New Guitar

Journaling:
Katie: give me a hint!
Jenny: It’s pink.
Katie: give me another hint
Katie: Do you know what it is?Aly: YesKristi: YesMom: YesKatie: Ewww!!!
Jenny: You walked right passed it.
Katie: WHERE!!!
Jenny pulls out a guitar case with a pink scarf bow.
Katie: A GUITAR!!!

Credits:
Papers and embellishments: Melissa Bennett’s Jolly Holidaze Kit
Paint Stripes: Digital Distressing Kit - Scrap Artist
Font: Cool

New Year's Eve 2006

Journaling:
On New Years Eve 2006 the youngest kids were so quiet and good. They sat in corners, on the couch, and on the floor playing and comparing each other’s games.It was cute how they were always sitting in a little group, each playing their own game.

Credits:
Papers: Mini Moose Kit by Christy Lyle

Cousins

Journaling:
In October 2006 Porter and Brooke were visiting with their parents. Megan and Jeff love to play with their cousins. Grandma Rae’s backyard was covered in leaves and these four had a blast jumping into the big piles and throwing leaves all over each other.

Memorial Day

Journaling:
A three year old child is a being who gets almost as much fun out of a fifty-six dollar set of swings as it does out of finding a small green worm. Bill Vaughan

We spent Memorial Day 2006 at Ryan & Julie’s house. Megan spent almost the entire time on the swingset and even convince Aunt Aly to join her and Grandma to push.

Credits:
Background paper and chain embellishments: PJs for Courage - Elemental Scraps
Paint stamps: Digital Distressing Kit - Scrap Artist
Techniques: Used four different papers for the background and changed the blending modes.
Font: Bambino

Sack of Potatoes

Journaling:
This was Jeff’s first year playing soccer. His favorite thing about soccer was having Papa as his coach. After the game they would always play around. Jeff would squeal with delight as Papa threw him over his shoulder like a “sack of potatoes”.

Credits:
Papers: scrapartist.com Popsicle Toes Kit
Distressing: scrapartisit.com Digital Distressing kit and Aged Overlays Kit
“Laugh” embellishment: scrapartist.com Popsicle Toes Kit
Word strips embellishment: plaindigitalwrapper.com August Bliss Kit
Techniques: Adjusted the hue on all papers and embellishments
Fonts: Journaling – Freebooter, Title – Bambino, Copperplate Gothic Lite, and Bluecake.
Inspiration: Jessica Sprague's block trick, creatingkeepsakes.com

One More

Journaling:
Grandma told Jeff he still had one present under the tree and off he went on a MISSION to find it.

Credits:
Papers and tree embellishment: Seasonal Sampler; theshabbyshoppe.com
Snowflake embellishments: Tropical Winter; theshabbyshoppe.com
Picture and photoblock borders: Collection Two, Extras - Digital Scrapbook Memories
Fonts: Title – Frosty; Journaling – Kirby
Inspiration: Grid Trick by Jessica Sprague; Creatingkeepsakes.com

Progressive Dinner

Journaling:
One of our familiy’s newer traditions is a progressive dinner. We caravan to each house to eat one course of a meal and see everyone’s Christmas decorations. In 2006 we had the progressive dinner on the 23rd of December, which allowed some of the out-of-town family to join in.

Ryan & Julie’s - Salad
Shaneen’s - Visit
Grandma’s - Main Course
Kristi & Ronnie’s - Visit
Jen & John’s - Visit
Cheya & Myke’s - Dessert

Credits:
Christmas Office Party Kit from plaindigitalwrapper.com: background and embellishments.
Font: Kirby