Monday, May 11, 2009

Weekend Update

I've been so bad lately at updating this! I guess life has just been busy. Last week we went to Detroit for 3 days for my birthday. That was lots of fun. Will have a full trip report soon with photos, though there are a few posted below. Yesterday Melinda and I met Lib for lunch at our favorite Chinese restaurant. We finally got to give Lib her Christmas presents! LOL It was lots of fun. Today we celebrated Mother's day. We gave Mom a bunch of Disney scrapping supplies and a 12x12 Tinkerbell album. We grilled steaks for dinner, which turned out really good. Overall a quiet and nice weekend.

I was going to come back last weekend and post a few more scrap layouts and a trip report from our weekend in Detroit, but go so busy with scrapping I didn't have time. I have a BUNCH of layouts to post so let's get right to it.

Britt released two super cute new element packs this week: "All Strung Out" and "Word Circles." Here is what I scrapped with them:

The Pink Palace - This was where Melinda and I stayed when we went to Detroit. It's the Best Western Greenfield Inn in Allen Park. It is gorgeous!!!

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Just a few of my favorite pins - This is for a Tuesday template challenge. I really wanted to do a layout of my pins from WDW. These ones are all from WDW and are just a part of the collection. I actually have more. They are soooo addictive!

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Last week Britt had a super cute grab bag for National Scrapbooking Day. This week it was revealed. Inside were: Glam-o-rama Gradients, Polkee-dawt alpha, Yippee Skippee mini kit, and Edge 2 Edge: Songs.

Here are the layouts I created with the grabbag:

Build-a-Bear at Disneyland - Melinda and I loved the BABW store at Disneyland. Lots of really cute Disney clothes for the bears. :)

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Remember the Magic - This is going to be the title page for my 2009 WDW digital book. I based it off a paper layout I did for my 2007 WDW book. The digital one was soooo much easier! LOL

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This week Wendy released a kit full of bright and vibrant colors, called "Viva Fiesta." Perfect for Cinco de Mayo layouts, but I thought it was perfect for an EPCOT layout! :)

Mexico - EPCOT - The Mexico pavillon at EPCOT.

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And now for the rest of the layouts I've done since I last posted. Let's start with another Disney one! :)

Chef Mickey - Mom, Melinda, and I with Mickey at Chef Mickey's. This was for a word up challenge at SM

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We got back last Saturday in time for the 10:00 pm Speed Scrap. Here is what I scrapped:

Detroit Red Wings Legends - It was so sad seeing Stevie's number up there.

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Go Wings! - This was for a Saturday Special challenge at SM. I used photos from the Red Wings playoff game we went to while we were in Detroit. More on that later! :)

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To Boldly go . . . - This was for an Everyday magic challenge at SM about rituals. Melinda and I watch at least one Enterprise episode every night! Tonight we watched two! LOL

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The Cold War - Photos from the UM-MSU outdoor hockey game in 2001. Melinda and I were lucky enough to be there. It was AWESOME!!! It was definitely a once in a lifetime experience. GO STATE! :)

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A touch of sweetness - I just love this photo of what I think is a Monarch butterfly at the Butterflies in Bloom at Dow Gardens. This was for a Saturday Special challange from April.

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Grandma's Bike - This was for April's Past matters challenge about transportation. Grandma H couldn't drive, but she did enjoy riding her tri-cycle and I thought it was such a neat photo.

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I also did a few more Gettysburg layouts

"Dont' give them an inch!" - This is the 83rd PA Infantry monument. This was for a roadmap to scrap challenge.

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South Carolina State Memorial - Each of the southern states has a single monument dedicated to all of the men who faught at Gettysburg, this is the one for South Carolina. This was for a National Scrapbook day challenge at SM.

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McPherson's Farm - This is where the battle of Gettysburg began on the first day. This one was for the April inspiration point challenge at SM.

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And last but not least:

Play Ball! - This was for a My Story matters challenge about hobbies or activities. Since I want to do a whole book for our dance photos, I decided to scrap about t-ball.

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That is all for now. Though I have a few more that I am almost done with. I'm hoping to have the Detroit trip report up tomorrow. Hopefully before work. I need to work on finishing my Disney World one as well.

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