we 3

a little mini for the day.....


 "Play Ball!
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My boy...

This was created with a little bit of vintage and all of March kit with jenni bowlin... And a great photo with a lazy bit of help from my sweets Charlie

The days are ending soon on calvinball at jbs and I can't wait to see where my totals came in. It was a great challenge!

Peeps

Happy Easter peeps !

Where?

Where do all the good ones go?

I stack them up and as the stack starts to tumble I might then decide to file the layouts away. When I finally get it done I wonder sometimes where did all the good ones go. I sometimes think the stacks of loose are better than nice and neat. I see them more. Finishing sometimes makes me sad. Just saying

Him & Her

Trying to decide which one loves  the most...

This layout was created with the newest jenni bowlin kit...March papercrafting kit



 "Play Ball!
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Ahhhh shucks...

I was recently & most graciously nominated for a Liebster Award by Evie at Artful Scrapbooking!  Thanks so much Evie!!  What a great surprise and it is so sweet of you!  Be sure to check her blog out it is creative and very inspiring!

Now it is my turn to nominate some of my favorite blogs: (only thing with that is, the blogs I love and follow have all grown to larger numbers or followers)

So I thought maybe I could share some of my favorite pinners on pinterest

• Vicki Horton
• Carrie Hampton
• carOlina
• the twinery
• janna werner

I know I am breaking all the rules.  What can I say..  Thanks again Evie it is a wonderful surprise...



 "Play Ball!
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Studio love....

studio love...little bits that make me smile..





 "Play Ball!
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dually

say hello to dually...I love to take photos of him, because he is so adorable...


 "Play Ball!
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catch air

here's a bit of little yellow bicycle..I fell in love with this paper the day I got it.

What I love about this layout is:  How the elements of the design just leap from the paper, how they catch air and it all comes to life. 



 "Play Ball!
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washi....

who needs it?  we do...collect it...add it ...to everything!

all in a day...

all in a day...

you grew

you change

you are

amazing....

incredible...

adorable....

mostly ,

you are beyond my wildest dreams...

xxoo tons & gobbs

 "Play Ball!
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just breathe.....

Just breathe.............

Oh today is one of those kinda days.  

Looking forward to the green grass and the warm breeze in our hair.
The sun beating down on us warming our skin.
The reflections of color , the flowers blooming..
The birds and the bugs..

Today is just one of those kinda days, to be wishing for...for whatever...just not hard cold snow...

It is a day to just breathe....

 "Play Ball!
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Retro art

A little layout with a touch of retro scrapping. Say hello to the oldies of foam stamps from making memories. I loved them. Had to have them. Barely used them. Some never.I even added glitter.  Which is huge glitter and I don't always make the best of friends...
 Still don't have the hang of them....all for the competition of calvinball....

Drifting into spring..

drifting into spring

yesterday was spent blowing snow, snowing, and blowing snow more.

it was a day to stay indoors, I felt like we were on the prairie.

I only could imagine the wind blowing thru this little log house and being the Ingalls waiting on spring.

The way to spent our day was to watch it blow, eat snacks, watch movies, and scrapbook...

I'd say it was time well spent.

looking forward to birds singing and the water lapping the shore...


 "Play Ball!
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monday

just couple of charlie man to share..

I do take a few pictures of my dogs, they to me are family.  Kind of always toddlers in my home. 

yep a dog is like a toddler...

you never know what you are going to get..expect the unexpected:
expect simple pure honesty
expect true love
expect to want to always be where you are
expect they will relieve themselves at random (training is good)
expect they will eat your food and not theirs
expect they will climb on furniture
expect they will talk to strangers
expect they believe in the five seconds rule
expect them to play mom and dad against each other
expect if in bed they will hog it
expect they will make noise when you may not want them to
expect that they will need forever grooming
expect they will crawl around on all fours
expect not to leave them alone for a moment
expect that they will chew on everything

yep a toddler in fur

mostly expect to love them with all your heart
and be rewarded with life's greatest gifts.............love


 "Play Ball!
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sunday

it is a day to catch up

with everything from scrapping to shopping to household chores, but mostly for scrapping....
so lets make a mess in the studio and not clean it up.
it is one room a girl can leave messy and it still looks great!

Happy Sunday world!

 "Play Ball!
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saturday

have a great day!

friday...

I love the bits of life and I love to use them in my pages.

life is made up bits and pieces of happiness, sorrow, laughter and mostly love.

I believe that if you can gather all the bits you can create. the bits can spark the memory and for a moment you might be able to see it, smell it, hear it, taste it, or just feel it..

embrace the bits and collect them.  sometimes bits are what makes a memory.

how often do you keep the ticket stub, the lock of hair, the ribbon, the key, the postcard, the receipts, the trinket...the bits of a cherished memory..

gather and embrace...

be creative everyday...

 "Play Ball!
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thinking back

thinking back to the day she started middle school...
(yes I did just get there with these, thank goodness she didn't wait for me to keep moving forward)

middle school marked a turning point:
in education
in opportunities
in friends
in attitude
in outlook
in maturity
in thoughts
in worries
in hopes
in dreams
in questions
in understanding
in change
in quiet
in awkwardness
in growth
in sadness
in bullies
in girl stuff
in relationships
but, never ever a change in love...the one thing always present abiding love...love...love...
in moments
oh the so many moments, 
the ones that make you smile
cry
pace
talk
and hold her tight _ while all along we have to let her go a little bit...let her fly..let her grow...let her be herself..let her breathe...dream hope grow and learn

look forward and let the pages be the only thing looking back filled with everything!

love her everyday....and look forward and up!!!

 "Play Ball!
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delicious...

wonderful wednesday....



 "Play Ball!
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my scrappy goodness.

i love paper stuff....

the bits
the dabs
the threads
the ink
the paint
the torn edges
the color
the brads
the buttons
the stamp
the sewing
the title
the tags
the twine
the photo
the moment
the layers oh....the layers
mostly the unexpected moment it comes together and it is complete....
the memory..the joy

 "Play Ball!
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color...

I love how sometimes the less the color the more I see.

I have always been a quiet scrapper.  One that finds the tiniest detail and creates with it.  I am not flashing and dancing in the spotlight.  You may not even know my name or where I come from.  I can say that I am a nontraditional scrapper. I am a family and life artist.  I choose to capture the emotions and put them to paper, texture, and glue. My wish is that, the moment comes alive on the page forever.  Leaving a legacy.

I love how I can never get enough.  It is always calling me.

I choose to let the photo dance into and then hold your heart. 
It is very rare that when I finish a layout I don't love it. 
A feeling that I could admire it forever.  Is that bad?  I don't know. 
I do know that, is my passion.

I grew up in a very creative family, so you had to find your niche.  I have dabbled in it all.

Although I have always had a scrapbook in some form, even as a child.
For the past 15 years I keep coming back to this. It has evolved and grown with my life.  That is art.
I think it is, because it is ever changing and the hobby has been able to keep up with me.  Retailers often haven't.  I tend to want things they haven't heard of yet.  So I wait, or I create from other sources.

With anything in art, patience is often the heart to the design.

patience...passion...promise to ones art..

whatever your niche is don't let others change your style...remember you are your creative self!!

So I say, "Play Ball!
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tallied march 11th....

three for sunday

simple saturday

have a great weekend..