SKETCH #481

Hello all - I finally made it back after some time off due to family things.

We have great sketch up over at Sketches in Thyme and since I have been going thru all kinds of pictures and stuff from my parents house this sketch worked perfect for some pics of my sister.

You can see all the great inspo over at Sketches in Thyme, it is such a versatile sketch.

Upload your take and be entered for a chance to win a gift certificate to A Cherry on Top!!

Sketches in Thyme #457

Back this month with another great sketch over at Sketches in Thyme by our very own Shawn Lahr.

I flipped the sketched to make work with these pictures of my cute nephews and their 3rd grade adventures Covid Style - which may beat out the fact that I used to walk to school every day ;)

Be sure to check out all the other great inspiration this month and enter your layout for a chance to win a gift certificate to A cherry on top!!

Sketches in Thyme #453

 Happy New Year peeps!!  I am so glad that 2020 is finally over and done with and here is to hoping that 2021 will be a much better year!!

Bev has done us another great sketch over at Sketches in Thyme and lucky for me I have a new great niece that was waiting to make her scrapbook debut ;)

This one I even pulled out some brick stencil and made my own background because I just didn't have the right paper.

Hop on over to Sketches in Thyme and check out all the other inspiration up this month and enter your layout for a chance to win a gift from A Cherry on Top!!

Sketches in Thyme #445

 Welcome to November!!!  It finally has gotten cool here in Alabama and I am loving it!!  And we are in the holiday season which I love as well, as crazy as 2020 has been I am so looking forward to the holiday this year!!

So we have another fabulous sketch from Laura and while her's shows a winter them, I found this picture from Easter of both our families that I adore and I really love how it turned out!!

                                                  
Be sure to check out all the other great inspiration this month over at Sketches in Thyme - there are some incredible layouts!!  Remember to link yours up for a chance at a gift card to Cherry on Top!!

Sketches in Thyme #441

 I am back with another great sketch from our talented Elizabeth Frantz at Sketches in Thyme!!  

So not only have I had to deal with ol' Corona this year, but I also had a big ol' birthday as well!!!

Honestly it doesn't really bother me that I am 50, I feel blessed to be on the right side of the dirt, but I could do without all the aches and pains... I really should do a letter to my younger self so everyone can take heed and take better care of themselves cause it does make a difference ;)

Be sure to check out all the other great inspiration this month and link up your layouts for a chance at a giftcard from A Cherry on Top!!

Sketches in Thyme #437

 Happy almost Fall ya'll!!  I am back this month with another great sketch by Jenesa Defranco, one of our very own.  Since we are finally headed into fall and some hopefully cooler temps I am remembering this fun trip to the beach - cause Beach days are the best!!

Be sure to check out all the other great inspiration over at Sketches In Thyme and link up your layout for a chance at a great prize!!

Sketches in Thyme #433

 Well I am back with our August sketch for Sketches in Thyme and it worked perfectly with these pics from my neice's baby gender reveal - It's A Girl!!  Amelia Lynn should be joining our family late September and we are over the moon to welcome her!!

I love this sketch by Bev - it is so versatile!!

Be sure to check out all the other fabulous inspiration this month over at Sketches in Thyme... upload your creation for a chance to win a gift certificate to Cherry on Top!!

Sketch 429 - Sketches in Thyme!!

Back this HAWT July in Alabama - we have been in the 90's for the past week or so with humidity thru the roof!!!  Already looking forward to fall and cooler temps!!

Check out this super cute sketch this week at Sketches in Thyme - I love the sunburst look!!

Found this WeR scrapbook themed paper in my stash - I think it is a few years old ;)

I think next year I am going to do a layout a day to try and get thru my stash of papers

But what better to use it for than this picture of my scrappy tribe - these girls have gotten me thru some tough stuff over the years and I love each and every one of them bunches!!

Hop on over to the blog and check out all the other great layouts and sketches this month - we truly have some uber talented people!!

Sketches in Thyme... June Sketch and May too

Boy have I been a slacker with the blog here lately.. since coming back to work after quarantine, I struggle with time management and the fact that we are SLAMMED at work doesn't help either.

But I did (literally) throw together the June sketch for Sketches in Thyme this month, because I did the July sketch thinking it was June - but not too bad for a last minute effort.

This is such a great sketch too - there are so many variations you could do with this!!

This layout is of my nephew, Cannon, and this boy keeps us on our toes that is for sure!! But I sure do love his quirky little faces and smiles :)

Be sure to check out all the other great inspiration at Sketches in Thyme this month and get yours uploaded for a chance at a prize pack of goodies!!

Just to let everyone see my May layout because apparently I never uploaded it - and one day if I get some free time I will update my blog background it is really needing some fresh air!!

Sketches in Thyme #417

so sorry to be posting this so late, but this Corona virus is throwing me for a loop - do I work do I not work - worked for a bit then got sent home and now I am having a horrible time trying to get unemployment and I need my money!!

I was lucky enough to be able to host a retreat the weekend before the world decided to come to a stop and got this layout finished and basically forget I had finished it - LOL



This is my brother-in-law and twin nephews - taken around Thanksgiving and we are so thankful for them - the twins keep us moving and their dad would do anything for anyone!!

Hop on over to Sketches in Thyme and link up your layout by April 30th for a chance at a gift certificate - also check out all the other great sketches and inspiration for the month!!

I totally missed last month and do apologize for that - it has been a crazy few weeks here!!

Sketches in Thyme #409

Back already - this year seems to be flying by!!

Love, love, love this sketch by Elizabeth - so much you could do with it!!  I pulled out my CM circles and got to cutting after pulling some Halloween paper from CTMH.  Halloween is a big deal in our neighborhood so we try to decorate to impress - the skeletons were a new addition this year and big hit!!



Be sure to check out all the other fabulous inspiration this month at Sketches in Thyme - I am always amazed at the work of all the designers!!

Sketches in Thyme #405

I do apologize for being a day late, but maybe being at the beach will excuse me ;)

Back with the first sketch of the year - 2020, I really thought we would be flying around in Jetson's cars by now.  Love this sketch by Jenessa, one of our fabulous designers at Sketches in Thyme



This sweet kitty belongs to my daddy, she is very partial to him and will only jump in my lap if he isn't around - funny how cats can be so persnickity with humans.  Found this awesome Doodlebug paper in my stash and love how this turned out!!

Be sure to check out all the other inspo this month and link up your layouts for a chance at a great prize package!!

Sketches in Thyme - last sketch of the year!!

Can't believe we are here at Christmas and year end - the year just seems to fly by!!  This is my last sketch to work with this year - can't wait to see the new year sketches, the few sneak peaks I have seen are going to be so much fun to work with!!



Really love this sketch - there are so many ways to work with it and it would make an awesome double page layout by adding a reverse layout!!

Seeing as it has finally gotten cold here in Alabama, I decided to think back to warmer days and a quick beach trip we got to take with my cousin and some friends down to 30A.



Be sure to hop on over to Sketches in Thyme and check out all the other fabulous inspiration!!  I hope every one has a wonderful holiday season and that you get all the scrappy items you want and some time to use them!!

Sketches in Thyme - #397

Happy November!!!  Can we believe it is almost Thanksgiving??!!  This year seems to be flying by!!

We have a great sketch up this week at Sketches in Thyme by Bev!!



I really loved working with this one... made me think outside the box a little, but I found this picture from the hubs 50th birthday and thought that it worked great with the Happy Birthday paper I have been hoarding for several years.



Be sure to check out all the other great inspiration this month... I believe there is an Echo Park Mini Kit up for grabs as well!!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Turkey Day next week!!

Sketches in Thyme #393

So I am a little late in posting this, but we have a new sketch over at Sketches in Thyme

And as I am still working on wedding pictures, I did this layout showing some of the decor for the wedding.  I was honored that my niece asked me to make the 2 signs, the large window pane was the program for the wedding and the open frame was honoring all the loved ones who aren't  with us anymore :(  and all the flowers were done my the groom's family.

Be sure to check out all the other great layouts this month and get yours uploaded for a chance at a great Christmas pack!!

SKETCHES IN THYME #389

Well I would say Happy Fall Ya'll but it ain't anywhere close to fall feeling here Bama!!  Still in the 90's and close to 100 a couple of days this week and I am over it!!!  Give me some cool days with sweaters and pumpkin spice!!!

There is a super cute sketch this week a Sketches in Thyme!!  This is a great way to use all those little scrap pieces up!!


And for those that didn't know I have recently become a Close To My Heart consultant and that is where the fabulous paper came from!!  This is the True Love collection and it is delicious, love the navy and plum color combo!!!


Be sure to check out all the other inspiration this month and get a chance to win a great paper pack from Echo Park!!

Sketches in Thyme - #385

and I am back again with Sketches in Thyme this week - hope everyone is staying cool as we are in record breaking heat here in Alabama.

We have a great sketch this week from Nadine

And I really hope ya'll don't get tired of seeing wedding photos, but I am working on an album for my niece and trying to get it finished this year ;)

I also went a little outside of my comfort zone and sprayed my paper with some Glimmer Mist, the blue color didn't come out quite like I wanted but it is fun to play with different mediums, especially when I really couldn't find the right paper when I picked this photo

I do need to go back redo my circles, my gold glitter pen was giving me some issues and it is probably time for a new one.

Be sure to check all the fabulous inspiration this month, there are some great sketches to work with and link up for some great prizes too!!

Lets Scrap Sketches - Aug 15th

Welcome to the DOG DAYS of summer here in Alabama.. we have been experiencing some EXTREME heat the past week and I am ready for fall to be here, along with football and pumpkin spice!!

Got another great sketch from Let's Scrap Sketches for the middle of August - I really love the sunburst across the top and this could easily be modified for a single page layout too!!



So I have been working on an album of my niece's wedding, which maybe she will get by her 2nd anniversary ;) but all these sketches have really helped me get a lot of pictures done - I still need to journal, but I think I will use my silhouette to do the writing so I can fit everything into the space.



Be sure to check out the other great inspiration this month at Let's Scrap Sketches.

Also I am planning a blog re-vamp/launch to start showcasing more of my work and the fact that I am a Close to My Heart consultant :)

Sketches in Thyme #381 "CHICK MAGNETS"

Happy July everyone - and it is living up to "Hot as Firecracker" down here in Alabama, I am definitely looking forward to cooler temps as we have been in the 90's since June and with the humidity it is miserable here!!

This week I am sharing this fabulous sketch over at Sketches in Thyme by Shawn Lahr.


I have been dying to scrap this pictures of my nephews and the chicks they got to take care of last year for school.  I have no doubt in my mind these boys will definitely be "chick magnets" as they get older!! ;)


There is a fabulous prize pack of some super cute Echo Park paper, Springtime.  Echo Park happens to be one of my most favorite companies, and I used one of the Boy collections for this layout.

Be sure to check out all the other fabulous inspiration from our other Mavens at Sketches in Thyme, I am amazed at the talent of our design team every month!!

Lets Scrap Sketches!!

Well I am finally back, life has been crazy busy and I do believe I have spent more time at the ballfield than anywhere else these past few weeks.  But I wouldn't trade seeing my nephews faces winning games they weren't expected to win and making it to the state tournament...  I would gladly trade the oppressively hot weather though ;)

Here is the mid - month sketch up at Let's Scrap Sketches and as always there are plenty of ways to make it work for you, it would make great single page layouts as well.


I am trying to get layouts done for my niece's wedding book, so the double pages really do come in handy in letting me get several photos on a page.



Be sure to check out the other great inspiration this month!!