Jay Layouts #6 and #7

Because the first page of this layout had so many photos (I do find it challenging to create a layout with more than 3 pictures...but I couldn't pass up any of these family pics!) I intentionally kept the second one "clean."

Couldn't get a very good photo of this layout.

I thought this frog stamp was so cute...but when Alyssa saw this layout she said "Isn't that a girl frog...look how long the eyelashes are!" Ugh.

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mini gift bag and card

My daughters really appreciate their youth choir teacher and decided they wanted to do something to show their gratitude. They bought her a movie gift card and some chocolate and then came to me for a handmade card and gift bag. I didn't have much time so went with a pattern from a previous card and had these made in about 30 minutes.

CPS 114

What's a girl to do when she has an hour to spare before family movie time and a craving for sparkles and flowers (after nothing but masculine layouts?) Head for the CPS Sketch 114 of course! Here's two takes on this week's sketch. I never would have gravitated to this dog stamp set by gel-a-tins on my own, but a while back I let the girls pick out a stamp set at Archivers using our 30 percent off coupon and this is what they chose. They haven't used it yet, so I decided to play with it.

Hope you had a wonderful Son-day! We had a delightful afternoon lunch with two couples from church and two of Matthew's friends. Now I'm off to enjoy a movie with my gang.

Marie with a :-)

Jay Layout #4

Well, it's been slow but steady these past two days...at this rate, I might just finish in time. I am leaving the journaling for Jay's parents, which makes it a little (more) challenging.

Another challenge for me, is that I have decided that "bulk" isn't good for the scrapbooks so I have pretty much quit using buttons and other bulky items. I did think that this paper I used was pretty enough without adding anything to it! (Oops, did I say "pretty?" Didn't mean it...after all this is a MASCULINE scrapbook. I meant to say "handsome." Yeah, that's it...the papers are so handsome looking that I didn't need to add anything...LOL. )

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Marie with a :-)

Jay Layout # 3

As I've mentioned for the last few posts...masculine layouts are a challenge for me! This one had a good feel to it, though and I think it is because "laughter" is what I think of when I think of Jay. While he is smart, and kind and polite, it is his laughter that stands out because it is so hearty, genuine and frequent. I didn't know him when he was a child, but these photos from his parents seem to indicate that he has always been full of laughter.
I used TLC paper (for a very brief time before my CTMH days, I was a TLC consultant and have lots of paper that they were clearancing right before I switched allegiances. I was looking through them to send some to my sister, and decided these would be great colors because they are so vibrant - they don't show quite as well in my photos. The flip flap on the left page isn't taped down yet (they actually go on the outside of the page protector) so it isn't as transparent as it will be when taped down.

I actually used 2 flip flaps on this page so there are four photos plus room for journaling. CTMH flip flaps...gotta love 'em!

Thanks to some pretty awesome kids, the laundry is complete, a cake made and the house cleaned up so I just may be able to get another layout done tonight. It also helps that my friend Donna provided dinner for tonight. We are keeping two of her children for an overnighter so she can celebrate her 25th anniversary with her sweetie. She really didn't need to provide dinner but she made a Mexican Lasagna that smells wonderful and I can't wait for dinner time!

Marie with a :-)