My Little Water Baby

I think this is now my favorite page, I had so much fun putting it together. This came from Week 11 sketch challenge at 52sketches52weeks, you can see it here And this is my take on it.
I also used this as a bonus challenge layout for scrapbook swap n crop for the "circles challenge" The wire florishes were originally attached to paper stars, but they just didnt go with the page, so removed those and added the smaller shiny stars. The splish splash borders are from Making Memories and the circles paper is Martha Stewart.
Have a great day,
Margie

"Down by the Station"

This layout was for a challenge using no people/animals. I have wanted to do a layout about this for a long time, and this challenge was just the inspiration I needed to get it done. This is the first page I have done with "hidden journaling" I was following a sketch, and wanted to include the song lyrics (the musical notes are not correct, I just found a dingbat font to give it the effect) an the story behind the "du-bi-da-shun" so decided to tuck it behind the picture. It worked out great.

Here is the journaling that is hidden

Thanks for looking,

Margie

Tag Swap

These are the tags I did for a 12 months of tags swap. These are for August. I attempted heat embossing for the first time. It was so easy, and I really like the effect it gives. On these tags I used cream card stock and cut into the tag shape. For the sand and the water, I tore paper to try and give it more of a rough effect. The stamps are by Studio G (The sun originally had a face in it, but thought it would look better without it, so I cut it out). The dolphin, and starfish were just misc. embellies. Then I just punched a hole at the top and added the ribbon.

These are the December tags, (just in case you weren't sure) LOL !I didn't put nearly as much time into these, but I think they came out okay. I cut the Merry Christmas paper to fit on the tag, added a variety of Holly/Pointsettia embellies, and finished them off with the green fiber.
Thanks for looking!
Margie

Fun Q&A

I was tagged by Christine

Step 1: respond and rework—answer the questions on your own blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your own invention, add one more question of your own.
Step 2: tag—eight other un-tagged people.

1. What were you doing before you started this post? Eating Lunch
2. What is the last thing you read/are currently reading? Other than e-mail or blogs, my son's bedtime stories!
3. Do you nap a lot? I wish I had the time! It's been years.
4. Who was the last person you hugged? Jacob
5. What is your favorite TV series? ER
6. What was the last thing you said out loud? Thank You
7. What websites do you always visit when you go online? my email, Scrapbook Swap-n-crop, and my fav blogs
8. What was the last item you bought? Hair products
9. What is your most challenging goal? To stop procrastinating
10. If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished- anywhere in the world, where would it be? Right here where I am now in Northern California
11. Favorite Vacation spot? The Bahamas
12. Say something to the person who tagged you: Thanks Christine, this was fun. I was reading your blog, and noticed I was tagged. I am so inspired by your organizational skills!
13. Name one thing you just can't resist no matter how bad it is for you: Lately it's been Pepsi
14. What is your favorite item of clothing? Do flip flops count as clothing?
15. Whis is your favorite beauty product? My Clinique make-up
16. Name one thing you can not live with out: My husband and my son.
17. Has a celebrity's haircut ever influenced you on your own hairstyle? Not sure that it would be considered a celebrity, but a local news anchor
18.What is your drink of choice? Pepsi, Diet coke, or Ice Tea
19. What is something you do every day? Tell my son and husband I love them.
20. What are you wearing right now? Black pants and a black/white shirt.
21. What's your favorite room in your house? My craft room.
22. What is your favorite color? Purple

OK, I am tagging :
Christina S
Eva
Sandy
Kryslyn
Valerie
Mary Beth
Leslie
Debbie

Have fun!
Margie

Road Trip!

Saturday March 7, 2009
Lake Tahoe/Carson City
Traveling in the car with a five-year old, is almost guaranteed to be filled with questions wondering how long it’s going take to reach your destination. I always have the intention of writing it down, just to see how many times it is really asked. “Are we there yet?” Here are Jacob’s questions! 11:34am we pull out of our driveway
11:40 are we almost there yet? (Petaluma Hill Rd)
11:45 are we still in California? Are we almost there? (Adobe Rd.)
11:51 are we almost there, because my back is getting sweaty.
1:57 Hey, is there a shortcut?
12:08 is there anywhere we can stop and rest?
12:17 when are we going to get off the Highway/Freeway?
12:24 are we in Tahoe yet? (No, we are only in Fairfield)
12:45 are we almost there yet?
1:00 when are we going to be there?
1:45 are we almost to Grandpa’s? Do we have to get on another highway?
1:59 Where is Grandpa Arnolds house?
2:12 are we almost there yet?
2:43 are we there yet?
2:45 When are we at Grandpa Arnolds house?
2:47 are we almost to the snow place?
2:51 are we there yet?
3:00 when are we going to get our snow stuff on?
3:01 Are we almost to that mountain?
3:09 When are we at the big mountain?









So, we arrived about 3:15 at the snow park, and had so much sledding, and throwing snowballs. We played for about an hour, then headed over to Carson City, and within two minutes of getting in the car, it started all over again... ... ... Are we almost there yet?

Have a great day!
Margie