A new page featuring Ashley. A great pic from my dad, taken when Ashley was about a year old (I think). Too cute!
"Gross National Happiness"
1 day ago
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Friday, March 30, 2007
Sophie
This is a page featuring Sophie, the daughter of my friend Monique. I played around with the image in Photoshop, trying to really make it look dreamy and make her eyes POP! I also loved making the pink page since most of my pages are for Deco/boys!
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Waddle
Every year, the Michigan Basset Rescue hosts a "Waddle" parade where basset hound owners participate in a weekend of fun with their dogs designed to raise money for the rescue. Almost 1,000 bassets come from many states, there's a picnic one day and a parade the next day with a carnival at the end. It's a load of fun and it raises money for the bassets! This event introduced my husband and I to bassets almost ten years ago and we now have TWO bassets of our own! (rufus and daisy!)
funny story
So, I went to that Booth park in Birmingham again today (the one from the green lo in the last post) and the astro turf hill was CLOSED. Turns out that some kid broke their leg! oops! Oh well, it was fun while it lasted! :)
Monday, March 26, 2007
Irene
And here is the page of Irene. I actually created this lo some time ago and am just now getting around to posting it. Love love love this picture of Irene - you look like a superstar! :)
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Thoughtful
Ok, well, this is the last page that I owe myself from Declan's first year! To explain, when I started digital scrapping, I decided that I couldn't go back and scrap EVERY photo I'd ever taken, but I wanted to at least have one page for every month of Declan's life and then I would scrap more regularly on a go-forward basis. SO, here's the page from August 2006. :)
Declan's FIRST birthday!
As Declan's birthday party is approaching...I figured I better make a page from his FIRST birthday party!
Ashley
It is a goal of mine to do at least one scrapbook page of each member of my family - and with such a big family, that's a big goal! Here's Ashley's page!
Credits: Atomic Cupcake's Solid Pink Paper from the Babymine Kit
Rhonna Farrer Free New Year Swirls
Katie Pertiet' word art
Jessica Bolt's Polaroid frames from her Delight in Photographs kit
Michelle Coleman's Big Blue Flower (recolored magenta) from the ScrapArtist Wintersong
Krista Mettler's magenta ribbon and black stitching from her ArtistryElements pack
Friday, March 23, 2007
Quatro
Declan goes to Spanish on Saturdays with Brian so he can do a little counting in Spanish. He actually will switch from English to Spanish and back again while counting things. He seems to prefer Spanish but he has a hard time saying Quatro. It's adorable, especially because he doesn't have trouble with a lot of words but this one gets him every time! So cute!
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Oak
This is a page of my grandma. I read this poem and it made me think of her. The collage was inspired by David Hockney
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Monday, March 19, 2007
My Star
I had so much fun with this - lots of fun techniques! This is a picture of Declan playing with all of his beanie babies - I knew that collecting hundreds of beanie babies in the nineties would pay off!
Credits: Meredith Fenwick's Everyday Inspiration Cowboy Baby nightsky paper. Shabby Princess' Kristie yellow paper. Karah Frederick's folded corner template, Traci Sim's Gold Staple, Atomic Cupcake's Brass Necessities chain and Actions.
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Declan Saint Paddy's
I did this page for three reasons - # 1 Declan is so cute and it's his St Paddy's day picture solo, and #2 there was a challenge on a website using these colors and #3 Brian TOLD ME TO. Brian also told me to include the St Brigid's cross and he gave me the title. He gave me advice on cropping, etc etc etc! :) Brian likes to digital scrapbook too, I think! :)
Credits: Something Special paper (re-colored greenish) by Meredith Fenwyck, Jessica Bolt Delight in Photographs masking tape, Atomic Cupcake painted chipboard action for the D letters, Misty Cato shamrock charms from her HonoringStPatrick freebie, Catrione MacGregor's St Brigid cross, Doris Castle's rich green paper from her Patina Moss freebie, Misty Cato's green polka dot paper from her HonoringStPatrick freebei, folded corner template by Karah Frederick's of BlueFlombingo
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Happy Saint Patrick's Day!!
Credits: Doris Castle's rich green paper and aged teal paper from her Moss Patina freebie, Jessica Bolt's stitch from her Delight in Photographs collection, Atomic Cupcake's twine knots from the Caleb collection, Lori Barnhurst's Rub on Alpha from the Wintersong collection at Scrapartist, Krista Mettler's letter "H" from the Artistry elements pack, Atomic Cupcake's labelmaker for the Day tag, Traci Sim's green tassle and worn screw from her Essential Elements sampler and Atomic Cupcake's painted chipboard action for the letter "S"
Lunch with The Marias
We met Luz Maria and her daughter Sol Maria (and her husband Mark) through the Beaumont Hospital Parenting Group. Sol and Declan were born eight days apart! Brian affectionately calls them "The Marias". He likes nicknames! This beautiful picture was taken at Somerset where we met for a "playdate" for the kids and lunch at Nordstrom for the mommies! Posted at: http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=222442&cat=9277
Credits - Overlay Aged Linen Grunge by Designs by Lauren at digitalscrapbookplace.comBig Blue Flower from the Wintersong collection at Scrap ArtistFlower Stamps by Sande Krieger at 2Peas (MaryMaryQuiteContrary)Border frame by Shabby Princess (Festival kit, recolored to pink)Beaded chain by Atomic Cupcake (Silver Necessities kit)Scroll journaling tag by Rhonna Farrer at 2 Peas (from her Free New Year kit)And the blue ribbon by Jessica Bolt (Delight in Photographs kit)
Early Spring...
Journaling says : "One Sunday in March, we had some long-awatied nice weather and YOU wanted to go outside and (because you ARE in love with them) you wore your rainboots and I had to wear MY boots too. There were puddles so we stomped in them (oh JOY)! We got our first taste of spring AND all we can do is HOPE for more...soon!"
I used a technique called hidden journaling. The bold and highlighted words make up a little sentence - You Are My Joy And Hope.
Credits:
Grunge Linen overlay and Deckle Edge journaling mat by Designs by Lauren at digitalscrapbookplace.com
Green and blue ribbons, stitching, buttons, and three little frames by Jessica Bolt of scrapbookgraphics from her Delight in Photos collection (love it!)
http://www.scrapartist.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=36553&cat=500&ppuser=8485
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=7923&cat=500&ppuser=6726
Friday, March 16, 2007
aDorable
These are some of my favorite pix of Declan, just so cute, in the bath. Have tried to "scrap" them a few times, but this time, I like the result...
Credits: Jessica Sprague's Echoes of Asia ribbonAged Linen Grunge Overlay by Lauren from digitalscrapbookplaceMindy Terasawa's web challenge freebie paper from designerdigtialsKim Christensen's Blue Solid Paper from ThriftChic kitBig Blue Flower from WinterSong collection at ScrapArtistJessica Bolt's photo corners from her Delight in Photos collectionLBA Rubon Alpha letter D (recolored) from the Wintersong collection at ScrapArtistTia Bennett's Birthday Love brushNueva font
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
My Garden
Credits: Meredith Fenwyck Everday Inspiration Cowboy Baby blue paper and Meredith Fenwyck floral square frame(super small on the little irises). Shabby Princess - Splendid stitched frame, Two Soon brown stitch and Vintage Florals stick pin. Lauren Bavin deckle edge mat.Fonts - Papyrus and Last Words
Monday, March 12, 2007
Go Browns
Credits: Papers by Meredith Fenwyck (Everyday Inspiration, Cowboy Baby)Alpha: Shabby Princess Shabby MommyAnd Template by Silke Lemcke
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Zoo and You
An inspired piece - literally...inspired by Rousseau's Dream painting. One of the scrapbook websites that I visit posts challenges to see what people can scrap using art as their major source of inspiration. It's actually really really fun! Here is the link to my "entry" in the challenge...http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=7622&cat=3063
Credits: Paper is by Correen Silke (gnopaper green)brushes are LadyVictoire by Lil Miss Monet on deviantart.comPhotos by my dad!First Friends
These are a couple of the cute girls from Declan's playgroup. Macy and Declan share the same birthday and Sol was born a week later - what a coincidence? Hardly, our hospital "hooked" up the new parents who had babies within two weeks of each other and lived near one another. We've been hanging out with them since the kids were born!
Yum
In case anyone thinks that I have been hit with a tremendous burst of creative energy, think again - just posting just pages that I made before I had this lovely little website! :)
Credits - Papers are ScrapArtist freebies Khaki stripes (recolored) and Khaki paisley by Nancie Rowe Janitz. Actions by Atomic Cupcake. Fonts are 1942 report and Broken 15
Magic
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=7609&cat=500&ppuser=6726Thanks to Atomic Cupcake for their actions
Saturday, March 10, 2007
New mama
Sometimes being a new mama felt horrible, no sleep, hardly any showers, total confusion but SOMETIMES, being a new mama felt like the most wonderful, rewarding, thrilling, PERFECT thing on earth (and that is why man continues to propagate!). This pictures reflects the glow that you sometimes feel when you are a new mama...
Credits - Shabby Princess Kristie ribbon and yellow paper, also Shabby Princess Shabby Mommy ribbon and stitches.
Friday, March 9, 2007
Walk on Water
This is one of my favorite pictures of myself. My dad took it at the lake and it looks like I am walking on the water. During family slideshows, this picture always created a nice buzz!
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Cousins
This layout was for a scraplift challenge at http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=7477&limit=recent (See all credits there)
Atomic Cupcake Grunge Princess papers, Atomic Cupcake Haunted Gemchain, Atomic Cupcake Emma ribbon and flower (re-colored)
A picture from 2004 of Michelle holding Ashley. When Declan saw me working on this photo, he said "Oh, that's DeckAN"!
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Great Grandma
Inspired by Diego Rivera's work, as posted above...
Credits: tag was made using the Paperpack Sunshine by Nicole Pols at Windgefluester.net
Brian
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=7435&cat=500&ppuser=6726Credits: Atomic Cupcake Grunge Princess leather straps, Shabby Princess Dinner Party red paper and heart elements created with HeartsBV font
Sweet Dreams
I've been playing around in Photoshop Elements and created this layout from scratch (paper and all!)
Credits - Katie Pertiet's Curled Frame, action by atomic cupcake and paper my moiThanks for looking, Mel
Monday, March 5, 2007
Grow
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=7485&cat=500&ppuser=6726
Credits: MaryMaryQuiteContrary kit by Sande Krieger at Two Peas
Saturday, March 3, 2007
Swing
Credits - I made the alpha with Atomic Cupcake actions and I used Katie Pertiet's journaling stamps, the little circles have a Photoshop denim texture that I downloaded from somewhere? (sorry). Font - my favorite, 1942 report
Choo Choo
Just working on some holes in my scrapbook "backlog"! These pictures are from one of Declan's many adventures riding the trains at Heritage Park in Royal Oak. He LOVES it!Friday, March 2, 2007
Potty
Declan is attempting to learn to use the potty. He's very good at going on the potty when I put him there but has not quite mastered the idea of telling BEFORE he has to go. Oh, well. At least he's still trying!
Bright Eyes
I took this picture a couple of days ago and had a lot of fun with it in Photoshop Elements. People are always commenting on how BLUE Declan's eyes are so it was fun to highlight those baby blues!
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