 weeks earlier this month.   I loved all the places the photographers around the ship to have pictures taken.   We had them taken together or of just each of this.   I was pleased with how this one came out.      I'm am entering this layout for challenge #144 at  "SCRAP CHALLENGE YOURSELF"    This month's prompt was easy, Anything Goes as long as you include a photo of yourself.

Merry Christmas

 I just finished this layout for the Scrap With Friends double challenge.   First I used the sketch at  "Rochelle Spears Blog"   Another great sketch that I will be keeping to use again.

Then the Tic-Tac-Toe challenge at "Scrap With Stacy" I did the diagonal  Black Card Stock (matting my patterned paper and my title) Circle and Banner.

Thankful for You

 

When I saw the new challenge yesterday at  "CHALLENGE YOURSELF" I immediately thought of this picture.   I had my fall papers already out for another layout so found this 2017 picture, printed it and made this layout.    This was such a great memory of the first Thanksgiving for my youngest and as it turned out my last grandchild for her first Thanksgiving at 10 months old.   It was such a great picture of both of us and so fun to scrap it again.    I know I have used it before for my granddaughters album at the time and now I'll add it to my chronological Thanksgiving album through the years.