Big Brother

Aaron, enjoying being a big brother

 

 

I love my Marth Stewart mask. LOVE LOVE LOVE and my October Afternoon sprinklers.

 

Red Chevron Card Tim Holtz Distress Inks

 

I borrowed E's Sassafras stamp set and went to town with my Tim Holtz Distress Inks. I tried to pick colors that were graduated and got darker as I moved up the card.

I used
Scattered Straw 
Wild Honey
 Rusty Hinge 
Fired Brick
 and
Aged Mahogany
Hope your today is better thna my Monday, hahaha!
Make some time to create.
I used Scrapbook Steals Monday Card Madness Sketch #93 as a my inspiration.

Butterfly Baby Shower Framed Art

I punched out a bunch of butterflies from random papers with a coral, aqua yellow theme. I made a five by five grid of butterflies and glued them down. Popping up their wings after they dried.

Tessa now wants one for her room :)

I used my Stampin' Up blender pen to color in the name with Stampin' Up ink.

A little bit of art for a beautiful baby girl.
Have a super sweet day!

Thrifty Thursday Retro Fun

I found this dress at the local Bethel Thriftstore. It was singing my name.It had a few issues the major one being you could practically see China when looking into the arm holes...there were no actual sleeves...think batman ;) Totally 80's. I turned the dress inside out and began sewing up the waist, following the seam, about 1/2" in. I kept sewing that way and stopped when I felt the hole left would be comfortable for my arms. This was not a perfect science by any means and I had to pick out some stitches because I over sewed one side and the arm opening was cutting off the circulation to my right bicep ;).

Gosh, I need to get a photographer older than seven. Added the silver belt that was 50 cents.

Chunky teal necklace

Some amazing leather ruffled pumps that I scored for a dollar!

Ranger Alcohol Ink Fun

 

I'm making "art work" for my bathroom. Replacing the bath time baby pictures of my kiddos. It's FUN!


Kinda reminds me of coral and the bottom of the sea.

UPDATE: Here's how they look in their new home.

The cool thing is you can always go back and add more. 

Things that go Whoosh

Jonah is fascinated by all things motorized. When we were blessed to be given a new front loading washer (thank goodness too because our washer's agitator had quit working) every time I put in a load he would wander over and stare inside. Whether it's cars, trains or washing machines this kid loves it!

 

August 2011

Sweet and Spicy Sticky Chicken

We had the Skinny Taste Asian Glazed Drumsticks for dinner tonight (because the chicken was marked down today) with brown rice and some broccoli. It was REALLY yummy. Took some time for the sauce to cook down to a glaze though.
Trav is making rice pudding for FHE with the left overs as we speak. I think I'm adding a dollop of Nutella. :) Have a super night.

Run: On Being a Runner

Am I a "Runner"? The answer to that question would decidedly be "NO"! Do I run? Yes and I have three 5Ks coming up so I'm trying to get with it. I love working out. I love how I feel when I've just "killed it" for the last hour but I struggle with running. I have run A 5k and I ran it in just over 30 minutes but I want to be better. I want to ENJOY running. I'm not there yet.

 

It's time for a new pair of shoes. I'm sure that will help ;).
Have a great week!

Lil' Scribbler

I had some time yesterday to get some much needed layouts done. Jonah, is an intense artistst :). He likes to add color upon color until that color begins lifting from the paper.
I made this layout for the Paper Girl's Challenge Blog.

Super simple layout with Basic Grey Out of Print paper and doodles.

 

Lemon Flower Collection for the green and American Crafts for the Thickers alphabet and it was complete. I used some word stickers and added my own journaling to it!
Have a great day!

Sushi Saturday

I'm finally scrapping this picture I took at Sunflower Market last year. They were handing out free sushi and I had all the kids with me. They all wanted to try. I wondered where they got that from. I was a pretty picky eater growing up but now as an adult I find myself trying new things all the time (I had already enjoyed sushi before this visit to SF). My kids are not afraid to try new things. While my mom was here they even ate pickled herring. That's something I ate as a child but wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole as an adult hahahaha! Curries, Quinoa, Cous Cous, fennel...these are all things that are dietary staples at our house now, but I didn't even know what they were as a girl. Oh and ORANGE is my favorite color!

I used Scrapbook Steals Turquoise #10 sketch by Kristy Lee for this layout.

I'm totally Turquoise now!!! All 10 sketches have been completed. This Thickers Font was awesome for the title.

 

A little washi sewn on the side there. SWEET! I'm off today to scrapbook the day away with my girly, E!!!! Have a super Saturday!

Buzzing by With a Little "Hi"

Just a sweet little bee for a sweet someone.

I really love adding a little punch with my I-rock. Thank you Scrapbook Steals.

Watercolor Hearts Make a Wish

I had such a fun time getting dirty while making this card. My fingers are all inked up and I found my lost heat gun!!!!

Punched a few hearts from watercolor paper and dragged them through some ink washes. I used Monday Card Madness Sketch #91 for starting off with.
Hope your holiday was great and that you keep having fun this week!

Summer Slippin' n Slidin'

I made this layout for a Scrapbook Steals sketch challenge. This is the Turquoise #2 Sketch. My kids had never been on a Slip-n-Slide before. We live in the desert and grassy areas are scarce.  I loved watching them in this new experience.

Here's my big boy in all his glory.

and the pages together. The second page was another Turquoise sketch. Turquoise #4.

I spritzed some ink over the top of a view finder disc (Blue's Clues).

The "Summer" title was a free download from Silhouette. I really wish I knew what the font was. I LOVE it.

and washi goes a long way to make this summery layout perfect. The roof is almost complete on the house. I  think it's looking great. Have a super day.

Sending Smiles Across The Miles

I used my Silhouette Sketch Pens to draw out the states and the sentiment. Have I told you lately how much I love my Silhouette?!?!?! I have such a super sweet friend that lives in Oklahoma and I wanted to send her a little lovin'. The hearts are placed roughly in our city locations.

I hope you are have a great day!

Summer Playhouse

 We've been working on a little project here at the Buck Homestead and the kiddos are thrilled. If you ask the boys though, it's not a PLAYHOUSE, it's a FORT!!!!
Still lots of work to be done...but it's so fun.

Sympathy with Sweet Stamp Shop

Sympathy cards seem to be some of the hardest cards for me to make. I love this image by the Sweet Stamp Shop called "Sentimental Birds". 

I folded a piece of acetate and then attached the aqua piece of paper to the inside front of the card. I used my Kaleidoscope ink pad to ink up the birds and attached that panel to the front of the acetate.
I stamped the sentiment and another row of birds and attached that to the inside back panel and didn't worry about seeing a bit of adhesive on the rear of the card. ;) 

A little washi tape and sentiment on the front and it was ready to mail.
Hope you have a wonderful day. I have family on the way and a WHOLE HOUSE to clean ;)

Sweet Sunday Baby

A little girly baby card. This safety pin image from Authentique is one of my favorites as is this stamp set from Stampin' Up, Array of Sunshine.

Have a super sweet Sunday.