I'm thankful for . . .

I'm going to copy my brother's idea and post a list of things that I'm thankful for. Instead of using words I'm going to use photos! :)

In no particular order:


Juno Elizabeth - Photo from 8 month photo shoot, October 2011


My sister Melinda - Photo from Greenfield Village, May 2011


Mom - Photo from Walt Disney World, December 2010


Dad - Photo taken April 1980 not long after I was born. I miss you Dad. :(


My brother Pat - Photo taken August 2011


My brother Chris and sister-in-law Emily - Photo taken at Dow Gardens, October 2011


My kitties - Photo of Loki and Scotty


My friends - Photo of Jaime and I - July 2005


My extended family - Photo taken September 2011


My ancestors and genealogy - Photo of my Great-Great Grandpa's grave.


My "happy" place - Walt Disney World - Photo taken December 2010


Those who have given their lives defending our country - Photo taken at Gettysburg National Cemetery - September 2009


Civil War battlefields - I am very thankful for those who have helped to preserve our nation's history - Photo taken at Gettysburg National Military Park - September 2009


The fantastic digital designers I work for - Britt-ish Designs, Sahlin Studio, and Crossbone Cuts.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Melissa

Look at what Juno can do!

Yesterday was a big day! Juno crawled for the first time! Melinda and I were over watching her for a few hours while Chris and Emily went out. She crawled for us and I was lucky enough to get it on video. She is growing up so fast! I am so proud of my darling little bugaboo!!!

Melissa

Recent layouts

I hope everyone enjoys the template freebie I posted previously. The download for it has now expired. I wanted to post a few of my recent layouts. As always, just click on the image to see the full list of credits.

Let's start with some Juno layouts! :)

Yummy in the tummy - Photos of her eating some rice cereal. She wasn't too fond of it thought.



Tuckered out - Photo of Juno in the car after we took her to the Pumpkin Patch.



I want more! - Juno LOVED her oatmeal, much tastier than icky rice cereal.




Daddy's chair - Photos of Juno in the chair that my Great-Grandparents bought for Chris' first Christmas.




How tall? - Juno and her Auntie at the Pumpkin Patch.



And because I *DO* still scrap other subjects:

Frozone and Mr. Incredible - Photos from our April 2010 trip to Walt Disney World



The Tell-Tale heart - Photos are from the Halloween even at Greenfield Village last year



Thanks for looking! :)

Melissa

Take 2 Template Freebie!!!

Last weekend I took Juno's 7 month photos and they turned out so cute, though it took two tries to get it done. Here is the layout I scrapped with them:



I loved how it all turned out that I decided to turn it into a template and you can get it for free!



SORRY! THE DOWNLOAD HAS EXPIRED!

Enjoy!

Melissa

A few recent layouts

I recently had some problems with my computer. I accidently spilled some water on it which killed the hard drive. Ugh. But I've got it back and didn't lose any of my data. I just have to reinstall all of my programs. It's a pain in the butt, but it could have been a lot worse.

Here are a few of my recent layouts. Enjoy!

Splashing around with Ariel - Photos of Mom, Melinda, and I with Ariel from our Decemeber 2010 trip to Walt Disney World



6 month photo shoot - Photos of Juno's 6 month photos. This is one of my favorite layouts. I made the plaid background paper to match her outfit. I was really happy how well it turned out.



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Sundays with Juno - This is another one of my favorites. I love spending my Sunday's with Juno. :)



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The Pumpkin Patch - Photo of Juno at Johnson's Giant Pumpkin Patch. She seemed to enjoy her visit.



That is all for now. Haven't really scrapped much since my computer was broken. Hopefully now that it is better I can scrap more.

Later!
Melissa

Britt-ish Designs Magical Blog Train!

Welcome to the second stop on the Britt-ish Designs Blog Train! Happy 1st Anniversary to brittishdesigns.com!!! I can't believe it has been a year already since Britt opened her own store.

Be sure to check out Britt's shop for 30% off! There is also a contest for a guest Britt Girl spot! Check out Britt's blog for more details.

Britt has an AWESOME GRAB BAG for sale right now and we used that to create some fabulous Quick Pages for you! Here is my Quick Page:



*** SORRY DOWNLOAD HAS EXPIRED! ***

The Quick Page was created from my layout, "Magical Snapshots"



Your next stop is Christy's blog. Enjoy!

Melissa

Scrapbook Friday

Today is Friday, which means new product release day! YAY! Just another reason to love Fridays!

First up from Britt-ish Designs:





Here is what I scrapped with both of these awesome products:

Meeting Tink


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Sahlin Studio has a really awesome kit out today too, but I didn't get a chance to scrap a layout with it.





So that is it for me today. :)

Recent scrapbook layouts

I've been very bad at posting my recent scrapbook layouts. I'm going to try to keep my blog more updated. I won't promise anything, but I will try. LOL Lately my inspiration has come from my gorgeous niece Juno. She is so much fun to scrap and really inspres me.

As always, just click on a layout for the full list of credits. Enjoy!

Sunny Disposition



Storytime with Aunt Lindy



Every little thing she does is magic



5 month photo shoot



Juno's favorite Uncle



Playing with Sophie


And I've even scrapped a few Disney layouts recently.

Just Chillin - Photos from our 2008 trip to Disneyland



Camp Minnie Mickey - Photos from Walt Disney World in April 2010.



Meeting Fawn - Photos from Walt Disney World in April 2010



So Sweet - Photos from Walt Disney World in April 2010



It's electric! - Photos from Walt Disney World in December 2010.


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So that is it for my recent scrapbook layouts. :)

Happy Birthday ScrapMatters!

ScrapMatters is turning 4 years old this weekend! YAY! And to celebrate there is a sale, lots of Speed Scraps, games, chats, and of course the reason you're here . . . the blog train!

If you've been riding the blog train you probably got here from Manda's blog. If at any point you get lost you can find the entire list at ScrapMatters.

Here is what I have created:


SORRY! The download has expired

It is based on my layout using the new Design team collab kit, "Garden Party" which is free this weekend with a $20 purchase at ScrapMatters.

Beautiful and Sweet - The photo is of Juno at 20 weeks old. She is such a gorgeous baby.



Your next stop on this fabulous journey is Trista's blog.

Remember, there is a BONUS to this train ride! While riding the ScrapMatters 4th Birthday Blog Train, take a moment to check your downloads for a BONUS photo puzzle piece. There are 10 pieces total and when you find all 10, you can complete the puzzle, upload it to your favorite photo hosting site and send a link via PM to Kat through the ScrapMatters forum. All completed photo puzzles must be received by August 8th.

Enjoy the birthday celebration. Good luck finding all the puzzle pieces.

Happy Birthday ScrapMatters!

Some recent layouts

I hadn't realized it has been over 2 months since my last blog post! That is terrible. Here are some of my recently scrapped layouts. Enjoy!

As always, just click the image for full credits of products used.

Juno layouts. :-)

FINALLY!



First Photo Shoot



10 Weeks



Adventures in Babysitting



A swinging good time



Me and my June-June



Two layouts from our December trip to Walt Disney World

Perfect Moment



Monkeying around with Rafiki





So that is all of the new layouts for now. Juno is such an inspiration and I just love taking pictures of her. I took some goregous photos today that I am eager to scrapbook.