May 1st! LOAD Layout and just a little blabbing! LOL!

Hey all! Well, LOAD (LayOut A Day) is underway! :) I must admit I was a little stressed at first because I am the type of person who can't put anything on hold to work on something else and then come back, but I did.

I had (now, have) to work on my cards for the MOMS card swap, but I knew LOAD was starting and I know how I can be when I am working on swap stuff...so I figured, "Kathy, You must put this on hold for now! You want to do the LOAD challenge!" I am happy to say that as of 1pm, mountain time...I have DAY ONE's LAYOUT done! :) I picked some OLD pics of JON as a BABY!? Can you believe it? That was a LONG time ago! :) He was about 14 months in these pic and so cute! :) He was just eating a popsicle and chatting with his dad! :) He is still that way today! :) LOL! So....without further delay here is my LOAD day 1 Layout:

What I used: Heidi Grace Pocket Scraps "Inspire Me dots" 12X12 Patterned Paper

Scrap paper for photo mats

ColorBok Embellishment Punch-out Pack (tags, letters, and paper for BIG BLUE circle).

SandyLion Clear Stamps (Boy Clear Stamps/Lion)

Recollections Summer colors Brads

Yep, It was THAT SIMPLE! :) I used from my stash and am finding great stuff that I never knew I had! :) LOL! I am so sad! :) I will post everyday with the LO's I do! :)

Tomorrow is National Scrapbooking Day! :) I will be at home until about 4 or 5pm and then I go to MOMS to work on some stuff for the store and chat with some friends at the Retreat! :) Oh, and I get a massage tomorrow! :) Jeanie's daughter, Selena, is giving them! :) I haven't met her yet, but I am sure she is cool. :) I may be posting a little late tomorrow, but I will be posting! :)

Spring Butterfly Card for Swap (March '09)

This is a 6x6 card that I did for a Spring Swap at my lss.
What I used: Bazzill (apple green), DCWV-Butterflies and Blossoms, Stampin'Up (mat for stamped image), studio g, memento dew drop inks (rosebud and new sprout), white and black cardstock was from scrap, fiskars border punch, circles were cut using the Creative Memories Circle Cutting System, Butterfly was cut with the Cricut and Indie Art Cartridge on Glossy White Paper using the Alcohol Ink Splatter Technique from Tim Holtz's Demo at: http://www.timholtz.com/demos.html, black cardstock was used for the butterfly's shadow, bling was from Bead Party

Fairy Card....scrap project! :)

This is a card I created on a whim after a trip to Michael's. I bought quite a few stamps that day and one of the sets is this Inkadinkado set. I came back home and so badly wanted to play with it and my new Prismacolor colored pencils that I dropped everything and STAMPED! LOL! The neat thing is....Every piece of paper was in my scrap bins! :) What I used: Like I said ALL of the paper was from my scrap bins.
Beautiful Fairies Stamp Set (Inkadinkado)
Prismacolor Colored Pencils (I am not sure on colors, but I will keep better track of that now that I am blogging these.
Stickles- Eucalyptus and Lavender...also Ice Stickles in Gold Ice
CTMH Hydrangea Stamp pad (just for distressing edges)