Just because...

I haven't posted to my blog as often since classes started here's a sneak peek at my entry for the Round Robin in September. heehee.

You can visit the Swirlydoos gallery to see the full lo. The papers you see are from the Mon Amour kit. This is a beautiful kit! Thank you, Krissy!

Wow!

I am so surprised and excited! Over Labor Day weekend I went to the Lake and really enjoyed relaxing. When I got back home on Monday I logged into the Swirlydoos forums to find that I had won the Round Robin Challenge for August! Thank you, Swirly Sisters! Here's the lo again:

 Thanks to Lisa aka StarSailor for the inspiration for this one!

Well, then I started tooling around the forums to see what I had missed only to find that the DT voted my "Boys of Fall" lo as the grungiest lo for the grunge contest! Yippee!  Here's the lo:

 And, the prize for this one is $80 worth of Yellow Bicycle products from the Generation Z line. In fact, it's every product from that line. Wow! Thank you, Swirlydoos!

Embrace

Here's another lo created from the Shabby Ambition  kit from Swirlydoos. This is an adorable picture of my dn and dn while they were in NM this summer.

A blast from the past

Well, it has been awhile since I have posted so here's another one for today. My sister came out again last weekend and you know what that means-we scrap. Here's one that I finished while I was waiting for her to show up.

I used Shabby Ambition from Swirlydoos to complete this lo. The lo is based on Beggahuna's August sketch. I used the Tattered Florals TH die for the large flower. Yes, you heard me right. I got my grubby little hands on that hard to find TH die. The other flowers are all Prima from a current or past Swirlydoos kit.

These pictures were taken back in 2000 when "The Three Musketeers" were together. Dauvida, Roger, and I had some wonderful times together with and without our kids. This Easter I invited everyone to come to an early Easter egg hunt before we headed off to church. My dd is wearing a dress that I made for her. Check out the hair! I did not realize how much our hairstyles and clothing had changed in just the last ten years.

Round Robin #7

I can't believe we have been doing this Swirlydoos challenge for seven months now! It is still my favorite challenge and I thank Meg and Robin for hosting this one every month. Here's my entry for August. I followed our talented DT member, Lisa.

This lo was created with pp, chipboard, and Prima from the current Swirlydoos kit. The cb was inked and stamped with a script background stamp. There is some sewing and distressing on this lo to add to the vintage flair. The MS punch adds a decorative edge below the photo of me. I used a Stampin' Up! stamp and fussy cut around it to create the frame behind "Beloved." Some leaves, pearls, Prima flowers, and a metal trinket are from my stash. I copied Lisa's idea to add handwriting around the outer edge of the large photo mat. tfl!