Remembering

This is my maternal grandfather and his brothers. The only one of them that I met and know is Uncle Jesse as my grandfather died before I was born. Thanks,Uncle Jesse, for your service to our country!

CREDITS: Papers and elements from Freedom Rings by Raspberry Road Designs; fonts are Scriptina and Problem Secretary Normal

Lovely

CREDITS: All papers and elements from Scent of Summer by Scrap N Tag; Pondlife Alphas by Joanna Cinnamon; photo effects from tutorial by Jessica Sprague; font is Bookworm

Joy That's Unspeakable

These are my children . . . the joy they inspire is unspeakable . . .

CREDITS: All papers and elements from My Sunshine, The Early Years by Scrap N Tag; font is Peas Breathe Easy

Now & Then - Featuring Day of the Daffodils by Scrap N Tag

Wow! This is an incredible collection, and the sentiment behind the creation of it is so sweet and sad . . . Carolyn made it to honor her stepfather who passed away from cancer. You can get this collection for free by making a donation of $9.99 to a cancer charity in your area - read full details on Carolyn's blog HERE.

And this is my layout with the collection, featuring me at 2 and me at 37!

CREDITS: Background Paper, leaves (hue altered), flowers, bow, film reel from Day of the Daffodils by Scrap N Tag; zipper frame (hue altered) from Walking After Midnight by Scrap N Tag; Postcard Alpha by Natalie Bird; Ampersand (hue altered) from a felt alpha by DDiva; font is Problem Secretary

Steel Magnolias Quick Page Freebie

Carolyn at Scrap N Tag has a new collection called Steel Magnolias. She has allowed her CT members to create Quick Pages to give away as freebies on our blogs. And today, you get mine!

Whenever I think of magnolias, I am reminded of my grandmother. She has a huge magnolia tree in her front yard that I played under as a child. I can remember trotting my Barbies across fields of moss under the tree and making all kinds of things with the leaves and seed pods from the tree. So here is my grandmother . . . a picture I took of her in January 2008. All papers and elements are from Steel Magnolias, with the exception of the alpha, which is a freebie called Misty Night Alpha by New Life Dreams.

Here is a preview of the entire collection. There are so many wonderful collections in the store right now. Take a few minutes to have a peek here: SCRAP N TAG STORE.

And here is the quick page preview, which looks exactly like my layout but without the alpha.

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The link will only be up for 48 hours, so make sure that you get it while you can! I do hope that you will enjoy it. Oh! And make sure you unzip the file as soon as you get it . . . there just might be another surprise in there!

My Little Man - Featuring My Sunshine by Scrap N Tag

Awwwww . . .

I know that's what you wanted to do when you saw this page. This is my little man when he was just about 3 months old. We had gone outside for some fresh air and he was enjoying his bouncy seat. All of a sudden, I looked down and he had fallen asleep. He was so precious that I had my husband run to get our camera! It's been a long time since I've looked at these pictures, but I'm finally starting to scrap some older pictures, too.

CREDITS: All papers and elements from My Sunshine by Scrap N Tag; font is Baron Kuffner; light swirls brush by Stephanie Shimerdla/Obsidian Dawn

Sweet Dreams Baby

CREDITS: All papers and elements from Sweet Dreams Baby by Scrap N Tag; font is problem secretary

Dear Abi . . .

Another sweet pic of my dear niece at the birthday party for me and her mom last year.

CREDITS:
All papers and elements from the Spring Fling Collection by Scrap N Tag
Hand Stamped Alpha brush: Michelle Coleman
Font: Jane Austen

In The Sea - Under the Sea Quick Page Freebie

This is one of my cousins who came to visit for a few weeks last summer. He is SUPER cute and sweet, too!
CREDITS: All papers and elements from the Under the Sea Collection by Scrap N Tag; font: bulky refuse type

I have created a little quick page freebie for you based on my LO . . . please leave a comment or say hello if you decide to download the page! Carolyn at Scrap N Tag is generously allowing her Creative Team to offer these Quick Pages on our blogs, so you'll want to check back in the near future for additional Quick Pages from her other collections!

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Families Stitched Together - DID Quote Challenge #6

Credits: All papers and elements from A Grungy Kind of Love by Scrap N Tag. Font is You Are Loved. Scatterelle brush by CC with glitter style by Flergs.

The Not Pouting Look - Lyrics Challenge at DID

This was just too precious. We were trying to make Daniel and Olivia wait to open their gifts when we went to Grandma Sue's, but it was just too much for this 2 year old! He did his best, but you can see the frustration and resignation all over his little face and in the posture of his body. He is so dramatic, and I love it. You can see that his ear is so red in the picture. We found out today that the ear has been turning red because he has an ear infection. Ten days of antibiotics and he'll be good as new. Right now he's been running fever, so he's been all warm and wanting to be held. Cuddling time! CREDITS: BACKGROUND PAPER & PAISLEYS: Pretty in Paisley by Alabaster Box; DOODLE, FRAME & MEASURING TAPE: Another Time by Scrap N Tag; FONT: Problem Secretary

Pregnant - 4th and 5th Months

This is a friend of mine that is expecting her first child next year. She is having a girl! She just oozes beauty and happiness. She is going to be the best mother. I remember when her niece was born and she just made over that little one like there was no tomorrow (and still does!). I am so excited to see how she is with her own child!

Credits Not Available for 4 Months LO at this time.

CREDITS:
BACKGROUND PAPER, ROSES, LEAVES, RIBBON: For the Love of Rose Collection by Scrap N Tag, available at DID
PINK ALPHA: Whimsical Wonderland Collab Freebie
GLITTER STYLE: Flergs
BUTTERFLY BRUSH: CC-Scatterelle Colors, freeware downloaded from Internet
BUTTERFLIES: Floral Collection by NewLife

Me and the Hubby

Me and the hubby at a Christmas party last weekend . . . I used THE CHERYL COLLECTION (hee, hee, hee) to create this masterpiece! This man ADORES me . . . in spite of my imperfections, of which there are many, he just looks past it all and JUST LOVES ME. So amazing that God blessed me with such a wonderful partner. He is an amazing father. Just watching him with the kids makes me want to cry. Tonight he was being especially lovely and kind. He hung out in the den with me and we listened to music while I scrapped. Cool.

So this is a layout for a challenge over at DID . . . another color challenge. Here is the palette:

CREDITS:
PAPERS AND ELEMENTS: Cheryl Collection by Scrap N Tag (background paper recolored slightly)
DIAMOND: Trish Collection by Scrap N Tag
FLORAL BRUSH: Freeware from Internet
GLITTER STYLE: Flergs
FONT: Facelift

Happy Haul-idays

CREDITS:
PAPERS & ELEMENTS: A Country Christmas Collection by Scrap N Tag
FOLDED FRAME: Gunhilde Storeide
ALPHA: Another Boho Love Affair by retrodiva/Tracy Collins
DATE STAMP & SCALLOPED PAPER: Rhonna Farrer
STAR BRUSH: Scatterelle/CCC
FONT: 2Peas Scrapbook

CREDITS:
PAPER & ELEMENTS: A Country Christmas Collection by Scrap N Tag
ALPHA: SCARLETHEELSmedia
FONT: CK Sassy

Smile

CREDITS:

PAPERS & ELEMENTS: Cheryl Collection by Scrap N Tag

FONT: You Are Loved

SMILE WORD ART: Source Unknown

RHINESTONE BRADS: Source Unknown

A Sister is a Little Bit of Childhood . . .

Another challenge at DID . . . this time a color challenge. We were given this color palette:

And this is the layout I created. I used Scrap N Tag's Tahlia kit, and recolored some of the elements. Pretty cool. I am absolutely in love with this kit. If I don't watch out, I'll be using it all the time! This is me and my LOVELY sister Anna (I don't know what I would do without this girl!) at Thanksgiving at my Grandma Hicks' house.

Blossoming

My dear sister is pregnant with her second child and she looks absolutely beautiful. She's having a BOY! Her daughter is absolutely gorgeous, and I'm sure this little one is going to be handsome as well.

I used Carolyn's new kit she created for another CT member, Adelina, that you can find at Scrap N Tag's blog (FOR FREE!: click HERE to visit her blog and download the kit.) I love the colors in this collection. And what is even more exciting is that Carolyn will be creating a collection named after me with colors I have picked. So keep checking back because I'm sure I'm gonna go nuts with that collection when she gets finished with it.

CREDITS:TEMPLATE: Template 7 by Bibime PAPERS & ELEMENTS: Adelina by Scrap N Tag

SWIRLS BRUSH: Jenni O'Toole FONTS: Jane Austen and Leaf1

Flourish

I created this layout for a font challenge over at DID (Do It Digi) . . . I used parts of the Secret Garden kit from Chaos Lounge as well as parts of the Kinda Rustic collection by Scrap N Tag. The picture is of my cousin's little one . . . he is the sweetest little thing! Don't you just want to squeeze his cheeks?
Credits: Paper, belt, and tag from Kinda Rustic by Scrap N Tag; doodles and doodle frame from Secret Garden by Chaos Lounge; date stamp by S.J. Wright Creations; font: leaf1 downloaded free from Internet (recolored and Secret Garden doodles added)

Quick Pages for Scrap N Tag

These are the quick pages I have created using Scrap N Tag's collections. The first page is from the Denim Divas collection, the second page is from the Memories of You collection, the third page is from the Tahlia collection and the fourth page is from the In The Summertime collection.

My Sister My Friend

This is my youngest sister, Emily. She just celebrated her 17th birthday. I am very blessed to call her not only my sister, but my friend, too! I chose all the flowers on the layout because she is blossoming into such a lovely young woman.
Credits: Paper and Elements: Tahlia Kit by Scrap-N-Tag (http://www.scrapntag.com/); Font: GeoSlab703LtBT