June Scrapbook Pages

We survived another school year and end of the year dance recital, and I’ve found a bit more time to scrap now that dance is in hiatus for a couple of weeks- yay! Summer seems to be as busy as ever so far, so we will see how long I can keep it up.

….. Well, that happy hopefulness of accomplishing lots during our summer break didn’t last much longer. Mark brought home a very nasty respiratory illness from the office and it wiped us both out for almost a month. We managed to muster enough energy to spend with my sister and her family when they visited at the end of June and that pretty much did me in for the rest of the month and the first week of July. Mark ended up with an early stage pneumonia and I had a nasty sinus infection. A full week of antibiotics are finally helping me see the end of the tunnel; I was beginning to wonder if they were working at all. So, here are the pages that I got done in June- not too shabby an amount, I just wish I had been able to do more.

 
credits: at The-LilyPad.com: My Manly Man Papers and Elements by Michelle Godin, Capricious Alphas by Kim Jensen; font: FO Messy Bessy

 
credits: at The-LilyPad.com: Capricious Papers, Elements and Alphas by Kim Jensen, May 2013 template freebie by Amy Martin; font: Typewriter

 
credits: by Sahlin Studio at The_LilyPad.com: Practically Perfect, Fairest One Of All, June 2013 Template blog freebie; at Scrapbookgraphics.com: Lorie Davison- Mouse Masquerade (spoon), Wendyzine- Sand Brush, Flergs- Magical Christmas Shimmerz; font: Typewriter

 
credits: Edgy and Angled by Crystal Livesay at PixelsandCompany.com; Love You More Than Ice Cream by Jenn Barrette at SweetShoppeDesigns.com; Masks We Wear at DigitalFreebies.com; font: Vintage Typewriter

  credits: Happy To Be by Maya at Scrapbookgraphics.com; font: Typewriter

  credits: at scrapbookgraphics.com: Studio Mix 48 Garden Party by Studio Girls, blended template 11 by Rosey Posey;  font: Pushkin

  credits: at scrapbookgraphics.com: Studio Mix 48 Garden Party by Studio Girls; font: Cezanne

 
credits: at PixelsandCompany.com: Free Love by Pixels & Company Designers, Creashens- Kalea Bits 8 and Sunny Side Upsie Daisies Alphabet, Robyn Meierotto- In Stitches; font: Caflisch Script Pro

journaling: Tap 3 dancers became pirates for this year’s recital
dance. A mix of music from the movie soundtrack and David Garrett’s "He’s a Pirate” leant a mysterious and fun mood to Ms. Cindy’s dance about a pirate crew searching for a buried treasure.  Jareth Spirio lent his acting talents to us again this year and played the role of Jack Sparrow, who makes a deal with Megan to find the hidden treasure and do whatever it takes to keep it all for themselves. In the end, no one but Jack and Megan are still standing.
credits: A Pirate's Life For Me by Jenn Barrette at SweetShoppeDesigns.com, Template 334 by Yin Designs; font: CK Pirate's Hand

  
journaling: I wasn’t sure about this song the first few times I heard it, but by the end of class this year this dance was one of my favorites. It’s pure jazz- the how low can you get down into the floor kind of hard hitting jazz that when done right has to be watched to the end. It’s just that cool.
Music- Aint Nothing Wrong With That by Robert Randolph & the Family Band, choreography by Amanda Browning
credits: Studio Mix 47 - Bold & True Kit and Wordart by Studio Girls at scrapbookgraphics.com; Template 225 by Yin Designs
font: TXT Romanesque, SP Wonderful Wendy

 
credits: at scrapbookgraphics.com: Studio Mix 47 - Bold & True Kit by Studio Girls, Blended Template Bundle 12 by Rosey Posey; font: SP Wonderful Wendy

 
credits: at scrapbookgraphics.com: Silver Lining by Microferk, Blend and Layer templates 3-6 by Rosey Posey, Magic Castle Template by Wendyzine
font: Zapf Chancery LT

March & April 2013 Layout Pages

 

credits: at scrapbookgraphics.com: by Natali Design- Happy Hoppy Easter, At the Dawn of Spring Collection, by Bethany Harty- Easter Religious Wordart; Spring Fling by Crystal Livesay at PixelsandCompany.com; font: CK Becky

 
For March 2013 Scraplift Challenge at SBG, original layout by Lilith Eeckles.
credits: at Scrapbookgraphics.com: by Flergs- Candy Crush with Melita Bloomer, Candy Crush Extras Collection; Tangie Baxter- AJC11 Provisions Parcel 30 Gesso Textures; font: AJF Mock Turtle, custom font by Darcy Baldwin

  credits: Love is All You Need, Yes You Can Patterns and Prints, Yes You Can by Captivated Visions at scrapbookgraphics.com; Homebody templates by Crystal Livesay at Pixels&Company (part of Homebody collab by P&Co at MSA in April 2013)

 
credits: Let the Games Begin by Libby Pritchett and KCB at SweetShoppeDesigns.com; Rock the Blocks by Crystal Livesay at PixelsandCompany.com; Putt-Putt by Chelle's Creations at scraporchard.com;
font: Loosie Script 

 
credits: You and I by Litabells (newsletter freebie); Rock the Blocks by Crystal Livesay at PixelsandCompany.com; font: SBC Distressed Typewriter

  credits: at The-LilyPad.com: by Michelle Godin- A is For Awesome Papers, A is for Awesome Elements, Snarky Snippets: Awesome, by Kim Jensen: Ragged Edges; GWL Letters: June by Crystal Livesay and Sara Gleason at Pixels and Company
font: custom print by Darcy Baldwin

 
credits: Captivated Visions: You are Worth It Value Bundle, Mish Mash: Stamp Stash Value Bundle 1, CU Kraft Papers; Flergs: Volterra Glitter Styles, Magical Christmas with Jady Day (stars), Love 2 Dance with Charlize (rhinestone ring); Launchpad Feb 2013 template by Blagovesta, Tangie Baxter: Mansion Masquerade (black feather), Microferk: Tragic Romance (red feather), Luna (bling diamond); Jenn Barrette: Naturally Organic (spotted feather); retired: Urban Love by Birgit Kerr, Vivid Intensity by Kim Jensen; font: Arial

 
credits: Captivated Visions: You are Worth It Value Bundle, CU Kraft Papers, Everyone Has a Story; Flergs: Volterra Glitter Styles, Love 2 Dance with Charlize (rhinestone ring); Tangie Baxter: Mansion Masquerade (black feather), Microferk: Caliente Alpha, Tragic Romance (red feather), Luna (bling diamond); Effortless Templates by Crystal Livesay at PixelsandCompany; Jenn Barrette: Naturally Organic (spotted feather); retired: Urban Love by Birgit Kerr, Vivid Intensity (retired) by Kim Jensen  

 
journaling: Alice, Brenna and Brieyelle have had so much fun working together on their ballet trio. Between the extra rehearsals and the playdates together afterwards they’ve become really good friends too. I hope that it is a long-lasting friendship.
credits: What a Wonderful Day by Michelle Godin and Pink Reptile Designs at The-LilyPad.com; Fun With Shapes Vol. 3 Circles by Crystal Livesay at PixelsandCompany.com
font: custom font by Darcy Baldwin

  journaling: With 3 kids in the high school band, Friday nights are often filled with the sounds of grunts, cheering, stomping, pep band music and wolf howls now. It’s often cold, and the bleachers are uncomfortable before too long, but it’s fun cheering for the football team and the band. We are VR! Go Wolves!
credits: Play Ball by Dani Mogstad at jessicasprague.com, Round and Round by Dani Mogstad (retired); Template 219 by Yin Designs

  journaling: Dean Kamen set out to  bring the excitement of sports events to science, and I would say that he has succeeded. You can feel the emotions of the participants in the air when you walk into the Ritchie Center on FIRST regional weekend. The 2012 game was Rebound Rumble- the robots had to shoot 8 inch diameter foam basketballs into 3 levels of hoops, and cross and balance on bridges. Coopertition was taken to a new level with bonus points being awarded when robots from the 2 alliances balanced on the middle bridge together. The Cyber Wolves performance was a mixed bag this year. Essentially no practice time with the robot before Bag and Tag Day meant that all of the little glitches were found on the field during the actual matches. A third day of competition might have made all the difference in showing off what our robot was actually capable of this year.
credits: Play Ball by Dani Mogstad at jessicasprague.com, So Square by Dani Mogstad (retired); Homebody Templates by Crystal Livesay at PixelsandCompany.com
font: Century Gothic, custom font by Darcy Baldwin

January & February 2013 Layout Pages

   credits: at The-LilyPad.com: by Kim Jensen- Temperamental Painted Papers, Sketchy Alpha, Button Strings, Random Moments Elements(mesh), Srsly Stoked (with Kate Hadfield, sketched border); Michelle Godin- Just Because Papers; Amy Martin- Needed More Stitching 2; One Little Bird- For the Birds (feather scatter, retired); bird shapes by ~lukeroberts at deviantart.com; font: AJF Tweedledee

  credits: Studio Mix 38: Handful of Love by The Studio Girls at scrapbookgraphics.com; font: CK Becky

 
credits: by Michelle Godin at The-LilyPad.com: Build Your Wings with Melita Bloomer, Handcarved Stamps

 
journaling: There were periods of time when the kids were younger that I would have given a heck of a lot just to get out of the house for a little while. Now that they are all older and have lots of activities that keep us busy, I look forward to the times when all we have to do is stay home- no appointments, no classes, no meetings, nothing to have to watch the clock for..... nothing to do but sit and be still and relax. Being together is good, but being alone is pretty good too!
credits: Fun With Shapes by Crystal Livesay at Pixels & Company; Home by Kaye Winiecki and Studio Basic at The-LilyPad.com; Needed More Stitching by Amy Martin at The-LilyPad.com;
font: Chromosome Heavy, custom font by Darcy Baldwin

 
journaling: FIRST is a huge challenge each year- Design and build a robot that can accomplish the 2 or more difficult tasks in the year’s challenge, all in just 6 weeks. The scrimmage at Coronado didn't go as planned, it's never a good thing to be told that you misread a rule and your robot isn't legal to do what you need it to do. But, at least we found out about it in time to fix it before Stop Build Day. So, it was back to the Fab to reduce the height by 12 inches instead of being able to practice with the robot on the field. We can do it. Don't let the backward steps keep you from moving forward.
credits: Studio Mix 40: Life Is a Journey and Studio Mix 40: Life Is a Journey Flair by The Studio Girls at scrapbookgraphics.com; Angled by Crystal Livesay at Pixels and Company; font: custom font by Darcy Baldwin

 
journaling: I got up on the morning of Valentine’s Day to find Mark bringing in this beautiful boquet of a dozen red roses. Added to the poem Sarah wrote for us and the stack of chocolates and other candy treats I had for the kids, we had quite a pile of sweetness on the table.
credits: at scrapbookgraphics.com: On Chalkboard: First Love and On Chalkboard: First Love Alpha (blog freebie) by Palvinka, Volterra Glitters by Flergs; Lots of Love by Crystal Livesay at PixelsandCompany.com; font: custom print by Darcy Baldwin

journaling: The giraffe area of African Safari at the zoo is usually our first stop when we get to the zoo. The giraffes are always friendly and come up to say hello. Yes, they are looking for crackers or lettuce, but even if you don’t have food they will stay long enough for you to pet them on the nose.
credits: by Michelle Godin at The-LilyPad.com: Wild Thing with Paula Kesselring, Big Stampy Alphas, Teeny Tiny Alphas; Monogram Pagemap from ldsolutions.com
font: Blackout, custom font by Darcy Baldwin