My No Title Layout... oops!

So, I forgot a title... it happens to the best of us! My layout is already quite busy, so I can't really tell it's missing... maybe that's why I forgot to put it on? Yeah, we'll go with that!

The picture is of Joey & I in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, when we went on our cruise in April.

I really like how Joey's arm is cause it makes me look really skinny! lol.

This layout is for the July Scraplift the person before you Challenge. I lifted Lauriep78's "Best Day Ever".

On the last night of the cruise, we went down to get luggage tags, which tell you what time you can leave the ship the following morning. Well, I took 2 of each color to scrap with! Wouldn't you have done the same?? =]

Journaling: We missed our ATV tour because there was a confusion with ship time and local time. I was so bummed that we missed it because I knew how much Joey was looking forward to it. So, instead we walked around a flea market and shopped a bit. It was SO hot! It had to be at least 100 and it was so sticky and humid! After we got back on the ship, we went in the cold pool, which was too cold to go in any other day and it felt awesome!

She's here!!

My sisters 2nd little one was supposed to be born on Sunday... but decided she didn't want to wait! Kalleigh Ann arrived at 4:44pm on July 7th. She is TINY! 5lbs. 2oz. and 18 inches long.

First time holding her!

Such a sweet little face!!

I wanted to show how small she is... so I thought a dollar bill would do it!! Her piggies ended before the dollar did!

Thank you for being you.

A couple months ago, on the way home from Joey's house, I stopped at a Scrapbook store. Doesn't everyone do that? If you're going to a different city, don't you search the closest scrap stores around the city?? I know it's not just me!! It was a very expensive Scrap store and I paid an arm and a leg for this paper (no pun intended!) so I thought I better get to using it!

Hold on to your seats, there's a bunch of different challenges in this one!

I made this set of 3 cards for the July Card Challenge that I host on scrapbook.com. For the bonus challenge, we are to make a set of 3 or more cards that don't have to match, but can.

I made this card for Clean & Simple #147.

For this card I used The Sweet Stop's #115 sketch. I don't know if anyone has ever noticed, but I usually put "The Sweet Shop". I do that because we have a mattress place here in Southern California called "The Sleep Shop" lol. Totally on accident though.. it makes it worse that this is one of my favorite card sketch blogs!

I didn't use any sketch challenges for this one, this sketch was just floating around in my head.

I snuck a card in!!

I saw Paper Craft's Magazine has a Color Inspiration Challenge going on right now, that ends on the 4th and wanted to join in!!

I'll be donating this card to Operation Write Home.

July 1st already?

Wasn't it just January like, yesterday?? This year has flown by, very quickly!

I've been working on an 8x8 album for Joey recently, so I don't have any cards to share right now, so I'm going to share photos instead!

Joey, Pluto & I at Disneyland.. I just noticed, Joey's shirt is still wet from Grizzly Bear Run, we all got soaked!

Joey & I at my friend Luci's Wedding

Joey & Klayre at Luci & Kyle's reception, LOVE this one!

On Wednesday I took Klayre to Disneyland for the first time by myself. We had a BLAST! We went on 16 rides and met and got 5 characters autographs.

This is on The Tea Cups... she likes spinning them and making her TT dizzy!

Before Klayre was born (and we knew her name was going to be Klayre), we'd call my sisters belly, Klayre-A-Bellie. We call her Klayre-A-Bell also, so I told her to just stand there so I could take a picture and this is what she did, lol, perfection!

One stitch at a time.

A couple days ago I recieved the goodies I bought from Sara Martina. I bought the 12x12 Material Girl Collection. I've been wanting it for a while, so I was so excited to finally use it!

I used Sweet Sunday Sketch #122 for this card.

End of the year Teacher gifts!

I forgot to share the Teacher Gifts that I made for my niece's Pre-School teacher and aid. In a past life, that tall container was a Duraflame Match box. I have a basket of containers to alter at a later date, so I got it out of there. =] I cut fabric and used a old Starbucks Gift Card to put a thin coat of glue on it, then I wrapped the fabric around it.

The small container was a We R Memory Keepers container... I can't remember what came in it though!! I used 2 different fabrics to tie around the container.

My sister brought candy at a local candy store and I put them in cello envelopes.

The tags say "You rule Mrs. Caroline" and on the back I adhered Klayre's coloring that she did just for them.

Deepest Sympathies

I made these 2 condolence cards for 2 friends of the family, who are sisters. Their Mom, who was 96, passed last week. 96! Can you imagine the things she saw in her lifetime?

For this card, my Mom suggested something with baking. That's right... baking and a sympathy card, all wrapped into one!

I used Mojo Monday's Sketch #195.

For this one, I got the inspiration from one of Shanna Vineyard's Birthday cards on her blog.

You're the coca to my cola

When my sister and brother-in-law were in Vegas last month, they bought me a bunch of Coca-Cola papers from the Coca-Cola store.

I also used Mojo Monday's - Sketch #194.

Menu Board!!

About a month or so ago I found a blog called Sandy's Kitchen. Sandy blogs her weight loss journey on Medifast (the diet I'm on) and posts recipes of other peoples and her own. We've been making them like crazy. Of course we have our favorites!

Even if you're not on Medifast, you can make them... and I really recommend it, they are delicious!

Here's some of our favorites..

THE BEST...
Turnip Fries
Shrimp Scampi w/Zucchini Ribbons

Super Delicious...

All American A1 Burgers
Broiled Scallops
Swiss Tuna Melts
Buffalo Bites
Mock Savory Kugel

As you can see, there are a TON of other ones also, we just haven't tried them yet!

A couple months ago my sister made a Menu board for their house, so I made one too! I made it so we can figure out a whole weeks menu instead of realizing we don't have an ingredient 10 minutes before we make dinner!

I used a frame that I've had since forever (I'm sure you could find a really cute one at Goodwill!). I used the Cherry Limeade cartridge for the Cricut for the letters and used their sticky vinyl. You cut the vinyl upside down so it sticks to the back of the glass so you can write on the front of it and not mess up the vinyl.

I backed it with Rusty Pickle's "Cooking" Paper, it goes with our kitchen real well!

I was planning on putting this on a clip so I could wear it in my hair, but it had other plans!

Welcome Baby

I used Clean & Simple's Sketch #143 for this card.

This is also for the June Card Challenge on Scrapbook.com, for color, to use Pink, Green & Navy.. white and brown are okay as well.

My new obsession is making flowers! I'm loving it. I went to Joann's the other day and bought about 8 different fabrics. Granted I only bought 1/4 of a yard, lol, but you don't need much! I got a bunch for 50% off of $9.99, and then a 1/4 of a yard, not too shabby!

Luci's Bridal Shower Card

I made this card for my Best Friend's Bridal Shower.

I free handed the dress form, which is a big deal cause I am horrible at drawing!

This is for The Pink Elephant Challenge #83, "Here comes the Bride".

I then collected a bunch of white/cream/purple ribbons and fibers to create the dress. I use a Zva's line of gems for the necklace, sanded around the edges of the background and rounded the corners.

Out of this world!!

This is for the June Card Challenge that I host on Scrapbook.com. It's for Technique, to make a Diamond Fold Card. Sooo simple with such a cool effect when you open it! I got the instructions from Splitcoaststampers,com.

This card is also for Claudia & Company's Challenge #83, to make a card with a fancy fold. Doesn't get much more fancy than this =]

This is the card when it's open. When fully open it measures about 4 3/4 x 13, including the scallops. You also have a lot of room to write you message in the blue, since it's all hidden when it's closed.

This cute little robot and the star paper (do you not just LOOOVVEEE that star paper??) is from My Little Shoebox's Robots Unplugged line and the paper is called Scraps of Metal. The robots entena were too thin to cut out, so I just cut them off and made my own with a button and some wire!

I added some Glossy and Crackle Accents on the Robot also.

For Jenn!

A friend that I went to school with asked if I could make her cousin a Graduation card. I'm not the best at making boy cards to being with, but since she told me he was really into baseball, I got the "you hit it out of the park" idea! I knew I had some cute Dodger stuff too.

Do you see the Graduation cap on the baseball? =]

She loved that one so she ordered another!!

This card is for her bestfriends Wedding in July.

It's also for the June Card Challenge at Scrapbook for product, to use fabric on your card.

When it's closed, it tucks behind that button.

These are lyrics to the song they'll be walking down the aisle to, "I will" by the Beatles.

I made these flowers w/fabric, to match the color of the bridesmaids dresses.

This is what it looks like when it's "untucked" from behind the button.

The inside, all the way open.