tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23841662522649989412024-03-13T20:54:45.773-06:00Scrap With TessaScrapbook layouts, scrapbook projects, my children, my life.Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496051923714383431noreply@blogger.comBlogger227125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384166252264998941.post-66833062187196222532013-09-02T00:36:00.002-06:002013-09-02T09:39:06.195-06:00Scrapbook Generation September Blog Hop - Hello Summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Welcome to the SG Blog Hop for September, if this is your first stop, you might like to start at the </span><a href="http://scrapbookgeneration.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Scrapbook Generation blog</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and then hop through each link. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Another Scrapbook Generation blog hop is here! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This layout is of my daughter and her best friend enjoying a day at the park by our house. I used mostly The Pier line by Crate Paper. This is such a beautiful line of papers, it makes me wish that I would have taken more summer photos so that I could use more of it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I am so not ready for summer to be over, but I do like that my kids are back in school and our life is scheduled again. I complain a lot, but I actually enjoy being busy with all the kids activities, especially when I have large chunks of time to myself when I can get everything I need done during the day. Hopefully soon I can get myself caught up enough that I can get some scrap therapy in!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For this layout I used sketch number 12 from the Scrapbook Generation sketch book One on One. I am loving this sketchbook right now. The sketches are all for layouts with only one photo. This is generally how I scrap, so it is working out great for me. There are also full color photos of a layout done with each sketch. I think the photos make it so much easier to decide which sketch I want to use and what paper line will work well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can find the SG sketches in their books and as downloads in the </span><a href="http://store.scrapbookgeneration.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SG store</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and there is a free one every month in case you wanted to try it out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next on the hop is <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Allie - </span><a href="http://magicalmesses.blogspot.com.au/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://magicalmesses.blogspo</span></a><a href="http://magicalmesses.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">t.com</span></a>, leave a comment on each blog and one lucky commenter will receive a free sketch bundle of their choice from the store. The winner will be draw on September 9th, so you have one week to leave a comment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In case you get lost at any point, here is the list all the blogs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Scrapbook Generation blog - </span><a href="http://scrapbookgeneration.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://scrapbookgeneration.blogspot.com/</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ruth - </span><a href="http://scrapmachine.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://scrapmachine.com/</span></a></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stephanie - </span><a href="http://craftyholidaygirl.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://craftyholidaygirl.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Steffanie - </span><a href="http://steffanies.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://steffanies.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pamela - </span><a href="http://reflectionsofmyartandsoul.com/blog" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://reflectionsofmyartandsoul.com/blog</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mandi - </span><a href="http://mjskraze.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0068cf; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://mjskraze.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brenda - </span><a href="http://roseblossomlegacies.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://roseblossomlegacies.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Laureen- </span><a href="http://mybusyscrapbookinghands.blogspot.ca/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://mybusyscrapbookinghands.blogspot.ca/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Andrea - </span><a href="http://papercandie.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://papercandie.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cicily - </span><a href="http://www.pinkdalmationscrapper.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.pinkdalmationscrapper.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Devra - </span><a href="http://mycreativeview.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://mycreativeview.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tasha- </span><a href="http://tashascreativejuice.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://tashascreativejuice.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tina - </span><a href="http://tiggersscrapplace.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://tiggersscrapplace.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Alisha- </span><a href="http://layoutaday/blogspot.com" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://layoutaday/blogspot.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Solange -</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://isbahashome.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://isbahashome.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Michelle - </span><a href="http://ownerofchanel.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://ownerofchanel.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tessa Iszler - </span><a href="http://www.scrapwithtessa.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.scrapwithtessa.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Allie - </span><a href="http://magicalmesses.blogspot.com.au/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://magicalmesses.blogspo</span></a><a href="http://magicalmesses.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">t.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lindsey DeLaMare - </span><a href="http://www.scrapping-by-the-sea.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.scrapping-by-the-sea.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Janelle - </span><a href="http://stillscrappinlettersize.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://stillscrappinlettersize.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nicole - </span><a href="http://lovemesomepaper.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://lovemesomepaper.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div>
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Welcome to the SG Blog Hop for June, if this is your first stop, you might like to start at the <a href="http://scrapbookgeneration.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Scrapbook Generation blog</a> and then hop through each link. Here is the list in case you get lost</div>
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Scrapbook Generation blog - <a href="http://scrapbookgeneration.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://scrapbookgeneration.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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Ruth - <a href="http://scrapmachine.com/">http://scrapmachine.com/</a><br />
Alisha - <a href="http://layoutaday.blogspot.com/">http://layoutaday.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Michelle - <a href="http://ownerofchanel.blogspot.com/">http://ownerofchanel.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Manda - <a href="http://mandalikadesigns.blogspot.com/">http://mandalikadesigns.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Sheree - <a href="http://www.sheree412.blogspot.com/">http://www.sheree412.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Nicole - <a href="http://nicolesscrapbook.blogspot.com/">http://nicolesscrapbook.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Tammy - <a href="http://www.tammygrant.blogspot.com/">http://www.tammygrant.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Steffanie - <a href="http://steffanies.blogspot.com/">http://steffanies.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Cécil - <a href="http://isbahashome.blogspot.fr/">http://isbahashome.blogspot.fr/</a><br />
Stephanie - <a href="http://craftyholidaygirl.blogspot.com/">http://craftyholidaygirl.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Nicole - <a href="http://lovemesomepaper.blogspot.com/">http://lovemesomepaper.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Brenda - <a href="http://roseblossomlegacies.com/">http://roseblossomlegacies.com/</a><br />
Kelley - <a href="http://www.kelleykreates.blogspot.com/">http://www.kelleykreates.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Lindsey - <a href="http://www.scrapping-by-the-sea.com/">http://www.scrapping-by-the-sea.com/</a><br />
Wanda - <a href="http://sketch-lovers.blogspot.com/">http://sketch-lovers.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Mandi - <a href="http://mjskraze.blogspot.com/">http://mjskraze.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Laureen - <a href="http://mybusyscrapbookinghands.blogspot.ca/">http://mybusyscrapbookinghands.blogspot.ca/</a><br />
Corrina - <a href="http://anotherthingoffthelist.blogspot.ca/">http://anotherthingoffthelist.blogspot.ca/</a><br />
Cicily - <a href="http://www.pinkdalmationscrapper.blogspot.com/">http://www.pinkdalmationscrapper.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Michele - <a href="http://michelesscrapycreations.blogspot.com/">http://michelesscrapycreations.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Tessa - <a href="http://www.scrapwithtessa.blogspot.com/">http://www.scrapwithtessa.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Sherri - <a href="http://www.sherripriest.blogspot.com/">http://www.sherripriest.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Devra - <a href="http://mycreativeview.blogspot.com/">http://mycreativeview.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Tina - <a href="http://tiggersscrapplace.blogspot.com/">http://tiggersscrapplace.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Deborah - <a href="http://scrappingmycrazylife.blogspot.com/">http://scrappingmycrazylife.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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Each blog will share a project using one of the SG sketches as a starting point. You can find the sketches in their books and downloads in the <a href="http://store.scrapbookgeneration.com/" target="_blank">SG store</a>, and there is a free one every month in case you wanted to try it out.</div>
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Here is my project<br />
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I used the November Free Sketch and the Simple Stories Awesome line. I absolutely adore this collection. So perfect for my little guy and his personality.</div>
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I almost completely forgot about the blog hop. I signed up for it, then had a very, very full weekend. I remembered when I checked my email at about 8:30 Sunday night. So I printed out a sketch and got to work! </div>
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I don't think that I have ever completed a layout this quickly. It took longer to stick on all the pop dots than it did to compose the layout. Thanks to the Scrapbook Generation sketch and Simple Stories this layout was...well, Simple. (corny, I know)</div>
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Next on the hop is Sherri - <a href="http://www.sherripriest.blogspot.com/">http://www.sherripriest.blogspot.com/</a>, leave a comment on each blog and one lucky commenter will receive a free sketch bundle of their choice from the store. The winner will be draw on June 10th, so you have one week to leave a comment.</div>
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Thanks for stopping by and have fun hopping!</div>
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Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496051923714383431noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384166252264998941.post-87788843352998300562013-05-06T13:25:00.001-06:002013-05-06T13:26:47.291-06:00Hakuna MatataI'm back with another NSD layout! I created this one for a challenge over at <a href="http://disneyscrappers.ning.com/">Disney Scrappers.</a><br />
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The challenge was called a sketch and a song. The sketch was this one by the amazingly talented Susan Stringfellow.<br />
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My layout is my little Marissa with Timon in Disneyworld. She loved getting all the characters autographs. In order to preserve them I typically scan them and them print them right out onto an element on my layout.<br />
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This was so much fun and really got my creative juices flowing. I don't know why I don't use sketches more often!<br />
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I am hoping to get more challenges done before the May 12 deadline.<br />
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Thanks for looking!Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496051923714383431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384166252264998941.post-56370201578787337082013-05-05T18:08:00.000-06:002013-05-05T18:09:45.861-06:00Grandpa's TreehouseI don't know what it is about Grandpa's treehouse. Maybe that is doesn't have railings and feels a little dangerous, maybe that it is in an actual tree. I don't know, but it definately attracts my boy. We have a skyfort at home, but it just isn't the same. He can't wait to climb up into grandpa's treehouse.<br />
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I created this layout using mostly Woodland Park from October Afternoon. I used the February sketch from Scrapbook Generation shown here<br />
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Thanks for looking!Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496051923714383431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384166252264998941.post-28127562746802355242013-05-04T20:38:00.001-06:002013-05-04T20:39:00.121-06:00What I've been up to...Hello everyone! (If there is anyone still there!)<br />
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I know it has been a long time since I posted. I have still been scrapping and have a backlog of layouts to post. The truth is, I have just been to busy (read: lazy) to post on my blog. Life has been flying by me. My kids are growing up and need to be run to ump-teen different sports at all hours of the day and I have actually been working out religiously and lost some weight. yay me! So anyway, enough apologies, on with the layouts.<br />
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Here are a couple I just posted to some NSD Challenges<br />
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Life is Better at the Beach<br />
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I absolutely love this Uncharted Waters line by Glitz. When I saw it I knew I had to have it! These photos were taken from our New Year's vacation to Great Exuma in the Bahams. It was a beautiful island, as you can see!</div>
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I used mostly October afternoon on this layout. The Balloons and Sun are stamps and inks from Close to My Heart.<br />
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Thanks for checking out my blog, I promise to try to post a little more often :)Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496051923714383431noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384166252264998941.post-81779401503205041542011-08-30T09:02:00.004-06:002011-08-30T09:10:22.924-06:00Canyon's First DayToday was Canyon's first day of first grade. His allergies were so bad this morning that all of the pictures but this one his eyes were almost closed.
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<br />This is the first time he will be in school all day. I know it's pathetic, but I miss the little guy already. Its weird that he won't be here all day. The 2 1/2 hours of Kindergarten seemed like a break, 6 1/2 seems like f-o-r-e-v-e-r.
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<br />I have big plans on what I will get done during these long days, but we will see what happens :p
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<br />Wish I could go hang out at the scrapbook store with my buddies :(
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<br />After a summer full of activities I am looking forward of not having to drive kids around between the hours of 8:30 and 2:30 every day! I also will not miss driving to and from the high school 4+ times a day, although I am sure I will be doing it again next summer. I don't expect to see much of Marissa this school year at all. With all the sports and activities she is involved in sometimes I am suprised the kid finds time to sleep.
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<br />Canyon's first day is tomorrow. I still get one day to cuddle with my little guy before he is off to Big Kid School.
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<br />Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496051923714383431noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384166252264998941.post-24573913407495904622010-12-08T15:53:00.004-07:002010-12-08T15:58:02.891-07:0012 days of ChristmasLove this!! Make sure you listen all the way thru. My favorite part is about 2 minutes in.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2Fe11OlMiz8?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2Fe11OlMiz8?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496051923714383431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384166252264998941.post-27064809988541071982010-12-02T10:19:00.004-07:002010-12-02T10:31:42.734-07:00SantaI used the My Mind's Eye Holly Jolly line for this layout. It was inspired by the layout of the same name by Amber Packer on the My Mind's Eye design team.<br /><br />I actually added a couple rows of red stitching along the edge of that notebook punch after I took the picture. I didn't want to retake pictures, so just imagine it there. :)<br /><br />In the original picture Ivy was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">wearing</span> bright orange and Canyon blue. I changed the color of their clothes in P<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">hotoshop</span>, as I am looking at it I wish I had muted down that snowy background behind Santa's head.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546136308043469970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 389px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ68SsvHZyJckSapuHjO7cz2rBSzHZ12ZGUN6F8oKy8EAHPndncTAc6Rl0YThyphenhyphenbvwBL1zPtpNE1L7NX4HmvTPFRF_bRt4ccO8Ba5a2C2LSgUkajWf3J84UC2ZxtG9NZ0keYvFoYZBh34Y/s400/IMG_5985.JPG" border="0" />For some reason I didn't get the chipboard for this line, so I had to make do. I used lots of Glossy accents and glitter. The candy canes are cut from one of the pieces of paper, then pop-dotted, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">glossified</span> and glittered.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVI4IAyTahs51ArKeQDPcc3nuHqhBBbkD-Q76iX0VpwS5m9WDHaSclKsr3RMXLMBx_sMp1nMvi-xBPotCa62eeK_PjIFPX9N70_MKrEB10bIKVGdFixwPz_avUR3Er4fK6r196oyA59o/s1600/IMG_5986.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546136305899176850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVI4IAyTahs51ArKeQDPcc3nuHqhBBbkD-Q76iX0VpwS5m9WDHaSclKsr3RMXLMBx_sMp1nMvi-xBPotCa62eeK_PjIFPX9N70_MKrEB10bIKVGdFixwPz_avUR3Er4fK6r196oyA59o/s400/IMG_5986.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>I love the little tickets from the die-cut sheet. I wish I had a whole roll of these.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig15sdtUhKPjAXAStLSY1ubX7pRFiJ79qO6SiZB3JffpbKqlcTUvP9VFOZaMqOMC08hZgDg9FREdYSQxwHb-iiB8IDVLDj6l8EJZHufjazUdg0DK83rdxPsB3VBc0s0ouet1nF-txn3Is/s1600/IMG_5987.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546136295451811794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig15sdtUhKPjAXAStLSY1ubX7pRFiJ79qO6SiZB3JffpbKqlcTUvP9VFOZaMqOMC08hZgDg9FREdYSQxwHb-iiB8IDVLDj6l8EJZHufjazUdg0DK83rdxPsB3VBc0s0ouet1nF-txn3Is/s400/IMG_5987.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I added some glossy to the Holly and the leaves also.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh28XhKPvF0C9IgOmqNQQQgMbZ4KTwR51HSf8_-DMrvAHGJ19cQYnoQVsOyCuhPDtCNPhVsZQpEpXlt5wGU55P7bot83ZYTi1riBgQzON15zDSN__yobaRkDZlPMWLx7UcotlRjwZg0iE/s1600/IMG_5988.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546136271286142834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh28XhKPvF0C9IgOmqNQQQgMbZ4KTwR51HSf8_-DMrvAHGJ19cQYnoQVsOyCuhPDtCNPhVsZQpEpXlt5wGU55P7bot83ZYTi1riBgQzON15zDSN__yobaRkDZlPMWLx7UcotlRjwZg0iE/s400/IMG_5988.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />If you like this line, you could win it! The Playground is doing a raffle with proceeds benefiting the Cornerstone Rescue Mission. Check it out <a href="http://alteredplayground.blogspot.com/2010/11/my-minds-eye-raffle-to-benefit-corner.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496051923714383431noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384166252264998941.post-46022284421569021242010-11-16T09:59:00.003-07:002010-11-16T10:14:03.705-07:00Expedition EverestExpedition Everest is one of Marissa's favorite rides in the parks. Unfortunately, it is also one of the longest lines in the parks and one of the only rides Canyon isn't tall enough to go on.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540193669942592098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 204px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPNlpJehUaPLcXAjKW_-gihntG9QzVzE9FF1Z-riLgYLf_urzaXajMElAt_sGS1D5g2mQlSgkhcle1XoufoAB6K7yZDsb_DSAq64eoNU65vXwTApLtZFruA7ja0jRsfTkuBIhFoaWxQ0/s400/100_0506.JPG" border="0" />I love this Pink <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Paislee</span> line. So much color!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrYQNzGtj9KWddCee0YYlml2VO1f2dyKkkFb2PlL5_7zGKjy7d0SH6YyrpTeDuHjbVpZJVcHjL7EUeJm-zRWdCf5vzYUxbS5Nb1b2VNjkalD_L4CGRQ_AzaEkj8Y24r-AHX0o7LJpa8w/s1600/100_0507.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540193659448078866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 379px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrYQNzGtj9KWddCee0YYlml2VO1f2dyKkkFb2PlL5_7zGKjy7d0SH6YyrpTeDuHjbVpZJVcHjL7EUeJm-zRWdCf5vzYUxbS5Nb1b2VNjkalD_L4CGRQ_AzaEkj8Y24r-AHX0o7LJpa8w/s400/100_0507.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The layout and prayer flag (canvas banner) idea came from Susan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Stringfellow</span>, my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">scrapbooking</span> idol!</div><div> </div><div>Prayer Flags can be found strung all over this part of Animal Kingdom and on the mountain itself. They are <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">inspired</span> by Himalayan prayer flags that are said to send thought and prayers to the wind.</div><div> </div><div>I cut rectangles out of pattered paper, inked the edges of them, then I used just a tiny bit of adhesive in the middle and stuck them on canvas. I cut out around them larger than I would need and frayed the ends, leaving more canvas on top to make room for the holes. Then I used the sewing machine and stitched around the edges. I used some paper to block of the canvas and stamped them using just the edges of some of my stamps. (Thinking back, I should have done this before I stitched them to the canvas!) I punched holes in the tops, strung them using some hemp and pop dotted them off the page.</div><div><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGPRiWQv73304l55fgK_fwYWWHJTETgExdBrpEhElMfwJ1QYDlgQc3lCnu1eN3GcLxVkeJZkn-_k1cMvfDMxuEG7av3n-0NddtVDlavDeLP1ydvFrCkDKZfehTsiOm5_fXHDlyVdoQOI/s1600/100_0508.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540193641974170818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGPRiWQv73304l55fgK_fwYWWHJTETgExdBrpEhElMfwJ1QYDlgQc3lCnu1eN3GcLxVkeJZkn-_k1cMvfDMxuEG7av3n-0NddtVDlavDeLP1ydvFrCkDKZfehTsiOm5_fXHDlyVdoQOI/s400/100_0508.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbh7gQ_u6ewKEgbr9QhPfuueq2-5a6jTKHWEW6ZR8-nPLleUaT-xI673OEeXgulimZhLliQdqD_KmKgIJ_vbWUOw8wK-TcRCmugwID3qnNUjtwvqW0xWwTLr6OOAyJrCKF-XzRYc8c_c/s1600/100_0510.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540193630955512098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbh7gQ_u6ewKEgbr9QhPfuueq2-5a6jTKHWEW6ZR8-nPLleUaT-xI673OEeXgulimZhLliQdqD_KmKgIJ_vbWUOw8wK-TcRCmugwID3qnNUjtwvqW0xWwTLr6OOAyJrCKF-XzRYc8c_c/s400/100_0510.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />These are some of the fast pass tickets from Expedition Everest. I found them in my bin of Disney memorabilia. They are actually from a different trip than the pictures. The date on them is December 2006 the pictures are from November 2009, but oh well, they worked!</div><div> </div><div>Sorry the picture is blurry, but it is COLD outside and I really don't want to go out and take a new picture.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetgNtJ31iExFi4Ax0S53YiLE6K_HeaCoeFosh1Ag_joZHcygrHY2YgByw1ezB3mM1g8YIHIb4mo5TVGeP-dGdAxrX7kM5ILU1g9GTtaIyaDIvTKGtlMJN9ucOFelr_m0Q7_APlZTY4Vc/s1600/100_0511.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540193624788032066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 293px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetgNtJ31iExFi4Ax0S53YiLE6K_HeaCoeFosh1Ag_joZHcygrHY2YgByw1ezB3mM1g8YIHIb4mo5TVGeP-dGdAxrX7kM5ILU1g9GTtaIyaDIvTKGtlMJN9ucOFelr_m0Q7_APlZTY4Vc/s400/100_0511.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thanks for stopping by to check out my blog!<br /><div> </div></div></div></div>Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496051923714383431noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384166252264998941.post-41840766837408337842010-10-28T09:31:00.003-06:002010-10-28T09:41:45.886-06:00Canyon's First FlightThis is another photo that I have been waiting to scrap until I found just the right layout and papers. I took a lot of inspiration from <a href="http://creativelysavvy.blogspot.com/2010/07/pack-your-bags-little-yellow-bicycle.html">this one </a>by Susan Stringfellow.<br /><br />There is some serious shadow going on in that title, sorry about that.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533120291416793938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 397px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9-8wbGsUWKkeMOh1FX7s_e6XIWXUZLLCCn0vWp_-WYtQWUQT6SbL_oBCshFMwdySwtKEAOne9rhtDuQ4BJPTHm0GYyCvHD6XZLVJ8oBY-qSAmNad9za-TlvcOGjKJPf23Osh8_d8-Bs/s400/IMG_5955.JPG" border="0" />I love the writing on the ticket behind the title. I just wish I had come up with it!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYgO0ZH_HYPBFhyllOPBYJ3uao-_xry2Z4VJw07Lxh4JH9xFVXwYYERldlLqp-2q41B5pSkEmVgO8NakotQLjsr3HObS69TJBdkbJarCiC0FUot9IDzwR0FVUAOIc3AUv2MRSwj5eedE/s1600/IMG_5956.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533120268056294818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYgO0ZH_HYPBFhyllOPBYJ3uao-_xry2Z4VJw07Lxh4JH9xFVXwYYERldlLqp-2q41B5pSkEmVgO8NakotQLjsr3HObS69TJBdkbJarCiC0FUot9IDzwR0FVUAOIc3AUv2MRSwj5eedE/s400/IMG_5956.JPG" border="0" /></a> I actually found his ticket from that flight, can you believe it? Sometimes being a pack rat pays off! I just had to get one of the envelopes from the mini album on this page.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0OQPAI5pGQGf-1lQoZKmOXMFJpIHa29zispxrv3YE1XgaDOGYA_PdRUmxAxDI7kJKigSabCl1L1n1UYWq-kdNlPq3XdA2KdomzyHk4F8xeQUjWJE45jOXoNx1Viq3udy8sGxXNI_pvo/s1600/IMG_5957.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533120245220951842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0OQPAI5pGQGf-1lQoZKmOXMFJpIHa29zispxrv3YE1XgaDOGYA_PdRUmxAxDI7kJKigSabCl1L1n1UYWq-kdNlPq3XdA2KdomzyHk4F8xeQUjWJE45jOXoNx1Viq3udy8sGxXNI_pvo/s400/IMG_5957.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Awww, doesn't he look sweet? </div><div> </div><div>Kendra's sewing machine did this amazing stitch. I love it!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi201aYmXRe_i5t_JYdhuDykT7xnjnhiQbeCvZej0Tw8qJkEDXucuG3V-Zdq8qJnivFJPPnuDPG4i-UtEks7lbYPmU0ZqQAQtUTE0OYgkK2bb9XSOfnU4S2cEPxa6PbbR90gkCt7eTbUAk/s1600/IMG_5958.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533120241322322082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi201aYmXRe_i5t_JYdhuDykT7xnjnhiQbeCvZej0Tw8qJkEDXucuG3V-Zdq8qJnivFJPPnuDPG4i-UtEks7lbYPmU0ZqQAQtUTE0OYgkK2bb9XSOfnU4S2cEPxa6PbbR90gkCt7eTbUAk/s400/IMG_5958.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496051923714383431noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384166252264998941.post-17172769068726285482010-10-19T12:43:00.004-06:002010-10-19T12:49:22.146-06:00Cherish these moments - Sylvan LakeThis is one of the layouts I finished at the retreat I went to over 10-10-10. This is an older Crate paper line that I have had sitting around for awhile. I love these pictures of my kids at Sylvan.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529830079663727762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 197px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEicFoz4okYPtMm3ZQht7OLLBW4KRa1bSBgQ9hRGkcuxTQJqJK6SC4N-DyLGJb5wM9oDmk2WV58BXf8IiH4ZTGJX9Hak6ZCqOTB8SwKGZdjNqvqbJxHtRTE6l6XCifbvaS9WjWX1q94AU/s400/IMG_5928.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />I used Kendra's amazing sewing machine for all the stitching. Wow! I have some serious sewing machine envy going on.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9-o01RbeIEfu-OuDONuCrYYa-rtz6_k4X7z86twpnl6Rp9owsmAIgJQtGfagl5-06myKDX0QVS8p2yE9__wHkopL6AMibux_a9Cl2MrvmxjWvyXp7F3_UA_fep0VpZcabVpq2ZUswNc/s1600/IMG_5929.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529830377829465906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 392px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9-o01RbeIEfu-OuDONuCrYYa-rtz6_k4X7z86twpnl6Rp9owsmAIgJQtGfagl5-06myKDX0QVS8p2yE9__wHkopL6AMibux_a9Cl2MrvmxjWvyXp7F3_UA_fep0VpZcabVpq2ZUswNc/s400/IMG_5929.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCKGrBqWsrVsz90DRjrEqUPAbvNprCbiOlXGczg2Z6t9ymcZjN4N0vZiPvfj1z33xt2VL-MFIx0V0tYZNNi9PrIiuiPdODshCZ8YV9aUFCtdmF3rui_TEzS-AT-gWyykFXgUVy_qA72A/s1600/IMG_5930.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529830371643213746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 397px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCKGrBqWsrVsz90DRjrEqUPAbvNprCbiOlXGczg2Z6t9ymcZjN4N0vZiPvfj1z33xt2VL-MFIx0V0tYZNNi9PrIiuiPdODshCZ8YV9aUFCtdmF3rui_TEzS-AT-gWyykFXgUVy_qA72A/s400/IMG_5930.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wtIikjxvs4pPJBfszak3gvezIGiH9KTEy7fQTRIh6-hGPrJlKd1h5Keqz7gdzl-CxzD7l2fyfPFP8uoRxXIXjCY9dEG5_rYNRWXDog30UAZHc4tBz42YV3Zo-nZ5-JIlb-6py4xwqmc/s1600/IMG_5931.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529830361157098994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wtIikjxvs4pPJBfszak3gvezIGiH9KTEy7fQTRIh6-hGPrJlKd1h5Keqz7gdzl-CxzD7l2fyfPFP8uoRxXIXjCY9dEG5_rYNRWXDog30UAZHc4tBz42YV3Zo-nZ5-JIlb-6py4xwqmc/s400/IMG_5931.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AXV4zGu15GoR5OfdSixaZrEYIGS3FNrAPUrXHv-IRjIxHiY53y1xdxFN_vYTUe2DK_l5xROp-mopd6x-m1X6jTog8qilksBMK-8g9L9mgWhniGcns_o845kShy019ysjGUzM_9c6XFc/s1600/IMG_5932.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529830352685688882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AXV4zGu15GoR5OfdSixaZrEYIGS3FNrAPUrXHv-IRjIxHiY53y1xdxFN_vYTUe2DK_l5xROp-mopd6x-m1X6jTog8qilksBMK-8g9L9mgWhniGcns_o845kShy019ysjGUzM_9c6XFc/s400/IMG_5932.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRFN413jRGMvk0rMG1gmQJjJ4tZS0El5S8emhvworTDQ8Kl_YJU_O6rRcUnT-HPhfH6XiYOmQCf6tY6xbvtP4QWK9lTlSiJnw4_t-wENRJ4Ky-2v2fChT_LJ4ZHEPNbZBMtKost6wlJY/s1600/IMG_5933.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529830349780754834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRFN413jRGMvk0rMG1gmQJjJ4tZS0El5S8emhvworTDQ8Kl_YJU_O6rRcUnT-HPhfH6XiYOmQCf6tY6xbvtP4QWK9lTlSiJnw4_t-wENRJ4Ky-2v2fChT_LJ4ZHEPNbZBMtKost6wlJY/s400/IMG_5933.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks for looking!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496051923714383431noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384166252264998941.post-7841870727069955282010-10-11T11:22:00.003-06:002010-10-11T11:31:05.835-06:00Popsicle Pirate<div>Another layout from last weekends retreat. I didn't like this layout at all while I was creating it. As soon as I started adding embellishments it all started to come together and I like how it turned out.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526840504381479394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiieLZ6lsYNTqkjbnKZqDTVt6xaYkw8OH77-KLA7C9U1av-9_BBo9eEfA4Xig-fjNNd7U6og3Cden0gPUZh-EVbFaTITmr1-ZjOIJJeB19rgHBnh67bNuGEX9V2x53MkvORUBaMXE6UL9I/s400/IMG_5901.JPG" border="0" />How cute is the little easel that I picked up at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ikea</span> for 99 cents?! I propped it up on my deck railing (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ahh</span>, I love my new deck) for the picture.</div><div> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526841916329299314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 397px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQpGRSw5GdsLyPuYRW3XR_cRv3tcW7GW_ueC_KCI0cESxqXrKHisTOrG3Hfx9pdlIV67cvxmge5p9eXu7m5ziRb1Codb4wpGb4uaKx5Uqto8l404DWnPtEjJRz16QS_dh_nfphbV6nus/s400/IMG_5902.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>I got quite a bit done (for me) at the scrapbook retreat I went to this weekend, so I have more layouts to share later on this week.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Thanks for stopping by.<br /></div><br /><div></div>Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496051923714383431noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384166252264998941.post-31497953444898178322010-10-08T07:29:00.002-06:002010-10-08T07:32:28.140-06:00Pumpkin PatchAbout a month ago I got an email from Jami Peterson, the editor in chief at Scrapbooking.com Magazine. She had come across one of my layouts on Two Peas and asked if I would like to submit it for publication. Of course I would! <br />Here is a link to the layout and article. <a href="http://scrapbooking.com/cgi-bin/Phase_2/layout.pl?serial=74908">Pumpkin Patch</a>Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496051923714383431noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384166252264998941.post-41686662601247743712010-10-05T09:44:00.003-06:002010-10-05T09:50:39.401-06:00Rough and ToughI went to a retreat this weekend and finally got some scrapping done! <br /><br />This is the Bella Blvd Man of the House line. So cute! I also threw on some stickers from a sticker sheet that was given to me in my retreat pack, thanks Lynn!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524588528409606754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwaRbuzx-4rFtD_pjnOQp6xvzNGXhf4m5v3SYGr9Rsc4q7KEOhnvM3dj1DX2I_KLgZG2D9-9IAC-Cz7SGhq8aihW7Pn5lZ5cjoKnjLxRKi1YT_hSZKB0N8lo3kp25GaffprgfnpNY91aE/s400/IMG_5899.JPG" border="0" />Here is a close up so you can see the sneer that Canyon was giving me.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOn1WaVk4lCwVG-g2DrWrMA3U0T0Q5S-tuw1UE4hnCBQVdZws2BM40Pz7Zjl5s0oybGtBxLCrsrvFtT1zi-JSIqjKsxZz2SC_KVOic4HvntoUnaFk7IKZhxtsOZUaacuqJny2eLjPuInQ/s1600/IMG_5900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524588513960093698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 386px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOn1WaVk4lCwVG-g2DrWrMA3U0T0Q5S-tuw1UE4hnCBQVdZws2BM40Pz7Zjl5s0oybGtBxLCrsrvFtT1zi-JSIqjKsxZz2SC_KVOic4HvntoUnaFk7IKZhxtsOZUaacuqJny2eLjPuInQ/s400/IMG_5900.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I am happy to be scrapping again, although we still have lots of house projects to get done in the next month, including a new roof! I signed up for another retreat next weekend and am planning on another the beginning of November, hopefully they will keep me going.</div><div> </div><div>I have also just started teaching scrapbooking classes at Michaels in Rapid City. If you are interested, shoot me an email and I will get you the info. <a href="mailto:tesslor@aol.com">tesslor@aol.com</a></div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div></div>Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496051923714383431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384166252264998941.post-34792579808314078712010-09-04T10:37:00.002-06:002010-09-04T10:45:01.597-06:00Hello Mr. TurtleFor this layout I used the Bella Blvd Fall Day collection. Love all these papers. Most of the accents are from a K and Co line called Actopus to Zelephant.<br /><br />Canyon is and always has been a climber. He loved all the animal statues all over Busch Gardens, and he especially loved that he could climb all over them without getting in trouble.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513098745076903090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 203px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6Hd01sn-UVRNKMQd-u_ZwvdSh9j3SvGvQey_V9PqnKIIPUUgVUIH8vcqDlakiaZJ3Y9-Ov8d-9AT6WkvRQhq3Px_3LkSvalvGarhIYJuw4R9fht-hxR8CJG8Q_2a-YXjEfiPlX3wX8k/s400/IMG_5823.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />I finally used some of these leaf pins that I have been coveting.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmcfJuLSP74CaJ7a6CJVIeJTcfyTG9LX05dGAg9uFQzVoSgUzyWD_HucVMmC9iC0DvhhEcmRW1v-VGVg6ehuR02E22iIMmsN04xusC_cqDooDa4TQi5lN5FhpvmXvwhzwIbcNqIohJEY/s1600/IMG_5824.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513098737609609842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 394px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmcfJuLSP74CaJ7a6CJVIeJTcfyTG9LX05dGAg9uFQzVoSgUzyWD_HucVMmC9iC0DvhhEcmRW1v-VGVg6ehuR02E22iIMmsN04xusC_cqDooDa4TQi5lN5FhpvmXvwhzwIbcNqIohJEY/s400/IMG_5824.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Gosh, I miss that curly hair. It was so cute, especially in the Florida humidity.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj272m4zf2-meXRVYUZOeGXr3ZEjZH5lY2jC-gucCNawQswg2YaNWikSVobInJYGHhWaYzsLe42rkvsa6AsdYnivI_a8SOwjpJO_SMYOy7A7mHcL81dJfmKKcm6fkDBek2uu8JMqMJVssg/s1600/IMG_5825.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513098727169814210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 397px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj272m4zf2-meXRVYUZOeGXr3ZEjZH5lY2jC-gucCNawQswg2YaNWikSVobInJYGHhWaYzsLe42rkvsa6AsdYnivI_a8SOwjpJO_SMYOy7A7mHcL81dJfmKKcm6fkDBek2uu8JMqMJVssg/s400/IMG_5825.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496051923714383431noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384166252264998941.post-78278922672800155752010-09-02T10:13:00.002-06:002010-09-02T10:30:07.703-06:00Everything Is SatisfactualThis layout is a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">scraplift</span> of the talented <a href="http://creativelysavvy.blogspot.com/2010/08/everything-is-satisfactual.html">Susan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Stringfellow</span></a>. I love her stuff! I even used the same papers! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512350503014458386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 204px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKq9YcTG5K62wXC2JQgxfXDA50n67IN1-A1JZ9yvbSVt2smMVQOG2GdnnPZKmU01ML3G29Z-n2xJ6afVJoXCdiJ92crj7q23w9YCQS6-hWuWtsyF0N78DDV1rbWRRAeFyaZDsKd5eBkng/s400/IMG_5813.JPG" border="0" />Splash Mountain is one of our favorite rides at Disney. The middle pic is all 4 of us on the raft on our last trip in November. The bottom picture is Marissa and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">JT</span> on the drop from her first trip in March of 2003.<br /><br />I got a raindrop on it when I was taking a picture, darn, I hope it dries.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512350487695866242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 398px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijf-JVQIGPch1v3oDdlQWgvT6MaMfeCDbEZqgQaP9HquT83v6PlRIRDyehpEaPk7q6wyLYDRjqz23wm7Dx4Z1QPTq8orc0aPwJv1hrKymIoEjj6p4vws1ru6RiDLOjghydFW5SeueS2Gs/s400/IMG_5814.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />I just had to use the bluebird on the page also. He's in the song, you know....<br /><br />Mr. Bluebirds on my shoulder<br />It's the truth,<br />It's actual,<br />Everything is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Satisfactual</span>.<br />Zip-a-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">dee</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">doh</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">hda</span>, Zip-a-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">dee</span>-a,<br />Wonderful feeling,<br />Wonderful day.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512350444719247890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9MnQDNI2A_JK8v-tJIIGKx7CdnllNDwAJC2GtJZe_Yhj4hiHbMypzpz-0dVA0mX1i1d8vkz4AG6_-sBPZ0F9C9PRgeeb0rreOgM2sGk1eYunhRr360VF_ec1LZgtpaCmFIogXBWEyjYc/s400/IMG_5822.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Brer</span> Fox, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Brer</span> Rabbit and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Brer</span> Bear from the story and the ride.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiar5Qg0Mzu8DaLXYwLrzmIjcMBsncVY2q0q2lk8ImYbtShHPV77E6Ofa37tR910GiCH5JNwBOV9kSWZPbj3rPuyVSinMkIXQplS_NBckR9tRQ2Pbj_mjds8d4Kjy5vhl4Nap5kbJw8Hz8/s1600/IMG_5818.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512350470394741506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 398px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiar5Qg0Mzu8DaLXYwLrzmIjcMBsncVY2q0q2lk8ImYbtShHPV77E6Ofa37tR910GiCH5JNwBOV9kSWZPbj3rPuyVSinMkIXQplS_NBckR9tRQ2Pbj_mjds8d4Kjy5vhl4Nap5kbJw8Hz8/s400/IMG_5818.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Susan had a great idea on taking the font for the word "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">satisfactual</span>" from the sign at the end of the ride. I loved it and copied her idea.</div><div> </div><div>I also took the autographs of the Characters and shrunk them down and printed them on this log I cut with my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Cricut</span>. I was hoping that it would look like they were carved into the log.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVEb1Izho9gNN3JRzKjC0Ymkilx_j8Gxh9ApvQ7UbIeilrShcVZrsZE89mrQqZdfYNARNBWRfhnNB0HmQyaeK82LM0ag0wJjn6p4gdKSEJ02S0kzoR1pmNNO447p-I4YJjmy7KCQ6VcE/s1600/IMG_5819.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512350453230623794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 232px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVEb1Izho9gNN3JRzKjC0Ymkilx_j8Gxh9ApvQ7UbIeilrShcVZrsZE89mrQqZdfYNARNBWRfhnNB0HmQyaeK82LM0ag0wJjn6p4gdKSEJ02S0kzoR1pmNNO447p-I4YJjmy7KCQ6VcE/s400/IMG_5819.JPG" border="0" /></a>More to come....<br /><div></div></div></div>Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496051923714383431noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384166252264998941.post-42425605724105799062010-08-31T21:48:00.002-06:002010-08-31T21:57:50.490-06:00Water bottle hickeys and toilet paper rolls.I honestly can't leave this kid alone for 5 seconds! Yesterday he somehow managed to get enough suction on a water bottle on his bottom lip to give himself a hickey. This picture is from day 2 of the water bottle hickey. Hopefully it fades before he has to go back to school on Friday. I've never even heard of this happening, but you can see it on his face, plain as day just below his bottom lip. Perfectly round.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511787135328234818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBltcDFnhGcMyv0rD8BOKSoRevsmPZqWIZkJl7sQRL8pD6QquW8FHN5I9E02HFYGPs8EsoGoP2ekK_2Uctwb0Q0D8QV8DLWsEua5mprqT8acYyXebGF0C4ux4x38BLwomVnP_SKAgMcX4/s400/IMG_5812.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>I also noticed this morning that every roll of toilet paper in my house is missing the cardboard tube in the center. (I will spare you the picture of a toilet paper roll) We keep the extra toilet paper in Canyon's bathroom. He has a big empty cupboard under his sink. The carboard tubes are gone out of those as well. E.V.E.R.Y. O.N.E.</div><div> </div><div>I have no idea what he has done with these tubes. I can't find them and he isn't talking.</div><div> </div><div>Oh, a boy is a joy!</div>Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496051923714383431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384166252264998941.post-34983685329041338272010-08-31T08:53:00.005-06:002010-08-31T11:07:33.680-06:00First day of schoolI can't believe how much Marissa has changed in the last year. I desperately miss the sweet little girl that she used to be but I am enjoying watching her blossom into a beautiful teenager.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511587538899484322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB66atBdn4tAGfOURs0QrQR1zrE5N8yepwwORVtX4AjvD6yfvNJm0DBVZpagJGQDgY8iCTjqxwaZyMZvccBt0cNwKDWCNEweB3jzsmQNcdZn-o-fO4LnzDbh6fR15HDygd-FfNHpDVhBM/s400/IMG_5810-2.jpg" border="0" />My little buddy is a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">kindergartner</span> this year. No tears from Mom this year, he actually had a longer school day last year when he was in preschool. Next year, when he goes all day I will <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">definitely</span> be bringing Kleenex when I take him to school on the first day.<br /><br />I am taking a Pink Paislee class in a couple weeks at Archiver's in Minneapolis. I bought this specific shirt to match the layout that we will be doing in the class. I actually got to the store, and then remembered that I wanted it to match. Luckily Kendra has the internet on her cell phone and could send me a picture of the layout!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89_ZWlHcO62swYZl03O36PiaswGNjzaEpWYAD_gO3WK-YR4Yg_3O5xIJJlDjNp0j_c9X1pGvdSXqjW6H8M-JRCXaAFWHybBowXk1XnX3n1erZkJcEx8j_1PSuLgeKmMqMdvmTghjw70g/s1600/IMG_5796.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511587548314994274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89_ZWlHcO62swYZl03O36PiaswGNjzaEpWYAD_gO3WK-YR4Yg_3O5xIJJlDjNp0j_c9X1pGvdSXqjW6H8M-JRCXaAFWHybBowXk1XnX3n1erZkJcEx8j_1PSuLgeKmMqMdvmTghjw70g/s400/IMG_5796.JPG" border="0" /></a> Typical Canyon style.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511587557962070370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdFVCyv0scv8NLOQO3OLm7x097Wr9vulzyhc0VK8SnXkHKxpfW0cxJbrDG4LWxvEDiLksCGTJQe2im6zPAaTSyztH0p9jxBaEGQF1fFRfTgVqeI3an8sL2IUU5LT-j4Mj0wdmIiAzRfY/s400/IMG_5793-2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div></div>Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496051923714383431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384166252264998941.post-38846605145867013422010-08-26T10:58:00.003-06:002010-08-26T11:02:51.920-06:00Out For Publication<div>Maybe its good for me to take a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">scrapbooking</span> hiatus! I get to use an "Out for publication" banner for the first time ever!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Here is a link to the <a href="http://scrapwithtessa.blogspot.com/2009/09/pumpkin-patch.html">original post </a>. I will post a link to the pub as soon as it is up!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>If this is going to be a regular <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">occurrence</span> for me, maybe I will have to scrap an "out for publication" banner of my very own! :P</div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509764771262443378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguP4HNaDPNlUb3-GZPhrKM2yhHUwndQKkq9nGK-DSNzercRR2kEnNijTHdQBi9P8k4JB4Whe7-SckUj9W3LzjQS5kvAadNaQm0ytMNS1sQ_brcBSDs0_L5YMpNugA8kvd5tsntsdxRRho/s400/ofb2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div>Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496051923714383431noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384166252264998941.post-70307881246548243272010-08-16T09:18:00.001-06:002010-08-16T09:20:02.301-06:00Toot!Check out who won the sketch challenge over at the Paper Poppy blog. <a href="http://paperpoppykitco.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-have-couple-of-winners.html">http://paperpoppykitco.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-have-couple-of-winners.html</a><br /><br />Yea me! <br /><br />Now, off to build some railings :PTessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496051923714383431noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384166252264998941.post-65671517196059938702010-08-02T16:34:00.003-06:002010-08-02T16:54:40.230-06:00What I've been up toI haven't been <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">scrapbooking</span> lately, I haven't been anything lately, except working on this deck!<br /><br />When we bought this house we loved that it had all these wonderful decks. We knew the decks weren't in the best shape, but we would soon find out, under all that snow, they were actually in terrible shape.<br /><br />The house actually has over 2600 sq feet of deck, we could never afford to pay someone to replace them. Last summer we began the adventure on our own. We were only about 400 square feet into the project before we ran out of motivation, so this summer we decided to hit it hard. We actually have about 1700 square feet finished except for railings, light poles and stain. Woo <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Hoo</span>! Maybe someday soon I will actually have a life again, although I won't have any money to live it. (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">haha</span>)<br /><br />This is standing out the deck door looking down. Please ignore all the junk, and those unbelievably ugly valances that I pulled out of my grate room and just threw out there.<br />If you were to turn to the right instead you would find the miles of unfinished deck, so we won't go that way!<br />If you goes left it goes around a corner...<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500945434625648066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipI2qzZPJ2RoOVuriPnaPdD5yREK_0aZ7sVhXQWYD6cSDzpH5QbtXXSOHJLREoveZsMJn12PgKUjQiiuH-NGjlNpG9MVKYZjQNC35uqKYS57C0ABdP_MqJ9TsF_uEUft67lcvflooL1Jc/s400/IMG_5722.JPG" border="0" />to this. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">JT</span> is quite proud of those stairs, as he should be, they look beautiful, still missing bottom step.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg910JiCE3vnnGlcPYzsouH6UaxXkSzx4lxe-C_VB6EreKw03H8fw48FjzoCYirO9Axw501eZKHjG6b2ljUb-N1HOPXFWdL-vioEUdt6M9Bj_NfdwF_NQsa7is3SeNIwRgXOr_Oyphyphenhyphenc5I/s1600/IMG_5723.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500945425020475618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg910JiCE3vnnGlcPYzsouH6UaxXkSzx4lxe-C_VB6EreKw03H8fw48FjzoCYirO9Axw501eZKHjG6b2ljUb-N1HOPXFWdL-vioEUdt6M9Bj_NfdwF_NQsa7is3SeNIwRgXOr_Oyphyphenhyphenc5I/s400/IMG_5723.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is the second level of deck, you can see a little step up in the picture. If you were to go to your right you would see another set of stairs to the upper level. It isn't done, so no picture.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eP3SMpui5BI0n0DLJ-FoIZl3sbX35uMgGWsJ3uv6VcbO2zSRafB2g7vALYOud_eJyND7LCmFtGnZ6QooZF9DPENOzaDUxTpqRwjwr-5UR0_K_0Q3d-nsuz9mYetb19js-fA4AaQa2aE/s1600/IMG_5725.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500945414953910434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eP3SMpui5BI0n0DLJ-FoIZl3sbX35uMgGWsJ3uv6VcbO2zSRafB2g7vALYOud_eJyND7LCmFtGnZ6QooZF9DPENOzaDUxTpqRwjwr-5UR0_K_0Q3d-nsuz9mYetb19js-fA4AaQa2aE/s400/IMG_5725.JPG" border="0" /></a> To the left is this shed and a little walkway of deck to another deck that is 23x14. I should have gone over there and taken a picture as there is a huge pine tree growing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">thru</span> the center that we framed around, I guess I was being lazy.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_n-XQNGAgZ_JmdhneYptX-aTDnAGzbtP2vpRhgm0Fx71GUvLTfRvAnE0vy1Sx7Kxw21yskNMD8fcTUMlEQSjMIX8zLa20wyn09dSBa3nuRsIFf4p0wWN33vBBDB6ZLCRMycxcrToxEs/s1600/IMG_5726.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500945404194849250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_n-XQNGAgZ_JmdhneYptX-aTDnAGzbtP2vpRhgm0Fx71GUvLTfRvAnE0vy1Sx7Kxw21yskNMD8fcTUMlEQSjMIX8zLa20wyn09dSBa3nuRsIFf4p0wWN33vBBDB6ZLCRMycxcrToxEs/s400/IMG_5726.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />And here is my beautiful railing that we put together last night. I just love it! The tall pole will have a light on it when it is finished. We have lights every couple of 8 ft sections.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDp_W2T1mzvYu1CRz0qObZDHcksS2mcLaelWINM0QoZguL_YLF7rpALNapX6tJhw0o8WjF9u4h8Z8qWlyRx2rJ0UP2C5u3AvQYIX9OxMzO2oaRJxRut-UMa7EfQXYGLEAqO6wBwkXN-c/s1600/IMG_5724.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500945394938028338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDp_W2T1mzvYu1CRz0qObZDHcksS2mcLaelWINM0QoZguL_YLF7rpALNapX6tJhw0o8WjF9u4h8Z8qWlyRx2rJ0UP2C5u3AvQYIX9OxMzO2oaRJxRut-UMa7EfQXYGLEAqO6wBwkXN-c/s400/IMG_5724.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and checking out the pictures of our summer project. Hopefully before to long we will be done!!<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496051923714383431noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384166252264998941.post-76957870449083323912010-07-13T16:52:00.006-06:002010-07-13T17:08:09.270-06:00Mike WiezowskiCan you believe it? I posted!<br /><br /><br /><br />I haven't been scrapping much lately at all. I've been cleaning and cleaning out! The clutter in my house has been threatening to smother me and I had to get rid of it. I am still working on it. My closet is next. I still have clothes from high school in there! There is no way that I will ever get back into them, I don't know why I have waited so long!<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493527872374453346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 398px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtYGp3o9MUd0ztZK09idb40vS1m4QpQSD7ppghp4GFZjo-XAeZtvjXupg60FjJ712wDRs3zkGwcfQmawv5mQTiWel5N7W7jHrnmelf9jSMroClDax25BpXzVJrQa2N6P-2x6CEmccK-s/s400/IMG_5677.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br />I used a sketch for this layout. This one is from <a href="http://paperpoppykitco.blogspot.com/p/sketch-on-saturday.html">Paper Poppy Kit Co.</a><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493528916091325490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 319px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2buBpNVI8-Ddm39LEhOGb158gROOHdhm2jA-81oTKimk1s2EGdp8f5YZmQ5_dpMWcACloQYhuXZeHG5Fc0PPiSMKrpTIAsT9Q_wK7NSLf6fFtODsgUAqzaxb1r1SpzYnVzQi34NTp9gc/s320/PP_July_Sketch.jpg" border="0" /><br />I used one of my all-time favorite lines, October Afternoon Night Light. The stickers are EK.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493527858871234418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU59ZEEQckwXP_VsJzBvm57tJFDWJ7RW3t3MKKmxWI1iUeppkOuOd7Mnpo8r5t41I7dsrH0eTZ_9wFAgOuJLQUQNM3vXw_xoR03CRgbwcsb8an3UXkVQ5EXp5t91_ggPZs53RLUiVFdBs/s400/IMG_5673.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493527849010263650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUVE0ApG9xTf364p-xZYIDpbt2mpVfgvPGR6Cs3tx2RmRq7LfX87Nx1u2FsMJTKZDkJj_nHBHYlG_BNlGDdl0wC_oQ1NCjjXh7QqoZCE378TUKjXIhqbUsUx4AzMAqUJfWrNF3C2iOTQ/s400/IMG_5674.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7fDhvLUu11xpbdj_q8Ay2hyo86sHrgRtXjXaLvYywe-_R7PYamQJ87l0bTG-HgWNwWxD-XzAAu0kyF7ddhDma0Be_BKeAPyMNrgqbvn5As1tJEaiGs-RJS4TNHn8L76yXDps2Eu6lDQ/s1600/IMG_5675.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493527839764382754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7fDhvLUu11xpbdj_q8Ay2hyo86sHrgRtXjXaLvYywe-_R7PYamQJ87l0bTG-HgWNwWxD-XzAAu0kyF7ddhDma0Be_BKeAPyMNrgqbvn5As1tJEaiGs-RJS4TNHn8L76yXDps2Eu6lDQ/s400/IMG_5675.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496051923714383431noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384166252264998941.post-83590020905538672532010-06-20T09:13:00.002-06:002010-06-20T09:17:36.184-06:00Happy Father's Day!My kids wanted to make Father's Day cards yesterday, so I let them loose on my scraps and my cricut. Here is what they came up with.<br /><br /> Marissa<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484874654316134658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UCLGC1mXj0vwwdbmwgErclMMjjhGs-mrqHhd_TkneNntiM17vAeb82Mbs7iq3iGCGraS9F1-GqBmYhpXPS0IjrShd78NKBP9nRjYA7cOjRptO0n8p8bwKP5E8huPZzN8NXgSI0kIgG4/s400/IMG_5566.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /> Canyon<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgta-DEat5EdViAzqHQTEp09YEQCjh4G73ipAtDhZozemidYhsS2o9zleen0hCnze8YlPAshtdK8iDL2gD1zQ85snbnqdc_7OrIdJvWRqk8ytF_d6aDhv3hJfSoVQm14-FAfk9rk445b4w/s1600/IMG_5567.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484874642998747618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgta-DEat5EdViAzqHQTEp09YEQCjh4G73ipAtDhZozemidYhsS2o9zleen0hCnze8YlPAshtdK8iDL2gD1zQ85snbnqdc_7OrIdJvWRqk8ytF_d6aDhv3hJfSoVQm14-FAfk9rk445b4w/s400/IMG_5567.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /> inside of card<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicydsgVpqY_NPV2188MPwreFyd8kZCvfrSXfHuS1qx_yQ5w65QFyb-e5rkb6idKQ3FqC5pPuO2joiiHvHo6kKKWLeeWt1jV2HOG20wnVpGIO9d_054Alfm3L8A3ShDlQ0rVYDkDjD4cL0/s1600/IMG_5568.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484874628552983522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicydsgVpqY_NPV2188MPwreFyd8kZCvfrSXfHuS1qx_yQ5w65QFyb-e5rkb6idKQ3FqC5pPuO2joiiHvHo6kKKWLeeWt1jV2HOG20wnVpGIO9d_054Alfm3L8A3ShDlQ0rVYDkDjD4cL0/s400/IMG_5568.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Aren't they sweet?!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Happy Father's Day!!<br /><div></div></div></div>Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496051923714383431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2384166252264998941.post-17700865911593886722010-06-10T09:34:00.003-06:002010-06-10T09:43:42.817-06:00SchoolI am missing school already. <br />I couldn't wait for summer, I was actually counting down. Thinking about lazy days with my kids at home, running thru the sprinkler and trips to the pool made me smile.<br />Canyon has been out of school for a couple weeks, Marissa 3 days and they are driving me crazy! Fight, fight fight, that and making huge messes is all that goes on around here! What day exactly does school start again??<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481169128362355506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 205px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-hnTZ8-KyeX6T28WH30gVuPAZuYRbKM2pSZy4ePG0PhEjN9SHH86zjWv2P3Ass0nj-qTZg0YS2F1Ck40JyWqr6fGlh0oKc2ueoEyLt8xreuTphvuoKyz73_pP0do3aiQs2tmsED5veM/s400/IMG_5563.JPG" border="0" />Who would have thought that these 2 lines of paper would work together? Not me, not until I saw it done over on The Scrapbook Diaries.<br /><div> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481169119583277314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 399px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yNfzUWVGC1vdaGMpcUKcW9HK3kMtPh_u8YYarwmohvP7De6BLI2m5q14CCEB50y2OCzzyR8crDLG60V6AqGDvsryGQz05L6efPQ23nqo23ePTAkij0KKLh0F7An2NR64JX2BpcN40ZY/s400/IMG_5564.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2B-q5AbK4DLB33sbGBdo4YIUGgt9RXehceGFsm8k38X64DuKFP9tH_tBy6TZdTH8XZtDxIZ-6uy_-dXuxDFkOpMmmQ3PeBaWw5WMcKODaNLIXJj4idH_M5MkNeSuzlqnVF7RZvHN9UWQ/s1600/IMG_5565.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481169113418536210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 399px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2B-q5AbK4DLB33sbGBdo4YIUGgt9RXehceGFsm8k38X64DuKFP9tH_tBy6TZdTH8XZtDxIZ-6uy_-dXuxDFkOpMmmQ3PeBaWw5WMcKODaNLIXJj4idH_M5MkNeSuzlqnVF7RZvHN9UWQ/s400/IMG_5565.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks for stopping by!<br /><div> </div></div></div>Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496051923714383431noreply@blogger.com2