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I had another scrap night and this one went late- 0330 or so. But I did get some great pages done!!! and I have some sketches planned out for a few more- yea me!!! So here they are, what do you think??

Well, I have had a productive week this week and last. I was able to have a scrap night this last week and got a few pages done and I got a well needed break from the kids on Tuesday and took the time to relax and paint in Evelyn’s room. I have also gotten out the sewing machine to work on a few projects that have been put aside all summer. One is for Matt’s all-day Kindergarten he is required to have a 12″x12″ pillow with his name on it, so I embroidered him one:) I am also making an American quilt and so I have been working on a few parts of that in an effort to get that done before Robert comes home (a lofty goal, but it might happen:) ).

Last summer's Pictures

Matt's Preschool Grad

It most certainly is a girl thing with our Evelyn!!

Pat-a-cake!!

And arbor to set the girls on the way to their castle.

I added the bird bath details and the birds

Well I finally got the house almost back together and needed the break so I had another Scrap night, And while I only made one spread and the title to the one I worked on weeks ago, I felt good and it is always nice to get something done and think you have done well. The Hoodie Towel page is my daughter, and I used drawings I made copying the design on the towel and the Cricut Cartridge Opposites Attract for the title. The Egg Hunt page used a Close to My Heart Stamp Set and old Provo Craft Paper. The dyeing the Eggs page was done on the same old PC paper and I used the George Cart to do the eggs. The last set of pages is the one I did last night- I used DoodleCharms for the bunnies and eggs and basket and Opposites Attract for the title.

I am quite proud of how these bats turned out, I used my Cricut and the program that goes with it, Cricut Design Studio and melded lots of ovals and their outlines (from the George Cartridge) just right and trimmed a little part of some and voila!!! Yeah for me Each child got one as part of their favors and we played with them and ‘practiced our aim’ in a version of bean bag toss at they party.

Well I had a scrap night on Thursday last week, and Rora was wanting to be held a majority of the time so I got one and a half spreads done in 5 hours, but I did have fun and I helped my friend Megan get some really great spreads done as well. We are going to try to make it a by monthly thing if not more often, so we can get caught up and so I can stay sane while Robert is deployed. Here is a picture of the spread that I completed (excuse the glare). I am still working on a title for the other- it is a page of full shots and up close of Evelyn wrapped in her hoodie towel- an ideas anyone? So far all I can come up with is Bathing Beauty, but since she is in her towel not the bath, that doesn’t quite work. Your would never believe I spent so long on these, but I did