hi everyone! i can't believe it's been so long since my last entry! matthew has been keeping us so busy this summer with tee ball, a fun reading class and daily swimming lessons...in addition to a few other activities! luckily, my mom & dad are both willing & able to drive the 45 minutes {w/o traffic} out to our house at least 3 times a week and take matthew to many of the activities! i don't know what we'd do without them!!!
on a scrappy note...my cousin in hawaii sent me some 4-leaf clovers {thanks, Lori!} and i was so excited to design a few "lucky" shadowboxes! :)
i made this froggie one for my mom! :)
i love the look of buttons on the bottom of a shadowbox to accentuate dimension and just give it a fun look! :) speaking of buttons...i guess i've been a little button happy lately... :) take a looksie...
doesn't this make you happy?!!! :) most of these have just joined my button family this week, but i have a ton more buttons in my regular stash that need to be sorted and organized!!! :) just in case you're looking for a pretty sweet deal on some buttons, stop by and say hi to heidi @ pink hedgehog paper crafts! that's where i bought these...
makes for some tasty eye candy in my scrap room! :) i also love that they come in those cute jars all ready to go! :) have a scrap happy weekend! :)
hi everyone! :) matthew completed preschool last week and i thought i'd share his graduation picture with you! :) needless to say, we are so proud of him! :) why do they have to grow up so fast?! :)
here's another picture of matthew on graduation day with one of his best buddies, shane...there are actually 4 of them who are best pals and they call themselves the boys club. :) one day matthew came home from school and told us they wanted to start their own rock band! lol! :)
NO, under the weather doesn't even come close...matthew is about 3 days ahead of me in the illness department, and luckily, gary's not sick at all. yesterday gary took matthew to the dr. and he has his first ear infection...in both ears. :( he's still routinely using his nebulizer a few times a day and on the bright side, his asthma isn't slowing him down, and he doesn't have pneumonia or strep throat. :) as for me...being sick makes my RSD symptoms so much worse...if that's possible...
last week, matthew was able to attend his last day of preschool...and his graduation party! :) here's a picture of matthew with his best friend, shane...and this is what i made for matthew to give him on the last day of school. :)
thankfully, i was able to finish {before i got sick} these basketball mini-books that i was commissioned to make for a friend of mine who coaches a high school basketball team. i like how they came out. :)
in other news...we are still slowly getting settled into our new home, and i thought i'd share a funny picture. i know that we are probably one of the last few families to get a front load washer & dryer...but, aren't they are the coolest thing?! :) LOL!!! :) i have no idea how the clothes get so clean when you can hardly see any water being used! here we are watching the "show" in our laundry room. :) between this and the flip 'n fold, laundry is really fun!!! :)
am i the last one to get one of these??? well, i finally jumped on and got one...
...and i Love it!!! here's how i filled it up...so far. i say that because this is the third configuration of all the ink, paint & glitter...i think i'll keep it like this for a while. :)
the canvas above obviously isn't finished yet...it's all primed and just waiting for me to get my creative juices flowing! :) i'm planning to use the pink floral placemat as a mask and either maya mist or glimmer mist it. :) we'll see... :)
that reminds me of my next product review! i have received several emails asking about the difference between maya mist & glimmer mist...so i am going to show you... :) stay tuned...and have a scrap happy weekend!!! :)
here's a picture of the purple package i sent to vicki in the UK! :) there was some confusion at the post office...hope she finally receives these scrappy goodies!!! :)
have fun, vicki!!! :)
hi everyone! here's a layout i made at the scrappin' table while celebrating NSD! :) i used La Salle Road, 58th Avenue and Prince Lane pp from the My Neighborhood collection by my little shoebox. :) love...LOVE...LOVE this paper!!! :) makes me happy!!! :) stop by the store when you get a chance and take a peek up close! :)
hi everyone!!! as i was sitting here... in my new scrap studio...{right now at 3:30 in the morning}...i thought of an idea!!! :) {btw, don't look too closely...remember, i'm still moving in and s-l-o-w-l-y setting up my new scrap space!!!} i'll post more pics of the room in a future post...so, ANYWAY...
my scrappy friend, jennifer priest, has been RAKing things left and right on her blog called "hydrangea hippo" all this week. i have to say, her generosity is contagious...and i think i've caught the bug!!! :) sooooooooo, i wanted to pass it along, and send out a little RAK to one of my lucky blog readers out there!!! :) the only thing that i ask is that you promise to pay it forward on YOUR blog!!! easy, right??? so, jump on board and let's see how long we can keep this train running!!! :)
just simply leave a comment here on my blog, or email me at gns1297@aol.com ... a random winner will be chosen next friday...just in time to kick off national scrapbook day!!! :) here are some of my favorites that you could win!!! :)
also, if i happen to win a prize from hydrangea hippo's blog*versary contest...then, of course, i'll pay it forward! :) so...check back and see if i'm a winner! :)
Ooohhh...before i forget!!! how will YOU be celebrating National Scrapbook Day??? check out the scrappin' table website for info on all the fun festivities you can be a part of...but HURRY!!! this "event of the year" is filling up fast!!! :) michelle is having a HUGE celebration at the store!!! i can't wait!!! :) hope to see you there!!! :)
l to r: jim (gary's bil), grant (nephew,12), lorrie (gary's sister), matthew (5), shari, gary, nancy (gary's mom's cousin), paul (gary's brother).
here are a few more yosemite pics...it snowed the last day of our trip, so gary needed to put chains on our car for part of the drive home...the third picture is of my nephew, grant, dropping a big snowball on matthew. :) they had a lot of fun playing together!!! :)
hi everyone! we just got back from our little family trip to yosemite! :) the weather was great and matthew had the best time bike riding, throwing rocks, catching bugs and on the last day...he had a blast playing in the SNOW!!! :) i took so many pictures that it's gonna take me a little while to go through all of them...but here are a few i thought i'd share...matthew even took the ranger oath and became a junior ranger! :)
hope you all had a wonderful easter! :) the weather was so nice and matthew had a great time playing with his buddy daniel at the local park. :) here are a few pics from saturday. :)
on sunday, we went here...
I love all those white cubes - it looks great with the pink wall behind it. Great idea to do the pay it forward give away!