Feeling Froggy?

How about a HOP?!?!

Are you ready for a blog hop? We will be starting our blog hop on July 12th and we’re planning a week dedicated to seeking inspiration through projects utilizing Scrap Attack Scrapbooking products. Prizes will be provided by Scrap Attack Scrapbooking & fun will be had by all who participate!

Stay tuned for more details!

Where Have I Been?

That's a good question...and the answer is...working on this!

Come check us out!  (and while this particular outfit is a girly one, I do specialize in boy's stuff!)

Road Trip!

Lest you think I've been doing nothing besides neglecting my little blog...how about a layout of my kiddos from last summer with some great goodies I got from Scrap Attack Scrapbooking?  Doesn't Kessa look so small?!?!  

some of the Teresa Collin's Travel Ledger papers were perfect for this (and we all know that ANYTHING with the word "ledger" in it can make me swoon! he!)

The October Afternoon Thrift Shop stickers are WONDERFUL!!!  LUUUUUUUUUURRRRRVE them.  Love.  *sigh*

The muchkins just adore playing in the car.  It hasn't grown old in a year either.  They still ask to whenever we're stopped and waiting someplace.  

Play a Song for Me...

My hubby is an amazing musician and I LOVE listening to him play guitar (and sing on the rare occasion I can talk him into it!)  He taught himself to play and he has a natural gift...so I guess Ezekiel got his love of music honestly.

This passion, even obsession started showing itself early on in his life.  We called Tim's amp turning on his "Zekiel call" because no matter where in the house he was or what he was doing, the minute he heard Tim start to play he's run for him, stand next the to speaker and "dance."  We're talking little tiny baby booty shaking, knees bouncing kinda dance.

And then he discovered iPods.  Oh, yes he did.  And it. was. love.  

This is one of the layouts I did with my June goodies from Scrap Attack Scrapbooking.

  

The October Afternoon Thrift Shop (even the title makes my heart swoon!!!) word stickers had some PERFECT words.  

I played around with a title for this for a while, when I first looked at the pictures Bob Dylan's "Tambourine Man" song immediately popped into my head.  I was toying with the idea of "Hey Mr. iPod Man" but that just was too cheesy.  

I'm happy with what I finally settled one.  Right now I'm the playing songs for him (via speakers, I'm not musically inclined!  lol) but I will be VERY surprised if someday he's not the one playing a song for me.

You've Got a Friend in Me...

I'm not sure if it started when I saw a $5 Buzz plushie and bought it, or if it was when we ended up with Toy Story 2, or maybe it was the day Daddy showed us previews of Toy Story 3, but whenever it happened one thing is certain, the Toy Story phenomenon has hit the Johnson household.  

When I came home with said Buzz for Zeke (because he's more of a Buzz than Woodie kinda guy...) I was promptly asked, "Where's Woodie?!"  (they go together you know!) So I agreed that, yes, they do go together and since I had Kohl's cash I agree we could get Woodie (BTW, you can't use Kohl's cash on any "Kohl's Cares" items...and Woodie was.)  So I dropped my $5 and bought a shirt and left.  However, Grandma was with us on this particular outing and she thought Kessa needed a Buzz and Woodie too (Thanks Grandma! ;) So I ran back in and bought them.  

Anyway, that's how Buzz and Woodie (x2) came to live at our house.

Woodie is having a grand time...(along with Kessa in her new SLD inspired Toy Story dress made by her mommy)

but someone still always gets left out...

(notice who's inside watching by the window...)

Some stuff

First off Layers of Color is having a Release Party and blog hop!  That's right...new stuff!!!

There are some seriously amazing examples on all the blogs made with the new Art Stencils (and a chance to win the whole set!)

and secondly, we're having a GREAT activity on the board this month at Scrap Attack Scrapbooking, called Christmas in June for the Troops!  I'm really excited about this one because we still get to have fun and create, (plus get chances for some great prizes!) but we also get to SERVE!  We'll be issuing two challenges every week (on Monday and Thursday) to make Christmas cards which will be sent to the Troops to use.

So I hope to see you there!!!  TTFN...I'm off to sew! ;)

For Your Viewing Pleasure...

the shrieking Johnsons!

Just Another Week...

When I saw the challenge to do a LO about a week in your life over at Noel Mignon I thought it was the just push I needed.  I'd been wanting to do this for a while and this seemed like a good way to get a brief version down.  

I used my lovely Layers of Color stamps for most of my accents,

and I love them because they make me feel like maybe I *could* be a stamper...

somewhere...somehow.

I LOVE this one as the bottom of a frame.

Train Well

Do you ever seen an every-day moment and know in a second that it has to be captured and what words to capture it with?

That's what happened to me when I saw my son outside with a "sword" on his horse, off to fight evil.  Earlier the same day I had read this quote (sadly, I can't remember where!), "I had rather see coming toward me a whole regime with swords raised than one loan Calvinist convinced he is doing the will of God."

That's my prayer for him.  That he will be dangerous for God.  That all this time in childhood, playing, pretending, fighting and imagining, will prepare him for whatever work God calls him into.

I pray that his confidence will be in the Lord and in HIS mighty power knowing that God will accomplish His good pleasure...and that He will use us as His means to do that.  

On a crafty note - these are the October Afternoon Thrift Shop papers that I've been DYING to play with.  Lauri at Scrap Attack Scrapbooking sent them to me in my DT pack this month and I'm in heaven!

This LO was done for the Croppy Cat Challenge example this month...it's lifted from this LO by Mette.

Full of Fun June!

I have a few fun things to share with you today!  I've been waiting for this day (June 1st!) for a while so I could share my news.

First off...I'm am SOO excited and honored to be Guest Designing for Layers of Color this month.  Laura, the owner contacted a while back and asked if I would be interested in designing for them this month...and I have to tell you...I did a lot of searching around their site and I fell in love.  Not just with the products (stamps, digital images...and being released this month...art stencils!) but with the mission behind the business.  Laura and the rest of the people working for and with Layers of Color desire to honor and glorify Christ in all they do, from their artwork to their business dealings.  THAT is what really got me interested.

Here's a peek of the first LO I've done with some of the great stamps I got,

You can see the rest of it on the this Layers of Color blog post.

Second,  if you check out the June CardMaps at 

PageMaps you'll see a card by me!  (also featuring a Layers of Color stamp!)