Monday, August 22, 2011

WTTS Crop 2011

Years ago, I met some scrapbookers online at scrapbook.com. We were all in a thread called the Very Laid Back Challenge with Cathy has our laid back leader. We started talking about wanting to crop together. Plans progressed and 4 years ago, the first "Will Travel To Scrap" crop was held. Although I was part of the WTTS, I couldn't get the funds together to make it. The next year, I saved up and attended in Michigan. I met women who I already adored online in person and found I adored them even more! And their scrapping talent- wow! No wonder so many are on Design Teams and featured artists. Last year I didn't make it, again due to money. So this year, hell or high water, I was going!

We met for a weekend in August in Somerset, Ohio (central to many of them).
Rebecca and her mom picked Jen (flying in from New York) and I up at the airport and drove us the hour to the B&B.
www.scrapbookohio.com





Although only 3 bedrooms, there was plenty of room for the 14 of us.
Two rooms slept 3 each, Genie slept downstairs on the futon in the "relaxation room" and I slept in a room with 6 single beds plus Jen on a blow up air mattress in the center. Honestly, I found it quite comfortable.
Here are some pics of the inside






And next door (as in sharing the same wall and able to go to in my socks and jammies!) was a scrapbook store with a very nice owner. The prices were quite good and the selection adequate. Better then I expected for such a small little shop.


But really it wasn't about the location, it was about the friends!











Missing: Melissa. She was probably downstairs working out!

And at the heart of the weekend- cropping!
It was so nice to just spend hours upon hours of scrap time!
And the generous girls brought so much! Cricut cartridges galore!





And the climax was definitely a very red cherry.

I was a bit amazed at Mindy's stash of Thickers. She seriously brought a store's worth and more.



Oh course, there were snacks and drinks.
Don't let the pics fool you, there was plenty of candy too.



Right next door to the scrapbook store was a German restaurant that we hit on Saturday night.
It was a blast! We had a great waiter too.





Then the short 3 days came to a close and we had to sweep up our scraps from the floor, pack our bags (did a few bring a wee too much?) and head home.




Until next year, we'll have these photos to scrap!

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Holtz Configurations 4 box

Last weekend I took a class led by "THE" Tim Holtz.
He was a great speaker- charismatic, good salesman and instructive. Short though.
You should have seen the women swoon over him though!



Made this Configurations Box.


I tried to only use Tim Holtz items that represented something about me like "3" for my religion (father/son/HG), film strip for my love of photos and scrapping, pearls & jewels for my blessings, cage for my issues, viles of bling for wishes.



Added some personal items-
"A" "M" "Y" in different boxes to spell my name.
A red "rose" pinecone my hubby gave me long ago
a blue jack from my kid's toy box
a photo of my family (background of top right box)
photo of dh & I (bottom left corner)
a guardian angel pin my sister gave me (can't see in this pic but it's inside the watch





Top right corner has a jack from my kids' toy box, an altered doll, a broken ruler part, a pen nub and a pic of my family to represent my playful side and my children.



Even the back that noone sees is pretty.


Some pics from Scrapbook Island's blog:




I even found "me" on Tim's blog.
timholtz.typepad.com
I'm the person in purple at the table 5th pic down. Okay, I have no head in the pic, but it's still me. :)

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Camping with friends

Camping with family is great, but we also enjoy camping with friends.
Or even Just going for a nature hike with my love, my hubby.





Monday, August 1, 2011

Campfires Burning

Our family is a camping family. It's not glamourous. It's not even expensive.
It's family time at it's best! Nature, family and God. Perfection!







Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Soothing Sounds of Waves

Time to relax to the sound of waves, feel the warmth of the sun caressing your skin and taste and smell the salty air. Listen to the seagulls fly overhead and children's laughter in the distance. Oh, I'm home!






These pages express the relaxed soothing feel of the beach to me. Hope you enjoyed a moment in time.

Glitz Design

Glitz Design is unveiling some new yummy collections, perfect for heritage pics.


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