New LOs up!

It's time to reveal the June Simply Obsessed LOs!!! i LOVE love love this kit!!! So fun with all the bold colors! I've got a couple more LOs I want to do with it, but I've gotta find the time. With all the fun summer stuff going on, like going to the pool, landscaping the yard, etc. I've been falling asleep early at night, which means not much scrapping going on. Maybe I'll get to it this weekend.

Well, without further adieu....my June SO LOs and project:

Caroline at the Creative Discovery Museum


a close-up of the dimension (don'tcha just LOVE those colors!!!)


Her first "ball" experience, and a warm moment for mama. I didn't prompt her I promise! But all the warm fuzzy journaling is behind the blue tag.


I had SO SO SO much fun making this birthday banner! (See how to make one in the Simply Obsessed June newsletter.)


A tad closer so you can see the doodling.


And a wee bit closer.


Well, there you have it! I feel guilty for not being as personal on my blog lately. I promise I'll share more soon. I've caught some pretty funny in-the-moment pictures lately of the girls playing (cough cough destroying cough) the house. I'll post those soon. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

My Noel Mignon Summer Lovin' entry

I just love this picture of Caroline. The subtitle really says it all. She really is captivated (and mesmerized) by the simplest of things. She can play the entire morning just filling up her bucket with water and pea gravel. And she's totally in her element and the happiest kid on earth.

I did this for the Noel Mignon Summer Lovin' challenge, but it also fits into one of the challenges at Simply Obsessed. And I used a TON of Fancy Pants stuff, so I may even submit it there. Who knows? but I really had fun playing with the textures on this one. I liked the idea of contrasting some of the more earthly/rugged textures with the clear elements, and then the lace too. That kinda sums up Caroline actually. Loves playing, getting dirty, etc. but she's definitely got a little fancy girly girl in her too.

Here are some close ups:

New Challenges are up!

With the new month, there are a bunch of new challenges up everywhere! First of all Simply Obsessed has posted their monthly set of challenges called Jump into June! Each Monday there will be a recipe challenge, and then later in the week a leftover challenge, so that you can catch up on all the great challenges from previous months. Secondly, Noel Mignon has posted a new Summer Lovin' challenge! I can't wait to play with that one! Heaven knows I've got a ton of summer pictures! I only took over 100 during Memorial Day weekend alone! LOL! And lastly, the new Color Story challenge is up! I love the shabby chic/vintage-y inspiration of CS5. Hopefully, I'll get a chance to work on that one too. I love how much inspiration is out there! Whether it's a recipe, a theme, a style, or even a sketch there's always something to keep me going! Gotta love that! ;)

LOs for Coordinates Collections

This month I was lucky enough to be selected as Coordinates Collections June Guest Designer. I got to work with the "High Heels" kit, which was so much fun to work with! I loved the fun Magpie letters, the Maya Road felt birdies, and the 7gypsies paper was perfect for some of the outdoorsy pictures I needed to scrap. And the project is for my niece Emma (thus the E). She's leaving for camp next week, and she wanted me to make her a "diary". These papers, and 7 Gypies stickers were perfect for the project! I handcut the chipboard cover, and embellished it with the 7 Gypsies goodies. I also added the Hambly frame, brads, and the dymo label.

Emma's camp journal


That Grandparent glow--my dad and stepmom with the girls at their lakehouse last summer.


Water Baby--Caroline last year. I promise she has NO fear! Yikes!

Crop Addict June LOs

Wow! I feel like I've been scrapping all month long, and not been able to show you guys anything! So finally I get to reveal my June layouts for Crop Addict. It was really nice to scrap with some reds and blues (totally makes this Ole Miss fan happy!) of Little Yellow Bicycle's Zach's Life, as well as the gorgeous Crush line from Crate Paper. Here's what I was able to crank out!

Caroline and Josh on the Waverunner last summer.
She's fearless I tell ya!


A close-up of the layers. I outlined the waves with turquoise paint and curled the edges once they were dry.


Emma, Ben, and Gracie (my nieces and nephew) before a football game.


Sarah Kate's first time at the beach.


Our last day at the lake last summer. What a great day that was!


And stay tuned for my layouts and projects with Simply Obsessed and by GDT spot with Coordinate Collections. I should be able to reveal those really soon! ;) Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Memorial Day weekend pictures

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Wow! We had such a great Memorial Day weekend! But boy was it hot!!! I took most of these pictures yesterday when we visited both my mom and grandparents at their lakehouse, as well as my dad at his. We all couldn't believe how hot and humid it was for the end of May! Looks like it'll be a loooong hot summer. But we had a really great time seeing and visiting with everyone!

Also, it just so happened that Sarah Kate took her first steps at my grandparents house! So fun! We were all so so happy and excited for her! After having a preemie and knowing that there will be some "developmental delay" it's always such sweet joy to see her accomplishing her milestones. I can't imagine life without Sarah Kate, and to think that there was a chance that she wouldn't be here, makes me celebrate her accomplishments all the more.

So here are SOME of the pics that I took this weekend. Hehehe! I narrowed it down, if you can believe that! I think there's still 30 photos here, but you get a good idea how are weekend went! Hope everyone had a Happy Memorial Day! I'll be back soon to share the LOs I completed. (Uh, I'd never scrapped while playing a movie on the laptop. I must say that was some of the BEST scrapping EVER!!! Thanks again Katie! ;) )

Wedding pictures from this weekend

These are my favorites from this weekend. It was a really low key wedding, which was really nice. We enjoyed having the "other" Misners there to celebrate with us. It's always such a fun time when we all get together!

All 6 grandkids together--I REALLY wish Caroline was standing closer to Adin. Shots like this are a dime a dozen where they're ALL smiling and focused on the photographer (which in the case is the wedding photographer and not me).


The Misner Men


Dave and Ben chillin' after the wedding.


Aunt Jennifer and Sarah Kate REALLY hit it off! I was so thankful for that, as I needed someone to hold her while all the other pictures were being taken. Thank you Aunt Jennifer! You're the best! ;)


Sweet Emma! My how she's grown! She wasn't even walking when Josh and I first started dating! Every time I look at her, I'm amazed by her girlish beauty and the fact that time really does go so quickly.


Overall, it was a really nice time spent with family. It's always a treat to get to go to Mississippi to see everyone! And of course this time was no exception.