Christmas Cards 2021 - Christmas Time G45

 

This year I made all of my cards with Graphic 45's 

Christmas Time collection. I love the rich colors, the 

use of black as a neutral, and the old-fashioned Father

 Christmas and other icons. I made a few duplicates,  

but for the most part they were all unique.

The Lost Year

 

While this page appears to be about the boys dressed up for their music program with a Hawaiian theme, it's really about how I lost almost all the photos from that year when my computer crashed - no backup! This is the only photo I have of Garritt (on the right) from 2013. Let that be a lesson to you!

Getting to Know Guam

 

Two pages I did today for my grandchildren about living in Guam.

A wonderful experience for their family, and for me, too!

Battle of the Books

 

My granddaughter on her second grade Battle of the Books team - winners!

Perfect Season?

 

A "perfect"season of 6 losses and 0 wins for my grandson's football team.

But they seemed to have fun anyway and were just happy to be playing.

The Last Move?

After years of Coast Guard transfers, my daughter's family has settled in Arizona.

 

The Many Faces of Jesse

 

My granddaughter in the fall of 2016.

It's Grandma Time!

 

My last visit to see these grandkids before Covid.

Last Minute Memories

 

Just before moving, my daughter's family had some last minute fun in League City, Texas.

When Work is Fun

My summer jobs in high school and college.

I didn't actually have any photos of me in those jobs,

but was able to find some good shots on line.

 

Be-you-tiful

Birthday card for my granddaughter's 13th!

Bad News

Haven't worked on my Covid 19 Traveler's Notebook for a while.

And we all thought it would be over by now!

 

New Year - Grade 4

And now brother's turn to celebrate a new school year.

 

8th Grade

A new year for my granddaughter (and her brother, too, of course).

Love the backpack cut file from Paige Evans!

 

The Shirt Off My Back

 

What to do when you can't wear the shirts anymore? 

Take pictures, of course!

Most materials from the Circles kit from Ali Edwards.

How Many Trucks Does One Boy Need!

 

Never too many when you're 16/17 years old!

Cards - Birthdays and Baby

                    For my son

For a friend

                                                                                                                For my brother-in-law

For a new baby

Grandson's Birthday Card

He's 17!

I had seen this technique, cutting patterned paper into pieces

to use on a card, and decided to use a photo.

Love how it turned out!

 

Holiday Cheer/The Big Day

 

← Christmas season 2019 for my daughter and family in League City, TX - lots of activities and fun.

↓Oma and Opa (my daughter's in-laws) enjoying Christmas Day with the kids.

My 7 Wonders

Places that have inspired me as I've traveled and lived here and there.

 

Last Minute Memories

Fun, last visits, and fireworks -

grandchildren's activities just before a big move.

 

Real Life

Grandson loves his job!

 

Feeling' Lucky

 

What I thought would be my 2020 Traveler's Notebook about Covid 19

has stretched  into 2021. This year has brought good news, however,

and I think we're all feeling luckier.

Halloween 2019 (X2)

Halloween layouts for my grandkids. Granddaughter above, grandson below.

Finally using the last of a paper collection that is so old I don't remember a thing about it!

 

Football Birthday

Another birthday comes and goes.

 

Third Grade

Grandson moving on!

 

A Few Cards From the Last Week

 

     

My oldest grandson turns 20 this month, and the youngest turns 9.

And my son-in-law is retiring from the Coast Guard!

Hello Seventh Grade

 

For my granddaughter's album.

Changes - We've got This!

 

A few of the changes I made due to Covid - ordering groceries on line,

curbside library books, and a new streaming service.

For my Covid19/2020 Traveler's Notebook.

A Winning Window

 

My granddaughter's "window treatment" that became a big winner!

Crossing the Bridge

My granddaughter's first bridging ceremony.

 

Winter Fun 2015

 

For my granddaughter's album, the first winter in Kodiak.

Create and Craft (The Ongoing Story)

 

A bit of the story of how I discovered my "creative" side,

and some pictures of things I've made.

Livin' the Dream

 

The ScrapHappy LOAD prompt today was 

What work allows you to pursue your dream?

As a travel lover, one of my dreams was to see more of Alaska.

My job as a statewide teacher mentor for two years gave me that!

You Are Amazing, Sweet girl

 

Pocket page for my granddaughter's album - a few events from the first half of 2014.

"Double-Up Day"

 

These two layouts are duplicates of previously finished pages. I need one for each of my kids (page on the left) and one for each of two grandkids (page below). I usually change them up a bit, mostly because I don't always have the same materials available, but also to make it more fun for me!

Beautiful Gifts

My daughter has a knack for giving perfect gifts, such as the ones pictured here:

a painting she painted, the chocolate-covered strawberries I get every Mother's 

Day, and lots of blue and white tea pots. 

Layout inspired by a prompt from ScrapHappy's LOAD 5/21.

Materials from Bo Bunny's Boulevard collection.

 

Tuba City Boarding School

This is a page for the album of my life "BC" - Before Children.

I'm making one for each of my kids.

This layout documents the two years we spent in Tuba City, Arizona

 

We're Here!

 

My daughter and family are Coast Guard, so they get transferred around every few years.

Lucky for all of us (especially me) they got stationed here in Kodiak for two years.

This page documents their arrival on the ferry from the mainland after driving 

from Florida with their camper. They were only here for two years, but it was 

two wonderful years for this grandma!