for jack jack

That is what my boys call my cousin’s little guy Jackson – they call him Jack Jack…  I can’t get them to stop, either!  It has just kind of stuck as a nickname for Jack.  I am sure it drives his parents crazy, but I have tried!!!

Anyway, Jackson, along with Scott and Kari, spent Father’s Day with us, exploring the zoo, mini-golfing, and having dinner.  It was a lot of fun and the boys had a blast hanging out together.  While at the zoo, I was able to get some great shots of Jack and to say thanks to his parents for bringing him up that day, I made a layout for them. 

Jack was peeking through the net by the prairie dogs when I took this.  It was one of my favorite pics from the whole day. 

I hope they like it… now, to find a frame for it…

why i do this

I love to craft.  I always have.  Even since I was a child, I have had a true sense that paper, glue, and markers were essential to my life.

For me, this about more than just putting pictures and paper together.  It is about holding on to our history, holding on to the memories, and creating something for our future.  Time together whether crafting or doing the things in life that lead to the stories in my books, all lead to one glorious path of life.  I do this so that I can have amazing experiences and then be able to share them with others, to save them for my kids, and to remind them of where they came from as well as give them a sense of where they are going and what they can achieve.

I do this – craft – simply to enjoy life…

happy 4th of july

Just want to wish you all a safe and happy 4th as you venture out into the world today.  Let us all try to remember the true heroes of this day.

Now, for the fun stuff…

Here’s a little decor I made to celebrate using some of the new Fiskars Floral tools…

a mini-book…

I have been on a total tear lately, creatively, anyways…

This is a book that I made for Matt of our Father’s Day trip to the zoo.  It was a great adventure and I loved how the book turned out!

For this, I covered portions of the book (Cosmo Cricket) with paper and then used my fingertip craft knife (Fiskars) and some sand paper to finish off the edges…

Just wanted to share…

scarlet lime card…

here is the final card I made with my scarlet lime kit…

I still have a ton of paper and stuff left, so who knows, there might be yet another project using this kit on the way…

more scarlet lime creations…

I still have another card to share, but I will do that probably tomorrow.

Thanks to all who entered the contest!  Keep your eyes here this month – there is a LOT more to come!

scarlet lime winner

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 29 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

 

Is comment number 29…  Judy in Huntsville, AL!!!

 

Just email me at stephenie003@verizon.net with your full name, address, etc… and I will the kit sent right out to you!

Congrats!!!

scarlet lime and me (and you, too!)

so…  I am super excited to announce that I am the guest designer for July for The Scarlet Lime! 

When my kit arrived last week, I have never been so excited…  probably one of the best mixes I have ever gotten in a kit…  great papers, great stamps, and great embellies.  Needless to say, this was the first thing I did at my crop this weekend – cracked open the kit and got to work playing and creating!

So, first off, I wanted to show you a snapshot of one of my projects… more to follow later this week.

This is a card that I created with some of the goodies in the kit…  I also created another card and two 2 page 12×12 spreads as well, which I will be sharing with you this week!

Now, how does this pertain to you, you might ask…  well…  who wants a Scarlet Lime kit of their own to play with????

If this is something that you might want to play with, leave a comment here and I will draw a winner later this week!  I can’t wait to see what you create, too! Contest is NOW CLOSED!!! See winner in post above – Judy in Huntsville, AL!

layout from this weekend…

I think I mentioned this before, but one thing that I like to do is make a layout and then create a card with the scraps.  This is one of the layouts and cards that I created this weekend doing just that!

I just love being able to get a lot done in one shot!

sisiversary…

this past weekend, I was lucky enough to take part in the ScrapInStyleTV “Sisiversary” event.  Friday night we made ATC cards using all of our stamping gear and canvas… pretty cool version of an ATC if I do say so myself…

Then, I had time on Saturday to crop and help out where I could.  I even had the opportunity to tape a webisode with Jeanette for their site.  It was a wonderful group of women and I feel so blessed to have been a part of it.

Thanks to the SIS team and all the attendees for letting me be a part of your weekend.  It was truly memorable!