Christmas List for Family

As we are trading names again for Christmas I thought I would put up a list of who wants what for Christmas.

Dennis- Catholic Bible
Debbie-
John- Best Buy gift card
Amy-
Colleen-
Jerrod-
Matt- Itunes gift card
Elizabeth- the limit towards a gym membership
Mark- Best Buy gift card

Stories In Hand

I finally got started with Jessica Sprague class Stories In Hand. I think it's looking pretty cool and some memories are flooding back that I want to write about for my children and grandchildren. Some stuff I have probably told them at least once or twice but might not be remembered unless I put pen to paper or use my computer. I know the grandkids haven't heard all the stories I have told and I don't want them to think when they get older how they wished like I do now that I had some kind of record of my grandparents stories. I want them to remember how a simple glass brings back memories of my dad making him and I chocolate malts. I saved the glasses but I haven't saved the story yet. I can't wait to dig in and start writing these stories down. Thanks Jessica for the free class!

From A Sketch

My friend Renee over at My(Life),(My Blog) had this sketch up the other day and it was just the push I needed to paper scrap again.


And here's my layout of the sketch.


Sorry for the bad scan. I used bazzil cs, Me&MyBigIdeas paper, DaisyD paper, AL stamp by Katie Pertiet,Karen Foster Snap Stamps, AL buttons,red rick rack, Alphalicious font by Cricut and a HP transparency and black Vibrance Ink.

Had a Wonderful Birthday

Thanks for all the birthday wishes. The kids took me and Den out to dinner and movie. Well, Den didn't go to the movie! The kids went in together on a gift certificate from our local scrapbook store. Beth also got me my first Coach purse.
My BFF Theresa got me a cute pink t-shirt that said If you mess with my scrapbook stuff I will punch your eyelets out! And some stamps, and ink! By DH got me a Shark hand-held vac that I had been wanting. Definitely practical! hehe

The dinner was great but the movie wasn't all that good! The kids couldn't help that one! Take care and God Bless!

Move On

The election is over, the colder weather came today and another year older tomorrow.
I haven't done much blogging this week or so but with babysitting and the normal day to day stuff along with trying to add a few more lessons of Photoshop in my daily routine it keeps me busy. I want to give a BIG thanks to my friend Liz over at Illustrating Stories for all her help when I got stuck. I hope to post another digital layout soon.

It's a Pirates Life

I just can't resist this little man. He so lights up my world. He's changing every single day. The learning curve with him is just so awesome. And he knows how to work a SMILE big time.

I am still practicing and learning more and more stuff on Photoshop. So to keep in practice here's a simple template. Credit goes to MOrignals Template No. 27 and my Nikon D60. Font is from Adobe called Not Too Shabby.

Beth's Birthday Layout

Here's a digital layout of Beth on her 23rd birthday. I have been trying to teach myself one or two new digitl tricks a week. I cleaned off my desk tonite so I can do some paper and glue scrapping. I have made over 12 halloween cards, nothing fancy but kind of cute. I need to push myself away from this computer to get some more stuff accomplished. Take care, God Bless and TFL!


Credits: Vintage Dreams by Lori Barnhurst and Michelle Coleman at Little Dreamer Designs: paper, ribbon, rubons,and charm. MM Bohemian Summer tag by Michelle Coleman.

Some Random Shots

My fourth oldest just had her birthday on Wednesday and turned 23. So this shot is of her blowing out her candles. Something she said she wanted to do and hasn't done since she probably turned sweet 16. Sorry about not getting the cake and candles in the shot!


Next is a family shot of Jerrod, Colleen, Drew and Logan that I tried to Monday since they were dressed up coming from a funeral. I have been trying to get one of them together for awhile now.

Next is a random shot of Logan with a play pirate eye patch on. Just had to get my camera a click away. Look at those yummy cheeks!

And the last shot is of Drew and how big he has gotten over the summer! I can't believe how big he is. He has lost all of his baby fat. He has no tummy now. He is 4 going on 11.

And one more of Drew that I thought was so stinkin cute. I can't remember what was said during this picture.
I think it might be because of a sweat bee. He has a big fear of bugs of any kind lately.

I am So Addicted!

Here's another page I have had fun working on. This digital scrapping should come with a WARNING LABEL for sure. And here's a big thank you my friends Liz and Jackie for their awesome paper and stamps. You can catch them and their goodies at illustratingstories.com or at Liz Ness or Jackie Wood
Check out there store for the new stuff. They both are so talented!
Thanks for looking and God Bless!

A Visit to Wine Country

Last weekend was so gorgeous we decided to get up and go to Hermann, MO. Its only about an hour from where we live. Matthew, our son that lives in St. Louis now was down and went with us. Hermann is small quaint town established in 1836 situated on the Missouri River. During October they have what they called Octoberfest. They have a winery, gift shops, flea markets, historic sites and bed and breakfast. These are a few of the pics I tried to capture. I don't go anywhere now without my Nikon D60. Just love it!





Have a great week and take care. God Bless!

Still Learning

Ok I am still learning and trying to teach myself a few more tricks everyday. This is so doggone addicting. I hopefully after awhile I can learn munches of new stuff and my stuff while start looking as good as some of the magazines layouts. I got a long way to go in that department. But I am having fun learning. This digital scrapbooking should come with a label. Watch out Liz and Jackie I am working on one with your papers and elements. I can't wait to see how that one turns out. TFL! and God Bless.

Materials used: Autumn Medley kit and Autumn Leaves word art by Shabby Princess, cardboard frame from She's So Trashy Mini kit at Oscraps.com, and tree, twill ribbon come from Heidi Larsen's HootFest kit at Little Dreamer Designs.

Big Boy Haircut!

Here's a new pic of Logan with his Big Boy haircut! I just love seeing his little neck and wanting to munch on it. He got his haircut late Sunday evening and he looks so much like a little boy instead of a baby! Take care and thanks for stopping by. God Bless!

Completely Addicted

Here's a digital layout of my oldest granddaughter, Kiera at around 6 months. I can't believe she will be 10 in December. I used paper, the flowers, the butterfly and the flower border at the bottom. I am having fun and finding out you can teach a old dog new tricks. I think I am becoming a bit addicted to this digital scrapbooking. But I will always be a paper scrapper but this is nice to fall back on when you are in a scrapper's slump. Take care and God Bless! TFL!

Completely Digital

I am still experimenting with digital papers and elements and I still don't know for sure how this worked out the way I wanted to but here's one of my first simple tries at digital scrapbooking. TFL!

More Layouts!

Here's a couple more layouts! I have been working on trying to learn how to make some digital layouts. Maybe in a few more days I will post something.



Here you go, Colleen!

My Boys!

This last week has been a bad week for the Schlueter boys! The end of last weekend Logan decided to take a dive right off his mom and dads bed head first and landed right smack into their rocker. He had one gigantic goose egg on his forehead. It looks pretty good compared to what size the goose egg was...

Then on Friday Drew went with his mom to deliver checks to their guys on the site and decided to take off running and ran smack into a 2x4 with his nose. It was bleeding and swelled up but its not that bad anymore and I don't have a pic of that accident.

I have been on a roll lately and have actually been scrapping pretty much lately.
More later. Take care and God Bless! Have a good week.

Another Layout Done

This is of Drew last year on his first day of preschool. I just redid it because the first one didn't turn out like I wanted to.
Take care and God Bless!

Week #4 Challenge

Over at Scrapbookdeals4U my friend Amy Birch did the challenge this week. And this is what we had to come up with:
Create a birthday layout with the following requirements:
* Use more than one photo
* Use primary (nice and bright) colors accented with black or white or both
* Use rounded corners somewhere on your layout. So this is what I did.

I am really trying to come out of my box and also use up some of my stash.

My Latest Layout

I am on a 10 week challenge over at Scrapbook Deals4U. This what I did this week. We had to choose from three different pagemaps and choose one. These pictures were only taken a couple of weeks ago of the boys.

Birthday Boy!

JD turned 4 on Monday so we had his celebration on Saturday evening. Here are just a few pics of the party. The theme for his birthday was Monster Trucks. Amy made the cake and John decorated it to fit the theme. John also made a big Grave Digger truck for all the kids to play on.