I loved her...

... and not a day goes by that I don't think of her with love.

She was the 'Best Grama in the World' to me and I miss her everyday. (her mom, who is also pictured- love how grama is looking at her mom, was the best great grama in the world btw... I know- I was double blessed!)


(me, grama, great grama)

'Each time we embrace a memory, we meet again with those we love... for the heart never forgets.' ~Flavia


It's been 10 years, but my heart hasn't forgotten and I try really hard to keep her memory alive so the kids can know what a beautiful person she was.


(Avery and Grama)

And I think they do.....

I love living where I do...

Sure, I'd like the weather to be a little warmer sometimes... and I'd like it if our May long weekend camping trip did not have to be cancelled because of snow, but living so close to the mountains has some wonderful perks- like being able to drive an hour or so away from home and be here:



The last time we stopped at Chateau Lake Louise was when I was expecting this one:



It was a little earlier in the year though, around February 1998- the lake was completely frozen then and a path was cleared and you could walk across it, not this time though.

On this visit, the kids loved throwing rocks out onto the lake to see if they could break the thin ice on the edge... the sun stayed out long enough for us to walk a good portion of the way around. And I'm not naming names (Cole and Connor) but some of us might have ended up with wet feet before our walk was done. Next time, I'd like to see the lake without ice/snow and maybe even plan ahead and spend the night.

Check it- my very own version of a favorite...

I have been a fan of artist Kelly Rae Roberts for a while now!

I first discovered her art on Etsy, and then bookmarked and visited her blog often. Besides seeming like a warm and friendly person, I found her art so very inspiring.

I bought her book last week while shopping for crafting supplies and immediately purchased all the extras so I could attempt to make a 'Kelly Rae' collage of my own.

This was my first attempt. It's on a small 8x8 canvas, I was too intimidated to try a face on the first one... but have a feeling that it will be the first of many. I had so much fun making it and even though I am still planning on purchasing an actual piece of Kelly Rae's art, I am so thankful that she's such an awesome teacher and willing to share her skills and talent with us all! :)

Card crazy

I made a few cards this past week- I am having so much fun with cards these days! Check out some of the variety I made for last weekend's Scrapshotz online crop...






I spent today doing something totally out of my regular comfort zone... and I LOVED it!
...be back to share soon...

Happy NSD!!

I love that this hobby has it's own special day... I will be spending it with a great group of girls at an all day crop! I'm so excited!!!

I hope to be back with lots of things to share- hope you all get a chance to be creative today!

And here's a favorite card share I made for a friend's wedding last fall...

Another one to share...

This is one from a round of LO tag which was inspired by a Pagemaps sketch.

I LOVE these layout tags, they get me to scrap much faster than I usually like to and so far I have loved every layout I have done for one.



I am still working towards my goal of 15 layouts, 10 cards and 1 gift album using older items from my stash, to make room for all the new goodies i am dreaming about... so far the count sits at 6/15 layouts 6/10 cards and 0/1 gift album... wish me luck- my goal is the end of April!

What a delinquent blogger I am...

...although with no comments on the blog, who knows, I could be talking to myself lol :)

I finished 2 layouts this weekend, one I can't share yet because it's for a round of LO tag at Scrapshotz

But I can share this one:



These photos are from Dec 2003, Connor was almost 1, back when the baby of the family was actually a baby. I have had them in my 'to be scrapbooked' pile FOREVER, and I am so happy they now have a home in one of my albums...well, that is after it makes it from the 'to be put away in albums' pile into an actual album. ;)