Library of Memories - Things We Do

This morning when Stacy Julian posted our last Library of Memories lesson she said to take picture of three everyday things. I decided to make a this LO. Wish the coffeepot was a bit shinier and colors matched perfectly. This is not about perfection. It's about getting it done. It's funny to do a LO about such mundane things, but I wonder what was mundane in my family 100 years ago
Fonts: Garamond, Scriptina, BG paper from my Seven Summer-Licious freebie set.

Library of Memories - All About Us

I have been taking this years annual Library of Memories 16 week non-chronological scrapbooking class with Stacy Julian. As part of our All About Us, Personality page, I created this LO to share Ed's fun personality. It has just been snow much fun to play with the "Winter" theme here in Florida. I am amazed how much this class is changing the way I scrapbook. I highly recommend her books: "The Big Picture" and "Photo Freedom."

Credits: Bon Scrapatit Designs/Linda Walton: Win'treeWeather 3S DAD Scrapkit: BGPaper11 and Snowflakes 1-4. Fonts: King and Queen and Garamond. Photos: Tasha and Ed Stanton

bc - before children

This is a retrospective of my time when I was 28, long before I had kids. Life was very different. I am grateful to be a Mom now, just taking a different look back. This was for one of the challenges in my NWR class by Jessica Spraque.
Credits: Photos: Ed Stanton, Carnival Collaboration Kit from Sweete Shop Designs, December Daily template by J Sprague, Jason Gaylor Japanese Foliage brush 007. Font: VTPortable Remington.

Thankful

We enjoyed a delicious Thanksgiving together last Fall with Ed's family. I feel thankful to have such wonderful people in my life. I created this for my NWR Week 2 Lesson with Jessica Sprague.

Credits: Photos: Ed Stanton, J Sprague: 4-square Template, GrungeFrame1, K Pertiet:_Papers: Cotton Easter red, Graph Notepaper, King Me 6; Tag: Stick Pinz Round; Overlay: Graphic Sun Prints 4a, Fonts: Asman from DaFont, Century Gothic and Lithos Pro.

Splash-Tastic Fun

We had so much fun together, enjoying our new town. We are not moved yet. We are just learning more about it. We learned we love their best hotel and it's pool. Today we are headed out for the Harry Potter festivities with friends. Hope you enjoyed the Summer-Licious papers. I have a few in a blue series, like this background and photo frame. Maybe I'll make some more to go with them. Let me know if you are interested. Please post on the blog, not 4shared. The blog emails me and 4 shared does not. I can't save the 4 shared comments. There is an element that is nearly invisible on this layout, but I think it adds to it. Can you find it? The yellow roses really were at the pool. It is a beautiful spot! Credits: Papers and elements by me, Fonts CurlyQ, Goodfish

Splish Splash Layout

DS has fun playing in the bath and I had fun creating this layout. I took these photos last Friday while waiting for DH to come home from work and DD to come home from her sleepover. The kids have been sick and are hopefully on the mend now. My high hope for this day is to make it to the grocery store, which also means leaving our home "Realtor ready." Thanks FlyLady for sharing your love of routines. It is so much easier!
This layout was so fun to create. Pamela made a really fun kit! I enjoyed using the template and papers, tinkering with the embellishments and playing with the bubbles. I learn more every time I work in CS2.
Credits: Photos, Ed Stanton, Bathtime Kit by PrincessPamela.typepad.com, Fonts: Melanie BT and Palatino Linotype.

Memorial Day Layout

Ed took this beautiful photo of the kids when we went to the annual Blue Crab Festival. It was so nice and breezy! I finally got my second layout done. I kept it simple to feature the photo. I have so much to learn about Photoshop cs2. I am still so awed by all of the wonderful comments I have received here on my blog and through 4shared. I wish I could read French. Miss Vivi has a magnificent layout using my template on her blog. I will post it if I can :) I can't tell who did it, but I am grateful to Emilie for posting on Maryse's blog to let me know. My DD is back from her sleepover. DS kept me on my toes yesterday with his incessant curiosity. He is into everything!
Credits: Photo by Ed Stanton. Template, papers by me, papers and embellishments by Amy Watson from her "Memorial Day" kit. Fonts: Effloresce, FontdinerdotcomSparkly

Happy Mother's Day & My First Digital LO!

Good Morning!

Happy Mother's Day! Well, I meant to post that sooner. I had a very nice Mother's Day with my family. My Mom passed away 17 years ago, she would be proud of her grandchildren, I'm sure. I am lucky to have them in my life!

I finally finished my first digital LO! I created the papers using the butterfly wing pattern for texture and as a background. What a challenge! My first freebie will be this template. It is really different and I need to fix it up before I share it. We went on a field trip to a butterfly farm and my DD took all the photos with her Dad's awesome camera. It was a dreary day with high winds and the butterflies had been wind beaten, but the field trip was still awesome. They let us feed the butterflies with Q-tips dipped in Gatorade. They gave us caterpillars to take home. It was so cool watching them emerge as butterflies.
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