PageMaps Sketch Inspiration

Page Maps has another great sketch on their site. The sketch is a 12 x 12 layout that I used in 8 1/2 x 11 format.
Here's the sketch... and the great prize pack.


And here is my take.

The wedding cake was made by my sister at her bakery, Seasons Bakery in Gettysburg, PA.

Check Out What's New

Take a peek at what Cecile is up to over at the Scrapbook Studio. She has put together a pretty incerdible kit club.

Strut your Scrap Contest update

Thanks to everyone who commented on my blog and the Scrapbook Nook Message Board. Guess what We Won. I will receive a $75 gift certificate and Jamie will receive a free kit!!!
Yeah!

What could you possibly do for 15 hours?

This is the question that is always asked when I tell a friend that I will be scrapbooking for 15 hours on a Saturday. You can just imagine the look on their face! And what do we do when we are scrapbooking? My friend Sid summed it up quite well. We take beautiful pictures and paper and cut it all up and then glue it back together!

Here we are settled in for the next 15 hours.


We have endless hours of entertainment by Our Queen Scrapper ~ Jamie.



And here is what I came up with...

















So, who is hosting the next crop?

First Day of School

Yesterday marked the first day back to school. It is hard to believe that this is the last year of elementary school for Winston and Middle school for Contessa!



Before dropping Winston off to school, I asked him if I could take a picture of him getting off the school bus. Five years of going to school and I have not gotten a picture of him and the big yellow school bus??!!
I got a quick and booming "NO!" I asked "Please??? Can I use my cell off camera and pretend I am texting?" I did get permission to sneak a photo.

Well the moment came when he hopped off the bus and of course what did I have in my hand? My big camera. I did not want to miss the moment!



I know, Bad Mom!

I LOVE Sketches!

Have I told you how much I love sketches? Well I do! Each month I go to PageMaps and print the latest sketches. This month they are offering a contest using the sketch below.


Below I rotated the sketch to make it work for my photos. And to fit the requirement of being a summer layout.

Winston's last day of school with his teacher, Mrs. Kecmer.

Our "Staycation"

Just think next week at this time we will have butterflies in our tummies as we prepare for the first day of school.

This past Friday we decided to take a little "staycation". At 10am we set out for Tybee Island.

Our first stop was Fort Pulaski. We just love checking out Civil War forts and battlefields.

It is really amazing how men were able to build forts such as this one. After 100 years there are no cracks in the bricks from settling. Amazing.


Our next destination was the light house. 178 steps to the top!

Three days later , my legs are still shaking. Marc and the kids went up the first 50 steps and called it quits. But don't fear, I made the climb to the top to snap a picture.
What a view.

Our next stop was the beach.

What could make this day even better? Seafood at the Crab Shack and strawberry daiquiris!
CHEERS!!!!