Life is Better When YOU are Laughing--My Darling Niece Julie!

I am entering it into Simon Says Stamp blog anything-goes Wednesday challenge--my fourth for the challenge (I usually can't get it together enough for that many entries--maybe it will finally be my lucky week). A few years ago while we were celebrating Thanksgiving with my family, several of us decided to play disc golf. It was fun seeing Julie get the giggles as she played for the first time (I think). I thought all of her fun poses and faces would make a great layout! I am totally into the latest craze of Polaroid frames! And, I was lucky enough to win the Jillibean collection a while back. The flowers are CTMH; the button, October Afternoon; the twine,The Twinery; the jewels, Pebbles. The green frame on the left was made with an American Crafts die that I also won!!!

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St. Louis Cardinals - 2012

I am entering it into Simon Says Stamp blog anything-goes Wednesday challenge, and I am also entering it my friend Stacy's challenge to use black! I found the black sheet of paper on my table and the arrow on the floor and decided to go back and FINALLY scrapbook our trip to see the St. Louis Cardinals around Steve's birthday in 2012! So, thanks for the challenge Stacy. You helped me cleanup my scrap room a bit!

Sunset at the Beach - San Diego, CA

I'm so excited to have found some time to scrapbook!!!!!  My friend Stacy gave me the Pink Paislee map paper. I've really wanted to dig into it ever since I received it!!! I'm so glad we have the house ready for sale, and we can do some of the things we enjoy doing for a change! I left the part with the United States portion of the map paper visible above the clouds since we were travelling in the states.  I made this layout using a sketch from Artful Delight! I thought the sketch was awesome and used some of the elements as the sun and clouds!  I am also entering this at Scrapfit for challenge #61 to begin with white cardstock!  I sprayed some Tattered Angels (2 colors) and some Mr. Huey Mist on the white background.  Even though this is simple, I think it turned out really well. As usual, it is much prettier in person! I zap-dotted the middle photo to make it stand out more.

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Have you been wondering where I have been?

Our family has been very busy lately! We have been getting our house ready to sell. We plan on moving closer to my husband's job which is about 45 minutes away! We just wanted to let our son finish high school where he started! He loves being on the speech and debate team!

Speaking of the speech and debate team! We just found out that our son Mitch
"earned the National Forensic League’s highest degree of student membership, Premier Distinction. A degree of Premier Distinction reflects sustained excellence in classroom activities, competition rounds, and service projects. Students may earn points in six separate categories: speech, debate, congress, service, district and national. A total of 171 high school students earned the Premier Distinction degree between September 2011 and January 2012, placing them among the top half of one percent of the NFL student members."

We are so proud of him! He acted like it was no big deal, but we say it is!!!!

Anyway, this is the cover of a Smash journal I plan to make. I always try to make time for my friend Stacy's challenges no matter how busy I am!! I am also entering it into LESSology Challenge #11: Flights of Fantasy.

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Bright Happy Birthday Card

I made this birthday card for The Paper Variety's Happy Birthday with a banner challenge using CPS 234 sketch! I thought they went perfectly together! I used Scenic Route papers and had fun using Martha Stewart micro-beads in the center of the little Prima flowers!  I think the colors are so cheerful in this card, don't you?  So anyway, happy birthday Abby!!!! Hope you have a great one!

Phoenix - Sisters and First Day of School for Mitch

This is my twin sister and me at the Phoenix Desert Botanical Gardens.  This was our FIRST trip that we have taken with just the two of us since we left home so many years ago that I don't even want to count!!!  I haven't played over at Artful Delight in a while, but I really loved this sketch and had some pictures that I thought would work really well with it!  I'm also entering this at Moxie Fab World's Fabulous Felt! challenge (one of the flowers) and Simon Says Stamp challenge to add bling (to the butterflies).

Oh, and here is a photo of the first day of the last year of high school for Mitch!

Thanks for visiting! Hope you are having a great weekend!

Leo and Stuart at the Zoo

I made this cute little layout of Stuart and Leo at the zoo. The alligator is a CTMH fussy cut image which I stamped on green paper and then embossed! I actually have changed this layout a little bit in that I added two fun jungle-type leaves that I punched from a Fiskars spunch that I got from Tania Willis! Too lazy to rephotograph but suffice it to say that it added some cuteness to the top yellow circles!  Thanks again, Tania!  I used a sketch (I think #230) from Sketch Inspiration for this layout!

Have a great day!

Stuart and Leo - Easter Take 2

Has anyone else noticed that blogger has changed the way you add images? Anyway, here is another layout I did of the boys. It was for my friend Stacy's Mix It Up challenge where you were limited to 4 types of items: ribbon, glitter, stamps, and stickers.

I woke in the middle of the night with a splitting migraine. I feel ok this morning but wanted to feel great!!! Lots to do today! Wish me luck!

Have a wonderful 4th of July weekend to all of my USA friends and fantastic weekend for everyone else!

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Julie - Prom 2011

This week The Paper Variety has a sketch. When I saw it, I immediately thought of my niece's prom pictures. I used quite the variety of brands on this layout.  I'm also entering this in my friend Stacy's Mix-It-Up challenge at Sketches 4 All where you can (and must) use a limited number of embellishments: buttons, brads, sparkle and stickers.

Patterned paper and saying:  Scenic Route

Sparkly paper:  DCWV

Large button:  Cosmo Cricket

Smaller buttons: Basic Grey

Large layered butterfly:  Martha Stewart punch

Small butterfly brads:  Seven Gypsies

Other brads:  Kaisercraft

Flower stickers: Basic Grey

Other stickers: '11, SRM Stickers and unknown

Date stickers: American Crafts

Leo

I did this for a challenge on Sketches 4 All.  It's Leo by himself this time...

I had fun with the Distress crackle paint and some ink. I also had fun with some embossing folders.

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I guess I'm on a Stuart and Leo kick

I made this using a brilliant sketch over at The Sweet Peach Crop Shop.  The photo is so cute, and I thought the sketch went perfectly with it!  The three turtles in a row are a CTMH stamp. I fussy cut them.  Buttons and shaped background are BasicGrey. The other patterned papers are Scenic Route.  The stickers are SRM Stickers.  The green border is a Cricut shape and the border punch is a new one I got from Fiskars! I love it!

I've also entered this in the Moxie Fab World challenge to use borders in an innovative way. I don't know if this is innovative, but I love how the borders work in this layout!

Thanks for visiting!  If you have a moment, please leave a comment so I know you were here! I'll even come visit you!

Have a great day!

In the Mood for Orange

I made this for The Paper Variety's Challenge 38 to use two or more types! I used 4 technically.  This was made from an 8 x 10 collage I got at Walgreen's this morning.  We were at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix!  The paper and arrow are Scenic Route! The cactus was from Destinations Cricut cartridge which was then embossed and inked!  The sun is several layers of Cricut images with a fun button type thing I got at the Phoenix Scrapbook Cottage!

This is the first of many layouts to come from our Phoenix trip!!! The collage made it pretty easy to do!

Also, while you are here, look at these cuties that I recently had sent to me from some very talented ladies!  Thanks again ladies!!

1.  This beautiful clutch is from Edeenut  from her Etsy store.  Isn't it darling?  She also has some fun bags for kids!! Check her out!

and

2.  This lovely hair clip is from Maria Angelina Gonzales from her Etsy store! It is so pretty! I know someone who is getting married next year with an orange/hot pink theme. Wouldn't this look cute in the flower girl's hair??!! I'm sure Maria could customize to any color/fabric combo...

P.S. Don't forget to look at the review of my favorite Phoenix area restaurant in the post below!

Our Wedding

I made this using a PageMaps sketch found at Sketches 4 All for Scrapfit's Only You challenge.  It also fits The Paper Variety's week 33 big screen! challenge.  I really like the movie of the same name: Only You with Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr.


Don't forget to enter my blog candy!

Fall Photos in the Spring

Well, that is pretty much me. I'm always a day late and a dollar short! Anyway, I made this for my Friend Stacy's challenge this week.  If you want to enter, hurry because today is the last day! It is from a sketch.

Supplies:
Me & My Big Ideas
Bella Blvd.
Scenic Route:  chipboard saying
Other: Spellbinders, Zap dots by Helmar

By the way, if you want to be amazed by a wonderful card artist, please stop by The Daily Marker.  Not only is Kathy an amazing artist, she is a wonderful person! She sent me the most beautiful card to cheer me up along with a cute Penny Black stamp.  If you do visit her blog, will you please say Kelly Massman sent me!? Thanks!

The Paper Variety Sketch

I made this layout from this week's The Paper Variety challenge:  a sketch by Jana Eubank. Speaking of The Paper Variety, I wanted to thank Yara for sending me such a wonderful box of goodies that I won on the latest The Paper Variety's blog hop! I can't wait to start using them!

Tuesday Trigger: Oh So Lovely

I made this card as soon as I saw Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger: Oh So Lovely this afternoon! I am also entering it in my friend's Stacy's challenge over at Sketches 4 All. You ought to check out her challenges over there. She is so nice and you might even win a fantastic prize!

Dear Santa

These are the Massman grandchildren at the 2nd oldest brother's house at Christmas in 2009.  I made this using some metallic papers in bronze, gold and silver for a challenge over at Sketches 4 All based on the Page Map scrapdango sketch contest.

Supplies:

Green and Bronze Metallic Cardstock:  DCWV

Patterned paper:  American Crafts

Flowers:  Prima

Jewels:  Queen & Co and White Blossom

Dear Santa sticker:  SRM Stickers

Numbers: Scenic Route

Other stickers: Cloud 9 and American Crafts

ALSO:  Check it out:  http://www.cuckooforcoupondeals.com/cash/kmassman

Julie - Senior Pics - 2010 - Take 2

Blog Hop Sketch:

Here's what you need to do:

Scrapbook Challenges is having a great blog hop this weekend. 
Start the DT blog hop at Pamela's blog. 

If you want to join in, post a link to this Hop On board to view the members blogs.
See details at any of the above links for everything else you are supposed to do and for all of the yummy prizes you could win!!!!

It's all good!

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Saint Louis Arch in the Fall

School Days - 1997

It seems like just yesterday that these pictures were taken. I made this for one of the Sketches 4 All challenges recently! Most of the paper I got from my friend Stacy, but the wooden letters came from my friend Mel. I shared links in my last scrapbook layout post!  The stickers were from Fia (Sketches 4 All owner) and the eyelet ribbon was from Cindy from there! so, thanks to everyone who contributed to this layout! :-)