Happy Feet

I’ve always loved to dance! I took tap lessons as a kid – the picture above right is from a recital when I was 7. We were dancing to The Darktown Strutters’ Ball. I loved my gold and black outfit -  in those days the moms made the costumes. The other pictures are from a backyard show – we used  to put these on in the summer, sing and dance in one of our backyards, played music on a record  player, and charged our parents and neighbors 5¢ each – gave the money to charity.

This layout was inspired by this week's sketch at scrapbook.steals.com's Mid Week Mojo (see sketch below). 

Paper: My Mind's Eye, Webster's Pages, Bella Blvd, Glitz Design, Crate Paper.

Title, tags, and hearts: Simple Stories

Track and Field

My oldest grandson (13) ran Cross Country in the fall, and then Track and Field this spring. He really likes to run, and we're hoping he continues when he goes to high school in the fall.

Paper: unknown

Title and On Your Mark die cuts: OutdoorsandMore

Wood veneer pieces: Pink Fresh Studio

Wrestling Trip!

Two of my grandsons (ages 8 and 10) wrestle every year, and this year they got to travel by plane to Wasilla for wrestling matches. Exciting stuff for them!
The layout was inspired by scrapbook.steals.com's Mid Week Mojo Tulip #4 (see sketch below).

Paper: Fancy Pants and Core'dinations

Chalkboard label: KBI Designs

Journal Cards: We R Memory Keepers

Wrestling sticker: Scrapbook Customs

White pen: Signo

Wow - a new car!

I was 4 or 5 when we got this new car - very exciting! The layout is inspired by scrapbook.steals.com's Mid Week Mojo Tulip #3 (see sketch below).

Paper: Crate Paper's Oh Darling; MME's Now and Then

Alphas: Webster's Pages

WOW and arrow stickers: SEI's Forever Sassy

Remember Journal note: Jillibean Soup Memorable Hexies

Backyard Wildlife

Bunnies and deer and bears - oh my!

Close-up of journaling

Close-up of a poor picture of the bear (taken through the window - lol! )

I've been making an album of my house, inside and out, for some time now.  This layout gives a sense of the wildlife that is actually very common here. The layout is based on scrapbook.steals.com's Mid Week Mojo sketch challenge. 

Paper: unknown

Washi: We R Memory Keepers

Wood dots: My Mind's Eye Just Splendid

Trees: Cricut cartridge Craft Room Basics

Alphas: Bo Bunny Star-Crossed

I love my island home

Kodiak, Alaska is my home - "the island terrific in the North Pacific." I took this photo from a plane in the fall, a time when everything is green and gold and burnt orange. The layout was inspired by Bo Bunny's April sketch challenge (sketch below). All of the supplies are from three Bo Bunny collections - Somewhere in Time, Back to Basics, and Double Dot.

Swimming @ the Pool

Family Swim Time

My daughter's two kids love to go swimming, of course, so they really enjoy Family Swim time at the pool. Here they are with Dad on a cold December day, but all warm and happy in the pool! This layout was inspired by scrapbook.steals.com's Mid Week Mojo sketch, Tulip #1 (see sketch below).

• Paper: Swimming Pool by reminisce
• Title: Real Sports - Swimming by reminisce
• Family Time die cut: Family Forever by Bella Blvd.
• Stickers: Pen Pals by Pink Paislee; Soup Labels by Jillbean Soup; Bella Blvd. Lucky Starz
• Ink: Memento Dew Drop Bahama Blue