May Scrapbook Pages

  credits: Smart Cookie by Amy Wolff and Michelle Godin at The-LilyPad.com;
font: Typewriter

  Journaling: I wish I still had the pictures of Brenna receiving her first dance trophy at the Celebrity dance competition. Whoever stole my camera that Saturday night probably just deleted them. Brenna was so excited to hear her name called. They were told they had to dance down the pink carpet if they received a trophy, and Brenna didn’t hesitate to move and groove down the aisle. It was fun to watch my prim little ballerina loosen up and have some fun. Even though I don’t have the pictures I hoped to, I’m sure Brenna will always remember the thrill of that night.
credits: at The-LilyPad.com: by Kim Jensen- Eclectomania 1, Frame-O-Mania 1, Stringbats, Zigzagged Paper Alpha, Springity Spring Elements (stitch frame); by Michelle Godin- I Heart You (ribbon); by Kaye Winiecki- Click 2 Scrap
font: Typewriter

  credits: Smart Cookie by Amy Wolff and Michelle Godin and May 2012 template challenge freebie by Amy Martin at The-LilyPad.com; font: Courier New

  journaling: After waiting almost a year, Bryce finally has his Vista Ridge letter jacket, and he is proud to wear it.
credits: at The-LilyPad.com: by Kim Jensen- Eclectomania 1, Appabet, Stringbats; by Michelle Godin- Sunshine and Grass Stains Elements; by Amy Martin- May 11 freebie template, Thru The View;  font: custom font by Darcy Baldwin

Remember the page from April with Sarah planting a tree seed? I had my own seed growing story that I had to record. Gee, I wonder where Sarah gets it from? LOL Sadly, I don't have a single one of the tree photos from all of those years. They must be in my grandmother's photographs somewhere though. I wonder if my pecan tree is still growing there?

  Journaling: It all begins with a 2-year old me, learning that nuts are seeds and that is where trees come from. I insisted on planting that pecan nut, even though everyone told me it wouldn’t grow because it had been processed for eating. I set the pot on the porch and it just so happened that the gutter leaked and watered it just right. That nut sprouted and started to grow to everyone’s surprise. Eventually the little tree was strong enough to plant in the yard. Every year when we came to visit MommyPat during the summer, I had to have my picture taken next to the tree to record our growth. I was always taller until that very last year before MommyPat sold the house to Aunt Jeannie and Uncle Mike and moved to Pullman.
credits: at The-LilyPad.com: by Michelle Godin- Sunshine and Grass Stains Papers and Elements, Sloppy Stencils 2, Funky Junky Family Tree with Kate Hadfield and Rachel Young, Sunshine on My Shoulders Elements (as Pixelworks, retired); Springity Spring (with Kate Hadfield) by Kim Jensen and Kate Hadfield
font: custom font by Darcy Baldwin

 
credits: at The-Lilypad.com: Happy Mom's Day, Teeny Tiny Alphas, and Funky Junky Family Tree by Michelle Godin, iNSD 2012 Grab Bag by Sara Gleason and Crystal Livesay,; brush strokes by Michelle Coleman; Paperworn Art Styles by Tangie Baxter at scrapbookgraphics; font: custom font by Darcy Baldwin

Twilight drops her curtain down, and pins it with a star.
~Lucy Maud Montgomery credits: Studio Mix 23- Heartfelt Secret, Studio Mix 23- Heartfelt Secret Clusters, Studio Mix 23- Heartfelt Secret Solids, by Studio Girls at scrapbookgraphics.com; font: Edwardian Script, Cezanne

  journaling: I loved Dr. Seuss books when I was a kid and learning to read. Go Dog Go, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, The Cat in the Hat, Fox In Socks and any other books that tied your tongue in knots while reading them were my favorites. I would read them over and over until I could read them smoothly. I amaze Brenna and Sarah with how easily I can read them even today. It makes me happy to see my kids learning to read with Dr. Seuss now. Their silliness and nonsense are still engaging to young and old alike. School's help build the sense of fun with celebrations of Dr. Suess' birthday in March. Activities and dress up days make reading fun and exciting. Sarah came home from school proudly sporting her Cat in the Hat hat and she spent at least 30 minutes sitting and reading books to herself from our Dr. Seuss collection.
credits: at The-Lilypad.com: I Like Nonsense Bundle by Kaye Winiecki, Here to There by Jacque Larsen and Emily Merritt, Be Yourself by CD Muckosky, iNSD 2012 Grab Bag by Sara Gleason and Crystal Livesay
font: Grinched, Doctor Soos Bold, Dr Eve L

 
credits: at The-LilyPad.com: Dreams & Wishes Kit, Dreams & Wishes Mixed Media Papers by Michelle Godin, Serendipity by CD Muckosky ; No 4 by Fizzy Pop at scrapbookgraphics.com; WOW PSE Chrome Style

I did this page for the random challenge at TLP, which was to scrap a photo 3-5 years old. It's not quite 3 years old, but pretty darn close. I've had the bones of this page in my head for a long time- glad to finally get it out of there! DH and the 3 older kids hiked to the top of the largest sand dune while my mom and I kept an eye on the younger kids playing in the sand and water. We tracked their progress with her telescope and my camera. I put layers of the photos I took showing their progress up the dune on top of the base photograph and highlighted them with the times they were taken. It took them about an hour to get to the peak.

  credits: at The-LilyPad.com: by Michelle Godin- Inner Peace (FB freebie), Dreams & Wishes Kit, Dreams & Wishes Addon (blog freebie), Handcarved Stamps, Grungy Canvas, Sunshine and Grass Stains Elements, Grunge Factory Overlays; by Kim Jensen- Paint It White Alpha, Cord Crazy Lines; Paperworn Art Styles by Tangie Baxter at scrapbookgraphics.com
font: Clarendon Condensed, FO Empty Wrapper Abundant, FO Messy Bessy,
FO Journal Away

  credits: Saxon Holt and Tracey Monnette- Americana at Scrapmatters and My Memories; Lauren Grier- Layered Up In You Wobbled Scallops
font: FO Messy Bessy, TXT Antique Poster

journaling: Grandma Gloria didn’t have much for the kids to play with during our visit, but a set of finger paints and a stack of paper plates kept them all busy for an afternoon.
credits: at The-LilyPad.com: by Michelle Godin- Grunge Factory: Wet and Wild, Sew Artsy Just the Stitches, Summer Stickies; by Kim Jensen: Pink Lemonade Alpha,
Frame-O-Mania 1; Stick It Dates by Darcy Baldwin
font: custom font by Darcy Baldwin

journaling: The Tap 4 dance is to Brenna’s favorite song from the Shake It Up album, School’s Out! She even did it as a solo in her 3rd Grade classes’ talent show at the end of year.
credits: at The-LilyPad.com: by Kim Jensen- Petite Patterns, Bloomin' Froufrou, Perforated Paper Alpha, Rhyme & Reason (white paper); by Michelle Godin- Sew Artsy Just the Stitches; by Sabrina Dupre- Summertime Elements; Twisted Pixels Template Challenge by Crisdam Designs at GottaPixel, Banners freebie by Scrappin' With Liz at Scraporchard
font: Ticket Capitals Impressed, custom font by Darcy Baldwin

Graduate Pop-Up Card

We have a couple of friends with sons who are graduating from high school in the next week. I went with the typical gift card for a gift since I know both boys are headed off to college away from home this fall. I wanted to make a gift card holder of some sort to dress up the little bit of plastic, and a little googling led me to a nifty pop up card/gift card holder.

credits: by Michelle Godin at The-LilyPad.com: Smart Cookie with Amy Wolffe, By The Book, Grunge Factory: Typographic

For tips and templates on making these nifty little cards, check out these blogs:
Paper Garden Projects
Paper Craft Connections

Snapshot 2012 - #11

Snapshot # 11 is  about your dreams- old, new, what you are doing to achieve them, or what is keeping you from them.

  journaling: I've been looking for some way to contribute financially to the growing cost of the kids’ activities, and an opportunity to work as a photographer for a friend growing her small business has presented itself. I’m not sure how it will fit in with the needs of my family, especially time-wise, but I think it is an opportunity worth pursuing. Who knows, it may work out better than I hoped and I won’t know if I don’t try.
credits: at scrapbookgraphics.com: Oh Snap! by Thaty Borges, Fun With Paper Pieces No 1 by Fizzy Pop; children silhouettes brushes from photoshopfreebrushes.com
font: Chromosome Heavy, custom font by Darcy Baldwin

Snapshot 2012- #10

Snapshot # 10 is all about what sort of things makes you laugh. I went with my family. Someone is always telling a joke, especially the knock-knock kind, making a bad pun, or singing something wrong on purpose. Usually they are so bad you just have to chuckle at least a little.

 
journaling: Someone is always telling knock-knock jokes, making funny faces, coming up with bad puns, or singing the words to songs incorrectly (on purpose). Sometimes you just have to laugh right along with them.
May 5, 2012
credits: everything at scrapbookgraphics.com: Having a Laugh by Karen Lewis, Memories Captured Addon by Flergs, No. 4 by Fizzy Pop; font: custom font by Darcy Baldwin

Snapshot 2012 - #9

Snapshot #9 is about your health- what things you doing to stay or get healthy. My newest step is taking daily medication to lower my blood pressure, a curse from both sides of my family. I have to say that I am feeling better, if only I remember to take those little pills every day. I went with a doodled chalkboard sort of feel to the page, like something you see at the front of a lot of restaurants telling you what the daily specials are but with some paints and paper elements thrown in for good measure too.

 
.... my blood pressure, that is. In January I finally went to the doctor and got medication to lower my blood pressure. I don’t like the fact that I will have to take it for the rest of my life, but I feel better and that is what really matters.
credits: everything at scrapbookgraphics.com:
by Tangie Baxter- Dance Like Everyone is Watching (black paper), Up Up and Away, Gesso Messy Episode 5 Page Borders, AJC2012 Parcel 6, Splatter Graffiti Borders Sweetheart, Icky Stickies 1 (retired), Paperworn Art Styles
by Rosey Posey - 52nd Avenue Paper Hearts
font: AJF Bread and Butterfly, AJF Gryphon, AJF Queen of Hearts, AJF Mad Hatter

March & April Scrapbook Pages

  journaling: Sarah and Sophia make quite the pair, conspiring together to arrange playdates while talking on the phone after school. Finally us moms had to agree and they spent two afternoons at each others’ houses having a wonderful time playing hide-and-seek, making pizza for lunch and playing with ponies and Barbies. It’s wonderful to have a friend who lives just down the street.
credits: Pinky Swear Whole Shebang Bundle by Maya at scrapbookgraphics.com; Jen Caputo Collection 29 (retired); font: custom font by Darcy Baldwin

I started taking a tap class this fall. It's been a challenge in a lot of ways- a good one, but still something I have had to work at. It works muscles of the mind as well as of the body We started learning choreography for a dance (no, we are not performing it at recital :P ), and this is a little motivational piece for myself to keep working at it when I get frustrated with myself. It's an old The Ventures song, No Matter What Shape, which given our varied shapes and sizes and ages in this class we thought it particularly appropriate   credits: at scrapbookgraphics.com: Studio Mix #19 - Glorious Visions by The Studio Girls, Tangie's Paperworn Art Styles; tap shoe stamp is my own

 
journaling: We received a last minute email during spring break from Mr. Freark asking for help with a project that would be used to fund robotics and NJHS clubs next year- planting and growing xeriscape friendly flowers for yards. So Elizabeth went to help and we dragged Carissa along too. Brenna, Sarah and I helped a bit later after running some errands. Many hands make light work, and we got all of the seeds planted in just two and a half hours.

credits: at scrapbookgraphics: Shabby Garden by Lorilei Murphy, Greymouse Manor Winter Ball (with Everything In It!) (frame) by Lorie Davison, Paperworn Art Styles by Tangie Baxter; Cinque by Little Green Frog Designs at scraporchard.com
font: Chromosome Heavy, Typewriter, Custom font by Darcy Baldwin

 
journaling: Excitement fills the air when a rainstorm arrives, and then the umbrellas and rainboots come out of the closet. Brenna and Sarah loved being able to walk home from school in the rain. 8-29-2009
credits: Springity Spring by Kim Jensen and Kate Hadfield at The-lilypad.com; Grungy Month Brushes by Michelle Coleman
font: custom font by Darcy Baldwin

journaling: Everything old is new again at some point, and soft serve yogurt is back again. There are lots more flavor and topping choices than when I was a kid, and it is self-serve. You have to be careful about how much you get because it quickly adds up! iTop It is just down the hill from our house. The kids love getting coupons for free cups of yogurt from school for good behavior because they can go crazy and get anything they want.
credits:
at TLP: by Kim Jensen: Dotrageous 1, Zigzagged Paper Alpha, Bloomin' Stuffed, Because I Said Sew, Pinnned Purple Paper Dates, Date It! Plastic Beads, Springity Spring Elements; Bring on the Cake by Karah Fredricks, Kate Hadfield and Kaye Winiecki; Summer Staycation by Kate Hadfield; Kitschy Kamera by Lauren Grier and Valorie Wibbens (smily face);
Rebel Rock and Wear a Flower by Pixel Works (paint, retired); Paperworn Art Styles by Tangie Baxter at scrapbookgraphics.com
Fashion Show Template by Denise Beatty at OneStoryDown.com
font: custom font by Darcy Baldwin

A week-long photo hunt challenge for the grand opening of the One Story Down scrapbook site inspired this page. 5 photo prompts were posted each day- one word that you could interpret any way you wanted photographically. I was usually inspired by 3 or 4 of the prompts each day. It was like a mini P365 on fast-forward. credits:
Bird on a Wire by Misty Mareda
Lauren Reid: Happy Place, Blocked Out, Bean Juice, Kitschy Kamera with Valorie Wibbons, 365 Remembered Vol. 2 January (green flower), 365 Remembered Vol. 2 February (football charm)
template by Mel Wilson for One Story Down Photo Hunt
Paperworn Art Styles by Tangie Baxter at scrapbookgraphics.com
font: custom font by Darcy Baldwin, Fulton Artistamp

 
Journaling: It’s always one of our favorite places to stop at the zoo- the Budgie house to see the room filled with beautiful birds, feed a few, and maybe have one land on your head. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
credits: at scrapbookgraphics.com: Studio Mix 21- Grow Green and Studio Mix 21- Grow Green Add-on by The Studio Girls, Blended Template Bundle 12 by Rosey Posey font: SBC Distressed Typewriter

and Michelle Godin is designing again! woot woot! She has all sorts of delicious hand-crafted scrap goodies made digital for those of us who prefer not to get messy when we scrap ;)

credits: at The-LilyPad.com: by Michelle Godin- {Pink & Blue} Mixed Media Backgrounds, Painted Patterns- Chevrons, Sloppy Stencils, April Challenge Freebie, Funky Junky Family Tree (branch, blue button), Grungy Canvas, as Pixel Works, retired- where Are We (compass), Melts My Heart (painted circle); by Amy Martin- Needed More Stitching 2; by Kim Jensen- Cord Crazy Lines
Paperworn Art Styles by Tangie Baxter at scrapbookgraphics.com
font: Ticket Capitals Impressed, custom font by Darcy Baldwin

credits: by Michelle Godin at The-LilyPad.com: Painted Patterns- Chevrons, I Heart You, Just My Type Alpha, Inner Peace (Facebook Fan freebie); Paperworn Art Styles by Tangie Baxter at scrapbookgraphics.com
font: Ticket Capitals Impressed, custom font by Darcy Baldwin

  journaling: Kindergarten is Fun ...especially when it is Valentine’s Day and there is a party during the last hour of school. The kids are always excited to have parents and siblings come for a visit in the classroom. They danced and sang their songs they had learned about love for everyone. They had decorated Valentine bags and gave gave each of their classmates one in return. Sarah was so excited to get her own this year and had fun pulling them out one by one and reading them. Some of them even had treats attached. The kids had written special letters to Mrs. Rogers during a week she was gone and when she read each one she had them come up and stand by her so that she could say thank you right then.
credits: at TLP- by Michelle Godin: Chasing Rainbows Paper Pack, Chasing Rainbows Mixed Media, Grungy Canvas, Hand-Carved Stamps, Sloppy Stencils; by Kim Jensen: Paint It White Alpha
font: FO Messy Bessy, custom font by Darcy Baldwin

 
credits: Funky Junky Family Tree by Michelle Godin, Kate Hadfield and Rachel Young at The-Lilypad.com; font: Custom font by Darcy Baldwin

 
journaling: Sarah got tree seeds with her Lorax breakfast. She planted them and was thrilled when one of them sprouted. She is convinced she is growing a Truffula tree.
credits: at The-LilyPad.com: by Michelle Godin- Sew Artsy 2, Sew Artsy Journal Cards, Sloppy Stencils, as Pixel Works (retired) Tiny Dymo Alpha; Springity Spring by Kim Jensen and Kate Hadfield; Because I Said Sew by Kim Jensen; Here to There by Jacque Larsen and Emily Merritt
fonts: SP You've Got Mail, Ticket Capitals Impressed

Snapshot 2012 - #8

Snapshot 2012 #8 is about your clothing style. Not much to say on this one really. Fashion isn’t something I worry too much about right now. For the sake of the project completeness I made myself scrap about it anyway ;)

 
journaling: It’s a sad fact, but true, that my style definitely leans to the comfortable side of things now. It’s not really important to me that I be wearing the latest fashions. I look at what is in the stores on the occasions that I do go shopping and I just don’t like what is available most of the time. It’s too low cut or too tight in some spot or I don’t like the colors or patterns or it is just generally unflattering or uncomfortable in some fashion. So, I gravitate towards jeans and comfortably loose shirts most days. I spend a lot of time sitting at the computer or in the car or standing in the kitchen and comfort is key in my book. Most of my shirts are some shade of blue, purple or red and the darker tones of those families predominate. For more formal occasions, the ‘little black dress’ makes an appearance from closet. I can’t say that I’m terribly fond of dresses any more- maybe in part because I find heels so uncomfortable now. Maybe I just need to invest in some better shoes? Most days, my purple Converse are just fine for the activities that I need to do.
credits: by Berna Datema at scrapbookgraphics.com: Ma'ams DigiDolls, Ma'am's Dolls Papers for Journaling and Ma'am's Dolls Elements, and Kitsch Garden Unlimited Jeans Alphabet; font: SP You've Got Mail, Ticket Capitals Impressed

Dance Quest 2012 – The Dragon and the Pearl

Another year of Dance Quest ballet productions has come and gone. This was our third year participating. I once again worked on costumes and photography for the show, and I also added doing the music editing this year. We were at a different theater this year. It was a little smaller and it had a projection system for the stage backdrop. I really liked the projected images as the backdrops. They really added a lot to the show, I think.

The fabulous art poster drawn by Sabrina Collins for the show.

The poster that I designed for the wall at TDC. Justin thought it was really cool that his picture was used on the poster. Brenna is an ‘old hat’ at that by now so it wasn’t quite as novel for her, but she still grinned when her friends asked if that was really her. credits:
Lorie Davison at scrapbookgraphics.com:
No Monsters Under My Bed
Little Fishi Island
Blooming Sweethearts with Kitty Chen
Blooming Sweethearts In The Garden elements
Ticket to Dragon's End A Storybook Kit
Don't Eat Worm's World
CF-OUAT: Storybook Castle
CF-OUAT: Water Babies Splash! by Ztampf
Fractured Fairytale: An Add On by Flergs (sword)
sun: Baby on Board by Bren Boone (retired)
Cocoa Vanilla by Irene Alexeeva (pearl)
at deviantart.com: dragon tattoo art by Saera Song, phoenix tattoo art by Miss Deviant, blue fire photo by Pretty Peaches, Phoenix fire photo by Tsaalyo
font: Yippy Skippy

Something that was pretty cool was that I modified the poster image just a bit and it was put on the sheet cake that was eaten at the cast party after the last performance. 

And here are the cast of characters presented in their order of appearance in the show.

  credits:  at scrapbookgraphics: Rosey Posey - Blended Template Bundle 12, Lorie Davison - Window to My Heart, Poet's Keepsake, Veronica Spriggs & Viva Artistry – Obsession, Tangie Baxter - Opera House (retired), Flergs- CF-OUAT: Fairytale Alpha {pink}; Kim Jensen- Paradise Lost (pearl string, retired)
font: Zapf Chancery

  credits: Prince in the City with Everything in It by Lorie Davison and Paperworn Art Styles by Tangie Baxter at scrapbookgraphics; font: TXT Scribbletti

 
credits: at scrapbookgraphics.com: Miki Ferkul- Luxurious and Luna
font: Zapf Chancery LT

  credits: Nocturn Delights by Ztampf!, Summer Nights Alpha by Microferk;
font: Papyrus

 
credits: Shades of Me Broken and Caliente Alphas by Miki Ferkul at scrapbookgraphics.com; font: Zapf Chancery LT

 
credits: Tragic Romance by Miki Ferkul at scrapbookgraphics.com
font: Zapf Chancery LT

  credits: at scrapbookgraphics.com: Miki Ferkul- Crystal Expression, Rosey Posey- Blended Template Bundle 4; font: Zapf Chancery LT

  credits: at scrapbookgraphics: Sheng Xiao by Viva Artistry, Enter the Dragon by Ztampf!; font: Ztapf Chancery

  
credits: Whispers by Miki Ferkul at scrapbookgraphics.com
font: Zapf Chancery LT

The Daughters of Gaia also played Rose’s Friends in the beginning of the show. Brenna was Rose and a Star, Elizabeth and Carissa were Moonbeam Shadows, and Sarah was one of Rose’s Friends and a Daughter of Gaia.

Now I just have to find the time to start tackling the storybook for the show since people keep asking me about that. With all that is going on, it just might be June before I get to it.