look what i did this morning....

here's the inside:

and for my signature (w/c i always put in the back of my cards w/ punched butterflies):

this is a birthday card for my mom-in-law..it's coming up..happy birthday mom/mimi!  i used papers from a scrapbook kit one of my co-workers got me as a going-away gift.

here's a card  i did awhile back for my bro's graduation for the National Guard:

so proud of him!  used pretty much American Crafts for this one.

i pretty much have been taking pix all day of my everyday stuff...thinking about doing a little project for it too.  but today i'm also gonna at least organize my photos in a photobox, spend maybe an hour doing it, gotta do it little by little.  then maybe take some inventory photos of one of our rooms since i was not able to do it yesterday like i planned.  i decided to change my plans at the last minute and went to my work's bbq recognition celebration.  and i'm glad i did b/c i had so much fun....there was a band playing, some co-workers...so talented...never knew we had some american idolz in our group.  took some photos too...

i'm gonna miss working there...but...life must go on.

tfl!  gonna get a snack...i'm feeling kinda hungry to my tummy!

HAPPY MAMA-Z DAY!!!!!

this will be a beautiful day!  my hubz and maiya are taking me out for lunch today...not sure where yet...but it will be nice and fun...got my camera ready for action!  thx in advance my 2 fave people in the whole wide world!  heehee...

since i have already given these out to 2 special women, my sis and my mama...here's what i made for them...

for my mama:

and for my sis:

have a wonder happy mama'z day!  i sure will!  tfl!

helllllooooooo friday!!!!

got 3 days and 3 hrs til i'm on vacation!  woohoo!  and yey it's friday! and wow what the heck...i haven't posted since saturday!  ....bad jaidee! bad!  heehee.

what's in store for today? hmmmm...let me see...

• go for a jog
• scrap 2 cards (i'm kinda behind with doing the m-day's cards, yikes!)
• me and my daughter are gonna dye our hair a dark red after she gets home from school
• of course post something, right?
• ...then do whateva!  it's friday sucka!

 i was going to post these separately, but...i'm gonna do it in one shot. here they are...

this one was inspired by my daughter, maiya. it had just turned spring and she had the cutest description of the blooming cherry blossoms...check it out:

the pinky, cottony candy deetz:

here's an LO i did the beginning of april a little after Kelly Purkey's online class, using her sketch #12.  i was inspired one day going thru some paperwork and came across my very old old passport.  instead using myself, my hubby was guest star of this LO. used silver ink and journaling frames stamps to mimic passport stamps, did a lot of tone on tone punched stars as well.  these photos of my hubz were photos he took for his passport and they had him wear that 'funky shirt' (his words).  had to redact some of the id info. isn't my hubz handsome?  check it out...

THIS LAYOUT WAS TEMPORARILY TAKEN OUT...WILL BE REPOSTED....

sorry the photo of this LO isn't all that...i kept taking it in so many angles, lighting, inside, outside and for some reason it just would not do me good.  anyway....here's a few deetz:

have a great friday and weekend.  happy mother's day!  i'm off to go for a jog!

PHOTOBOOTH - LOVE 4.2.10

well i think this will be a new tradition...taking photos in a photobooth, scrap it, entitle it as..."LOVE (followed by the date taken)"....

here's our first ever....i scrapped these 2 different ways.

this one i did as a going away gift for my stepdaughter, ashley, the day before she left home for idaho (sorry the photo is blurred, it was too dark outside to take it, so settled for the inside of the house, the lighting is not all that great for photos):

here's the 2nd lo using the same photo strip, i used mostly Basic Grey papers (love them!).  i also used a sketch from one of the online classes taught by Kelly Purkey, one of my scrappy idols.  here's my take:

love the deetz on this one.

yup, this will be a beautiful tradition.

nitey nite!

The 2 Couples on Inspired Blueprints

here's one i did this past saturday early in the a.m.  I used Inspired Blueprints sketch #46 and the LRS April 2010 kit.  this sketch was a fun one to do.  this LO will definitely be on my fave list.  i turned the photos to b&w to make them pop out with the papers.  the first photo is of my sis and her hubz (going on 16 yrs), the second one is of me and my hubz (we've been married for a little over a yr now).  love the jb butterflies!  lots of border punching, layering and tone on tone...my fave techniques!

here's my take:

and now for the deetz:

so happy that jo & rey have been together for so long...we are gonna follow in their footsteps.  yey-yah!

tfl!  have a great nite!