Happy Birthday Baby............

I can't believe she's 4!!  My baby is all grown up - i mean - she acts like she's 15 already too!  She had a great birthday - got lots of fun gifts, her first big girl bike and ate yummy cake and ice cream! And the best part - she could actually blow her candles out on her own this year - i don't know if you remember last year- it taking like 10 minutes before she could blow them out- but it was funny!

I took her over to dean's cousins house and took a few cute pictures of her - she's such a poser.  SHe was coming up with poses all on her own.  "like this mom" she would say.  or "do one while i'm doing this" - she was cracking me up.

These shoes my friend bobbie gave her are so darn cute!! 

Anyways.............enough of that!  Wanted to share a layout i did for the Lily Bee BLog today!  I used the Hello Sunshine line - took the red out and it softened right up for this layout of my nephew Hudson - who is so darn cute- he turns one next week and has the cutest personality!!

And here is one little sneaky peaky of one of thier new lines coming out at CHA this month - its called Catching Fall - LOVE IT.  The embellishments are fabulous - you will have to keep checking the blog for more sneaks!  Also check out THIS POST - if your interested in being a guest designer for Lily Bee in September and winning ALL 3 of the new lines!! 

Thanks for stopping by!!  I have 3 days to get my assignments done so i can start packing up my scraproom!!  Ack! 
Hugs
B

New furry friend...........

I feel SO bad i've been MIA lately and pretty much non existent in the online scrappy world - there is so much going on right now with trying to pack for the big move.  Pick colors for paint and carpet, figure out what the heck i'm going to do for furniture in this new house and try to get my husband to agree on letting me refurbish some things - he says he's 'scared' of what our house will look like! Ha!

And somehow we decided a new doggy would be the perfect thing to add to the mix of things.  I feel like a new mommy - like i literally have to babysit him.  ACK!!  It's a good thing he's so cute.  For reals he will yap and yap and the minute i walk out there and sit next him - he lays down and falls asleep - like he just needs me there - which i love - just not right now.  And baylee is scared to death and always has to have me walk her out there so he doesn't tackle her. 

And my princess turns 4 tomorrow - i can't beleive how fast she is growing up.  So crazy - so trying to plan a little get together for that - and in the midst of it all - CHA projects looming over my head.  So i'm not ignoring you - just trying to get through each day without feeling overwhelmed!! 

Hugs~
B

Lots to share........

Soooooooooooooooooo much going on right now and sooooooooo little time- ecspecially with little rug rats home and trying to keep them busy so they don't fight!  We have gone swimming the last 2 days which has been alot of fun for all of us - but i've fallen behind on all the things that NEED to be done.  I havn't started packing yet- is that crazy??  I think i'm nervous - doesn't seem real yet - i told Dean i would start when we get home from camping this weekend.  We have until July 27th to be out.  Meanwhile i have been going crazy with decorating ideas.  My main inspiration has been Jennifer Johner's house - she doesn't even know, but i've been stalking her blog for weeks and the post that went up on Apartment Therapy with pictures i have had permanantly saved to my hard drive.  I LOVE the colors and decor she has in her home.  So in the next month i'm going to be posting pictures and needing advice from you ladies!  My first will be an UGLY green chair i we found in an old shop to an investment property - to recover or not to recover - that is the question.  I'm going to take pics of it this weekend and post.  My cute SIL Stephanie has an eye for this old vintage style that i'm falling for and is a big help!

Onto some scappiness - I was so excited when the mail man brought this to my front door the other day!!  I don't think i can post my layouts yet - but i will share the front cover because that layout on the very top left of the cover - is MINE.  So cool. This is an Idea book that the fabulous Shimelle Laine did.  I have 2 inside and i think i can share them next month.  I think the only place you can get this in the states is Barnes and Noble.  

this picture is from her blog.

And here is a layout i did last week with Lily Bee's Hello Sunshine line.........went so well with these pictures from our Anniversary trip last year. 

The color is a little off - that background really is white - not sure why it doesn't look that way.  I also used my Silhouette to cut out that fun seaweed.

Had some fun with my sewing machine on the sun and the seaweed too - i love that thing. 

Also - Lily Bee is having a contest for a Guest Designer spot in September - if your interested - head on over to the blog for the details - there are also some sneaks from one of the new lines coming out next month at CHA.

Speaking of CHA - i went and picked up a box from Fancy Pants yesterday that had paper from ALL 4 new lines - you guys are not going to be disappointed AT ALL - to be honest - my favorite to date - all 4 of them are fabulous - I havn't worked with them yet so i can't pick a fave -but i love them.  Also go check out thier new website - they have revamped it and it looks great!

Okay - sorry for the overload of information!!  **Enjoy your 4th of July holiday!!

Hugs
Brenda

Big Changes...........

your looking at the newest student at Utah State University!  Go Aggies!!

Yep - its true - i've registered for my first semester of college EVER.  I'm 34 years old and staring from scratch.  Kinda crazy i know - but i've been in the Mortgage industry for over 15 years and had always planned on returning to that when my kids were old enough and in school.  I could make my own schedule and still do some from home.  Well - thats not an option anymore with the economy and the route that the mortgage industry has gone - its to cut throat and the rules and guidelines are changing daily.  I still have my liscense but won't be doing much with it.  I'm going into secondary education - so i can still have the same schedule as my kids and get good insurance!  Wish me luck.

The second change is WE ARE MOVING!  We are in the process of purchasing a beautiful home in Honeyville - which is about 25 minutes north of where we live now.  A much more remote area with alot more land and peace and quiet!

ALot more room for the kids to run and play and for us to spend more time as a family.  I will share the inside later - before and after's.  We are re-carpeting and painting and doing some new counter tops.  But it's a fun home with a layout we will have to adjust too. Here at our house - everything is on one level - there - everything is split between three levels.  So things will function differently - in a good way I think - we won't be on top of each other all of the time.  So WoW!  And if that werent enough...............

We are getting a puppy.   We went and saw them last night............trying to decide between the yellow male Lab or the yellow female.  We went with the intentions of getting the female - but Dean liked the personality of the male better - so in a few weeks we will be the new mama and papa's over here!  Which brings me to this layout i did of Buddy - we miss him sooooooooo much and i wanted the picture to be the main focal point - i used the Lovely line by Lily Bee Designs.  Here is a link to the blog post i did about the layout!

So thats it - my life is going to do a 360 in the next few months.  KInda scared - kinda excited for some change and a new start!

hugs
Brenda

Father's Day.......

we had a great Father's day yesterday - a busy one making the rounds but good.  I have to say i think i may have the BEST DAD ever!  I didn't take any pictures of him yesterday and i'm kicking myself but here are a few from Saturday.  Dean took the boys to Flaming Gorge fishing for the weekend so Baylee and i headed up to the property to hang out with my mom and dad for the day on Saturday. 

I can't say enough about what a great dad and Grandpa he is.  We are lucky to have him.  He always puts us first and is willing to do anything for us.  Love you Dad!

Then there is Dean - who is amazing.  I couldn't have hand picked a better father for my kids.  Even though he isn't around alot because of his calling and job - when he is - he makes it count.  And that is what is most important.  They adore him - and i love to see they interact with him and the way thier eyes light up when he walks in the door.  I took this yesterday after walking home from his parents house.

SO last weekend i decided scrapbook a layout for myself - no restrictions - no rules - no anything.  This is what i came up with - this is a picture of my Grandparents before they were married.  I love how in love they look! 

I grabbed from my Studio Calico Kits - probably 3 different kits here.  But it worked out perfect.  Here is how i did the buckle if your interested.  I just wrapped a piece of ribbon around the ribbon going lengthwise 

Then added one of the self adhesive lace frames to it and then embellished. 

Thanks for stopping by............we have big news and lots of changes going on around our house.  I will come back and share tomorrow. 

Hugs!
Brenda

Lily Bee and Facebook

all of you Lily Bee lovers out there need to go check out their facebook page and become a fan - this is the way to do it:
We want to get to 1600 friends who LIKE Lily Bee Design in the next week on our Facebook Page SO here's the incentive for you to invite your friends. We've teamed up with Jill over at A Million Little Things and are giving away a $25.00 Gift Certificate to her store.

Simply have your friends who LIKE Lily Bee leave us your name over on the Facebook Page and you will automatically be entered to win. The more friends you send over the more chances you have to win.

Good Luck and Send your friends!

A Million little things is a great store - its where i buy all my little extra's that i don't get in a kit or from manufacturers - Jill is great to work with and for me - even though she's online - she's local for me! Got to support that! 

I will leave you with a card i did last month with Lily Bee's Lovely line which i LOVE.  I actually did this camping - tried to spread out on the picnic table but the wind was blowing and it kinda rushed me.  I have one crazy little secret to share - that i found out by trial and error - i had my rubon's out on the table - not in the package - and with the wind blowing like that - it really effected the way they worked.  They did not rub on well after that.  So make sure to keep your rub ons in the package while not using - maybe you knew that!

Have a great day!

summer days...........

so far - the kids are driving me crazy :) But i still love it.  I'm just having a hard time getting them going and out the door and it seems like i tell them in the morning and i'm still telling them in the afternoon.  And my Baylee (3) and Ethan (7) do not get along at all - so strange.  So i seem to be playing the referee for those 2 starting at breakfast.  But other than that - we are good.
I tried to put Ethan in charge of Baylee while we watched Mason's baseball game last night and it didn't go over well.  I couldn't see the park they were playing at from where i was sitting so in the 2nd inning i decided to run over and check on them - the sight was unbearable - i was sooooooooooo embarassed.  Right along this nice trail that people were walking along with thier dogs and jogging were my 2 kids, Baylee with her pants down crying because she had peed all over herself and Ethan letting it all hang out taking care of his own business - that's what happens when you put a 7 year old in charge.  Instead of coming to tell mom Baylee needs to go potty - he takes her to a bush in a public park.  So needless to say - they won't be leaving my sight again at the games - if i can't see the park - they can't play. 
I've been going through a scrapbooking drought latley - i hate it.  I think about it every single day - but havn't found the time or energy.  It's a good thing i have my Design Team assignments to get me moving.........and wanting to do more.  I'm doing prep work after this blog entry so as soon as the kids go down - i can get started on some projects. 
Just wanted to share a few more pictures from Memorial Day - next up are my St. George pictures - need to get them uploaded.  The kids love fishing on this pond my dad put in a few years ago - the fish are ginormous this year.  So the kids spent alot of time there.

This is a new recipe i tried a while ago that my kids LOVED.  I just grilled hamburger, put it in a whole wheat pit and topped with mozarella cheese - then sauted mushrooms and onions and put on top - CHeeseburger pockets!  Yum - easy summer dinner - and of course the home made fries (baked) to go with them. 

Have a great day!
B