Layout: Unique

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I made this layout for the Snap & Scrap Bird's Nest Challenge.
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Credits: Digital scrapbook page created in Microsoft Digital Image Suite for Snap & Scrap July 2008 Bird’s Nest Challenge. In addition to the Bird’s Nest July 2008 Challenge Kit by Veronica Hurly Designs the following elements were used heart button from Romance Me Kit by Brittney Ferguson Designs; staple from Delicate Blossom Kit by Brittney Ferguson Designs; tag & beaded circle from Forest Primeval Kit by Mary Ridgeway; flower from Art Nouveau Kit by Paris Designs; bow from Country Potpourri Kit by Paris Designs. Font: Corbel
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Layout: Beautiful Dreamer

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I made this layout of my great granddaughter Morgan sleeping using Catch A Falling Star Kit by Mary Ridgeway. This kit, which is over 700 MB, includes 90 papers and over 500 elements. Head over to Deco-Pages to check it out!
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Credits: Digital scrapbook page created in Microsoft Digital Image Suite using Catch a Falling Star Kit by Mary Ridgeway. Font: Brush Script MT

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Layout: Vodka & Ice

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Several months ago my daughter gave me this photo to make a layout with....and I'm just now getting around to it. The quote, "Most little girls are made of sugar and spice but me and my girls are made of vodka & ice" is from her.
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Credits: Digital scrapbook page created in Microsoft Digital Image Suite. Elements: red staples from Electric Urban Kit by Brittney Ferguson Designs; swirl dots overlay by Barb Derksen, overlay from Overlay Collection Volume 1 by Kris Myers; photo overlay by Lindsay Jane Designs; black ribbon from Embarrassing Kit by Kris Myers; red bow from Halloween Fun Kit by Paris Designs. Photo property of Ashleigh Bennett. Font: Andalus
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I'm not a dork.....

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I was checking my email and saw that someone had left a comment about the 'Precious Little Girl' layout on my blog....the comment was "and you forgot to mention that I took this picture dork".
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Okay...I probably should have mentioned that Ashleigh took this picture but I'm not a dork...lol!
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Layout: Precious Little Girl

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This is Jenna....isn't she precious! I used the kit 'Spring In Paris' by Paris Designs. Several kits by Paris Designs are on sale now at Deco-Pages so be sure to head over there and check it out!
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Credits: Digital scrapbook page created in Microsoft Digital Image Suite using Spring In Paris by Paris Designs. Font: Brush Script MT
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Reading

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The last few days I haven't done much work on any of my layouts. The weather has been beautiful so I've been sitting out in the screen house reading. Yesterday I finished 'Final Scream' by Lisa Jackson and started 'Vanished' by Karen Robards which I finished tonight. Now I am trying to decide which book to read next...I have 'Abandon' by Carla Neggers and 'Almost Dead' by Lisa Jackson.
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The weather forecast indicates that there is a 40 to 50 % chance of thunderstorms the next few days. If it rains I'll be inside and maybe I'll finally get a few layouts done!
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Barefoot

I like to go barefoot...but after seeing this beetle I think I will start slipping on a pair of sandals when I go outside. This ugly guy was on the ground just outside the door...and, although it isn't obvious from the photo he is about 2 inches long!
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Hot!

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We are camping again and instead of going to Lazy Lakes we headed towards the Catskill Mountains to a different resort. We got here yesterday and they sent us to site S14. We got all set up and discovered that if we had the refrigerator, hot water tank and coffee maker on we started to brown down. Knowing that they were predicting temperatures in the 90's (today in full sun the thermometer read 110 degrees!) Rick went over to the office this morning and left a message asking someone to come to our site and talk to us about it. Finally at 3 pm someone came and they said we could move and gave us a new site.....but we had to move right then. So, with temperatures in the 90's we packed up everything and moved to a different section of the resort and then set everything back up. It was inconvenient but well worth it.....now we can actually have the refrigerator, coffee pot, hot water tank AND the air conditioning on all at the same time with no problems!
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They are predicting thunderstorms for tomorrow so I will probably be spending most of the day on the computer.
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Layout: Michele - Class of 2002

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"Graduation is only a concept. In real life every day you graduate. Graduation is a process that goes on until the last day of your life. If you can grasp that, you'll make a difference." ~ Arie Pencovici
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This is my niece Michele.

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Credits: Digital scrapbook page created in Microsoft Digital Image Suite. Background: June “Clutter It” Challenge QP (color altered) by Mamrotka. Elements: eyelet by Moon Catcher; tag from Whisper Softly Kit by Anita Designs; flowers from You Are Beautiful Kit by Verena Karolyi; swirl from Mother’s Day by Mary Ridgeway; ribbon from Totally Grungy Kit by Paris Designs. Font: Bickley Script
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Layout: You Make Me Happy

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This is Amy and her son, Noah. Amy plays on our daughter's softball team. I happened to snap this photo at one of the games and thought it would be a perfect picture to scrap!
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Credits: Digital scrapbook page created in Microsoft Digital Image Suite
Background: blue background from NSD Challenge Participation Prize by Mandy Mystiques Designs; overlay from Antiquing by Designs by Lauren. Elements: heart from CT Call Kit by Brittney Ferguson Designs; teal flower, cardboard swirl, tag and teal button from NSD Challenge Participation Prize by Mandy Mystiques Designs; stitching by Wendy Page; white leather strip from Well Dressed Man Kit by Paris Designs; stitched frame from Mother’s Day Kit by Paris Designs; bow from The B’s Have It by Paris Designs. Font: PT Hand Label
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I'm back....

Paris Designs has a freebie!
Head over to the blog to grab the brag book page freebies made from the Mother's Day Kit!

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We came home July 6th, dropped the trailer off and headed over to my mother-in-laws house for a cookout.
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This week went so fast....our daughter Ashleigh was home on vacation for the whole week (which meant I ended up sharing my laptop with her so she could go online), our daughter Crystal had a softball game, several days were spent washing clothes from the camping trip, Devon had an appointment with the groomer, I had an appointment to get my hair cut and then I spent several days baking stuff to take to the Jewell Family Reunion.
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My brother Rick cut his finger Friday but refused (a perfect example of the Jewell stubbornness) to go to the hospital...by the time he finally did go on Saturday they told him that he had cut into the bone and it was infected. He has to go see a surgeon later this week.
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We are dog sitting for Monty & Betsy for a few days but then we are hoping that we can head back out camping. We are looking at possibly going to a campsite in the Catskills.

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Challenges

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Yesterday I took a break from scrapping and read a book.....Carolina Isle by Jude Deveraux. It was pretty good. The July Quote Challenge at Snap and Scrap is to use one of the quotes provided and scrap a layout about your favorite book and/or author. Ummmm.....yea that will definitely be a challenge for me. I have so many authors that I like....Jude Deveraux, Catherine Coulter, Lisa Jackson, Nora Roberts, Amanda Quick, Christina Dodd.....I could go on and on.

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Another challenge that sounds interesting is the Life Less Ordinary Challenge at Digital Freebies....the subject is toys. Do I have a favorite toy or one I still someday want to have? And, like all great challenges this one is going to require some thought.

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I'll probably be spending most of the day jumping from one scrapping website to the next to find out what the rest of the July challenges are going to be!
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