Happy 3rd Birthday

Our granddaughter had her 3rd birthday party last weekend.    They live in Orlando so we couldn't be there, but I had been saving the picture invitation that they sent out a couple of weeks before knowing that I would get some Facebook pictures after the party.

The challenge going on now at "Scrapping 4 Fun" is challenge #33 - Happy Birthday.
You can make anything you want birthday related, a card, a layout, or any other project.
Be sure and check out the details  HERE.

Cherish

I'm so glad I got this picture.   Caught my new son-in-law picking up my daughter, his wife of 7 months, picking her up at Christmas time and just swinging her around.    They were just smiling so big and happy I just had to scrap it.

I used the new Jan. 16th sketch at "ShopScrapMuch" I really like the look of this sketch and it's different than anything I've used for awhile.    I hope you will join in the challenge too.
You can see the sketch below and check out all the details HERE.

Puppies

I have been out of town and haven't scrapped in a week.   I was so glad to get home today and see the new sketch at "Sketches in Thyme"   I loved it and knew I wanted to use it right away.
So I looked thru some recent pictures looking for the right one to use.    I found this one just a few weeks old of my daughter and son-in-law and their two new puppies.    The one on Leslie's lap is Malcolm, and they just adopted him a few weeks ago from the humane society after they moved back to Missouri, and Chopper that is on Jason's lap they adopted this summer while they were living in DC.  Chopper is now a year old and Malcolm is 15 months old.     They are such loving pups.

Now who couldn't look at this picture and see the "Simple Pleasure" these puppies are going to bring to their furry parents Jason and Leslie.   I know it makes me smile. So with that being said, I'm going to enter this layout also at "Lasting Memories" for their challenge #223 Simple Pleasures.

You can check out the details of the "Lasting Memories" challenge HERE and see what the DT has created to inspire you.

You can see the great sketch # 138 at "Sketches in Thyme" sketch below and check out the details  HERE.

Chappell's

This is what I call fast scrapping.     We stopped for lunch today after working in the morning at this sports bar and museum.   I took these 3 pictures and then when I was looking for challenges this afternoon I saw the week 1 sketch at "Let's Get Sketchy" and it was perfect for my pictures.

I probably hadn't stopped at Chappell's in 15 years now so it was fun to go back again and see all the fantastic sports memorabilia they have here.    Where we sat the ceiling was covered in old college pennants an then another section of the ceiling had a 100 football helmets hanging from it.
Then of course there isn't a square inch of the walls that doesn't have photos or framed jerseys on it.

So check out the sketch below and read about the challenge HERE and let's see your layout.

Health for 2015

A new year is here.   Can you believe its 2015.   I can remember waiting for the millennium to arrive and now 15 years into it.      I've never been a big resolution maker for the new year.    But.....feeling so bad in December I decided I really have to take care of myself and put myself first for a change.
It's been ages since I've had my own doctor and had a physical but tomorrow is the big day and I have to say I'm so glad I made the decision to make the appt and get started on numero uno.

So its not a resolution just a new way of thinking.   I'm setting aside all the diet drinks I fill up on and really drinking lots of water everyday, and what do you know, I've found out I like water.    Plus I'm not going to think of my scale as the enemy but the weight loss has already started and I have to admit I want to continue to step on that scale in the morning and see a difference.

I used the sketch at "Sketches in Thyme" for my layout.    I like the number background paper as to me it represents a new year and new numbers to see changing on the scale.    Wish me luck everyone.

You can see this great sketch that was made for "Sketches in Thyme" by Bev Code below and check out all the details of the challenge   HERE.

Also over at "S.W.A.T" (Scrap Warriors Advanced Training) the first challenge for January is Drill #47 and its 'One Little Word for 2015'   and this is my word for the year and will be entering my layout at "SWAT" also.   Check out the details HERE.

First layout of 2015

I'm so glad I felt like scrapping today.    I feel like its been forever.    After I finished this I think I remember doing a pie layout right after Christmas.   the only other layout I've made in 2 weeks.
But I have my continuing Christmas album, one for Leslie and one for Kai, so there are plenty of places to put similar layouts.

I used the sketch at "Sketch-n-Scrap" for this layout.   I really liked that I could have a main picture and then some smaller ones to go with the theme.

All the paper and embellie stickers (not alpha title)came from the Carta Bella - 'So This is Christmas' collection.   Plus I also used burgundy card stock  to mat everything.

We have new challenges going again in my yahoo group scrappin-n-chattin again for the new year.

One was to use chevron paper on a layout and another new one was a scrap our stash challenge and one of the challenge was to use old alpha stickers on the layout and I've used two different ones I've had in my stash for ions.

You can check out the sketch challenge at "Sketch-n-Scrap"   HERE   and see the sketch below.

I'm baaaccckkkk

WOW, my favorite month of the year was a rough one.   I love December and all the holiday prep but this year it took its toll on me.   I made too many plans, trip to my son and daughter-in-law in Dallas for Thanksgiving and back to KC on last day of Thursday.  then 3 days at my brothers first of the month to help my daughter and son-in-law move back to Missouri from DC and from that 5 nights in St. Louis for a girls trip and from that I was home on the 15th and got the flu, luckily it was very short lived but did have 2 full days of a hard deep cough and ended up pulling/straining the oblique muscle on my right side and since then and still today I can't tell you how much pain there is with that.
Sitting at my desk is the worst so I've had limited time here.     But I need to blog this as I'm running behind with this.

Today is the reveal at "Shop Scrap Much?!" and I want to share my layout that I made with the sketch.

I love love love Christmas trees, and luckily with all that ended up happening to me in December, my hubby was kind enough to help me decorate before we left for Texas for Thanksgiving or I don't think I ever would have managed.    On the left side, is my favorite tree on the buffet in the kitchen.   This is a prelit and decorated 3 ft tree I found on clearance at Michaels 5 years ago for $39.  It is beautiful.
Then in my windowsill over my sink, I put this little 18 in. tree and some greenery. No lights but a lot of little cat ornaments hanging from it and sitting at the base (we are a cat family for sure)    Then our newest addition a 10' tree in our living room that I bought on sale after season last year.    We were not pleased with it,  lights kept going out and one branch would hold, so we called the company where we bought it from and they would not just give us our money back but are taking it back and we have full credit to use for something else with them.   So that worked out because for what we paid for it even on year end sale, it is not the tree I expected at all, so will find something else before the season starts next year.    Then since we ha the new tree in living room, I was able to move the 7ft tree into my craft room and enjoy it all season long.  (before this year the 3 ft tree had been on a table top in here for Christmas.)    

So that is the story of our trees and my month of December.    I hope to see a lot of you join in this double page challenge at "Shop Scrap Much?!"      Check out all the details   HERE   and see the sketch below.   You will love it.