tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944331430098635682024-02-08T00:59:08.514-05:00Silver pool of lightDebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-68062760942942552912011-06-08T02:16:00.000-04:002011-06-08T02:17:45.381-04:00I've Moved...and renamed my blog.<br />Come see me here: <a href="http://adetailorientedlife.blogspot.com/">http://adetailorientedlife.blogspot.com/</a>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-16705660495506842852011-02-28T12:31:00.011-05:002011-02-28T13:04:27.149-05:00Reflecting on gratitude & a blog hopWhat a wild ride the past few weeks have been... If you're here for the Counterfeit Kit blog hop, keep reading...<br /><br />My son Ryan had a bad concussion after colliding with a buddy in gym class. He became very confused and crazy about an hour after returning to class. He didn't recognize me or his brother. He had to be taken via ambulance with lights flashing and sirens screaming. All the while, I tried to comfort him and keep my mind from thinking about how bad it could be. I truly feared some terrible scenarios of brain surgery or worse. Afer cat scans and hospital transfers, it was determined he would be fine. There was no fracture, or bleeding or even swelling. Being told he was going to be fine let me relax. When you're a nurse, it isn't always good, because you know too much. I am so grateful to God that he let my boy be fine. That I have the opportunity to make sure he knows every day how much I love him.<br /><br />One of my team mates at Coordinates Collections was not that lucky this past week. Her seven year old son, also named Ryan, lost his battle to leukemia. I am so devastated for her and her family. And I am reminded how close I felt to being in the position of losing a child. It's a parent's worst nightmare.<br /><br /><br />Ryan's favorite color was red, so we at <a href="http://coordinatescollections.com/">Coordinates Collections </a>wore red on Friday in a show of support as he was laid to rest. I was scrapping with papers from my counterfeit kit - which has a lot of red. I found myself thinking of him as I shuffled papers and looked at the sketch. This is what came together very quickly when I gave into my thoughts, and I will be mailing it to Kim to keep:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKk39znKwusUtOvQ3mvZu1hkkGeSsHr15vEODFL6Ltlu_LavCT4ExUWgSa9yZ1bxrydk-ypN5NUQGf4of7A53H9gP2KsYzK4-m5sBglde9SbDUDys8me4lmytg2EGfhqNOZ-nHCh1Gi_M/s1600/cc+004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 399px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578799231863795826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKk39znKwusUtOvQ3mvZu1hkkGeSsHr15vEODFL6Ltlu_LavCT4ExUWgSa9yZ1bxrydk-ypN5NUQGf4of7A53H9gP2KsYzK4-m5sBglde9SbDUDys8me4lmytg2EGfhqNOZ-nHCh1Gi_M/s400/cc+004.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQrQg0wC1YgLPBNpuiCUuIqqpQCY8IeoNcFwQpbSL50R0qai-d0oIfdZ_M7ZBk7NML-rrB-RE5NyOlnlpphDoKkaqiCPcDvqOrTME9iDOKNz30il-semPQW5QxRu6OAUQCCCs2F8W0Tk/s1600/cc+008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578799232782170050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQrQg0wC1YgLPBNpuiCUuIqqpQCY8IeoNcFwQpbSL50R0qai-d0oIfdZ_M7ZBk7NML-rrB-RE5NyOlnlpphDoKkaqiCPcDvqOrTME9iDOKNz30il-semPQW5QxRu6OAUQCCCs2F8W0Tk/s400/cc+008.JPG" /></a> At first I thought maybe this wouldn't be a good layout to post for the blog hop, but changed my mind. Why? To remind people to stop today and give an extra hug or smile to their family and friends. To stop sweating the small stuff and just BE, and enjoy sweet moments.<br /><br /><br /><br />By the way, this is the sketch I was inspired by:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIc2W17aAW6aGRjDIMO8RJGX5s_gvD7__NlONfp1oxkXmeA_tD6A0ct8iPrrKY2zJPOkJM6a4J5D-RCkKy_IXiqhz6dkFZbByIMQQ4UkP1hql411TX40YPgJl1ycUjrQHImvm5654d9Y/s1600/Counterfeit+kit+sketch.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 317px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578801859024679538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIc2W17aAW6aGRjDIMO8RJGX5s_gvD7__NlONfp1oxkXmeA_tD6A0ct8iPrrKY2zJPOkJM6a4J5D-RCkKy_IXiqhz6dkFZbByIMQQ4UkP1hql411TX40YPgJl1ycUjrQHImvm5654d9Y/s400/Counterfeit+kit+sketch.jpg" /></a><br />So now go hop to <a href="http://crystalscraftycreations.blogspot.com/">Crystal's blog</a> and be inspired. Hope you have a good week.<br /><br /><br /><div></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-46909076254340340412011-02-16T00:38:00.016-05:002011-02-17T02:44:31.439-05:00Love & stuffI had a nice Valentine's day here with my family.<br /><br />My mother-in-law sent us a box filled with the most amazing brownies, blondies and Snickerdoodle bars. I've asked for the recipes, and I'll share them when I get them.<br /><br />Mike surprised me with flowers, chocolate, and cooked a lovely dinner for us. All of which he did after working all day, going to C's basketball game, and running errands for me on the way home. I'm the luckiest girl. Ever.<br /><br />Of all the kids, Tommy was the most excited to give and receive Valentine's this year. I wish I could say that he passed out homemade cards, but he went with Toy Story 3 valentines that came in a little mailbox box. He made this for me at school. So cute.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzvm9dR7HSC6ahXNswSYYZ6mmSwvotbHOPCMADXJKhRTPQzUA3IcdOw9L2yoTalEluoQzOyBPkHK9t48bgfA3hIIQ_YMVeYLBnOhs5RquEKGsm8M9nyaug19CiBUaEos_P5luzjXFtak/s1600/valentine+poem.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574163114704160898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzvm9dR7HSC6ahXNswSYYZ6mmSwvotbHOPCMADXJKhRTPQzUA3IcdOw9L2yoTalEluoQzOyBPkHK9t48bgfA3hIIQ_YMVeYLBnOhs5RquEKGsm8M9nyaug19CiBUaEos_P5luzjXFtak/s400/valentine+poem.jpg" /></a> It's my turn this week to post a challenge at <a href="http://hmitm.blogspot.com/">How Much Is Too Much?</a> In honor of Valentine's Day, we challenge you to create a page with mainly brown and red, flowers, an arrow, 2 photos and 14 hearts. Hope you'll play along and link up your project!<br /><br />Here's mine:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZIpyGiPIi8_3PBKfg_lSFiANL7I87XTgp5wzJj093vTxsCuWd7MUX4Ys9-w61twpHLq2FqaPR9SKrkFZVs3MJjYPe8nwTYz3rWwlrY7tnn4lz3n12EtgbzH-A4YKj_Q1N703cM-SmK8/s1600/My+Heart+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574167019884451506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZIpyGiPIi8_3PBKfg_lSFiANL7I87XTgp5wzJj093vTxsCuWd7MUX4Ys9-w61twpHLq2FqaPR9SKrkFZVs3MJjYPe8nwTYz3rWwlrY7tnn4lz3n12EtgbzH-A4YKj_Q1N703cM-SmK8/s400/My+Heart+1.jpg" /></a><br />The thing that's really cool about this layout - I made it with a "kit" I put together for myself, shopping from my stash. I was really inspired by this new challenge blog, called <a href="http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/">Counterfeit Kit Challenge. </a>This is what the site is about:" <blockquote><p>If you have ever browsed through those great monthly scrapbook kit clubs and admired their beautiful kits...but knew you needed more supplies, like a "hole in the head"...you know who you are (you're the one with TONS of supplies and<br />embellishments in your ever growing scrapbook stash)...this challenge is for you! </p><p><br />On the 5th of every month here at the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog, we<br />will choose a kit from a popular kit club (for inspiration) and challenge<br />you to create a "counterfeit kit", using just the supplies you already own.<br />And to be fair, just in case you need the "inspiration" kit, we will only<br />feature current club kits, because we're nice like that! " </p></blockquote><p>The inspiration kit and add ons were these, from Scraps of Darkness:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOcltFYV599Bc8ChoJ0LjKOOHh-UYsGnE7f_Vr6uKdJq7dI14kTwXb98hJKp_BHeCM3rBRyySwAdrkkCWWyN6VsH5yf9uDEuvD27eUtGYv5StWik6UBCAL3AVxv9GpmbK8LJYp_vppPM/s1600/Feb_Main_Kit_Embellishments.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 295px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574172909134392850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOcltFYV599Bc8ChoJ0LjKOOHh-UYsGnE7f_Vr6uKdJq7dI14kTwXb98hJKp_BHeCM3rBRyySwAdrkkCWWyN6VsH5yf9uDEuvD27eUtGYv5StWik6UBCAL3AVxv9GpmbK8LJYp_vppPM/s400/Feb_Main_Kit_Embellishments.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxEaK0gY1s-lkDCb7qPHTBf1zB-NY1PLX5rQ89dlCNukpirGSKcb4C00DyodvIUm2ZWLAuiqG19-hCblSdZFYF0Bs1lBffDW3HtxJkGoE1Bpk_fBT9CcGZjbqtX560jd3Aidk-YwzPZc/s1600/Feb_Romance_Add_On-250x236.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 236px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574172904537771474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxEaK0gY1s-lkDCb7qPHTBf1zB-NY1PLX5rQ89dlCNukpirGSKcb4C00DyodvIUm2ZWLAuiqG19-hCblSdZFYF0Bs1lBffDW3HtxJkGoE1Bpk_fBT9CcGZjbqtX560jd3Aidk-YwzPZc/s400/Feb_Romance_Add_On-250x236.jpg" /></a><br /><br />So here's what I put together: </div><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8fqWjMQqwLY3VCKLZ4JSpDjuADU2cA8UKvMLRJZ6spXVtgrOUbenD2VUd4fztsHxGbfyim4Q7OJ9zvT5pd6Q799KFG0oihzhfOnAIGUgQNVBTXRp08O0uRJXg3AY5Q7zZ5gmRcdN8zI/s1600/My+Feb+kit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 306px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574173361835251266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8fqWjMQqwLY3VCKLZ4JSpDjuADU2cA8UKvMLRJZ6spXVtgrOUbenD2VUd4fztsHxGbfyim4Q7OJ9zvT5pd6Q799KFG0oihzhfOnAIGUgQNVBTXRp08O0uRJXg3AY5Q7zZ5gmRcdN8zI/s400/My+Feb+kit.jpg" /></a> Some closeups:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYc5bm7r9AIf9FJJ8tZxsWN63yyatHwU2xGRFuosnvgQiaPTy855m3NgUK0hHHtXUbHy4qzcdPudYTVOf-Spw9nFSRta_7xge4BgBsSNTovYnZli2PJTRsy2VdGcbAI8t_rjG1hbfvbOc/s1600/feb+kit+closeup.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 288px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574173900444585362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYc5bm7r9AIf9FJJ8tZxsWN63yyatHwU2xGRFuosnvgQiaPTy855m3NgUK0hHHtXUbHy4qzcdPudYTVOf-Spw9nFSRta_7xge4BgBsSNTovYnZli2PJTRsy2VdGcbAI8t_rjG1hbfvbOc/s400/feb+kit+closeup.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_XhsBKwBUKffgys8vq-dYde08fv3Y1ZG_9sAg2Znq0LfsJZtXfeK74Iv7l7AsqYsqYi-76M6JOOoUgCLG03ELSqLDgxNCzXIgj6uMEG0v6dZ2VZOPEgGHYKKjmRdRlTCsyNEMMgszWk/s1600/feb+kit+closeup+color.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 233px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574173894813178738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_XhsBKwBUKffgys8vq-dYde08fv3Y1ZG_9sAg2Znq0LfsJZtXfeK74Iv7l7AsqYsqYi-76M6JOOoUgCLG03ELSqLDgxNCzXIgj6uMEG0v6dZ2VZOPEgGHYKKjmRdRlTCsyNEMMgszWk/s400/feb+kit+closeup+color.jpg" /></a><br />You would not believe how much fun I had planning this kit... I set out with the brown red color scheme in mind, and went from there. I got a real homespun vibe from the Jenni Bowlin papers, so I went with that. I rummaged through new stuff and old, and put together a mix of Kraft, red and brown. My embellishments were chosen for texture and theme - home, family, love. The canvas tags are around 7 years old! The colorwash has been in my stash at least five, and had only been used once. The Maya Road doilies are recent, as are the Making Memories Reverie & Hambly papers. Everything else is pretty much in between. How do you think I did?<br /></div><div>I'm looking forward to playing along with the mini challenges there, and making a bunch more projects with my counterfeit kit. There's a DT Call going on there too. I'm thinking about going for it, since it would be an amazing way to get some of my big stash used up. Hmm.</div><div></div><div>Well, it's late here, so I'm off to snooze. </div><div>Peace.</div></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-71318815125377867292011-02-12T02:30:00.021-05:002011-02-13T01:45:23.209-05:00Another couple of busy days have flown by.<br /><br />Jimmy made his first reconciliation. He chose to go face to face with Father Dennis, who is very kind and patient.<br /><br />My dad is gearing up for the next step in his treatments. There's been a lot of discussion as to how things will proceed. As it stands now, he will be having a liver resection at Mt. Sinai in NYC. Dad really likes and trusts the surgeon there. However, if he is to change over to a special type of chemo that goes directly into the liver, he will have to go to Sloan Kettering. We've spent a lot of time on the phone, calling around to different places to see if anyone more local could help him, but with no luck.<br /><br />I have been scrapping more since I've been home. One of my favorite manufacturers these days is Echo Park. I love the playful colors, fonts and patterns in every collection. The Little Boy collection is part of one of this month's kits at <a href="http://coordinatescollections.com/shop/">Coordinates Collections</a>, along with some American Crafts and Maya Road. This line was made for me. There is not a picture that wouldn't work with this color palette.<br /><br />Here are my February projects with the <a href="http://coordinatescollections.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=190_194&products_id=6215">Blue Skies </a>kit and add ons:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheObB8pJNvurKMv3LAsfzM7RmJb3vlkLRordyfodpxmIHSokVUDNoLOvPe0YaYGARVfigCaX03EbHCAy3ZrWo_RUGCZmVbECyVGDpbKhZhtSKLBknbVlRvpxEKwdWAPfo0pEEmQphPHNE/s1600/cc+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 393px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572704260863785266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheObB8pJNvurKMv3LAsfzM7RmJb3vlkLRordyfodpxmIHSokVUDNoLOvPe0YaYGARVfigCaX03EbHCAy3ZrWo_RUGCZmVbECyVGDpbKhZhtSKLBknbVlRvpxEKwdWAPfo0pEEmQphPHNE/s400/cc+005.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3tiymK7sfxh7zviPi07PXhKfezQdIlhCENIPZhsZ-wzQ2-koS6fG4M8ksBr_A8HYQEO0QrxgGq9vhW3mG8Fx-sXtQWXQj0_CK99wRJbD4wUTwYfdLb_IO-fqcbxQcqBlxtJR9chyZhI/s1600/Train+detail.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572704453184081026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3tiymK7sfxh7zviPi07PXhKfezQdIlhCENIPZhsZ-wzQ2-koS6fG4M8ksBr_A8HYQEO0QrxgGq9vhW3mG8Fx-sXtQWXQj0_CK99wRJbD4wUTwYfdLb_IO-fqcbxQcqBlxtJR9chyZhI/s400/Train+detail.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqvoxFj5jyaLIfQfvZi3DchyphenhyphengO3ym_0F5eyHOhG9ZDuyJrci8rWcvIk2zljW7YCItoV2h2MR8HrJ0sHCSaR7avuD7xfJDe8EDAuCiZPOUVXM2p5fFQGXDJme-CyeJlrFgcI3bDopdFNE/s1600/Speedy+Boat.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 385px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572708155530455234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqvoxFj5jyaLIfQfvZi3DchyphenhyphengO3ym_0F5eyHOhG9ZDuyJrci8rWcvIk2zljW7YCItoV2h2MR8HrJ0sHCSaR7avuD7xfJDe8EDAuCiZPOUVXM2p5fFQGXDJme-CyeJlrFgcI3bDopdFNE/s400/Speedy+Boat.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TGtMNDdtfxy6gH5XrMuSKIy2lC9SOM4WO2LFFTK_sxuu8l0W5-6LI9_tX8CS6_VOr_8OUhCo5qwV5H6g7HBftKKMPvCXR6rBd8ncMByLYkO9UaMeyswqka_UZ6rJkLBejSVsIq0FzYI/s1600/speedy+boat+titlework.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 231px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572708341194712466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TGtMNDdtfxy6gH5XrMuSKIy2lC9SOM4WO2LFFTK_sxuu8l0W5-6LI9_tX8CS6_VOr_8OUhCo5qwV5H6g7HBftKKMPvCXR6rBd8ncMByLYkO9UaMeyswqka_UZ6rJkLBejSVsIq0FzYI/s400/speedy+boat+titlework.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-u0yvBix42kGTlcPsEXBFHWw7BtwAohyphenhyphen0ch3xERhElJ3xJ5enxgGKCLIvcV2GOD61B1oWEm3kTXl811YqPREpbuFEFJoRUTGke2kD5qV55vBO9otswmWyO3Qz9_4K0FmBjbknaxdG3g/s1600/Fly.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572709001923938418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-u0yvBix42kGTlcPsEXBFHWw7BtwAohyphenhyphen0ch3xERhElJ3xJ5enxgGKCLIvcV2GOD61B1oWEm3kTXl811YqPREpbuFEFJoRUTGke2kD5qV55vBO9otswmWyO3Qz9_4K0FmBjbknaxdG3g/s400/Fly.jpg" /></a><br />We're still buried up to our eyeballs in snow. Here are a few pictures of what it looks like at our house:<br /><br /><br /><p>This is the pile of snow blocking my front steps. Much of this is snow that Mike had to shovel off the roof. See how tall it is? Tommy can almost touch the roof:</p><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljtxRZRgE0FV-IaJg1BGjdZt3msq9l4Cf9YkI9HcjPns2XoERlwZgrm30ELxLYOf5Co61xewzK_-HhCtUzyhgPVnnRGUycdfLwQg_FlEsi2PtHzfGxDh7RBaCCWxKgWC7bV4IeVv9-vU/s1600/2011+february+026.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 232px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572881561078518194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljtxRZRgE0FV-IaJg1BGjdZt3msq9l4Cf9YkI9HcjPns2XoERlwZgrm30ELxLYOf5Co61xewzK_-HhCtUzyhgPVnnRGUycdfLwQg_FlEsi2PtHzfGxDh7RBaCCWxKgWC7bV4IeVv9-vU/s400/2011+february+026.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-BbBsGxVHX5GeJtnVa5qIoLaGzSSQr0PhyqTWFnBCb3RwKxfXMKcsXuB0Ng-r1jPRR-uSQNQpNFORNHdjJOK002lOiXMkCSDbxYhaofwIxHkAMJrhV8ZuVQ5YbxaZ-SaD_7Dp_w3O5OE/s1600/2011+february+029.JPG"></a> The snow is almost up to Mike's waist in the backyard:</p><br /><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNcQIwDvK3UgW7_MXZ8lYVfoLYV_g8f5JQTrI1BqRHV5kv5gx01fLjVebDxtm0Vq5t_QCZKYpdBL-EjI36UIYkFAdIWMm2ypf3RL1m5vrXjfqnHjbUAVvDcnMLbP0nI4sP9sgbMmOZilY/s1600/2011+february+033.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572909994572338866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNcQIwDvK3UgW7_MXZ8lYVfoLYV_g8f5JQTrI1BqRHV5kv5gx01fLjVebDxtm0Vq5t_QCZKYpdBL-EjI36UIYkFAdIWMm2ypf3RL1m5vrXjfqnHjbUAVvDcnMLbP0nI4sP9sgbMmOZilY/s400/2011+february+033.JPG" /></a> Crazy, isn't it? I wonder when it will all thaw...</p><br /><p></p><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZsffZyIE4hlBSMNe_OXi8Zua4ogCLkz7W_v8eSuFoR09OS069l4IBNSDYnXkaQcGF4pR7H-psWxAGOmjxGmO8lwrnX84LtBBK_oJPIXvmPIhQQfHHF5yVl3Gyjc_XTUC2_hyWS2cP6Y/s1600/Design+I_.jpg"></a>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-38972464721834590462011-02-06T22:53:00.013-05:002011-02-07T00:12:03.459-05:00Weekend Wrap-Up & Some new pagesThe past few days have been a blur.<br />Here's some of the highlights...<br /><br /><em>Friday 2/4/11 On the Road</em><br />After dropping the kids off to school, I drove to the Stamford train station, planning to catch either the 10:14 or 10:17 into NYC. I knew I was cutting it close, due to a disabled vehicle just south of Waterbury. The train chugged away as I ran to the platform. Crap. I was going to miss meeting up with my parents at Grand Central.<br /><br />The next train left 15 minutes later, and I was back on track. I needed a few minutes to get my bearings when I exited the station, so I walked for a few blocks then hopped into a cab to Mt Sinai.<br /><br />The reason we were there - to meet with a liver surgeon for my dad.<br /><br />After meeting with him, he sent Dad for a CT scan and labwork. It was amazing to be able to do all the things in one building, all in the same day. So unlike the way my father's care has been managed in Poughkeepsie. More than five hours later, we left with a date for surgery.<br /><br />A liver resection on March 8th, which is Mike's birthday.<br /><br />We stumbled out of the building exhausted, but upbeat. It took a while to flag a cab, since it was a Friday evening.<br />I got home after 10pm.<br />Looonnnnngggggggg Day.<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:130%;">Saturday 2/5/11<br /></span></em>Brenna is better after her stomach virus, and anxious to play at her JV Basketball Tournament.<br />The whole family goes, to cheer her on to victory.<br />She was intense, and focused on playing hard.<br />Here she is strategizing with some teammates:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimjtlrJkTyIryGq34aagkuHuPntXpWeJtXWWzRWr8QXUNg557ctth05uBr5VrUjVNI1Kvq0Rg41OxUCq2TZrBr5tosP7gs3eBh8KbY-pT9KkFz69hh2vATYDvI5DsJjPXJXyYSPfroxU/s1600/basketball+on+the+bench.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 197px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570799681292796130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimjtlrJkTyIryGq34aagkuHuPntXpWeJtXWWzRWr8QXUNg557ctth05uBr5VrUjVNI1Kvq0Rg41OxUCq2TZrBr5tosP7gs3eBh8KbY-pT9KkFz69hh2vATYDvI5DsJjPXJXyYSPfroxU/s400/basketball+on+the+bench.jpg" /></a><br />and going for a free throw:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfreVF5MquZQWA-zaMGk1qTNRdu2FUECcOhzjqtUNvlG9osnCwjFrPeT7hrXaNnhyphenhyphen0fqo6xPDDViM37q7csR5B9dXUkwYdEQ1EnlzJZ_irYmUOdw3lx6zsA6qy4cjs4AzTG-7wRYGIdQ/s1600/basketball+free+throw.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 244px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570799680157423394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfreVF5MquZQWA-zaMGk1qTNRdu2FUECcOhzjqtUNvlG9osnCwjFrPeT7hrXaNnhyphenhyphen0fqo6xPDDViM37q7csR5B9dXUkwYdEQ1EnlzJZ_irYmUOdw3lx6zsA6qy4cjs4AzTG-7wRYGIdQ/s400/basketball+free+throw.jpg" /></a><br />After, I spend the rest of the day scrapping, while hanging out with the kids.<br />It's my parents 46th wedding anniversary.<br />Fun Day<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:130%;">Sunday 2/6/11 Superbowl Sunday:<br /></span></em>Scout Sunday. Father talks about role of family in society, in the church, and questions why some view big families as a problem to be avoided. I am captivated and uplifted.<br />We head home and fold 4 loads of laundry together. Many hands make light work after all...<br />A menu of nachos, taquitos, chicken wings and hot oven grinders for our little party at home. The kids are excited.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavTXw9iEbtoN_ewspIpXphVL4X7WuPMKpwtF3IE1B-cxh2V4ovRz0xhXcfNaaggp1J7Gx6o29vugXqgcYtx4m9ubgKjgmKOE6gUogbh7UpohUIk_vIfgf7IXk2lMo0qh9Mi2Ecr7waUI/s1600/superbowl+cooking.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570805779182983970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavTXw9iEbtoN_ewspIpXphVL4X7WuPMKpwtF3IE1B-cxh2V4ovRz0xhXcfNaaggp1J7Gx6o29vugXqgcYtx4m9ubgKjgmKOE6gUogbh7UpohUIk_vIfgf7IXk2lMo0qh9Mi2Ecr7waUI/s400/superbowl+cooking.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9ayeCcnWieHGrJ_m1bgdCMtjXPnQyefXRInbpDcATq-1gYC037xxz0WDYHUgScHx1w3l7g-FwESa4gpJTuPfBXA3nEZeKrkQz9bp6-YBBLw6yUsH_RdDHJDAoX9Xf5bvkbDGcsWxZ_c/s1600/superbowl+bigscreen.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 336px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570805784513467858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9ayeCcnWieHGrJ_m1bgdCMtjXPnQyefXRInbpDcATq-1gYC037xxz0WDYHUgScHx1w3l7g-FwESa4gpJTuPfBXA3nEZeKrkQz9bp6-YBBLw6yUsH_RdDHJDAoX9Xf5bvkbDGcsWxZ_c/s400/superbowl+bigscreen.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnPejPEC-1jZubeGywlQ0ungUALROAdpiEGhLv-QnnCtka-ynGzWGy3S6HtRFEtQ4wquI6MNxGkgstIOxiV2qOcBeR1IZbUrPf9rzmzFwG-OprF9giTVOPU_GxDzsnT06ifZLE7XaGqY/s1600/superbowl+halftime.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 228px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570805777758601810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnPejPEC-1jZubeGywlQ0ungUALROAdpiEGhLv-QnnCtka-ynGzWGy3S6HtRFEtQ4wquI6MNxGkgstIOxiV2qOcBeR1IZbUrPf9rzmzFwG-OprF9giTVOPU_GxDzsnT06ifZLE7XaGqY/s400/superbowl+halftime.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Did you spot Mike, rocking his new goatee? It was so fun to watch the game and halftime show on our new TV. :0)<br /><br />I promised some new pages, and here they are...<br /><br />I created these during the crop at Coordinates Collections last weekend...<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBx0ouHoxnD1tQ1Ysh3qpF93kgLoJyAUBfXe-XPPpLuKzSDztEk8ApUXzgieZQhw_y-g8CNzTLZu2ta-38I9Hb3AU4QsP3s_zvT6aHaa00JSVit_xpUDMLYfVYSfYMvH7TfCJuvIC_q-Q/s1600/You+Glow.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570809556824642098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBx0ouHoxnD1tQ1Ysh3qpF93kgLoJyAUBfXe-XPPpLuKzSDztEk8ApUXzgieZQhw_y-g8CNzTLZu2ta-38I9Hb3AU4QsP3s_zvT6aHaa00JSVit_xpUDMLYfVYSfYMvH7TfCJuvIC_q-Q/s400/You+Glow.jpg" /></a> Some details...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinArzYRP0pdMCl8exyPG1mfMZFTCOzn9klwNe48S9bWaz25Ft9shzduiv2ZE0nN0h_DNP_6WCjiyA6zQ9WrC3qW_07FL0zHAmw0BiAJURJ8PVhJFGmSqXR8TxKeX-z8ika7sEZSPD3kqs/s1600/glow+border.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 332px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570809568277133522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinArzYRP0pdMCl8exyPG1mfMZFTCOzn9klwNe48S9bWaz25Ft9shzduiv2ZE0nN0h_DNP_6WCjiyA6zQ9WrC3qW_07FL0zHAmw0BiAJURJ8PVhJFGmSqXR8TxKeX-z8ika7sEZSPD3kqs/s400/glow+border.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQPLSpFUCVKR33D-ZjRqpUW7SNOuYtTXbxztqi4ieHwEgvgT5ESYka-bdxqtL_d8Lrvt5EoFSg_vokoJypmsP8LPKa7F5GYareOSfx2h49UYZXmIA4oatzJ0X01vUzOtEWjPLbEiFAY8/s1600/detail+1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 280px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570809561626277410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQPLSpFUCVKR33D-ZjRqpUW7SNOuYtTXbxztqi4ieHwEgvgT5ESYka-bdxqtL_d8Lrvt5EoFSg_vokoJypmsP8LPKa7F5GYareOSfx2h49UYZXmIA4oatzJ0X01vUzOtEWjPLbEiFAY8/s400/detail+1.JPG" /></a></div><div>And this old photo of Colin & Bren - were they really this little once?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DBOCzuAC63FzkwEnVlCHBGxVb1wZvJSrorqCFPh0migc45DVbCu36nLtwd59QTaF9sdtxyr5Pv3dILcdi4SNMdqLCi9l5PGUYcbXLJhbrQCLNM2ze1rMk6Cg7MlNJFYui2wLgh-0V-k/s1600/A+Perfect+Pear.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 395px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570809550149877010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DBOCzuAC63FzkwEnVlCHBGxVb1wZvJSrorqCFPh0migc45DVbCu36nLtwd59QTaF9sdtxyr5Pv3dILcdi4SNMdqLCi9l5PGUYcbXLJhbrQCLNM2ze1rMk6Cg7MlNJFYui2wLgh-0V-k/s400/A+Perfect+Pear.jpg" /></a> Thanks for stopping by!<br /><div></div><div> </div></div></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-31785005475481229082011-01-31T01:23:00.008-05:002011-02-05T21:40:33.450-05:002011 RESTOREWell, another year is underway. Each night, I've thought about my neglected blog and wondered what profound thing I should say for my first post of the year. I know many scrappers have chosen their OLW for the year. I stewed on the idea for a while, and nothing surfaced in my brain.<br />Until the other day.<br /><br />While surfing around the web, I came across an amazing website - the <a href="http://bravegirlsclub.com/">Brave Girls Club</a> website. The message and the images really got me thinking. The colors were cheerful and bright, with inspiring stories and creative ingenuity.<br /><br />That's when it occured to me...<br /><span style="font-size:130%;">My one little word should be:<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#3366ff;">RESTORE</span><br /></span><br />and so there it is!(Said with a little bit of a flourish, LOL).<br /><br />I want to restore...<br /><br />*my health<br />*my sense of hope & aspirations<br />*financial security<br />*organization at home<br />*my physical appearance<br />*my creative freedom<br /><br />Now this is a tall order, but I've already begun working on all of these items behind the scenes.<br />My birthday is in December, close to New Year's and a time that I always begin reflecting on my progress in this world.<br /><br />So I began to think about what needed attention in my life.<br /><br />I know it will be an ongoing process, but that's what the word means to me. It takes time to restore things to their original conditions. To sand out the rough spots. To bang out the dents. To refresh and revitalize.<br /><br />I want to surround myself in happy, and to not be such a worrier.<br /><br />I scrapped a layout that I think reflected my outlook for 2011:<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 384px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569319573752799682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZY3ctMy7Y_Eh5a1YJHb_zgARygG3gTgZ-BWMJTKPK_hS7OmVIMGE7U1Y3YdlDUw-U4PifvZ17dIz7Uj13ZMx-cgIj7VnD85-e398te5YHoq-l6SggPLyXAPEB_N5Bh1VU3Ugricv1w4/s400/43+layout.jpg" /><br /><br />About this layout...</p><p>First, this is a rare picture of me. I always make excuses to not be in pictures, like I'm too fat, or<br />I have no makeup on. Yadda yadda. But I didn't think about any of that when my BIL snapped this picture.<br />And I'm laughing. I am genuinely happy there. Mike is by my side.<br />The layout, it has lots of pink. Which makes me happy. And flowers, and frills.<br />I'm a girlie girl at heart, but seldom let that side of me show.<br />It has a bird, flying free. Unburdened. The sky's the limit.<br />It mixed my old and new supplies. It's okay to mix them up and pile them on. To be a bit arsty.<br />It represents the ideas I have for what to restore in my life.<br /><br />Happy Belated New Year. </p>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-19310373866404620952010-11-29T03:00:00.002-05:002011-02-05T21:49:56.197-05:00Best Creation Holiday Blog Hop!It's our first blog hop at Best Creation today. We're so excited to show you lots of projects for the upcoming holiday. We are giving one lucky person a chance to win $100 of Best Creation products, and a second person a chance to win our Valentine collection of papers and stickers. How great is that?!<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3g_SWjQ7QWjqSWBv7XDZJJ5r4DNazm3Pw2LtzNN5k7SfA5llu3aIO31l1PMStbQtJXxObap3OXut334Swq5Gge2yCjTcioN7XOfgcAKMP58ljtikcFmwe5jsrQxqi0cA-bRjqXwM8Q6I/s1600/fakepathIMG_2209.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 271px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544723861958211234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3g_SWjQ7QWjqSWBv7XDZJJ5r4DNazm3Pw2LtzNN5k7SfA5llu3aIO31l1PMStbQtJXxObap3OXut334Swq5Gge2yCjTcioN7XOfgcAKMP58ljtikcFmwe5jsrQxqi0cA-bRjqXwM8Q6I/s400/fakepathIMG_2209.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRMfa5xrkLoAdcu7ObgOyyxNAXDyFfThbMg1CbxQQ9v4yN14Zuo-hJ-K4LkqDHHY4xjuXJlaU2b5vDUwfYdEhSiQE_5wOTAicE-jGXwBLm8PSR0BDAhu_wujg7guf6UJZhbZhUBOAweCI/s1600/fakepathIMG_2212.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544723454066430290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRMfa5xrkLoAdcu7ObgOyyxNAXDyFfThbMg1CbxQQ9v4yN14Zuo-hJ-K4LkqDHHY4xjuXJlaU2b5vDUwfYdEhSiQE_5wOTAicE-jGXwBLm8PSR0BDAhu_wujg7guf6UJZhbZhUBOAweCI/s400/fakepathIMG_2212.jpg" /></a><br />So here's how it works... Start at the <a href="http://bestcreationinc.blogspot.com/">Best Creation, Inc. Blog</a>. We have 13 stops, so leave a comment at each blog as you hop along to collect the letters of our secret word. When you are done, leave a comment on the Best Creation blog AND email the word(s) to <a href="mailto:teresa@bestcreation.us.">teresa@bestcreation.us.</a></p><p>Today I'd like to share a couple of projects I made with the Winter Wonderful line. </p><p>First is a home decor item. I created this wall / door hanging with a piece of acrylic.</p><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYanD49_ggVhOXBm12CSmV5tGeJiRBSJi0j5fT9vf0d3CyhYwBdBx_WpMxpmWtPxHt0NbrbLS6JYS8twrn9_6quLsukxhTmReAMmgVL8vTvnP_fmN568NZf-83t3_61FibEMrnan8ukBg/s1600/Best+Wall+Art+.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544726147869856770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYanD49_ggVhOXBm12CSmV5tGeJiRBSJi0j5fT9vf0d3CyhYwBdBx_WpMxpmWtPxHt0NbrbLS6JYS8twrn9_6quLsukxhTmReAMmgVL8vTvnP_fmN568NZf-83t3_61FibEMrnan8ukBg/s400/Best+Wall+Art+.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5o8scV-V1qM3A9E-xYtBo6_mGRKNNDi-4cO3QBh1zewhUb4F7ya2G1ojlYBAGj1LoDeUf5H0Rcwk4ptgJjUBaLUFJ2f_5kL0VTZjDuFUHe3ELrfgTvhCPkLDKxkq3Q2iv3hjrLj4oxo/s1600/Best+wall+art+detail.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544727250511788002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5o8scV-V1qM3A9E-xYtBo6_mGRKNNDi-4cO3QBh1zewhUb4F7ya2G1ojlYBAGj1LoDeUf5H0Rcwk4ptgJjUBaLUFJ2f_5kL0VTZjDuFUHe3ELrfgTvhCPkLDKxkq3Q2iv3hjrLj4oxo/s400/Best+wall+art+detail.jpg" /></a><br />You can create a frosty edging to the acrylic by rubbing a white Stazon ink pad along the edges. Layering paper on top of and beneath the the acrylic adds extra dimension. A pleated paper ruffle border and some jingle bells finishes the project nicely, don't you think? <em><span style="font-size:85%;">Products Used: ESG005, EC005, GP432, GP437, MSS025, GCS012</span></em></p><p>Next up is a layout with the Winter Wonderful line:</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyeteEfb3i22Iy2QaXNmvGCKI-hB6i2zR-DkbY2jsrpLTIjd3drBHzg-Ey6RUaWSBp7UiMw11H5_OgOdKLi2Zj0WRvYD3WI2nnebCRDPjbZds1KYVrXIJLUKsOngvYkWkkTHi3UoLvGY/s1600/Frosty+Fun+LO.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 398px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544808340789304578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyeteEfb3i22Iy2QaXNmvGCKI-hB6i2zR-DkbY2jsrpLTIjd3drBHzg-Ey6RUaWSBp7UiMw11H5_OgOdKLi2Zj0WRvYD3WI2nnebCRDPjbZds1KYVrXIJLUKsOngvYkWkkTHi3UoLvGY/s400/Frosty+Fun+LO.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESGc1aQNp0f4Wf7LicFt0FuXvYDDTJL2aJjLeQL2_be6A86gKUPkYBIaFaKikIw3Spc0gABqlempJz5yn3HZ3VYkTrDywxYIHKLdJNiPQQac0Bd5M4sDPX6LM8lzL2QwuK_6FwWkqrQg/s1600/2010+November+018.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 332px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544810640890217778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESGc1aQNp0f4Wf7LicFt0FuXvYDDTJL2aJjLeQL2_be6A86gKUPkYBIaFaKikIw3Spc0gABqlempJz5yn3HZ3VYkTrDywxYIHKLdJNiPQQac0Bd5M4sDPX6LM8lzL2QwuK_6FwWkqrQg/s400/2010+November+018.JPG" /></a><br />I began by misting my cardstock base. I used 2 different colors of glitter cardstock here. The big snowflake was die cut with an Accucut machine. <span style="font-size:85%;"><em>Products used: GP440, GP437, GP433, ESG005, EC005, GCS012, GCS009</em></span></p><p>So what do you think? Leave a comment for me!<br />My letter for the blog hop is the letter "<span style="color:#000099;">E</span>". </p><p>Now you're off to visit <a href="http://www.theholmescrew.blogspot.com/">Kim Holmes' blog</a>... Have fun!</p>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-86754534438137714672010-11-25T01:23:00.013-05:002011-02-05T21:42:36.781-05:00ThanksgivingIt hardly seems possible to me that the holiday season is upon us. Time just flies by me these days.<br />I spent almost every waking moment the past few days getting ready for Thanksgiving, and now it is over.<br /><br />We hosted this year. I cooked for 16 people. Mike had to work this year, so dinner was to be served early. I decided we'd roast a couple of turkey breasts to have everything done in time. When the turkeys came out and the sides went in, Mike accidently put in two pans of potatoes and no stuffing. So dinner was put on hold, and Mike ate a quick plate before leaving for work. Oh well, everything was yummy and worth the wait.<br /><br />After working so hard, I treated myself to a little creative time.<br /><br />As I played with my December DT kit for <a href="http://coordinatescollections.com/">Coordinates Collections</a>, I realized I never shared my November projects. The kits this month are:<br /><br />Festive Feast:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalsytz0VnFg1PCv_U8I0rFmBBXxTDl7SG-0wTw9XVtt8z8io3WidI3bsL6NpJyl4RVB_tixAz2cAM1VIGMQ7YNklLoOcR3_yydVo3TMv4_KMT3hwK6L3QAKdS7zgESJYGwLte9A39yfY/s1600/festive%252520feast%252520kit%252520sm.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 397px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543371119654717058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalsytz0VnFg1PCv_U8I0rFmBBXxTDl7SG-0wTw9XVtt8z8io3WidI3bsL6NpJyl4RVB_tixAz2cAM1VIGMQ7YNklLoOcR3_yydVo3TMv4_KMT3hwK6L3QAKdS7zgESJYGwLte9A39yfY/s400/festive%252520feast%252520kit%252520sm.jpg" /></a><br />Just Dessert:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoJVFh6F0peAJ48TEiRgcCdC_XvY9ltJGV84zjOvOwD3OfDvPvPMmWNEVq3HeVjlIIep8Zo0pAy3uxj8k3DqdvBhzV32ikT6-sRo0f37AhEp8gzFgjm6kqI92-QTBKj6zoF7L7Bv-clc/s1600/just%252520dessert%252520kit%252520sm.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 351px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543371657047228882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoJVFh6F0peAJ48TEiRgcCdC_XvY9ltJGV84zjOvOwD3OfDvPvPMmWNEVq3HeVjlIIep8Zo0pAy3uxj8k3DqdvBhzV32ikT6-sRo0f37AhEp8gzFgjm6kqI92-QTBKj6zoF7L7Bv-clc/s400/just%252520dessert%252520kit%252520sm.jpg" /></a><br /><p>Aren't they both beautiful?<br />I designed with Just Dessert this month. The Pink Paislee Anthology papers are a blast to work with. I used a variety of alcohol and distress inks to create this layout:</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6NyFyFw0yQie_qEE5SEzlsjG5-6JUobvYoPjOOm9nuDJeZPdYGeFXJkYNwMweHzBYKGdts7S7jrEbsS8Sygzi6k-TeKGbRbEb2E8nfaNUWJyLT1GlGVOGN877nRj1SmvNxJTvDVo39c/s1600/CC+Nov+Your+pout.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 397px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543373978989741762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6NyFyFw0yQie_qEE5SEzlsjG5-6JUobvYoPjOOm9nuDJeZPdYGeFXJkYNwMweHzBYKGdts7S7jrEbsS8Sygzi6k-TeKGbRbEb2E8nfaNUWJyLT1GlGVOGN877nRj1SmvNxJTvDVo39c/s400/CC+Nov+Your+pout.jpg" /></a><br />I so loved the feminine feel to the My Minds Eye products. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiMgabsJqQu_YRyrVDb8JzrPxtLoxkcd5hrnAzMYSRT8J0IwSAGhlfkhBxazLlFAPgjb9jDg3E3owV4YCCN7pbGtqsymDqEBsTim0KdOOOE4umIyOZEHlTb0Jr4ELg5KkHwrkGUmVy2QY/s1600/Nov+sister+love+CC.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 395px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543374762708085122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiMgabsJqQu_YRyrVDb8JzrPxtLoxkcd5hrnAzMYSRT8J0IwSAGhlfkhBxazLlFAPgjb9jDg3E3owV4YCCN7pbGtqsymDqEBsTim0KdOOOE4umIyOZEHlTb0Jr4ELg5KkHwrkGUmVy2QY/s400/Nov+sister+love+CC.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFY6PG6xzPlgE82yaHTMHdbyN2JP8yLZ8F2DjIYaD8V99eIXREYdYakY8CT2vwWlGEcS31HgwhzG3jn5DmrJwcJMvsRQOtd__E4f5rE8RIJfZdRSTBcll-U-w80dK_hb8wAJLtM3l5yk/s1600/2010+November+068.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543886594319905890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFY6PG6xzPlgE82yaHTMHdbyN2JP8yLZ8F2DjIYaD8V99eIXREYdYakY8CT2vwWlGEcS31HgwhzG3jn5DmrJwcJMvsRQOtd__E4f5rE8RIJfZdRSTBcll-U-w80dK_hb8wAJLtM3l5yk/s400/2010+November+068.JPG" /></a> </p><p>Hope you had a wonderful holiday!</p>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-74123669212712940562010-11-20T01:30:00.002-05:002011-02-05T22:02:13.619-05:00Hello, my poor neglected blog.<br /><br />Where have I been, you ask? Well, let me tell you...<br /><br />Caught in a whirlwind of soccer games, football games, practices, dance lessons.<br />Homework and housework and paperwork.<br />Medical tests and flu shots.<br />Broken computer, broken well pump, 3 birthdays.<br />Apple picking, pumpkin picking, trick or treating.<br />Trying to fit in some scrapbooking and sleeping in between.<br /><br />How's that for a crazy month?<br /><br />Here's some pictures from our October happenings...<br /><br /><br /><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhrR814gPMxGkGHOLM1Pviok38aSOk0uXw0plE0Em5C_qP8d1QIqbUdW4rgA58eUaXihFxkn6oTza8pedNGcM91F8SmyBQyIzBMKAnwafhDbQm6LVnU796M3Sl3JiXzRIsJWLMTLnkRc/s1600/Tommy+apple+orchard+.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535757233371812242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhrR814gPMxGkGHOLM1Pviok38aSOk0uXw0plE0Em5C_qP8d1QIqbUdW4rgA58eUaXihFxkn6oTza8pedNGcM91F8SmyBQyIzBMKAnwafhDbQm6LVnU796M3Sl3JiXzRIsJWLMTLnkRc/s400/Tommy+apple+orchard+.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZSou7po7ALabC3d-rKIzocnR7TYT94QsnRbZ4XzfpkP8mvRqHsw9g3Hj04yzsjivrcIAvgUDJFNYhNVZjKN67ZD9E-nOphYEVEHg2hjnuUAgRRnJNS-N2jqfq5-933cf5bVPwUwLzkl0/s1600/brenna+soccer.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 367px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535778231790606274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZSou7po7ALabC3d-rKIzocnR7TYT94QsnRbZ4XzfpkP8mvRqHsw9g3Hj04yzsjivrcIAvgUDJFNYhNVZjKN67ZD9E-nOphYEVEHg2hjnuUAgRRnJNS-N2jqfq5-933cf5bVPwUwLzkl0/s400/brenna+soccer.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ZdXtODeH9l3tpgTgC6lZO8UUCVt8B87FQxNi82grbkIpwg5mzr5ujOsvgHSF-JVIhSLd7PEpa6AjBPY8DJzsX9kPaf6iCqL8esKl1TvNoJgMnBkE2LCp-RFeziXTdUzh6-9Rhh5NVcQ/s1600/Ryan+football.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 303px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535761297650616242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ZdXtODeH9l3tpgTgC6lZO8UUCVt8B87FQxNi82grbkIpwg5mzr5ujOsvgHSF-JVIhSLd7PEpa6AjBPY8DJzsX9kPaf6iCqL8esKl1TvNoJgMnBkE2LCp-RFeziXTdUzh6-9Rhh5NVcQ/s400/Ryan+football.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiph_aB3oruPfmRr89cWVXDrWe-TWCbO1vWn3-yj7Yro93Oa1bWGW3sPfPrpeNowYx-rGDQEKovPkiI1kyxXCNnsIogwiXlJbOYY-TLu9lGfzxwRlfLd8UvaLnegr7x7utsDyfkhnomAps/s1600/jimmy+pumpkin+patch.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535778676586554130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiph_aB3oruPfmRr89cWVXDrWe-TWCbO1vWn3-yj7Yro93Oa1bWGW3sPfPrpeNowYx-rGDQEKovPkiI1kyxXCNnsIogwiXlJbOYY-TLu9lGfzxwRlfLd8UvaLnegr7x7utsDyfkhnomAps/s400/jimmy+pumpkin+patch.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXn4WrY9ygZI6u_jbLiotvbKe6O9a51NopihE4rIMGWHb6cHy6shw3gUFgpgyGTMzLQ8SFEiWZK1sYQbEUTpBxxo_RmJvXB7kFa01lNLiEnsVKs0mlVpTYnjea8GFYOHcfBCU2e4IF24/s1600/carving+pumpkins.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 205px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535784771431995906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXn4WrY9ygZI6u_jbLiotvbKe6O9a51NopihE4rIMGWHb6cHy6shw3gUFgpgyGTMzLQ8SFEiWZK1sYQbEUTpBxxo_RmJvXB7kFa01lNLiEnsVKs0mlVpTYnjea8GFYOHcfBCU2e4IF24/s400/carving+pumpkins.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijnPJELMI6aRX1TLU5aQwgbxM_KBCsQXS5ItHvulhBtO56o_fAsM5Aq5QxrYBRa5gHsoK73FzhTFCLx76rRikO9OmI1btFKO8Q1nsKrxzNfmLYffUJ7hd7ECfBubjMyxDslwZW6WZlGjQ/s1600/colin+horse.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 249px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535784760872953698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijnPJELMI6aRX1TLU5aQwgbxM_KBCsQXS5ItHvulhBtO56o_fAsM5Aq5QxrYBRa5gHsoK73FzhTFCLx76rRikO9OmI1btFKO8Q1nsKrxzNfmLYffUJ7hd7ECfBubjMyxDslwZW6WZlGjQ/s400/colin+horse.jpg" /></a><br /><br />and here's a few of the projects I made:<br /><br />From Coordinates Collections Black Magic kit:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiunTE65BbNHAGskpUqLRw48fupUXV7cT6P5-zbI-m71OThbNFvhjl1K9HVsYtGloVikSGrtye2kjOP3NZag-AQhUNjOhoUQrVp65iQw7Ghnpz50bXvJP2klxnG3QNBHML0YpfB6NPkRZE/s1600/CC+Oct+Boo!.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 390px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535796710190483874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiunTE65BbNHAGskpUqLRw48fupUXV7cT6P5-zbI-m71OThbNFvhjl1K9HVsYtGloVikSGrtye2kjOP3NZag-AQhUNjOhoUQrVp65iQw7Ghnpz50bXvJP2klxnG3QNBHML0YpfB6NPkRZE/s400/CC+Oct+Boo!.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOvdgeOjseUEA7eD5E4MZ_qULnnzyyJyzB_k267HoAH-y4-zjIfToZ86gZsbViG_qzOZ-pyD-hSIOdQS2V9I1Bgzuw0kIHt_DsfEQCEih8cNP1_RVimKa_P1VkVdZAogR5EYZ0T2PEoE/s1600/Lil+Monster.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 390px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535796337024296498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOvdgeOjseUEA7eD5E4MZ_qULnnzyyJyzB_k267HoAH-y4-zjIfToZ86gZsbViG_qzOZ-pyD-hSIOdQS2V9I1Bgzuw0kIHt_DsfEQCEih8cNP1_RVimKa_P1VkVdZAogR5EYZ0T2PEoE/s400/Lil+Monster.JPG" /></a><br /></p><p>Stay tuned, because there's some fun happenings in the works at Best Creation, Inc, and Coordinates Collections!</p>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-54810318377902425192010-09-23T10:10:00.003-04:002011-02-05T21:41:16.672-05:00Toot!!I've been keeping a secret the past several days...<br /><br /><a href="http://s131.photobucket.com/albums/p289/debbiefitz67/?action=view&current=CCBlinkieDT.gif" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p289/debbiefitz67/CCBlinkieDT.gif" /></a><br /><br />I came across this awesome website, <a href="http://www.coordinatescollections.com/">Coordinates Collections </a>,<br />a few weeks back. Since they were having a design team call, I decided to stick around. What a great kit club!<br /><br />Each month, there are two kits to choose from, along with embellishment add ons. There is oodles of inspiration, like sketches, videos, contests and tutorials.<br />And there's lots more good things coming soon.<br /><br />I was thrilled when Jamie emailed me and asked me to join her team.<br /><br />I hope you'll stop by the <a href="http://coordinatescollections.com/phpBB/index.php?sid=938b8c4383647cbf119c477009f87c02">forum</a>, where I'll be the Forum Coordinator.<br />Be on the lookout on the <a href="http://coordinatescollections.typepad.com/blog/">blog</a>, where I'll be posting a tutorial every month.<br /><br />Have a great day!Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-48872709880495114062010-09-18T23:20:00.009-04:002011-02-05T21:49:32.042-05:00Playing Catch UpSo much for my blog plans the past week.<br />My road of life took me on a few detours.<br />Mostly busy stuff with the family, but all things that needed my attention.<br /><br />Then I pulled my back out at work this week, trying to put panties on a plus sized patient who was still pretty numb from her spinal. I am sore and stiff and have learned that 800mg of Motrin makes me fall asleep!<br /><br />Ah well, what can I say?<br /><br />I have some scrappy projects to share:<br /><br />First up is my first DT work for Best Creation,Inc. This is the Autumn Splendor line which is absolutely gorgeous:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVl19r9eYArc13i3hwb23S3nfY02X078iSaFvrx0S2Fr7rTVfYeGP2AiFSwjamHL55OkbMYUU7AQN7z9LfuYRWfz5qjD7OhftxlVGi9MoccEa4GQflRpo43lwvVvO7E071AA-Eoe-bR0/s1600/perfect+pumpkin+resized.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 399px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518464968207687890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVl19r9eYArc13i3hwb23S3nfY02X078iSaFvrx0S2Fr7rTVfYeGP2AiFSwjamHL55OkbMYUU7AQN7z9LfuYRWfz5qjD7OhftxlVGi9MoccEa4GQflRpo43lwvVvO7E071AA-Eoe-bR0/s400/perfect+pumpkin+resized.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyh7sOB46xXHyrxvpzRMG_Z8dx4cFmmGJ0URXDDav9oLg5-jClze4rvpJXNeDJDLFCHtwxg4Vfgvf7qRooOt7CE10idxejKIFbq_yZl9BYsb-yT95MDaYV_0UUABTtTN0AiwtlCz-8Is/s1600/awesome+autumn+embellishment.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518468024156531026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyh7sOB46xXHyrxvpzRMG_Z8dx4cFmmGJ0URXDDav9oLg5-jClze4rvpJXNeDJDLFCHtwxg4Vfgvf7qRooOt7CE10idxejKIFbq_yZl9BYsb-yT95MDaYV_0UUABTtTN0AiwtlCz-8Is/s400/awesome+autumn+embellishment.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHrYpiAHlrtqw796kUr23hMcdEPv1VUU1G6BuGZUClqeXJdkivNsjiQbv4YFoOy_HrlO1ASTIMQyjuQF_SrwpaQNfkoPycRzlkVhkc-V-D0GoGG8vdh65OE8wgRjWNTBqE1pm4ze3ab4/s1600/pumpkin+sticker+close.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 326px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518468018871887874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHrYpiAHlrtqw796kUr23hMcdEPv1VUU1G6BuGZUClqeXJdkivNsjiQbv4YFoOy_HrlO1ASTIMQyjuQF_SrwpaQNfkoPycRzlkVhkc-V-D0GoGG8vdh65OE8wgRjWNTBqE1pm4ze3ab4/s400/pumpkin+sticker+close.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I glimmer misted some aida cloth from my cross stiching days. If you pull a few threads from the edges, it creates a cool fringe. Then I stitched a quick border with DMC floss and beads. I was happy with the texture it added to the page.<br /><br />Here's a sneak peak of my next layout with the Trick or Treat line:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCgtA5VeSjmWpaGXd1d7c9TkJLO9NrgH7IpyuNUaas7oBWu2n3DKhOd4FFT5x2COMLM6yXX3UpZOECV7WuwPcPNXNKyxgivGi7R9gaSCYu-_vr2y7zeYXCZ6-c2R_UfQBYN4zBzmIRNI/s1600/So+spooky+detail+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 279px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518468968291287106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCgtA5VeSjmWpaGXd1d7c9TkJLO9NrgH7IpyuNUaas7oBWu2n3DKhOd4FFT5x2COMLM6yXX3UpZOECV7WuwPcPNXNKyxgivGi7R9gaSCYu-_vr2y7zeYXCZ6-c2R_UfQBYN4zBzmIRNI/s400/So+spooky+detail+1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Til next time...Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-3147874703117303622010-09-07T03:18:00.002-04:002011-02-06T21:23:55.958-05:00Two Page TuesdayWhen I started out scrapping, I always made 2 page layouts.<br /><br />As my style evolved, I fell in love with single pagers and consciously tried to copy the layouts I saw in magazines.<br />I learned principles of page design and techniques to add pizzazz to my layouts.<br />Single page layouts were all I made.<br />Two page spreads were viewed as challenges on the message boards I frequented.<br /><br />Fast forward seven years.<br /><br />I began teaching an occasional class at my LSS, New England Scrapbook Co.<br />The customers there are mostly a two page creators.<br />This has challenged me to relearn how to scrap 12 x 24 while retaining my style.<br /><br />The result?<br /><br />I've become infatuated once again with double page spreads. These days, I'm on a mission to inspire others to give it a try.<br />Let's face it, we all have a LOT of pictures to scrap.<br />And you can fit more in the bigger space.<br /><br /><p>Here's a look at a couple of my 2 pagers:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuyoIdK0_jpzsaKG790BXguPTHHBpuTrIusWuiyLwQ1slVuzo34cVPD6M0U_QvYdJRLixp2YzB5bWJo3U80jPZexhs5qTA7-rXON8XPIU8-IyxGbThfltyiZcjzDd9N2_OWj3UAdfuR0/s1600/abc+123.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 197px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511436701849925170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuyoIdK0_jpzsaKG790BXguPTHHBpuTrIusWuiyLwQ1slVuzo34cVPD6M0U_QvYdJRLixp2YzB5bWJo3U80jPZexhs5qTA7-rXON8XPIU8-IyxGbThfltyiZcjzDd9N2_OWj3UAdfuR0/s400/abc+123.jpg" /></a><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZbRa8RRGVDViRhH1yiNW8kftOrPjXJUMQMiFxzOvRW6-5WfdVOynUvUd9O0GD890yEHNE7UVInl70rIilyjSpcwfqbXD7QVA3EFSh-I0fWcE-I-stN_ul7v-RByLsGHQluDZAU-k7bs/s1600/smile.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 201px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511436697124908162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZbRa8RRGVDViRhH1yiNW8kftOrPjXJUMQMiFxzOvRW6-5WfdVOynUvUd9O0GD890yEHNE7UVInl70rIilyjSpcwfqbXD7QVA3EFSh-I0fWcE-I-stN_ul7v-RByLsGHQluDZAU-k7bs/s400/smile.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p>I'll be posting more 2 pagers next Tuesday!</p>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-9562316031857772442010-09-06T21:08:00.007-04:002011-02-05T21:48:09.186-05:00How Much is Too Much MondayHappy Labor Day!<br /><br /><div>I worked this weekend, so it was no big holiday for me. It's okay, though, because holiday pay is SUH-weet! Mike and I celebrated our 15 year wedding anniversary on Friday. We had a date planned for lunch, but Bren was sick and needed to go to the doctor. </div><div><br />I can't believe summer is over. My older kids are back in school and my little guy starts Kindergarten in the morning. We did a lot of fun things, but there were still more I wish we could have fit in, like more days swimming at the lake, or going to a drive in movie.<br /><br />Did you know the challenge blog, <a href="http://hmitm.blogspot.com/">How Much is Too Much?</a> posts a new challenge each Monday ? </div><br />This week's challenge is to pick a shape and use it 10 times on your layout and to use the name of your shape in your title. Here is mine:<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAtQJuMdjZjHderAi_ChBUzHwfvbvz-DJgWj_ZEXx9vXa5yVG1Y0nulBmdmR7O603hlwQZ4i_LXv79RjjezcAzvv7ObuMG1lz90vmWuEkt2qo3M7rtMwN6vcWVkW05bhTSuqL0ekk20o/s1600/locks+of+love.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 396px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513978765147070514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAtQJuMdjZjHderAi_ChBUzHwfvbvz-DJgWj_ZEXx9vXa5yVG1Y0nulBmdmR7O603hlwQZ4i_LXv79RjjezcAzvv7ObuMG1lz90vmWuEkt2qo3M7rtMwN6vcWVkW05bhTSuqL0ekk20o/s400/locks+of+love.jpg" /></a> So I cheated a bit on my title - I figured a heart symbolizes love, so I went with that. The clear letters are Bo Bunny acrylic that I outlined with a marker.<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGaT32X9lx6_BNYkIk8uCvs1YNNhPW6u9CLQxqrL8Jx69j8gzXvLph55ZxetJwsmCYgUm49frhGE6gWH16D6Gph2H4iZFyKTQ0URHt1VtIXjlQer7yaq0268bhOHfPW6SncI15Z9JkRA/s1600/locks+of+love+title+detail.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 290px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513974763439925586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGaT32X9lx6_BNYkIk8uCvs1YNNhPW6u9CLQxqrL8Jx69j8gzXvLph55ZxetJwsmCYgUm49frhGE6gWH16D6Gph2H4iZFyKTQ0URHt1VtIXjlQer7yaq0268bhOHfPW6SncI15Z9JkRA/s400/locks+of+love+title+detail.jpg" /></a><br />I really enjoy mixing new product with old. The paper doily is by Martha Stewart. I love how the felt Dear Lizzy embellishment looks layered on top.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EY_RGyqt7HEL7Z8uUsG46Ds9dl_CAq2r3XC-kgWGXjAlKqbHMrNrCGDf5qv7vymNj3q4DcB4ytFNykIq04K6uj29CJKWZzkwXMSns_bZdAWadKXrJOIJawEnBiI9CWesAwNx2S4dULg/s1600/HMITM+embellisment+cluster.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 379px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513974758818047906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EY_RGyqt7HEL7Z8uUsG46Ds9dl_CAq2r3XC-kgWGXjAlKqbHMrNrCGDf5qv7vymNj3q4DcB4ytFNykIq04K6uj29CJKWZzkwXMSns_bZdAWadKXrJOIJawEnBiI9CWesAwNx2S4dULg/s400/HMITM+embellisment+cluster.jpg" /></a><br /><p><br /><br />Here's a couple of layouts from recent challenge that I hadn't blogged yet:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOEuq12aqjbO4kiUmrS04JpTuaAQVvxQcGAK8y6XfEWuSGv2Jnu0z10AMizSOA72dLJmLzOfszNmkyylYB_T26_3e84var09VgttqXJPuHg-WO4kLy3jsytXiUWZ9Lbf1QhlYcJjkZ7o/s1600/Just+the+2ofus+LO.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 398px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513974777489260178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOEuq12aqjbO4kiUmrS04JpTuaAQVvxQcGAK8y6XfEWuSGv2Jnu0z10AMizSOA72dLJmLzOfszNmkyylYB_T26_3e84var09VgttqXJPuHg-WO4kLy3jsytXiUWZ9Lbf1QhlYcJjkZ7o/s400/Just+the+2ofus+LO.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKortJlZmzowPROSB5-8hL1iUr4TXIjoNM5ARXMLyY95N2cGufWxOJn7QGYeL6gsR7ME8dbp46JijqRZBDD6Qr_whNNlvExVnL3Gzm0p0LfMEhCZ1pLjFrABli6wPgQGCo1RgjFxO11P4/s1600/Fast+Friends.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 394px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513974770060862642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKortJlZmzowPROSB5-8hL1iUr4TXIjoNM5ARXMLyY95N2cGufWxOJn7QGYeL6gsR7ME8dbp46JijqRZBDD6Qr_whNNlvExVnL3Gzm0p0LfMEhCZ1pLjFrABli6wPgQGCo1RgjFxO11P4/s400/Fast+Friends.jpg" /></a> </p><p>Well, it's off to sleep for me - I've been awake for almost 29 hours! Gotta be well rested for Tommy's big day tomorrow. </p>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-76171104020325150662010-08-31T01:24:00.023-04:002011-02-05T21:37:12.633-05:00We came, we saw, we left tired and happy...When summer draws to an end, and school is about to begin, we celebrate with a family fun day.The past several years, it has been a trip to Lake <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Compounce</span>, a local amusement park.<br /><br /><br />This year, we decided to try something different.<br />The kids had never been to New York City, so we decided to go for a day trip.<br /><br /><br />We figured they were old enough for us to finally attempt it.<br /><br /><br />It was their first train trip. We left for the day from:<br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZBvYibeDROWbTRPgvCP8rmSfaqNM9m_p5qEHNSiuyuOOK345YWscG6wNABMk-_IRlFCwDySfdynsFrS2TVa7ZUO5deu8bfL0Bt2trm5eKB0_-VVGDMMZDCK5QPSKuUGTBlbXoEbZ6-8/s1600/NYC+Stamford+train+station++pic.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511442299378823154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZBvYibeDROWbTRPgvCP8rmSfaqNM9m_p5qEHNSiuyuOOK345YWscG6wNABMk-_IRlFCwDySfdynsFrS2TVa7ZUO5deu8bfL0Bt2trm5eKB0_-VVGDMMZDCK5QPSKuUGTBlbXoEbZ6-8/s400/NYC+Stamford+train+station++pic.jpg" /></a><br />We went to mass here:</p><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNr_h0gEsxfi7YuMX-_Rm3YiwrxNP9S59taU6huqjX3EOU_chROm-6zeA5tTCeEXGzA3tLQtmsE4HRIlLcHitTk4CbngAl9c5wDtO0FmSCqqAh-3c-iPJpZ0-xiw-HjKh_RPVnTkLYmzY/s1600/St+Pat%27s+view+toward+back.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_11462280593802642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNr_h0gEsxfi7YuMX-_Rm3YiwrxNP9S59taU6huqjX3EOU_chROm-6zeA5tTCeEXGzA3tLQtmsE4HRIlLcHitTk4CbngAl9c5wDtO0FmSCqqAh-3c-iPJpZ0-xiw-HjKh_RPVnTkLYmzY/s400/St+Pat%27s+view+toward+back.jpg" /></a><br /><br />St. Patrick's is one of the most beautiful churches with the most amazing architecture. You could spend all day there taking in all the details.<br /><br /><br /><p>Then walked down 5<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Th</span> Avenue and saw things like this:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNq_kSXjAw-WwExQuQ5NkR_Gt50s6aebQKi715wjAmIyhoggontiA-q1fesWafyhzzNWVkMw0WpmHJE8akCmZzX73bw1Nm6nofo380XmQ5BmjkNs9FSwxjK2YS1auQVW_0Pr8RGBl9fQ/s1600/nyc+drink+coffee+sign.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 295px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511448721419112562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNq_kSXjAw-WwExQuQ5NkR_Gt50s6aebQKi715wjAmIyhoggontiA-q1fesWafyhzzNWVkMw0WpmHJE8akCmZzX73bw1Nm6nofo380XmQ5BmjkNs9FSwxjK2YS1auQVW_0Pr8RGBl9fQ/s400/nyc+drink+coffee+sign.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHjbcbhqwGVSZxbdjeu9KReGuKfAmBgzEbkvgyCdHYjMC27BIalHAEdIGT70vcASMTaPSKSpiXtOBXX3PsueA_73oz0oA7JSNuQ4Vv0Xr8wBkPx8T82syr7qo-UatLAIKv37eMpHScTU/s1600/nyc+elephant+door+knobs.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 252px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511448719217136658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHjbcbhqwGVSZxbdjeu9KReGuKfAmBgzEbkvgyCdHYjMC27BIalHAEdIGT70vcASMTaPSKSpiXtOBXX3PsueA_73oz0oA7JSNuQ4Vv0Xr8wBkPx8T82syr7qo-UatLAIKv37eMpHScTU/s400/nyc+elephant+door+knobs.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXLHnCk4c2WeZyBzpEzNQtR0qrX1H-n5HrnPk3VtpypKionoD2L8jr913w3U2G-2stYtAW3hNY1zl2ZjJPjQrYKBfIEA10nCEcZBLPR8bm9r5lJWZ4wBl8kq9ycEOwyvdZJIqdEUbCr2I/s1600/nyc+eye+candy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 264px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511455724318680114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXLHnCk4c2WeZyBzpEzNQtR0qrX1H-n5HrnPk3VtpypKionoD2L8jr913w3U2G-2stYtAW3hNY1zl2ZjJPjQrYKBfIEA10nCEcZBLPR8bm9r5lJWZ4wBl8kq9ycEOwyvdZJIqdEUbCr2I/s400/nyc+eye+candy.jpg" /></a></p><p></p><p>Then we went into <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">FAO</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Schwarz</span> and played a bit: </p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqabEfCGqDxOn_fgXdhiL9-yiQXG-KSj5ncXKGTs7pHCT9MpIUpbe7tmQhHiPMTj5CWQqIkhaOYKoiLeTJ7L-4FjL5qAfJHIFOdIZ-JFHiSGBoN94WwsIRdTbnWrA9AtiQjCi8pyL59GQ/s1600/dragon+hats+FAO.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511457544252086210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqabEfCGqDxOn_fgXdhiL9-yiQXG-KSj5ncXKGTs7pHCT9MpIUpbe7tmQhHiPMTj5CWQqIkhaOYKoiLeTJ7L-4FjL5qAfJHIFOdIZ-JFHiSGBoN94WwsIRdTbnWrA9AtiQjCi8pyL59GQ/s400/dragon+hats+FAO.jpg" /></a><br />We snacked on these as we walked. Honey roasted mixed nuts. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Yummmm</span>.....Colin thought they should make an air <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">freshener</span> with that scent, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOL</span>.</p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_ckgchNKDfB5hfCke9WDZMQc9dHh9UJRXrkJUaNpmsnoeRODYzLG8oVQtrZe_Ek74GY8oLoaP4CA3diMiKgXUji7ChV8NRkemNENl2LNgAIAtY39j2tVFD7xv7hOz8PYF7nBKHiMT7U/s1600/nuts+4+nuts+bag.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 305px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511461036011010594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_ckgchNKDfB5hfCke9WDZMQc9dHh9UJRXrkJUaNpmsnoeRODYzLG8oVQtrZe_Ek74GY8oLoaP4CA3diMiKgXUji7ChV8NRkemNENl2LNgAIAtY39j2tVFD7xv7hOz8PYF7nBKHiMT7U/s400/nuts+4+nuts+bag.jpg" /></a><br /><p></p><p></p><br /><p>I used to love to look at all the flowers in these corner markets when I lived in NYC.</p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ijKWqYsIW5Ot5mqCue8_52yMMjIYrHp6BXVmfc_0sP2izMJhgD523RsO0K1kGTmRN0S6rJ6zlXopT_GSxYwo80RnPD538MgigoTAebwlLNasbXLyhsWDKkldLK4rcJJ1BJmtHIs9J4c/s1600/flowers.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511467000263616738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ijKWqYsIW5Ot5mqCue8_52yMMjIYrHp6BXVmfc_0sP2izMJhgD523RsO0K1kGTmRN0S6rJ6zlXopT_GSxYwo80RnPD538MgigoTAebwlLNasbXLyhsWDKkldLK4rcJJ1BJmtHIs9J4c/s400/flowers.jpg" /></a> <p>Then we walked through Central Park:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZX8OAwCi639F432EREqFaTvHutqEXVPhwVwLr2c4fEPABwCf8W_YOwfTL0KZBq-W4928CZ8ZHL6jZzqysUyEs2ZmllQvwjnGbaUO8AfSeLsZGmgTYMKPCRQ0KpiVdV6v1ommug-o7ww/s1600/central+park+b.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511748040655338562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZX8OAwCi639F432EREqFaTvHutqEXVPhwVwLr2c4fEPABwCf8W_YOwfTL0KZBq-W4928CZ8ZHL6jZzqysUyEs2ZmllQvwjnGbaUO8AfSeLsZGmgTYMKPCRQ0KpiVdV6v1ommug-o7ww/s400/central+park+b.jpg" /></a><br /><br />to get here:</p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihojzdc8glCr63EE-l2y9lh6F3ImY7aEv30_XH-Qa7HtSgisVolOy88TAZRcCnwU4nf2KZMPbrIZ_zse50XSyw-0sEuQ0llTqjSoQfd9mG7qlQZ3GDufQCEXdbEk-3N0-omcXZrhPXecU/s1600/museum+name.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 312px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511749192774338354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihojzdc8glCr63EE-l2y9lh6F3ImY7aEv30_XH-Qa7HtSgisVolOy88TAZRcCnwU4nf2KZMPbrIZ_zse50XSyw-0sEuQ0llTqjSoQfd9mG7qlQZ3GDufQCEXdbEk-3N0-omcXZrhPXecU/s400/museum+name.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><p>The kids had a blast looking for things from the movie, Night at the Museum:</p><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7AztpqPOCD9jjkzp86D9fJv-d3Yu4gVhNGnJGu7jsbjMdFV5OY-f_Xx7TrMEEwslPeqUvVIIb_MDwMbanBWn5DP0sowoqIzBi1m_5izX0laPIVb0RuKFQyCIB2JYlxwqnUcu-zJfQpc/s1600/T+Rex.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511467903177056914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7AztpqPOCD9jjkzp86D9fJv-d3Yu4gVhNGnJGu7jsbjMdFV5OY-f_Xx7TrMEEwslPeqUvVIIb_MDwMbanBWn5DP0sowoqIzBi1m_5izX0laPIVb0RuKFQyCIB2JYlxwqnUcu-zJfQpc/s400/T+Rex.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><p>and Brenna even brought some gum-gum to give to a dumb-dumb:</p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEMy_sFK0hZuLnBatkan2HjcXmJ-NbsaHEhp4z1iBVpocn8VmT-tvpDHnxyF1aj-4WXR6mu7QHCCpxD2yt8ZN_WQb1-6wvZY4OH1-Q0CH_lNvTc2uCknmncK_I8eCqZi_i362xwGt3hU/s1600/brenna+gum+gum.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511448358957505858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEMy_sFK0hZuLnBatkan2HjcXmJ-NbsaHEhp4z1iBVpocn8VmT-tvpDHnxyF1aj-4WXR6mu7QHCCpxD2yt8ZN_WQb1-6wvZY4OH1-Q0CH_lNvTc2uCknmncK_I8eCqZi_i362xwGt3hU/s400/brenna+gum+gum.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><p>Then we hopped in a couple of cabs (note the plural here - 7 people can't fit in one NYC taxi)<br />to go to dinner here:</p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktlUD1xYWuc8Lkp4UHEjft-oo6zxAVnyHe11EeaVwRr3bszrzVz2iEdu5OrmDDk5gy8RKNDAU57cUZyqsK071Onzt7QxN4GoE5QQu1W7e7abnDpt0HJzbLjS8Jva9_vudQnzrw_tv6sQ/s1600/meatball+shop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511463137311102850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktlUD1xYWuc8Lkp4UHEjft-oo6zxAVnyHe11EeaVwRr3bszrzVz2iEdu5OrmDDk5gy8RKNDAU57cUZyqsK071Onzt7QxN4GoE5QQu1W7e7abnDpt0HJzbLjS8Jva9_vudQnzrw_tv6sQ/s400/meatball+shop.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><p>I had THE best dinner of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bolognese</span> meatballs over the creamiest of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">polentas</span>:</p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGJA682bQiL77SWx_Pv0kjLnc5Fn_V6vv98o91LX40fenTglz8jEMkfhmIeTPXcKa4aFY7nWDiOcfZHA9s9b3cR_K87WnbVJlCfZFWA5OHVPytKslOZ6AYKQMNKsI5Hk1bG7Va7pxTIA/s1600/polenta+and+meatballs.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 264px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511452899888183666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGJA682bQiL77SWx_Pv0kjLnc5Fn_V6vv98o91LX40fenTglz8jEMkfhmIeTPXcKa4aFY7nWDiOcfZHA9s9b3cR_K87WnbVJlCfZFWA5OHVPytKslOZ6AYKQMNKsI5Hk1bG7Va7pxTIA/s400/polenta+and+meatballs.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><p></p><p>And there were delicious ice cream sandwiches made with amazing homemade cookies or brownies for dessert.</p><div><p></p><p>After dinner, it was back to the train station for a long ride home.</p><p>The kids had a blast and can't wait to do it again.</p><p>Me too.<br /></p><br /><br /><p></p></div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-91457179458590984002010-08-25T13:41:00.005-04:002011-02-05T21:50:28.133-05:00Somebody pinch me!<a href="http://s131.photobucket.com/albums/p289/debbiefitz67/?action=view&current=BestCreationsblinkie.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p289/debbiefitz67/BestCreationsblinkie.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Seriously.<br />I was so excited this morning to see my name on the list of new Design Team members at <a href="http://bestcreationinc.blogspot.com/">Best Creation, Inc.</a> !<br />I actually let out a shriek of delight. My kids came running, thinking I had seen a giant bug. LOL.<br /><br />I am looking forward with the entire team, but wanted to give a special shout out to <a href="http://tailoredpages.blogspot.com/2010/08/so-so-excited.html">Tracey Taylor</a>, <a href="http://seejuliescrap.blogspot.com/">Julie Walton</a>, and <a href="http://www.artworksbyjona.blogspot.com/">Jona Saavedra</a>, who I have known via the online scrapping community for years.<br /><br />I can't wait to get started!Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-24511101033430749352010-08-17T02:26:00.010-04:002011-02-06T21:24:32.130-05:00Summer's winding down......and fall is approaching quickly here.<br />Some trees are changing colors already.<br />Some leaves are falling down in my yard.<br />Acorns are dropping on my deck.<br />We've begun back to school shopping.<br />Colin & Ryan started football practices.<br />It's crazy how fast time flies anymore.<br /><br />I managed to get a ton of scrapping done this past week.<br />We had our employee crop at NESC last weekend.<br />Then I learned about the Best Creations DT Call on Thursday morning.<br />ACK! The call ended Saturday. It meant a tight deadline for me, but I think I rocked out some decent projects. If you haven't tried working with their patterned papers, then you're missing out! They are a nice weight, with patterns on both sides of most of them. One side always has the most gorgeous sparkly designs. Luckily, NESC carries a great selection so I chose my stuff and got busy!<br /><br />First up is the layout I made for my Best Creations submission, using the Surf's Up line:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwgMsy8qdDQXCTuhqM2avEQpRFdy7AHLpqXwPEqI2CUOCOMAN92VIazFpWeqJpyRwsrtDzCdHTEyGKR_Okpe58nDD9edw8MSjYMzAFJLp3sFqNobu7SCyYdmXHoD39cbc_GoaXImKb48/s1600/water+slide.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 398px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506264921465351810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwgMsy8qdDQXCTuhqM2avEQpRFdy7AHLpqXwPEqI2CUOCOMAN92VIazFpWeqJpyRwsrtDzCdHTEyGKR_Okpe58nDD9edw8MSjYMzAFJLp3sFqNobu7SCyYdmXHoD39cbc_GoaXImKb48/s400/water+slide.jpg" /></a><br />I especially loved the wave paper and wanted to feature it, so I cut out portions of the waves and popped them up in places to add some movement.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2MjeoI-Tynv6tdi8e-E7f2jMJyUac6YrFGDlvIJ5XMikhyixClPo1Fa1gT6xt4p8xVnUu5i02q-Wxmu0LAaOnkq-iQlTRKQXGwKytmKjQSacO0gJfCiuETAUubQ-d0V4TiM3nhOa_IiI/s1600/waterslide+LO+titlework+close.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 322px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506264924723702386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2MjeoI-Tynv6tdi8e-E7f2jMJyUac6YrFGDlvIJ5XMikhyixClPo1Fa1gT6xt4p8xVnUu5i02q-Wxmu0LAaOnkq-iQlTRKQXGwKytmKjQSacO0gJfCiuETAUubQ-d0V4TiM3nhOa_IiI/s400/waterslide+LO+titlework+close.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I was inspired by Duff of Cake Boss fame to make a paper wedding cake. The papers of the Mr. & Mrs. line are so elegant!! I fashioned my design after a picture a scrappy friend showed me of her daughter's wedding cake. I crafted the majority of the flowers in the cascade. If I had more time, I would've added more flowers to the top of the cake, but alas, I ran out of the yellow paper...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesZUa5bYI8ceBu3M7UyszRHnBI5lIsREdxi67vzMCYia0Biv8clnmncDwNUPKTuJ9PtCx6uF37hadJwsdrhQQNhNKPqp_MByiExPJcdvX6BeOx5S4_G8Gj6ZyRVA4s0S-hc_eWHaNTsg/s1600/cake+framed.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 306px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506269156480744354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesZUa5bYI8ceBu3M7UyszRHnBI5lIsREdxi67vzMCYia0Biv8clnmncDwNUPKTuJ9PtCx6uF37hadJwsdrhQQNhNKPqp_MByiExPJcdvX6BeOx5S4_G8Gj6ZyRVA4s0S-hc_eWHaNTsg/s400/cake+framed.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkKgOqk3qdxvKyBAU0lah1FozHYKdBhXypjJD9uxUKJSgbJO9u7BlFeLyXS1g4PwmppZKx3yrZtWf1_6DvvQ6Dqv2oEjpL4awbeDobm8lUVPkDWalgOFln-pDK8imTTovnLDlGs5rCrI/s1600/cake+flowers+closeup.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 272px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506270619546968018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkKgOqk3qdxvKyBAU0lah1FozHYKdBhXypjJD9uxUKJSgbJO9u7BlFeLyXS1g4PwmppZKx3yrZtWf1_6DvvQ6Dqv2oEjpL4awbeDobm8lUVPkDWalgOFln-pDK8imTTovnLDlGs5rCrI/s400/cake+flowers+closeup.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The last requirement was card. Cards are harder for me, but I think this one turned out to be pretty:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLfZCrmrr0kVDb4zQwCNLGQ98cOvi7z5iKZHz1XO3KkO_-llEMX2E_qTe_4E7xM89Ckhnk7DMbML1FGNNSAark1nDIExe6zpibgGKQTpyENHOOQMjjW_uFO0ypNHItzaHTgRGIEXIvlw/s1600/card+framed.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 328px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506271296784746034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLfZCrmrr0kVDb4zQwCNLGQ98cOvi7z5iKZHz1XO3KkO_-llEMX2E_qTe_4E7xM89Ckhnk7DMbML1FGNNSAark1nDIExe6zpibgGKQTpyENHOOQMjjW_uFO0ypNHItzaHTgRGIEXIvlw/s400/card+framed.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I hope they like they see. Keeping my fingers crossed...Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-61294299613166998532010-08-03T09:44:00.001-04:002011-02-06T21:25:34.018-05:00Creative Overload (part 2)More projects to share, as promised.<br /><br />A few weeks back, my LSS, New England Scrapbook Company, asked me to create a few samples with their VIP pack from Reminisce. I was given the Bubby collection. So many possibilities for these products. Beach, pool, aquarium...I chose to go the bath route.<br /><br />I decided to spare my kids the embarrassment of having bath pictures hanging in the store, so I just used mats. I'll add the tubby pictures when I get the pages back.<br /><br />For the boy page, I painted embossed Bazzill cardstock with blue Glimmer Mist. Then I realized that the fish were blending into the background, so I added some black outlining.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrev1U7r2rU2q4_LMO-zYO8ON_DJJLQsmBHVM0oocSKc7-Aez-T8PsA_J2YW5O1shKCVY3C4V00Ak8QMVACSfchYfj2fsRWRr5KmdOy8kq-q37BRnnAWLMpgXDodH3geuagvdob2nXqZE/s1600/Reminisce+Rub+a+Dub.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 390px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497547796432151922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrev1U7r2rU2q4_LMO-zYO8ON_DJJLQsmBHVM0oocSKc7-Aez-T8PsA_J2YW5O1shKCVY3C4V00Ak8QMVACSfchYfj2fsRWRr5KmdOy8kq-q37BRnnAWLMpgXDodH3geuagvdob2nXqZE/s400/Reminisce+Rub+a+Dub.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-oC9O0aOs-c/TEs2lQFm47I/AAAAAAAACXk/1B"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 218px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497547783737369522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKH2VFIevnpWFb3zGpzgCD6aHwZQVgU9PMdDbgqAVDsc7AQzgBIViFiaw-zKL6ulJZ5Ti2XB6UqnthK8tl-24IzzfqcYR94G1NYFFSHnmJG5t87xxsW2txV7QkuzmMSuXhVkX8TlLJ64/s400/Reminisce+bubbles+detail.jpg" /></a><br /><br />For the girl page... I created an underwater scene. I fell in love with this cute little octopus. I embellished her suction cups with buttons.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifUhSF4guEi8dCAZufenZqYVHuCQ6GQenUpauudCGqwfzSTcgTpL8is9gt55rIjcIkQnIEteRiA0wBSzyyfitzwt_yMGx4XTVmq8Kp64LILoYiVwZzJoqze1D8mpJZaIwGdGf5huYh8Y/s1600/reminisce+bathtime+beauty.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 378px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497547775200434882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifUhSF4guEi8dCAZufenZqYVHuCQ6GQenUpauudCGqwfzSTcgTpL8is9gt55rIjcIkQnIEteRiA0wBSzyyfitzwt_yMGx4XTVmq8Kp64LILoYiVwZzJoqze1D8mpJZaIwGdGf5huYh8Y/s400/reminisce+bathtime+beauty.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDOq-ZPStWAnF9nIv5rm5uaTlhxMu8drExJoMarsqRlJfqQpGeV6BRTwdO7LKFaYIvMMj7WAF33U8yDp2xKEF7EF91UCH4qLFTiWR9SpvsjeWPu55KGc4bZTpq0fnpy8Z6yyM-GaSqUc/s1600/reminisce+octopus+detail.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497547771046124738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDOq-ZPStWAnF9nIv5rm5uaTlhxMu8drExJoMarsqRlJfqQpGeV6BRTwdO7LKFaYIvMMj7WAF33U8yDp2xKEF7EF91UCH4qLFTiWR9SpvsjeWPu55KGc4bZTpq0fnpy8Z6yyM-GaSqUc/s400/reminisce+octopus+detail.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Aren't they cute? :0)<br /><br />Here is a picture of a circle journal layout I made recently. The theme was motherhood:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3DLPNZJV_0WYJEpqSI6GFWNJ3R9pUCRFGBq0yLvTWS8SvOilApgbWz-ppDtrmyVjQRtoKuIga8fydxt3eX4dDw86r5OM4nS6ahcOuCDAE-LOBmB0rT9KjiX_-xcctGdzV-1v-0jzxlU/s1600/layouts.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 207px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497547494539962002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3DLPNZJV_0WYJEpqSI6GFWNJ3R9pUCRFGBq0yLvTWS8SvOilApgbWz-ppDtrmyVjQRtoKuIga8fydxt3eX4dDw86r5OM4nS6ahcOuCDAE-LOBmB0rT9KjiX_-xcctGdzV-1v-0jzxlU/s400/layouts.jpg" /></a><br /><br />And finally, a layout I made for a challenge at <a href="http://hmitm.blogspot.com/">How Much is Too Much? </a>I used lots of Generation Z line from Little Yellow Bicycle. Perfect for these skateboarding pics.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5lVJZT4gTh5kthIOBl0CDlmkgHE4YYOXybEbfNkaskSG6TDkRuKzjOzGY1Xka6x1uBV-K97obe-EfitKkoV4Nudt8u1p_6R8bX1c79FPaVmf7NG3bWa_V5YAzM7zXOWB9fyzfLNZ-jA/s1600/be+Xtreme.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 391px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497547466403860178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5lVJZT4gTh5kthIOBl0CDlmkgHE4YYOXybEbfNkaskSG6TDkRuKzjOzGY1Xka6x1uBV-K97obe-EfitKkoV4Nudt8u1p_6R8bX1c79FPaVmf7NG3bWa_V5YAzM7zXOWB9fyzfLNZ-jA/s400/be+Xtreme.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJJ8EX2LOOUwRr8c53tq7Hy0XqBrFnIYpzHSRUhQZBeD6HEn8bxp9RGugsUd5rdesNktG6WHF5Xv-_5ZoBVH01xdjRAg3Dx7DMQFblj2e58LyPH666_T8A865PyaHissF6CElSpoLZLNY/s1600/be+xtreme+ribbon+brad.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 236px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497547485185642450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJJ8EX2LOOUwRr8c53tq7Hy0XqBrFnIYpzHSRUhQZBeD6HEn8bxp9RGugsUd5rdesNktG6WHF5Xv-_5ZoBVH01xdjRAg3Dx7DMQFblj2e58LyPH666_T8A865PyaHissF6CElSpoLZLNY/s400/be+xtreme+ribbon+brad.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HULyZ9vnCgJN2e6rWlK6RrFIx0YYVF0ukJO1zVRsGGnk4Fu4TgUukqny87A7CHtAfT7Ua4g17qjIMuAKQCxmpr4XtEopUOK1ygBV-X69o7Pygtv9un1geGviqwlksq0dH2LyZLtuiks/s1600/be+xtreme+title+closeup.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497547482395318818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HULyZ9vnCgJN2e6rWlK6RrFIx0YYVF0ukJO1zVRsGGnk4Fu4TgUukqny87A7CHtAfT7Ua4g17qjIMuAKQCxmpr4XtEopUOK1ygBV-X69o7Pygtv9un1geGviqwlksq0dH2LyZLtuiks/s400/be+xtreme+title+closeup.jpg" /></a>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-82801957112760901582010-07-24T14:30:00.011-04:002011-02-05T21:37:52.783-05:00Creative Overload!I've been busy creating the past few weeks, but hadn't shared any of my projects.<br /><br />First off, I decided to try for a spot on the Pebbles Inc team.<br />Here are some of my submissions, which didn't photograph well when I made them. So I'm hoping someone from Pebbles might peek at my blog. (Keep your fingers crossed!)<br /><br />Here's a layout from the Twitterpated line. I wanted to show that the colors could be used for a boy page. I loved how the colors showed the rosy glow of my son's face.<br />This week's Sketchy Thursday sketch inspired me to create this page:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZlPYMClNZfZpeO9Poc5uzi3z3IJwRUIZoGoHPAuH3wfc7N_4f62eLnB8kPl5BwJ_sEhSJai1H11xqt3eKS2wehm3NatHIDDMJv5OwFuElSM124xI7cMlyN3Tfk-AZKoqxmaKvbF5TaJg/s1600/pebbles+melt+my+heart+LO.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 388px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497544862873595138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZlPYMClNZfZpeO9Poc5uzi3z3IJwRUIZoGoHPAuH3wfc7N_4f62eLnB8kPl5BwJ_sEhSJai1H11xqt3eKS2wehm3NatHIDDMJv5OwFuElSM124xI7cMlyN3Tfk-AZKoqxmaKvbF5TaJg/s400/pebbles+melt+my+heart+LO.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1opXHj88GRwkjLXoYMHZ2KEk5OQ8tjNrAZSh0lr54p0HpvjPOIH2EYTnwEqZwEUb4Nf7M9gkChvSXL01gMKo7QGb2e8vpoBSDyqT680d6Cv2P-eMEAsGonP6c9wgnRXJfEVz4UZeT50/s1600/pebbles+melt+my+heart+detail+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 272px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497544863655745362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1opXHj88GRwkjLXoYMHZ2KEk5OQ8tjNrAZSh0lr54p0HpvjPOIH2EYTnwEqZwEUb4Nf7M9gkChvSXL01gMKo7QGb2e8vpoBSDyqT680d6Cv2P-eMEAsGonP6c9wgnRXJfEVz4UZeT50/s400/pebbles+melt+my+heart+detail+1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFqjRpmNfESqxn17LXkK3LW0vjKkzhNnjynqquFtuaCmcgmAs6pPlur5AlFMGNEykZv6sQnChYxQtpKs0WHwzBTfybebKahF7vTzlgh0H4wasZgVGK8SzXIJRGR8LTS4K6os2p-o7jCo/s1600/pebbles+july+2010+005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497835265847013634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFqjRpmNfESqxn17LXkK3LW0vjKkzhNnjynqquFtuaCmcgmAs6pPlur5AlFMGNEykZv6sQnChYxQtpKs0WHwzBTfybebKahF7vTzlgh0H4wasZgVGK8SzXIJRGR8LTS4K6os2p-o7jCo/s400/pebbles+july+2010+005.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I used this line to make my card. So many possibilities here!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghm0z7xgdlsTsSGGobF2xdkLttobTToUXaY-xHjuke_NXDjUrZdt898T3eRFQEl4wva6GCZWV6dYJWqrhuwRm1dquFK3o3rPdMVsthJXWtPz3gRe7Q74lG1RWEnqBmF4BWEW4uzWhkqI/s1600/pebbles+july+2010+026.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497837059335369458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghm0z7xgdlsTsSGGobF2xdkLttobTToUXaY-xHjuke_NXDjUrZdt898T3eRFQEl4wva6GCZWV6dYJWqrhuwRm1dquFK3o3rPdMVsthJXWtPz3gRe7Q74lG1RWEnqBmF4BWEW4uzWhkqI/s400/pebbles+july+2010+026.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Next up is some wall art I made using the Treehouse line. I just love the Chips and used a lot of them on this project:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxkMqISZ2uGk5JYT5fXxRVeitYO3kNm9Z-sFXUFlYZUbflIGKo5Rzg0On-VB3D7zet5AoOHLVK33BklssKAvnouzidRM5gd2pNFE5S0dEQB7UyM3eocIBXdNiq3b2ooczxObbDesW9gQ/s1600/pebbles+wall+art+best.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 372px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497544842246430194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxkMqISZ2uGk5JYT5fXxRVeitYO3kNm9Z-sFXUFlYZUbflIGKo5Rzg0On-VB3D7zet5AoOHLVK33BklssKAvnouzidRM5gd2pNFE5S0dEQB7UyM3eocIBXdNiq3b2ooczxObbDesW9gQ/s400/pebbles+wall+art+best.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHe21x3OGB3ve4ONk3C45MMiUqYxwi3MuhY6woh4cjjtwfSS6A1Pg7W7v90svCudHEa1Ue4KHJ4dRAxqaHdIY3lEv4wUn4fwDmuXBffacb9LPxo91CdUUTuSxY-dfAb4NPqgRPuLiztw/s1600/pebbles+wall+art+dimension+shot.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497544852416241410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHe21x3OGB3ve4ONk3C45MMiUqYxwi3MuhY6woh4cjjtwfSS6A1Pg7W7v90svCudHEa1Ue4KHJ4dRAxqaHdIY3lEv4wUn4fwDmuXBffacb9LPxo91CdUUTuSxY-dfAb4NPqgRPuLiztw/s400/pebbles+wall+art+dimension+shot.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLAY9EjU9bQvpJ0Jzj6Q-azAMCDSrqagpyiIQNhVnqvY0kpW5yQLY0aIlyT8nR9zNDr3R4q8yqCduYegbtYE8lifKGvyPtnkLNyTmrdFSBLlbdJ3q-vrynhYT_lEkDi0kBJhn5fi8rPo/s1600/pebbles+wall+art+detail+best.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497544849363618370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLAY9EjU9bQvpJ0Jzj6Q-azAMCDSrqagpyiIQNhVnqvY0kpW5yQLY0aIlyT8nR9zNDr3R4q8yqCduYegbtYE8lifKGvyPtnkLNyTmrdFSBLlbdJ3q-vrynhYT_lEkDi0kBJhn5fi8rPo/s400/pebbles+wall+art+detail+best.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This project was something very different for me. A friend at work was expecting her first grandaughter. She asked me to create an altered canvas for the baby's room. It was a big surface to work with, but she was thrilled with how it turned out.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1itXb9zwd1XQXtaruNn_7fI6DSkMKPGnA9jbT3lerq9XeykNz0ySSXjPk_umbCo3XfXnyJKQekzDB9s4MDpDNPdAJUY9zymjQrHsLWPb2FTRn9gzv_XWjJHhYrvQ_zPLVPAF9pAClqc/s1600/altered+canvas.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 326px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497550268154291090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1itXb9zwd1XQXtaruNn_7fI6DSkMKPGnA9jbT3lerq9XeykNz0ySSXjPk_umbCo3XfXnyJKQekzDB9s4MDpDNPdAJUY9zymjQrHsLWPb2FTRn9gzv_XWjJHhYrvQ_zPLVPAF9pAClqc/s400/altered+canvas.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZjxKcxKAsa_8e1JHGE3VhLARthftf62xlYEZlmboTj8KEhUwiYi08jYZcboEEMzHU9IPTxT5oc6J59RwSEZWX1gM6_JlyaZm1e9Zn-IhDJ4-OPBwQoW-DAhdezI1vh8Xy95amOGAzDU/s1600/altered+canvas+tree+detail.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497550265295869314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZjxKcxKAsa_8e1JHGE3VhLARthftf62xlYEZlmboTj8KEhUwiYi08jYZcboEEMzHU9IPTxT5oc6J59RwSEZWX1gM6_JlyaZm1e9Zn-IhDJ4-OPBwQoW-DAhdezI1vh8Xy95amOGAzDU/s400/altered+canvas+tree+detail.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiE9mP8fU-tbBK_qiRSij6YrDSDrcZfpgPwXJ20Sx9WjKJqhteX3veQPMd2o8r1-cNOfb5QDjg5tuMGw3qCkOTwxVil3-k4UXPkMS6XdEgaxoYv8artCz0OdXUFZWaEYoRbPXZfQah5fA/s1600/altered+canvas+deer.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 295px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497550254555952258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiE9mP8fU-tbBK_qiRSij6YrDSDrcZfpgPwXJ20Sx9WjKJqhteX3veQPMd2o8r1-cNOfb5QDjg5tuMGw3qCkOTwxVil3-k4UXPkMS6XdEgaxoYv8artCz0OdXUFZWaEYoRbPXZfQah5fA/s400/altered+canvas+deer.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The background was painted with acrylic paint, then spritzed with glimmer mist.<br />I used K & Co papers and lots of Jolee's and Martha Stewart stickers. Too cute!<br /><br />Wow that's a lot of scrapping - Stay tuned for more tomorrow. Off to sleep since I'm working again tonight.<br /><br />Peace!Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-8738311335244438422010-07-16T23:42:00.006-04:002011-02-05T21:52:08.029-05:00A peaceful easy feelingI've got one.<br />A week of togetherness.<br />Catching up, laughing, a few tears.<br />Tons of pictures<br />It was a great week here in Ohio.<br /><br />Here are some of my favorite moments...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GN6ejPbSNx2c3yA0mNznSBBTY588ooUT3K-vx3lEaH6z6XWH6t-ZC5X2Dlz_WU4zSvIYPe7i5yA8doohoT1SU4QwlSjLmYQ_HLRhYfkV1Ke65fI2kUbNy-PgvmGmax3NrNmRuXa-gTk/s1600/ohio+zoo+tommy+jumping.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 297px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494731948347921106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GN6ejPbSNx2c3yA0mNznSBBTY588ooUT3K-vx3lEaH6z6XWH6t-ZC5X2Dlz_WU4zSvIYPe7i5yA8doohoT1SU4QwlSjLmYQ_HLRhYfkV1Ke65fI2kUbNy-PgvmGmax3NrNmRuXa-gTk/s400/ohio+zoo+tommy+jumping.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixso5N7f7mJ0ZRkyUdeguVjvz4JXvwjuaIXYXXqoUpOed5_z-y6ZAQScnGpWAzOb7UVNUldP3GrrM4WG8FnJip7dK8Vd8H5ySXimbXUqZbWiJNTMg3B5Wo-q5Jnlvp1Vmy-wtj9VCvB2Q/s1600/ohio+zoo+tom+%26+brady.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 233px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494728721716435602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjah3kVUybqA5m8h9sEARelyxVyxpGR82vrk-ROTNcY1x2JyP5U5WP4v7frqpWDj8uEENle8VuAmEStm8A-Kpzfbe9Zo6pIrbaFZXh8apkrF3IjbyXAqy9al1HGE8bmhZWVM7HNtO5OEyo/s400/ohio+colin+skate+1.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KtMGdxmIdLsUrFnNw5WMZm7Ga5FpGfnVeqAqzxHKk9M_Qju3XltWwptpYnQCQ0IVRBo_md_4ZOzfuzL0_CmfCGeGlKjk-dEUTB4PFEn4055Ll0ldjV2WVp74PtFDartnEntu7fVs4EY/s1600/Ohio+lake+Ryan.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494728712491596594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KtMGdxmIdLsUrFnNw5WMZm7Ga5FpGfnVeqAqzxHKk9M_Qju3XltWwptpYnQCQ0IVRBo_md_4ZOzfuzL0_CmfCGeGlKjk-dEUTB4PFEn4055Ll0ldjV2WVp74PtFDartnEntu7fVs4EY/s400/Ohio+lake+Ryan.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfvszyQmr-hqZLk7-GEYoSyidr21Gmo3pV02HZkSlYXwvyhohgbiajysKWcXE0pFTOZ6ZZmz4RfX7pF5w-oqVQfy2AxaNiK9GMZ3-pM-A1PAjTL1z6NS4JtBHEGQeqoZzNrdt77KlAHk/s1600/mike+bar.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494728707114456210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfvszyQmr-hqZLk7-GEYoSyidr21Gmo3pV02HZkSlYXwvyhohgbiajysKWcXE0pFTOZ6ZZmz4RfX7pF5w-oqVQfy2AxaNiK9GMZ3-pM-A1PAjTL1z6NS4JtBHEGQeqoZzNrdt77KlAHk/s400/mike+bar.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTgq2DzNtLX6lqBpjiqDo0G4EBsOHCElitr-8FnDWZESv7cW1EAK93YYE3ybW5xSIZpKUMEfPTp_SvVNvLhBcq999d0IgBhG40RE7XNV1fRBw3mK4Kilc2mZuIyz4Q75GUq7dBrGTSn0/s1600/ohio+lake+jimmy+hold+nose.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 284px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494733304602088498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTgq2DzNtLX6lqBpjiqDo0G4EBsOHCElitr-8FnDWZESv7cW1EAK93YYE3ybW5xSIZpKUMEfPTp_SvVNvLhBcq999d0IgBhG40RE7XNV1fRBw3mK4Kilc2mZuIyz4Q75GUq7dBrGTSn0/s400/ohio+lake+jimmy+hold+nose.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Tomorrow we head back home.Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-84516803041484498312010-07-14T23:58:00.001-04:002011-02-06T21:26:25.494-05:00It's about living LARGE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_jFt51fuUXqDtKcFkpa0_Z9gzbgLTOw6iAiFBKa6e3XBdZsZPYEmCQ0dKOXLPN-jgOrWrKlKz0GwwxQPuHfQZlUvokW9YW8CLXJKgfAdHRt_i2JOM3-2Je_51xK0lLkwGwF9ZBRAn9Q/s1600/ohio+cedar+point+maxair.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493977605594288418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_jFt51fuUXqDtKcFkpa0_Z9gzbgLTOw6iAiFBKa6e3XBdZsZPYEmCQ0dKOXLPN-jgOrWrKlKz0GwwxQPuHfQZlUvokW9YW8CLXJKgfAdHRt_i2JOM3-2Je_51xK0lLkwGwF9ZBRAn9Q/s400/ohio+cedar+point+maxair.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />This is a ride called MaXair at Cedar Point. The ring swings in a pendulum motion to a height of 140 feet. It reaches speeds of 70 mph. I am proud to say I rode it, despite my crazy fear of heights. It was such a rush. I just knew I had to do it when I saw a program about Cedar Heights on <a href="http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Bert_the_Conqueror/Episodes_Travel_Guides/CedarPoint">Burt the Conqueror</a>.<br />I was crazy scared, but I knew I'd be mad at myself if I backed out. So I put on my big girl pants and went for it. So glad I did.<br /><br />Another risk I recently took was to apply for a design team. I was feeling so out of the online scrapbook community. I was just thriled when <a href="http://debbitscraps.blogspot.com/">Debbi Tehrani</a> emailed me, asking me to join the <a href="http://hmitm.blogspot.com/">How Much is Too Much? Challenge Blog </a>team. There is such crazy talent on this team- I am so honored to be associated with them! I hope you'll stop by and check our challenges out.<br /><em></em><blockquote></blockquote>Here is my layout for last week's challenge. I created this for <a href="http://www.newenglandscrapbook.com/main.html">New England Scrapbook Company</a>, using the Retrobot line by Reiminisce.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDm-ZLKmorN30FsFQQizK6mlWvRfq0uNDmRJnym0-_UwX1jcuS1SGopJqxw50ywy3zGc4ZSrgE33fjl2pzcKppWPqgZ4sUrPHsb-E_3rkCAOsl_DPppm2rJU8H-8Qg4CZEHTu5Zu5EgZw/s1600/HMITM+music+LO.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 395px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493983989603460754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDm-ZLKmorN30FsFQQizK6mlWvRfq0uNDmRJnym0-_UwX1jcuS1SGopJqxw50ywy3zGc4ZSrgE33fjl2pzcKppWPqgZ4sUrPHsb-E_3rkCAOsl_DPppm2rJU8H-8Qg4CZEHTu5Zu5EgZw/s400/HMITM+music+LO.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This line is so fun, and perfect for a teen boy. I used the music note stickers like a banner, and framed Colin with names of his favorite artists. It should be interesting to look back on someday.Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-41081354200010090932010-05-16T01:58:00.001-04:002011-02-05T22:01:14.975-05:00May: 2 weeks in...(a longish post)So I keep keepin' on. I can't believe how fast days go.<br />I blinked and half the month is gone.<br /><br />The beginning of the month was filled with play practices and performances for Colin.<br />He landed a major part in his school's annual production. This year, it was a play called "The Book Report." The story was about a classroom of characters who are presenting their book reports. Colin played Calvin (of Calvin and Hobbes fame) and Max (of Where the Wild Things Are). He was amazing, enthusiastic and his talent surprised many at the shool. I can't tell you how many people thought he was a "natural." Here he is with two of his best buds, also in the play.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWDHumEY1GeNAGR217uSvbhr2BVLnRQd1WB_NxvtuwQtd-f8GIpdjngdf-hKeEvPOEDA3udtzblsWN2A3t94WB4v3Uk3CZvImN6DDUMdlfdvIiSTlY8jXYhb4s_c6XRuPWb_KArlPkEA/s1600/school+play.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472041744649436578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWDHumEY1GeNAGR217uSvbhr2BVLnRQd1WB_NxvtuwQtd-f8GIpdjngdf-hKeEvPOEDA3udtzblsWN2A3t94WB4v3Uk3CZvImN6DDUMdlfdvIiSTlY8jXYhb4s_c6XRuPWb_KArlPkEA/s320/school+play.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Baseball season for Ryan and Jimmy is in full swing.<br />Speaking of swinging, here are some pics of Jimmy at bat.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5H1Pojl9dyLBJbmUc0SLR-vpw5wLjpY-3WKKRYBPFthKvjFyvskaIlYb0U94gd_oj61eO1k-4wjtKT3x676CBI_hcnI2PFvnNH6N7zD_H10tzH4NQvUKWCo43myFRPKjgLsONrgxhx4I/s1600/Jimmy+at+bat+3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 295px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472042487866983682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5H1Pojl9dyLBJbmUc0SLR-vpw5wLjpY-3WKKRYBPFthKvjFyvskaIlYb0U94gd_oj61eO1k-4wjtKT3x676CBI_hcnI2PFvnNH6N7zD_H10tzH4NQvUKWCo43myFRPKjgLsONrgxhx4I/s320/Jimmy+at+bat+3.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5AFuQGgw2s-_tAaMV-gODhIZbDuVw397q5ZDVTuTEGSNWfOpV9bVwIbw13b6F-oqntUirt9a48YZnGZhyB_Aw7UOmictyN5bK5c3k-tt9-DVCcmXDRTmk0QiO3UlF2Ezy9AbqifKrK2Y/s1600/jimmy+at+bat+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472042484159456786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5AFuQGgw2s-_tAaMV-gODhIZbDuVw397q5ZDVTuTEGSNWfOpV9bVwIbw13b6F-oqntUirt9a48YZnGZhyB_Aw7UOmictyN5bK5c3k-tt9-DVCcmXDRTmk0QiO3UlF2Ezy9AbqifKrK2Y/s320/jimmy+at+bat+2.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcG_Vd7ZQsPmg5zWv7aY2e8PE3eJe8aMPyCCAAzZb668ID-aF43iquPzSMMYi6U6Yt-i9hQix969y9Vh29rE1QfrLQKtcnYlqcQls97B2QG-8YiwuV4ApXV-weg0uRDQA2qDd3brKowko/s1600/Jimmy+at+bat+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 231px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472042478719224866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcG_Vd7ZQsPmg5zWv7aY2e8PE3eJe8aMPyCCAAzZb668ID-aF43iquPzSMMYi6U6Yt-i9hQix969y9Vh29rE1QfrLQKtcnYlqcQls97B2QG-8YiwuV4ApXV-weg0uRDQA2qDd3brKowko/s320/Jimmy+at+bat+1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />It's his first year of coach pitch and batting has been a bit of a challenge for him. But he hangs in there and doesn't seem to get flustered. I worried he'd get discouraged because he tends to worry about making mistakes. Very type A. But he gets up to bat and just takes his missed swings in stride. Guess he's growing up. So proud of him.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJarYbMfpNI3ApRQ04EieZD7TpOFMSMJWEbELWekyFI19EEYmYi_y8uEXVFzQKlc1tFuH7mgMmCjl1UA0MpvATj8W_bsEOTVYxfRndk_VyoT3gs7O7wi7O09WrlIMEhjjMVpv8I4y82dY/s1600/Jimmy+on+base.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 218px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472042876313797490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJarYbMfpNI3ApRQ04EieZD7TpOFMSMJWEbELWekyFI19EEYmYi_y8uEXVFzQKlc1tFuH7mgMmCjl1UA0MpvATj8W_bsEOTVYxfRndk_VyoT3gs7O7wi7O09WrlIMEhjjMVpv8I4y82dY/s320/Jimmy+on+base.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Even prouder when he gets on base. Go buddy!<br /><br />On the scrappy front..<br /><br />Here is a page I created from the Noel Mignon kit I purchased. The story behind this page is that there were NO fish to be caught when we went to Schroon Lake. Well, just one. This sunfish that Jimmy brought in the first few minutes of fishing. Then nothing else for 2 days. That sunny must have been lonely, LOL.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BaPIQRUxsGvRu2ZXgBTtTvLJSukJ50YaXodvSu4L30UMfdG2Fu4sLBS46wDbBIFG_WcNBd2nRj7k-CyUR5CY9z4C9wrihfCMMOVMgvBctk_fEYJM2gs45Q5jO6RNXsOcPjdxCJXscGA/s1600/Sunfish+.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 315px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472043516271687586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BaPIQRUxsGvRu2ZXgBTtTvLJSukJ50YaXodvSu4L30UMfdG2Fu4sLBS46wDbBIFG_WcNBd2nRj7k-CyUR5CY9z4C9wrihfCMMOVMgvBctk_fEYJM2gs45Q5jO6RNXsOcPjdxCJXscGA/s320/Sunfish+.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyufPSA4OoNE8jlisuakDbV85mMraCUZO4ziuys-jiShOL3H7nu6e5KyGvPGaFYhmtnyoHTRtUvl0aHs5MzCrMd-95lczPNqeXphE6ES05SnNbU_-ecxtv_nKyGPXHpgAFzSJFjmXcxM/s1600/sunfish+title+closeup.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472043519398306578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyufPSA4OoNE8jlisuakDbV85mMraCUZO4ziuys-jiShOL3H7nu6e5KyGvPGaFYhmtnyoHTRtUvl0aHs5MzCrMd-95lczPNqeXphE6ES05SnNbU_-ecxtv_nKyGPXHpgAFzSJFjmXcxM/s320/sunfish+title+closeup.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The Crate Paper colors were just perfect for these pictures.<br /><br />Tonight I posted the May challenge for <a href="http://newenglandscrapbookco.blogspot.com/">New England Scrapbook Company. </a><br /><br />The sample and sketch is for a 2 pager. When I began scrapping, I only did 2 pagers.<br />Over time, I evolved into a single page scrapper. It can be a challenge for me now to go back to 2 pagers. But I really had fun making this one. the design clicked for me. I'm looking forward to doing more.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTU0dACMI5sCcx4s0qzJmFwR7JTHuzmrv7YAmczt3KoiKAXJFKuPjlClU-lczoaOUJ2V4KEo8y7SN6shvHallQ_ZNA8XFsqIckrLpf_K-Kp79mq2Aq7yl-GZR1u7siOtlGQhkKBPCaymA/s1600/Out+on+a+Limb.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 174px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472044379752428162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTU0dACMI5sCcx4s0qzJmFwR7JTHuzmrv7YAmczt3KoiKAXJFKuPjlClU-lczoaOUJ2V4KEo8y7SN6shvHallQ_ZNA8XFsqIckrLpf_K-Kp79mq2Aq7yl-GZR1u7siOtlGQhkKBPCaymA/s320/Out+on+a+Limb.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNIkxofTH44USXVrDLbB0e96sAdI_ekaMlsJ5yE3EewgC5V2wHnIYQVf5OG7LO-JsnfMGEhP43Q0M7ATdNxBR7tFY84coAZo97Ytggo2Q0zSVCQkGDrjfjIaxjIoBAHsaveDvc51Kuzc/s1600/oyt+on+a+limb+tree"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472044388949097426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNIkxofTH44USXVrDLbB0e96sAdI_ekaMlsJ5yE3EewgC5V2wHnIYQVf5OG7LO-JsnfMGEhP43Q0M7ATdNxBR7tFY84coAZo97Ytggo2Q0zSVCQkGDrjfjIaxjIoBAHsaveDvc51Kuzc/s320/oyt+on+a+limb+tree" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHl2ilSLfXMfYwvr_tVV7OzjQtfy1TMwl-ETFzOU1GrPdsi2_bcDBSdpDiX8Umz3sLOcj57HAFh57ZB_HSgMV6DNdzkCE9RetkJvSjzklWBYMf6WjnT-B09vqTLmO04UH0O2v_xh7zlCY/s1600/may+sketch.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 243px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472046519109920642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHl2ilSLfXMfYwvr_tVV7OzjQtfy1TMwl-ETFzOU1GrPdsi2_bcDBSdpDiX8Umz3sLOcj57HAFh57ZB_HSgMV6DNdzkCE9RetkJvSjzklWBYMf6WjnT-B09vqTLmO04UH0O2v_xh7zlCY/s320/may+sketch.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The challenge criteria?<br />Use something green<br />Use something chipboard<br />Use a plant in some form (tree, leaf, flower)<br />Use something with wings<br />Use a die cut paper.<br /><br />Be sure to drop off your entry at the store to be entered in the voting!Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-83780210081131695272010-04-24T02:29:00.002-04:002011-02-05T21:53:30.861-05:00Really, Deb. Really?It's not like I haven't been having fun or crafting. I have stuff to share. I don't know why I don't force myself to sit down and blog more often.<br /><br />We've settled into spring here the past few weeks. The kids had spring vacation last week. Lots of play dates and sleepovers with friends.<br />Activities have started back up.<br />Soccer and baseball practices. Opening day was today.<br />Play practices.<br />Time to figure out summer camp and other activities.<br />Heck, even fall activities. Sign ups for soccer and football started this week.<br />ACK! It's a kick in the pants to try to stay organized.<br /><br />Lately, I've felt born again in scrapbooking. I've had tons of ideas swirling in my brain and can't wait to get them translated into projects.<br /><br />Here are some pages that I made for challenges over at Timeless Daydreams.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5EYbw0zrOaw1R5OgaU5QNeB-xA7l5jtezxr1vavypvPCh8FjOxFdSQjdE_jSsgN6Ums4JOJ-t8AgW5qxPVsJOi5HqGlGELEPup30su1gldjVL9wOXhpf_2ISeY2Wf58Qg_wIamIjcqIA/s1600/Little+Me+6x12+LO.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 170px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464456540942620770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5EYbw0zrOaw1R5OgaU5QNeB-xA7l5jtezxr1vavypvPCh8FjOxFdSQjdE_jSsgN6Ums4JOJ-t8AgW5qxPVsJOi5HqGlGELEPup30su1gldjVL9wOXhpf_2ISeY2Wf58Qg_wIamIjcqIA/s320/Little+Me+6x12+LO.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This is my first 6x12 layout. That's me, in Kindergarten. I remember wearing that outfit. It was kinda groovy with a vest. And my hair was curly from rollers my mom put in my hair the night before. My bangs are crooked since Mom trimmed them in the bathroom. These are some of the little things I remember from that time in my life, and I tucked them into the Maya Road Kraft envie. Love them. Dug into my Sassafrass stash for this page. Much of<br />their stuff just has a 70s vibe for me.<br /><br />Then I dug into my Webster's Pages and Prima stash to make this page.<br />Every now and again, it is fun to just do a girlie page, with flowers and fluff. :0)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTkhyphenhyphenE4Hr9yBXcslDq7kH-SXq_vvWhN7RvjGI6Su4EYIwWdU_DsNtJ7UWK7uVfIxInBL-UGS1ValVLnoz5Kroz4UZR0xPucRZ6NXCXrzCzR3s3Nd58c-In65Ym0Fa87hsHJgrf6jEBoM/s1600/wishes+LO1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 294px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464457032299564322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTkhyphenhyphenE4Hr9yBXcslDq7kH-SXq_vvWhN7RvjGI6Su4EYIwWdU_DsNtJ7UWK7uVfIxInBL-UGS1ValVLnoz5Kroz4UZR0xPucRZ6NXCXrzCzR3s3Nd58c-In65Ym0Fa87hsHJgrf6jEBoM/s320/wishes+LO1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHpoLxPp7NyJRD7BR496-gJ3M7oHEpXibsSRuqWFUdwLC5ATjWaLJNf5n0A_hKQaK1kLSD8pQdiIYZblI80C67UhVxh7dQP0LMZ1kLktxd-4VyFygINla7FrojVm7qBzQsvCu87LTulZg/s1600/wishes+journaling+closeup.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464457293832773202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHpoLxPp7NyJRD7BR496-gJ3M7oHEpXibsSRuqWFUdwLC5ATjWaLJNf5n0A_hKQaK1kLSD8pQdiIYZblI80C67UhVxh7dQP0LMZ1kLktxd-4VyFygINla7FrojVm7qBzQsvCu87LTulZg/s320/wishes+journaling+closeup.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Here are some pics from the weekend:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglPEhUlrl7FM3JvzaHhSX3Zn3t-a7NuWgS7FQG6TeuLSa9woZYIGfQxa1OLaeJhj-FVMt96vzBqLl7mtSmLI9BpNMaYBiVpMWjXfZH__j3VbgBYkRJNxbP92vjpwQb5zLsljL6QbiYBcY/s1600/brenna+%26+olivia+at+brodie.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464457961612971970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglPEhUlrl7FM3JvzaHhSX3Zn3t-a7NuWgS7FQG6TeuLSa9woZYIGfQxa1OLaeJhj-FVMt96vzBqLl7mtSmLI9BpNMaYBiVpMWjXfZH__j3VbgBYkRJNxbP92vjpwQb5zLsljL6QbiYBcY/s320/brenna+%26+olivia+at+brodie.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_z0ITHszUa_EInvtslmJyoaLwnlDJpgQLWKrvHltW7lMda5BJGfMZRgVODsU_Jm-wjlKElSZ7tBMYH1fIAK8bm1qcRtaVkCtGxgk_xtNMieHznR96ZCWX8ec4dPsOO7oqnxqKIHflZ4/s1600/tommy+kite+2nd+time+head+on.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464457958731940562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_z0ITHszUa_EInvtslmJyoaLwnlDJpgQLWKrvHltW7lMda5BJGfMZRgVODsU_Jm-wjlKElSZ7tBMYH1fIAK8bm1qcRtaVkCtGxgk_xtNMieHznR96ZCWX8ec4dPsOO7oqnxqKIHflZ4/s320/tommy+kite+2nd+time+head+on.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-7EhpvAcNLnVegFMD_hKCo9BeuMY2FKY1zBVKXvyk-j3K8aHs_-TZEdrChpdntY0KmpcVRiuWaJ3KaqA2jl7OC6LUhuV8YoDlxKN7JyOAc_gjBcYomMvs5BKT__gxfPlLk7UuvoeQiY/s1600/jimmy+opening+day+on+base.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 254px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464457946767447330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-7EhpvAcNLnVegFMD_hKCo9BeuMY2FKY1zBVKXvyk-j3K8aHs_-TZEdrChpdntY0KmpcVRiuWaJ3KaqA2jl7OC6LUhuV8YoDlxKN7JyOAc_gjBcYomMvs5BKT__gxfPlLk7UuvoeQiY/s320/jimmy+opening+day+on+base.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTcH2yhJSBGjExjcLCVkkoyJtlX9bTvb12Dc-p01uEKxWIVSgAbFWsn-ccm8vg0aOs83lAP22U0iZ2Rfqd8oRyuCB3XD_RgUJKg7QyHiGk5jAQLyHnZcfSkm9OEjNLReOXeaDM5S1cGc/s1600/Tommy+climbing+brodie.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 202px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464457942386668786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTcH2yhJSBGjExjcLCVkkoyJtlX9bTvb12Dc-p01uEKxWIVSgAbFWsn-ccm8vg0aOs83lAP22U0iZ2Rfqd8oRyuCB3XD_RgUJKg7QyHiGk5jAQLyHnZcfSkm9OEjNLReOXeaDM5S1cGc/s320/Tommy+climbing+brodie.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4RxODVrsSFYPDP_Ah1TwPmcjTvIxopg5Modun88aUwwa7kHEMbsfJsInGOygdOB-pQlqRUurW9ioGOeaRZjxrgEGt7UqJpzLPoxdzbDU9sjNx8QJETO0U_TOJPwHk-VEU2Aen50U3aw/s1600/Ryan+head+shot.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464457935794882162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4RxODVrsSFYPDP_Ah1TwPmcjTvIxopg5Modun88aUwwa7kHEMbsfJsInGOygdOB-pQlqRUurW9ioGOeaRZjxrgEGt7UqJpzLPoxdzbDU9sjNx8QJETO0U_TOJPwHk-VEU2Aen50U3aw/s320/Ryan+head+shot.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Have a great day!Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-14301335877404378232010-04-11T00:17:00.001-04:002011-02-06T21:27:00.489-05:00I discovered this today and decided it would be a great way to jump back into blogging...<br /><br /><a href="http://thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com/">The Simple Women's Daybook</a><br /><br />so here are my entries...<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">FOR TODAY</span><br /><br /><em>Outside my window</em>... is my vegetable garden to be. I spent some time raking it out this week, while Tommy and Harley played in the yard.<br /><br /><em>I am thinking</em>... I need to take more pictures.<br /><br /><em>I am thankful for</em>...getting holiday time tonight. It's goodto be home with my family at night. We played Uno and Monopoly together. It was fun!<br /><br /><em>From the kitchen</em>... I want to make banana bread this week.<br /><br /><em>I am wearing</em>... pajamas, fuzzy socks and a hoodie.<br /><br /><em>I am creating</em>... just finished a layout for the March Madness competition at <a href="http://timelessdaydreams.com/store/">Timeless Daydreams. </a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsl0EEnizaGj2cqi4Dh_7cgzM5RxBp1epggqlu1rtiObQKWXCPzNRHPD9aFWhEsvmDjVEU9MC_eOVpCMNxpEBhR2jhkam7sW5E4HfB2enR7s6LvjVUuc3Pih4DTpALaUF0_0a2LJ4TKI/s1600/one+amazing+girl+LOb.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 303px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459404357685501506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsl0EEnizaGj2cqi4Dh_7cgzM5RxBp1epggqlu1rtiObQKWXCPzNRHPD9aFWhEsvmDjVEU9MC_eOVpCMNxpEBhR2jhkam7sW5E4HfB2enR7s6LvjVUuc3Pih4DTpALaUF0_0a2LJ4TKI/s320/one+amazing+girl+LOb.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRdaOK9VOBvnNSCCK7KrYVlPN63rQEXScbcLWxuihJzygeIunjus-OJl3XHcc4LxtbKVUtUIn9zh4v64D-mHuK70riGzQ94xt5CjIUqk6M_fywJcjI8NGsn54hXhdst62fAwV8qu7h5bU/s1600/one+amazing+girl+LO.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5VWJE-yTOaNVVEDqFls0mIqNkL8QgT6qy8WURMJ_fauC80v0qjrU2YxwHByGbn2jsnrA8DS-Eb__mvcBUc52yKd1XSQymT-30wTCwKYVQkV0F8D4OSMpIPOuhGQOKMUNf0kfEBTnaXRM/s1600/amazing+girl+LO+title+detail.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459404856094301106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5VWJE-yTOaNVVEDqFls0mIqNkL8QgT6qy8WURMJ_fauC80v0qjrU2YxwHByGbn2jsnrA8DS-Eb__mvcBUc52yKd1XSQymT-30wTCwKYVQkV0F8D4OSMpIPOuhGQOKMUNf0kfEBTnaXRM/s320/amazing+girl+LO+title+detail.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNt-L3Ikua4x5-TdZ4hagUNmMBr31exGlQStvTv3_D8IvHeOmG3bjSkn9tRqEFfWuRfwTb8AF3IrED3MYkgfTbklCLGBiVcjaFYb3PBmQKtLlG19jiZJ_majaT1PtZtyQKEn1mrphRad4/s1600/one+amazing+girl+LO+butterfly.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459404851843560242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNt-L3Ikua4x5-TdZ4hagUNmMBr31exGlQStvTv3_D8IvHeOmG3bjSkn9tRqEFfWuRfwTb8AF3IrED3MYkgfTbklCLGBiVcjaFYb3PBmQKtLlG19jiZJ_majaT1PtZtyQKEn1mrphRad4/s320/one+amazing+girl+LO+butterfly.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VOQp8p149YgWckBqv6kGF_JhgjWO3NT0vbc-r24Wpxjt54vjBLFbJzlyuNIQ-r3toi1SL5xcNkFN9psN1df2fN00TtLKoDQFMDlXKhLPKkO4oPs8NyRFTp4dUaiitzoqSaF8Vzj7NbE/s1600/one+amazing+girl+LO+flowers.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 236px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459404845214538946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VOQp8p149YgWckBqv6kGF_JhgjWO3NT0vbc-r24Wpxjt54vjBLFbJzlyuNIQ-r3toi1SL5xcNkFN9psN1df2fN00TtLKoDQFMDlXKhLPKkO4oPs8NyRFTp4dUaiitzoqSaF8Vzj7NbE/s320/one+amazing+girl+LO+flowers.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><em>I am going... </em>to buy a bathroom scale this week.<br /><br /><em>I am reading...</em> just started A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick.<br /><em></em><br /><em>I am hoping</em>...that my brother-in-law, John (who underwent cancer surgery this week), will heal quickly and completely.<br /><em></em><br /><em>I am hearing...</em> the radio in the kitchen. I love to have music on while I scrap.<br /><br /><em>Around the house...</em>I'm trying to get rid of some of the clutter. Where did all this stuff come from, anyway?<br /><em></em><br /><em>One of my favorite things...</em> this week is vanilla ice cream. The real deal. With just a hint of chocolate sauce.<br /><br /><em>A few plans for the rest of the week...</em> Getting the cold weather clothes switched out for the warm weather ones and spend time with the kids who are on their April vacation this week.<br /><br /><em>Here is picture for thought I am sharing...</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxGqx8c74z-tvQS9gJGO7gUT74-q_584m7ygSfhkMt4AQa4inHa2lQTdwQ5IqrY3MA8P2WxqQV1zSl52MZEKp6TOBGhjr9QrxvNKmanz0l4wDaMDJiM-8PZjxMxgtcingIAaDp59lxIk/s1600/keep+calm.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458781787442537986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxGqx8c74z-tvQS9gJGO7gUT74-q_584m7ygSfhkMt4AQa4inHa2lQTdwQ5IqrY3MA8P2WxqQV1zSl52MZEKp6TOBGhjr9QrxvNKmanz0l4wDaMDJiM-8PZjxMxgtcingIAaDp59lxIk/s320/keep+calm.jpg" /></a> (image from Etsy)</div>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-5426721122341569322010-03-15T01:25:00.001-04:002011-02-05T21:55:18.745-05:00Not enough hours in the day...I've been busy taking inventory of my surroundings lately. Seems as if a spring cleaning bug has bitten my butt. I'm a bit of a pack rat and am trying to simplify and declutter our surroundings these days.<br /><br /><br />I've been watching episodes of Clean House with the kids lately. We are astonished by the conditions people live in. There are some serious hoarders out there!! Then there was a garage sale at my local scrapbook store. I started trying to figure out what I'd be willing to part with. Well, I ran out of time and didn't get any of my stuff there to sell. I can't believe the amount of product I have. Or rather, forgot I had. I made a promise to myself to really start using up my supply stash.<br /><br />I did go to the tag sale, however and was able to pick up some stuff that I was excited about.<br />While I was there, I browsed the new goodies too, and ended up getting these buttons in pink, red. orange and green. Oh how I love them!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2gjo_TKR3XhqN8z81FBPkZ9Cwp2p8i6Ba5CVAplXNrbbZnLlh67lmpVlw8deXs3MgZYYPKvc7Chr9ZO-P4iUiSEwHnovPBNIDAmFpw3EL4-T-QZHAyD6p5QUi1nO6-m9ui0u2xNEMXE/s1600-h/Jenni+Bowlin+goodies.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449380220930038402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2gjo_TKR3XhqN8z81FBPkZ9Cwp2p8i6Ba5CVAplXNrbbZnLlh67lmpVlw8deXs3MgZYYPKvc7Chr9ZO-P4iUiSEwHnovPBNIDAmFpw3EL4-T-QZHAyD6p5QUi1nO6-m9ui0u2xNEMXE/s320/Jenni+Bowlin+goodies.jpg" /></a><br />I also picked up a few more sheets of BG Origins papers. Loving greens and yellows lately.<br /><br />Some excitement at out house this weekend - Tommy lost his first tooth!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGYZA5ZyU-_mBH66MwgJIUU0804HP9dFx7ao61jZmlc1Mdy9VBynG6CCb_FlHMwYRWx8SteDK575rEgY-G1e1ICucA6WXAbomubXmofYfWpWXti-4z1DeIVsBGrPC2mMsH615UWr5SaTY/s1600-h/tommy+after.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448733507534811490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGYZA5ZyU-_mBH66MwgJIUU0804HP9dFx7ao61jZmlc1Mdy9VBynG6CCb_FlHMwYRWx8SteDK575rEgY-G1e1ICucA6WXAbomubXmofYfWpWXti-4z1DeIVsBGrPC2mMsH615UWr5SaTY/s320/tommy+after.jpg" /></a>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594433143009863568.post-70019329437121942292010-03-04T23:21:00.000-05:002010-03-04T23:56:48.826-05:00Not feeling it latelySo I haven't been in the scrappy frame of mind lately. Not that I don't spend time drooling over pages and window shopping for hundreds of dollars of new supplies. That part is just fine. It's my creative mojo that has gone on hiatus for a while.<br />I get into these funks every so often - feeling like I can't create anything to live up to the ideas spinning around my brain. I have 3 unfinished pages and a mini album waiting to be completed. It's frustrating, but when I get this way, I just roll with it. I decided, as a result, to not bother applying for any of the amazing manufacturer DT calls that were posted the past few weeks. Going to focus instead, on creating for fun and submitting to some page calls.<br /><br />I've been sick the past week. I guess it was some icky viral deal - sore throat, fever, runny nose, debilitating headache. Coming out of it, though, just in time to work the weekend again.<br /><br />Spring is around the corner. You wouldn't know it for the amount of snow we have in our yard here. The kids had 3 snow days out of the past 8 school days.<br />Here are a few pictures of the fun:<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KgLBR6TcbK53mF9hLrRQdlQXOX535Y1KUksF2KebIPWoh56XhhVPeJdnqVDjgeK8fzaOwYczG0azTNhKorPQf-mNjYYWqRVHPm2QHeimJNz3iu8Yl4tIKd_S714EbavDKAKRtiVgcTY/s1600-h/Ryan+shovel.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445005101568933858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KgLBR6TcbK53mF9hLrRQdlQXOX535Y1KUksF2KebIPWoh56XhhVPeJdnqVDjgeK8fzaOwYczG0azTNhKorPQf-mNjYYWqRVHPm2QHeimJNz3iu8Yl4tIKd_S714EbavDKAKRtiVgcTY/s320/Ryan+shovel.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbvu6XreMPOMNPyG4kTYJaCxYI_VZhF4qdcb-A3nVCBpsduxem9jslnGNGdxQ7KLEP4GrVb6mq6BNw0RRw5gewlz3Vzp9QVUn89KNowvDraXGAscIcYvQQ1zjlK8RfEoaV4c-NOT1Cg8/s1600-h/james+and+the+giant+snowman.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445005098785168098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbvu6XreMPOMNPyG4kTYJaCxYI_VZhF4qdcb-A3nVCBpsduxem9jslnGNGdxQ7KLEP4GrVb6mq6BNw0RRw5gewlz3Vzp9QVUn89KNowvDraXGAscIcYvQQ1zjlK8RfEoaV4c-NOT1Cg8/s320/james+and+the+giant+snowman.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7C-hdUEkrHgWG1tuJ4jL0jXvRNVLxUa241gLxmjixklsNWpv5D1kF9I6GHnkZ-g9YHxgnNqFF6to9lGuByseMEWgTSILU8usFPLbvJ5it5OtvNTzzTS64Nciheh3fcDnz2nl5wAmIvM8/s1600-h/brenna+and+finished+snowman.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 224px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445005087406562834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7C-hdUEkrHgWG1tuJ4jL0jXvRNVLxUa241gLxmjixklsNWpv5D1kF9I6GHnkZ-g9YHxgnNqFF6to9lGuByseMEWgTSILU8usFPLbvJ5it5OtvNTzzTS64Nciheh3fcDnz2nl5wAmIvM8/s320/brenna+and+finished+snowman.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtcjHFS9u959Aq_DWqBs1LKAsySk-JjICRMewgbhHe-bH200o9Wj0p-xOtGn1RoPtKgYrbxPQEhNFx7zITKY2vZW6OjUz7wn_nlBT8AXNPRppniURhge-WzzI0bxt3j8uiKYuN08SNUA/s1600-h/snow+hippo.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445005084182855282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtcjHFS9u959Aq_DWqBs1LKAsySk-JjICRMewgbhHe-bH200o9Wj0p-xOtGn1RoPtKgYrbxPQEhNFx7zITKY2vZW6OjUz7wn_nlBT8AXNPRppniURhge-WzzI0bxt3j8uiKYuN08SNUA/s320/snow+hippo.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGI-cUONAHtFH9uA5RT-thECnpMWdhGqpACc9NOwM_7co9xoMbfGaXerztvjDaAU4DyF6WNo6VJTMtRihGn8rLuTgNSFYHpZsCKePYVefEKlJkEeLsfRipFb6P2X6VI8Lz1STGe-jBjlo/s1600-h/Feb+2010+snow+daytommy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445007834779663730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGI-cUONAHtFH9uA5RT-thECnpMWdhGqpACc9NOwM_7co9xoMbfGaXerztvjDaAU4DyF6WNo6VJTMtRihGn8rLuTgNSFYHpZsCKePYVefEKlJkEeLsfRipFb6P2X6VI8Lz1STGe-jBjlo/s320/Feb+2010+snow+daytommy.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaU41OzF9pDvXrWNUZluMf9t1MOsJFnJbZIjHMyYl_VILfZpHHlsk1cgATT64u_SekdrvckpvoLR1hoLWUK8VSbhWTrsIxH7yx0B1CNTd1InFb0673w9OHzJi-CHNzsHoYl2ReR6mr5do/s1600-h/Rolling+biggest+snowball.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 264px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445007829215735698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaU41OzF9pDvXrWNUZluMf9t1MOsJFnJbZIjHMyYl_VILfZpHHlsk1cgATT64u_SekdrvckpvoLR1hoLWUK8VSbhWTrsIxH7yx0B1CNTd1InFb0673w9OHzJi-CHNzsHoYl2ReR6mr5do/s320/Rolling+biggest+snowball.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiihCdmS6o-lN5cqfSN10E1YnptJ24UQFihLINAI6YT23N7z88E6QQJPZIbR64IHAmrwyT97zRTO0dq1mDQR5TpZxekMKfyz05oteVaFv6DSuy47Tj4v1cu_q652wcmUSUoqgNGlxVc8o/s1600-h/snow+hippo+c+%26+R.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445008110194018530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiihCdmS6o-lN5cqfSN10E1YnptJ24UQFihLINAI6YT23N7z88E6QQJPZIbR64IHAmrwyT97zRTO0dq1mDQR5TpZxekMKfyz05oteVaFv6DSuy47Tj4v1cu_q652wcmUSUoqgNGlxVc8o/s320/snow+hippo+c+%26+R.jpg" /></a> Isn't that snow hippo cute? Colin cracks me up with his creativity. </p><p>Well, tomorrow is another day, and I 'm hoping to have something completed to share here.<br />Have a good one!</p>Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781340788104226595noreply@blogger.com1