MME and some geese

We love going to the nature center and watching all of the wildlife.  Any day, at any time, we know we will be entertained by geese, ducks and swans.  So you could imagine how many great images I have from all of our trips.  :)

Here are a few of the pictures using a sketch from My Mind's Eye.

And here is the original sketch:

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Mother's Day 2011

We were just talking about plans for Mother's Day and I remembered this beautiful picture of all my babies.  What a great page to work on today!

Here is the sketch from Sketches in Thyme that I used.  This is #75.  I love working with the larger pictures now.  :)

Have a great day!

Getting ready for Disney!!!

I can be VERY OCD when it comes to planning for Disney....just a little bit.  Of course, if you ask anyone I know, they think I am crazy, insane and just plain nuts.

I love to enjoy every single minute of our trips and that takes lots of planning.  I have notebooks, journals, and spreadsheets.  I told you...crazy.

The best part is that these notes are so private and my family never sees them.  If they did, they would lock me away somewhere and never let me out.  They don't like to plan anything!  But I have a strategy.

I have put together some fun scavenger hunt books.  Lots of the notes are just facts about the parks that not too many people know.  There are so many tiny details that are added to every bit of Disney.  These books are filled with those little facts and details and my kids enjoy discovering them.

 In between some of those pages, are hidden ideas that turn everything into a scavenger hunt.  I add little notes about a character, a pin, a certain photo op....things they not only have to look for, but I love that they are so excited, that they take lots of fun photos...for me.   :)

These books are put together with a few pieces of chipboard, covered in card stock and some Disney stickers.  The tags are from Home Depot...from a HUGE package of garage sale tags.  I think I paid $5 for 500 tags...not that I need that many!!   Maybe...
The books are held together with giant jump rings.  This way, the tags can be removed or more tags can be added very easily.

Then there is the always fun, Character Hunt.  I love the photos, my oldest loves the autograph hunt, and my youngest loves the interaction with all the characters.  Again, they have no idea that they are really "working" for me....lol.  I keep this book handy so we know what characters we have found and who we have to look out for.  This book stays in the room and we check characters off every night before bed.

One thing that they love is the number of characters they see and autographs they have collected.  These autograph books are made from some chipboard covers and lots of tags.  I put a lot of tags into the books and send them on their way.  As the tags get filled, we can easily pop them out and add a bunch of blank tags.  Once we get home, the tags are put away until I start working on the layouts.  I use white tags so they can be easily embellished, colored, inked, stamped, even cut into different shapes.  This way they are easy to customize to the pages and the actual character colors and themes.

And finally...the most exciting part is the countdown calendar.  This was made from a wooden frame from Michael's.  I simply added some fun Disney papers and stickers.  The cover for the opening is a piece of thin plastic from a package of stickers.  I have a sheet of Thickers number stickers handy and they can be switched out every day very easily.  The plastic can be wiped clean when necessary, and the numbers can be reused many times.

All of these projects are recycled from our trip a few years ago.  That's probably my favorite part.  The kids remember them and the fun they had.

However, for this trip we are also added a few days at Universal Studios.  So now, I have to put together a few autograph books for a new park!  I also have a short scavenger hunt list to put together.

I am so excited to be able to work some fun vacation projects!  Off to find some supplies!

Have a "magical" day!!!

Saturday sketches

Happy Saturday!!  I'm actually kinda glad that the weather is pretty yucky today.  That just means I get to play all day!  :)

Here are this morning's pages...

I did this one for the Jillibean Soup sketch challenge.  I used some Dutch Mustard Soup papers.  A little bit of fussy cutting on the hearts, a little piece of twine and a pop dot helps embellish this page a bit.

Here is the original sketch:

And then I finally managed to work on a sketch from Sketches in Thyme.  Here is sketch #74:

and here is my take on it...

All of these papers came from some leftovers from a VERY old kit.  I think I managed to finish off all the bits and pieces I had left.  The silver satin ribbon is from the stash and the large flowers are from Michael's.  The smaller flowers were made with a new punch.  :)

Off to do some retail therapy!  Have a great Saturday!!

Can u hear me? I'm Whispering....

I spent the day catching up on some challenges at Scrap Whispers.  :)

Here is a sketch challenge...

A color challenge...

A lift challenge...

And a large photo sketch...

...and now the laundry has won the battle.  I must step away from the desk and get some housework done....but just a little bit.   :)

Happy Sunday!

Good Morning all!  I hope everyone is finding the time to play and scrap this weekend.  I have been so inspired this weekend, and managed to get quite a few pages done.

Here are my latest...

This one is for the template challenge at Die Cuts With a View.  I used a sheet from the Once Upon a Time stack and the rest is from Rustic.  I made the accordion flowers and lost the battle with the hot glue gun...again.

And then I played with the color challenge at Color Me Scrappy.  The patterned paper is from Heidi Grace.  It was too pretty to get rid of and I was finally able to use it!  It was the only sheet from the collection that I had.  I love these fun flowers and buttons.   :)  And the pics of my friends kept a smile on my face the whole time.  :)

Here is the original color palette to use:

I will be back to post more from the challenges going on at My Scraps and More.   Have a great day!!

My Scraps and More DT Reveal

Good Morning!  I hope everyone is doing well!  I'm still fighting off these allergies.  On a good note, I've been able to work on lots of fun pages.  :)

Here are a few pages I made for the DT Reveal at My Scraps and More.  Tammi was VERY generous and sent us lots of fun papers to work with.   This collection is from Bo Bunny called On The Go.  The cars and trucks are so fun!  It's the perfect collection for a little guy that just loves his cars  and trucks.  :)

And for a little extra fun, I made a mini album!
We take a trip out to the Touch A Truck Party every year at the Park District.  My buddy jumps up into all the trucks and happily poses.  I think his favorite picture ever was of him in the front seat of a police car...with his sister in the backseat..lol.  This is a great way for him to take all those fun pictures to Grandma's house.

Thanks for stopping by!  Don't forget to see what the other ladies on the My Scraps and More DT put together!