Spring!

Okay so I couldn’t think of a fancy smancy title for this post. I’m really not that clever. But I had to share a with you a few of the photos I took of my girls’ over the Easter holiday. They absolutely love when I grab my camera and say, “Let’s go out for a photo shoot”. It helped that we’d been watching an America’s Next Top Model Marathon too. I got great shots, they had a blast and we laughed the whole time.

What things come to mind when you think of Spring? For me it’s the beginning of finding some great stuff at yard sales and maybe hosting a couple of my own to get make room for the cool “new to me” stuff I find.

Munchkin has plans to open a lemonaid stand and sell jewelry. Pookie doo she just wants to be in charge of the money!

COOKOUTS/ BBQs!!! Yeaaaaaa Boi! I think we’re gonna be having one of these really soon. The Hubbs got a new ginorous grill late last summer and I know he can’t wait to fire it up!  The girls’ and I call him The Grill SGT. I know, it’s korny but we don’t care-thppppppppft!

Outdoor projects. I have a couple in the line up: An armoir, dinning set, computer desk, and some picture frames for now. I don’t have a garage so I have to wait for great weather.

Last but not least ROAD TRIPS…living on the East Coast there are so many places to go and see. The best part is a lot of them can be done in just 1 day! So we get up early on a Saturday, pick a direction, and with our trusty Garmin Nuvi, we hit the road. Although the gas prices are really putting ???? on our road trips! UGH!

So what about you? What images do Spring bring to mind?

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Something to scrap about!

If you’ve been reading my blog you know my Mommy was here over the holidays! It’s almost become tradition that she’s here (wherever that may be: Alaska, Texas, Maryland) with us for either Christmas or New Years. This time she bought with her some pretty scrap papers she found at TJ Maxx. I think she picked up mostly because it had a lot of pink which is her favorite color. But it just happened to work out perfectly for a photo of her I’d planned to scrap. Papers used were:Fiskers Cloud 9 Design circa 2007. Love the gray and pink shades. I enhanced the flowers and paper with Stickles and Glossy Accents. I used DCWV The mini scalloped textured cardstock stack. And of course my new favorite embellishment, swirly pearls!

Here is a close up of the embellishments. I haven’t written in the journaling yet, I have to figure out how to shorten what I want to say. I love those word stickers that came with the kit. This page came together super quick because it was a kit and everything coordinated!

Here is a LO of my beautiful daughters last year at Christmas time. I used My Minds Eye Wonderful Winter Glittered Christmas Papers. I finally dusted off my Cricut and used her to cut out the snowflakes.

Here in the close up you can kind of see the stickles I added to the snowflakes to give them sparkle! Looking at these photo’s and looking at them now. The Pookie Doo has grown taller, thinner (her squishiness is fading) and too smart for her own good. The Munchkin has also grown taller, wiser and more confident. Watching them grow is so bittersweet.

Thanks for Looking!

Tiffany

Keep checking back! I have some awesome news to reveal this week!

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Capturing the “Perfect” Christmas Card Photo

Capturing the perfect Christmas card photo is on a lot of folks “to do” list and it was on mind until I decided to let the girls take control. In the past we’ve sent out a Family newsletter but now thanks to Facebook and the fact that we live on the east coast (Texas & Alaska previously)  and see our family more often, I opted for a simple picture card. Plus I’d gotten some on clearance during last year’s after holidays sales! **I HEART SALES** 

This is the photo they chose to go on the Christmas Cards this year! Yeah, I know most often people want a “perfect” photo with everyone dressed and sitting pretty. But they  begged for a goofy, silly, funny photo and I had too much fun shooting them. I’ve learned that if I let them just be themselves and pose at will I get much better cooperation and at least one “perfect” shot.

This one was a close 2nd.

 

Here’s the “perfect” one I would have chosen. They said it’s too BORING!

So with all of that I’m glad my girls chose the silly photo. You never know one the receivers may be having a bad day only to open the card and have a good giggle to lift their spirits a little.

Happy Holidays!!!

Yawl come back now-ya here!

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FINALLY!!

You know what , I haven't scrapped in a coon's age (heard that on tv-lol). Well it's seemed like forever! School started, girlscouts kicked up again, soccer, dance....and that leaves VERY little time for scrappin'. Not to mention, being exhausted I had no motivation to scrap or inspiration until I was cleaning and organizing my area and I came across my Echo Park Sweet Summertime collection. Now when this line was released I drooled over it. I thought it was such a horrible crime to leave such pretty pretty paper uncut or glued! So yesterday night I got crackin' and let me tell you it felt goooooooood! FINALLY I  got a LO done! Here's what I came up with. Using picutres of my silly girls the morning of Erynn's 6th Bday.

I've been seeing these cute banners on tons of LOs since earlier this year and I've been anxious to do my own. Also those paper curls add such a cute element to the page. The quote I used is, "literal". Before Erynn came along Ryene would beg and pleade for a baby sister, well she got her wish but sometimes as lil sisters do, Erynn can be a lil pesky and when Ryene comes to complain I reminder she asked for her! Erynn always co-signs my statement.

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