Heads up...

Tomorrow afternoon I will be posting my first creation with the new Piggy Tales products, and I will also be posting the March sketches on my Sketch blog. Make sure you check back to see what is happening!!

NEW PIGGY TALES IN THE HOUSE!!!!!!

I just got the three new lines that Piggy Tales previewed at the winter CHA! I am loving the new lines! Stay tuned over the next few weeks to see what I can come up with!

Look at the light...

YDS got the chance to go meet the youngest addition to our extended family. He was so excited, and I think she was intrigued! Here is a pic that was sent to us a couple of days ago! What a cutie! (Yes the dog is really cute too!) LOL!!

Stay Gold...

This is a picture that I took of our oldest son. I loved the way the sunset had added a glow to his face, but I didn't realize how striking it was until I looked at it on the computer. It made me think of the poem "Nothing Gold can Stay" by Robert Frost.
Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaves a flower,
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to greif.
Dawn goes down to day,
Nothing gold can stay.

Snow Day...

Here are the kids playing in the snow...

15 years...

It was on this day 15 years ago that I met my soulmate. We met at a Valetine's Day dance, and he has been my valentine from the first moment I met him. And I try to remember to tell him his is my Forever Valentine. We have spent the last 15 years growing together, starting a family together, and facing any thing life throws at us together. So every year my Valentine's day is always celebrated a day early, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Tag...

I have been tagged by a friend (Jennifer) at CMK to tell 6 quirky things about me. Here it goes...

1) I have always hada fear of have water on my face. That is one of the reasons I don't like taking showers - I am more of a bubble-bath type of girl. This allows me to keep my face high and dry! LOL!

2) I don't like to walk barefoot in the grass...ask my mom. I have been like that since I was little. I'm getting itchy just thinking about how scratchy it would feel!

3) I love to sleep! I could probably sleep all day if my conscience would let me!

4) I can't listen to music without getting up and dancing! That must just be the 11 years of dance class filtering its way back to the top!

5) I can't sleep if there is any noise in the house. I can normally lay there and tell what song is softly playing on the boys' radios. So I have to get up and turn them off before I can sleep. I also turn of the humidifier. Now if I could only turn off Dh's snoring! LOL!

6) I have hair issues. During the summer I keep my hair cut short (Bob style), and then starting in August I let it start to grow out. Then every April or May I get it chopped off for the summer again. This is a cycle that I have continued to do for half of my life now! So why you may ask...because my hair keeps my ears and neck warm in the winter! LOL!! Silly - I know.

Well I'm off to tag a friend; I hope you enjoyed learning a few of my little quirks.

Blue Prints Idea book...

Here is the cover for the Blue Prints idea book that I will have 2 LOs featured in!! They are taking pre-orders at their website: Blue Prints. Go check it out!!

Blue Prints Sketch Inspiration...

Here is my interp of sketch #8.

Title: B-Ball


Digital elements: Jennifer Trippetti Harvest kit, Business Casual kit, Play Hard kit, All Year Round February kit, and Free Soul kit

Fonts: DSP Starry Night and Book Antigua

The beauty of snow...

If you are anything like me, you like the look of snow but hate the cold and slick conditions that comes with it. Snow is pretty, until you get out in it! That doesn't seem to bother Chewy. It is amazing how snow can bring out the little kid in many people (and yes - even dogs!)

Blue Prints Sketch Inspiration...

"Montana Sky"



PP: Basic Grey
CS: Bazzill
Chipboard: Basic Grey Mini Monos & Heidi Swapp
SU pen, ink and stamp
Journaling: You may have heard of "Big Sky Country", but have you ever comprehended it? You have to experience Montana to understand and appreciate the serenity of big skies. Where the skies are bluer, where the air is cleaner, and where the land is infinite.

In Honor of the Super Bowl

Here is my inspiration drawn from a Becky Higgin's sketch.




PP: Crate Paper
Chipboard: Pressed Petals & Heidi Swapp
Mulberry paper
Stampin’ Up pens
Font: Times New Roman
Journaling: Ben, your second year of contact football was so thrilling! Besides getting the chance to play both offense and defense, you were able to really hone your skills of perception and timing. With plays like the Wing Back Slam, you were able to power through the opponent’s defense and gain yards! On defense you were an unstoppable monster! Congratulations on another successful year on the grid iron number 37!

CK Grid Book Challenge

"To Be Me"



Digital Elements:
Jennifer Trippetti kits: Harvest, Remix Solids, & Beachy
Fonts: Book Antiqua & DSP Polyanna

My Guitar Heroes...

It is amazing how a simple video game can bring out the rock star in everyone. The boys bought Guitar Hero & Guitar Hero II and ever since then, they have been rocking the house daily! DH even gets into the fun on occasion. The boys are amazed that many of the songs they are trying to play, DH and I already know by heart! Rock On boys, Rock On!!!

Basketball Sunday...

ODS had another Sunday of basketball games...two actually. Look at him! He has really come into his groove with how to play the game.

Another PHutch sketch inspiration...

A perfect sketch for Valentine's Day!

"True Love"


Jennifer Trippetti All Year Round kits (February and April)
Jennifer Trippetti Business Casual kit

PHutch February Sketch Inspiration

Here is a LO I did using one of my friend Patti's sketches!

"Stealing Moments"


PP: Basic Grey
CS: Paperbilities
Chipboard: Basic Grey Mini Monos & Heidi Swapp
Rub-Ons: DCWV & MM
Unibal White Pen
Journaling: As my sons grow up, I do not get many "mom" moments. So when they happen, I treasure every second.

PUBLISHED!!!!

Two of my layouts ("Uniquely You" and "Husker Youth Experience") have been picked up for publication in the BluePrints new idea book that is coming out! It is going to be called - Scrapbook Styles: Defined.

I have to wait until after the publication to show them in public, but I thought I would let you know how excited I am!!! :)

Don't forget to tell your Local Scrapbook Store to order their BlueMedia books - Layout Blueprints or Scrapbook Styles: Defined - now!