two layouts

(this layout is a scrap-lift from Lisa Day at the Studio Calico blog...her page was "Layout of the Week" last week.)

Another layout based on Studio Calico's Sunday Sketch: 2/13/11.

my baby said "no"

It was a moment I was not prepared for: Cohen saying "no" to his mama. I said, "come here, Cohen, so I can put your socks on." He turned around and said "ummmm, no." He turned back around and continued playing. Funny thing is, he even rolled his eyes up a bit- like he was really thingking about it, as he said "ummmm." I actually remembered this picture as I was typing...that's exactly what he looked like. And what did I look like? Like I was going to cry. I'm not ready for two little mouths telling me "no!" Scrapbook page to come....LOL

new layouts

Studio Calico Sunday Sketch: 2/14/11 (http://studiocalico.typepad.com/)

Pencil Lines: Design Team Search Sketch (http://www.pencillines.com/)

Our past couple of Days...

Here's a re-cap of our past couple of days....backwards of course (because I always upload the pictures in the wrong order)

Monday: Ella's very own hand-made valentine's for her classmates. I was smart enough to get her started more than 2 weeks ago...because her 4-year old attention span isn't the greatest. But she made them all...and signed each and every one. (There were about 5 e-mails from parents talking back and forth about struggling with their kids to write their names on their cards. So, I had a proud moment, knowing Ella both made and signed her cards.

Sunday: A february thaw!!! Wow, there's pavement under that snow? And somewhere I heard there's even grass under the big 4-foot piles of snow....

Saturday: Leah and her 3 kids came to stay for the day and night, and Sarri and her 2 kids came over to play during the day, while our hubbies played "snow-ball" (soft ball in the snow) and started "having fun/ partying" at 2pm.

Friday night: Downtown at the Ice Bar. It is an outside bar, literally made out of ice. Our martini's were even in ice glasses. The benches were ice, surrounding fire pits. And a band played over-head in one of the pass-ways between buildings. Pretty cool! Only in MInnesota would you have an ice bar....although I don't know that to be totally true- just what I kept thinking!

Our friends, Dave and Sarri- at the ice bar.

new layouts

There's a funny glare on the top two pages. These pages are primarily made from February's Studio Calico kit. I'm sure this kit was put together just for me....because it couldn't be more perfect! :) I've got two more layouts started on my desk...

happy birthday ashley!!!

Happy Birthday, little sis! I Love you...more than words can say!

For Ella

"She hung the moon."
My third mixed-media collage...for Ella, and she's pretty excited about it!

new love

This artwork is inspired (well, practically copied) by Christy Tomlinson, who's on-line 3-week "SHE- art" class I am planning to take later this month. I was too excited to wait and decided to get some practice in before taking the class. I'm already working on my third canvas. The second is for you, Ashley...and I'm tempted to blow the surprise and put a picture up b/c I can hardly wait to give it to you!!

Some Ella Pages....