You Rock - Two Page School Layout

 My grandkids make me so proud!! 😍 Since school is drawing to a close for this year, here's a double layout of my granddaughter's school program for you to check out.

The coolest part of this layout is the back story. As you may be able to read from the journaling (or maybe not because my writing stinks), my oldest son had Mrs. Ruble for 1st grade, and our granddaughter got the same teacher. She is a fabulous teacher, so Scarlet had a great year! How cool to have the same teacher that your Dad had?? She was Mrs. Ruble's first 2nd generation student. I hope that didn't make her feel old!

I loved using this patterned paper for my baby girl! She used to have owls in her nursery, so I became obsessed with them. I still love them, and she is probably over them and more into unicorns and mermaids. Owls represent wisdom to me because of the phrase "wise old owl". I love the colors, the owls, and the mix of patterns. 

Pictured above is a few of her classmates, her little brother (her biggest fan), and one of her besties. Looking back on this now, I feel like the banner needs something else? What does it need...Help a girl out!

I hope this inspires you in some way and will give you a boost to make it through the rest of the school year!! Have a great weekend!

Thanks for stopping by my blog! I will be sharing more posts from one of our trips to Michigan next week. 

"Birthday Girl" - Two Page Scrapbook Layout

Wow! I don't know how time is flying so fast! Indiana is on a Stay at Home order and I've been working my full time job from home for over a month now. We don't go out unless necessary to pick up supplies, occasional fast food pickup, or even more rare drive to work to handle something I can't do at home. 

Thankfully, I do love being in my home. But, I am ready for things to start moving towards "normal" again!! I know I'm not alone on that feeling. I miss my family, friends and coworkers. 

We're all tired of hearing and reading about the virus, so I will move on to something more fun like sharing a scrapbook page! Today, I have another birthday page. This is my youngest daughter-in-love. She's a keeper and we are proud to have her in our family!

 She's not a huge fan of being in the spotlight, but she puts up my need to celebrate all things birthday!! I believe this paper is from Glitz design, including the green strip with black owns. I believe that was the edge of the 12x12 paper. I love owls!!

 Every time I see pictures taken in our Dining Room, I really want to get our ship lap project started. The wall is not very flattering to those sitting in front of it. Although, when this was taken, it probably had more to do with my old cell phone camera. In spite of the dreary background, she is a beauty and we so enjoy having her in our family.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! I hope your week is starting out great!

Happy Birthday - One Page Scrapbook Layout

This is our beautiful daughter-in-love on her birthday last year. We are so very happy to have her as part of our family. Our sons have both done well choosing their forever love.

She is such a great wife to my son, Momma to our grandkids, daughter, daughter-in-love,  friend and many other roles that she wears so well. She is much stronger than she thinks she is and takes each new day in stride! She is primarily a Stay At Home Mom and I have so much respect for that role. She is adored by her family...and all of us!

Today is her special day and I hope it is the BEST year yet for her!!

Family of the Bride - Two Page Family Wedding Layout

I've been so busy with Christmas preparation and appointments that I haven't posted for awhile. Today I'd love to share with you the Family of the Bride layout for my youngest son and Daughter-in-Love's wedding in the fall of 2017.

 The left side is the bride's immediate family. Aren't they all so photogenic?? Each of the pictures make me smile.

 The upper right picture is us with the lovely bride to be! She's a keeper for the whole family! The journaling block was written with my Cricut. I love to use Bible verses, especially for a wedding.

I love mixing patterned paper like this, especially when I happen upon two different brands in my stash that work not only great together, but with the pictures. I searched Design Space for a shape that would work well with the flourishes on the patterned paper. I was pretty pleased with my find and cut them in a pumpkin color.

Thanks for stopping by. Next up later this week will be the grooms family (us)! Blessings to you all as you are probably scurrying around like me with all of your last minute projects, shopping, baking, wrapping....and enjoying!!

"Bride" - Two Page Wedding Layout

As promised, here is the layout of the beautiful bride...my daughter-in-love. We are very proud to have her in the family. She fits right in!!

 I tried to keep the focus on the beautiful pictures, but thought the white scraping twine and StampinUp gemstone charm added a nice touch. It's been great to have Design Space for quick and easy titles.

 Both of my DIL's invited me to come along shopping for their dresses. I treasured that experience with them, especially as a "Boy Mom".  I'm proud of my boys for choosing their better halves so perfectly! They are an answer to prayers that we prayed over our boys since they were little.

 The white brick background paper came from a wedding pack, but the bottom section of paper was actually a beautiful scrap. I used a border punch for the scalloped strip placed on top of the wood washi tape. The title and flowers are from Cricut Design Space.

Thanks for stopping by and listening to me gush on my family!

"The Girls" - Two Page Wedding Scrapbook Page

Here's another layout from my son and DIL's wedding album which I recently completed. This layout is of the girls getting ready before the wedding. They were having so much fun together.

 I love all the pictures and it was so hard to decide! Thankfully, I was able to work all of these onto one layout without it detracting from the design. I used gold foil for the crown and the photo corners. It was so exciting to find the white sparkly bow in my stash! The journaling was done on my Cricut machine. Throughout the album, I used some of my own handwriting too. Cricut writes WAY better than I do!

Her braids were so pretty! Beautiful young ladies, beautiful smiles, beautiful dresses and so much anticipation!

I was able to get 9 photos on here including the 2 wallets and I still had room for some decorative tape and a little bit of bling. Thanks for stopping by today! Lots more wedding pages to share soon!

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Celebrate Love"

The only thing as good as being blessed with raising two sons, is gaining daughters when they find that special, lovely girl and bring her into the family!! My "baby" boy got married a little over a year ago and we definitely think she's a keeper. It's always interesting when the family dynamics change, but she's definitely been a sweet addition.

These pictures are from a beautiful bridal shower that her family threw for her. We had a great time celebrating this young lady and the love that her and my son share.

 It was so fun to spend time with my oldest daughter-in-love and my sweet granddaughter too! Look at her dancing in front of the mirror. I love her spunk and the way she is all girl, but tough when she needs to be! All of these young ladies bring such joy to my life!!! It used to be I was the only female in our family, raising two boys.... but now I'm so blessed to have these two young ladies and granddaughter to share life with.

 I pray that we will continue to grow closer and that I will shine a light in their life in any way that I can. I don't want to be a just a "mother-in-law", but a second Mom who makes a difference and leaves a special mark on their life. Somebody that they cherish and enjoy spending time with too. So here's to all the special ladies in your life (both young and old)!

I hope you like this layout. I love all the pennants and J & K banner in the upper left. I was able to get 10 pictures on here and still add some fun embellishments.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!!

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "70 Years Young"

I'm blessed to have two sister-in-laws that are like sisters to me. I have a brother of my own, but no sisters.

 This beautiful SIL of mine turned 70 years old last year. She looks and acts so much younger than that. Age is truly just a number.

 My family is by far my biggest blessing! They make me laugh (non-stop), and give me a sense of belonging and purpose that I would struggle to have otherwise!

This page was pretty simple once I figured out the best way to layer the photos to get them all on the page. Washi tape on the corners, punched journaling banner tags and flowers...easy peasy!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Hope you are staying warm and hunkered down with the ones you love!

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Sugar & Spice"

Here's another very similar layout to the one I posted yesterday. One of these is for our family album and the other is for my grand daughter's album.

 Different papers and embellishments, but very similar design and layout. That makes is so much simpler to do the second layout. 😊

 Which do you like better? I guess I'll find out once I post it on Pinterest and see how many times they're pinned. I like them both for different reasons. I do really like the flower embellishments that I made for this one.

I think I've posted all my layouts from this fun little photo shoot of my grand children. I might have a few more birthday layouts from last year. Maybe I'll post those next. You'll have to come back tomorrow and find out.

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "All Girl"

Here's another layout from our grandchildren's photo shoot a few years back. This one features, Miss Scarlet.

 She was having so much fun and I think she forgot she was posing.

 This little girl melts my heart. I try not to let her wrap me around her little finger, but it's so hard!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. Tomorrow I'll post another one with the same pics, different paper. One is for her book and one for ours.

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - Once Upon a Time

I will start off by saying this is one of my least favorite layouts from the recent past. It's got a lot going on. But I'm posting it anyway, because it was such a fun event with great memories. Just be nice...LOL!

 For some reason the color was changed in the editing process. I promise both sides match!

 I wrapped a string of rhinestones around the circular sticker. I think it's the stickers I don't like. I don't use them much anymore since I cut most of my embellishments with my Cricut. Oh well....it's done!!

 So now you've seen my least favorite page. Thanks for showing me grace. I do like the title!

Please come back tomorrow and I promise to show you something WAAAY cuter. :)

One Page Scrapbook Layout - "Daddy Daughter Dance"

Here's another layout of our son and his beautiful little lady. I love that he makes it a point to always be there for her, and to take her out on his own and treat her to a Daddy Daughter date.

This lined patterned paper was so pretty with all of the flowers already on it, I didn't have to do much except add some scrap patterned paper to accent the photo. Easy peasy, but super cute.

Thanks for stopping by my blog! Go forth and be crafty!!

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Birthday Princess"

Wow...It seems like I've been posting a lot of birthday picture layouts. I've been savings these up for a few years.

 This was two years back when we bought her the giant red headed princess doll. She loved it as you can see. Happy 4th birthday sweet Scarlet!

 I love that the doll was almost the same size as my grand daughter! As you can see from the pics, this little girl of ours loves life and lives it loud and proud! We wouldn't have it any other way!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Come back soon!

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Queen for a Day"

This is my beautiful daughter-in-love. She is the glue that holds her sweet family together, including my oldest son and grand babies. She is a beauty, inside and out!

 She shares her birthday month with her two children and usually Mother's Day. She doesn't get all the recognition that she should receive. She's a stay at home Mom and I'm so thankful that my grand babies have their Mom at home with them. It's a huge sacrifice financially and I'm sure she feels like the walls are coming in on her sometimes.

 We are so blessed to be able to call her our daughter, especially since we didn't raise our own daughter. I hope that she will also call us Mom and Dad some day. ♥

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Darling"

Our granddaughter is the sweetest! She's such a blessing to our family. She's funny, spirited, and sometimes even feisty, but she is and always will be my sunshine.

These pics were taken of an outing with just her and PawPaw and I. We had a fun breakfast and time at the park.

Wow! How was this two years ago, already??

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "My Sunshine"

I'm enjoying posting some layouts again. I have so many that I'd like to share, so I'm trying to stick with the blogging.

This layout is just me and my granddaughter being silly and having fun. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I sure do love this sweet girl!!

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "EGGstra Sweet"

Way past time for an update! Spring is definitely here. The grass is greening up and the flowering trees are starting to bud. Even though the winter was fairly easy, I'm so ready for more sunshine, flowers, and the newness of Spring.

This brings me to an Easter layout that I'd like to share today. Wow, how our grandbabies have grown in the past two years.

 Sawyer was a little young for hunting eggs, but big Sis had no problems filling in for him and sharing later.

 That face! Sometimes I wonder what is going through her head. 💓

I think my favorite part of this layout (aside from her sweet face) is the zipper ribbon and the felt flowers. So perfectly girly.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!!