Kiss the Bunny

We always say we're "kissing" the chocolate bunny when we're ready to eat him.
Hope you got to give lots of kisses today. Happy Easter. :D

Wonder Years

I'm not sure why the Wonder Years are just sitting around at Peek. This is my FAVORITE collection from Daisy D's ever. EVER.

The artist for this line is Stephanie DosReis. The only link I could find was the one to her Etsy shop. She does such BEAUTIFUL work.

A little birdhouse. I punched 40 kazillion circles for the roof.

A birthday tag. I used brads for the zebra's arms so they move around.

This one is from the idea book. Shhhhh.... Did you know there was an idea book just for the Wonder Years??? There is. I have 2 other layouts in it.

Now, go buy some Wonder Years from Peek. I promise you will LOVE it. Ok?

Babies

I love Technique Tuesday's Loopy Labels.

Katrina asks me a jillion questions each day. Most of these I don't have the answers to.

One of her biggest concerns lately is whether or not she's going to have to go back in my tummy. That one I know the answer to but I'm not entirely convinced she believes me.

Making Memories Funky Vintage. You know, when I first saw this line, I LOVED it. I had a somewhat difficult time using it. I'm fairly happy with the results, though.

I had these paper scraps sitting around and I got tired of looking at them. So, I made a layout.

Mostly Daisy D's Modern Romance

Why is your tummy bend-ed?

This is what Trent asked me today.

"Huh?" I asked.

"Why does your tummy bend over?" and he made a motion with his hands over his stomach area and then I instantly knew what he was talking about.

I have a Mommy stomach, I guess. It's a bit of extra skin from having a few kids and it just kind of hangs there.

*sigh*

"It's from having babies," I innocently stated.

"Oh, and from eatin' food, too, huh?"

"Yeah, Trent. That, too."

Here's a picture of him from yesterday. He finally lost that other tooth. The second time wasn't nearly as dramatic as the first time.

Glamour

Glamorous fashion and prestige found it's way to the Binnie household last week.

Here is Katrina with Bing(the stuffed otter) sporting a 100% polyester and flame retardant pajama set with gorgeous pink feather trim.

These pajamas are not just for night wear. She and Bing turned heads and gathered numerous compliments that same afternoon when she gracefully walked onto the elementary school campus to escort her brother home from a day at school.

When interviewing Bing later on about all the excitement all she could say was, "tickles".

However, the excitement was short lived when the pajamas went through their first wash. Even though I followed the washing instructions, the feathers shrunk around the waist, became "pokey" and unfortunately the garments could no longer be worn.

They were returned to Kohl's yesterday and exchanged for something not quite so glamorous. A Tinkerbell nightgown with magic wand and matching slippers were chosen to take the place of the feathery ensemble that fell apart during the wash.

We have learned our lesson that maybe pink feathers on nightwear is not such a good idea.

Honestly, if she would just take her nap, I wouldn't have all these funny pictures of her.

HUGE SALE!

Pat at Peek has the entire store at 25% off. All the new stuff, all stamps, all cardstock, all clearance is an extra 25% off.

Go check it out! Oh, you have to spend at least $50.00 to get the 25% off. Not a big deal though, right?

Stacy Julian chat

Stacy Julian is going to be at Peek tonight for a chat. Come join us and ask her all those questions you've been dying to know the answers to. ;)

It's not always sunshine and rainbows

Here are some layouts. Thanks everyone for your very kind comments. :D

Oh, and anonymous asked me about the crowns for Giggle Crew. Those are Maya Road chipboard that I painted, added Prima tape and some jewels to.

This face says, "What are YOU looking at? Stop pointing that thing in my face and either get me something to eat or find someone that can. Geez!"

Rather than re-type my explanation for this layout, I'll just copy and paste what I wrote in the Peek gallery:

Why did I take a picture of the disgusting mess on my floor? I'm not sure. I know you're asking that question to yourself.

I think because I was at the point of total frustration.

I had already screamed.I had already cried.

I had already laughed.

There was nothing left to do but take a picture and record what BAD dogs I have.

When we leave the house, we have to move the garbage into the bathroom so the dogs don't get into it. Well, I moved it but I forgot to shut the door.

You may think, "Why doesn't she leave the dogs outside?" I have a good explanation for that. Really, I do. I just don't have time to go into it now.

Brand spanking new Daisy D's Wonder Years collection. I LOVE it!! Now, go buy it at Peek!

P.S. Check out this clearance section, too.

Finally

The situation with "The Tooth" has changed our normal every day life for the last week or so.

The tooth has been loose and hanging crooked for what seems like a couple months now.

Last week, it started to bleed. It was really, really awful looking. It started to change his speech and he didn't want to talk much. There was no way he was going to pull it out or even wiggle it.

So, for days on end we listened to him slurp because he couldn't swallow properly.
We strained to understand what he was saying because he refused to say any words that made his tongue put pressure on that tooth.
We had tears nearly every day over the tooth and how it hurt.
He wouldn't eat anything other than soft mushy stuff and even then he would only eat on the right side of his mouth.
I started having dreams about his tooth.
I bribed him. He could have the Raiders of the Lost Ark Lego set if all he did was pull it out.

I mean it. This tooth situation has really been hard on all of us.

Yesterday when I picked him up from school, it was bleeding again and was hanging even lower. He couldn't talk. He couldn't eat. His teacher said she thought he knocked it loose again with a Skittles or something from his Valentine's Candy stash.

It bled all afternoon.
It bled all evening.
There was no convincing or pleading or bribing that would get him to take that thing out of his mouth.
We went to bed thinking that tooth would be swallowed and gone by morning.

I had more dreams about teeth.

That tooth was still there when we woke up. I think Trent said, "Good Morning" but it was hard to tell. It sounded more like a grunt because he wouldn't move his mouth. It was now hanging on his lip and it moved every time he tried to say something.

It was still bleeding.

I gave him so breakfast. English Muffin..heehee

Soon, we heard him scream.

Erik and I looked at each other. Could it possibly be? Is it finally gone?

No. It was twisted and bleeding but it was still in his mouth.

Again, there was nothing I could do to try to convince him to pull it out and he wanted me no where near that thing. He cried and cried and cried and said it hurt.

As a sheer moment of desperation, I called the school nurse. I explained the situation and asked if there was anything she could do for him. He couldn't go to school anyway with his bleeding mouth.

She said, "Bless his heart. I can help. Bring him in."

We finished getting dressed and raced out the door. I could see panic setting in on Trent's face.

We ran into the school and met up with the nurse. She put on a glove and said to Trent, "Open your mouth a little bit and let me take a look at that."

He opened his mouth.

She touched it gently, and pulled it out of his mouth like it was nothing.

I was so happy I nearly cried. I gave the nurse a big hug and thanked her. What a relief to have that tooth out of his mouth.

We just got back from Walmart with a Raiders of the Lost Ark Lego set.

Now, the other one is loose.

That was kind of dramatic, huh?

Some more layouts...

Two very difficult lines for me to work with. Believe me, I do enjoy the challenge. :D The first layout is A2Z and the second is Three Bugs in a Rug.




A layout for my LSS, Pages in Progress. WeR Copper line.

Another for my LSS using the brand spanking new American Crafts line.

Thanks everyone for your nice comments on my work. :D It means SO MUCH to me.

How 'bout we get some glue...

This is Katrina's new thing. Anytime ANYTHING is broken, she says, "I know! How 'bout we get some glue..." I do have about 18 different "glues" in my scrapbook room and I guess she knows it and thinks they can be used to fix anything and everything.

All the canvas is ripped off of their swing set/fort? No problem. We'll get some glue.


The leash for her Puppy in her Puppy Purse was chewed in half? No problem. We'll get some glue.

This is going to be a new scrapbook page.

Here are some layouts:




Technique Tuesday's Boulder Boutique Font. I just love it!!





More Boulder Boutique, Main Street Small, Whispy Gigs, Fall on Me & Twinkle Twinkle.


Paper is Daisy Buckets.

You knew I'd be scrapping this picture sooner than later, right? ;)


Lots here. Functuation Too; Signed, Sealed & Delivered, Inner Circle & Peaceful Easy Framing.


This one was just for me. :) I'm waiting and waiting for the new Sassafras-Lass sneak peek and so I thought I'd make a layout with some that I had on hand.

Technique Tuesday Big Timber font.

Thanks for looking. :D

Some Layouts

New Technique Tuesday: New York Frame of Mind. I stamped the white twill so it would match the frame. I even colored the twill in with watercolor pencils and my Dove Blender. I also added Stickles and Liquid Pearls.







What? Don't you like Spongebob? I like to save clothing tags. I can't help it. It's just something I do. :blush:







It's Cosmo, baby.



This is one of those pages where the elements stick over the top of the page. I liked it. I'm not too sure about anyone else. ;) You have to experiment every once in awhile, right? Anyway, new BasicGrey.

Thanks for visiting. :D

Technique Tuesday

Technique Tuesday has a new blog!

http://techniquetuesdayclearstamps.blogspot.com/

Make sure you go there!

Here are some new Technique Tuesday layouts:

New: Beautiful Day; Signed, Sealed & Delivered, Loopy Labels

Previous: Skin Deep; Hanging by a Thread, Borderlines: Notions, FUNdamentals

New: Savannah medium

Previous: A Banner Year, Gee Whiz, other size Savannah fonts, chipboard

New: Savannah medium

Previous: other Savannah sizes, Dog & Pony Show, Metro Squares, Love Notes, chipboard

New: Bijou Borders, Celebrate Life, Lost in the Louvre, Start Me Up: Main Street

Previous: Main Street Small

New: Start Me Up: Broadway

This is actually a layout I did for an AL challenge at Peek.

Because once I start stamping I can't stop, here's another layout with previous releases:

Using Scribble Scrabble paper. Technique Tuesday: Well Worn Labels, Dog & Pony Show & Boulder Skyline. I used watercolor pencils and a Dove blender to color in the font.

Can you see the chipboard? I found a cool technique by total accident. I had ink on the back of my hand and it ended up on my nearly finished layout. I thought to myself , "Self, before you rip it apart and start over, try spraying some Technique Tuesday cleaner on it. Oh, and go wash your hands!" Well, it did nothing but grease up my cardstock BUT look what it did to the chipboard (that was already attached).

It gave it spots. I left it because I liked the way it looked and her puppy purse had spots on it.

I'm going to play with this technique some more at a later date.

It's been a month?

I can't believe it's a month since I updated.

I'm tired. I'm happy the holidays are over. They are always so stressful for me as they include several birthdays.

Here are some layouts:

Making Memories Funky Vintage

Renae's House (CI) - Carole's Christmas

KI Pop culture

Mustard Moon - Sew it Seems

Ooooo...a 2 pager! ;) 2007 in review.

Autumn Leaves Challenge

I have a TON of Technique Tuesday layouts to share. I'll do that tomorrow.

Uploads for the 15th

Can it really be the 15th already?

The theme at Peek was Scrapper's Choice. I always call it "Monkey's Choice" but Pat insists it's "Scrapper's Choice".

Whatever.

;)



This is the name of the mall we go to each year to take our Christmas pictures. Yep. It's a mall.

Fancy Pants, Making Memories and Prima Pasties. Yeah, "pasties". What a horrible name for these.

My stamping is a bit crooked. It will drive me nuts for the rest of my life. I should probably just redo it and move on...




Daisy D's and Technique Tuesday. I wanted to document Katrina's wish list this year. I just had her sign it. Trent told her, "That's a horrible 'a'". Poor thing.

You'll get to see his, ummmm, perfect handwriting next week. I did a LO for the LSS with a similar design but he wrote his own letter.

Oh, and this picture was taken at La Encantada, too.

Thanks for looking. :D

Forgot this one...

I forgot to upload this layout. It was for BasicGrey Infuse.

Woah! I need to update!

It's been awhile since I've added any layouts!

First, let me say how excited I am to be a part of the Daisy D's 2008 Design Team!! I've loved Daisy D's for YEARS!!

Layouts from Peek:

For Daily peek: BasicGrey Fruitcake line.

For Daily Peek: CI Christine Adolph

The above two were for Favorite Christmas lines. They're Daisy D's.

What else would I pick?

Scrapper's Choice is next upload. Want to take a guess what it's going to be? ;)

This one was just for me. Sassafrass Lass. It matches the Cub Scout Tiger uniform perfectly.

Here's a fast and simple one I did for the LSS: