Finally doing some updating

Attention all scrappers, card makers, and any other crafty people...Please take some time and stop in and see what some of the gals are offering up for sale...The website was set up for the gals at www.allmomentsremembered.com so they could sell some of their scrap goodies, to make room for new ones of course, and then use the proceeds to purchase those "new" scrappy goodies for the www.allmomentsremembered.com store...Hope you find something you're looking for...

On Line Crop - Saturday June 7th...

Another Saturday filled with RAKS, challenges, cropping, fun, and GREAT company...Hope you can join us over at AMR, Saturday, June 7th, 4:00 PM EST until midnite...If you can't make the whole crop come on over and crop for whatever time you have, visit the store, browse the gallery, or just stop in and introduce yourself...Hope to see you there...

Warmer Weather Finally....

here in Ohio...Supposed to be super nice for the next couple of days, so I'm hoping to get some more yard work completed...With all the rain and cold weather we had it put me behind in planting...I actually waited till after Mother's Day and we still ended up with a frost so I did loose a couple of plants, but I had plenty more to take their place...I've noticed that as the years are going by and with camping it's harder and harder to keep up with weeding out the flower beds...There's so many things I enjoy doing in the summer that there's not enough summer to do them all...It seems something has got to given, but what...Therefore I was thinking of eliminating one of the flower beds, but then I can't decide which one for various reasons...
I have several rooms in the house that need painting so I'm also having that taken care of...The one ceiling in the bedroom needed quite a bit of work so that's been started...The painter will be back sometime next week to complete that and and then move onto to the bedroom side walls...I'm sure he'll be here quite a bit throughout the summer until it's completed...
My DGKs have had various sport activities ending, so there was basketball, soccer, lacrosse, and softball...My Nikon took some awesome pictures...I have yet to go through a pick out the ones that I want to scrap...
Haven't been to crops too much as with the high price of gas, I've been sticking close to home...but I've managed to make some cards during that time...something that's needed to be done for quite some time...
My grandson and I will be taking a trip to Florida shortly where we'll meet up with my dad and sister and eventually my youngest daughter will join us for a couple of days...looking forward to the R&R and having that quality time with my grandson...
Between camping and the Florida vacation I'll miss being on line with the great gals from AMR...and no matter what you really don't catch up with what you've missed...you can try, but it just doesn't work, at least not for me...
Once again this month I got a great package from my scrap pal, Sabrina...She finds the neatest things...and all though we've never met IRL, it's like we just click on pick out stuff for each other...She's got a wonderful family and I really enjoy reading her blog...she has such a wonderful way with words...
Think I'm going to try and make a few more cards and will be posted a few of the ones that I've already made...Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful week coming up...

It's Been Ages...

Planning posting some tutorials tomorrow after doing some yard work...

All cards were made using left over scraps..

This was my favorite of the bunch


Generic birthday card as you can see...

I liked both of these cards, but I thought the thank you one needed something else, so I added a button flower on it...

There was a challenge to use ugly paper either in a card or a layout at AMR...this was my ugle paper and I made the card beneath it...

since I've updated...Things have been hectic...weather has been lousy...Finally made it out to the camper for a nice long weekend plus...Weather wasn't the greatest on Monday, but Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday were sunny with wind...The campfire was great and we even had all the makings for the smores...My oldest DD has a new way of making them...well at least new to me...Reese Peanut Butter Cup, the cooked marshmallow, and of course the graham cracker...mmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmm good...Park wasn't as busy as it has been in the past...I'm sure the high gas prices might have put the damper on things for a lot of campers...

This week is full with standard yearly doctor's appointments and Thursday evening I have a school board meeting...Hoping to get my flowers planted tomorrow...supposed to be sunny and around 62...Been working on cards more than anything...plus I have a few tutorials that I can post...so I'm off to upload somethings for your pleasure...Have a great evening and a wonderful week...

AMR Reminder: They are having their June online crop on the 5th of the month...If you've never visited please stop by for an afternoon evening of fun, challenges, and good company...lots of RAKs will be given away to some lucky people...If you've been to one of their crops, hope to see you back again...While your are it, don't forget to check out the AMR store...Stacey the owner has some great stuff with reasonable shipping charges and a fast turn around...

Gloomy Sunday Here in Ohio

It's a gloomy Sunday here and as a matter of fact May has been like that since the first...Cloudy, windy, and rainy has taken it's toll on me...I'm ready for hot hot hot...I'm sure that's what I'll get along with the humidity when I vacation in Sarasota soon...

I've managed to make some cards, finish some layouts, organize, crop and update my blog with my scrappy friends from AMR and then some...Much thanks to the girls for their simple directions...

Finally got to see my DGD in her final lacrosse game and also see Taylor at here soccer practice...Sydney is into softball and hopefully will have some games coming up in the near future...

I've also be trying to change, for the better, my style of scrappin...When I first started I was self taught and was totally clueless as to what I was doing...Now with the help of the talented girls at AMR I am definitely improving, but I have a long ways to go...

I've been going to crops with my friend Suzanne...Her late husband and I grew up together and we've been scrappin together for several months now...One day this week she is going to take me to an outlet store that I've never been to, so I'm looking forward to that...She does some awesome work...It's nice when you have someone cropping right next to you when it comes to my not being able to make decisions about stuff...

If you happen to stop in and visit and I don't have your blog listed and you would like me to list it please let me know...I also apologize in advance if I left you off inadvertently...Please bring that to my attention also...

Have a great week...

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Here's a LO that I did a couple of weeks ago and today is the appropriate day to post it here on my blog...Thanks for stopping by. The journalling reads as follows:

SOUNDS I MISS
Little did I know while growing up that some of the sounds that I took for granted, would someday be missing from my life…You’re probably wondering, what sounds could impact a person…My mother was an avid seamstress for as long as I can remember…We had a large wood dining room table, or at least I think that’s what it was, as I never really saw the top of it…Material, patterns, pins, and who knows what else…I can still hear the consistent sound of the pinking shears as my mother cut out her patterns…To this day, I still cannot duplicate that sound…My mother wore tongs, the ones that fit between your toes, or as we now call them, flip flops…I can hear the sound of the rubber meeting the heel of her feet…another consistent sound…I could never get lost in a store, for all I had to do was listen for the flip, flop, flip, flop of her tongs…Still don’t know how she managed to walk in those, as just putting them on my feet hurt my toes…My mother was not a morning person…and I learned quickly the answers to my questions by the different grunts and groans…A long mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm meant I’m not quite awake…a short mmmmmmm meant I didn’t hear you…and the list goes on…Now this is one trait I’m quite good at…just ask my kids…Along with the sounds of the grunts and groans goes the sound of the teaspoon hitting the sides of the coffee cup as she stirred in her sugar…Never missing a clink, clink, clink…By now, you’ve probably realized that my mother is an angel in heaven…While I can never duplicate those sounds, I can sit back, close my eyes, and still hear the sound of the pinking shears as they would glide across the table opening and closing, the flips and the flops, and the cling, cling, clang of the spoon…These sounds, along with many more, are sounds that I think about often and will miss hearing forever…

I'm Lovin It

Things have been crazy for me...I've been going to 2 crops a week...then I've been scrap happy at home plus trying to get all those other things done that need to get done...I'm trying to leave some luv on the blogs that I visit, but I'd never get anything done...So what I've come up with is to take one hour, visit blogs, AMR gallery and leave as much luv as I can in that short period of time...I get lost in the reading...I've completed about 4 more LOs and I'm really pleased with how they've turned out...I also managed to pre-cut some of my scraps to use for cards...Someone mentioned that it makes the card making process go a little faster...That will make for less to take to the camper when I decide to go...This way I'll have all these goodies and I can catch up card making...Just way behind in everything...Lots of progress in LOs as I can't stay away from the work area...Probably doing more picking and choosing and looking than anything, but I'm having fun....I'll be joining my friend Suzanne on Friday at the Olive Garden before we head off to crop...She really does some nice scrapping...one of these days I'll have to take some pictures of her beautiful work as she's not into the computer world...She's got a great eye for color and what makes things work...That's what I luv the most about the crops as there's so many others there, and since I'm not that great with deciding on what goes with what, you can always get another opinion or two if need be...Well getting kind of late here so think it's time to count sheep, that's if I can make it past the scrap area without stopping...

Happy National Scrapbook Day - Online Crop

AMR is having their online crop today at 4pm EST to 12am EST. It is being hosted by the AMR "Staff" - a collective effort! There will be challenges every hour or so supplied by AMR's very own awesome DT members as well as Stacey!! The super Christine Middlecamp will be chatting with us online a little later in the evening and we might even get to see her designs with the May kit today!!! You will also be able to see the DT's online tutorials as well in class section (http://amronlineclasses.typepad.com/my_weblog/)!! It is going to be an awesome day and there may even be a few surprises, so come join us in the crop forum...

Vintage LO

This is a picture from 1952 of my sister and I...I've had the picture for ages and knew I wanted to scrap it, but just wasn't sure how...I'm quite pleased with the end result...I had lots of ideas from the gals over at AMR...My mother made the dresses we had on and also the doily that I used on the page...Thanks for looking...

Vintage Layout You Tube Tutorial

I've been wanting to do a vintage layout for ages now...having no idea where to begin, I did a post at www.allmomentsremembered.com and got some ideas, plus I did a google search and came up with this video...It's about 5 minutes long and of course she made it sound quick and easy...enjoy...

http://www.everything-about-scrapbooking.com/vintage-scrapbook-layout.html

I've Been Tagged

I've been tagged by my wonderful scrap pal Sabrina...Here's my answers followed by the rules...hope you'll play along...

1 - Grandmother
2 - Trustworthy
3 - Compassionate
4 - Friend
5 - Honest
6 - Laid-back


Not sure exactly how to show their links here, but my lucky five are - Jessica, Angie, Elizabeth, Kelli, and Jen...

Here are the rules:
1. Write your own six word Memoir.
2. Post it on your blog.
3. Link to the person who tagged you.
4. Tag 5 more blogs with links (leave a comment on their blog with an invitation to play).

Making Perogi

My dad and my grandson making perogi...

Busy Week

It's been a busy week here for me...When I retired I told myself that I was going to play catch up on all those things that I hadn't done for years and organize all that other stuff...Now that I've gotten so involved with scrappin and card making, the best laid plans seem to be going to the way side...An unexpected call to watch my DGKs the other day took me away from some housework...now tell me??? which would you have chosen...no brain er huh...I've also been busy with the Survivor Challenge at www.allmomentsremembered.com We are currently in week 3 and our challenge this week was to make the embellishment(s) that we were using...I've completed that LO and it's now in the gallery at AMR...voting by our peers will take place Monday...I've said it a hundred times that AMR has certainly helped me go outside my comfort zone...Mr. Postman just happened to bring me my ATG today also...I'm way behind the frenzy on this puppy...anxious to give that a whirl...Went to a couple of crops this week and have, once again, several LOs that need last minute touches...I'm hoping to finish those up this weekend, between housework and yard work...more than likely tomorrow as I'm kind of in a down mode right now...Not sure if I can post the Survivor LOs here on my blog, or wait until I'm voted off...Have this feeling that I'm going from one subject to the next, but it's one of my many bad habits...Since I'm in a relax mode, I think I need to catch up on blogging and leaving some luv, so with those thoughts in mind, you have a great weekend and thanks for stopping in...

Terrific Monday

If you've been reading my blog, you'll know that I've been in a survivor challenge at www.allmomentsremembered.com... I managed to make it through round one and voting took place yesterday and this morning for round two...I'm so excited to say that I made it through round two...Thanks to all the people that voted for me...There is some awesome talent at AMR and to have made it through two weeks and I'm so excited...If that wasn't excitement enough a card I lifted from Angie aka craftyscrapr was featured for Monday's Caught My Eye...I just loved Angie's card when I saw it and asked her if I could lift it...What better way to start the week with two great things happening...plus they both happened at www.allmomentsremembered.com...

If you aren't already a member there, you should check it out...you won't be sorry that you did...There's some amazing talent there and I'm so happy to be part of the AMR message board...Have a great Monday...

A Couple of Cards

Made these cards with paper that actually matched and I'm pleased at how they turned out...Pretty generic, but I'm still happy...I got really lucky w/the ribbon that I used as it matches perfectly...

These two cards I made with scraps...Don't think they're bad...but I think it was easier to make the first two as everything matched and these were kinda piece mealed...but I'm sure my DGDs will be excited to get them, no matter what...

Just put the finishing touches on this...My work area is now cleared off so I can work on my Survivor Challenge for www.allmomentsremembered.com... This is a fun challenge where 43 of us on the MB entered and were judged by our peers, with the survivors moving on to week 2 and the castaways still competing by completing the challenges for a RAK amongst themselves...I believe there are 16 of us left...Here's the criteria for this weeks challenge...

Week Two - Island Colors Challenge. I challenge you to post a layout using these 3 colors...Turquoise, Orange, and Tans. You will need I piece of cardstock and 2 patterned papers of your choice. These colors can be any shade of the three colors I mentioned above. Embellish as you please. This layout will need to take you away to a place you can feel tranquil and relaxed.

Definitely have some talented ladies at AMR and I'm honored to be not just a member of the MB, but also one of the survivors....Good luck ladies and see you on the Island...

Just Added the Finishing Touchs

Just finished this LO of the girls birthdays...We have 3 of them in September...Actually, one of them was born and was able to be there for her sister's first birthday....How cool is that...How my daughter managed two little ones in diapers is beyond me...then we were blessed with another girl the follow December...3 in diapers alone...her and my SIL did a wonderful job...I am so lucky...

Finally a new LO

Finally posted a new LO...This is Kayla having a good time sledding...Despite how cold she was, she finished off the afternoon first with a stop at McDonalds for of all things and ice cream and then home to have some soup...Go figure...Most important thing, she had a good time...

Thought I'd better update a little

Welllllllll I've been busy scrapping away...I've been to 3 crops in 4 days...one online one at www.allmomentsremembered.com and the other two on Friday night and then again this morning till late afternoon...I'll be going on Friday again...I accomplished alot on the online crop as we had specific challenges..I was able to complete 4 of them and kinda fell apart...my scrap area kept getting smaller and smaller...but I had a blast...Friday evening I was finished a LO except for the journalling...Sat with a nice group of girls and the time went by like right now...probably did more chatting than anything...Today I completed finished a LO, journalling included...need to take a picture of it to post...I also started another LO for my Aunt Uncle in Florida...They are great great Aunt and Uncle to my grandchildren so I'm going to give it to them when I go down to visit in June...I saw a great frame at JoAnns that would be perfect...Ever since I can remember they have sent me a birthday card and more and then when my children were born they sent to them and now they do the same for my grandchildren and are still sending me cards also...What more can I ask for from an Aunt & Uncle...And always on time with their cards...My thoughts are always in the right place, but I'm never on time...Hoping to change that, but making up lots of cards over the summer so I can have them on hand...I usually say that ever year, but this year, I'm going to do it...no matter what...Well it's been a busy day and I have another one tomorrow, so I think I'm off to visit the sandman...Take care and have a great night...

Break Time

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On a break from the online crop at http://www.allmomentsremembered.com/. Thought I'd take this time to post the four challenges that I've completed so far...The first one was to do a LO with one picture and use embellishments around it as a frame...Thought this one was ok...Second one was to use bling and stickles and sparkles...I did this one quite fast and I think it shows...The third one was to do a LO with no pictures and just journalling...I had fun doing that one...The fourth was to do a LO with hidden journalling from the heart...I enjoyed that one too...So here there are for everyone to enjoy...Thanks for looking...