Movie Night

This layout is my submission for the August Me, My, Mine challenge at Digitals. It completes the challenges for August. I got all 13 of them done in record time. Would have had them done on the 4th, but didn't have any August photos, and the Me, My, Mine challenge has to be done for an event during the current month.
Anyway ... for this layout I used Lori Imel's newest kit, Classic Black & White, availble only at Digitals. The fonts are Ravenscraft, Rage Italic and Eras Bold ITC.
We took the boys to see Superman Returns last night at the theater here on post. It was the first time that BJ and Cody had ever been to a movie theater. Andrew went a few years ago with Mitch to see Shrek 2. The boys did pretty well last night considering the movie started right before bedtime. They all stayed awake through the entire movie and were relatively well behaved. They were quiet through the whole movie, can't say they sat still, but there was enough room inbetween the rows that they could move between Mitch and I without bothering anyone else. And, they only spilled the bag of popcorn once.

Another Productive Day

I am quite proud of myself today. I got a lot accomplished. I finised 5 layouts, which leaves me with just one more layout to complete and I will be done with the challenges this month at Digitals. I'm on a rool, because today is only the 4th day of the month. I took on another roll today at Digitals, I became a member of their 1st Responder Team. Looking forward to doing that job. Anyway, now for today's layouts.

This layout was done for the Designer Elements challenge at Digitals. This month's challenge was hosted by Sophia Davies. As per my norm, I did a 4x6 recipe card. The fonts I used are Ravie and Rage Italic.
The recipe is as follows:
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
7 cups sliced peaches
2 Tbsp honey
2/3 cup coarsely crushed graham crackers (5 squares)
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp rolled oats
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/3 cup butter


Preheat oven to 375*F. For filling, in a bowl stir together granulated sugar, the 2 Tablespoons flour and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Add peaches; toss to coat. Spread in 2-quart rectangular baking dish. Drizzle honey over peaches; set aside.
For topping, in a bowl stir together crushed graham crackers, brown sugar, 1/3 cup flour, rolled oats, and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle topping evenly over the peach mixture.
Bake, uncovered, for 40 to 45 minutes or until topping is golden brown. Serve warm with ice cream.
Makes 8 servings.


Each serving without ice cream:
306 calories, 8 grams fat (5 grams sat. fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 101 mg sodium, 58 grams carbohydrate, 4 grams fiber, 2 grams protein.
Daily Values: 21% Vitamin A, 17% Vitamin C, 3% calcium and 7% iron.

The second layout was done for the Picture This challenge at Digitals. My kids LOVE to swim .. and this day was no different .. LOL
For this layout I used background paper and mattes from Christy Sturm's Pool Water kit, availble at ButternugSquash.
The elements are from Christine Schultz's Pool Party Kit, available at Digitals.
The font I used for the date is Rage Italic.

The third layout was done for the All About Me Photo Challenge at Digitals. The challenge this month was to scrap about our favorite moment from school.
I used Lori Imel's new kit .. Classic Black and White. Font is Rage Italic.

This last layout was done for the August Scraplift Challenge. For this layout I used Maddy Fernandez's Of Sand & Sea Kit. Fonts are Gracey's Curse and Rage Italic. For this challenge we scraplifted a layout of Sophia Davies'. I love this photo of my Grandparents on their Anniversary in 1998 in Hawaii. More layouts from this trip to follow.
The last layout that I did today was for the Scripture Challenge at Digitals. I used a photo of my grandfather that was taken in the hospital last week. I will not be posting it here. It is posted in my gallery at digitals, if you want to see it you can visit there.
Thanks for reading. More to come tomorrow, I'm sure.

More Challenges mean More Layouts

I did this first layout at the request of my mother. She wanted something new to hang in my grandfather's hospital room. She really liked the 12x12 layout that I did for the challenge at Digitals, but that's not easy to print or hang. So, she requested an 8x10 layout that she could order and frame for in his room. I know he probably won't get to see it, because of the sedation, but she will show it to him, and everyone else who enters the room will get to see it. I hope things get better there soon, whatever better is. For this layout I used a few different kits. The elements are from Tink's Tying the Knot kit, available at Digitals. The purple matte is from a background in Glenda Ketcham's kit, Sibby Goes to Kindergarten. The wordart is from Gayle Richter's Quote Overlays, available at DigiScrapIt. The background image is from Suzanne Walker's Wedding Whimsy Kit, an old freebie from DSP.
The tag says
Jean & Norb Briede
"Together Forever"
August 13, 1955
Golden Anniversary
August 13, 2005


This second layout was done as part of the Let's Get Sketchy challenge at The Digi Dreamer .. and also for the Font Free 4 All challenge at Digitals. For this layout I used Maddy Fernandez's kit, A Walk on the Wild Side, available at Digitals. Journaling states that we found this Rock Wall at the end of our street the other day while we were teaching Andrew to ride his bike. The boys fell in love with it the minute that they saw it. They ran over to me, after jumping off their bikes, Look Mommy, Look! I didn't let them climb it, not yet anyway. But, I'm sure that when they do it will provide me with a great opportunity for more photos. Fonts are Rackham Italic, the challenge font, and Rage Italic.


The third layout from yesterday was created for the It's Elementary challenge at Digitals. For this layout I used Veronica Culley's Simplicity Duos Purple kit and the elements provided for the challenge.Butterfly Border by Jen Maceyunas (recolored)Fun Slide by Jolene ShafferSummer word by Karin McCombesButterfly by Michelle Hessler (recolored)Fonts are Scrap Cirlces and Scrap Katie. I love the photos in this layout. Andrew has absolutely no fear and he loves to try new things. Here, he was running up to the pool, jumping, and basically flying into the pool. It was so fun to watch him do it over and over again. I tried to catch him completely in mid air, but the battery on the camera would not cooperate.

This third layout was created for the It's Only Words challenge, and as a gift for our neighbor. A second layout with photos from his birthday. For this layout I used Jaime Conn's kit, Games People Play, available at Digitals. The wordart was provided for the challenge by Sue Jones.

August Challenges @ Digitals

It's Challenge time again at Digitals. I thuroughly enjoy completing the monthly challenges there. It gives me the motivation that I often need to get layouts done, and it also gives me some ideas. I work best with a goal to meet. Today is the second day of the challenges and I've already gotten 3 layouts completed. The first layout that I completed and posted was for the Sketchy Details Challenge. For this layout I used the Fresh as a Daisy kit by Tink (c) Andika Designs. The fonts that I used in this layout are Scriptina, Rage Italic & PS Bluegum Forest. The photos are from my grandparents' 50th Wedding Anniversary. I was not able to be there for the celebration, but I am going to do my best to make up some memorable layouts for them.
The second layout that I completed was for the He Said, She Said challenge. For this layout I used the Strength of a Father kit by Eugenia Bacon. The font I used is Scrap Katie. I love these pictures. I took them last month while the boys and I were exploring the outdoor exibits at the 1AD Museum here in Baumholder, Germany. The boys had a grand time exploring the tanks and the other military gear there.

My 3rd layout for today was done for the Captivated by Colour Challenge. I used Glenda Ketcham's kit, Sibby Goes to Kindergarten (redone). The font that I used is Rage Italic. I really enjoyed putting this layout together. I love the vibrant colors used in this kit. Glenda did a fantastic job creating this one. A good buy at any cost.

Look Mom .. No Training Wheels

My little boy isn't so little anymore. He came to us yesterday and asked if we would take the training wheels off of his bike and teach him how to ride like the big kids. he is 5 1/2 years old and we figured it was a good time. He's not all that tall, kind of short actually, but he tries. He has a 16 inch bicycle and his feet barely reach the ground with his seat on the lowest level. While I was searching for the kickstand to put on his bike his Dad took the training wheels off and started to teach him. I did my part and helped him learn a bit as well ... but I needed to take pictures, so I left most of the training up to Daddy. It didn't take him that long to figure out the balance part, but he needs a LOT of work on the steering and the speed control. He likes to go WAY TOO FAST! This makes him run into things and fall over. He ran into a big truck (the bumper) and hit the curb quite a few times. He needed quite a bit of room to ride, so most of his training was done in the street. Luckily there is a circle at the end of our street and it isn't busy at all. He's doing great .. I am SO proud of him. He's a Big Boy now.
For these layouts I used the June Sports Spectacular Mega Kit from SOTB. Fonts are Marydale and Dirty Fingers.

Look Mom .. No Training Wheels

Created this today, after taking a TON of photos of Andrew learning how to ride his bike like a big kid. For this layout I used the June Sports Spectacular kit from SOTB, the Cycling section in particular, created by Trish Richhart. The Font I used is Dirty Finger.

Still Around .. New Layout

I'm still around, honest. Things have been so crazy this summer, with the move and all. I've been scrapping, just haven't been posting here .. I know, shame on me.

I am currently on 3 creative teams. I work mainly with designers at Digitals .. and my goal is to complete all of the challenges there each month. I also do the Rockin Recipe Roundup Crop at SOTB each week.

I have completed a ton of layouts since I last posted here. They can all be seen on my fotki site. I will start posting more here as I get them done. Here is one that I did up this morning.

The kit I used is Games People Play, by Jamie Conn, available at digitals. The alpha is by Alisha Hess and is called a Clear Bubble Alpha, no longer available. The fonts are Kristen ITC and Gracey's Curse.
I took these photos yesterday at our neighbor's 6th Birthday party. I hope they like the layout. We just moved here a month ago and Wesley is pretty much the only other boy in our building for my children to play with. They don't mind playing with the girls, but having boys around is nice too. Everyone had a great time at the birthday party. The cake was frozen when his mom picked it up at the store, but it was fine when it was time to eat it .. the ice cream on the other hand, had melted .. the kids didn't seem to mind though.