41 Cards this weekend!!

I am pretty thrilled - they were completed for a challenge over at Scrapbookingfun.biz. We received bags of scraps and were to create 8 cards from each baggie. It was a blast! (ok - I noticed I forgot to color a few of the stamped images - I will do that when I am done with this post)

Note: my scanner isn't working quite right (not sure why - with all other computer problems lately - shouldn't be surprised - lost my hard drive/camera not loading right) - the cards really turned out well - the colors are not nearly as dingy as they look here

Group 1 - the materials were a lot of fun - I really like working with the earthy tones.




Group 2 - the yellows took a minute to figure out, but then I started having fun! I ended up making 9 cards from this group - I don't use yellow much, but may have to now!






Group 3 - another fun group - I really like oranges, so these went together extremely quickly. The one with the monogram R came from a title that was in the package - works perfectly for someone I had in mind!






Group 4 - these are actually the first ones I created - my favorite is the simple green backgroun with a scallop punch and ornament (with mini scallop beside). The one with the butterfly was beautiful before it dried - this is now its before picture - I am planning to take apart and re-make - the ink disappeared when I used crystal lacquer and I dropped something on the distressed stickles (in addition to not getting centered properly). However - Love the clear "paper" that came in this pack of scraps - I hadn't seen anything like that - much, much heavier than transparency. Have to find out where it came from/who makes the paper.





Group 5 - these were fun too! I really enjoy working with the colors now - and it is the first time I have ever used the mesh stuff before!

Little Betty Battletank?

What do you think happens when a little pot-bellied pig takes a liking to her "pet" rooster that lives in the same pen with her and some mean old red dog comes in to take said rooster?

Little Betty Battletank comes to life!

This afternoon, Autumn, ds's Golden Retriever, decided that the roosters that Betty Boo kept in her pen as pets should not belong only to Betty. So into the pen goes Autumn.

Autumn is quick and great with birds - so she grabbed a rooster (Betty has 2). The rooster was not amused with being picked up by the red dog, so he starts to crow. Betty noticed and decided to charge the dog.

Autumn jumped out, rooster still in her mouth, Little Betty Battletank charging from behind. Betty was not amused that Autumn took a rooster. (The rooster was even less amused, but I don't feel too bad for him - he got moved from the hen house into the pig pen for constantly trying to attack whoever goes in to feed.)

Autumn did not care for being chased - Betty out-weighs Autumn by about 125 pounds.

The rooster is fine (Autumn has a very soft mouth. Ds saw right away and told her to drop - she did - rooster ran off and is now in the hen house until tomorrow morning.)

All is well that ends well with Betty the Battletank being sad that one of her pets is now on the other side of the fence. She will be happier in the morning when the rooster is returned to her. (She also enjoys playing with some concrete balls that are in her pen)

Betty doesn't like to stand for close-up photos, but she doesn't mind being photographed while napping!

Fun pics

Ds before and after injury at Boundary Waters (Dorothy Molter Rootbeer on nightstand), another Ds with his new flag, One week old Corsican lamb

Great fun at Geocaching

In addition to regular deer, frogs, snakes, spiders, dragonflies, etc., we also spotted and albino deer and a common merganser

Couldn't believe it!!!!

Went out for afternoon/evening chores - guess what!!!! Yes, it is a baby, no idea it was coming!! Boy is my son excited!

Not much scrapping - but new animals

Some Corsican's moved in last night :) They are in their temporary stalls.

Now it is Yo Yo Day

Well - so much for my ability to read a date :P

Yesterday was Donald Duck Day - today is Yo Yo Day - sorry for any mixups

DD and Tasha out on the deck this am - they look pretty comfy. I can't wait to scrap this one (and the others that are with it). It is obvious I am a scrapper if you look at my pics - think I took 20 (quick succession) - hard to pick a fav.


DS fixed up the deck so the indoor cats/dogs (mainly for little Orange-o) can play outside - without fighting with our farm tom-cat (he avoids the deck because of the dogs). It was done for one kitty, but they all benefit. However, I have to go find Orangy - one tree is close to the deck - he decided to get into the tree and go play in the yard - not the first time, but it is raining, so getting a wet cat will be a joy (not).

June 10, 2009 - Happy Yo-Yo Day!!

Sometimes I feel just like a yo-yo - running around, up and down. Going into stores, making purchases, leaving, then having to go back because you forgot to pickup your outdoor loading items (ever have one of those days!) That was yesterday.

Today - fence building and running with kids. Per requests (multiples at this point) below are just some family pics. My youngest at paper drive helping unload (orange hat). One of the two middle ones with Rupert - again at paper drive

June 1 is Dare Day

Hmm - guess I will dare myself to get some scrappy things done? ROFL

It is a beautiful Monday here - I know we have a lot to accomplish, but I am looking forward to it as kids are doing their schoolwork (we home school shorter days all year round these days) and I have some time for a second cup of coffee.

I am working on my faithbooking layout for the letter E - Entrusted to me. If you are interested, you can read more about E over at Scrapbooking Fun.biz - scroll down to the scrapping your faith section. The verse that inspired me came from a devotion starter emailed from the Faithfully Yours website - I really get quite a bit from their emails.

Well - off to scrap - right now I am working on some butterfly ATC's for Marilyn's swap over at AMR. (they are all going to be a bit different, some things the same - will post pics once I finally complete a whole atc :))

Have a great one

Sorry for large update delay

But things got a bit hectic. Oldest ds is now gone for summer at a job - The years really have flown right on by - seems only yesterday he was this little guy with a screwdriver or hammer asking if they would work to fix one of his toys. It is another stage of life - college this fall and he is off. Quite often, I am thankful that he has been prepared to be on his own, yet part of me still sometimes wishes he wasn't - oh boy - the fun of being a mom :)

Life goes on - we did a lot of running to get him ready to move out for work, got him moved and the will be back the day before classes start, ready to find an apartment when time and $$ permit, I am quite sure. I am proud of him, but it is bittersweet.

Scrapping has been going on as well. Unfortunately, one of my swap parcels took a bad direction - next time I will be using delivery confirmation so we can find it. If anyone out there was in the Just Chillin' boys paper swap - I am sorry my stuff didn't arrive, and very thankful to Melody for taking care of things for me during a very tough week.

Faithbooking Project

Spring time!

Petting Zoo time