Let's Capture these Sketches - 80- Bryce

Yesterday I worked on this sketch from http://letscapturethesesketches.blogspot.com/


Here is my take with the groom's nephew as the focus I love the green hat! I printed one black and white and one colour copy of the main photo. I cut out the hat and used foam to pop it up.

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend so far. Mine has been busy!

Sketchy Thursdays 5.12 Kiss

This week Sketchy Thursdays shared a double page LO.


I changed it up a bit and only used the right side of the sketch.

I really liked how it turned out. I'm still working on my Punta Cana album. It's been slow but over the last few days, between cutting the front lawn then the back, I've managed to get a few more LO's done. I really want to get it done before I start on anything else.

A baby shower gift

A few weeks ago I held a baby shower for my new niece Lexi. It was a hit. My Nana told me a couple times how lovely it was and she is the queen of party planning and execution. Anyway I made a scrapbook of the shower for the gift. I finished it this week. Here are some pictures of the finished project.

I picked this album up @ a local factory outlet. They have everything! I was also able to get all my prizes there too.

I wrote a little note on the inside of the shower invite for Alexis...telling her how much she is loved.

One of the games we played was "Don't say Baby" and if you did and someone caught you then they got your cloths pin. I wrote Alexis' name on each one.

Every shower should have food. I thought a really long time about the menu. It paid off b/c everyone enjoyed it.

Of course we had punch. I asked Nana if she would lend me her punch bowl ( which was her mom's) and she gave it to me. She figures I'll use it more than her now. She also gave me a bunch of pretty tea cups for our tea party.

I included all the cards that came with the gifts. On the inside I wrote what each person had bought.

The guest of honour! Lexi's shirt says "I love my Auntie" (left). At six weeks she was able to hold her head up to sit in her BUMBO chair (right). 

I love this little girl so much. Anyway I hope everyone has a great week. I've got a long one, three 12 hour nights starting Tuesday. YAY! So I'm just relaxing @ home today...after I vote of course.

Sketchy Thursdays 4.28 - relaxation

Hi everyone, hope your weekend was a good one. This weekend I played with Sketchy Thursdays. Still working away on those Punta Cana pics.

I spent the morning before wedding getting a many. Something I only do on vacation since nail polish is frowned upon @ work and would never last anyway. I was so relaxed I almost feel asleep in the chair. A great way to start off a perfect day.

Sketcy Thursday 4.7

Hi all, yesterday I played with Sketchy Thursdays. I love their sketches. They also know how to show the love too and always comment on every one's blog who has played that week.
Here is the sketch



Here is my take.

These pictures are from my Punta Cana trip. I love them b/c Jenny had taken them with my camera, without me even knowing about it. I just found them on my camera a couple days later. It appears as if I might have to take a break from my Punta Cana album. What started as a very tight paid period as actually turned out not be, I've picked up 3 extra shifts. So that means I have to put aside my Punta Cana album and finish up a project I'm working on for the baby shower next weekend. I promise to share but Jess (HI JESS!) and her mom (HI KATHLEEN!) sometimes read my blog and I want to keep it a surprise. I also have to finish up favours and wrap prizes. The menu can't be done until the day before, so I really need to get the crafting and then the cleaning done defore then. So there you have it, I might be able to slip a trip LO in all the business. I hope so b/c now that I've started it, I'd just like to get it done so I can show people!
Anyway thanks for stopping by and I hope you guys have a great weekend. It looks like beautiful spring weather coming in the forecast. Maybe I'll get to wear a dress to church! :)

One layout, two challenges.

Over @ Scrapping the music they are using the song, "Hanging by a moment" by Lifehouse. The line "searching for truth" has always spoken to me. Aren't we all searching for the truth?? After spending last week with my new niece Alexis and watching her face for hours, it occured to me what I already knew....all you have to do is look at a babies face and know that GOD does exist. I used this sketch from Pencil lines



I flipped it and will likely switch the picture out for a better one once I get some developed.

Thanks for stopping by!

Ten for 30.

Hello all it's Tuesday and over on It's a crafty Life Kim is playing Ten on Tuesdays. I turn 30 on Friday and an slightly bummed because two large milestones I thought would have happened have not, I'm not a wife or a mom yet. So instead of dwelling on that I'm going to make a list of ten plans I have for my 30th year.

1. As many snuggles and cuddles with Alexis as I can get.

2. Apparently Alexis is having a party @ her parents house for me on Sat. Poppa (my dad) is helping her plan it.

3. I will officially be a grown up, when I have my first party ever in my first house. It's a baby shower for Alexis.

4. I'm going to create a mini album of my 30th year, month by month, journalling on a calender everyday. This will be challenging since I live alone and when I work I work 12 hour shifts, so I'm going to have to work really hard to think of something relevant to say everyday. I found this idea over @ Ella. I promise to share the project as I work on it. I start it this weekend.

5. I'm really excited about my cousins Roo's wedding. Just over a month away.

6. I'm going to be a good cousin and a good sister all in one day. The bridal shower for Roo's fiancee is the same day as my sister Patti's engagement party, only in the afternoon. So I'm going to go to the shower and then drive 2 hours to be @ Patti and Ry's party.

7. I'm going to cry my heart out @ my cousin Andrea's wedding. Happy tears of course. This girl deserves all the happiness in the world and I think she might be finally getting it and I couldn't be more excited for her.

8. I'm going to dance the night away with some middle school girlfriends @ Ape's wedding. Can't wait.

9. NKOTBSB in TO with my best friend...enough said.

10. Help my sister plan her wedding.

That's my list folks, thanks for stopping by.
Ciao for now.