my beautiful life...

{7.6.09}Make it Your's

So, I've finally got my class layout sample's, and description here for you to see.

Make it Your's

class description:  I have made this class entirely around showing you how to use different element's and technique's to personalize your layout's.  These are my two layout sample's that are ready to journal, and personalize for the event, occasion, or thought.  If you are in the area, come join me at Scrapbook Central in my Make it Your's class.

July 11, 12:30-2p.m.
July 16, 4-6p.m.


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Nikki

{7.3.09}old photo

I absolutely love going through my old photo's to find photo's like this one...


I remember that day like it was yesterday... Nikulas, was running around the farm, burning alot of energy off, and then he stumbled upon this old rusty , and in my opinion, neat tractor.  He was so worried about this tractor with the flat tire... He tried so hard to fix it.  I thought it was hilarious when Ryan, got Nikulas, a tool set and tool box for his birthday.  He now goes everywhere and fixe's everything he can.  He's say's, "Mom, Mom, it's broken!  Then he fixes it.  So of course I went through my old photo's looking for this photo.

  I haven't had time to mess with my blog's "look" until now.  I am working on some major change's in the near future...(Hint: recipe's) and whole new look and design.

This is a little stuck in the middle of my post, but does anyone have any idea how to turn off the little light's and sound's wooden Thomas toy train's...  I push the button many time's and those little trains don't like to turn off.  speaking of those train's one's going off again right next to me.  Help!

and last, a sneak of one of the layout's I'm teaching at my LSS.  Come back to see both of the two layout's I will be teaching in my next post.(Tomorrow)



Nikki

{6.30.09}PLAY

I had so much fun making these projects.  I have been wanting to make a photo screen for on my kitchen counter.  So here it is finally finished!

 











and this is my favorite project I've ever created!









Some more exciting new's, not the family new, but other news... I am now going to be a scrapbook teacher at a local scrapbook store!  I will give detail's in my next post because I am smelling my dinner, and it smell's over done.

Nikki

{6.28.09}New Layouts...

This has been such a busy month for me so far.  I was excited that I got everything done. 



Made this layout of my niece swinging on the new big kid swing at the farm.



Made this father's Day banner for my husband.  I have a tutorial here.



I have been wanting to make something a little messy, and the mud puddle pic that I took the other day gave me a chance to make a messy layout!  I love how it turned out, so I made another layout just as messy. 





I have so much to blog, Nikulas, turned three!  Yikes! 
 I can't believe he is already three.  I wish I could rewind or pause time!  I guess that's what scrapbooking is for.  I love this picture of him.  Mud on his leg's, shoe's on the wrong feet, giggling, it's exactly, Nikulas!



I was so glad that Ryan was able to visit us here in Washington, and I can't wait to share some exciting new's that Ryan and I, have. but that will have to wait.  While he was here we were very busy, with a couple of birthday parties, the Zoo, visiting family and friend, and the list goes on!



Yes, we even went to a day out with Thomas!  Nikulas, was so excited when he got to ride the train.  He was glued to the window almost the entire time, and Ethen, kept saying, "Choo, TRAIN!"  We had so much fun with Grandpa and Grandma Bellish. 

I haven't made any progress on the blanket yet, but hope to sometime this next week.

{6.10.9}good days

With a bunch of birthday's going on right now things are crazy, but fun!  I've got three more parties to plan/help with, and hope that mother nature is a good co-worker with me, and keeps the weather nice. My birthday was yesterday, and I was so happy to have nice weather... The boys and me went for coffee, and they took a nap on the way back to the house!  That doesn't happen to often!

Sewing... not really a natural talent for me.  I've decided to learn how to sew... My mother bought this sewing machine awhile back, and I've managed to sew on some paper, but would love to sew some fabric together.  Ethen, my blanket monster, who is also teething again, keeps walking around with blankets hanging out of mouth.  So, my idea... I have seen some wonderful taggy blanket's that I love, and will attempt to make one for him to control the teething.  I'll keep you all posted on my progress!

   

I am also sorta having an a really good day...  I am so excited and thrilled to have my Happy Halloween Layout... Featured Layout of the day at Two Peas!!!  Of course I can't stop smiling! 

  

{6.3.09}lately

This little man turned 1 (my nephew)

 

Ethen, learned how to draw with chalk...

I've scrapped some pages...

Nikki

{5.29.09}Changes...

Note:

I've decided to make a few changes on my blog so thing are going to be moving, changing color, etc... as I have spare time. 

Photos

Yes, I'm taking them again(photos)... It's been about 3 years since I picked up my camera, and photographed a senior.  I miss taking picture's for everyone!  I really would like to finally start up my own business.  I've been talking about it for a while so why not...

Still at grandma's...

New Stuff

I'm sure I'm suppose to say that of I love the new lines of Fancy Pants...

Ha!  Of course I love them...(Boy stuff)... all smiles here.  No one even has to tell me to love them!!!

Check them out here

out and about today... Nikki

{5.17.09}...

I'm back in Washington, to visit for a while... and glad to be here.  I've missed being around my family, and friends so much.  It's so beautiful around the farm right now!  Ethen and Nikulas, have been having fun blowing dandelions in grandma's yard, and enjoying walks everyday!

 

I went to my first real crop night last night and had a blast... I was so tickled to get a project done for my mom for mother's day.  I know, I'm a bit late.  I'm glad she liked it though.  Can't wait to scrap what I got for Mother's Day from my mother! 

I also had some time to scrap a page the other morning.

There's so many things that we have done in the past couple weeks... We made a trip to Denver, and had a blast.  We even made a trip to the Denver Zoo, and made it just in time to ride the last trip of the day on the train...  Nikulas, would have even stayed a little bit longer to put the train to sleep, He, He!

After Denver, we made it back home safely just in time to wash a few loads of laundry, and leave the next day to meet grandma and grandpa in Boise.  Now we are here in Washington and enjoying our time here with family and friends. Sorry, I'm wanted to play trains, so gotta go!

{5.3.09}layout/ project...

10 things...

10 things to love about U...

you spin when you dance...
you have an adorable sense of humor...
you are such a little charmer...
you always know how to make me smile...
you giggle with your gut...
you give the sloppiest kisses...
you slurp your noodles...
you put cheese in your smile...
you run around the house saying Wow, Wow!
you love with all your heart...

you gotta love Ethen.... aka Bobble, Eyeball's, Baby, Charmer...

The picture is one that was taken just the other night... for some reason Ethen love's to put any thing he can on his head and run around the house... that night he put brother's shirt on, and kept saying, "Wow, Wow, Wow..."  I'm so glad I finally got a picture of him doing this!

I decided that I would make something... home decor...

I didn't really have a plan, but it turned out cute...  Not sure what to do with it since I don't have a little girl!  I really love these new  on display frames that Fancy Pants has!  I used the 8X8 frame here.  I can't wait to get my hands on more of these...

oops.. gotta go clean up my little enchilada monster(Ethen), before he put's his hands all over the place!

{5.1.09}Toilet Paper

yes, we got it!

All over the house in fact... about once a day, my two little monster's like to unroll toilet paper all over the house!  It's fun!  Well to them... at least it's not hard to clean up!  Speaking of messy cute things my boys do... right now I'm looking at both of them and they look a bit colorful...

and 5min ealier...

I've been working!

Yes, I've been working hard on some projects/layout for Fancy Pants...  Just some sneaks for now... until I finish!