Simply Obsessed May layouts

I guess it's about time I posted my May layouts for Simply Obsessed. The newsletter just came out and it looks great!

This is one I did of Caroline beside the ocean. I was totally inspired by the Leanne Womack song, "I hope you dance" and so I chose the title "Still feel small" from the lyrics of that beautiful song.


A close up on the crackle, inking, and buttons. I wanted a weather classic feel so I went with these. I also cut the circle out of the pp, and backed them with the brown CS, but these pictures don't do that justice.


I wish the photos on this layout weren't so dark, but they were taken before I had any type of photo-editing software so I couldn't fix them. :(


The buttons and velvet swirls I hand cut from the sheet of Daisy Bucket embellies.


A white space LO of Sarah Kate standing up. I just loved the expression on her face!

My little bride..

I know I'm her parent, and definitely biased, but isn't she precious!!! I just adore my little Caroline! She's getting too big for my taste, and she's definitely becoming a little girl more so than a toddler. It's happening all too quickly.

Today the girls spent the afternoon with our dear friends the Harnsbergers. And of course the "big" girls thought they'd introduce my wee little one to dress up clothes. She was so fascinated by the whole experience, they say she played in the mirror quite a bit. Thankfully, Tab is as much of a photo nut as I am, and thought to snap a pic for me. So now I have some fun pictures to scrap...I can see the titles now, Mirror Mirror on the Wall.....

Who knew??? hehehe!

MyHeritage: Family trees - Genealogy - Celebrities

Redid that LO!

It was driving me nuts the way I had it, and it stayed up on my refridgerator for a couple of days while I re-thought it. But now it's refinished or restored, whichever way you want to look at it. and Thank goodness! I think it looks much better now. And even though it's not my fave of all time, I had a good time using the crackle paint (my new love) and the stickles. So here it is! Whew! No more worrying about.

NSD LOs so far, and a toot!

Well, Natl. Scrapbooking Day has come and gone, and I'm proud to say that I actually got quite a bit done. Simply Obsessed had an anniversary crop to celebrate the day. And though I was there chatting quite a bit, I actually had to finish up my DT LOs for them and do my challenge samples. So, I was scrapping away, but no one could really tell. Oh and just a side note, the SO Scrap Room contest starts today. Check it out!

Here's what I've accomplished so far. I still have 2 LOs in the works too.


This was my sample for Anniversary #1--clocks Yes, it's Heidi's make-n-take from the Scrap Etc. Event, but I spruced it up quite a bit with paint, ink, buttons, rub-ons, ribbon, and a 7 Gypsies tag. ;)


This was my sample for Anniversary #9--Willow With a wee bit of stretching involved, we ended up doing pages from when we were growing up. These are ticket stubs from my middle school years including my first concert, New Kids on the Block! This was my first non-photo LO too.


And lastly, I did this for Anniversary #6--Sugar which in this case meant stickles. And even though I took the picture at night, which didn't yield great results, I'm still not completely pleased with the end result. I may go back and embellish more later on today. I LOVED working with the stickles though! I just wish the picture showed their sheen better. Here's a close-up:



And now for my "toot". I found out last week that I'll be the June Guest Designer for Coordinates Collections! Wooohoooooo! I can't wait to get the kit and get started! I'm getting the Flip Flops kit, which is all kinds of girly! I'm so excited! Thanks again Jamie for picking me! :D


CC's June Flip Flops kit
If girly's not your thing, then check out their High Heels kit.
And the kits are sooo affordable! $17.95 plus shipping! Wow!

It's the little things...

that are music to my ears! Like being in my scrap room and hearing, "Moooooommmyy! I pee-peed in the pooootttttyyyy!" And even though she half missed the potty and got it on the rug, that little voice just rings in my ears! Maybe we're making a little progress! Here's to hopin' at least!

Ballpark fun, a proud Mama, and a little NSD action

Yep, this is what the girls REALLY do while their daddies are playing ball! LOL!




Mama's proud! My girl's a ballplayer! Well, sort of. We'll have to work on technique later, but she loved playing with the bat, ball and tee. She just giggled and giggled whenever the ball would fall off the tee! Yep, she'd poke it more than hit it! Oh well! That'll all come in time! I did LOVE that she walked up to the tee left-handed all by herself. I promise I didn't prompt her a bit! So she's a natural lefty! Yay Caroline! I see lots of playing ball in your future! (hint, hint Bob bob! ;) )

On a scrappy note, if you don't have anything to do for NSD (Natl. Scrapbook Day for those of you who don't know the lingo) then head on over to Simply Obsessed! Jamie and Shauna have a commemorative NSD kit, many add-on specials, and are giving away AMAZING prizes! So go check it out! We're celebrating with pre-crop fun today, and then at 5pm EST the crop and challenges begin! Hope to see you there!