Layouts, layouts rah rah rah

Are you getting tired of my scrapbook pages yet?
As you can see we do enjoy our food when we go away for a girls trip, lol
I love how the girls like to ham up for their photos, lol.
For the journaling (remember I wanted to get these pages done quick and no pressure) I taped the sides up and then drew on the lines. Then I pulled off the tape to have a nice clean edge. First put the tape on you pants to take away some of the adhesive so you don't rip up your paper.

Yup someone got me in the pictures as well, lol.
I was thinking that I was going to put something on that large pretty piece of pattern paper in the middle. Then I thought I was going to add something to those square blocks.
But I had to keep reminding myself to KISS (keep it simple silly,lol).

Here are Kristy's layouts.
She used such pretty papers and her photos are gorgeous.

Well except for the dirty ashtray of Sharon's. We tried to convince her to take that photo out, but she wouldn't, lol.

Onto My Day:
I kept waking up all night chocking with this cold of mine.
I had a sore throat yesterday, but thought it was maybe from the wood stove that heats up Sharon's camp. But nope, Kristy and Heather shared their cold with me, how sweet of them to share ;)
My hair and teeth are even sore. So I am thinking of jumping in a hot bath and relaxing tonight.

If you haven't checked out my last few days of posts, I had posted with my layouts from this weekend.
Hope you all had a creative Tuesday :)

Tracy :)

Goodbye House :(

Sticking with my theme of the same paper stack and same photo stack, I was whipping out these layouts....well not really, lol.
But I do like the layouts that I put together.
I showcased the photos.

And journaled as I so love to do.
If you can't tell my journaling is on the paper with the stripes

 Here is Kristy's layouts.
They took these photos this weekend as well.
I love how the girls see things through the camera.

 I love this photo of the lantern at night.

Onto My Day:
We had to leave earlier then we wanted to as Heather had to work today. I know it is a holiday today, but because the trucks aren't in use, she can grease them all with out waiting.
So while everyone was still sleeping I packed up most of the truck.
Heather and Kristy went home with Ashley.
Ashley wanted to leave first so they could unpack their vehicle of their stuff, then help me when I got home. What a sweetie she is.

So Wayne and I took Heather to work. I brought some book work with me so I could work on that, and Wayne went and bulldozed while Heather worked.
I would take walks around the pit in between doing my book work.

Just finished watching the very last episode of House. I am sad to see it ending.
Not only did I love this show, but my dad would phone me to remind me that it was going to be on, and if he didn't, I would phone him. Then the next day we would spend a few of our phone calls chatting about the show.
Now both are gone, but I still have all those wonderful memories.


Hope you had a creative Monday, and enjoyed your May Long weekend :)

Tracy :)

More layouts....Shocking :-O

I rained all day and most of the night.
So it was an inside, create all day type of  day today :)

I did 8, 12x12 layouts, which works out to 4, 2 page layouts. I am a 2 page spread kind of girl.
I thought I did great for these 2 days, until I realized Kristy did the same amount in one day, lol.
Here is my first 2 pages. I am also going to show you Kristy's layouts.















 My plan this weekend was to get as many photos on a page for each layout and try not to over think it.
So I used the same paper pack for all of my layouts and also used the photos from the same trip. I also used some sketches to make it even easier on me.
As you know I have only done 2 layouts in the last 2 years, so I tried to channel Mary Pat this weekend ;)















This is one of Kristy's 2 page spreads from this weekend.
The girls actually took these photos this weekend.

Yup, I used my Cricut again. So proud of myself ;)
I love the softness of this page and the photography is beautiful.















Onto My Day:
Sharon brought her Kodak Picture Mate photo printer. We have been using it for years.
But this time it would only show 4 out of my 18 photos on my jump drive. It wouldn't read Kristy's, Ashley's or my camera cards. But it read Sharon's.

So Kristy pleaded with Wayne to bring up my Selphy photo printer. He told her he wouldn't, but texted me that he was going to bring it, but wanted to surprise her.
She was so happy and excited when she saw her daddy show up :)
Oddly enough my photo printer showed all 18 of my photos and everyone's camera card worked except Sharons. 

I packed up the scrapbooking supplies as Heather has to work and we have to leave early :(

Hope you all had a creative Sunday :)

Tracy :)

Layouts...really?!?

I will start with our Friday Night.
Every girls May Long Weekend, I don't seem to get started until around midnight.
I have to first unpack the food, then all the crafting supplies.
We also have to re-organize the whole camp for our main purpose for being there. The lighting is way better in the living room so we move the kitchen table in there. Move around other small tables beside me, as I seem to take over the whole table if I don't have them, teehee.
Then I have to organize all the crafting supplies.
You know, Cricut and cutting tools go on the long table. Stickers and tags in a container, papers on another table. Area all organized and ready to create.
Then I have to check out a few magazines, lol.

So this year I vowed to start before midnight.
I brought this little album with me. I purchased it at a dollar store years ago. It has 10 pages, so it can fit 20 layouts and fits 6x6 pages.
I had 9 layouts already done in it.
I can't show you those layouts as I didn't ask permission to show those friends photos on here.
But here is the cover page.
Cut out with my cricut....are you proud of me Schell ;)















 I had the background papers precut and in the page protectors. I think they were from CTMH or Stampin' up.
This is Sharon and I from a few years ago on our girls May Long Weekend scrapin it up ;)















The first page here is from a day crop that my friend Lynne invited me to.
The second page is when I was at Scrap for Heart in 2011. I am still planning on doing a 12x12 page spread on this crop, but still wanted it to be in this mini, mini.
I also have some hidden journaling behind the photo.















I was so happy that I got started way before midnight ;)
These next two pages are also for this 6x6 book. But I did them on Saturday.
This is also from Girls May Long weekend a couple of years ago. Wayne had bought Sharon and I these scrapbooking t-shirts and we are modeling them.
We are trying to be all gangsta, lol. Epic fail. Hard to look tough when you are almost pissin' yourself laughing.
The second page is of my girls and what they love to do on these weekends :)















Onto My Day:
It was a beautiful day. The girls brought lots of props for their photo shoots.
Ashley went for a walk, then I went to catch up. But went the opposite way she did, lol.
So they ended up finding me.
We had hot dogs for lunch.
I was impressed by Kristy's ketchup application.
Ashley brought it to our attention that it was because of all that cake decorating Kristy does.
Funny thing was Kristy didn't even realize it until we brought it to her attention.

I hope you all had a creative Saturday :)
Tracy :)

Packin' Up

To the uneducated eye, this may look like I am going on a trip.
But to the scrapbooker, you know I am going to a crop, lol















 Every year on the May long weekend, my 3 daughters and I go to my SIL, Sharon's camp and create all weekend long. Girls Weekend!!!!
We have a blast.
It is this weekend!!!
We look forward to this all year long.
Everything here is scrapbook related, even the suitcase is full of scrapbooking supplies.
My clothes are in a tiny tote bags, lol. But seriously what do I need but some jammy pants, t-shirt and a sweater for the evenings, lol. Don't worry I fit my toothbrush in as well, lol.

We stay up late into the next morning with plans to sleep in, but that doesn't usually happen, as we are excited to get up and do it all over again.
Our meals consist of things we can microwave or cook quickly. I should have taken a photo of those bags, lol.
My girls bring many video games, movies and of course their cameras,
When they were younger they would scrap with us, but not anymore :(

I will post all  the fun we had when we get back.
And I will visit you all on Monday :)

Hope you have a creative Friday and weekend.
Wayne I hope you enjoy your quiet weekend with Rose :)

Tracy :)

Fortunes from the past

Last night we had Chinese food for supper.
Here are the fortunes that we had in our fortune cookies :)

 Onto My Day:
I went for another hike with my friend Kelly. We didn't get lost this time :)
I really love these hikes. I figured, by my pedometer, that we walked about 4 miles.
So far today I have taken 14,104 steps :)

Here are a couple of photo's Kelly took during our walk. She took them with her phone.
I thought this was cool. A lily of the valley growing out of this old stump.

I love this photo.
It is Kelly and my reflection in the water.
I call it Ghosts of our Past.
Kelly and I have known each other since about 3rd grade. We have the same birthday, year and day. We also share the same middle name. Both of us only have daughters, she has 2, I have 3.
We have lost contact here and there over the years, but when we get together again, its like we have never been apart.
Oh if your wondering, I'm the shorter one, teehee.

I hope you all have had a creative Thursday.
It is a long weekend here this weekend and I am going to be creating my buns off ;)

Tracy :)

Whats on my work desk Wednesday

I have never posted a whats on my work desk post before.
Wow, challenges last week and posting a WOYWW this week. What will next week bring ;)
To see other crafter's desks check out Julia's blog

So here it is all in it glory.
Such a mess eh?

Oh you say you want a closer look?
Oh why the heck not, you have seen it worse. Yes Becky, it has been worse, lol.
I am trying to find a good way to organize my flowers.
My containers have shrunk over the years and the flowers are overflowing.
My goal was to use them up on projects before they got this bad. Ya, that didn't happen, lol.
So I have been separating them by colour to see what containers I could store them in.
I make most of my flowers, so I sometimes I wonder why I even buy embellishments.
So there you have it, my desk for this week.

Onto My Day:
Heather and I went for a morning walk. It was a bit chilly but it was so nice to walk with my Heather bear.
Kristy was feeling a bit better today, so she went to both Co-Op and school.
Enjoyed a nice chat with a friend. My week has been so full of friends, I am so so lucky.
And like every afternoon, I enjoyed having Ashley come home from work to have lunch with me. Or should I say for me to make her lunch ;)

I hope everyone had a creative Wednesday :)

Tracy :)