Birds & Butterflies

Hi everybody,

I have this really cute book cover to share with you today.  I have been following the blog- http://retrospection.typepad.com/ or you can click on the "Retrospection" link on the right side under "people I stalk!"  She is filling this box for a friend and has asked for people to contribute.  She takes picture of everything she receives and posts them on her blog.  So I thought, what the heck.  I'll make something!  There are restrictions on the size but everything else is fair game.  I had one (which saddens me) book cover left and thought it would be a great base and will fit just right.  My favorite thing about it is the pink roses and the pink rose button.  Both birds and butterflies are really "in" right now.  I love butterflies!!!  The local kit club that I belong to ( I have mentioned it before) gave us some really great papers and goodies to work with this month.  It is the "Butterfly Garden" collection from Pink Paislee.  I love it.  But for me, again, it is a challenge cause I have a boy, and seems like I only boy pictures!  I will share with you what I create.  But, this book cover contains some of the "Butterfly Garden" elements.  

Until next time, 

xoxoxo

Mother's Day cards.....

What a week it has been!  I have accomplished many things on my list but have nothing to show for it!  I feel better though, I guess that is all that matters.  Things have been rough around the Maldonado house. My boy has had a really bad week and says, "it's tough being six!"  Last I looked, it's only the beginning of Wednesday!  On the more creative side, I have completed some Mother's Day cards!!!  Yeah me!!!  It is only March, again, yeah me!!!  I was thinking that these vegetable and flower packet looking paper thingy's were perfect for mothers.  What do you think?  I also Love the buttons and butterflies!  Looking through my old stuff I found this edge distresser by Heidi Swapp.  You can tell from the previous layouts and these cards that this may be my new thing!!  I remember when I started scrapbooking, I needed every, I mean EVERY pair of decorative scissors they made.  I even used them all!!!  I dare not show you those layouts.......you would laugh too hard.  Not long ago, a friend of mine was visiting and we looked back at the old, beginning layouts, we had a good laugh, at my expense.  I think I was laughing the hardest:0)

Enjoy!

xoxoxo

Mary-Ann

Lump, Bump and Clump!: Time Time Tickin, Tickin Away!

Lump, Bump and Clump!: Time Time Tickin, Tickin Away!: "It has been a while since I have been able to get on my computer for more than 10 minutes to even consider update and downloading any type o..."

Time Time Tickin, Tickin Away!

It has been a while since I have been able to get on my computer for more than 10 minutes to even consider update and downloading any type of photos.  I feel like the Apple guy is my new best friend!  I have some pretty cool news, wait for it........ Roman, my boy, won a coloring contest last week at Chili's.  So as a proud mama, I must share that with you and post a picture of my "Famous" guy.  They really gave him the treatment when we went back to eat and take pictures of his picture.  All the staff approached him and said, "Are you Roman?"  It was cool.  An even cooler point I need to make is that his old teacher and her daughter, who now babysits for Roman, came with us to celebrate.  So take a gander but please, 

DO NOT REPRODUCE!

What is with the crazy grin you ask?  I can not capture a photo lately that does not reflect this seriously goofy smile.  

Moving on to less exciting business......I think last time I posted, I explained that I was struggling with the local kit club packet that I received.  Time is tickin away, and kit club is just next week.  I needed something to show.  So this is what I came up with.  I kinda like the way this layout came out.  I wasn't so keen on the vegetable packaging but after cutting it up, and playing around.  Its not so bad.  The paper line is beautiful.  It is from Webster's Pages.  The problem that I think I have with it is the fact that I have a boy and not too many pictures of anything that does not contain him!  So here you have it......

The above layout was inspired by something I saw on another blog.   

http://retrospection.typepad.com/

I know that every time I close, I say, hopefully it will not be as much time until next time.  Keep your fingers crossed!
xoxoxo
Mary-Ann, the proud mama of Roman!