Sooooo. . .I mentioned I've been crafting lately? Well first things first, there is a great challenge with FANTASTIC prizes to be won over here at Scrapping Across the Universe . They are also looking for new DT members, so what are you waitin' for? ;-) This is my layout for the current challenge (Who Am I)



Here are a few American Crafts lo's I pumped out this week too!
Summer 09. . .used the Polaroid Pogo to print these out since my reg. printer is out of ink! I love the size that the pogo prints are!


In the Air at the Fair


Happiness is being with you. . .


I also participated in a layout tag which was fun and an ATC swap, so I have been busy busy!

Today was an eventful day. . .we got to be supermodels for a day! By we I mean me and all four kiddos. A friend of mine works for Vera Bradley which is based in our city, and entered our pics for an upcoming shoot and they invited us to come! Modeling is hard work! Lol! I had to make sure my kiddos stayed clean and didn't mess up their hairdo's and chased my two year old little dude ALL OVER! It was supposed to be a picnic on a farm, so the girls got to play with week old goats, found a toad, pet baby bunnies, and saw sheep and donkeys. They were pretty much on cloud 9. Not to mention the fact that they got their hair done and even got to wear make-up (gasp!) and there were all kinds of snacks and drinks available for them! What a wonderful scrapbook page, eh?

Fun things that have caught my eye this week. . .
Her photos - One Love Photo. . .I just adore her pictures. They make me want to crawl inside the pic and be a part of the action! I especially love this one!

We bought this last week. . .


The girls loved making ice cream while playing games (like hot potato!), and I must say it really worked and was good ice cream! They chose Bubblegum flavor which you can find here. I love that you can take it anywhere to do this.

REally wanting to buy this!

suspectshoppe

So that's pretty much it for now! Hope you enjoyed the links. =)
xo

It's quite possibly my favorite week of the summer. The Three Rivers Festival. It's kicked off with a parade, and then there is the chalk walk and the art fair, live bands and Junk Food Alley! Mmmm. Where else can you buy a fried snickers, elephant ear and mozz sticks and top it off with a ginormous soda? I usually weigh 5 lbs more at the end of the week, but it's one week of bliss. There is so much to do in the Fort the week of "TRF" as it's affectionately known. You can be a tourist in your own town and lots of fun things, but my faves are the art fair/chalk walk, the yummy food, the fun activities for kids throughout the week and the jazz under the stars while watching the fireworks.



So we have a fun rest of the week ahead of this. It officially feels like summer now. Today we decided to forego the pool and break out the slip-n-slide. I read somewhere that you can add dish soap to the slip n slide to make it lots faster, so I thought I'd be a cool mom and give it a shot. I didn't think about the negative things that can result from that. As I sat there awaiting the first "Yippee!!" from the kids as they shot down that yellow strip of plastic, instead I heard, "My eyes!! They're burning!" This was a domino effect from each child as they slid down the slip n slide. They got the suds in their eyes! So I guess I'm still not gonna get the mom of the year award, eh? ;-)



Check out this girl. . .she got some serious air! =)


I can't wait to show you the fun lo's and projects I have worked on, but I can't post any of them until they are revealed on their various websites. Haha. . .so soon you will see that I have made time for my fave past time. BTW. . .if you're interested in the funky diptych you can find it here. . .wonky photo mask, and the rounded photo masks can be found here. Hope you're all having a fantastic summer! I have binged on watermelon and canteloupe today! Off to eat dinner with the fam and go to the festival.
xo

Whew! I've been away. . .so much to say. . . ;-) I had three photo shoots last week, so I have been editing like crazy. I had a wedding in Columbus Ohio where I got to spend time with my incredible family. Grandpa's, aunts, uncles, cousins, the whole sha-bang! First things first. . .

I want to thank this girlie, Lilith, for awarding me with this



It made me so happy!! So now for my fave five at the moment
Pam Garrison
Ally
Gigi
Stephanie Howell
Elizabeth Kartchner

Sooooooo. . .here is what I have been busy doing. . .

Baby C


Photoshoot with my own kiddos!


This WAY cute couple!


My cuz and his beautiful bride. . .



Having fun editing all these pics! In Columbus there is this mall that is my fave ever. It's called Easton and they have Anthro there!! Woot! I felt so giddy when I walked through that store. I looked at each and every tidbit. My hubs was soo patient! I picked up these little pretties, and drooled over this!
Also coveted this, walked away with this. =) On the craft front I have lots that I am working on and will post throughout the week. This post is already pic heavy! Hope my American friends had a wonderful 4th of July! =)
xo