Sesame Street is coming to SeaWorld!

Today I got to go to SeaWorld for a special announcement of the new Bay of Play staring Sesame Street characters - it's opening in 2011 & I know it will be a big hit with fans of the street!

2009 Year In Review

This is my 3rd Year in Review layout. In 2009, we celebrated 3 years begin married & 10 years together!

Here's the text in case it's too small to read:
The kiddos from Lockhart came for a visit to the zoo in January. In February SD & I volunteered with Ashley, & friends to make tacos at the Rodeo Fajita Corral. In March we volunteered for the 2nd year in a row to take & process photos at the MS Walk. I started working for March of Dimes in February and by May we had recruited American Idol finalist, Haley Scarnato to sing at our walk! I learned to drive a scissor lift to hang banners from the scaffolding & there was a downpour on walk day so we were soaked to the bone after cleaning up the park. In June we took a road trip to Omaha, NE for SD’s graduation from Bellevue Univ. His mom, dad, brother, SIL, nephew & nieces and my sister and nephews met us there! We were all so proud of him. After the ceremony, we took the kids to the Omaha Zoo for some fun. In July, we drove to Austin for my multi-class HS reunion (14 years for me.) Later that month we took a weekend trip to Rockport and enjoyed the ocean for a couple of days. In September, I flew to Minnesota so Lynn and I could go to Scrapfest. Then in December, SD and I took our first trip to NYC! We did all the touristy things we could fit into 5 days!

I used a kit called Floralessence by Bon Scrapatit.

Happy 30th to My Sister

My little sister turned 30 today. Since she lives far away & I can't take her photo, I scrapped a few pics of her over the years. For some reason, her 30th b-day makes me feel old...but mine did not. ;o)

I LUV My 80's Charm Necklace!

Wow! I had a little extra time 2night so I decided to scrap!! it goes much faster when you use someone else's kits instead of making your own. LOL!

Credits
Kit: Princess Freebie by Amanda Laborde
Word Art: Elegant Word Art by Bethany
Some Embellishments: Sugared Fruit Topping by the sunshine girls

Don't Blink...

This is my family - I just had to scrap these darling photos of my mom, sister & I...and yes, I've been wearing glasses forever!


LO created with: {DINNER PARTY} by Shabby Princess and SARA CARLING
Elegant Word Art by Bethany

MOD Thank You Cards

Well, I'm almost 5months into working for MOD and I still love it! Here's a TY card I made for the people who supported me (financially or by donating their time).

Most of the embellishment I made myself, or were from CU files - I wasn't planning to post, so i didn't keep track. Oops!

Good news - I'm almost finished with school. I have 10 weeks left in my current class and then 2 electives and I am finished. Thank goodness. Hopefully I'll have more free time to be "kreative" after this.

TTYS!

`KJ

Digiscraping again - finally

I actually got to spend some quality time on my computer today! It's been ssssssoooooo long. Here are two layouts I made with some pics my mom took at mine and SD's engagement photo session.








Credits: Template – queen of quirk, Word art 1 - Katie Pertiet, template 2 by RoseMcDigital Designs, word art 2 inspired by Bethany, Papers - misty morning by Meryl Bartho, kb-shannon1 by Kim Broedelet, HMONT_RomanticKit_Paper05 by Helena Monteiro Designs, PDP_LA_brnsqr by Amy Brever/The Polka Dot Plum, & dpaper4 by nikkilynne39@gmail.com

Happy New Year Card

This year, there was SO much going on and I never found time to send Christmas cards...so, I decided to make a New Year's card instead.

Project 365, Week 2

Here are the Project 365 photos I took last week. It was a very busy week for me. I accepted a position with the March of Dimes to run the March for Babies in SA. We also had a few of our Nieces and on our Nephews in town for the weekend. We had a blast, but 3 kids are a lot of work!

To scrap this 2 page layout, I used a kit called Strawberry Delight by Annie Manning at http://www.paintthemoon.net/. I also used a Project 365 template created by Karen Maggie, Studio Crew Member for Scrapbookgraphics.

2008 Year in Review

I’m still working on scrapping my Project 365 photos from week 2 and plan to post them very soon. In the mean time, I finished my 2008 Year in Review page. I made a similar page for 2007 to document mine and SD’s first year being married and I hope to keep up this tradition for a long time.



I scrapped this LO with the sunshine wonder girl’s Sugared Fruit Topping kit available at http://www.sunshinestudioscraps.com/. I created the word art, stamp frame template and staples myself.

Fun Moments

Here are a few photos of the kids having fun at Olivia’s b-day party. Kristian, KK and Olivia are coming to town this weekend and we’ll be taking them to the zoo. I have a couple art projects planned and plenty of stuff to bake cookies – and if they get bored, they can always slide down the stairs on pillows like last time. I never lived in a house with stairs when I was a kid, so a makeshift pillow/stair slide was always one of my most favorite parts about visiting friends who did. I guess it’s a kid thing!

Project 365

There’s been a lot of buzz online about Project 365 so I’ve decided to participate this year. As part of this project, I’ll be taking one picture every single day – by then end of the year, my creative photography skills should be greatly enhanced. To take it a step further, I’m going to scrap each week’s photos and by the end of this year, I’ll have a magnificent record of each day of my life. It’s going to be exciting to look back and remember a little moment from each day. The past 2 years of my life have been pretty difficult, so it’s time for a turn around and I KNOW 2009 is going to be wonderful!



To scrap this layout, I used a kit called Spontaneous Delight by Carrie Stephens (http://www.carries.typepad.com/). How kismet - I decided to participate in this project the first time I read about it on this blog; it was a spontaneous decision that I am very delighted about. ;o)

Merry and Bright Freebie!

As promised, here’s my newest kit, Merry and Bright. This one was pretty big, so I separated it into 2 zip files to make it easier to download - make sure you click on both links to get the whole kit. I hope you all have a wonderful New Year’s Eve and an exceptional 2009!

Password: kreative

Zip 1 Zip 2

Holiday Party LO #2

I decided to scrap a few more photos from this holiday party. Even though I didn’t know very many people at this party, I had a lot of fun. I saw some old friends and made a few new ones too! Here I am with Ashley and Phyllis in the photo on the top right. Teri and I are huggin’ it out in the photo on the bottom left.

I created all the papers and elements for both these layouts. Now I’ve been inspired to turn them into a kit. So, check back soon and I’ll have a little present for you digiscrappers. Happy Holidays!

`KJ

Merry Christmas

A friend took this photo of me at a holiday party a couple weekends ago…I figured since its Christmas Eve, I should scrap it. I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year!

Farm LO #4

Here are a few more photos from my trip with Ashley and Stephanie to the Heck Farm.
I continued to use the “shooga” kit by susan designs to scrap these photos. The quote is the first verse of a Song by Nora Jones called Peace. I used it because the farm was so peaceful and serene. It’s a great place to escape and relax, which is something we did a lot of on this trip!

Here, Ashley is taking photos with her cousin, Wes, and Uncle, Garrett…and Ashley’s dad is in the photo with the 3 of us.

What a Gorgeous View

Here’s a better view of the fallen tree we climbed on (bottom right). You can’t help but snap beautiful photos of the scenery here – everything was so picturesque…I felt the urge to snap, snap & snap photos every where I looked. Here we are striking a few more poses in the sunshine.

More Photos from the Heck Farm

Last Sunday was so beautiful, especially after two nights of very cold temps. We really enjoyed the sunshine as we walked along the property and down to the river. We even tested our courage as we climbed out on this big tree that had fallen off the side of the bank and was resting in the water.

Farm Fun

Here are some photos taken last weekend. Ash, Steph and I went to Ash’s family farm for a nice, relaxing weekend away. Of course, we have to document everything in photos! Notice the little HE’s along the edges? That’s the “Heck Brand” so I just had to include it on this layout.

To scrap these pics, I used a kit called shooga by www.sausandesigns.com.

Love Actually LO #2

Here are a couple more pics from the same couple’s showers that I scrapped yesterday. {This kit by Flergs really is so cute for romantic layouts.}There were so many fun pre-wedding events and I wanted to make sure I had plenty of memories so I made sure someone was in charge of taking photos at each one.