Where did September and October go????

Seems like just the other day I wrote and look, it's been 2 months! Where does the time go? I have a stamp that says "Times fun when you are having flies". Seems appropriate. My class this year is an absolute dream. I love each of them. We are heading into conferences and I'm so looking forward to meeting what must be wonderful parents of wonderful children. That old say, "nuts never fall far from the tree" can work the other way, too. :)

So, have I had time to create? Never as much as I'd like, ever. :) I made a card for my good friend's wedding and one for Michael to celebrate 1000 days of knowing each other. Then I have two layouts: a layout celebrating the tradition of the pies my mom bakes, and one of Katie with her first snowman.

Jen's card:

Congratulations, Jenn and Johnny and best wishes for a long and loving life together.

Michael's card:

He took me to dinner, bought me beautiful white roses, and a very heartfelt card.

Mom's pies layout:

Mom makes 12-15 pies every Thanksgiving and has been doing it for many years. It's a wonderful tradition that the whole family anticipates. She starts in the summer and makes pies based on fresh in-season fruit and then freezes them. Everyone can choose to have one of each or just their favorites (no one seems to have just one) and we all hope there is enough left over for breakfast the next morning.

Doing the layout was challenging, fun, and satisfying. The photography was not the greatest but the pictures tell a great story. I didn't have pie stamps but thought the neutral theme of trees would work. Then, to spiff it up a little, I embroidered on the trees. :) Something new for me!!!!

Finally, Katie's snow layout:
Katie is all bundled up and can hardly move her arms. I loved her saying, "Oook it da noooooo", at one and a half. :)

Thanks for taking the time to look and read!

School Starts Soon

Although I've been in and out of my classroom for the last two weeks, the kids finally come on Wednesday!!! I'm looking forward to this year especially since so many of my students I've had before from one of the very best classes ever!

Here are two cards and a layout I did in August since my last posting. I'm still working on Jeanette Lynton's Color Me Monday color combos that she posts once a week on her blog. I'm about three weeks behind and with school starting might as well resign myself to get even farther. LOL

Comments welcome, as always!

Summer Creatviity

It's been a busy summer with lots of visitors coming and going in my household. I have to admit that I have not created as much as I'd like to have created over the summer but here's what came out of my studio the last month and a half.

A going away to college gift for my niece Paige:

A layout of my darling granddaughter Katie when she was one:

Another layout of my son's Loren and his family's visit July 4th this year:

My shower gift to my good friend Jen who is getting married in a month:

And last a layout of a 2001 visit from my Dad who lives in Michigan:

Though I didn't create as much as I'd have liked, I like most of what I did do. :) Hope everyone is having a good summer!

Catching up on Blogging

The end of the school just took a lot from me. LOL Teaching the 4/5 split class was a lot of work. Then, when school ended, there were visits from Paul and Katie, Loren and his brood, and my brother moved it. Somewhere between all of this, my wishes did come true to find some friends to scrap with. I am not in a card club with gals from the neighborhood, and I have a few friends from school who gather with me for crops. Life is good. Busy is good. So, here are the things I've done since April. Some things are copied, some finished CTMH Album Retreat layouts, and some are color challenges from Jeanette's blog. When I posted on the CTMH site I did give credit where due but somehow, I've lost the original inspiration for most of these and if you see your card or layout here, please chime in as I'd love to acknowledge our talent!

Layouts:

Cards:

Drop me a line when you visit!

My Baby

This is another layout from the January Album Retreat in Salk Lake City that I finally found appropriate pictures to go along with the page. I'm so used to building my layouts around my photos it's taking a while to get these pages done and in the book.

This is a layout of my baby, Paul, and his darling girlfriend, Katie. They are both at Eastern together and I am lucky enough they come over every break to spend time with us. These pictures are from 2008. He's 22 and she is 21. Cute couple, huh?