{ My Lifes Simple Pleasures }

2 Sketches 4 You Sketch

2009-06-20T12:17:00.000-07:00

This card was created for 2 Sketches 4 You. Comments are always appreciated (:

Leaving This One Pretty Much Untitled...

2009-06-14T17:25:00.000-07:00

Some scrappy stuff and a couple of other pictures to share tonight. I recently started to write this post about two hours ago. I realized there was something I really wanted to watch on tv...so, I left the computer stupidly with my camera on. So now my battery is pretty much drained. Haha. Ohh well...just have to charge it tonight. I tried to get some pictures of my dogs today...but those little pains would not cooperate with me. Just look at that chubby little face....haha. Ohh, those dogs. Then I gave up and took a picture of the waterfall from the pond in my backyard. And then the last three pictures are from a layout I did last night. I love the way it turned out. The letters were cut from the Alphalicious cartridge on the Cricut machine. Gotta love that machine. Theres so many different things you can do with it. Tommorow I am off to the mall for a fun day of summer clothes shopping (: one of my favorite things to do...maybe I'll try taking some shots of clothing textures tommorow...who knows.

My stubborn little Hoover who would not take pictures AT ALL for me today. Everytime I would move my position, he would too. He would turn his tiny rear end in my face and chew on that bone. What a pain...

Picture of the waterfall today. Today was absolutely GORGEOUS outside. The weather could not have been more perfect for a lovely Sunday after church.

And...Footprints in the sand. Layout that I did last night. I just love how the letters turned out. How about you?

Business Of Summer

2009-06-12T13:16:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the long wait on another post. I have been busy with driving around and summer activities. I went to the White Sox game last weekend and it was awesome. Even though they lost, I caught my first ball. It was amazing. I posted two pictures from the game and then a travel tag. The travel tag is cute and easy to recognize if you are traveling this summer. Have a great day,

1st Annual 2 Sketches 4 You Ultimate Card Showdown

2009-06-06T10:46:00.000-07:00

Here is my card for the 1st Annual 2 Sketches 4 You Ultimate Card Showdown....Whew! That is a long title. It is definetely exciting though! So far, everyone's cards look AMAZING. Great job to every0ne that has entered. I wish everyone good luck. This card was created for a graduation party today. If you would like to participate in the 1st Annual 2 Sketches 4 You Ultimate Card Showdown...then click on the link from my favorite blogs list (: Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Sketch used to create this card was designed by Laura Davis.

Took My Camera Out...

2009-06-05T13:44:00.001-07:00

And got some new pictures outside. Trying a new different perspective by looking up. Try it...you actually get some pretty cool shots out of it. I plan to get more excercise this summer. Today I took a bike ride and walked up to Dunkin Donuts. Now I'm going to see a Chicago Fire game. Have a great day!

Change Of Pace...

2009-06-04T05:55:00.000-07:00

I can't believe I am posting again after a day. It seems like I might be able to do this more often this summer. I am so thankfull for this time of year. Everything is much more serene. This layout reminds me of how much I love spring. It is such a good time of year. This is the picture I had posted on my blog last summer of the baby robins in the tree. The rub-on looked like the perfect title to the page. Today I have made lunch in muffin tins, made rock friends, played with dogs, done dishes, and now on to some much needed laundry. Enjoy the page and the rest of your day. I will be back to post again very soon.

Starting Off The Summer Right...

2009-06-03T12:39:00.000-07:00

I am starting off the Summer right with a new blog post. I am so ready for the summer. The lazy days, pool time, relaxing at home, the scrapbooking....it will be a very fun and laidback summer. One recent picture of one my adorable dogs today. Kirby (the westie) just loves to sit in the car. He likes it even more if we are not going anywhere. Weird dog...I also added a new card. Enjoy. I will be back to post again tommorow. Have a great day.

Lost&Found

2009-05-30T10:21:00.000-07:00

I am very very excited this morning. My USB cord for my camera has been found! Now I can post more because it is so easy! I have so many things to share. I decided just to show one thing I created today. Very busy schedule coming up. It is a graduation card. Since all of these graduations are just around the corner...I decided to make a card for someone special's graduation. Enjoy! I will be back to post more soon. (: Have a great weekend.

Happy Saturday...

2009-05-16T10:58:00.000-07:00

Happy Saturday. It is a pretty busy Saturday. Hope everyone has time to get some scrapbooking or card-making done in there Saturday. It was also a busy week. There was a birthday celebration in my family this week. The "Rock-On" card was created for the birthday. Theres also the "Car Ride?!" page. That dog just LOVES to sit in the car. We wern't even going anywhere. And then there is the "Spring LO". It reminds me of how much I love spring. The flowers are blooming and the weather is getting warmer. Off to more creating.... Have a great day.

Rock-On card created for a very special birthday girl. Used Crate Paper patterened paper, American Crafts Thickers, Bazzill Cardstock, Crate Paper 3D stickers, and misc. brads.

Card Ride?! LO: Basic Grey patterened paper, American crafts buttons and brads, American crafts letter stickers.

"Spring" LO: Variety of products. Too many to name! (: Hope You all got some inspiration.

Happy Mother's Day

2009-05-10T15:33:00.000-07:00

Happy Mother's Day to all of you wonderful mom's out there. You all do so much! This is a card I created for my mom's special day. Enjoy! (:

Had To Share This...

2009-04-15T16:10:00.001-07:00

Holaaaa... My sisters and I could not stop cracking up at this. Zac Efron does the most amazing german accent! Haha! Theres no scrapbooking or cardmaking to post today. Sorry! I have been busy with school and whatnot so I havn't been doing much of that. BUT, there is only 35 days left of school! Ahhhh! Could I be anymore excited?! Done with the year already! Then it goes to the summer schedule of sleeping in, hanging out, and... scrapbooking EVERY SINGLE DAY. Very very exciting for me. And then... I will definitely post more. Also I am thinking about applying to be on the 2 Sketches 4 You design team. What do ya think? Anywho... Enjoy the video that has made me laugh so hard though! I hope you have a good laugh today. (:

Video Recaps Full Episodes Webisodes

Some New Layouts And A Card

2009-04-08T11:35:00.000-07:00

Finally posting again and it only took seven days this time. Yay! Alright, I made two new layouts and a card. (They are not photoshopped with my name but just DO NOT steal them) Thanks! The layout and the card were both used with a lot of Making Memories Noteworthy products. The other layout was from various different products. Thank you for all the comments on the previous post. I really appreciate it. I used Laura's Sketch over at 2 Sketches 4 You, for my card. Thanks for checking it out. I will try to continue my good habit of posting right now. Haha. Comments always appreciated (:

April Fools!

2009-04-01T16:42:00.000-07:00

Happy April Fools! I havn't posted anything in a loooooong time. I have not been feeling like blogging at all. I'm barely getting comments for my work so I really don't feel like anyone is reading this thing. So maybe if I start getting more people on here I will feel like blogging. Happy it's spring?! I sure am. I am so sick of this bitter cold winter weather. But, it may be snowing on my spring break next week. :/ Hopefully not. I did not get a chance with editing all of these photos like I would want to. It took me ten minutes just to do two so I quit. Picnik has been so slow lately. I need to get my pictures available for downloading on this computer. Hopefully I will have a lot of scrapbooking done and pictures over spring break. Enjoy all these things I have been working on! It is very picture heavy. (Which I love) I loveeee comments! (:

Sketch used for the suprise card

Suprise card close up

Suprise card

Merci card close up. Created today(:

Merci card.

4U close up

4U card

Celebrating good times close up

Celebrating good times card.

It's all about dedication....Thanks for checking it out. Hope you got some inspiration (:

Another Hoover...

2009-02-24T13:05:00.000-08:00

I have really been enjoying taking pictures of my dogs lately. Now I'm off to go scrapbook...

Long time no post...

2009-02-21T12:43:00.000-08:00

Kirby this morning...such a model dog.

Hoover looking at me after he dropped his toy. My little trouble maker. (:

My dad's recipe book that I gave him. I filled it with recipes that I love of his. Great gift idea.

Close shot of "best of 2008"

This was a challenge that I had seen in a scrapbook magazine. I thought it would be a fun and interesting challenge. It turned out pretty well.

Close up of "photogenic"

Finally got around to scrapping those ah-dorable pictures of Hoover from this summer. I have many more 5x7's I need to scrap of them.

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Once again I havn't posted for awhile. I've been so busy lately. Here is my babies this morning. I decided to make them do a little photoshoot with me. (: And there is also some scrappy stuff that I have been working on. I havn't done too much of that because of getting the basement repainted. The scrap room looks so cute now. I will have to show pictures of that later. Enjoy! I love comments! <3

Neglected...

2009-02-09T16:53:00.000-08:00

I have been neglecting this little blog of mine for awhile again. This is a little older picture. Just waiting for summer to come around again. I have been doing some scrapping but, havn't taken any pictures. Hopefully I will soon. I love comments <3

Cards...

2009-01-20T17:04:00.001-08:00

More cards to share. (:

Today

2009-01-19T15:15:00.000-08:00

Here are two cards that I made today. Plus Hoover sleeping in my sisters arms while I was scrapping away. (:

Kirby...

2009-01-19T09:43:00.000-08:00

I took this picture of Kirby a little while ago. I decided to do some editing on it and it turned out pretty cute. I'm going to try to get some scrapbooking done today. (:

Three New Cards

2009-01-16T10:13:00.000-08:00

I worked on these three cards last night. Part of my new years resolution is to post more often. Enjoy!

I Heart You; Sweetheart

I Heart You

Happy Easter

Finally...

2009-01-15T11:46:00.000-08:00

Finally! I have finally gotten caught up. These are some pictures of a bunch of different things I have been doing since My last post. Enjoy! I love comments. (:

Two cards I made today.

4 you

Thanks card

All smiles LO

Shoveling snow

Happy New Year!

Hoover eating my scrapbooking stuff?!

Wii fit...SO much fun!

Christmas morning

Brianna's birthday party breakfast.

Layout from the scrapbook weekend.

Put off on posting...

2009-01-10T17:32:00.001-08:00

Wow... I havn't posted for awhile. I'm going to have to put off posting for a little bit due to my sister's camera breaking. ): I always used her camera to take pics of my scrapbooking stuff, and now she does not have it. I need to figure out a new way to download pictures!! I'm working on it. Hopefully I will be able to post again very soon. (:

Sweet Sixteen!

2008-12-11T19:22:00.000-08:00

Today is officialy my SWEET SIXTEEN! I was never more excited for a birthday! It was very fun. Tommorow I head out for my scrapbook weekend with my mom and my friend. Can't wait! See ya' when I get back (:

New Holiday Look

2008-12-07T15:26:00.001-08:00

Like my new background? I decided it needed a holiday look (: I don't have any scrapbooking things done today. I was gone all day. I went to my Grandparents house for a party and then I will be going to a friends house shortly. I won't be posting until I get back from my birthday weekend away. I will have a lot to share when I get back....

2 Christmas Cards

2008-12-06T14:04:00.001-08:00

I made these two Christmas cards today. I think they turned out well. Feel free to leave a comment!

Canvas & A Card...

2008-12-05T19:02:00.001-08:00

Birthday Card for my friend (:
Canvas...(check comments for Cari who gave me this super cute idea) Make some for your home for the holiday season!

I posted again! Two days in a row! Hopefully this leads to more posting and scrapbooking for all of you. (: This week is going to be pretty busy. First of all on Thursday (December 11th) it is my BIRTHDAY! That's right, I said it! My SWEET SIXTEEN! (: I could not be anymore excited for this Birthday. It is the year that every kid dreams about having. (Although I know it won't be that amazing) For my mom and my birthday, she is treating us to a SCRAPBOOK WEEKEND. I am very very very excited! We will be there Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday. Therefore, I will be not be posting at all this weekend. BUT, that means I will have A TON to share once I get back. I will most likely post tommorow and Sunday. Thanks for letting me write this very long post! Will post soon! (: Leave comments please...

It's been a long time...

2008-12-04T15:40:00.000-08:00

It's been such a long time since I posted. Sorry for waiting so long. I have been scrapping more and will post some new stuff soon. (: The dog cut-out was done on the Cricut from the Doodlecharms cartridge. Hope you all like it! I will post soon again. Did you see how my font is Christmas colored? (: I'm definetely getting in the spirit!

Coffee Break

2008-11-08T14:26:00.001-08:00

I just thought these were the sweetest pictures. The picture of the layout isn't that good... Sorry!

To A Fabulous...

2008-11-03T17:33:00.000-08:00

... PURSE-on! You like? The purse cut is from Mickey&Friends Cricut cartridge. Tell me what you think of it...

new cards and a new banner!

2008-10-29T17:16:00.000-07:00

yay! New cards AND a new banner! I finally got my pictures in order so that I can post more!!! (: Sorry for the long waits in posting... hope you like the new banner. I have been wanting to make one for a looooong time. Please comment...

time for a new post...

2008-10-13T10:56:00.000-07:00

wow... I havn't posted for awhile. Here is a picture of my pond and my dog. The leaves are changing and I will have to go take some shots of that now...

HAPPY WCMD!!!

2008-10-04T13:17:00.000-07:00

HAPPY WCMD!!! I'm so excited it's World Card Making Day! Make a card! I will be making mine today... and then hopefully I will get to post them tonight! (:

As promised...

2008-09-29T18:44:00.000-07:00

Here is the link for the blog for my background as promised. http://shelsscraps.blogspot.com/ Sorry I havn't gotten pictures up in a little while. I will try tommorow!

Alright...

2008-09-28T16:49:00.000-07:00

I know I have said that I am keeping the plain white background... but now I fell in love with these backgrounds at shelscraps. I promise I will get the link for you later. Hope you like it! (:

BBTB Contest...

2008-09-22T15:39:00.000-07:00

I have been wanting a cuttlebug FOREVER. And now was my chance to win one. I tried really hard on this card and I hope that Regina from BBTB and Provo Craft like it. And I hope you do too. (:

So Gorgeous...

2008-09-16T18:12:00.000-07:00

I decided to post another today... please comment. (:

Jump

2008-09-16T17:58:00.000-07:00

I decided to try just the cardboard looking cardstock. I'm not sure if I like that look for me. I did A LOT of destressing with my Heidi Swapp destresser. Feel free to comment!

Some Zinnia's for you;;

2008-09-15T18:54:00.000-07:00

The flower above was just watered. I think it looks pretty cool that way. I have many more flower pictures to share... you might get sick of them. haha.
The focus on the second picture is not as good as the first. They were in different areas of the garden and the second has too much shadow... I guess we can't make every picture perfect.

one white flower

2008-09-14T15:18:00.000-07:00

Just one white flower today.... nothing special. I am trying to get more organized with my pictures so that I can post more...

September 11th...

2008-09-04T10:33:00.000-07:00

Me and my family went downtown Naperville, IL a couple weeks ago and saw this. It is a remembrance of September 11th. The first picture has steel from the Twin Towers in New York. The heads behind it represent the people who died. Because it is coming up I would like to share this with you. Write a comment or say a prayer for all of the people in 9/11. (Click to make bigger) (:

Butterfly

2008-09-03T08:52:00.001-07:00

I was sooooo excited when I took these pictures. I think they turned out nicely. But these are done with no editing so, I might need to... I love comments!

some cards...

2008-09-02T14:24:00.000-07:00

I know I have been behind on posting... but now I just got a ton of new pictures on my computer and I will have a lot to share. Please comment.

Scrapbook Expo, New Blog Look...

2008-08-23T21:32:00.000-07:00

Today I went to the scrapbook expo in St. Charles, IL. It was soooo much fun. I will be getting some picutres up here on the "loot" I got while I was there. (: There were many many vendors there such as, Cricut, S.E.I, Clear Scraps, Scrapbook Girl, Lazer Design, Rusty Pickle, and MANY others. I was so amazed at all the cool things they had there. There was a crazy amount of chipboard albums there. They were in almost every booth!!!Overall is was my first scrapbook expo and it was an AMAZING day.

I have tried soooo many things for edited this blog and I think it's just better to leave it white and let my pictures do the talking. Let me know what you think of it.

Purple Tulips

2008-08-11T14:26:00.001-07:00

I think this is the most beautiful picture of flowers I have taken. Let me know what you think of it!

More Feet....

2008-08-10T13:08:00.000-07:00

Feet, feet, feet. This time my sister and I had our feet on the beach in Sheboygan. Soon I will be getting more pictures up here...

Ps. Anyone notice that our toe nail polish matches my blog?? (:

Sheboygan

2008-08-03T14:43:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of the beach in Sheboygan, WI. We went there for vacation and stayed at a place called Blue Harbor Resort. We've been there 5 times now and its so much fun! I will have to post more pictures soon.

Another picture of my baby...

2008-07-30T17:34:00.000-07:00

Here's another picture of my baby. The little movie star is so good to be photographed! (:

The newest member of my family...

2008-07-30T17:28:00.000-07:00

I am proud to announce the newest member of my family, Hoover. (: My little baby is now 10 weeks old. And about 4lbs. He is the cutest and has the sweetest personality. Welcome little Hoover!!

Just A Note

2008-07-29T06:06:00.000-07:00

This was my last BBTB challenge for being a guest designer for the month of July. ): I loved being on the team.

Squint

2008-07-20T18:10:00.000-07:00

I just thought this was the sweetest picture. She's so adorable.

Number Sign

2008-07-20T18:07:00.000-07:00

I struggled with this challenge for ahwile. Even though there a billion things to do with a number sign! But, I ended up making a banner type thing for my sister for her soccer number.

New Designer Challenge

2008-07-15T12:24:00.000-07:00

I really want to have a longer position on BBTB. So, Regina had everyone interested make a project that reflects some of our true crafting ability. I made this card. It took a reallllllllly long time, but hopefully it will be worth it. (The actual card was given to my parents for buying us a new puppy (: I will put up pictures of him soon).

Cowgirl Hat Challenge

2008-07-14T14:46:00.000-07:00

This week on BBTB we had to use the cowgirl hat off of the paper doll cartridge. I think it turned out really cute. (:

First BBTB Challenge

2008-07-14T14:43:00.000-07:00

This is my first BBTB (Bit By The Bug) challenge. I'm soooo excited to be a guest designer on the site! (:

Happy 4th!

2008-06-25T14:40:00.000-07:00

An early 4th of July craft but, I had so much fun making it. Made with:

Skittles

Bazzill Cardstock

Prima Flowers

MM Tiny Alphas

Extra Rick-Rack

And, Star Eyelets

Thanks for looking!!!!!!!!!! (:

Simply You

2008-06-25T14:33:00.001-07:00

I made this layout today about my sister. It's such a sweet picture of her.

Weed

2008-06-16T18:07:00.000-07:00

Sometimes even weeds can be pretty. But... I do give Cari credit for taking a picture of this lovely weed first before I did. And, her picture is probaly better than mine, but I couldn't resist taking it!!

Our Feet

2008-06-16T18:00:00.000-07:00

I think this is the cutest picture of me and my sisters feet! Please comment our feet! LOL!

Goofballs

2008-06-07T19:11:00.000-07:00

I took these pictures today and I just had to scrap them right away! I'm really happy on how this layout turned out! Please comment!

In The Moment

2008-06-07T19:02:00.000-07:00

It is not fun waiting around for the next soccer game at a tournament. We went to Sports Authority and messed around. My sister thought it was fun to ride a tricycle around. I just had to take a picture!!

Invitation

2008-06-07T18:56:00.000-07:00

I made these invitations for my friends, inviting them to a bible study at my house that my mom is going to run. I think they turned out nicely.

Tastyyy

2008-06-06T21:44:00.000-07:00

My little sister is the chef in the family. She made this "ladybug" project. It was made from apples, raisins and, peanut butter. She was very proud of her creation. Don't know why I put the flower and the pot up at the top... I was running out of ideas for that page.

All Smiles

2008-06-06T13:19:00.000-07:00

A Christmas layout I made last night. Hope you like it!

French Scrabble

2008-06-05T21:00:00.000-07:00

We played french scrabble on the last day of school. It was so much fun. I took a pic of the beginning of the game...even though we didn't get that far.

Cherries

2008-06-05T20:54:00.000-07:00

Taking pics of cherries now....They were really juicy!!! (:

New Years 2008

2008-06-05T17:42:00.000-07:00

My 1st layout for New Years of 2008. Please comment (:

Flowers

2008-06-05T17:33:00.001-07:00

I took some flowers in my yard today. I like how they turned out. Please comment! (:

Let It Snow

2008-06-05T16:39:00.000-07:00

Even though it's summer... I've been working on my winter pages. I'm not a huge fan of the pics because I didn't edit them before I printed them. But, I think the page turned out nice!

Baby Robins

2008-06-05T16:33:00.000-07:00

Baby Robins! In the little Evergreen tree in my backyard. I got up to them just when they opened there mouths. I jumped away not wanting for them to think I was there mom! Please comment!

Build-A- Bear

2008-06-05T15:58:00.000-07:00

Build- A- Bear was so much fun. Even though I didn't make a bear... it was fun to see my little sister having the time of her life. Who loves the checklist??? I think it's adorable! (: please comment!

rain on the window

2008-06-05T14:28:00.000-07:00

Last day of school, waiting for summer, and here comes the rain. At least I got two cool pics out of it!!!

Scrap Crazy

2008-06-05T14:21:00.000-07:00

I will be posting a crazy amount of my LO's on here. But... it's not going to look that crazy for ahwile. Here's one post out of many to come (:

my baby (:

2008-06-05T14:09:00.000-07:00

kirby boy in a pink hoola hoop. (: