Maria's Scrapbook Blog

Last One for Tonight

2008-07-02T23:48:00.002-05:00

Ok, this by far is my most favorite layout that I have done in the past week.
This is a picture of my dad and Elizabeth from a couple years ago. I printed it out as an 8x10 and framed it and gave it to him as a birthday present that year.
I used all KaiserCraft patterned papers and flowers. The "bling" in the center of the flowers are from Imaginesce and Prima. The ribbons are Basic Grey and American Traditons. I used my new favorite tool in the whole wide world...the Fiskars "Treading Water" punch on this layout as well.

Must Have Been Good Eats

2008-07-02T23:46:00.002-05:00

I love how this layout turned out. I found some old photos in a box and I have had a blast going through them.
The paper is SEI, the pink lettering are rubons from KI Memories and the glittered letters are K&Co.

Are You Joking?

2008-07-02T23:44:00.001-05:00

This has got to be one of my favorite captured moments. If you click the layout you can see the larger image and read the journaling.
For this layout I used all Creative Memories products...they now have all their papers in TRUE 12x12 and the awesome-est Disney papers. The title was made using "Exotic Island" on my Quickutz Revolution.

Kyra

2008-07-02T23:41:00.001-05:00

I found these photos of Elizabeth and Kyra in a box. Any photos of Kyra I now cherish so much more. I love Elizabeth's expression in these because it seems like she is trying to get Kyra's attention.

I used Making Memories products for this one. I sewed the flowers together. The title is Doodlebug.

Road Trip

2008-07-02T23:38:00.002-05:00

The Journaling Reads:
In 2005, Amanda and I were hanging out on an Ivillage message board called “The Florida Board”. While on there, we became good friends with a couple women on there. After almost a year of hanging out, there was a falling out between some of the women, so a few of us left and “The Florida Rejects” message board was born. Throughout the past year, Amanda and I have met Amy and Jenn but no one had met Tiffany and her family. So, finally, Amanda and I planned a trip down to West Palm Beach to meet her and her family. We had such an incredible time. We had never met in person, but from the moment we stepped through the front door it was as if we had known each other our whole lives. The only person we did not meet that day was Tiffany’s older son Tyler. It was totally worth the almost 3 hour drive to meet them. I hope that we will be able to make this a summer tradition.
I cannot remember the manufacturer of the pp..but the title is Heidi Swapp.

2008-07-02T23:32:00.002-05:00

I did this layout last month sometime of Elizabeth. These pics were taken just before we went over to my dad's house for her very first haircut. April 2005 just after she turned 2.
I used Scrappy Cake's "Dot Fever" and "Flower Fever". The flowers and brads are Bazzil and the title is "Blossom" using my Quickutz Revolution.

Elizabeth August 2004

2008-07-02T23:29:00.003-05:00

These photos were taken when Elizabeth was about 15 months old. We flew up to Maryland (her first plane ride) to help my dad move back to Florida so he could be closer to us.

I used KaiserCraft Papers, Flowers, and Bling, American Craft rubons for the lettering in the flower and "Maryland" along the bottom.

I am totally in love with all of KaiserCraft papers and products..stay tuned for more layouts using their products.

Elizabeth's Pooh Page

2008-07-02T23:25:00.003-05:00

Yesterday we went up to the scrapbook store because they are offering 5 dollar quick page make n takes up there this month that are Disney related. So I though it would be fun for Elizabeth to go with me. This is the end result. I helped her cut the stickers out of the cardstock and I placed the Pooh sticker and the Bazzill CS squares, but the rest is all hers. The photos are from January when we went to Disney together for the day.

You Saved Us

2008-06-11T18:05:00.002-05:00

You Saved Us
Originally uploaded by elizabean

This is a layout I did a few months ago about our puppies. We just lost Kyra on Monday to an unknown, very quick disease. I just want everyone to know how much they mean to us and how much of a part of the family they are to us.

Kyra, my baby girl, you are so missed by all of us, love you baby girl!!

You can click on the layout to see it better....
Journaling on the layout reads:
On July 4, 2001 our daughter, Cheryl Dale, was born. Her life was so short, only 30 minutes. The weeks after her death, Jim and I felt as if we were in a fog. We had the idea that we should look into getting a dog. We did some research, and decided on Boston Terriers. One of the guys that worked with Jim had a relative that was going to be receiving a “shipment” from Alabama of Boston Terriers puppies. The day we went over to pick out our new puppies, we found out that they had been born on July 1, 2001. To me, I have always thought that God was preparing for our loss with the birth of our puppies only a few days before Cheryl was to be born. The day we brought home Gizmo and Kyra was one of the happiest days in our young married life. They brought back a joy and laughter that had been missing since Cheryl had passed away. There isn’t a day that doesn’t go by, that I look at them and feel that they truly did save us.

I apoligize...

2008-05-03T22:11:00.001-05:00

I have been so bad about keeping this site up to date. I will be sure to do a bit more about this after my semester ends at college this week :) I have been going nonstop since January 2007 and I am so ready for a break!

My Hubby

2007-05-07T13:33:00.000-05:00

Patterned Papers:
Cloud 9 Design "Pocketful of Paisleys"
Cloud 9 Design "Love Is In The Air"
Cloud 9 Design "Prisoner of your Love"

Chipboard Stickers:
Cloud 9 Design Sparkle "ABC's of Love"

Monogram:Basic Grey....painted white with a hint of sparkle (making memories)

Red Bazzil cardstock
White and pink brads
White small RicRac
Foam Squares to give the Paisley's I cut out more dimension.

Thank you for looking :)

Making Cookies..Christmas 2006

2007-05-07T13:31:00.000-05:00

I used:
Bazzill Paper...Red, Green, White

Rub-Ons: Basic Grey "Wholy Cow" Christmas Rub-Ons

Letters: American Crafts Thickers "Gift Box" painted with white acrylic paint

Thanks for looking :)

Spring Time in Florida

2007-05-07T13:29:00.000-05:00

journaling reads:
Spring in Florida happens so fast thatif you blink you will miss it. As shortas it is, it is my favorite time of theyear here. Highs in the 70's, sunny, lowhumidity....HEAVEN! This photo of Elizabeth was taken on one of those spring days in April 2007.

Patterned Paper:
Making Memories "Sydney Broc"
Making Memories "SydneyBDot"
Making Memories "Stdney Strp"

Stickers:
Making Memories Sydney Alphabet

Flowers:
Prima

white brads
bazzill white cardstock
bazzill chipboard (1.5 inche squares) for the "Spring" title

Thanks for looking!

Mommy's Sunshine

2007-05-07T13:27:00.000-05:00

Supplies:

Patterned Paper:
A2Z Essentials Sunburst Stripes
A2Z Essentials Sunburst Pink

Prima Flowers
Doodlebug Rub-ons

Thanks for looking :)

3 Generations

2007-05-07T13:25:00.000-05:00

Here is another one that I did for a challenge at ACOT. I actually used my sewing machine and stitched the patterned papers. Love how this one turned out :)

I used Dream Street's Near and Dear Line by Kelly Shults..."Tristan", "Erika", "Corey", and "Kayla"Rusty Pickle's Corrugated Alphabet Set, Heidi Swapp Chipboard Alphabet, Prima Flowers, and sewing :)Color Box "Dark Brown" ink.

National Scrapbook Day Crop at ACOT!

2007-05-07T13:21:00.000-05:00

This weekend I spent most of the weekend participating in an online crop at A Cherry on Top. These are all paper layouts. I am so proud of each of them. I really spent a lot of time and I am very happy with the results.

Supplies:
Patterned Papers:
Dream Street Papers Baylee's Garden Rain Dots
Baylee's Garden Blue Skies
Baylee's Garden Awning Stripe

Glitter:
Magic Scraps Glitter "Bikini Pink"(tried the making memories glitter and it did not give me the bold color that I was looking for)

Stickers:
Making Memories Ready to Glitter Stickers "Alpha Large"Embellishments"

Doodlebug Lily White Paper Frills (colored with Color Box "Orchid Pastel")

Inks:
VersaMagic "Pixie Dust"
Color Box "Orchid Pastel"

Other:
White Bazzill CardstockPeel and Stick Foam Squares (to give the flowers some dimension)Thanks for looking :)

Booster Seat

2007-02-23T23:10:00.000-05:00

Elizabeth is in a big girl seat now :) She is so excited and I am excited for her. I took this pic on Monday night after dance class.

I used Traci Reed's Onederfuls Templates at ACOT, Bella Gypsy's kit Dressed for School Diva. The fonts are MA Quaddie and MA Fishy

Love of a Lifetime

2007-02-23T23:07:00.000-05:00

I did this layout for my awesome hubby today :)

I love this pic of dh and I that my sister took back in November. I used some of the lyrics from the song "Love of a Lifetime" by Firehouse.

Started with Template from Kimberly Geswein and moved the wave down a bit, Maria LaFrance's kit Always With You from digital freebies.com, and the font is MA Simple Pleasures.

Thanks for looking

Always on the Go

2007-02-19T19:27:00.000-05:00

This is another challenge I did over at ACOT. We were given a template and had 1 hour to make a layout with it. This is the result, not too bad for only an hour ;)

Here is my dd running in my in-laws back yard

I used Gypsy Chick Ava Collection, Marcie Reckinger's Stamped alpha and the font is FG Nancy.

The template was a freebie for the challenge.

May 2003

2007-02-19T19:23:00.000-05:00

This is a "flip-lift" I did for a challenge over at ACOT of JustKC's "William 2 Weeks" layout for another digi challenge.

This is a photo from the day we roomed in with dd before we got to bring her home. It amazes me to look at these older photos of her and see how much she has changed.

I used Correen Silke's Summers End Kit from Scrapbook Bytes and the font is FG Paulette

Elizabeth's First Birthday

2007-02-19T19:20:00.000-05:00

I did this layout for a digi challenge at A Cherry On Top. I can't believe that we will be having her 4th birthday in only a few weeks. It seems like yesterday that we were planning her first birthday party.
I used Traci Reed's Point It Out Sketch 1, Michelle Bradley's Tropical Punch Kit and the font is FG Paulette.

Happy Valentines Day!!

2007-02-16T00:22:00.000-05:00

I made this layout for a Valentines Day Challenge at RakScraps yesterday.

I used Hunnie's Template and Starwarsgirl06's First Digital Kit :) both can be found over at Rakscraps :)

Did I do that????

2007-02-16T00:20:00.000-05:00

I just love this photo of Elizabeth :) Taken on May 23, 2003

I used Amy Bleser's Everyday Templates #1, Vera Lim's Sweet Love and the font is FG Nancy.

Thanks for looking :)

A Mother's Love

2007-02-16T00:17:00.000-05:00

This is a layout I did for a challenge over at DigiScrap Shak last month. I love this photo of Elizabeth and I that my sis took when we were up in Maryland.

I used Pajamas 4Love from ES, Christine Nash's Simply Stitching White and the font is Muriel.

Thanks for looking .

My Friend Pat

2007-02-16T00:12:00.000-05:00

I did this layout for my friend Pat. We met at church and she is one of my dearest friends.

I used ACOT's Collaboration Kit "A Circle of Friends", Traci Reed's Onederful Templates. The font is Bear Sophia.

So Small

2007-02-16T00:09:00.000-05:00

This photo of Elizabeth amazes me. She was only 2 days old in this photo, so small that even the preemie diapers were to big.

I used Theresa Hernandez's kit My Funky Valentine :) Thank you to Theresa and ACOT for this kit...I won during ACOT's 1st Digital Birthday celebration. It is a gorgeous kit!! The font is CAC Pinafore.

My Sunshine

2007-02-16T00:06:00.000-05:00

I love these photos of Elizabeth taken a few weeks ago, just the way her eyes light up when she smiles just makes my day. Since she was a bitty baby I have been singing "You are my sunshine" and the day that she sang it back to me brought me to tears. It was so beautiful.

I used Amy Bleser's Everyday Templates #4 and Little Miss kits from A Cherry on Top...thank you Amy for wonderful gift of the Little Miss kit, I LOVE it. The fonts are Anke Calligraphic FG and FG Charyn. Thank you so much for looking :)

Still More...

2007-02-11T20:15:00.000-05:00

I still have quite a few to add to my blog, but I think I may have a sinus infection and I am going to head off to bed. I will work on getting more on here this week sometime. Please leave comments if you stop by!! Thank you :)

A Year of Elizabeth

2007-02-11T20:12:00.000-05:00

This layout was for a quote challenge in January over at RakScraps. I used various photos of Elizabeth throughout the year. It amazes me how much her face changed in only a year.

I used Kelly Shultz Template Collection 4 and Gypsy Chick Ava Collection. The font is Placard Condensed.

My Wish

2007-02-11T20:08:00.000-05:00

I did this layout for a challenge at both DigiScrap Shak and RakScraps. We were to do a layout with the lyrics to My Wish by Rascal Flatts (which is one of my favorite songs)

I used Amy Teets Extra Ordinary kit and the fonts are SuzanneQuillSH and Zapfhumnst.

Lifelong Friends

2007-02-11T20:04:00.000-05:00

I did this layout for the sketch challenge at RakScraps this month. This is my dh and his friend. They went to high school together and his wife and I went to high school together and were best friends. We all ended up getting married and our children are only 2 months apart. I wish they lived closer.

I used Marcie Reckinger's Casual Friday kit and the fonts are FG David and Arial Narrow.

Summer Days at Pop-Pop's house

2007-02-11T20:00:00.000-05:00

These are some photos taken of Elizabeth and my dad at his home this summer. Elizabeth is a total duck and loves hanging out in his pool. This layout was done for a sketch challenge at The DigiScrap Shak. I used A Cherry on Top's Sun Kissed Collaboration Kit and the font is blackjack.

More Layouts.....

2007-02-08T00:13:00.000-05:00

I have some more layouts to post but I think that I am heading to bed. Thank you for looking at my layouts and I hope that you will leave comments here so that I know you came by. I am always interested in constructive critisism to make my layouts better.

April 1, 2003

2007-02-08T00:10:00.000-05:00

I did this layout for an element challenge at RakScraps. This is such a special photo of Elizabeth and I. This is the first time I got to hold my little girl. She was born on March 27th but had to be stable before we could hold her, she was 11 weeks premature.

I used Carole Neale's Lil Sweetheart kit from DigiScrapShak. The font is FG Bonnie.

Dad's Trip to the Phillippines

2007-02-08T00:05:00.000-05:00

This is my scraplift of one of my friends Amy..her layout called "Christmas Eve with Family" over at RakScraps (link on the right)

My dad went home for Christmas to the Phillippines. This photo is the surviving Jose family. My dad is the youngest of 10. Amazing, isn't it?

I used Vera Lim's One of a Kind Kit and Marcie Reckinger's Casual Friday for the filmstrip. Both kits can be found at A Cherry on Top. The font is blackjack and zapfHumnst BT.

To My Elizabeth

2007-02-08T00:00:00.000-05:00

I am really excited at how this layout turned out. I get an email everyday from the page-a-day calendar people with quotes specifically for moms and when I got this one I just knew that I had to do a layout with it.
The quote reads:
"A woman with a child rediscovers the world. All is changed-politics, loyalties, needs. For now all is judged by the life of the child..and of all children. -Pam Brown
So true, isn't it?
I used Kristin Cronin-Barrow's Joy Collection and the font is Blackjack

Accomplishments

2007-01-21T13:40:00.000-05:00

over at DigiScrapShak we have a blog challenge that reads:

What have you done recently that has given you a sense of personal accomplishment?

Mine doesn't have anything to do with scrapbooking. About 10 years ago I graduated from the local community college with my AA degree to transfer out to a 4 year university. My goal was to be a teacher. Well, 10 years later I am back at the same community college getting my AS in Early Childhood Development. I am taking 3 classes this semester, that once completed, I will be able to take a test for my CDA which is pretty much a certificate to be able to teach preschool. I am not stopping there thought, I plan on teaching preschool and finishing my 2 year degree so that I can become a teacher in the public school system down here in Florida. I feel so at peace with this decision and I get so excited to go to school now. I finally feel I am something other than a wife and mother, I am remembering what it is like to be me...Maria :)

my wonderful 3 1/2 yr old daughter took this picture of me. Not the greatest photo, but hey It's ME :)

Landscaping Surprise

2007-01-02T22:05:00.000-05:00

Here is another layout I did for an Ad Challenge at RakScraps. Back in April I surprised Jim by having our front yard professionally landscaped while he was away on business. Although the flowers have died, everything else still looks as beautiful as the day it was finished :)

I used Kelly Shults kit Delight from ACOT and the fonts are Franklin Gothic and Freestyle Script....this was also my first 8.5 by 11 layout :)

Thanks for looking :)

Elizabeth and Aslynn

2007-01-02T22:01:00.000-05:00

I love this picture I took of Elizabeth and Aslynn back in August. I did this layout for a sketch challenge over at RakScraps and I am really pleased at how it turned out, but of course, the subjects are just too cute so of course it was going to turn out ;)

I used Tracy Collin's (retrodiva designs) Gumdrops kit at Digital Freebies and the font is FG Paulette.

Scootering

2006-12-30T16:19:00.000-05:00

Santa got Elizabeth a scooter this year for Christmas. She is having so much riding it all around the house. These pics are from when we took it outside for the first time for her to ride around the block. She gets some good speed on it!!

I used Tracy Collins Another Try from Digital Freebies and Traci Reed's Photo Collages from ACOT. The font is FG Paulette.

Breakfast with Santa

2006-12-30T12:53:00.000-05:00

This year we took Elizabeth to Play Plus for breakfast with Santa. She was so excited to see him until she got on his lap. Susan took these photos for me since, once again, the batteries in my camera were dying.

I used Michelle Swading's Assorted Templates 2 at digitalfreebies and Driving Home for Christmas by Rikkiscraps at PolkaDotPotato. The font is TypoUpright BT.

Thanks for looking!!

Elizabeth and Kayla

2006-12-28T13:00:00.000-05:00

I love this layout :) This is Elizabeth and my friends daughter Kayla. She is 14 months old. When they play together Elizabeth takes on the Big Sister role and it is so darn cute, especially when Kayla will start picking on her just to get a reaction out of her.

I used Irene Brown's Willow from Scrap Outside the Box. The font is Papyrus.

December Dance Recital

2006-12-24T21:01:00.000-05:00

This is one of the pics from Elizabeth's first ever dance recital. They danced to "Where are you Christmas?" and I have to admit it brought tears to my eyes watching her dance.

I used a template from ConnyB (a little modified) and Amy Knepper's Kit Home 4 The Holidays over at Scrapdish.com. The font I used is AKAFrivolity.

February 2006

2006-12-24T20:56:00.000-05:00

I am totally in love with Amy Bleser's Zoomania Kit which can be found over at ACOT. I have so many pictures from the zoo that will go perfect with it. Here is my first one using her kit. The font I used is Pen Mark MF.

Snowballs...December 2006

2006-12-24T20:54:00.000-05:00

I am just totally in love with this layout. The colors in Bella Gypsy's Wonderland kit went PERFECT with the shirt that she was wearing. The font is called StoneSerif SAIN SmBd v.1 (how's that for a long font name??)

Easter 2006

2006-12-24T20:51:00.000-05:00

Just a few pics from April this year. We dyed Easter eggs with her for the first time this year and she really had a lot of fun.

I used Amy Teets OSpringy Kit from A Cherry on Top and Claudia Campbell's Straight Stitchies 2 from Elemental Scraps. The fonts are Vagabond and Honey Bunches.

July 2006

2006-12-24T20:49:00.000-05:00

Probably not your typical July photo, but we did in fact go ice skating while we were in Mississippi. This was the first time that Elizabeth had ever been on ice skates and she did a really awesome job.

I used Marcie Reckinger's SunshineyDay Kit and Kelly Shults Template Set (slightly modified) both can be found over at A Cherry on Top. The font is Whackadoo.

January 2006 - Big Gril Bed

2006-12-24T20:46:00.000-05:00

I love this picture of Elizabeth, as soon as we got her new big girl bed together she immediately began jumping on it. I can't believe that she will be in this bed for a year in another week. Time flies by so fast. Thank goodness for scrapbooking to preserve all these precious memories and thank goodness for camera's that preserve dates ;)

I used Heidi Smith's kit Geometrics from Scrap Outside the Box. The fonts are Socket and Whackadoo.

The Cover Page

2006-12-24T20:44:00.000-05:00

This is the cover page for the Christmas Album. The notebook paper is from ACOT's Collaboration Kit Extra Credit, everything else is from Marcie Reckinger's Happy Christmas. I also used Amy Bleser's Everyday Templates for this layout. The font is Storybook. Everything I used can be found over at A Cherry on Top :)

May 2006

2006-12-24T20:42:00.000-05:00

I am really happy at how cool this page turned out. I used Amy Bleser's Everyday Templates (which can be found over at ACOT) and Bella Gypsy's Lollipop Kit. The font is Waltograph.

June 2006

2006-12-24T20:35:00.000-05:00

Here is a layout that I did for the Grandparents Christmas album, I decided to do 2 pages for each month so that the album would be a bit bigger than it was. I used a kit called Water Fun by Tiny Dreamers which I purchased on Ebay. The font I used is SwingSet BB.

Mississippi

2006-12-19T20:54:00.000-05:00

another layout from Mississippi. Jim took this pic of our friends fireplace and as soon as I saw Enableem's Rusty kit I knew I had to scrap it. The fonts are Script MT Bold and Perpetua. Thanks for looking :)

Future Rock Star

2006-12-17T22:29:00.000-05:00

our little rock star in the making :) This pic was taken Feb 2006 while vacationing in Mississippi.

I used Enableem's kit Rusty from Digi Scrap Central and AmyW's template #20. The fonts are Surfer and FG Bonnie.

Thanks for looking.

Scripture Challenge at RakScraps

2006-12-16T23:11:00.000-05:00

I just finished this one for a challenge. These pics are when Elizabeth was only 5 months old (so about 2 months old adjusted) at her first company picnic. With Jim's suggestion, I softened the pictures so that they would not be so harsh up against Enableem's beautifully soft kit.

I used her new kit "Willow" over at Scrap Outside the Box. The fonts are Palace Script MT and ZapfHumnst BT.

Our First Family Christmas

2006-12-16T19:04:00.000-05:00

I just finished this layout for a Quote Challenge over at RakScraps :) I am very pleased with how it turned out considering I am running a fever and feel like crap. I am so pumped up on medications that I can't sleep.

I used Marcie Reckinger Happy Christmas and Christine Nash Simply Stitching Taupe. The fonts I used are OliJoSans (for the quote) and Worstveldsling (the title).

Thank You for Looking :)

Elizabeth's Ride

2006-12-13T21:00:00.000-05:00

I worked on this one today, I was messing around with making the ribbon look like it was going thru the tag and this is the end result. I used Enableem's Kits B&G Combo kit and also her It's A Wrap kit. The font is called Whackadoo, lol.

My Puppies

2006-12-13T20:58:00.000-05:00

I did this layout for a digi challenge over at A Cherry on Top. I used the ACOT Collab. Kit Circle of Friends, Christine Nash's Simply Stitching Little Bits of Taupe and Imperfect Frames and Corners.

Our Christmas Tree....2005

2006-12-12T23:11:00.000-05:00

My pics from this year are still on the camera so I decided to scrap our Christmas tree from last year :) I used Enableem's kit "It's a Wrap" from Scrap Outside the Box. The fonts are Scriptina (for the title) and FG Bonnie's Font for the journaling......which by the way I am totally in love with because it almost looks like my handwriting :)

LOL!

2006-12-12T17:23:00.001-05:00

You Are a Glazed Donut

Okay, you know that you're plain - and you're cool with that.
You prefer not to let anything distract from your sweetness.
Your appeal is understated yet universal. Everyone dig you.
And in a pinch, you'll probably get eaten.

What Donut Are You?

First Gingerbread House

2006-12-11T21:05:00.000-05:00

Another "first" page :) Elizabeth and I took art classes at the local play place for over a year together. Last year we did Gingerbread houses and she had so much fun doing them. Ironically, I am now teaching the same class and we are doing Gingerbread Houses this Thursday.

I used Irene Brown's (Enableem) kit "It's A Wrap" for this layout. The fonts I used are BoyzRGross (title), Brianne Hand (journaling), and CAC Pinafore (tags).

Thanks for looking!! Please remember to leave a quick comment if you stop by so I know you have been here :)

Cole and Bean at the Beach

2006-12-10T22:55:00.000-05:00

I am really happy at how this one turned out, Susan and I took the kids to New Smyrna Beach 2 times this summer and they had so much fun together. I used the A Cherry On Top Collaboration Kit Sunkissed, AmyW's template #24, and the fonts are AKA Frivolity (New Smyrna Beach) and MA Brownie too (journaling).

Thank you for looking!!!

First Kiss

2006-12-10T21:15:00.000-05:00

Here is another page I did using Enableem's B&G Combo kit. This is Elizabeth's "first kiss" I am sure one day she will kill me for taking this picture, but it was just too cute of a scrapbooking moment to pass up. Elizabeth and Dakota are only two months apart and his mom and I were best friends in high school and our husbands were also best friends in high school.

I also used Marcie Reckinger's Casual Friday kit at ACOT for the stitching. I also used Amy W's template #33 from her blog. The fonts I used are PenMark MF (2005), Pepita MT (First Kiss), and SBC Courtney's Journal.

Thank you for looking!!!

Silly Bean

2006-12-10T21:09:00.000-05:00

So I have some awesome news to share with everyone!! I just made my very first Creative Team!! I am so darn excited that I couldn't wait to start creating with her awesome kits!! Here is a link to Enableem's blog. So here is one of my first pages for her (and me too of course :) ), Silly Bean. Using her B&G Combo kit at Scrap Outside the Box. The font I used for the title and journaling is Porky's.

Thank you for looking!!

Just finished last night!

2006-12-09T09:02:00.000-05:00

Hot off the computer...I just finished this layout last night for a contest at ACOT. I used Christine Nash's Daydream Believer Kit and her Simply Stitching Perfectly Imperfect White. The fonts that I used were FG Elisha and Rage Italic. Thanks for looking :)

Sisters

2006-11-28T16:34:00.000-05:00

I did this one today for another challege over at Rakscraps. My dh took this picture of us on Sunday. I used Amy Teet's Simply Stated, Christine Nash's Totally Templates #15 both purchased at A Cherry on Top. The font is Muriel.

TFL :)

Viera Pumpkin Patch

2006-11-28T16:23:00.000-05:00

I did this layout for the Elements Challenge over at RakScraps. I am really proud of this layout, it is my favorite one that I have done digitally so far.
I used: A Cherry On Top's Year of Celebrations..November (daisy)
Christine Nash's Simply Stitching Taupe and Simple Stitching Little Bits of Taupe
J.Baechtold's Fall Frolic Sampler (tag)
Bella Gypsy Designs Elementary Kit (clip)
Nikole Terry's pumpkin (on the tag)
Amy Knepper's Leaps and Bounds (recolored the ribbon)
Font is 39smooth at fontgarden

TFL :)

Our Little Turkey

2006-11-25T21:48:00.000-05:00

My sister came over tonight and I had her help me with this layout. I used A Cherry On Top's Relax and Rejuvinate Collaboration Kit and the font is Will and Grace.

This was the only picture I got of Elizabeth from her first preschool preformance. Just after I took this pic the batteries went dead in my camera. Thank goodness PopPop was there with his camera. Now I just have to paper scrap them ;)

I browned out the child next to Elizabeth to post on galleries and my blog.
Thanks for looking!

November 2006

2006-11-25T20:04:00.000-05:00

Another layout for the grandparent's Christmas gift. I used Vera Lim's Ohh Soo Pretty Kit, Christine Nash's Simply Stitching Vanilla w/ Templates #1 and the font I used is Jester. Thanks for looking!

My Bean

2006-11-25T01:26:00.000-05:00

This is a layout I did last month for a contest at A Cherry On Top. I used Aegean Summer by Something Blue Studios (Danielle Catalano-Titus) and for {my bean} I used the Urban Kiwi Kit by Shabby Princess. The font for the journaling is PenMark MF.

Pupmkin Patch

2006-11-22T23:11:00.000-05:00

A pic from our trip to the pumpkin patch last month. I used Traci Reed's Essentially Fall and Christine Nash's Totally Templates #12. I purchased both at A Cherry On Top. Font is Goudy Old Style.

One Moment

2006-11-22T17:33:00.000-05:00

Today I got to watch one of my friend's daughter. Elizabeth had a good time being the "big sister". They went for a ride in the Barbie Jeep and it was just so cute to follow them with the camera. This is one of my favorite pictures that I took. I used Bella Gypsy Designs Kit "Glitz" from A Cherry on Top. The font is Bradley Hand ITC.

Family 2005

2006-11-20T22:38:00.000-05:00

Just finished :) This is picture my sister took last November after having dinner at the Olive Garden to celebrate her 28th birthday. This layout is a scraplift of a layout over at A Cherry On Top for a challenge. I used Marcie Reckinger's Sunshiney Day and Causual Friday kits. The font for the date is Chinacat.

September 2006

2006-11-20T10:14:00.000-05:00

I really like how this layout came out. I used Bella Gypsy Designs Glitz kit, the Ethan Charles Charity Kit by Michelle Underwood, the silver eyelet is from Shabby Princess' Urban Kiwi Kit. I also used Christine Nash's Totally Templates for the scalloped circle. The font is SBC CourtneysJournal.

August Page 2

2006-11-20T10:13:00.000-05:00

This has got to be one of my all time favorite pictures of Elizabeth. I used the Bella Gypsy Designs Longing for Fall Kit and the fonts are My Nerd (August) and Muriel (2006).

August Page 1

2006-11-20T10:10:00.000-05:00

August 22nd was Elizabeth's first day of preschool. I also did a paper layout for her scrapbook. This is for the grandparents Christmas present. I used Extra Credit Kit from www.acherryontop.com and the font is Second Grader.

Our Miracle

2006-11-12T21:48:00.000-05:00

Just finished this one tonight for a contest. The kit is called Ethan Charles Charity Kit by Michelle Underwood at www.guardianpeas.com The font I used was MA Fishy at www.digitaldesignessentials.com .

July 2006

2006-11-09T15:43:00.000-05:00

And finally, for now, is July's page. I used the Shabby Princess kit called Celebrate downloaded for free at www.shabbyprincess.com The flower doodles are by Angie Briggs. The font is Maiandra GD.

June 2006

2006-11-09T15:42:00.000-05:00

This is my second favorite page that I have done for this book. I love this kit!!! It is a freebie by Mel Violette called Spring Blossoms downloaded at www.scrapbook-bytes.com The font for the date is Vladmir Script.

May 2006

2006-11-09T15:19:00.000-05:00

I used Bella Gypsy Design's Razzleberry Kit for her May page.

April 2006

2006-11-09T15:14:00.000-05:00

In April we did a family morning at the beach. I used Bella Gypsy Designs Faded Laundry Kit, Christine Nash's Totally Templates 7,8,9 Kit. I used MA Simple Pleasure for the font. This is one of my favorite pages that I have done so far.

March Page Two

2006-11-09T15:11:00.000-05:00

This is my page two for March. I used a kit created by Sue Bond at www.RAKScraps.com for participating in the Rakoween Word Scramble. The font is used is Pen Mark MF.

March Page One

2006-11-09T15:09:00.000-05:00

since March was a busy month, I did 2 pages. On this page I used NRJ Sunny Daze Mini Kit from www.scrapartist.com I really like the folder tabs in this kit. For the date I used Pen Mark MF and for the rest of the journaling I used Abadi MT Condensed.

February 2006

2006-11-09T15:06:00.000-05:00

Here is February's page. I used ConnyB's Thinking of You kit at www.connyscrappings.blogspot.com . I used Abadi MT Condensed for the journaling. While I was doing this layout I was amazed at how much she had changed in one month.

January 2006

2006-11-09T15:00:00.000-05:00

I am working on a scrapbook for the grandparents this Christmas. This is my January page. I used Angie Briggs Bubble Gum Machine kit at www.digitalscrapbookpreviews.com I used Gill Sans Ultra Bold for the date.

My First Attempt at Blocks

2006-10-27T22:48:00.000-05:00

in digi scrapping. I participated in the Newbie Chat over at RAKScraps the other night and got a great template for Blocks from Oriana. I used the Rak Scraps Oct 2006 Prize Kit designed by Corinne. The font is Papyrus from www.dafont.com

Discover

2006-10-21T11:46:00.000-05:00

Another page I have been working on over the past couple days. I used a kit I purchased over at A Cherry On Top called Extra Credit. I also used black chipboard letters that I found on www.butternugsquash.com for free designed by Christy Strum. For the journaling I used Tempus Sans ITC.

Elizabeth and PopPop

2006-10-21T09:29:00.000-05:00

This is a page that I did a couple days ago of Elizabeth and her PopPop (my daddy). I used a freebie at www.scrapbook-bytes.com called Midsummer Swelter by Rina Kroes. I love the colors in this kit. I also used Doodles by Angie Briggs. The font is Surfer found at www.dafont.com.

Grandpa

2006-10-17T20:27:00.000-05:00

My newest page. It is called Precious by Okblues Designs. For the journaling I used Vrinda.

You Have the Best Smile

2006-10-17T19:03:00.000-05:00

This was the layout that I was working on last night. I used Luck Star Essential Kit by Gina Cabrera downloaded at www.digitaldesignessentials.com The font I used for You have the Best... is called Yard Sale and I found it on www.dafont.com

Turning 31

2006-10-17T18:59:00.000-05:00

This was my third attempt at digital scrapbooking. (which I am really enjoying)

I used Megan Leeson's Daydream Kit. I cannot remember where I downloaded it thought. I will edit to the link when I find it.

I also used a kit called Dinner Party by Sara Carling over at www.shabbyprincess.com and the eyelets used on the ribbon are also from Shabby Princess, the Urban Kiwi kit.

The font along the bottom I found over at www.dafont.com and it is called Will and Grace. The font along the top is OCR B MT.

My First Attempt At Digital

2006-10-17T18:28:00.000-05:00

This was my first attempt at digiscrapping, I used a free kit called "Funky Papers" by Cynthia Derousseau. I found it at www.scrapbook-bytes.com. I also used stitching around one of the squares. I used Goudy Stout and Incided901 Lt Bt for the title and journaling.

Enjoy the Sand Between your Toes

2006-10-17T18:20:00.000-05:00

A fun layout that I did a few weeks ago after Elizabeth had gone to bed.

Discover Your World

2006-10-17T18:13:00.000-05:00

This is the first page I have ever done using inking. It was quite messy more so because I really had no clue what I was doing. But I am really pleased with the end result.

Used Basic Grey papers, Heidi Swapp chipboard, and Doodlebug Rub-Ons.

Welcome

2006-10-16T22:53:00.000-05:00

I am not sure if I am doing this out of bordom or my insane insomnia, but I thought it would be fun to share my scrapbook layouts with everyone. So sit back and check back often.

I recently discovered the world of Digiscrapping and I think I may have become addicted ;) I still LOVE my paper scrapping, but sometimes it is easier to sit in front of a computer and do it instead of getting all of my supplies out.

I will post layout pics sometime this week :)

Maria