LONG TIME COMING..or maybe going..

Ok I have to say that I have been missing in action lately.  My boys have both been ill and are having to have breathing treatments every 6 hours right now so I haven't tried to post this week..however, I HAVE tried numerous times before that these last few weeks and it would show my post in blogger and just keep saying it was saving..saving.. saving.. and NEVER post!! I have had things to update but got so furious I just gave up.  Then the boys got sick, so FINALLY this week it appears blogger likes me and it posted!!!   YAY!!

Because I am so far behind, I am going to post just pics of my recent Sketchsupport stuff and then I have an announcement.

Please ignore date on this..it is way off and i didn't realize the date was on the picture b/c it doesn't show up on the camera! I would have taken another one but i had already given it away before I posted it.

All these are from sketches by Allison Davis and the original sketches can be found here: just click on card sketches.  NOTE** The last 3 are from the same sketch!!

As for the announcement, I want you to know that I have decided I will not be reapplying for the Sketch support Design Team again this coming year. As a matter of fact, the team call ends today..if any of you are planning on giving it a shot : )

I LOVE sketchsupport and have had a great time this year and Allison has been GREAT to work with.  I will certainly be following along this coming year.  I plan to keep doing sketches and posting my projects here as well.  I thank all of you for "following" me and hope to keep up my blog better this new year. (That's actually 1 of my new  years resolutions  LOL : )  I guess you could say "my cup runneth over" this year and not always in a good way. I have been so busy that I have not been able to spend time with my kids like they deserve and I want that to change. I am hoping that by changing some of things that I currently do that come with deadlines and extra responsibilities, we can spend more time together. And who knows, maybe even have a few more photo opportunities for those scrapbook pages. (*wink*wink*)  I can't wait to see the new sketches this year and see who makes the team.

Thanks again for being patient when there have been a lack of posts and know that I never forget you..sometimes blogger is stubborn and posts are late, and sometimes I'm just enjoying life and will tune in soon with a scrapbook page to share it with you.

My little sunshine and raincloud

We have a inside joke/song around here..Mason is my sunshine and Caden is my raincloud.  We even have a "raincloud" song that is it's own version of the "sunshine" song.  This weeks 1 page sketch at sketchsupport is the sketch I used for both of my pages. 

 I had A LOT of journaling for this one and so I added a full page of hidden journaling that pulls up and out at the top of the page.

I hardly ever do 1 page layout unless I have a challenge or sketch deadline but this one I did for me and I really like how it turned out..I love layers lately!

This one is Cadens' first snow..he didn't care for it much!  Love those faces.

2 page sketch

This week on sketchsupport we have a 2 page sketch that I did these layouts with.  The second one is a special challenge layout using only Jillibean Soup products.  You can see them all by going here!

 

Scrap-a-palooza pages

These are the pages I made at scrapapalooza..using sketches of course!

The first one is of me getting my 1st professional pictures taken.

The next one is of me, my Mom, and friend Chris.

Kitty Tattoos anyone?

This is what the boys call a Kitty Tatoo...I couldn't help but giggle a little before getting on to them for putting stickers on the furry kitty cat!  I don't think she was to impressed with their handy work.  I knew it would take off a lot of hair so I just left it hoping the sticky would wear off soon...I have been finding little clumps of hair and sticker wads everywhere as she bites bits and pieces off!   They are little boys through and through!

This is a layout about the first time I got to hold and feed Mason..something I have never taken for granted again!  Hold them while you can...they grow up so fast.

The Best Christmas Gift...

Mason finally got to come home on Christmas day after 8 days in the NICU.  It was the best Christmas present that year!

This tree took FOREVER to punch all those leaves!  But I think it was worth it. :- )

This is a page I made from one of Allison's sketches.