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6x6 tiles

2011-12-23T13:45:00.004-07:00

I thought I had already uploaded these. I made some 6x6 tiles like my 4x4 coasters, but I put the 6x6 tiles in a stand to display them. This is what I came up with for these.

The snowman pattern is from the "I Believe" book by Art to Heart. It's a quilt book. I used Echo Park papers on this.

This Santa pattern came from the same book. I used Basic Grey papers on this one.

and this one came from the book as well. I used Basic Grey papers for this one.

I hope you all have a Merry Christmas!!

2011-12-21T18:36:00.000-07:00

Merry Christmas to your family from ours!

More tile coaster designs

2011-12-05T18:15:00.006-07:00

Here are the other designs I made for the tile coasters.

I love this little penguin. He was made from a pattern by Kaylas Kreations. I dont know where you can find these patterns anymore...she has taken her site down.

This reindeer is one I saw in an idea book a couple of years ago. I think they used a coaster from a restaurant to make the head...I just paper pieced it.

I dont remember where I found this pattern, but they are cute huh?

Hope you like my ideas. Leave me a comment so I know you stopped by :)

Christmas Coasters

2011-12-01T00:51:00.003-07:00

I dont know if you remember the tile coasters I made back in March, but I decided to make some Christmas sets. Here is one of the sets I have made (there's more I'll show you later).

I used Basic Grey papers on it. I pieced one and copied them like I did before so it would be quicker and less bulky. I hope the people receiving these will enjoy them.
I'll share the rest with you later.

Happy Holidays!

Amish Friendship Bread

2011-11-08T17:35:00.005-07:00

Amish Friendship Bread Recipe

For your start:

Mix 1 cup milk

1 cup flour and

1 cup sugar in a NON metal bowl or gallon baggie (I personally use the baggie...just squish it all together to mix it).

Leave alone on counter for 2-5 days

Day 6 stir it (if in bowl, or squish it in baggie)

Day 7 add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, and 1 cup milk then mix.

Day 8-9 mix (stir or squish)

Day 10 add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, and 1 cup milk

Today is the day you can take out 1 cup of starter for baking and give 1 cup to a friend. Maintain starter.

These are the directions I give to friends with a start.

Do not use a metal spoon or a metal bowl for mixing. Do NOT refrigerate.

When air forms in bag and it's puffy, let out and reseal. It is normal for batter to raise, bubble, and ferment.

Day 1 This is the day you receive your batter...Do Nothing!

Day 2 Mush the bag

Day 3 Mush the bag

Day 4 Mush the bag

Day 5 Mush the bag

Day 6 Add into the bag 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk. Mix together by squeezing the bag.

Day 7 Mush the bag

Day 8 Mush the bag

Day 9 Mush the bag

Day 10 Combine in a large bowl:

Batter from the bag, 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup milk. Stir and pour four 1 cup starters into ziplock bags. Keep one for yourself and give the other three to friends with these instructions.

To the remaining batter, in a non-metal bowl add and mix well:

1 cup oil, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup milk, 3 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla, 2 cups flour, 2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt, 1-1/2 tsp baking power, 1 large box vanilla instant pudding ( right from the box, not made)

Preheat oven to 325. Grease and generously sugar (a mixture of 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon) two large loaf pans, or one large bundt pan (or 4 small loaf pans). Pour batter into pan and sprinkle remaining sugar mixture on top. Bake one hour. Let stand 10 minutes before removing from pan.

Optional: add 1 cup chopped nuts and/or raisins, chocolate chips, coconut, etc.

The fourth bag that you pour will be yours to keep and start the 1o day process over again. You will have bread every 10 days! I have learned a trick...you can freeze the batter for up to 6 weeks, so I have started freezing it and then pulling out a start when I want bread. I just do day 10 on it and it makes 2 extra starts instead of 4. I either give them away or put them back in the freezer until I want more bread. This makes it easier than having to bake bread every 10 days.

My kids love this and request it instead of birthday cake sometimes. The small (mini) loaves are great neighbor gifts for Christmas.

Candy box tutorial

2011-10-29T14:14:00.005-06:00

These candy boxes are so fun to make. I have made them for my kids to give as gifts to their friends, and I have made them as party favors. Here's how you make them.

I found the pattern for the candy box online. Click link for pattern CANDY BOX

The dashed lines are scored and folded. The size of the paper is on the pattern. The dark circles are holes punched in the cardstock like this.

Then you place glue on the edge and glue closed like this.

I used scrappy glue, but any strong adhesive would work. You could also use tacky tape.

I form the box and then twist the ends like this.

It works really easy if you have scored the fold lines and punched the circles out.

After you have constructed your box, cut4 pieces of patterned paper 1-5/8 x 4 inches and glue to each side of the box. Fill your box with candy or another small gift and tie the ends closed with ribbon. These don't have to be just for Christmas. You can do them for Halloween, Valentine's Day, Birthdays...anything you want!!

Thanks for stopping by! Leave me a comment :)

Gifts

2011-10-05T17:28:00.004-06:00

This week at House of Paper the theme was Gifts and Cards. I chose to do gifts because that is my favorite thing to make.

I found the pattern for this strawberry box and thought it would be a cute thank you gift. I attached a tag that says "Thank you berry much" I enlarged the pattern to 200%. I used Echo Park papers on this one.

For this cute little twist box, I shortened the pattern I found.

I used Bazzill cardstock and some more Echo Park papers.

I dont know if anyone even stops by my blog anymore...but thanks for visiting if you're here :)

Back to School

2011-09-13T07:00:00.005-06:00

It's back to school week at House of Paper and here is what I came up with for my assignments.
I made these "pencils" out of rolos and a hershey's kiss...cute huh?

This is my kids' first day of school last year. I used Basic Grey Oxford on this layout.

I found instructions to make this cute little backpack and had to try it. I used Echo Park For the Record papers on it.

I had fun with this weeks assignments!
As always, thanks for stopping by.

Glimmer Mist

2011-08-16T14:57:00.004-06:00

Wow, I haven't posted here for a while. I will share a post with you that I posted on the HOP Blog recently.

I decided to try using Glimmer Mist to create my own background paper. This is my finished result. The Bee and "Bee Happy" are free digi stamps from Paper Smooches.

Heres what I did:

First, I drew a bunch of clouds on a piece of paper and then cut them out. I laid the cut outs on a piece of cardstock like this

Then I took my Glimmer Mist and sprayed it all over the cardstock like this

It only took a minute to dry, and then I took the clouds off.

After, I took the cut outs clouds and placed them slightly off center of the white clouds on the paper and traced them so that my finished result looked like this.

I cut up this paper for my background paper and used it on the card you saw above. Fun huh? Glimmer Mist is available at the House of Paper store.

Thanks for stopping by!

Paper Smooches

2011-07-11T14:05:00.003-06:00

I like stamps, and I buy a lot of stamps...but Im not much of a stamper. Kim Hughes started her Paper Smooches company and I was in love. She draws the cutest things and her handwritten fonts are the cutest...so, Im buying more stamps. Ive bought several sets, but since Im not really sure what to do with them, I thought I would start by scraplifting cards Ive seen using sets I have. I totally lifted this entire card from Heidi Van Laar. Cute huh?

Thanks for stopping by!

Anything Goes

2011-06-28T08:00:00.002-06:00

The theme this week for House of Paper is anything goes. I just received this new Echo Park Country Drive paper, so I decided to use it on both of my layouts.

This first layout is about one of my son's best friends. Today would be his 17th birthday. We sure do miss you Devin and think of you often. When Devin passed away it affected a lot of people. Lots of kids were texting to do this or that in honor of Devin. Several kids wore best dress to school to honor him. His closest friends made T-Shirts and wrote their memories with Devin on them. They put his last name and his football number on the back. He was such a good kid and is greatly missed.

This next layout is my youngest son and some of his friends at the World's Fair at his school. I wish I could have made it around to get more pictures, but its so packed in the school on this night. Each 6th grader chooses a country to learn about and they work on it for over 4 months, then they put on this big World's Fair and tell everyone about what they learned. It is a big production and a lot of work.

Thanks for stopping by!

Father's Day Gift idea

2011-06-15T21:12:00.002-06:00

I've been looking for Father's Day gift ideas. I've seen other boxes similar to this on Split Coast Stampers, and I decided that I could figure it out and make one myself. This would hold a tie, or other small gift. I'm going to fill it with candy. I am pleased with how it turned out! What do you think?

Party all the time

2011-05-11T00:37:00.004-06:00

Our assignment at House of Paper this week was Party all the time/good times. This is what I came up with for the assignment.

On this first layout I used

Echo Park Little Boy papers.

Buttons (front and back), Boxer Stripe (front and back), Awesome dots (back side), Strawberry/Sky (front and back)

Bazzill cardstock

Sass-a-frass Lass alphabet stickers

Jenni Bowlin labels

Stampin Up ticket stamp

For this layout I used

Echo Park Walk in the Park papers for this. I just love this line!
Sunshine (back side), Flutter (back side), Lazy Days, playful stripes (back side), Element Card Paper, Walk in the Park alphas
Bazzill cardstock (white)

Thanks for stopping by!

Scrapbook Stuff

2011-04-28T16:03:00.005-06:00

So here are a few of the things I have been working on recently

I found the pattern for these watering cans and thought they would make cute gifts.

This is my oldest son when he played on the High School baseball team

This is one of my twins. He was chosen as an All-Star for his basketball team.

I have made some other things, they are uploaded in my gallery at House of Paper if you want to see what else I have been up to.

Thanks for stopping by!

Fun projects

2011-04-05T23:42:00.007-06:00

Here are some recent projects I made.

I've seen a similar idea, and I thought it would be cut to hold post it notes!

I used black Bazzill and Echo Park for the record paper.

Here is a better view of the flower

and this is what it looks like open.

Another project I made are these cute carrots.

I got the bucket in the dollar spot at Target.

I cut pieces of paper (I used Echo Park Springtime) it was easier to put around the bucket. The green stems are excelsior.

Cute huh?

Thanks for stopping by!

Valentines Day layout

2011-03-28T17:54:00.003-06:00

I made this layout for Roomie Week on the HOP blog. I don't get to use pink very often, so Valentines is a great time. I just love everything that Echo Park puts out, and this is their valentines line called Be Mine.

Thanks for stopping by! Check out the HOP blog this week to see what I'm posting there.

New Layouts

2011-03-22T13:09:00.003-06:00

This week our assignment at House of Paper was to scrap about Rebirth and/or Blessed

Whenever I think of rebirth, I think of Spring or Easter. I chose to scrap some old Easter pics using Echo Park Springtime.

For my blessed layout I chose a recent family pic. I used Echo Park for the record paper.

Thanks for stopping by!

National Craft Month

2011-03-08T13:09:00.008-07:00

March is National Craft Month and this week at House of Paper the DT highlighted different things to do with your craft supplies.

My first project was this cute little owl. It tore a little while I was sewing it, so I crumpled it up to give it a distressed look...I like how it turned out.

I made these tile coasters for one of my projects this month

I learned some things in the process. The first time I made them and poured the resin on them, they looked like this

I figured out that EVERY SINGLE BIT of the paper had to be covered with glue on the backside, or the resin would absorb into it and discolor it. I pieced them again and made sure I put glue everywhere, but I was worried about the outcome again, so I went to my local print store and color copied them (they need to be copied on a laser printer, not ink jet or they may run). They are capable of replicating the image on a page, so you get more than one. I would recommend this way. Put the work into one, then color copy for the tiles...much easier!

In my second try my tiles turned out much better, but still on the owl by the leaves it discolored a little and theres a dot on the flower.
I decided to try a couple of the copies to see if they worked any better and found them a LOT easier. They are less bulky, and there was NO bleeding of the resin and discoloration.
I took modge podge and painted it on the backside of one of the copies with a foam brush and then adhered it to the tile. I let it dry, then covered the top with modge podge. As it becomes tacky you will find that if you touch it with your fingers, the paper will rip...use the foam brush to smooth out air bubbles. Let it dry completely.

The resin isnt as hard as it may seem. You could stop with the modge podge, but I liked the image to be in the resin. I mixed 2 oz from each of the bottles in the kit (this will do 5-6 tiles). I got paper cups to get them off the counter (protect underneath, the resin will drip and is permanent...use cardboard or a board). I use the popsicle stick to wipe the drips off the bottoms of the tile before it dries too much.

I poured it on and smoothed it around with a popsicle stick (same one I mixed with). The directions tell you to use a torch to get air bubbles out...these are small and you can exhale/huff on them...like you are trying to warm up your hands on a cold day. This will take the air bubbles out. I check on them for up to an hour to make sure that all the bubbles are out. After 8 hours they are dry to the touch. Because I have kids that think they should touch...I did this in the evening and then let them dry overnight.
This is the color copy version

Put sticky back felt dots (used for furniture) on the backside and they wont scratch up wherever you use them. My kids think they are fun. You can do photographs too...they could be personalized. Im going to make more for Christmas and make color copies of my image. I use coupons to buy the resin to make it cheaper. The white 4 x 4 tiles are 16 cents a piece. Cute and cheap!

To see what the rest of the DT did, check out the gallery at HOP!

Thanks for stopping by!

Layout

2011-02-24T12:45:00.005-07:00

I have neglected my blog. My kids and their sports have kept me rather busy...along with my church calling. I never seem to have any time.

This first layout is for the Roomie of the Month on the HOP BLOG.

We were assigned to scrap about things we see everyday. I dont actually see this every day, but I see it often. I thought it would be something fun to remember later on.

and this I DO see everyday...I spend a lot of time here.

I have made other things but you can check them out in my HOP GALLERY.

Thanks for stopping by!

Use Your Stash

2011-01-19T00:17:00.006-07:00

House of Paper is challenging you to Use Your Stash! There are points given for any layouts made, and challenges that have points for doing the challenge that are made during the Use Your Stash timeframe. Be sure to check it out in the playroom at HOP.

I purchased the paper for this layout from HOP a year ago. Its so nice to finally get around to using paper I hang on to.

Hope to see you using your stash!

Thanks for stopping by!

Merry Christmas

2010-12-24T02:13:00.006-07:00

This Christmas season has been more than usual busy for me. I ran out of time quickly. Sometimes I work well under pressure and I feel like I accomplished quite a bit in a short amount of time.

I made this Christmas Journal to give to a couple friends for Christmas.

Then my husband and kids needed a gift and both were Mountain Dew lovers, so we made Mountain Dew trees. Cute huh?

At school one of the ladies there had made snowmen out of pop bottles, so I decided to copy her idea for my other son to give to a friend.

And I made these santa pockets to hold a hot chocolate packet and a candy cane.

I need to prepare much earlier for next year LOL. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas!! And Happy New Year!

Friends layout

2010-11-17T15:22:00.004-07:00

This is for the Roomie Of The Month on the House Of Paper blog. This month we spotlighted Berta. This is my take on one of her layouts.

I use Echo Park Life is Good paper.

Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas Ideas

2010-11-14T17:41:00.008-07:00

It was my turn to post on the House of Paper Blog last week, so I decided to share some Christmas Ideas.

These are the things I shared. If you like them and want to know how to make them, I also posted instructions. Be sure to check it out at the HOUSE OF PAPER BLOG (I posted from 11/7-11/10) :)

And of course, all products used on my items are also sold at the HOUSE OF PAPER STORE!

Thanks for stopping by!!

My latest projects

2010-11-09T14:04:00.013-07:00

This week our assignment was anything goes. I decided to make a Christmas Planner and a little purse that holds cards.

On this planner, I used Pink Paislee Father Christmas papers. I made the album myself out of Black Bazzill. The papers and ribbon used throughout the book are available at HOP.

I googled for Purse Patterns and found one at Split Coast Stampers. I modified it a bit to make it a different size, but same basic instructions. I would share a link, but I cant seem to find it again.
I used Bella Blvd. Socialite papers for this one.

This is the inside of the purse holding 3x3 cards.

and here it is empty.

Ive been posting Christmas ideas with how to's over on the HOP blog this week...be sure to stop by there as well. (There is a link on the right side at the top under the HOP blinkie).

Halloween

2010-10-26T13:55:00.007-06:00

This week our assignment was to make Halloween/Fall stuff.

This layout is of my family on Halloween last year. I used Echo Park Happy Halloween papers.

I found the pattern for this box at the Martha Stewart site and thought it would make cute halloween gifts. I used Happy Halloween on this too :)

If you decide to make them, I learned through trial and error that a spray adhesive is the best option for gluing the paper and cardstock together. The other ways left bubbles inside my box, but the spray adhesive left it smooth.

Thanks for stopping by!

School Layout

2010-10-15T01:31:00.003-06:00

This is my layout for the Roomie of the Month over on the HOP blog (link on the right side of my blog). This was my first time doing a banner and I like how it turned out. I used Bella Blvd. Midterm papers and stickers on this layout.

Check out the HOP blog to see what everyone else did. Thanks for stopping by!

Its all about the paper

2010-10-12T21:55:00.003-06:00

This week the Design Team was asked to make layouts using paper and cardstock only. This is how I usually scrap for the most part anyway, so it was right up my alley.

For this first layout I used the brand new Echo Park Merry Christmas paper. I seem to love everything that Echo Park puts out and their 2 new christmas lines are no exception. I made the flower out of the paper and cut the lettering out of cardstock on my cricut.

For this layout I thought the colors of the Bella Blvd. Hello Sunshine papers were perfect!

As always, thanks for stopping by!!

Cards

2010-10-04T00:03:00.007-06:00

Oct. 2 was world cardmaking day and HOP posted some challenges for the event. I was able to get 3 of the challenges completed.

This first card was made for the challenge to paper piece a stamped image.

This card was made for the challenge to make a Christmas card.

and this card was made for the challenge to use sewing on your card. (the big snowflake is hand sewn).

Thanks for stopping by!

Layouts

2010-09-28T12:57:00.002-06:00

Here are the layouts I made for this weeks upload at House of Paper.

For this first layout I used Lily Bee Lovely papers. I made the rose out of the paper. The bling is Zva, the hearts are Heidi Swapp. This is my oldest son when he was 3.5 years old. He was the ring bearer for his cousins wedding. I may still add journaling to this layout.

I used Echo Park Happy Halloween papers on this layout. This is my oldest son at a halloween party last year.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Challenges

2010-09-21T13:29:00.004-06:00

This week at House of Paper our assignment was to complete challenges posted in the playroom.

I chose a couple challenges to complete. This first layout is from the WTCATMWP #6 challenge.
I used Bella Blvd. Midterm papers and stickers.

The cards are from 8.12.10 Weekend Challenge 3
For this card I used Lily Bee Lovely papers. I also used MLS Sunday Market clear stamps, and some twill.

On this card I used Echo Park Happy Halloween papers and stickers

Come check out the gallery to see which challenges the rest of the DT completed and come play in the playroom with us!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Family layout

2010-09-17T17:58:00.004-06:00

This is my layout for this month's Roomie of the Month on the HOP blog. I used Echo Park Life is Good paper...I just love Echo Park. They make such cute paper. Be sure to check out the HOP blog to see who this month's roomie of the month is.

[I scanned and merged this layout, and it didnt quite match up right, so the faces are a little distorted.]

I have more Echo Park paper to play with...you should check out the Halloween line...so cute!! Thanks for stopping by!

Winter layout

2010-08-20T02:01:00.003-06:00

This is my latest layout for "Roomie of the Month" on the House of Paper blog.

I used Basic Grey Oliver collection. I love how versitile the paper is. The snowflake punch is Martha Stewart. The stamp is Catslife Press.

I painted the edges of my photos white for a cold feel. I outlined the lettering to give it a bolder look.

Thanks for stopping by!

Summer Fun

2010-08-17T23:43:00.004-06:00

For our assignments this week at House Of Paper we could use any paper we wanted and scrap any theme that we wanted. I chose to do summer layouts.

On this first layout I used Echo Park Sweet Summertime papers. I like everything Echo Park comes out with and this line was so much fun to use.

On this layout I used Lily Bee Hello Sunshine paper. They are fun colors and I may need to order more!

Im not sure if anyone stops by the blog anymore...but if youre here, thanks for stopping by!

Happiness

2010-08-03T13:14:00.003-06:00

The theme at House Of Paper this week is Happiness is...

Here is my take on this weeks assignment.

My first project is a birthday card. I LOVE the Echo Park papers. This one is Sweet Summertime. Its bright and happy all by itself. The stamp is one I got on clearance at Michaels.

This layout is things that make me happy...I couldve added more, but ya know. I used Echo Park paper on this one too...this line is called Walk in the Park.

Become a fan of House of Paper on facebook and find out about sales, giveaways, and contests. There is a contest this week to make a happiness is and link it to them to be entered in a drawing for a prize. Also, the blog is updated every week and sometimes more often...be sure to check it out. Its different than the weekly DT uploads.

Sketch

2010-07-27T00:28:00.008-06:00

Over at House of Paper we are using a sketch I made for our uploads.

Here is the sketch.

This first layout was made using Fancy Pants Like Father Like Son papers

Then I made a card using the sketch. I used Echo Park Walk in the Park papers.

Be sure to stop by the HOP gallery to see the rest of the DT's take on the sketch!
Thanks for stopping by!

Layout

2010-07-23T00:07:00.003-06:00

This is one of the 5th grade teachers at our elementary school. All of my kids have had him. He's a strict teacher, but the kids all love him. Every year he makes a deal with the kids that he will eat a worm for each section of the end of year testing that the ENTIRE class can score at least 80% on. He had to eat one worm this year.

I used Pink Paislee 365 degrees paper. I paper pieced the worm. The lettering is American Crafts remarks

Thanks for visiting!

Summer layouts

2010-07-20T13:30:00.005-06:00

The theme at HOP this week is Summer Layouts. Come check out what the rest of the DT did in the HOP gallery

This first layout is my youngest playing baseball. I used the Karen Foster Baseball kit papers.

This layout is my oldest at his summer job. I LOVE these Echo Park papers....so much fun!

I will be posting another layout soon.

Shaped Cards

2010-07-12T19:18:00.006-06:00

It was my turn to post on the HOP blog this week. I decided to make some shaped cards and challenge others to do the same. Come play with us! Also check out the store...theres an awesome sale! (40% off your order through Tuesday 7/13 @ 4 pm est)

I used my Cricut Doodlecharms cartridge to get the shape of this card. The paper is Crate Paper Pink Plum collection. The stamp is Stampin Up.

This card is one I saw in a magazine, I think it was Paper Crafts. I thought it was so cute. I just used Bazzill cardstock for this one. Bought shoelaces at Walmart. The stamp is Stampin Up.

For this card I used a paper piecing pattern by Windows of Time. I used Crate Paper Brook collection.

Thanks for stopping by!

Trek gift

2010-07-08T13:40:00.005-06:00

This is what I took around to all my "trek kids". There are Reisens chocolate candies in the cart. Inside the card it says: You are the "Reisen" trek was so much fun. To make the cart, I just made a box. The wheels are cut from my accent essentials cricut cartridge. The thank you stamp is from the set I won from Pagemaps card contest!

Thanks for stopping by!

New Layouts

2010-06-22T10:42:00.007-06:00

These are the layouts I made for this weeks assignment over at House of Paper. The theme this week was Beginnings / Endings / Journeys. I used Bella Blvd. Man of the House papers on both layouts.
This first layout is my son's 5th grade graduation. The lettering was made using my Base Camp Cricut cartridge. The stars were cut with my Doodlecharms Cricut cartridge.

This second layout is "busier" than I usually do, but I thought it would be fun for a change. This is one of my twins at the Breakfast of Champions. All the design elements are cut out of the papers. The lettering is cut using my Cricut Base Camp cartridge.

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Redecorating bedrooms

2010-06-17T12:33:00.007-06:00

I have been painting My kids' bedrooms. This is the end result. I got everything at Walmart :]

I found these colors of paint at Walmart and bought it in the Dutch Boy brand and thought it was good paint.

The bedding is Mainstays Ombre Bed in a Bag, Grey. The valence on the window is Mainstays Bennett Window Valence. I found the red throw pillow in the store. The long pillow is one that matches another bed in a bag set. The black blankets at the end of the bed are Microplush blankets...the boys love them. They are super soft! The roller cart worked great between the beds for the alarm clock and the light.

For this room I used Kilz brand paints. The lighter wall is the Alaskan Sky and the darker wall is Saxaphone solo. I got the paint at Walmart in the Kilz brand.

The bedding on the top bed is American Kids All Star bedding. I got the comforter, sheets, and blanket (which I found in the store). The bottom bed has the Dallas Cowboys bedding set, My son already had the throw pillow but it is sold at walmart, I also got the Window Valence online. The roller cart works great and it matched pretty good.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cards

2010-06-10T01:37:00.006-06:00

Here are two cards I did for this weeks DT assignment at HOP.

For this first card I used Crate Paper Brook paper. The bandaid is made out of Bazzill dotted swiss cardstock. The lettering is American Crafts Thickers. The Crate Paper is 40% off at HOP. Get it while it lasts!

This card was made with Black Bazzill, White cardstock, and My Little Shoebox paper. My Little Shoebox papers are 40% off at House of Paper.

The rest of the cards I made for this week are in the post below. Thanks for stopping by!!

Basic Grey Capella Card Kit

2010-06-10T01:29:00.008-06:00

The DT made cards for this weeks upload over at House of Paper. I used a Basic Grey Capella card kit to make these cards. I love BG card kits. HOP has all their Basic Grey 45% off this week! Hurry while it lasts!

Pagemaps contest

2010-05-27T10:35:00.001-06:00

Im so excited...I won the card contest on the pagemaps blog for my spring card! Check it out here

Spring Card

2010-05-23T03:23:00.012-06:00

This card is based off a sketch by Becky Fleck on her blog. I used Basic Grey Kioshi papers. I paper pieced the bunny. The bunny pattern is by Windows of Time. (It is the April pattern for the Simplicity patterns for a calendar she made.)

Thanks for looking! Have a great day!

Cards and Card Box

2010-05-22T19:31:00.007-06:00

Here's my upload for House of Paper this week.

First I made this card box. I constructed the box out of white Bazzill. Then I used Basic Grey Green at Heart paper to put on the box. I used a Martha Stewart border punch for the decorative edge. I folded the flower out of cardstock.

I made these cards that can go in my card box. Ive decided I need to make cards up ahead of time so I have them on hand when I need them.

On the first card (top left) I used Basic Grey Green at Heart papers. The flower is folded out of cardstock. The second card (top right) I just used White and Blue cardstock. The whale and the word whale was cut out of some 3 Bugs Animal Alphabet paper. Cute huh? The third card (bottom left) uses more Basic Grey Green at Heart papers. The stamp is a Heidi Swapp stamp (Thank You). The last card (bottom right) uses Pink Paislee 365 Degrees paper. The sheep is cut out of the 3 Bugs Animal Alphabet paper. I thought it turned out cute.

Anyone know where I can buy a white Sharpie? My lss that used to sell them has closed so now I dont know where to get them and mine ran out.

More layouts

2010-05-11T00:16:00.003-06:00

The assignment for this week at House of Paper was to scrap the ups and downs of parenthood. I chose to do ups for mine. Both of these layouts show my children succeeding and I think that is a great "up" for a parent.

I used Bazzill cardstock and Pink Paislee papers on both of these layouts.

Thanks for dropping by!

National Scrapbook Day

2010-05-01T00:47:00.002-06:00

Its National Scrapbook Day! We are having a crop over at House of Paper...hope you'll come join us! All of the challenges have been posted here. Hope to see you there!

Blogger award

2010-04-27T00:13:00.006-06:00

I was given this award by Amanda. Thanks Amanda!!

Terms of the award: Must list 10 things about yourself, thank the person who gave it to you and pass it onto 10 wonderful bloggers:
10 THINGS ABOUT ME

I love the smell of laundry soap and Downy. I have been know to sniff clothes after I wash them :]
I love to wear sweats/comfortable clothes.
I wish I hadnt quit taking piano lessons when I was younger. I would love to be able to play anything.
Im addicted to the computer :]
Baseball is my favorite sport to watch, but I love any sport my kids are playing.
I love popcorn and chocolate together.
I love to dip my french fries in a shake/frosty.
Im an obsessive hand washer.
I love to make gift type items out of scrapbook paper.
I wish I was a better photographer.

And now, my turn to pass this on to 10 other wonderful bloggers!

Purse bag

2010-04-25T21:30:00.007-06:00

I found the pattern to make these cute little purses at SCS and had to try it...I think its called a box in a bag. I think Im going to try it in different sizes to hold different things. Cute huh?
As always, thanks for stopping by! Leave me a comment and say hi!

Scraplift

2010-04-20T01:37:00.005-06:00

This week our assignment was to scraplift a fellow DT member. I always love it when we get these kinds of assignments!

This first layout is a scraplift of Karen (Sethro). I used Basic Grey Kioshi papers...I thought it was great paper for Easter.

This second layout is a scraplift of Gina (GinaL). I loved all her white space and simple design.

Come to the gallery at HOP to see everyone elses scraplifts! Dont forget to check out the store. Chiara is always have some kind of sale and shipping is really reasonable!

Birthday Boxes

2010-04-19T02:23:00.004-06:00

I felt like being crafty last night. I really should have scrapped a layout but made these little boxes instead. I used some of my old stash...Basic Grey Color Me Silly paper, Studio G stamp, and White cardstock. Wouldnt these be great as party favors with treats inside? Or a cute box to put a small gift in?

I will have my stuff for House of Paper to share tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by!

Multiphoto Layouts

2010-04-06T15:22:00.005-06:00

This week the DT was challenged to use 3 or more photos on a layout. Heres what I came up with.
On this first layout I used Pink Paislee 365 Degrees paper (which is on sale this week for 25% off)

On this layout I used Basic Grey Green at Heart papers.

To see what the others did, be sure to check out the gallery at HOP. And dont miss the great sale on the all the Pink Paislee lines! Love that paper!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Easter Boxes

2010-04-04T00:26:00.003-06:00

Jeff and I were asked to be a Ma and Pa for Trek this year. We just got our official list of "our kids" for Trek. We thought it would be fun to take around a treat to let them know we would be their Ma and Pa on Trek. I made these little boxes out of cardstock, then filled them with candy eggs. I covered the boxes with paper and stamped the eggs for the tags. Inside the tag it says: We are so "egg"cited to be your Ma and Pa for Trek! I hope they like them.

I will have more scrapbook stuff to post on Tuesday!

New Layouts

2010-03-30T20:59:00.005-06:00

This week at House of Paper the DT used Bella Blvd. and My Little Shoebox products...and both are on sale this week for 30% off...check it out!

I used Bella Blvd Man of the House for this layout.

This shows the hidden journaling

This layout was made with My Little Shoebox Away We Go papers

There is also a contest on the House of Paper blog to use Sassafrass Lass and you can get 15% off of that product as well...Check it out! You could win a $10 gift certificate to House of Paper!

Thanks for stopping by!

Designers Showcase

2010-03-23T13:02:00.007-06:00

This week at House of Paper was Designers Showcase. Chiara sent the same kit to 4 of the DT members and then they each make something using the kit.

This is the kit she sent.

This is the layout I made using the kit. I added some pink cardstock for the title and swirls, and a chipboard heart.

Then I made this door hanger using one of the butterflies. I added some of the Crate Paper to it (which is sold at House of Paper) and Mini alphabet stickers (which are also sold at House of paper)

I didnt think the picture showed the flowers very good, so here are some close ups of the flowers.

To see what the other 3 designers did with this kit, check it out in the gallery at House of Paper.

Thanks for stopping by!

My first HOP DT upload

2010-03-16T08:26:00.006-06:00

These are for my first Design Team upload over at House of Paper.

I used Crate Paper Brook collection for this layout (which is on sale today until Friday for 20% off). The lettering is American Crafts Thickers.

I found a pattern for this cute little box and thought it would make a cute little treat box. I used the Crate Paper Brook collection for this one as well.

Thanks for stopping by!

Back to School layout

2010-02-15T17:10:00.003-07:00

This is my kids on their first day back to school in 2009. I may add some journaling to it, but havent figured out how I want to do that yet. I used Bazzill cardstock, Cosmo Cricket Boyfriend papers, and American Crafts thickers.

Thanks for stopping by!

2010-02-15T14:51:00.010-07:00

I finally got some scrapping done! Heres a layout of my kids sledding. I used Basic Grey Blitzen paper, Bazzill cardstock, Martha Stewart snowflake punch, American Crafts thickers, and buttons.

Pg. 1

Pg. 2

Thanks for stopping by! I hope to be posting more often.

Good News!!

2010-02-12T17:37:00.003-07:00

I tried out for a Design Team and made the team! Woo Hoo! I will now be on the DT for House of Paper. If you're a scrapbooker, come check it out!!

Math Assignment

2010-01-18T20:37:00.007-07:00

My twins had a math assignment to take an item and enlarge it by 10 times. They have to show all their math for everything. We ended up making dice for both of them. Originally Cole wanted to make a domino...the teacher told the class that it would be cool if they all made a domino and they could line them up in the hall and try them out, but we dont have any dominos (and they have to take the original to school to show what they started with). Then Cole wanted to make a giant Q-tip...we thought this would be easy to get PVC pipe and batting...but because the measurements have to be exact, the circumference was an odd size and it was more difficult to do...so we ended up doing dice for both.

Here they are with their dice.

Heres a view of the dice with the small ones we enlarged

Another view

I am glad to be done with this project...I really should write notes on this and the science project they had to make so I can remember what to do when Tyler gets in 7th grade. I think these turned out pretty good though.

Happy New Year

2010-01-01T23:39:00.000-07:00

Happy New Year to you from our Family.

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-26T01:41:00.004-07:00

We hope you had a very Merry Christmas!!

We enjoyed spending time with both sides of our family on Christmas Eve

When we came home from the parties, there was a gift on the porch from our neighbor. The boys were so excited.

We had a good time Christmas morning and are very blessed for all that we have.

I hope you had a wonderful day!

Brady got his drivers permit

2009-12-17T00:16:00.003-07:00

Its hard to believe, but I have a son who now has a drivers permit. Brady passed his test today and he is so excited. The guy at the DMV told him to race me to the drivers seat so he could drive home. Since the drive home would be on a freeway going 75 miles an hour, I opted out of that option, but let him drive around town when we got home. Congrats Brady. I am excited for you, but cant really believe Im old enough to have a kid who can drive!!

Christmas candy boxes

2009-12-05T17:51:00.004-07:00

This is what I have been doing all day. I am having fun making these cute candy boxes. This is what my kids will be giving as friend gifts this year. There is candy inside.

These are the same pattern as the Halloween candy box I made earlier. I used Bazzill cardstock and My Minds Eye paper. I love that the paper is glittery.

Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas Card

2009-12-04T12:56:00.002-07:00

Heres another quick card I made for Rocky Mountain Hobbies. I used the Polar Expressions paper and Ribbon by Imaginisce. The edge is a border punch by Fiskars called Apron lace.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Elf Yourself

2009-12-01T01:25:00.003-07:00

I know that the two videos below look exactly the same, but the first one is singing, and the second one is hip hop dancing LOL...I was just having fun.

2009-12-01T01:25:00.001-07:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

2009-12-01T01:15:00.001-07:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Christmas Scrappy Stuff

2009-11-29T17:09:00.008-07:00

Here are some more things I made for Rocky Mountain Hobbies. All of these were made with the Polar Expressions paper by Imaginisce. I love that the paper is double sided and it is glittery.

I made this box using a template (there are 2 parts, the lid and the bottom). I cut an opening in the lid and put transparency in its place. The lettering is doodlebug alphabet stickers. I cut the tags out with my tags, bags, and boxes cricut cartridge. You could give this as a gift with a note attached that says:

Heres a box of tags for you,

for all the wrapping you have to do.

Attach to gifts for any reason,

To show your love this Christmas season.

I thought this would be a cute little friend gift for my kids to give. I made a pocket card. I used a hot chocolate stamp for the front (these are only $1)

then on the inside I used the mittens stamp and cut them out. I tied hemp around the hot chocolate packet and attached the mittens to the ends. The sentiment was cut out of the paper.

This is a card I made...I just punched the circles out of the paper and cut a sentiment out...really easy.

Thanks for stopping by. Leave me a comment if you drop by...not sure anyone is visiting anymore LOL.

Christmas Cards

2009-11-27T02:55:00.002-07:00

Here are a couple of cards I made for Rocky Mountain Hobbies. I used the Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly paper and chipboard. I love these bright colors.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving.

Tylers Cougar Scholar award

2009-11-25T10:18:00.004-07:00

They had an awards assembly at Tyler's school and Tyler's teacher gave him an award. His award said: for being one of the most focused students I have had. He always does his best. He is always one of the last students done when it comes to tests. That is why he is always at the top.

I am so proud of Tyler and happy that he does well in school. Congrats Ty!

Bradys new cast

2009-11-10T17:20:00.007-07:00

So, I think it has been 6 weeks since Brady broke his arm playing football...and today he got to have a short cast put on. This is the doctor doing some cutting on his old cast to take it off.

I think his arm still looks a little off, tried to get a decent pic of it.

Brady has some nerve damage and cannot straighten his 2 fingers. He needs to work on fixing that or they may have to do a nerve conduction test.

Brady chose a blue cast this time.

Brady is hoping to be done with casts before Christmas. Im hoping all goes well and he is able to have his wish.

Halloween

2009-11-01T00:21:00.004-06:00

This is my family all dressed up for Halloween (with the exception of Cole, who has been sick all week...he refused to dress up for this pic). The kids had a great time. I hope you all had a great Halloween too!

Halloween Cards

2009-10-23T17:07:00.005-06:00

We are doing a card swap over at Rocky Mountain Hobbies, and these are the cards I made for it.

I used:
American Crafts paper

American Crafts Ribbon

Bazzill Cardstock

Recollections clear stamp

EK Success scallop circle punch

Thanks for stopping by!

Carving Pumpkins

2009-10-19T23:28:00.003-06:00

For family night tonight we carved pumpkins. This is what the finished product looks like.

And this is how they look all lit up.

Now to figure out what the kids are wearing for Halloween and we are good!

School layout

2009-10-19T11:51:00.003-06:00

This is a layout I made for Rocky Mountain Hobbies this week.

This is one of my twins on his first day of 4th grade.

For this layout I used:

The Boyfriend papers by Cosmo Cricket

Bazzill Cardstock

eyelets from my stash

hemp

Cricut cartridges: Simply Sweet (lettering) and Tags, Bags, and Boxes (little tags)

Pencil pattern by Windows of Time

The stars were traced from Heidi Swapp ghost stars

2009-10-09T01:01:00.001-06:00

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Trick or Treat layout

2009-10-05T00:46:00.005-06:00

Yay, more scrappy stuff!
This week at RMH I got to play with the new Pink Paislee Twilight collection. On this layout I used the paper, die cuts, chipboard and cardstock alphabets.
I have tons of old pictures that still need to be scrapped, so it was really nice to get a layout done from a few years ago. I love this collection and plan to make more with it.
Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Birthday

2009-10-04T14:17:00.002-06:00

Today is Brady's birthday, he is 15!

Happy Birthday! I love you!

Happy Birthday!

2009-10-02T17:54:00.002-06:00

Today is Cole and Carson's birthday. They are 13 years old today!

Happy Birthday! I love you!

Halloween Treats

2009-09-28T20:26:00.004-06:00

Life has been crazy at my house for this past week, but I did manage to make a couple of Halloween gifts using American Crafts products from Rocky Mountain Hobbies.
I found a tutorial to make this acetate box over at SCS.

I also made this cute twist box. I found a template for it and decided to give it a try. Cute huh?

I hope to make more fun stuff with my American Crafts paper...hopefully Ill find some time to sit down and do some more.

Thanks for stopping by!

Football Injury

2009-09-24T10:49:00.005-06:00

Brady got hurt at football practice on Tuesday night. When I showed up to the school, they already had his arm wrapped so I didnt see it. When we went to the hospital he was in so much pain that they decided to do x-rays first and see where we were at. Thats the first time I saw his arm...it was obviously broken. He had surgery on Wednesday to fix it. Poor guy, football season is over. Probably wont be wrestling either. He was also supposed to start drivers ed. on Oct. 5 (the day after his birthday) but they said he will have a cast up to his shoulder and cant do that so we had to cancel.

Here he is at the hospital before surgery.

Brady hadnt seen what his arm looked like, so I asked the doctor to take pictures before he fixed it.

Hes doing fairly well. Some pain, but its alot better since the surgery. Brady has had lots of support from friends and we so appreciate it!
Get feeling better sweetie!

Sketch/Layout

2009-09-20T22:20:00.006-06:00

The DT at Rocky Mountain Hobbies were asked to create a layout based on my sketch below. I created this sketch based on this layout (click on link)

I didnt want this layout to look exactly like the other one, so I changed it a little bit. I used the June Bug collection again (I used it on my Eagle Project layout, too). I just love the colors of this collection. I also used Bazzill cardstock, Pink Paislee stamp, Autumn Leaves stamp, Cuttlebug Red Tag Sale lettering, and Fiskars Apron Lace border punch.

Thanks for stopping by! Ill have more to post by next Sunday!

Eagle Project layout

2009-09-13T14:26:00.007-06:00

We are showcasing Basic Grey paper over at Rocky Mountain Hobbies this week. I chose the June Bug line. I just loved the colors of the line and thought they would work great for Brady's layout about his Eagle Project. I scanned the layout because I think scanning shows a better representation of the colors, but I have a hard time stitching it all together and getting it to line up...anyway, here is what I came up with using the June Bug line. I also used element stickers, alphabet stickers, and buttons from Basic Grey on here.

Be sure to check out what the other DT members make using Basic Grey over in the RMH gallery!

Thanks for stopping by!

Sports

2009-09-10T11:23:00.009-06:00

This is what has been occupying my time lately...its fun to go watch my son play football though.
Tomorrow is the scrapbook expo and Ill be headed there, and will miss one of his games. :(

I will have scrappy stuff to post on Sunday!

Thanks for stopping by!

Worth Watching

2009-09-03T13:13:00.004-06:00

This is good for anyone who drives...but good to show your teenagers who drive or about to drive. Its long, but worth it...

http://ut.zerofatalities.com/texting.php

Yellowstone Layout

2009-08-31T17:49:00.002-06:00

Heres my newest layout using another sketch from Kim over at RMH. This is Brady and the boys from our ward when they went to Yellowstone in July. I used Bazzill cardstock and Crate paper. The lettering is from the Base Camp cricut cartridge.

Thanks for stopping by!

Day at the Beach

2009-08-16T01:10:00.005-06:00

Heres a new layout. Unfortunately, the buttons make it bulky to scan so thats why there are dark parts on the white cardstock.

Brady went to Willard Bay with his friends. While there they got ahold of a camera and took lots of pictures. Most made me laugh and I think I will make a mini album out of them. I really liked this picture.

I used a sketch by Kim Stolarczyk at Rocky Mountain Hobbies for this layout. Paper is Fancy Pants Summer Soiree. I used Basic Grey buttons and alphabet stickers and a stamp by Pink Paislee.

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Summer layouts

2009-08-10T19:16:00.004-06:00

Here are a couple of layouts I made recently. They are for a color challenge at RMH. I used Fancy Pants Summer Soiree paper to do the challenge. The lettering on both was made with the Plantin School Book Cricut cartridge.

This first one if my youngest son.

This is my twins and my youngest son floating in the kiddie pool.

Thanks for stopping by!

Eagle Project

2009-08-01T15:44:00.012-06:00

Brady got his eagle project done today! Im so excited and proud of him for getting it done. We had great support for his project and appreciate all who helped out. For the project, Brady had to break up 100 feet of cement and move it so that the city can pour new cement. It was all sidewalks and most were trip hazards. Heres a few of the pictures I took today.

Christmas in July

2009-07-20T19:45:00.007-06:00

Recently I was asked to be part of the Design Team for Rocky Mountain Hobbies. I was very excited and honored to be asked. I have been a member of the community there for 4 years, and have shopped in the store longer than that. Cindy always has current products and great customer service.

RMH is doing some Christmas challenges to get help you get your stuff done early. They asked me to make a banner that could be hung on a mantel. This could also be hung across a window or entertainment center...or anywhere else you might have. I got out some old tole painting books for the paper piecing patterns. I hope youll come over to RMH and join in the challenges!

Since I had a hard time getting a good picture, I scanned the stockings to show them off better.

Thanks for stopping by!

My fire pit

2009-07-06T19:01:00.003-06:00

I have had several requests to show a picture of our firepit that we put in our backyard. We have been trying to improve our backyard so that it is a place we like to hang out. We built the shed on the cement pad weve had since 2002, put sod in where the swingset used to be and put in a firepit. We had everything to do the firepit, just finally got around to doing it. We got the idea for how we did it from the Rupps. Theres is bigger and has a rock circle before the brick starts. Last night we roasted smores and enjoyed sitting around the fire in the backyard.

I will try to do better to update more often...summer has kept us really busy. Hope you are all having a great summer.

Happy Anniversary to me

2009-06-12T23:58:00.002-06:00

Today was mine and Jeffs 17th wedding anniversary. Its hard to believe its already been 17 years! We went out and had a great dinner. When we came home, our kids surprized us with a cake they had baked. They had all the lights out and had 17 candles on the cake in the shape of a 17. Arent they sweet! Heres a bad picture of the cake.

Hope you all had a wonderful day!

Slice of Cake

2009-06-11T11:55:00.003-06:00

I made this cake for the crop over at Simply Obsessed...Im trying to catch up on all the challenges. I made this with the tags, bags, and boxes cartridge for the cricut. The box opens and could hold a small gift or party favors. Wouldnt it be cute to make the whole cake and use it as a decoration at the party then send a slice home with each kid with party favors in it?

Hoping to do some more scrapping, so I may be back to share more later.

Thanks for stopping by.

Lagoon

2009-06-08T13:04:00.007-06:00

After the tour of the Oquirrh Mountain Temple (see previous post below), we took the kids to Lagoon. We have season passes this year, and it has made it nice to go for just a few hours and then go home. Tyler really wanted to go on Rattlesnake Rapids. Since we have gone on it before, I knew how wet Id be when I got off. I was wearing a white shirt, so I opted not to go this time. We had a fun time.

Tyler was the only one who didnt move when the waterfall came up.

Hopefully I can scrap soon and Ill share some scrappy stuff with you.
Have a great day!

Oquirrh Mountain Temple Openhouse

2009-06-08T10:54:00.007-06:00

Last Saturday we took the kids and went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Openhouse. The temple is beautiful inside. The tour was well organized. We watched a 12 minute video presentation in a tent, then we walked through the temple.

At the end of the tour they took us to another tent and had refreshments...the tent was nice, and decorated. The cookies were delicious.
We arrived late due to a traffic accident, but they still let us go through (You need to make a reservation to go through). Its free and anyone can go.

We went to Lagoon afterwards...pictures in next post (above).

End of School days

2009-06-01T15:31:00.006-06:00

The last few days of school have been keeping me busy. I went on Tylers fieldtrip. We went to Antelope Island. My camera battery died so I didnt get many pictures on this day. This is some of the 4th graders that were there.

Then we had the 4th grade program. I tried to take pictures of the actual program, but I was too far away. I walked up to get this picture right before the program started.

Then today was Field Day at the Elementary School. I was in charge of the tug-o-war.

Only one and a half days left of school. The kids are excited. I will lose my peace and quiet, but Ill be happy to not have the homework and early mornings anymore :)
Have a great day!

Lagoon/Memorial Weekend

2009-05-25T16:01:00.005-06:00

We went to Lagoon on Saturday and had so much fun. While we were there we got our pictures taken in Pioneer Village.
This was only the third time our kids have ever been and one of the times the twins were too young to ride and Tyler wasnt born LOL. Its so expensive to go, but we got season passes this year on a promotion when we bought our Durango. The promotion was for 4 season passes so we bought some day passes from the dealership for Jeff and I, but I ended up buying me a season passport when we went. Weve decided that is the way to go, so we will buy Jeff a season passport when we go back. Because of that, we have 5 Regular Ride day passes for sale (Ive listed it on KSL) if anyone is interested.
We also went to the cabin this weekend and had a good time with the Abbotts. The rain was nice enough to stop for a while so we could sit outside and visit. It rained at bedtime and then stopped when we got up again. It was a fun time.
Hope you all had a fun memorial weekend!

Breakfast Of Champions

2009-05-22T08:37:00.003-06:00

Today we got up bright and early and went to the school for the Breakfast of Champions. They served breakfast in the cafeteria and then we went into the gym to listen to a couple of speakers and the kids received their awards.

To go to the breakfast of champions you have to have good grades and/or good life skills (citizenship). You have to be invited to attend, and it is a honor to be able to go. Cole was invited to attend this year for his grades. We are proud of him.

This is Cole with the two speakers, Chris Brower and Shay Hatch.

This was when he was receiving the award.

Our friend, Amelia Jensen, also was invited to attend. This was her receiving her award.

Congratulations Cole and Amelia! Keep up the good work!