Okay....It's past time to get caught up on posting my latest creations!
Each week I've been creating a new layout for Shawn over at Nuts About Sketches, and I have to say that I am LOVING my time on her DT. In fact....I'm thinking of trying out for the next round just because of all the awesome sketches she provides! Here are my creations for Week 104 Sketch through Week 119 Sketch (which was just posted this morning) :

Week 104 Sketch:Here is my layout for this sketch ~ Having Fun at the Sacramento Zoo:


Week 105 Sketch:Here is my layout for this sketch ~ Day Trip to San Francisco (I rotated it):


Week 106 Sketch:

Here is my layout for this sketch ~ California Style:


Week 107 Sketch:

Here is my layout for this sketch ~ Our Trip to the Railroad Museum:


Week 108 Sketch:


Here is my layout for this sketch ~ At the Park:


Week 109 Sketch:


Here is my layout for this sketch ~ From Tiny Seeds Mighty Redwoods Grow:


Week 110 Sketch:


Here is my layout for this sketch ~ Summer Nights Together:



Week 111 Sketch:


Here is my layout for this sketch ~ A Day at the Lake:


Week 112 Sketch:


Here is my layout for this sketch ~ Pride SC:



Week 113 Sketch:


Here is my layout for this sketch ~ Fun Times:


Week 114 Sketch:


Here is my layout for this sketch ~ Kal's 3rd Birthday:


Week 115 Sketch:


Here is my layout for this sketch ~ My Family:



Week 116 Sketch:



Here is my layout for this sketch ~ Canal Winchester & Pride SC Soccer Camp:


Week 117 Sketch:


Here is my layout for this sketch ~ Playing in the Rain:



Week 118 Sketch:



Here is my layout for this sketch ~ Merry Christmas (2003):



Week 119 Sketch:



Here is my layout for this sketch ~ Welcome Piggy:

I am such a BAD blogger! Life has been so super busy for us, and with Jon working six days a week I'm often the one doing all the running for the three kids. So, life has been a lot of soccer, camps and baseball!
Now that I'm on summer vacation, I've had more time to scrap, but find that I'm often pulled away from my desk. There's all that running around to do (practices and games) and of course, our new pool to enjoy!
I have been doing some scrapping...trying to work on challenges at From Here 2 Scrapternity and Scrap Attack Scrapping and my weekly sketches for Nuts About Sketches....and hope to share some of my newest creations with everyone really soon.
But for now...I'm off to yet another baseball game for Mr. Kaleb Michael. So, stay cool...enjoy the long lazy days of summer....and have a blessed (rest of the) week!

Wow...where has the time gone? I have been so overwhelmed with life and work, and have found that time for my blog and scrapping is hard to find :(
Zack joined a select travel soccer team this spring (the Pride SC out of Canal Winchester) and while it's been the most amazing experience, it's also been a lot of time and effort for dh and I. However, Zack is having the time of his life and we are so blessed that we can give him this time with the Pride!In other news, the school year is quickly coming to an end and I have only three more weeks before summer vacation. The students are finished up on the 26 and then I have two more days...can't wait!
Now, I know that scrapping has been on the short end of the priority list right now, but I do still have my sketches from Nuts About Sketches to work on and post each week. It's been a long time since I've shared, so I'm going to do that now. Remember, Shawn has new AWESOME sketches each week and you can see them (plus what each DT member has done with the sketch) over at Nuts About Sketches.

Week 100 Sketch:
My layout:

Week 101 Sketch:

My Week 101 Layout:


Week 102 Sketch:
My Week 102 Layout (I rotated the sketch):


Week 103 Sketch:

My Week 103 Layout:

Happy Monday, All!
It's the start of another work week...the start of another grading period...and only 12 more weeks of school until Summer Vacation!!!

Okay, now that I have that out of my system, I wanted to share the newest sketch from Nuts About Sketches. I loved the sketch for this week (Week 99) because it allowed me to use so many pictures (something I REALLY need to do more often).


I had so much working with this week's sketch, and decided to use some fun pictures of my father-in-law from this past Christmas. We bought him a Gilly suit, and of course had to have some fun with it. So, the kids and I created our own suit (using a l/s tshirt and felt) and had him open that before the real suit. Once he opened the real suit, he had to put it on, and before long was sporting Taylor's brand new Hannah Montana wig WITH the suit. We laughed soooo hard and him, and it was such a joy to see (especially since he had a stroke in November).

Okay, here is my take on the sketch. For some reason this title got stuck in my head and so I went with it:


Well, I sure hope everyone has a wonderful day. I'm off to get the kids ready for soccer.

Hello Monday...Hello March!
Wow, I can't believe that we are already into March. It just seems like this year is flying by for me!

Well, today was the day...the day that my very first layout was posted over at Nuts About Sketches! I had so much playing with this sketch, and loved seeing what the other ladies on the team created (it's always fun to see how others interpret the same sketch).

Here is the Awesome Sketch that Shawn provided for this week:



And here is my take on the sketch. We took the kids to Build-A-Bear on the 12th of February and it was so much fun!

Okay, time to head back to work! Oh, before I forget, don't forget to stop by Nuts About Sketches and visit the new message board (once you are at the blog, check for the message board link on the left)! Have an AWESOME Monday, all!!

I'm so excited to share some good news! I finally did it and tried out for a design team...and I was picked to be on the next Sketch Team over at Nuts About Sketches! I'd been working with Shawn's sketch for a while and love the fact that they are easy to use and help me to scrap more events (something I've never been good at doing up until now).

So, every Monday (starting March 1) you can see the newest sketch over at Nuts About Sketches and you can visit the message board and say "Hi!".

Scrap for a Cure ~ Kit Giveaway

I have recently been introduced to these wonderful kits by a current SFAC DT member, Pam. I've been amazed at all the wonderful items she receives in her kits each month and have considered ordering some of my own.
Now I (and you) have a chance to try their wonderful kits for free! Yep....free! Diana is giving away a free kit on her blog and it's super easy to qualify for the drawing. You can check out all of the giveaway information here: {Live the Moment...}

Also, you can go to the Scrap for a Cure Website to see more of their wonderful kits:
Scrap for a Cure

One last thing...if you enjoy FaceBook...you can check out Scrap for a Cure over there and become a member of their group.

Thanks so much, Diana for this awesome opportunity and good luck to everyone who gives the giveaway a try!

I'm sure many of you have already heard of this idea, but I am super excited to give this challenge a whirl!

The Project 12 challenge is simple. The idea is to create a layout on a monthly basis which recaps what you’ve been doing. Whether you took 31 photos, no photos, or 100 photos, simply choose your favorites that best described what you were doing that month, and create a layout. Now that is something I can do! I love the 365 idea...but just couldn't keep up with it.

I was introduced to the idea over at the Scrapbook & Cards Today Blog and knew right away that I wanted to do this. To make things even easier, each month Becky Flack will be posting a sketch to use with this challenge. Man...does it get any better then that?

Over at Scrapternity we've embraced the Project 12 idea and have dedicated a whole forum to this project. If you visit us over there, don't forget to check it out.

Okay...so my goal of being a better blogger just didn't turn out :( It just seems like the month flew by for us and before I knew it, it was Christmas. However, I did keep up with my December Daily project and hope to get started on my album in the next day or so.

In other news, Jon and I have both been super sick since Saturday (though I'm not as bad as he is, which is a good thing since someone has to keep the house running). I'm starting to worry that he may have the flu, and just pray that the kids don't get it (trust me...I had a much milder version and it was nasty!)

Indoor soccer has been crazy, too. All three kids are playing and then Zack joined a second team, so we've had games three nights a week and a practice one night. We are in the last week of play and then tournaments start.

I hope to have some scrapping layouts to share in the next day or so. I have been doing some scrapping (mainly Christmas gifts) and will get them loaded soon.

Have a blessed, Tuesday!

I'm trying...I really am! I'm determined to be more regular with my blogging, and I'm thinking that my new December Daily album will help me do just that. I did one of these last year, and loved the outcome, so decided to do another one this year. We've started an accountability thread over at Scrapternity that I know will help keep a lot of us on track.
On another scrapping note, the December Scrapternity crop is coming up next weekend (where does the time go? I feels like we just did the November one!) We will have lots of challenges and games, so hopefully you will stop by and scrap with us for a bit. The crop runs through Sunday, with all challenges due by Monday and I know that Pam has tons of awesome prizes lined up!
Okay...back to work (only a few more hours to go and then I can head home!)
Have a blessed Thursday, all!

Okay...I REALLY need to do a better job of blogging! It's now November 30th and I'm just now getting back here (eyes rolling at that one!) In my defense, November has been a super crazy month for me. Indoor soccer started up and this year we have all three kids playing, instead of just Zack. This means that three nights a week we are running into Chillicothe to watch games because of course, the kids are not on the same teams (umm...yea....lucky lucky me)
Aside from soccer, Jon has been working like a crazy man and that leaves me to do a lot of things with/for the kids on my own. Add to that Tay's and Big John's birthday party and the Thanksgiving holiday and I barely have time to breath some days!
On a separate note, I got a brand new fridge this month! I've wanted this baby for three years and was stupid enough to tell Jon "no" the first time around so quickly said "yes" when he asked me if I wanted a new one.

Now, the fun doesn't stop there. NOPE, I also got a new (to me) vehicle! Jon and I were talking about it one day and he just up and found a 2006 Yukon Denali XL in Columbus. He found it on a Friday, we went and looked at it on Saturday and picked it up on Monday! And....I just LOVE this baby! So far my favorite things are the DVD player for the kids and the seat warmers (makes cold early morning leather seats toasty warm!)

Okay...I've rambled enough for now. If I find time after working on lesson plans tonight I will add some newer scrapping layouts.

Have a blessed week, all!

Wow...I can't believe it's November 1st!
With everything that was going on around here, October just seemed to fly by. Now we have the holidays to look forward to, along with several birthdays.

Anyway, I have been scrapping...really, I have. Just not like I wanted to, and I didn't get a ton of layouts done in October. However, I do have a few to share (and may get a few more done today if my mojo sticks around!)

This layout was done for a journaling challenge from the October FH2S crop. It's so hard to believe that this picture was taken three years ago! Kaleb went as Clifford, Tay was Hello Kitty and Zack was Harry Potter.


I did this layout fro the color challenge at the FH2S October crop. This is little Miss Taylor in 2004. She wore a monkey costume that Robin Garman loaned us.


I created this layout while dealing with a nasty migraine. The next day I wasn't sure about it (and am still on the fence) but am keeping it as is, for now.


I created this layout for a Scrap Pink Crop over at {SAS}sy. This is Taylor back in 2003. She was just four months old at the time.


This layout was created for the Sketch challenge at the {SAS}sy Scrap Pink Crop. Again, Miss Taylor. She loves pop tarts...a love that started at a young age for her!

Okay, I have a few more layouts to share, but am going to go and do some cleaning and will get them posted later.

Have a blessed Sunday, all!