SLC 1/2 Marathon

How proud am I of this guy.....

Jeremy's Race Stats
Time: 1:36:23
Average Mile: 7:21
9th in his Age Division
133 Overall

Jeremy, Jennie & Craig after the hard part was over.

Next year I will be right next to these guys. Congratulations, you guys are awesome.

Mini Album

A Mini Album for My Mom
I think I'll give it to her tomorrow....I hope she loves it and keeps it at her desk.


Another mini album, this one for a special someone, I won't say who because then it wouldn't be a surprise.
I used a little cricut here and there, I used the NA cartridge. I also cut out a few flowers for WIMG. There is a little bit of American craft Ribbon as well as some from my stash. The library card and pocket came with the album package. I loved that this album went together so easily. I had so many of the coordinating colored embellies on hand. But most of all it allowed me to use some stuff from my stash.

Weekend Work

I did some super cute mini books over the weekend and FORGOT to take pictures. I will snap a few tonight when I get home from work and post them for all to see.

I've Been Under Construction

If you haven't already noticed...I've been remodeling a bit. I got this cute background paper, "Room for Vintage", from Cutest Blog on the Block. Definitely go check her stuff out, she has some very cute designs for any type of blog that you may have. I also made my own title in PSE. I used a photo of our favorite fishing spot in Montana and inserted some text over the top.

I hope you like what I've done with the place.

XOXOXOX

Training Princesses to be QUEENS!!!

Grandma Jones

Grandma Jones pulled off another successful tea party for the little girls this past Saturday. They enjoyed snacking on little tea sandwiches, breads and desserts. Grandma had me read a book about a tea party to the girls. Kamryn was the most captivated of all the girls. She wanted me to read it again.


Eleanor, Marina, Crystal, Kaidelyn, Kylee,
Kirstyn, Marlee, Kamryn & Kenedy


This has become a day that my girls look forward to all year. They were so excited to have a special party planned just for them. Thanks Mom...you're an awesome lady.

Tag I'm It....

I've been tagged...Here how it works:

1. Link to the person that tagged you and leave a comment on their blog, so that their readers can visit yours.
Lynn tagged me!

2. Post the rules on your blog.

3. Share 7 Random facts about yourself on your blog.

4. Tag 7 random people at the bottom of your post, linking to their blog. Let each person know by leaving a comment on their blog.

So, here are 7 random facts about me:

1) I'm trying to become a distance runner, but my knee is not cooperating.

2) I would rather watch my favorite TV series on DVD so I don't have to watch the commercials. A few of my favs are CSI, The Unit & LOST. This also works well with my DVR from Dish. I usually watch them while scrapping too.

3) I love the laptop that my Jer bought me for my birthday and although I have a computer at work, I pack it back and forth each day just to have my more current versions of Excel and Word.

4) I am an avid baker. I am happiest when I am in the kitchen. Currently, we have been testing different cupcake recipes for our wedding. It's a little counter productive to the running, but it's for a good cause.

5) I enjoy riding ATV's with my family. We like to pack up and take off for the day. Our last trip was to Duckfork lake. It was a 45 minute ride to the lake, we fished for a while, had a picnic lunch and rode home. PERFECT DAY!!!

6) I'm a crafter in many ways. I enjoy making anything with my hands. I have been known to tole paint, scrapbook, papercraft, sew, make beaded jewelry and I've even tried my hand at woodworking. Last year my fiance helped me build a beautiful pot rack that hangs above my bar. LOVE IT, LOVE IT

7) I cannot wait to go on my honeymoon. We are going to Cancun, Mexico for a whole week. It will be such a blast to spend a week alone with my honey. Plus, I have never been out of our country so that will be a new experience too.

I am tagging:

Brooke

Chelle

Trudi

Ra

Vicki

Jannalee

It's all beginning to come together

We had quite the productive weekend with wedding planning. We were able to find Jeremy's attire for the wedding as well as a Titanium wedding band. My Mom took some great pictures of us on Friday afternoon and afterwards we treated her to lunch at the Trolley in Springville, YUMMY!! Here are a few of my favorite shots...


I can't wait to use Photoshop Elements to do some different techniques with these. I will definitely be doing some B & W's, more to come later. Enjoy your day!!!!

I've been a busy bee

We have been so busy this past month. The wedding planning is in full swing. I found my dress on Friday, YAY!!!! I did have time to do a little scrapping though. These LO's were done as part of a challenge that I signed up for with my yahoo group. Enjoy


Thanks cards:
My Minds Eye - Paisley Paper
Bazzill - Cardsock
American Crafts - Felt and plastic Flowers
Provo Craft - Eyelets
Stampin' Up - "Thanks" Stamp
Unknown Vendor - Embossing powder
Rusty Pickle - Merry Grinchmas Ric Rac

Swimming Pool Fun:
My Minds Eye - Paisley paper
Bazzill - Cardsock (very little, just under journaling on right hand page)
American Crafts - Felt and plastic Flowers, and Ribbon
Provo Craft - Eyelets
Making Memories
I used MS Word to do the journaling and Word ART for the Title.

Just add water:
My Minds Eye - Paisley and striped paper
Bazzill - Cardsock
American Crafts - Felt and plastic Flowers
Provo Craft - Eyelets
Making Memories - Rub on Alphabet
George cartridge for WATER Alphabet

Ta Dah...

As promised here are some pics of my work this weekend and a few pics from recent work. I signed up for a Christmas card swap with some girls from an online scrapping group. I need to do another set of 10-12 cards, but this is my first set.

I used the Cricut Christmas Cheer cartridge for the stocking, Jasmine for the photo corners, Making Memories rubons, American Crafts ribbon, all the patterned paper is Die Cuts with A View and cardstock is from Provo Craft. As a final touch I stitched with my sewing machine around the entire card with both a zig zag and a straight stitch.



This next pages is a layout I did about making homemade jam with my family. If you don't have a Bob Marley song in your head after reading this title, SHAME ON YOU. I thought is was very clever if I do say so myself.
I used the Alphalicious cartridge for the "We're" and Jasmine for "Jammin'" and the photo corners, I don't remember the brand of PP. I also did a little stitching on this page, but it is quite hard to see in this picture.

I'm a Slacker

I'm such a slacker, but I promise I will have a super cute LO or two after this weekend. Be patient, I will post on Sunday.

Oh what FUN....

This past weekend we pooled our money with some friends and rented an eight bedroom cabin above Heber city in Timberlakes. We had a wonderful time. There was plenty of good food, conversation, games and new friendships being made. Here are a couple of pics from our excursion.

A Wii bit of fun

Pool Shark..

Missy, Justin, Marnie and Lisa taking advantage of the abundance of treats.

WYATT

I did this layout for my nephew Wyatt. We were at the cabin for New Year's Eve. Uncle Jeremy and Wyatt get along fabulously. They are great pals, especially when it is time for a nap.
I used Tags, Bags, Boxes & More for the tags on this LO. All of the patterned paper is Die Cuts with a View. The ribbon is American Crafts. I made my own Chipboard letters by adhering PP to chipboard and using my cuttlebug to cut out the Sizzix die alphabet.

{ME}

You see the pictures all over the scrapbooking world, a woman with her camera in the mirror. I have never done it, so when I came home from the fire department Christmas party this past December, I decided to try it out in my bathroom mirror. I'm not super impressed, but it was worth a shot. I did do a little photo editing in Picasa which helped a touch.

New Scrapping Posts

I have posted some scrapbook pages to the Creating Keepsakes site for the first time. Take a look at my work from Sunday the 13th.
http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com/gallery/search.ihtml?designer_idx=90614

I hope you like what I've done so far.

I've fallin' off the blog wagon

I have been so busy this past month, I haven't had a chance to balance my checkbook much less post to my blog. I will be better about it this month though. Maybe I can finally start posting some of my scrapbooking work. I sat down all day yesterday and did pages for Jer's book as well as the family book. It was a great release and I hope to do it next weekend as well.