Teacher gift

Well I started a scrapbook as a teacher gift for my son's second grade teacher. We have three weeks left so I need to get in gear. Here is the first page. I'll post the others as I get them done. I used one of the newest kits from Meredith Cardall called Beach Cottage. It's a colab kit at Elemental Scraps. I'm going to use it to scrap a bunch of my beachy San Diego pics too.

Home again, home again, jiggity jig

 

the family at Sea World

 Mission Beach- our condo was on the bay side- very nice!

some local shopping

Shamu of course

perfect shot

scary fish

Sydney doing some light reading/ Diva Style!

Nick got buried at the beach

 

Josh relaxing

tiger at the Zoo

Zoo

Lion at the Wild Animal Park

love those giraffes

overlooking the savannah at the Wild Animal Park

kids on the boat we took around the bay  

and some of the beautiful plant we saw all around us.

We had a fabulous time in San Diego.We saw the sites, got some sun, walked the sand. Too bad we had to come back to the real world. I took tons and tons of pics but just put a very few here. I guess I'll have to do some scrapping and use them all up.

California Dreaming

Well we are heading out for San Diego for a family vacation and I am so excited. It was a last minute decision and we really don't have the money but we do need the time away from the responsibilies of work and school so we are doing it. We rented a condo on the beach and then we are all ready to hit the Zoo, SeaWorld and the Wild animal park with a lot of just laying on the beach thrown in.

Hopefully I'll take a lot of great pics (hint, this pic is off the internet not my work but we can pretend it's mine K.) 

I did it-a couple pages that is!

I decided to make a little 8X8 book for my son's teacher and I actually made some pages using the newest ki by Meredith Cardall called Brighton Lane at Faith Sisters. http://faithsisters.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=4756

Easter Festivities

Dying Eggs

A few Easter Eggs and a Lot of Kids.

Fun egg hunting in Grandma Bray's backyard.

An Exit of Sorts.

Well it's no secret that I just haven't been doing any creating lately. So sadly I resigned from Krystal Hartley's Creative Team. There are so many talented people who are clammoring to be on her team I felt guilty taking up space. Don't get me wrong I LOVE HER DESIGNS but I wasn't doing my part so it was time to move on. I sort of feel the same about Meredith Cardall. She is a great designer and I love, love, love her designs- she is actually getting better and better. She told me I could hang on as long as I want and I might just take her up on her offer. I start something then think it sucks and don't finish. With Easter around the corner I might take a day and try to do something. We'll see if that happens. Send me some creative love. I need it!

With going to the gym for 2 hours a day, substituting a ton and running my kids to and from orchestra, volleyball, piano, scouts, etc. I don't have a lot left, but just know it's in my heart just not in the real world.

Thanks Krystal for your kindness over the years. I will keep my eye on your fabulous designs.

Something New

Well as you can tell I have not been in the mood to blog. I'm not a big feeling blogger and since I have no creative juices flowing lately with no projects completed there has just been nothing to say.

I have stumbled upon something I'm sure you have all seen and probably done a million years ago but I just started and I like it.

Beads, Beads and more beads.

I started by making the cute watch band bracelets and then started making some earrings and bracelets.

For my daughters B-day party this weekend we will be making bracelets and matching earrings so I went a little crazy and bought like a zillion beads.

"Well a Girls got to Have a Choice" I always say.