CPS 78; Creatively Yours 11 & the First Day of School!

It's the first day of school!!
Ashlyn was so excited this morning, she woke-up before her alarm went off.
She told us she just turned it off!!
WOW!! I don't see that happening for very long:)
School starts at 7:30 this year & for elementary kids, that can be tough.
Here's one pic I took of the girls this morning.

Camryn & I got to go meet her teachers (she has 2) & see her classroom.
She was very excited & can't wait until Thursday morning.
In the meantime, she's already napping.
6:30 is awfully early for my baby!!

Since we all have to get up so early this year, bedtime for the girls is 8:00.
I'm used to them going to bed at 9:00 on school nights,
& I found I had more time than usual on my hands last night.
So, I made my brother's bday card using CPS 78.
New Chatterbox papers & some American Crafts.

I also tackled the Creatively Yours card sketch 11.
Using some older Collage Press papers, but they are some of my all-time favs!

Dance also starts today with each of the girls taking 2 classes
& Ashlyn taking piano lessons.
I'm hoping this new school schedule isn't going to wear us out!
and I'm hoping to get some layouts done this week.
I've been making so many cards, I need to work on getting pictures scrapped.
Hope you all have a wonderfully, blessed Monday!

2 Sketches 4 U & Sketch This 61

I know I said I wouldn't be able to blog for awhile,
but I have wedding invitations to make
& I'm procrastinating.
I really hate doing multiple items of one thing.
Very redundant.
Times 60 *sigh*
So, to get me motivated,
I pulled out some old October Afternoon & did the 2 Sketches 4 U - Laura Sketch #6.
I really love these colors together & like how this turned out.
The butterflies are cut from KI Memories lace paper & I used flocking to color it in.

I started my cardmaking with this birthday card.
This is using some older Scenic Route that is some of my fav.
I actually bought this while in NC, but they didn't have the stripe.
I really wanted the stripe.
I don't like how it this turned out.
It's supposed to be for my fil's birthday,
but it doesn't look "manly,"
and I don't like it how the stamping turned out.
I used Sketch This 61 & love the sketch.
I want to do a layout too....the design team work was very inspiring.

And with that, I need to get back to my 60 invitations *sigh*

Triple the Sketch 17, CPS 76 & Home @ last

I'm home!!
For those that noticed me gone:)
I'm home & missing Cashier's terribly.
The weather was PERFECT!
I mean PERFECT!
The highs were mid 70's & the lows were low 60's, high 50's.
NO humidity!!
Did I say PERFECT?
We want to move there so bad, but dang is it an expensive community!!
Here are a few pictures I took.
Some are of the golf course we played & you may or may not be able to tell the high elevations.
The butterflies..........TONS of them & boy were they gorgeous.
We also went horse-back riding & I was so proud of Ashlyn who rode by herself.
The waterfall is from a boat ride we took on Lake Glenville.

We'd love to go back in the Fall, so I might see about booking another week.
Just gotta see how many pennies I have to save between now & then.
The first full day we were there, I stayed at the cabin with Camryn.
We went into Cashiers for some shopping & another lady told me about a great scrapbook store 40-mins away.
You bet I made the drive & boy was it worth it.
I haven't been into a real scrapbook store in over a year.
I was in heaven & it was HUGE.
So much stuff to look at, but I was good & only bought things I knew I would use, which included some older line papers.
That afternoon, while everyone else was napping, I made a couple of cards.
The first is using Triple the Sketch 17.
I bought an 8x8 Cosmo Cricket "Hello Sunshine" pad.
Love these papers & a great size for cards.
The butterfly was cut from some KI Memories lace paper.
I adhered 2 together, then used Doodlebug Flock(red),
And wrapped DMC floss around the middle.

This second card is uing CPS #76. It's extremely simple, but I like it.

Trying to catch-up on lots of other stuff.
Luckily, I did all the laundry while we were in NC, so I'm good there,
but school & dance starts Monday for Ashlyn & Thursday for Camryn.
I started cleaning out their closets before we left & their rooms are a mess.
I still need to do some clothes shopping for Camryn....she has to wear dresses
And I have a birthday card to make for my fil, plus 60 wedding invitations!
So, not sure how much I'll be able to blog for the remainder of this week.
Once school starts, I'll have more time on my hands.
Happy Hump Day!!

Here today....................Gone tomorrow!!

Seriously!!
We're leaving in the morning for Cashier's NC.
I'm excited, but exhausted.
I'm exhausted because Ashlyn has had girlfriends sleeping over since Sunday night.
She's at a friend's house right now, so I can pack.
So, I'm exhausted because I haven't slept w/all the screaming & hollering going on:)
I'm exhausted because the weather in Cashier's is going to be BEAUTIFUL!!!!
The high is supposed to be 76......................EVERY SINGLE DAY!!!
Being the "cold-natured" person I am, I have to pack 2 sets of clothes.
That's exhausting!!
We're going on a River Cruise, at night..........no shorts for me.
We're going horse-back riding, golfing & to the Biltmore.
Not sure what else we're doing, but I'm excited about the trip.
We've never been to Cashiers & I love visiting places I've never been.
So, preparing for the trip has exhausted me & I'm so ready for a nap.

I did manage to make 2 cards in the past week.
I haven't felt motivated to do a single thing.
I was hoping to scrap some today before we left, but I probably won't.
Maybe being gone for a week will help my creativity.

I won't be posting while I'm gone.
So I hope everyone has a great rest of the week, weekend & into next week.

Here I am............................

don't give up on me:)
I'm still alive.
I've been busy.
Ebaying, vacation bible school & cleaning.
I was actually looking forward to getting to scrap this week.
Then I remembered we're leaving Thursday for Cashiers, NC.
We'll be gone until the following Tuesday, and then.........
school starts that Monday.
We'll have Open Houses & a new schedule to get used to.
I mean...........I'll have to start getting up at 6:15 EVERY morning.
How do you people do it?
I promise it won't be pretty, but I"ll survive!!
I wonder how this will cut into my late night scrapping?

I did do a layout last week & never got it posted.
I used a Creatively Yours sketch.
I finally got around to using my button making kit & covered them w/some fabric.
I will make a confession though......................it was hard for me & I had to go buy another kit:)
I couldn't get the back to "pop" in, like the directions said, so I did the next best thing..
I grabbed my hammer:)
I hit it too hard & busted the blue-popper-in-thingy (is that a name?)
So, I went & bought several more in different sizes & made the 4 on this layout.
LOVE how they turned out & am anxiously awaiting some Heather Bailey fabric.

Not much else new, except I am hoping to scrap.
I have another layout in the works, just need to finish it.
I hope you all have a wonderful Monday.