U R Crazy Awesome

My 15 year old son is, well, crazy awesome!!  The challenge at Can You Digi It? this time is "Green is Coming", so it was a good opportunity to scrap this awesome shot I got of him last year!  The cool background paper is from the same collection I used in my last post -- Shabby Melody by Delightfully Distressing Designs.  I love how versatile this collection is!  It can sometimes be hard to find scrapbooking papers and elements that are good for teenage guys and teenage girls, but these papers and coordinating elements absolutely work!

Thanks for visiting,

Denise

Way Too Cute

Such a fun challenge over at Can You Digi It? this week:  Getting Girly!!  I was happy for an opportunity to show case pictures taken of my beautiful daughter, Julie, last year right before she graduated from high school.  They were taken in the Georgetown area of Washington, DC.  One thing for sure, Julie is definitely a Girly Girl!  In fact, I gave her the nickname "Julie Girl" when she was just a toddler.

I used the gorgeous Shabby Melody papers and elements designed by Delightfully Distressing Designs.  And since everyone has a Girly Girl in their life, be sure to enter the challenge this week described on the CYDI blog!

Find some time to craft today!
Denise

Christmas Means Family

In my last post, I was lamenting the fact that I couldn't get a picture of my three kids together in time to include it in my Christmas cards this year.  Well, on Dec 23 we were visiting my parent's house, and I was able to get some great shots of all three of them TOGETHER!!!  I was so excited, I decided to scrap one of them for Can You Digi It's latest challenge, Sparkle Sparkle Sparkle!  Again I used Kraft Kristmas Paper Pack by Green Goddess Creations, which as you can see is so versatile!

Looking forward to another year as an IT Girl with Can You Digi It?.  If you haven't checked them out yet, you really should!  Their awesome inventory is growing by leaps and bounds!

Happy New Year to you!

Best,
Denise

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Most of us agree, it's "the most wonderful time of the year"!  One of my traditions has been to always include a picture of my kids or whole family with my Christmas cards.  I've done this every year since my oldest, Lauren was born, and she's almost 22!  Well, now that the kids are older and going off in all different directions, I wasn't able to get a photo of either all three kids together or all five of us together.  As time goes on and life brings changes, it just might be the last phone of its kind.  :(  So I decided to scrap last year's picture.  I used the Krafty Christmas Paper Pack by Green Goddess Creations, which will go with anything!!

Hope you have a very wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Best,
Denise

Daring Adventure

Ever since I started going to Kazakhstan for work assignments three years ago, I wanted to go on a camel ride.  For whatever reason, I didn't get the opportunity until Thanksgiving Day last month.  It was a gorgeous day -- cold but clear.  The one thing about Kazakhstan is that when it's sunny, the sky is sooooo blue!  Anyway, I was finally able to ride a camel, so of course I had to make a layout of it. 

I made the map on the bottom half of the page by downloading it from Google Maps, which is a cool little trick to remember next time you're scrapping a place you've been.  I used a gorgeous border from Vintage Symmetry by Annie J Designs at Can You Digi It? to divide the two backgrounds, which I think adds balance and interest to the page.

Thanks a lot for looking, and I hope you find some time to craft today!

Best,
Denise

Warm and Cozy

This is one of my favorite pictures of me and Jeff!  It is a self-portrait taken during our New Year's Eve weekend get-away in 2011.  We're both wearing our funky Russian hats that we love so much!  The challenge theme over at CYDI this week is "Baby, it's cold outside", which gave me a great excuse to create a layout around this picture using the fabulous digital papers and elements from Delightfully Distressing Designs over at Can You Digi It?  Aren't they perfect for the picture?!

Why don't you join in the fun and enter the challenge?!  Would love to see your creations!!

Enjoy the season,
Denise

Back to School

The challenge over at Can You Digi It? today is Clean and Simple, which I think for most of us scrappers is definitely challenging!  We want to add a lot of embellishments and fill in any white space.  Sometimes the pictures speak for themselves, but sometimes an explanation is necessary, and every once in awhile, a very lengthy explanation is necessary.

I had just returned from a visit to a school in Baikonur, Kazakhstan when I decided to prepare for this challenge.  I naturally wanted to use the pictures I had from the visit, but I knew that to someone reading about the experience without knowing me, they wouldn't know what it was all about without a lot of explanation.  It suddenly occurred to me to write it up in a newspaper-type design, so what you see below is the result.  I used the cute Beach Fun Paper Pack by Striped Elephants.  I chose these colors (blue and yellow) because they are the same colors as the Kazakhstan flag.

Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

Smiles,
Denise

This is What Love Looks Like

Another pet page!  This is my husband with his Golden Doodle shortly after he got her as a puppy.  Her name is Sophie.  Isn't she adorable?

The cute doggie in the upper left hand corner is from Kini Art.  She has a lot of adorable images that are inexpensive, so check them out!!

Hope you find some time to scrap today!

Best,
Denise

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Giving Thanks

With this weeks' CYDI challenge entitled "Giving Thanks", I was able to scrap a photo I took during last year's Thanksgiving dinner.  This is especially important to me as this year, I will be in Kazakhstan during Thanksgiving for my day job.  I will sorely miss gathering around the table as depicted in this layout.

You may recognize the papers I used, as they're the Fall for Realz collection that I've used before, from Green Goddess Creations at Can You Digi It?.  They're obviously very versatile -- so check them out!

You can participate in this challenge and win a $10 gift certificate to products from Can You Digi It?, so what have you got to lose?  We'd love to see your creations!!  Here's the link with all the info you need:  Can You Digi It Blog

Thanks for looking, and enjoy the season!

Denise

Halloween 2004

One of the frequent reasons I hear from people who are overwhelmed by the thought of scrapbooking is that they have so many photos and are already so behind...sound familiar?  It's true you may never scrap every photo you like or every memorable event you've photographed, but so what?  I've been meaning to scrap this photo of my son since it was taken...back in 2004!  I just never got around to it.  Well, I'm so glad I hung onto it, because this week's Design Team challenge over at Can You Digi It? was entitled Creepy & Kooky, so I thought it was a perfect opportunity to finally scrap this beloved photograph.  I used the Haunted Papers and Brads by Green Goddess Creations, and I think they were just perfect for capturing the mood of the photograph!  Thanks for looking, and hope you find some time to scrap today!

Best,
Denise

She's my Great Dane

Don’t you just love pet pages? When I saw the So Berry…Sweet digital paper collection from Green Goddess Creations over at Can You Digi It?, I knew it would be perfect for show-casing my Great Dane, Ceelie. I had a lot of fun working with these papers, and realized that they are so versatile and would be great for most any kind of layout. Have fun with them!
Denise

Fall for Real

Fall is my favorite season!  I love the relief from the heat of the summer, the leaves changing, not having to use air conditioning or heat, baking pumpkin bread and getting ready for the holidays!
Last Saturday, we awoke to a beautiful bright sunny day with the first nip of Fall in the air. Jeff had just gotten a new camera and was eager to try it out, and since Spencer loves train rides, we decided to go to Walkersville in Maryland and do both at once.  Jeff got some wonderful landscape shots, but since I think LO's are best with pictures of people, this one doesn't have any of the landscapes.  I used the Fall for Realz digital papers by Green Goddess Creations at Can You Digi It?, which I think complimented the pictures and captured the day perfectly!
Thanks for visiting!

A Love Story

Everyone loves a good love story, right?  Well, as September 11 began to roll around again, I started reflecting upon patriotism and how my Dad served in the Army during the Korean War.  My mind began to wander to my mother and father's marriage, and so I decided to make a LO highlighting their story, and how the Military played a role in their marriage!  I had so much fun using the Country Chic papers from Green Goddess Creations at Can You Digit It? that I used them again for this LO.  Most of us having stories involving patriotism, and I encourage you to record yours!

Christmas in September?

Okay, so I'm a little late for Christmas in July! :)  But here's a LO in which I've included an adorable reindeer image by new artist Betty Edwards featured at Can You Digi It?.  She has a lot of other whimsical images that you won't be able to resist!  Have fun with them!