Amethyst #4

My family received a membership to the Discovery Center for Christmas this year. It by far is the best gift, it has far more than paid for itself. The favorite place for everyone is the water table. It is the last thing we hit becuase it makes such a mess. This time was no different, my friend Valerie and her son Drake came along with us. It is the funniest thing to see grown ups playing with the water table. 

I made this sketch into a two pager because I really wanted to highlight the entire water table experience. Also using the sketch to show all the "kids" playing in the water.

 

Amethyst #3a

My mom always said better late then never well I had this sketch completed on time just the motivation to try and take a usable picture didn't come to me in time. I am trying my hardest to complete all the sketches from this round. I struggled with this one and picked out five different pictures and then 10 different papers before I settled on Fine & Dandy, I was hoarding this paper and it was perfect for this picture.

Amethyst # 3a (New Wheels)

A few of my crafty friends started a new Challenge blog. http://thepapergirlschallenge.blogspot.com/  After a really long crafting break I have been able to play along. Here is my take on this weeks sketch.

After the longest scrapping break I have ever taken, I am back and in action. I went to my first crop this past weekend and managed to knock out 11 pages. I was working on a few challenges and just trying to get caught up on my pictures. It is bad when you stop taking so many pictures because you feel so far behind as it is, you don't want to add to the mix. 

I was trying to get some pages done for my favorite scrapbooking site, www.scrapbooksteals.com. Here is my take on the recent challenges.

Challenge #1 and Amethyst #1
A Hunting we go, Easter.

 Here are Challenges #2, #3 Scrap your real life, and your scrappy space.

And here is Challenge #4, Something old, Something new. The challenge was to use the old adage of something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.

I went with these great pictures of my son and his "Fobby" from thanksgiving where he was "helping" cut sweet potatoes for dinner. In all actuality he was just eating the raw potato and having a blast doing it.

My old are the thickers that make the title, they were the first I ever ordered over two years ago.

My new is the paper used for the layout, it was an impulse buy around valentines day.

and the Blue is the paper and banner, with the very nice blue colors.

Summer ATC's

As part of the group I was a memeber to Crafty Enablers, we did an Artist Trading Card (ATC) swap. These were the 18 I made. It was my first time and I was super self-consious about them.

Twine Giveaway

Occasionally, I stumble across an awesome give away. This is one of them for some TWINE!! I love twine it is crazy how much I love twine.

here's the link, make sure you put your name in the hat.

http://whiskergraphics.com/blog/2011/07/brown-bakers-twine-giveaway/

52 Layouts in about 52 weeks MWM# 52 Can I play!?

Some 52 weeks ago I found a great site called www.scrapbooksteals.com. Because of all the great women on this site I have found a great way to keep my pictures and perserve the memories. Not only do I now have a very full scrapbook for my son, but I also have been able to share the fun with my friend Julie and Valerie. I never would have thought I would enjoy scrapbooking so much. My husband would say it has taken over my life, and in a way it has. I get to preserve the memories and stories that so many lose over time.
Heres to another 52 weeks of layouts and scrappy goodness.

MWM #52 Can I play!?