Frist Center

During my last post, I mentioned the Nashville Zoo. It was one of many places Trent & I visited during an anniversary trip to Nashville in November 2005. I've only scrapped a small part of it so far. Tonight I pulled out a bag of memorabilia from our trip and made a quick page about the Frist Center for the Visual Arts.Supplies: Archiver's cardstock; Uniball Signo white & silver pens; chalk; Making Memories Clears brackets; museum brochure....

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Walk on the Wild Side

Trent gave me a membership to the North Carolina Zoo for Christmas. It's the largest natural habitat zoo in the nation and such a beautiful place. We haven't been in 4 years so I have really been looking forward to going. One of the highlights this year is the "new & improved" rhino and elephant area. In the past we could only view them from a distance. I was in awe during a trip to the Nashville Zoo in 2005 when we could get so close to...

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Eye Pillow

When we went shopping last week to buy fabric for the apron, I thumbed through a few pattern books and came across a pattern package for yoga accessories. All of the items look great and I hope to try a few. Trent requested an eye pillow so we can each take our own to class. I altered the pattern a bit to create a pillow with removable cover so it can be washed.Eye pillow & cover:Completed eye pillow:Now to find a fun fabric for mine. :)addthis_url='';...

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Blizzard Beach

Here's a quick digi layout I created tonight. I did a little creative cropping & embellishment placement to remove the 2 strangers in the photo. ;)Supplies: Light Comfort patterned paper & doodle frame from Twinkle Toes kit at Peppermint Creative; snowflakes from Winter Sparkle kit at Peppermint Creative; tag from be merry kit at Two Peas; Crazy Pooch & Squish fonts from Two Peas in a Bucket. Inspired by Mar 4 & 28 of dw2008.addthis_url='';...

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Lessons from the Laundry Closet

Yes, I clearly am obsessed with our laundry closet. I joked with Trent last night that we probably won't see a reduction in our water bill because I'm constantly running loads. ;) And, really creepy, I'm folding & putting away the clothes as soon as they are done! Typically the baskets of clean, folded clothes end up on the floor at the foot our bed with us rummaging through as we need something. Terrible, I know. But, for the moment at least, the clothes are returning to the closet where they belong.Now I've digressed from my original...

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Project Complete: Laundry Closet

After work I picked up the final piece for our laundry closet renovation: the Whirlpool Work Surface. Now that it's in place, the room is complete and I have before & after photos to share. Click on any of the photos to enlarge them.First, a look at the closet two weeks ago. On the upper left side, the step ladder hung on a pair of screws. I bumped it multiple times over the years while loading clothes in the washer and it fell on my head...

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Floral Apron

Here is my completed apron for Jen's swap: As I said on Saturday, I haven't sewn in quite a while or very much at all for that matter. I took my time and finished it late yesterday afternoon. Very pleased with the results though. I put it in the mail this morning so hopefully its lucky recipient will find it in her mailbox before the end of the week. :) Pattern: Cottage Inspired Apron from BHG.com...

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Happy Easter!

A very happy Easter! :) We're off to church for the services. But before I left, I wanted to share my 2 other card designs I created this year. The first was sent to our parents and the second to our younger brothers.Supplies: Die Cuts with a View card; misc. yellow, white, blue, green & pink cardstocks; black stamp ink; Easter Lily clip art; Micron black pen; fonts: Two Peas Architect, Mistral, Two Peas Flower Pot; bunny paper piecing pattern...

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With the chores all done. Time for a bit of fun.

Today started off with a few chores. Including a couple loads of laundry which was almost enjoyable with the new washer & dryer. ;) We took a break this afternoon to go out for lunch and to see Horton Hears a Who. It was a fun movie. Very cute and humorous.Afterwards, we headed home and I started on my apron for Jen's swap. I haven't sewn in quite some time (except for the occasional detail on a scrapbook page) so I'm taking it slow. I should...

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Project Renovation: Laundry Closet

Next Friday marks 5 years since we closed on our home. We were young, rent was high, the market was good so we bought an inventory home from a builder & worked a deal. It had been sitting for 3 months and they were willing to move it. In our young minds we thought This will be our starter home. We'll stay 3-5 years, build up some equity and move. Uh huh. Well, as I said at the beginning, next Friday marks 5 years. ;) LOLSince then various...

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Annual Prayer Breakfast

The day started very early for me. Once a year the YMCA has a Prayer Breakfast at 7:00am. Today was the day and it was located about 25 minutes from home so I made sure to be out the door by 6:30. So well worth it. They are always enjoyable, but this year tops the list. The guest speaker & musician was Mark Schultz. He's a Christian artist and unknown to me until today. I was utterly blown away. He's a wonderful speaker and his music reaches out and touches you. You can't walk away from hearing his songs and say you didn't feel the...

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Caught!

Cali enjoying the luxury of the bed to herself. :)An almost Wordless Wednesday. :)addthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='2pawsdesign...

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Easter Egg Card

I made cards to mail to our family for Easter this year. Here's a look at the first of 3 designs I used. The others will have to wait so I don't spoil the surprise. ;)Supplies: Die Cuts with a View card; Archiver's cardstock; black stamp pad; Micron black pen; Jolee's Boutique felt egg. Inspired by March 17 of dw2008.addthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='2pawsdesign...

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Easter Eggs

Next week at church the kids have an Easter egg hunt during Sunday School so I took my class a little gift today instead. Here are the eggs I made for them:Each is filled with jelly beans and has a little poem included. The poem is from Shirley's Preschool Activities website: Easter Poem - Jelly Beans.addthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='2pawsdesign...

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Altered Binders

One of the challenges this month in the designing with 2008 calendar is to alter a binder. I had 2 binders in my kitchen that were functional, but ugly. One stores recipes I've printed from the internet, torn out of magazines, etc. The other holds menus from local restaurants. Yesterday I picked up a 2-pack of Avery view binders to alter and replace the old, ugly 2.My new "Favorite Recipes" binder:Supplies: Avery binder; We R Memory Keepers...

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ABC's of Me

I've been tagged by Tina. :)A- Attached or single: very happily attachedB- Best Friend: TrentC- Cake or Pie: cakeD- Day of Choice: FridayE- Essential Item(s): cell phone, inhaler, walletF-Favorite type of music: pop, country, oldies - I enjoy it all :)G- Gummy Bears or Worms: bearsH- Hometown: Culpeper, VAI- Indulgence(s): dark chocolate peanut M&M'sJ- January or July: JulyK- Kids: 0L Last movie: Meet the RobinsonsM- Marriage Date: November...

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escape

The warm, sunny days we've had recently have me day dreaming of the beach and tropical places. One of which is St. Lucia where we spent a week in 2006. I had fun tonight creating a 12x12 page of our visit to the rainforest near Soufriere.Supplies: Bazzill cardstock; Archiver's cardstock; KI Memories lace paper; Making Memories brads & photo anchors; Heidi Swapp 'escape' stamp; Autumn Leaves journaling stamp; Micron black pen; black ink pad;...

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a Migraine, a RAK & a Card

Today has not been the best. I've been fighting a migraine. I did attempt to go to work - managed for 1 hour. I had some CAD files I needed to get out today in order to meet my deadline for this Friday. Once that was taken care of, it was much easier to come home, take Zomig and go to bed. I'm feeling better now, but still a bit out of it from the medicine.Many, many thanks to Karen for the wonderful RAK she sent me! It arrived today - such...

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Randomness

I've been tagged by Shirley and Gabrielle. :)Here are the rules: Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog. Here are my 7 random/weird facts:I love visiting National Parks & Historic Sites and getting cancellation...

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Hurricanes

Trent & I went to cheer on the Carolina Hurricanes tonight in their victory over the Buffalo Sabres. Many thanks to Kevin for inviting us!addthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='2pawsdesign...

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Lego Imagination Center

8x8 digital layout about our visit to the Lego Imagination Center at Downtown Disney. Our 2nd visit, but it still amazes me all of the parts, pieces & kits they have.Inspired by Mar 14th of dw2008 to "stamp a subtle tone-on-tone background." I scanned Basic Grey chipboard stars from my stash to create the "stamping." Also, lifted the layout Lego Love by bluestardesign.Supplies: Basic Grey chipboard stars; Office Note Rip from Rhonna Farrer's...

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Peek-a-Boo

Quick, 12x12 layout I made tonight of my niece. She's 2 years old and very curious. Over Christmas she discovered the dog door at my Dad's house and peeked in at me. She thought it was funny. :) Not too happy with the scan and I can't quite get it to photograph well either - it's not so dull in real life.Supplies: Archiver's cardstock; Paper Salon patterned paper; Uniball Signo white pen; Die Cuts with a View adhesive backed cardstock; QuicKutz...

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Birthday Card

A birthday card I made tonight for a friend's mom. My inspiration came from Sketch This: 43 by Janelle Richmond.Supplies: Die Cuts with a View card; Making Memories chipboard frame & brads; Archiver's cardstock; orange acrylic paint; Scenic Route patterned paper; black stamp ink; Two Peas Old Type font.addthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='2pawsdesign...

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Joy

2ps blog challenge:What five things in life give you joy? My faithFamilyFriendsCreatingHelping othersaddthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='2pawsdesign...

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a RAK, a couple of books & a squid?

Oops! Look what I missed over the weekend - on Friday, KarenSue named me as the winner of her RAK. I logged onto 2ps this morning & had a message from her with the good news. How cool! Thanks, KarenSue!! :)****I wasn't terribly good about blogging or commenting this past weekend. Thus how I missed my RAK win. While I was a little consumed with the picture moulding ledge, it didn't take too much time. In between waiting on paint or filler...

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Picture Moulding Ledge

One of the walls in our bedroom is just a mass of, well, wall. There are no pieces of furniture along it except for a tall, skinny bookcase in one corner. The door from the hall is at the opposite end. I originally just hung 3 frames with pictures from our wedding & honeymoon as I wasn't quite sure what else to do with the space. As you can see in the photo below, it looked pretty bland especially with the old white walls: Just before we...

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