Are you tired yet?

Because if you are here, that means you have already hopped from the LIITD blog, to Melissa's, then over to Lisa's... from there you went on to Mel's, headed over to Ambers... which led you here! That's a lot of jumping around!! So take a load off, put your feet up, and relax ;)

LIITD has some of the best kits around... I know, I've looked. And this one was fantastic to work with! I'm still playing around with it, but wanted to give you a sneaky peek at one of the layouts that I have completed!

The only thing that I added to the layout that was not in the kit, were some Doodlebug alphas :)

From the kit I used the BG Papers, some BG Journalling Cards (transparency part only), Jenni Bowlin Alphas, and a Maya Road felt blossom!

The kit will be available on August 1st, so put your name in for one now to make sure you get one!! Thanks for playing along with us for another month, everyone... this is turning out to be a very fun thing for us to do!

As last month, every person that leaves a comment will be put into a draw for a GC to the LIITD store from yours truly! :) Have yourself a great week, everyone!!

What is happening, where is our summer going?!?! It is zipping by already and I don't think I like that very much!! LOL! We've been to the beach a total of twice, both times we raced down there after I was done work to enjoy some sun and sand. The kids love it there, I just wish I had more time to take them. Tayla is like a fish, once she gets into the water you don't see her again until you literally have to pull her out! LOL!

I've been making time for my scrap table, and it feels great. Lately it's becoming more of a therapy again than anything, so I don't want to let it go..... I get to start working on the August kit already, and I can't wait to show some peeks to you later on ;) It's awesome!

Work is proving to be a test of my patience.... I'm not sure I want to stick it out forever, and if things continue to get worse instead of better, I'll definately be looking for something else to pay the bills. It's just not good when you dread going to work every single day :( Hopefully it will turn around soon....

I finished a layout last night of my son Jackson... he doesn't let me take his picture normally... usually they are candids with him not looking or if he's looking he's being ridiculously silly. So I was very happy to get this picture of him, and I think it's one of my favorites. He's growing so much, hard to believe he is going into Grade 2 in the fall.....

This is my cousin Jason with his first little baby.... He and his wife Jana had a baby boy named Ethan on June 2nd. I was so excited they came up for July 1st and I was able to cuddle Ethan and let me tell you, it was hard putting him down!! LOL!

I took these pictures of my friend Mike and his daughters Astrid and Kylee on July 1st, and needed to do a layout. If I find a 12x12 frame I'll put it in and send it down to him. He is such an awesome dad, and they are such awesome girls... that the title really goes both ways. They are very lucky to have a devoted dad like him, he doesn't live with them for the last almost year, but has them for every single one of his days off, which isn't a big deal until you realize he works 4 weeks in and 2 weeks out at a time... so for 2 weeks straight he makes them #1 and to me especially, I know how rare that is and how lucky the girls are.... I think every father can take some lessons from Mike. :)

I hope you all have a great weekend!!! Soak up some sun if you got it!!!!!!

Happy Canada Day!!!

To start things off, the July LIITD Kit Reveal is UP!!! Come and check it out! Lots of inspiration to be had!!!!

Next, HAPPY CANADA DAY!!! I hope you all enjoyed some family and friends time today! We'll be heading to our local fireworks at 11pm and I can't wait, we have some of THE best fireworks around considering the size of our town!!

And finally, I want to post that the winner of my RAK from my previous blog post is.....

MIRANDA!!!!

Congrats, Miranda! My RAK for this months Blog Hop is a $15 GC to the LIITD store!!! Lori knows it's there, so please use it up!! :)

Have a great rest of the week, I'll be back later with a longer post!!

Summer Lovin'

Welcome to another LIITD blog hop! If you're reading this, you've now seen the awesome sneak peeks from Lisa, Melissa, Mel, and Amber! Didn't they just rock it?!?!! I think so!! Once again, it was an amazing kit to work with, such fun and summery colors... and I know that even with 2 boys, Amber had a lot of fun with it!

My layout that I'm giving you for the sneak peek, is a fun summer one done with the great July kit from LIITD, which featured pieces of MME's Breaking Free line!!

From the kit I used:

OH SO VERY COOL ROCKY POINT (COWABUNGA - BREAKING FREE) 12 X 12 PAPER

ONLY SMILES BOY HOT DOTS (WILD RIDE - BREAKING FREE) 12 X 12 PAPER

SWEET (SUN KISSED - BREAKING FREE) SMALL ACCESSORIES

YOU AND ME FRAME (FRUIT FLAVORED - BREAKING FREE)

SWIMMING POOL CANDY SHOPPE ALPHABET 6 X 12 GLITTERED CARDSTOCK STICKERS

BAZZIL DOTTED SWISS WHITE CS

I threw in some various flowers and bling from my stash as well, and used some of my abundance of stickles too :)

Run, don't walk, on July the 1st to check out with this fantabulous summer kit!!! :) Thanks for hopping along with us!!

Everyone that leaves a comment on my blog post will have their name thrown into a random draw for a RAK from moi!!!!! :) Good luck!!!

I thought that I should put a little post before the big crop in Miami this weekend! Time is FLYING by and I can't believe that the LIITD crop is already here! I am so excited to get away for the weekend without the kids, just me and my sister on the road listening to tunes, meeting old and new friends, and having a really awesome time. Lori always outdoes herself and definately puts the little details into everything. I am HOPING to have at least 2 layouts completed by the end of the night on Saturday, but I can't promise anything. LOL!

I don't even know what to pack! What do you normally pack for crops? We're driving 9 hours to get there (ACK) and while I DO have the van now with tons of room, I always end up taking way more than I need!! I also have to do my laundry and pack my clothes... tempted to pull out the maternity jeans so that I have room to eat. LMAO!!!!!!

I did an inspiration challenge the other day at LIITD, come on over and check it out HERE and then take a peek around at the other awesome challenges posted by my fellow CT'ers!! Always some great picks ;)

So have yourself a wonderful weekend... I dare you to get scrappy and create at least TWO layouts!! I will hopefully have pictures and stories to share on Monday!! :)

The Early Bird catches the worm!!

Cosmo Cricket's Early Bird line is the basis of the LIITD kit for June, and let me tell ya, it was awesome!! I love these colors, I love the patterns... and the chipboard is so cute! It was teamed up with some Prima flowers, some BG bling, and some MR chipboard letters and altogether made a spectacular kit! Step into line for it, ladies, as with most other LIITD kits it's sure to sell out!

We gave you some suprise peeks last week on our blog hop reveal, something we hope to continue as it was a great success!! I'll leave one more peek on the blog, but you'll have to hop on over to the gallery to check out the amazing creations from my fellow CT'ers Amber, Lisa, Melanie and Melissa! You girls rocked it as always, I'm happy and proud to be working with you all!!!

I'm in the middle of renovating parts of my house due to mold issues in Makenna's bedroom, and throughout the rest of the basement. Financially not something I can afford, but for health reasons I couldn't afford NOT to. Luckily I have some wonderful friends that are great with tools and they are down there as I type starting to put up the new framing for the walls. Once her room is done, I will continue on with mine, and then the rest of the basement. Step by step ;)

Nothing much else new to report! The weather is slowing getting better, and I am hoping that next weekend will be warm and sunny, and we can spend some time outside! I was busy this weekend with a bridal shower and pre-wedding shower for some friends, and then in 2 weeks I'll be in Miami, MB for the LIITD crop, so this coming weekend I want to focus on being with the kids :)

So I'll leave you now with the name of the winner from my blog RAK from last Sunday! Thanks to all that left comments, it's nice to see everyone following along and I hope it will continue! I let my eldest daughter Tayla draw the name, and the winner is.....

SCRAPBUGGER!!!

Congratulations, Deb!! I will either mail your RAK, or deliver it in person if you are coming to the crop on the 13th!!!! :)

Have a fantastic week everyone!! Have you told the special people in your life that you love them today? No? Well what are you waiting for???!! ;)

LIITD June Blog Hop Reveal!

I see you found your way here from the LIITD blog!

Today, we are thrilled to bring you something new to give you a peek at the June Kit from LOVE IS IN THE DETAILS! This kit is sensational, just like all of the kits that we are lucky to work with! I hope you all jump in for one asap because I know this one won't last!

Here is my layout that I wanted to share with you all to show you a little bit of what we're working on for the 1st of June :)

Layout Titled "Seven Months Cute"

Supplies: From June Kit:

Bazzill Cardstock

Cosmo Cricket Early Bird Paper Collection

Maya Road Chipboard Letters

Basic Grey Bling

Bazzill Basics Paper Flowers

From my own stash:

Prima Fiesta Flowers

Fancy Pants Notebook Journal "Summer Soiree"

Making Memories Paint

Everyone that leaves a comment on this post will be entered to receive a yummy RAK from yours truly!!! :)

And now, I want you to jump on over to Ambers blog to see another awesome layout in the blog hop reveal! Have a great day everyone, and remember... get your kit asap before it's too late!