brothers::friends

credits:

boy oh boy, by Leora Sanford & Lili, available @ Oscraps

vintage angles, by Amy Martin @ the Lilypad

font, DJB writes a lot

waffle house breakfast

DigiDare #282::breakfast

credits:

good morning sunshine, by sugarplum paperie

hazy morning, by Amy Wolff

blocked brushes, by Gina Miller

markerific alpha, by CD Muckosky

journaler, by Sahlin Studio

moving through, by Amy Martin

silverware, by Microferk

coffee cup, by Miss Honey

doilie, by Ju Kneipp

bird, by Forever Joy

font, DJB writes alot, by Darcy Baldwin

my friend, Barb

TLP::June Random Challenge::two page layout

credits:

summersong, by Studio68 & JM designs

zoey, by Amy Wolff

lacy monograms alpha, by Valorie Wibbens

templates, by Magnolia Studio

font, DJB writes alot, by Darcy Baldwiin

my playlist

DigiDare #281: Greatest Hits

credits:

social butterfly, by Allison Pennington & Jennifer Barrette

in my world elements, by Captivated Visions

big ol'tag, by Lauren Reid

luv song alpha & rock on doodles, by CD Muckosky

jester alpha, by Kaye Winiecki

mini dots alpha & sketch, by Amy Martin

vinyl records, by Erica Zane

font, Rough Typewriter

song lyrics, adapted by me:

1. what I "LIKE" about you

2. you can rock it, you can roll it, at the hop, Let's go to the "Blog Hop"

3. there are "forums" I remember, all my life, though some have changed

4. I'm crazy for trying and crazy for crying and crazy for "texting" you

5. I've never seen your face, I've never heard your voice, but I like it when you "IM" me

~ these lyrics have been adapted to fit my Social Butterfly life ~

laundry days

credits:

blocked template, by Amy Martin

spring day papers & clothespin, by Sahlin Studio

splatterific 17#, by Karah Fredricks

blue sketchbook alpha, by Kate Hadfield

room service, by Fruit Loop Sally

clothesline breeze, by Pressed Petals

font, blessings through raindrops

for today

for today...

outside my window... 61F and overcast :(

i am thinking... it's too dang cold for June!

i am thankful for... my adopted parents, Barb & Gordon :)  

i am wearing... blue jeans, long-sleeved Def Leppard shirt & a hoodie 

i am going... to see the new 'Rock of Ages' movie

i am currently reading... "Twilight of the Elites," by Chris Hayes

i am hoping... to take a gazillion fotos now that my camera is working again YAY

on my mind... gas @ $3.49/gallon, milk @ $3.59/gallon, sugar @ $3.59/4 lb

pondering these words... “life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love the people who treat you right and forget about the ones who don't, and believe that everything happens for a reason... if you get a chance, take it; if it changes your life, let it; nobody said that it would be easy... they just promised it would be worth it"

from the kitchen... grilled jerk chicken, wild rice, drunken mushrooms (sauteed with butter and sherry)

and a slice of chocolate cake

around the house... Summer Quilts are on the beds

one of my favorite things... wild strawberries, I pick'em & eat'em while weeding the flower beds

i'm creating... a new DigiDare & CT pages

a few plans for the week... laundry & ironing curtains,
and I'm making doughnuts :)

from my lens:

template, courtesy Katie Pertiet @ Designer Digitals

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type hype

credits:

June Bliss Template, by Amy Martin

alphabetica paper, by Amy Wolff

gray social butterfly paper, by Allison Pennington

type alpha, by Katie Pertiet
fonts, Blake & Rough Typewriter

social butterfly

credits:

June Bliss template, by Amy Martin

Social Butterfly, by Allison Pennington & Jennifer Barrette

texas hots

TLP::June Sketch Challenge

credits:

sketch, funfelt picnic hotdog, almost summer chevrons, by Amy Martin

felt heart & workart, by Kaye Winiecki

stitches, by Kate Hadfield

papers, Lauren Reid & Valorie Wibbens

font, Baby Boston

Dear Dad

DigiDare 280::Father's Day

credits:

love at home, by Elise's Pieces

posie, by Lauren Reid

daisy, by Rachel Young

sketch, by Amy Martin

font. typewriter

peony love

TLP::June Product Challenge::flowers

credits:

vintage angles, by Amy Martin

bloom, by Allison Pennington

font, papyrus

memories live here

credits:

filed and filed & lots of'em templates, by Amy Martin
remnants, by Amy Wolff

worn, by Sahlin Studio & One Little Bird

notions, Forever Joy
granny's sewing basket, Kitschy Designs

for today

for today...

outside my window... 80F and sunny :)

i am thinking... my Mom's birthday was yesterday & it's the first year I didn't bake a cake, miss you :(

i am thankful for... Farmer's Markets  

i am wearing... shorts and a Daytona Beach beach volleyball Tshirt, an oldie but goodie 

i am going... to contact Fuji about my camera 

i am currently reading... "Planet Ponzi," by Mitch Feierstein

i am hoping... that my barn doors will finally get fixed this week

on my mind... gas @ $3.65/gallon... milk @ $3.61/gallon... sugar @ $3.59/4 lb

pondering these words... “it doesn't matter if the glass is half empty or half full, there is clearly enough room for more wine"

from the kitchen... Monte Cristo sandwiches, a favorite from the old Magic Pan restaurant days

around the house... freshly cut wildflowers & peonies

one of my favorite things... pearls, especially in the summertime

i'm creating... a DigiDare & CT pages

a few plans for the week... laundry & weedwhacking, since it rained all last week

from my lens:

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summer afternoons

TLP::June Scraplift Challenge

credits:

uberbundle template, amy martin

summer stories, sprinkles V5, by Valorie Wibbons

grandma's dresser ribbon, bird & papers, Sahlin Studio

summer lovin' sun, Kaye Winiecki

secret crush

DigiDare #279::Celebrity Crush

credits::here

a big splash

TLP::June BYOC Challenge

credits:

summer mishmashed sentiments, beach towel paper, and moving through template, by Amy Martin

dotty paper, by Karah Fredricks

sprinkles 5 flower, summer stories bow & by definition:summer, by Valorie Wibbens

splashtastic alpha, by Kate Hadfield

sweetness glitter, by Flergs

font, typical typewriter 

GSO @ DST {happydancin}

click

TLP::June Journaling Challenge

credits:

moving thru #10, by Amy Martin

smile negative strip & click wordart; an ordinary day paper, by Valorie Wibbens

that's tacky staple, by karah fredricks

click lens, daisy & wordart, by Kelly Mickus

polaroid frame, by Andrea Rascaglia

GSO @ DST {happydancin}

a new beginning

TLP::One Word Challenge

credits:

cut it out template, mini 4, by Amy Martin

grandma's dresser paper, ribbon, button & wordart, by Sahlin Studio

green April paper2, by Rachel Young

nasturtium flowers & seed packets, my personal stash

font, goofball

pool party

credits:

hashed arrows & alpha, beach towel paper & 6/11 monthly TLP template, by Amy Martin

summer lovin' drinks & flowers, by Karah Fredricks

(blue) soak up the sun paper, by Micheline Martin

a pool, add water & friends = Pool Party

my Mom would have had a heart attack if my nephew put a pool in her house for a party lol

ah, to be young :)

daisies::then and now

credits:

amici by Studio68, and cut it out templates, mini 4 by Amy Martin

for today...

outside my window... 51F and scattered thunderstorms

i am thinking... it's just been too dang long since my last blog post... my self-imposed austerity unfortunately didn't allow for the purchase of a back-up laptop

i am thankful for... Computer Repair & my bff Amanda for she was thankfully online and happy to hang out with me last night, and we were able to catch up after my 6 month hiatus from the internet 

i am wearing... denim jeans, long-sleeved fleece top, a lovely 100% cotton Eddie Bauer sweater purchased at the local Thrift Shop for $1 & Birkenstock sandals

i am going... to my Gmail Inbox to start deleting email from December on *sigh*

i am currently reading... "The Great Divergence," America's growing inequality, and what we can do about it, by Timothy Noah

i am hoping... to scrap as many pages as my creativity will allow

on my mind... gas @ $3.69/gallon... milk @ $3.79/gallon... sugar @ $3.59/4 lb

pondering these words... “At this point the entire advanced world is doing exactly what basic macroeconomics says it shouldn’t be doing: slashing spending in the face of high unemployment, slow growth, and a liquidity trap. It’s a global 1937. And if the result is another recession, the witch-doctors will just demand more bleeding," Paul Krugman

from the kitchen... french toast drizzled with local maple syrup and crispy hickory smoked bacon for breakfast

around the house... as I just found penicillin growing in the Dannon Yogurt container, I do believe it's time to clean out the refrigerator, ya think?

one of my favorite things... the wild daisies that now line the road as far as the eye can see

i'm creating... a June blog header, and a DigiDare

a few plans for the weekend... laundry & yardwork, in between rain showers 

from my lens:

December 2011

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