Take the Next Step - 1st Grade

What a great school picture!

Ryder - September 2012

 

Christmas Cards 2020

 

I wanted to make all of my cards this year with this die, so pretty in glittery gold and silver.

But the paper was too thick, or the die too thin, and it wouldn't cut through all the way no

matter how many times I ran it through or how many shims I used. It took up to an hour to 

poke/cut/rip every little bit out of each card! By then it was too late to order a thinner paper.

I gave up after 20!

Family Reunion/Let's Explore

 

Family Reunion pages for Ryder's album.

              Hello Adventure collection

                  from Keep It Simple.

Snap Shots 2011

 

Sometimes it's fun to just use some random snapshots from the year.

Frog Party

 

5th Birthday

 

2010

 

Make Today So Awesome

 

Hey Goofy!

 

Just cute faces on an adorable guy!

Fall In the Pumpkin Patch

 

A family tradition - pumpkins and fun at the 4-H Harvest Festival.

Happy Together

 

Moving along to 2009!

SEI papaer and embellishments

This is Our Summer

 

Our Happy (2008) Moments

 

Another page for grandson #3.

Tis the Season

 

It's not every day that Santa comes to my house - in fact, this was the one and only time!

It was my daughter-in-law's father - shhh... don't tell the kids!

Pinkfresh Studio's Oh Joy collection.

Good Times with Grandma

 

Look Who's 1

 

There's nothing like the first birthday!

Love You

Look at that adorable little one!

 

What a Lovely Day

 

On a beautiful summer day, while his brothers played croquet and Mom

picked rhubarb, he was happy to play in the grass.

Show Grandma Your Teeth

 

Look at those perfect teeth!

Pinkfresh Studio Dream On collection.

Who's that Happy Baby?

 

Page 2 - will be facing yesterday's.

Hello Baby!

 

Moving on to the third grandson's album!

3 Years 4 Months of Service

 

The second page of a two-page layout honoring my father's service in WWII.

The first (shown below) featured excepts from his war journal.

This one features photos, his draft card, and a list of his unit's

deployments that he wrote on the back of a letter pouch,

along with a map.

The background color is way off - bad lighting.

It's really the same brown-grey as the one below.

Keep Calm and Mow the Lawn

 

Just another page for my grandson's album - I'm almost caught up! My son's three boys have mowed my lawn for years; the youngest went commercial fishing this summer, so Garritt "came back in service," in between working full time and football practice. What a great kid!

Kodiak Strong

 

We all went a little rainbow crazy back in March and soon our town was

ablaze with all the pretty colors! And they're all still there!

Of course mine had to be a paper craft, so all of the die cut

hearts are on the inside of the window.

Let's Take a Walk

 

My favorite place to walk.

First use of the Pinkfresh Days of Splendor collection.

Autumn Blessings

 

Thanksgiving in 2014 - a special one because 

both of my children and their families were here.

Paper and embellishments from SEI.

10th Birthday

 

A simple layout featuring a "monstrous" cake.

Cows and Cowboys

 

My grandson and his buddies at school last Halloween.

Good to know they can be 15 and still feel like kids!

Love this Graphic 45 Magic of Oz collection. 

What to Wear

 

A page for my granddaughter's album. She's the only girl out of five grands,

so it's fun to watch her grow and change. She just turned 12. 

Some days she's quite the fashionista, but most days it's leggings and a t-shirt.

Most materials from PinkFresh's Let Your Heart Decide collection.

Do Your Best

 

My youngest grandson recently completed his Kata (martial arts) yellow belt test. 

It had to be done at home, by video, due to Covid-19.

Papercrafting

 

I made this page in response to a prompt that asked, "What is something 

you do that is different from others around you?

All materials are from the Photoplay collection You Had Me at Paper.

Together - a note to Grandma

 

I have saved many drawings and notes from my grandchildren for years;

a few of them are really precious, such as this one. He wrote this with 

his teacher while in kindergarten. I'm not sure what it is he wanted to 

play - do you think that says "tag"?

Family Reunion/Explore

This two-page spread highlights a family reunion we had in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in the summer of 2012. After spending 4 days with the whole family in the big cabin, we rented our own smaller cabin up in the hills for a week. So much fun!

Fun All Year - 2012

 

Grandson # 2!

(Notice the mistake? Small 2 lost in the title.)

my HERO

 

This is a simple and somber layout honoring my dad's service in World War II.

After he passed away my sister found a journal he kept during the war;

she has the original, but she typed up a copy for me.

These are excepts from the journal, with a complete copy included 

in the Heritage albums for my kids.

The facing page will contain photos from his wartime service.

What's in a Name?

 

This is a layout for Heritage albums that I'm making for my kids.

Journaling will come later, but the story is about my mom's and sister's names.

Most of the materials are from BoBunny's Heritage collection -

I sure wish it were still available!

Transform Into 6

 

A very simple layout for my grandson's "Transformers" birthday.

Frog Party

 

Another fun page for my grandson's album!

This one goes with another blue page with horizontal stripes.

Was really glad I saved those shiny frog stickers!

You Are Fabulous Birthday Card

 

Black and pink are my granddaughter's favorite colors.

My cards for her are usually more funny or snarky, but 

I thought that, as she turns 12, I would do something

more sophisticated. The inside sentiment, however, 

adds a touch of lightness and humor.

The Craft-A-Flower Anemone from Altenew creates 

a layered die cut flower that is just gorgeous!

And the "fabulous" die from Technique Tuesday was perfect;

it has become one of my best-loved die and stamp sets.

Memories/Moments

Two more layouts from 2007 for my grandson's album. 

This first is Garritt with his mom and two brothers.

The second shows random photos from that year. Paper and embellishments from Bo Bunny.

Awesome LEGOs Birthday

 

My grandson turned 8 in June and had a LEGO birthday

with his two cousins, Ben (7) and Connor (4). 

My daughter made the LEGO cake.

I was so happy to find the LEGO paper and embellishments -

Boys Boys Boys collection from Keep It Simple.