Let's Be Nuts Together - Fancy Pants

Good morning!

You must go to the Fancy Pants blog today to see this one of a kind, truly childish act by my son and his grandfather.  We were at the Lego store in downtown Disney if that gives you any indication of what may have gone down.   

Here is a peek!

Don't Worry - The Rubber Cafe

Today I am sharing this super sweet card over at The Rubber Cafe.  This rainy day stamp image is the cutest ever.  I had fun turning the Fancy Pants Design heart paper into raindrops!  

Please stop by The Rubber Cafe for more details.

You Make Me Happy

It is not often enough that I get to see my sister.  She is probably one of the most important people in my life, and I don't spend enough time with her.  Thank God for Alexander Graham Bell and the nerds who invented the smart phone.  We talk and text but I'd rather see her.  Over the 4th of July this past year, she came down to visit.  We were busy prepping for a BBQ, but took time out to snap a quick pic.  I was worried about the scar on my knee showing, so she covered it with her legs.  Both of them:o)  That is what sisters do!

Dear Lord, did you see this Foxy flair?  Isn't it just the best thing you have ever seen?  

For this layout, I used the True Friends collection from Fancy Pants.  I even utilized the packaging.  The color pallet of this line is stunning.  I think this may be my third layout, all completely different, with this same collection.

Hug your sister if you can.  If you happen to see mine, hug her or me too:o)

Always Together

Well, maybe the title isn't quite accurate but we sure do a ton of stuff together, especially in the summer time.  Randy travels a bit and has to get a ride to the airport often because his flights are at ridonculous hours.  He has become quite friendly with the  driver.  You should hear some of his stories:o)  Anyway, he often tells Randy of events in the area.  One, because he likes him and two, because his wife runs a travel agency!  Good friend to have:o)  

So, he told him of this fireworks thing that was happening in Newburyport last month. 

 OMG, was it spectacular!  We ate at one of the most expensive Mexican restaurants I have ever  been to but it was magnifico!  Sorry, wrong accent.  

We parked our butts along the river and listened to a live band, ate a little street food and the best part, people watched.  I am soooo glad I am not a teenager today.  It seems like a lot of work.  

We took a selfie like we often do, and this is what I scrapped.

My layout was based on the sketch below.  Loosely based, I should say.  I find sketches a great jumping off point.  For inspiration only and you can do what every you want!  This one is from Creative Scrappers.  I used Fancy Pants True Friends paper Collection.  A sweet friend just recently gave it to me:o)  I added some stitching and triangles just like the sketch!  Oh and ink drops:o)

Remember the LEROY layout from a couple days ago?  That was the same paper line.  Completely different looks, don't you think?  

I am still mad at him for chewing my handsfree earphones.  Thanks for stopping by and let me know if you are interested in a crazy cat:o)

Leroy

On July 3rd, this year, we adopted my sisters cat Max.  We quickly changed his name to Leroy Brown.  (her last name is Brown)  He is bad.  Like really bad!  But we can not help but love him.  He lays around like a porn star (sorry) and goes where he wants, chews what he wants (like iPhone cords) and bothers us at least 3 times during the night.  Right this minute, I can here him scrabbling around upstairs.  He goes on these rampages throughout the house, scaling over chairs, beds, people.  I have not seen anything like it.  I am surprised the pictures on the walls are still straight!  But, he is really really cool.  

So, over at @society52 on Instagram, the weekly challenge is to scrap your pet.  (Thursday, they throw you a twist!)  Also, over at Creative Scrappers, they have sketches, and this one is based off of sketch #254.  I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to introduce to you, the craziest cat ever, Leroy.

Here is the sketch....

Instead of arrows, I opted for hearts.  This awesome cut file is from, The Cut Shoppe by Ashley Horton.  The flair is from A Flair for Buttons, the hearts, washi and stamp are all from Freckled Fawn Oh Deer Me Kits.  The fantastic papers are from Fancy Pants, True Friends.

On May 12th, our family lost one of the best cats ever, Milford.  We had him for 9 short years.  We received him from Santa on Christmas eve when he was 10 months old.  I can not describe to you how cool this cat was.  He was a Bengal cat, so he didn't shed.  People that are allergic, where not as allergic to him.  He loved water and his best friend Flo.  It was one of the hardest decisions I had to make, but it was the right one.

We miss him every day.  Roman still includes him in his nighttime prayer:o(