Crop for Kids Album

I made this album for a class I taught at Crop 4 Kids. It's a fabulous canvas pocket album from Maya Road... and it was so much fun to make and to teach!

I think I'm going to go ahead and make another for the summers of 2008 and 2009 while I'm at it!

Photo strips!

I wanted to share the layout I did for my April Challenge at Scrapshotz. Lorraine and my sister Jen and I did some sightseeing while we were in Kitchener last spring... and had these photos taken. It was a great day!

You should really check out the site and start doing some of the fabulous challenges the DT there has for you!

Oops....

Well I did warn you about the blog posts or lack thereof... where shall I start???

How about a little recap of our field trip in South Dakota? I took the kids to see Mount Rushmore and it was just as impressive as I remember!

I snapped this just as we were walking up... pictures never seem to do it justice...

The kids were totally amazed (and glad that I had drug them there). They spent a long time just sitting on the wall looking at the mountain.

The most amazing part of the entire adventure is that by the time we left Noah had memorized all the names of the Presidents and why they had been included on the mountain. What a little patriot (of the wrong country but hey, let's not get picky!)

Josh loves George Washington and wanted to be included on the mountain as well...

We weren't able to walk or ride any closer because of the snow storm earlier that week so we totally plan to go back again!

Still Coloring...

I've been putting together a set of copic challenges for Scrapshotz and we're on to the color black. Kinda tricky... actually all the challenges are kinda tricky... but so much fun!

I made this home dog (he's actually a bear... don't be fooled...) dressed all in black for the last challenge... thought one of the boys' friends might get a kick out of it for a Birthday card...

You should really join in the fun... all you need is a few copics to get started! (You can get those at Scrapshotz too... how convenient!)

The Road to Texas...

OK so I'm driving to Texas with three of my kids... it seemed like a good idea at the time. We were talking about the upcoming race season and I, in all my wisdom, said "...well why don't I just drive down South and let the kids ride?"

Well a ten hour trip to snow-free land has turned into a full-out 40 hour exodus! LOL

I made a list yesterday... yes me and my lists... let's not start... and it was two full sticky notes long! Why havn't I already done some of this stuff???

Let's focus on the things I HAVE done..

• had a letter notorized from Cam so I can take his kids out of the country


• passports for all


• sent my route to AMA so they can make me a little map book thinger


• got everyone fitted and ordered all the new gear and helmets


• booked the motorhome in for an oil change, new tires and a wheel alignment


• signed up for a Flying J member card (my Dad made me... said it would come in handy...)


• got a complete book of every campground in seven states... just in case

So that's a pretty good start right???

Next I have to find a scrapbook store that has RV parking..............

Nap at Your Own Risk...

So Cam decided a nap on the couch was in order.... but Noah wanted to play Superheroes....










They came up with a great compromise...

And to top it all off, he didn't wake up through any of it... I even used the flash to take the photos!

Anyone care for fruit punch?

I made this today for my March DT Challenge at Scrapshotz! I used my glimmer mist, and I embraced the splotches!

Check out the forum for all the other challenges and inspiration... you'll be glad you did!