little swimmer

One full week of school in! I was worried about my son going to kindergarten and he ended up getting an award on Friday for being so well behaved all week. I am so proud!

This page is pictures of my kids at my sister's pool. I used the pack your bag cricut cartridge to cut out the title and swimmers, and the new artbooking cartridge to make the wave frames and circle background.

I am entering it in the following challenges:
FCCB: Heat Wave Challenge
BBTB2: Let's Get Wet
Rose Blossom Garden:Artbooking Summer Theme

Ready to get my hands dirty

Tomorrow is the big day-first day of high school for my daughter and first day of kindergarten for my son! I saw this idea on the internet (can't remember where) and thought this would be the perfect back to school gift for my son's teachers and Bath and Body had 3 different apple soaps this fall. He has a kindergarten teacher, a music teacher and an art teacher (who is my mother), so I bought one of each.The font was free from CK blog and the apple was cut with my cricut and stamped with a peachy keen face.

I am entering it in the following challenge:

The Twinery: Back to school theme use yellow twine

Scrappy Moms Stamps:back to school theme

S'more great moments

It is the end of the weekend and my kids go back to school this week-hard to believe summer is over! I am sure with the cooler fall nights we will be having more backyard campfires.

I used the cricut cartridge 3 birds on parade to cut out the title and bird, and the campin critters cartridge to make the porcupine and the s'more. I used a photo of our fire in place of a cricut made one to try something new.

I am entering it in the following challenges:
FCCB: Summer camp
BBTB2: Use a bird
Lasting Memories: Try something new
Steals blog sketch:

Glasses

Last school year my daughter Cassandra failed her vision test. My sister Joy is an Optometrist, so when we were visiting she checked her eyes and found that Cassandra is near sighted. When we got back to PA we went and got her first pair of glasses, they are black trimmed in blue. She also got contacts to wear during sports and probably to school.

The girl on the tag was cut out using paper doll teen on the cricut then stamped with a PKS face, I was pretty impressed with myself that I managed to get the eyes inside the glasses. The stamps are from Pink by design.The title was cut using the Dr. Checkup cartridge, and the roses using formal occasion cartridge. The background paper is from creative memories, I thought the embossed silver circles looked kinda like eyes. The pearls and ribbon were from my stash.

I am entering this in the following challenges:
Pink By Design: "Firsts" Theme
 Paper Playtime: Use Pearls
Craftin Desert Diva's: Anything Goes
Sketch from Scrapbook Steals:

Coolin' Off

We live in a small town that does not have an ice cream truck, so when we were on vacation at my sister's and the ice cream truck was coming down the street my son thought that was the coolest thing in the world.

I used the cricut summer occasion cartridge to make the title, and had my daughter eat a Popsicle so I could use a real stick. The truck was cut using the pop up neighborhood cartridge. Everything except the bling and button tires are from DCWV.

I am entering it in the following challenges:
FCCB: Cool treats
Pumpkin Spice: Vacation
DCWV Sketch:

A New Sheriff in Town

I have exactly one week of summer break left before it is back to school-where did the summer go? Of course today was a high of 57 and it felt more like fall than summer. Which made me want to pull out some pictures from last Halloween.

The title and star were cut from the county fair cricut cartridge, the sheriff car was cut using the Disney cars cartridge. The twine is from the twinery, chipboard, washi tape and buttons are MME.

I am entering it in the following challenges:
Exploring Cricut: Disney cricut cut
Lasting Memories: Birthday Blog Hop I used twine, bling, die cut, buttons, washi tape, chip board & stamps
The Sampler Kit:color challenge
 
Scrapbook Steals:

Last Day of School

Have you ever looked through your supplies and find an old beloved line that you just had to have and then saved for the perfect photos. I found this old scenic route kit that was school themed and had a blast using up some of my old supplies, including the bling!

I am entering it in the following challenges:
Craftin Desert Divas: Back to School
Connie Can Crop: Back to School Supplies
Lasting Memories: Stars and Stripes
Sketch by Scrapbook Steals:

One of a Kind

Wow 2 posts in one day and we are leaving for a Pittsburgh Pirates game in an hour so I have to hurry. Emert loved jumping in the rain the other day and I couldn't wait to make a layout about it!

The paper is quick quotes-except the dot paper is from coredination. The title and boy scene were cut with my cricut and the face is a PKS.

I am entering this in the following challenges:
Quick Quotes: Summer Fun
Frosted Designs: Embossing
4 Crafty Chicks: Bling
Peachy Keen: Anything goes
My Creative Time: Summer Theme
2 Creative Chicks: Kids
Sketch from scrapbook steals:

At The Beach

I can not believe it is August and I will be back to school in 19 days! That is the inspiration I needed to get in my scrapbooking room and start creating! I couldn't resist using the pictures from our trip to the beach this summer-the kids loved it!

The paper is from Imaginisce, I used distressed stickles to make the sand. The kids and the title were cut using my cricut. The clouds are a die from MCT and the stamp on the cloud is from Pink by Design.

I am entering it in the following challenges:
Pumpkin Spice:Beach Theme
Pink By Design: Summer Vacation Challenge
My Creative Time: Summer Theme
2 Creative Chicks:Anything to do with Kids
Cut it Up:Summer Challenge
Paper Playtime: Pattern Paper
Sketch from Imaginisce: