credits- erica Hiite- cherish, M. Coleman- flourish brushes, Scrap girls-garden gate template, prcelain font

Here is a picture of JD and his girlfriend Maggie. She is a sweet girl and is going away to college next month.Thought I would make them this and they could each have one in an 8x10 frame. Did this color as JD always wears hot pink- lol.
Been so busy this weekend shampooing carpets.They were awful and with Ben crawling- wanted them clean. I also scrubbed my kitchen/dining room floor and waxed it and then cooked dinner . Then after going to bed exhausted - Ben was up all noc. He cried about 3o minutes after i put him in the crib, demanded i nurse him and then I put him in his crib. I repeated the above over several times and then I left him in my bed and he would cry every time I rolled over. So - no sleep for me. You would think he would just sleep occasionally.
In the meantime - Scrap artist is having a pool bash and I had to attend for a bit . They have great prizes -so to redeem them you have to participate . So - here are my entries.

credits- IOD paper, paper relics- girl and banner, frame- howell, NRJ- ribbon, the rest by M.Coleman. Font - Porcelain and 1942 report.

And - I had to do an avatar- I made a gif - but they do not allow it - so here is my entry.

credits- Holy cow kit- Robyn England,loveletter,dymo inverse,arial fonts
Woke up and checked at Quirks and Robyn's blog- see link to right - and she is having a Birthday party on her blog , with music and a free kit and challenge. So - since I had nothing to do this Am- cough- I had to scrap my entry- - Emily is such a goofball and she dresses up all the time and Ben just loves it. She dresses him up too - today he was super diaper baby - he had a diaper helmet , and a cape and she was flying him around the room. Some days he sports a Marilyn wig and she puts balls in his shirt. She also has given all her older brothers friends a makeover also - complete with wig and make-up. Never a dull moment around here. All her friends like to come over lol.
My Mom came down today and visited - sat down for lunch and my daughter tripped and a tomatoe and mayo sandwich fell on the carpet, and at the same time I noticed that Ben had a blow out in his diaper and I and the couch had poop all over us. So - I spent the afternoon shampooing carpet and upholstery - not a fun day.
Here is a ATC- playing card challenge I did for Scrapartist.

credits- Fiddlettes card, and I also used Distressing kit from NRJ and Robyn England's free paper. I used black jack -appropriately named , shoplifter fonts. Cards from web

I also did a layout of my son and girlfriend= will post that tomorrow. Night-

credits- erica hiite- cherish,maya, dragonfly,h.McCaig- imagine

Hi -thought I would check in and say hi - sure glad I have sitemeter- or I would think I was talking to myself! Glad to know that people are visiting - would love to have some comments though.- hint-- Found out my family is coming to visit us this October!!!!!!!!! Woohoo! My dearest cousin - like a sister will be here and my most favorite Uncle too! He is Ben's namesake.The only problem is they can't stay long- it will be hard letting them go home. I miss them so much!

Emily is getting her hair highlighted today for the first time- courtesy of Grandma. She always had light blonde streaks in the summer - but does not anymore- so this will be great. I have a new layette for my CT that I need to work on - but am having trouble finding the right girlie picture. Going to my friend's garage sale- Emily buys Kayla's clothes each year.

This artwork is for a quirk naming project - this is my final piece. I am fanciful dragonfly and here is my new blinkie!

credits- visionary- brushes - damned in black, stock photos- web, deviant art -resurgere ,NRJ -old write,distressing kit font- PS bluegum forest
I did this for a challenge at Digital art quirks- for a naming ceremony- this was a friend's second name - she chose - spiritual for the first name and visionary is her second. Mine is fanciful dragonfly. I need to make a piece of art to illustrate my new name now. Love the art piece that Victoria did for me- it is of a dragon- with wings- (dragonfly) with a superman logo on the chest.She said it was for being a supermom- well I do not think my kids would agree- maybe with the dragon part! LOL
I did this atc for a joke- I really have not overspent- but would like to on digital things.

Fonts: blue baby,shoplifter,lucida
Kits/Papers/Elements: IOD paper,maya,hat,sausan designs - purse,money-R.England,M. Coleman brushes M Wise-Stitched doodles

I will say John does look like that when he gets the paypal bill! LOL

grace like rain........

Credits: Sausan Designs at PDW- altered artistry papers and alpha. C. Smith-flower template,stock photos
fonts: eight fifteen and steel fish, NRJ- brushes
Grace like Rain is one of my favorite songs by Todd Agnew. I have been wanting to do a layout of this song for a long time and yesterday I came across this picture of the little girl and had to make this. I have this song as my ringtone too on my phone.lol
Yesterday I cooked all day long and at suppertime the tornado sirens went off for about 15 minutes! Last time I spent the day cooking this happened also- . We were safe - praise God , but I did see a small funnel come done and then go back up. Anyway - I reheated the stuffed green peppers , mashed potatoes and corn and it was great anyway. Then we had strawberry shortcake and whipped cream - yum!
gotta clean a bit today - bye

credits- j. Gaylor, R.Farrer brushes- stock photos

Love Nicole Hinrichs latest artwork and was inspired to create this from a picture of Emily. She is so imaginative and her world is one of lots of color. Love learning new things in PS everyday!
Ben has not been sleeping again- was up every hour- and when I did fall asleep - I woke up with a start and noticed our door open- and Emily had come in my room and was crying. So she got in bed with me-( it was the hour that ben was in his crib) and she was sobbing. So she ended up sleeping in my room on the floor- said she just wanted me and had a bad dream. Then I had to get up to make sure JD had made his curfew and was home. I think I would have better luck sleeping in the daytime!
Got these cute jokes in my e-mail last night--
-------------------------------------------------------A doctor examined a woman, took the husband aside, and said, "I don't like the looks of your wife at all.""Me neither doc," said the husband. "But she's a great cook and really good with the kids. -------------------------------------------------------An old man goes to the Wizard to ask him if he can remove a curse he has been living with for the last 40years.The Wizard says, "Maybe, but you will have to tell me the exact words that were used to put the curse onyou.The old man says without hesitation, "I now pronounce you man and wife."-------------------------------------------------------Two Reasons Why It's So Hard To Solve A RedneckMurder...1. All the DNA is the same.2. There are no dental records.-------------------------------------------------------Moe: "My wife got me to believe in religion."Joe: "Really?"Moe: "Yeah. Until I married her I didn't believe inhell."-------------------------------------------------------A man is recovering from surgery when a nurse asks himhow he is feeling. "I'm O. K. but I didn't like thefour-letter-word the doctor used in surgery" he answered."What did he say," asked the nurse."OOPS !" ------------------------------------------------------While shopping for vacation clothes, my husband and Ipassed a display of bathing suits. It had been at least ten years and twenty pounds since I had even considered buying a bathing suit, so I sought myhusband's advice."What do you think?" I asked. "Should I get a bikini or an all-in-one?""Better get a bikini," he replied. "You'd never get it all in one".Funeral service will be Friday morning.

credits:MoonE designs and Jomi designs- Summer Buzzin' kit from S2G

Fonts Used: Cold Coffee and Franklin gothic
Elements/Extras: Sausan Designs- mango bay tab ,R. Penner's stitches
Went to church today and JD had a friend over all weekend and we made them get up- practically yank them from the bed- but we made it to church on time.Great service! Awesome message about God casting all our sins into the sea of forgetfulness- nice reminder about His grace. Did this layout today and I tried some experiments with making a strip template for a frame. worked well . Ben went swimming for the first time -but the water was so cold that he just screamed. The one time he really enjoyed it - I was not there to catch it on film. So I snapped what pics I could and they were not the greatest- so I lumped them together so no one would stand out bad- lol.
Caught a new show on tv and loved it! Saw the pilot episode of PSYCH on USA and laughed hysterically- about a guy who fakes being a psychic for the police.


Made this layout with JoDe Lawrence's - Retreat kit form altered scrapping- so much fun doing the doodles. good night - - Lisa

I am so excited- I was selected as a Creative team member for the awesome AlteredScrapping store of JoDe Lawrence! This photo to the right was made by JoDe and I had to share her work- too cute! I will be working with some VERY talented ladies and am sure I will learn a lot along the way! JoDe's work is just my style and I hope I can create things to show it all off! What a fun journey! So - for someone that never wanted to be on a Creative team - I am on 2. All 3 designers have their own unique style and I have so enjoyed scrapping with Sylvie's and Monique's terrific designs! Now I will really be glued to the computer! LOL
I did do a layout- the picture was hard to scrap because of the colors- but I like the result.

credits: everything by Eve recinella- except for pin date tags-by H. McCaig font- CK Woodbine

We have been seeing the Merry Heart clowns at camp for 10 years and now with Ben - he gets to see them two. Emily loved them as a girl and even tried calling them up from their business card at 3 years old! thanks for the comments- and no we did not get to St. Louis! poor Em,but she gets to go to a water park tomorrow!

credits: MoonE designs and Jomi Designs- Summer Buzzin kit- and MoonE designs - clematis accessory. other: brushes: R. farrer, K pertiet, M.coleman fonts: scriptina

This is a picture of my daughter years ago when she was all dressed up for Easter sunday. This precious daughter- 11 now- surprised me and when I went to bed last night- she stayed up and cleaned the house for hours!!!!!!!!! I woke up and came downstairs to make coffee and thought I was hallucinating. I had been gone for 2 days with errands and did not have time to clean up anything. She picked up all the clutter (and it was baaaaad) , mopped the kitchen, cleaned the counters, sink, did the dishes, put away all Ben's toys in 3 rooms and did a great job!!!!! She wants to go to ST. Louis tomorrow and I said I could not because of the mess. Gotta love her.
Lisa

credits: altered artistry elements and paper,other: Sl designs-arrow,P. relics wings,staple- k.Christenson,Brushes- NRJ alpha, distressing kit fonts- not too shabby

Finally posted a pic of john at the hospital holding Ben. Praise report- Ben slept for a whole 4 hours!!!!!!!! yippee!!!!!!!!!!!! We were on our last leg and I sent out e-mails to ask for prayer and God answered quickly!!!!!!! The doctor could not find anything wrong except a cold and cutting teeth. Switched over to cingular and am very pleased. So happy to get rid of verizon! I am paying less per month - have double my anytime minutes and get rollover. The best part is - most of my friends and family have it.
Still want to share some vacation pics- soon .
bye- Lisa

Back from camp!

credits_ Sausan designs at PDW- altered paper, elements,frame doodles and sausan designs at S2G- star,arrow doodles fonts: creaky frank,2peas gift and GG mix


Had a fabulous time at camp - took plenty of pics for scrapping. Our room was on the first floor this year- as opposed to the 3rd floor last and we had a golf cart and it made the week so much easier. There are 8 families from our church that go and we have been going now for over 10 years. There is a lake - all sorts of water activities- a zip line, blob, paddle boats, giant water slides-etc. There are 2 pools- one indoor and outdoor, mini golf, activities center, and services for all ages. The praise and worship is awesome and the speakers are also. This year was hard as Ben is teething and caught a cold - so he did not sleep and went back to nursing every 2 hours. He is such a crab.
I will write more later- Lisa

Bye~

Be back in a week- Have a great 4th of July!!!!!!