All paper crafting today

My first project is a card I made for my brother-in-law. I know I want to have game night once a month, so I've purchased several game type scrapbook paper. I've also purchased a punch and a couple of stamp sets. The king card on the front of the card says "King for a day". When I gave the card to him on Saturday, he said he didn't think that was going to happen. Well, today is his birthday, so I hope he was wrong!



Inside the card I used the punch for a border. It gave it a little something different that just a place to sign my name.



Is this the most adorable picture you've ever seen? I love the way the page turned out, too. I used the Everyday Paper Doll cartridge for the brush, towel, and rubber duck. The two little sweeties are my nephews and they are enjoying the housecoats my Mom made for them. They were going to be in a procession at church for Palm Sunday, so they needed to look like they had robes on.



I need to give credit for the inspiration for these Easter pages to http://okieladybugssscrapnmore.blogspot.com/. I made some changes to accommodate the supplies I have, but it turned out just as cute.





Another cute page featuring my nephews. It shows them on the hill behind my Mom's house. I don't know if the chipmunk is Chip or Dale, but he seemed perfect for a fall page. Gotta love those acorns . . .



And now, April's game night page. You've already seen the pictures,now showing you how the page turned out. I think I'm going to end up with a lot of these pages!



Hope you enjoyed the pages and the card. I have several pictures to scrap for my sister, so get used to seeing my sweet nephews!

Jill

Spring!

I mentioned in a previous post that the weeping cherry tree in my front yard was about ready to bloom. Well, it has and it's gorgeous! It looks like a puffy white pillow. I hope the blooms will last a week or two.



I also mentioned I thought the Christmas lights we left on it would be great with the white blooms at night. Well, I tried to take a picture of it, and you can see what I got below. I guess you'll have to take my word on it since the picture leaves something to be desired.



We had our third game night last night. Once again we had Eric and Michele. They are very competitive. In fact, Eric will lower himself to claiming people are cheating, just to get them off their game. He's not above making up outrageous stories about how his card is the obvious choice for the game Apples to Apples, either. Below you can see the gang (minus me, as you can see).



Here's our newbies to game night. I knew Dave and Jody when I was a teenager in Green Bay. Eric and Dave reconnected several years ago and he suggested we invite them to April's game night. Even though Eric claimed they were in "cahoots" with each other so that they could win at Apples to Apples, I don't really think so. I think that we would invite them back. Don and I found out they have lots of the same furniture that we do, including our new entertainment center - minus the TV stand in the middle (Dave, the TV stand in the middle DOES go with the rest of the cabinetry, I don't care what you think, Mr. Designer).



You'll recognize Eric and Michele below - I mean Eric and Ms. Scrabble Champion.



Here you get to see my dog Mellie getting in on the action (i.e. seeing if there is any food she can get her chompers on).



Third time's a charm! I finally won Apples to Apples! Well, almost. It ended up being a three way tie between Dave, Jody, and I at 19 cards a piece (we don't really play by the official rules). We had two delicious Easter chocolate rabbits for prizes, so a three way tie wouldn't work. We had a playoff that Jody and I took the top two places for. I think Dave and Jody will share the prize, so Dave wins, too.




Well, there you have it. Another successful game night. Can't wait for May's game night!
Jill

A few scrapbook pages for you

I finally got my Game Night page completed. I was just waiting for a little inspiration. Turned out pretty good.



Here's the winner for the evening.



I do some scrapbooking for my sister. This page is made from a picture Christmas card from some friends of hers. I met the little girl a couple of weeks ago - what a doll. She's a little diva.



Here's a close up of the little diva with "'tude".



I think this picture shows the white glitter paper I used for a little diva glam.



Just a quick post to let you know I'm still here!
Jill

The signs are everywhere!

I love the colors of Easter during spring. They are the perfect colors to represent the reawakening of the Earth after the white of winter. Setting the table for my guests for Easter brunch is such a joy. It sparkles, but it is also calming because of the pale pastel hues. I had brunch instead of dinner again this year, so I didn't need all the different pieces of each place setting. The tablescape is fairly simple, but I enjoy looking at the view.



This picture is for my brother-in-law Mike. He was excited to show me "the goldfish". Just like some people see Jesus or the Virgin Mary in their grilled cheese sandwiches, Mike saw "the goldfish" in the cheese that dripped off the quiche he baked for brunch.



Who would have known that a six year old could be so excited over an Easter egg hunt? Sam was beside himself when it was time to look for the eggs. He was definitely an expert egg finder. Nothing was beyond his ability to gather. He made the effort of hiding the eggs SO worthwhile.



Ben wasn't quite so excited about finding eggs, but seemed a little more into finding out what I'd had put into his Easter basket. I think the John Deere Tractor floor puzzle made him the happiest. He's a boy that loves anything that goes vroom!



Next year I'll have to hide the eggs a little bit more challengingly. Is that a word?



These crocuses are blooming in my backyard. They are perfect. So fragile, but will survive if we get a little more snow. Another little reminder that we won't be freezing forever.



A couple of weeks ago I showed the daffodils peeking out. Here's the blooms trying to make their debut.



Here's the whole reason I wanted forsynthia - the mass of yellow blooms in the spring. You can force the branches to bloom early, too, but there are too many steps to get them to bloom indoors, so I just wait for this moment each spring. Because there is so much grey, the yellow of the blooms just look so bright and happy transposed against the grey background.



Look! Can you see my hyacinth blooms are getting ready to emerge!



The picture of my weeping cherry tree buds looks like some professional photographer took the picture. The background is blurred and the buds are just gorgeous. Love it. Don still has the Christmas lights on it, and we put them on at night still. When the tree blooms those big fluffy white blossoms, I think the lights and the blooms together will be a sight to behold.



Yep, the ants are awake now, too.



Hope you enjoyed my Easter/Spring picture tour. Come back again soon.
Jill

Been a while!

Been busy! Sorry for not posting before now. I have two projects for you, though, so hopefully you'll forgive me for not updating sooner.

Here's project number one. This is the first time I've ever scrapbooked a new vehicle - but you can tell I really love my new Santa Fe! Don laughed when he saw me working on it.



Don't you love this little car? It's from the Paper Doll Dress Up Cricut cartridge, I think from the groomsman page. I know it's a convertible, but it was just too adorable. Plus, it's not like there was an SUV cut available! I also used my Cuttlebug embossing folder to put the diamond embossing on the red paper underneath the car. Makes it looks "tough" - yeah, right.



I hid the journaling underneath the car. I don't like my handwriting. The reason I hand wrote it instead of printing it out is two-fold. I liked that the paper I wrote on had the nuts and bolts, and I was in a hurry.



Now the finishing touch. Valentine's Day was only a month and a half ago, and I thought these looked like those conversation heart candies. I bumped them up to make them stand out a little bit. I don't think this embellishment would be for everyone, but this scrapbook page is for me!



As promised, here's my second project. My awesome sister spoiled me last Saturday, so I needed to get a thank you card out to her. She'll be here tomorrow for Easter, so I'll give it to her then. You can't tell on the picture, but I used the glitter spray that Rosie gave me the recipe for. I think I'm going to be looking for projects just so that I can use the glitter spray - love it.



I'll try to post a little more regularly. Hope you'll come back!
Jill