Gettin' Goofy

I wanted the right picture for this layout, and luckily, while I was going through some old Disney(c) photographs I found it.  Here my daughter is 2 years old (she's 16 now)!  Goofy was always one of her favorite characters...probably because she could relate to him so well. 

This layout features the new Off To The Parks collection by Moxxie.  I have a ton of fun playing with the collection; it is quite versatile. 

The ironing board will do...

This is what a few desperate girls will do for some scrapping and cropping time....when you're short on space the ironing board will do.

Is it really over already?

What a whirlwind the past two weeks have been.  Getting ready for the Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) tradeshow is one of the most difficult things I have to do.  Don't get me wrong...I'm not complaining!  It is also one of the BEST things about this job!  Coming together with thousands of men and women who all share the same passion for crafting as I do....what more could a girl ask for!?! 

This year's show was phenomenal as usual...lots of new products and ideas, a plethora of giveaways and the opportunity to schmooze with the folks at Provo Craft.  These were just some of the highlights of this year's convention.  Honestly, there are too many great things to list them all.

I'm so excited to get the new product.  I purchased several lines including Joys of the Season, Fighting Back, Wizardry and Shades of Autumn from Moxxie.  I bought BLING galore from Mark Richards and several collections from Creative Imaginations including Away We Go, Happy Camper, Harry Potter, Polar Christmas, Be Jolly By Golly, Yellowstone, Lego and Greece.  Also got two beautiful new collections from 3 Bugs In A Rug; A Trip To Paris and North Pole.  From Karen Foster I chose the Thanksgiving, Whimsical Christmas, Pet and L'il Stacks collections.  As usual, SRM stickers had some great new releases which I purchased as did Scrapbook Customs (formerly Stamping Station).  They offered a new Tropical Paradise release that is just gorgeous..makes me want to head for the islands!  Last but not least, I purchased two Christmas collections from Kaisercraft along with a travel collection featuring Hot Air Balloons in brown tones.

Reality has now set it and I know that I am going to be quite busy over the next few months, but it will be worth it!  I can hardly believe it is over already!

   

The Great Outdoors

One of our favorite things to do as a family is go camping.  It generally involves lots of good food and good fun, and the kids generally bring a friend along so it makes it that much more interesting!

This layout features Cosmo Cricket's Mr. Campy collection, which I just love.  The little marshmallow guy is the absolute cutest!

Pumpkin Carving Kid

As I've stated before, my daughter will always be a kid at heart and here is yet another example!  She still loves carving pumpkins and then baking the seeds.

This layout features the Bump In The Night collection by Moxxie.   

Splash!

This picture is old...more than 10 years old.  I know that because this is my nephew, Alex, and he is now driving and just turned 16!  My how time flies...funny I don't feel any older most days.  His family lived in Florida for many years and we were fortunate enough to be able to visit them a couple times.

I know this layout is what my friend Jen would call, "Busy!".  But I like busy....sometimes.  I think I may have overdone it, but as my own worse critic I know that someone, somewhere will probably like this. The layout features the new collection from Moxxie, Keep It Cool.  It has vibrant-colored, fun pages and coordinating stickers, rubons, etc.

Flowers + Water = Tranquility

To me there is nothing more tranquil than sitting, listening to the waterfall in our pond and watching the beautiful lives that it has created.  Fish, frogs, snails, water lilies, cattails...a wonder to behold.

This layout features the Fresh and Fabulous collection by Flair Design, along with their paper trim.  I've embellished with flowers from Petaloo; some of which are highlighted with Smooch ink.  The grommets are from We R Memory Keepers.