tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56132390514983288012024-03-05T02:33:36.522-06:00Frogs-n-ButterfliesMy scrappy space to share and have fun with!Frogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-2604428507030522922011-03-22T14:02:00.002-05:002011-03-22T14:07:03.094-05:00***Newest project ***<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzIAsb6JIlZU50pJAl-tDYHn05G0NoysSJc3ijro6AT5roF7iDIBljLfesevzxim2spj5_vBrqTqcT5ld9uS5p9ZkIIyS8eTWyWeIt6bXUis7pt-D8Y2c5rjmoX5h5zmbUMXbKJ0ld5P1/s1600/Sweet+babies.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586982717344316018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzIAsb6JIlZU50pJAl-tDYHn05G0NoysSJc3ijro6AT5roF7iDIBljLfesevzxim2spj5_vBrqTqcT5ld9uS5p9ZkIIyS8eTWyWeIt6bXUis7pt-D8Y2c5rjmoX5h5zmbUMXbKJ0ld5P1/s320/Sweet+babies.JPG" /></a><br /><div>I have been making these beanie hats like crazy lately! They are so stinkin' cute and I can whip 'em up in no time! Not to mention my little models are such good sports! Little cutie patooties!!! </div><div>Hugs~</div><div>Cheri</div>Frogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-53155169498701755712010-11-03T14:35:00.012-05:002010-11-03T16:34:42.767-05:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacfWydAjlFKNIPOAE7551E2cy_cCMa0TFi6Syz1_iTRzPt1XSs5RCGo7MNx79sY_VS9Z7ooK53alKTwtl8w_V4r2X69pPhsRG2PTXKL5PFuspJ-g0KCa1gs6OU150xnFLinWTi9WMG4Te/s1600/Cheri's+Pics+8.10+024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535409575082024498" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacfWydAjlFKNIPOAE7551E2cy_cCMa0TFi6Syz1_iTRzPt1XSs5RCGo7MNx79sY_VS9Z7ooK53alKTwtl8w_V4r2X69pPhsRG2PTXKL5PFuspJ-g0KCa1gs6OU150xnFLinWTi9WMG4Te/s320/Cheri's+Pics+8.10+024.jpg" border="0" /></a> I made this using a Basic Grey black chipboard album "Ethan's Album". I used up a bunch of my boy stuff that I don't ever use because I have a girl! :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5O7c_fS-7ve9LNnU-_9tVOAF1nJZje8OvWVcB3onyNlIVqr79-eooI5N5Ty3sAsHYz-mMpAuKBbwVu-C946i8JV1zLNbcDRedT1VKojTsjyRAyiMwAPvFzqnRTrhXHfQgDjbKI_x4W6_7/s1600/Cheri's+Pics+8.10+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535410547392849346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5O7c_fS-7ve9LNnU-_9tVOAF1nJZje8OvWVcB3onyNlIVqr79-eooI5N5Ty3sAsHYz-mMpAuKBbwVu-C946i8JV1zLNbcDRedT1VKojTsjyRAyiMwAPvFzqnRTrhXHfQgDjbKI_x4W6_7/s320/Cheri's+Pics+8.10+017.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />So it was fun and a bit challenging restraining myself from frilling up this one with lace and bling.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJb9En4Qz2v89bOUkymDfb8sbOOgNsXkltjTYTnHl4A5tPQNOd0cAMPSBTlguIPTGCtsUHQFk-9iFjCSljTxK9W6WrH4bBZUoSDAh6I_3J_F6j9b6laDZyrvfdoves8DtlSBVKENdkUMV/s1600/Cheri's+Pics+8.10+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535411126172157314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJb9En4Qz2v89bOUkymDfb8sbOOgNsXkltjTYTnHl4A5tPQNOd0cAMPSBTlguIPTGCtsUHQFk-9iFjCSljTxK9W6WrH4bBZUoSDAh6I_3J_F6j9b6laDZyrvfdoves8DtlSBVKENdkUMV/s320/Cheri's+Pics+8.10+018.jpg" border="0" /></a> Of course I had to get a flower in here and there. lol But I think I accomplished the "play down" tactic by adding some green buttons and chunkier ribbon to tie on the button center.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4qf48kyNnipLloAo-Fkuz0y6iTFc7OfebPvusRHW37CiZs4KcBWcPjWuf-uxoJgA-o5nmCBbwSVBZB47BkxPSpTudosfINdb-XGtU6JXac1EGs2w0B9Xg3gf0I5Msox2C_ee5sLHaVft/s1600/Cheri's+Pics+8.10+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535411546153748754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4qf48kyNnipLloAo-Fkuz0y6iTFc7OfebPvusRHW37CiZs4KcBWcPjWuf-uxoJgA-o5nmCBbwSVBZB47BkxPSpTudosfINdb-XGtU6JXac1EGs2w0B9Xg3gf0I5Msox2C_ee5sLHaVft/s320/Cheri's+Pics+8.10+019.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I used an overload of My Minds Eye that I have had for a long while and got all of them through <a href="http://peachycheap.com/">PeachyCheap</a>: tags, rubons, and <a href="http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/shop/_my%20minds%20eye_/die-cuts/5/">die cut titles</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjfQKs8Ymz43GaQwxPIXvzlEoi1zwfn8rdhRfNTjP6W76KPbxk37-0ZNrVQzv1R2vDjAZZNJ3aHuT8H_vNS6vfeKc6jtFxkepCYuq01qFvvyv569cL_RH2rMCMZnAyORqe1cjmj5h_UZTg/s1600/Cheri's+Pics+8.10+020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535412153285008354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjfQKs8Ymz43GaQwxPIXvzlEoi1zwfn8rdhRfNTjP6W76KPbxk37-0ZNrVQzv1R2vDjAZZNJ3aHuT8H_vNS6vfeKc6jtFxkepCYuq01qFvvyv569cL_RH2rMCMZnAyORqe1cjmj5h_UZTg/s320/Cheri's+Pics+8.10+020.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This baseball cap die cut came w/the package as well.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8ZM8_EpCcIVO9MioCkuEUpBDPO5H10kUkkoP0WzjBWQPAi0RFyeaw-o1bLQwJt2KohwxMzIl88W4jHXlOSVL9tRQUE5A_SIe19sSsQLLKWV2I6g4o-63GVbfKVEnwtEQPZZvWh7drldk/s1600/Cheri's+Pics+8.10+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535412583965827090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8ZM8_EpCcIVO9MioCkuEUpBDPO5H10kUkkoP0WzjBWQPAi0RFyeaw-o1bLQwJt2KohwxMzIl88W4jHXlOSVL9tRQUE5A_SIe19sSsQLLKWV2I6g4o-63GVbfKVEnwtEQPZZvWh7drldk/s320/Cheri's+Pics+8.10+021.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For the tags I put some of the die cut tags back to back and a few I put patterned paper on the back. And of course I inked and distressed all of the edges of the embelishments to make it all pop.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC42JP4aE9kcdJnZi_NyKEBAFoc6O3ZcEQUoM1RtUpWaO_5zHQjfofqxZRuSIRsOXIelAslbB6-fIO8-SJxpcRqOhn2vXTC_EkjsdoKfC89IOX0ybu8jwZxtXZtt-5ZUlH_dl1BDN1mnvA/s1600/Cheri's+Pics+8.10+023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535416100721813314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC42JP4aE9kcdJnZi_NyKEBAFoc6O3ZcEQUoM1RtUpWaO_5zHQjfofqxZRuSIRsOXIelAslbB6-fIO8-SJxpcRqOhn2vXTC_EkjsdoKfC89IOX0ybu8jwZxtXZtt-5ZUlH_dl1BDN1mnvA/s320/Cheri's+Pics+8.10+023.jpg" border="0" /></a>I really like the way it turned out and hope that<br />my friend will enjoy it for her new baby boy! :) Thanks for stopping by to take a look!<br />Hugs!!<br />~Cheri<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div>Frogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-24586061929333751852010-07-18T17:28:00.003-05:002010-08-01T22:15:54.633-05:00<p> </p>Frogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-51660901065602468082010-07-07T21:23:00.004-05:002010-08-22T14:41:57.516-05:00Shadow BoxesIt has been a while since my last post, I know. I am a little <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">embarrassed</span> to have neglected this little blog so. I have been very sick for a little over a month, in defense. But, it has been longer than that. And I have been busy with work, which is really not a very good excuse either. So I am here now to share with you a couple of shadow boxes that I got from <a href="http://www.shopatron.com/products/productdetail/3D+Portrait+Shadowbox+Die/part_number=3DP01/555.0.1.1.23075.5857.0.0.0?s=part_number&part_number_d=ASC&part_number_c=part_number&t=1&i=all&">Crafty Secrets</a>. These were too <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">stinkin</span>' fun and a little addicting!! I also got some super fun and cute <a href="http://www.shopatron.com/products/productdetail/CS+08+Creative+Scrap+single+sided+-+Birds+%26+Blossoms/part_number=CS-08/555.0.1.1.23075.50186.0.0.0?">image cuts</a> there that made this the perfect gift for the ladies in my life! <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGoKtw8dlmB0WSL-VDlK8wgP6wzLJyOF74FYmtxeofu462tTja9Q9h1kI3sO9KvQrb-GbKHvrTyhKjTLV9KM5E-z32IavGu2Iur5YfozFoep-P1P63wirg5nYXGE6_yZXurXK8uTFmFeha/s1600/Cheri's+Pics+5.10+467.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491360122386272034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGoKtw8dlmB0WSL-VDlK8wgP6wzLJyOF74FYmtxeofu462tTja9Q9h1kI3sO9KvQrb-GbKHvrTyhKjTLV9KM5E-z32IavGu2Iur5YfozFoep-P1P63wirg5nYXGE6_yZXurXK8uTFmFeha/s400/Cheri's+Pics+5.10+467.jpg" /></a></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AOFRaFPdLZEYsbO5Vw1FE0UHFXh-RrVxuDhLoSbAPykCAEsLQnkZavt1enRPlnr3cNH0CYr036LsD5VIZDFbmevIuVICQaOnDjw0X6T9nztepCKf-rb1tsTiiYEFHMxBPL76_7igrmur/s1600/Cheri's+Pics+5.10+466.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491360112252003170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AOFRaFPdLZEYsbO5Vw1FE0UHFXh-RrVxuDhLoSbAPykCAEsLQnkZavt1enRPlnr3cNH0CYr036LsD5VIZDFbmevIuVICQaOnDjw0X6T9nztepCKf-rb1tsTiiYEFHMxBPL76_7igrmur/s400/Cheri's+Pics+5.10+466.jpg" /></a></div><div>Aren't they just too sweet??? They turned out a little awesome if I do say so myself and it was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">admittedly</span> pretty easy. So try this one out yourself! I'm going to have to try a few more techniques on the backgrounds, but all in all a great project! Promise to share more soon! Thanks for visiting and hope you enjoy it!</div><div>Hugs,</div><div>Cheri :)</div>Frogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-17902329863779786022010-03-03T17:39:00.002-06:002010-03-03T17:41:06.209-06:00MIA.....I am so sorry, but this blog will be down for a few weeks due to my computer CRASHING again. I am so stinkin' frusterated, but hopeful that I will get it fixed soon. Thanks for being patient!!!<br />:) Hugs, CheriFrogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-7691694218609844712010-01-30T19:01:00.008-06:002010-01-30T20:22:38.735-06:00Austin on a chilly day<div><div><div>Lauren was walking around my mom's property just outside of Austin on our last visit and just shooting what she saw. She caught some pretty cool pictures. I love this one!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCYd7pKv_4GJLBTQ3T8b6XnuZl1z-AUWl2jAqbeudC1T1hzY0YzjM0F2_kePvTUB4rtQGZupEgESNBNf07I67qpUoMx2qBmf4PQVbhZ5gHib6GL9z0CSL90rIELGMfPQA2vPy4yCgeW2b/s1600-h/January2010+038.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432718454934261666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCYd7pKv_4GJLBTQ3T8b6XnuZl1z-AUWl2jAqbeudC1T1hzY0YzjM0F2_kePvTUB4rtQGZupEgESNBNf07I67qpUoMx2qBmf4PQVbhZ5gHib6GL9z0CSL90rIELGMfPQA2vPy4yCgeW2b/s400/January2010+038.jpg" /></a> </div><div> </div><div>A neat close up of some dry grass.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGJLqfHnyIuZsKmD3amxTGS7VuuTeE0t135PqASXxR7O9K7QkLJQcr67Ht1F-WBrP9h1vGVPtAoL79hsyBynnWiGTA1-D147pq2LOUnNDff06Y1zi_VA5oMYl1C39nWUQCDBxECp5iTLO/s1600-h/January2010+022.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432718993926267602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGJLqfHnyIuZsKmD3amxTGS7VuuTeE0t135PqASXxR7O9K7QkLJQcr67Ht1F-WBrP9h1vGVPtAoL79hsyBynnWiGTA1-D147pq2LOUnNDff06Y1zi_VA5oMYl1C39nWUQCDBxECp5iTLO/s400/January2010+022.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>A dead butterfly that she found. He's a beauty!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6xl3vo0gaU0LnUgiql8nsMTX1OmCeBe_obR2zsVhu97hv1cyEu3HblsmOWGpPNIlj6UFPX8-oauTKwcxTXqWFsnSfMlEjB23NqJFxBQUMW6808ywiwjb71zf7_nzRspbxhRF8l3WTB4x/s1600-h/January2010+003.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432720003139060194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6xl3vo0gaU0LnUgiql8nsMTX1OmCeBe_obR2zsVhu97hv1cyEu3HblsmOWGpPNIlj6UFPX8-oauTKwcxTXqWFsnSfMlEjB23NqJFxBQUMW6808ywiwjb71zf7_nzRspbxhRF8l3WTB4x/s400/January2010+003.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>It has been a long time since I have had a picture of Momma and Me. LOVE it!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6yVyYg_n1cUeN6EUrQbsMTiqyWlTfE5Pgfw3707Dl2-SeHmtD_OoD6b6hM2tOMZNfbW_MME0EXMNdVb_4ii4J-wYgsEXadSnE-i_Kl-2yZhQbdG92jjGp4ZTiCkWctCcDhA44ku3Z32u/s1600-h/January2010+017.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432720807634138674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6yVyYg_n1cUeN6EUrQbsMTiqyWlTfE5Pgfw3707Dl2-SeHmtD_OoD6b6hM2tOMZNfbW_MME0EXMNdVb_4ii4J-wYgsEXadSnE-i_Kl-2yZhQbdG92jjGp4ZTiCkWctCcDhA44ku3Z32u/s400/January2010+017.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>And finally a wonderful picture of my lovely daughter, Lauren. I can't get her to pose for me anymore!! It's impossible, so I guess these will do for now. LOL I really should use this for next year's Christmas cards. I think she looks like a reindeer. Oooooh, she would love that....he he he!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENOSRuX2Olp9TT2ZuQEhqUaBH7Aq265yKFxsiNYgYHcJfkdcz0dWAgy89_js25h14fSeveLRyYMQ57E53E-SWbdjyhSBoRTRDm3JD5OuJTn0CFM0TS2wCDe3gA2afKKxSeaou7lAFscjc/s1600-h/January2010+015.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432721874705516850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENOSRuX2Olp9TT2ZuQEhqUaBH7Aq265yKFxsiNYgYHcJfkdcz0dWAgy89_js25h14fSeveLRyYMQ57E53E-SWbdjyhSBoRTRDm3JD5OuJTn0CFM0TS2wCDe3gA2afKKxSeaou7lAFscjc/s400/January2010+015.jpg" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Well, I need to clean up dinner. We had some awesome tacos tonight! I promise to post some crafty stuff tomorrow. I do have some new mini's to upload! I am sooo happy with how they turned out!!! Trying to steal a little time whenever I can as the job and kiddo keep me pretty busy...oh and hubby too. Thanks for taking a few minutes to stop by! </div><div>Hugs and blessings, Cheri</div></div></div>Frogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-30724944559760417322010-01-30T15:03:00.003-06:002010-01-30T15:13:21.834-06:00Pink Week Giveaway!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE1kscODVEI4OpvONMwQvGgGLlT9ZArdOfV1nyX5QOHaey4KMndHCsTnllGL7wWzIOY3Rd8NRdugc8sukQggalt-h7oKwd7yWg8rsHpWU6q_IojYVDN66WTD9YXSwO_TJyXMA6bGuG3EET/s1600-h/Picnik+collage111.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432641810093938578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE1kscODVEI4OpvONMwQvGgGLlT9ZArdOfV1nyX5QOHaey4KMndHCsTnllGL7wWzIOY3Rd8NRdugc8sukQggalt-h7oKwd7yWg8rsHpWU6q_IojYVDN66WTD9YXSwO_TJyXMA6bGuG3EET/s400/Picnik+collage111.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Scoot over to bloomingonbainbridge.blogspot.com for some awsome PINK prizes by some super crafty and generous peeps! 10 whole days full of PINK PARTYNESS!!! I've got my party hat on and I'll be heading over there everyday to check out the newest giveaway! Good luck! & :) Hugs</div><div>Cheri</div><div> </div>Frogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-6022829238598865312010-01-04T21:15:00.002-06:002010-01-04T21:23:04.240-06:00Simple Stories by Memory Works<div>I just found this pretty darn cool scrapbooking site that you really need to check out!!! You can find it at <a href="http://www.mysimplestories.com/">http://www.mysimplestories.com/</a>. I am so going over to check it out. I found it through Ali Edwards blog.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Y'all take care and hugs to all of you!</div><br /><div>:) Cheri</div>Frogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-3970470791175613232010-01-01T21:19:00.013-06:002010-01-01T22:32:41.517-06:00Happy New Year!Wishing all of you a beautifully Blessed 2010!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCP3_vWWG1BN8TDNwe4KkREkXnAv8zhM_OiqQTTtx2nrouv4RLxZ4Yuhb8KVXWnh1MoGPRzIvhBDUMLp3YBqDwYSPEY3HJvygNFvsN3zaFQ-lOAyxjSpVragpRmiM-FfSKxp8COp-sm_1/s1600-h/November09+001.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421980412456223154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCP3_vWWG1BN8TDNwe4KkREkXnAv8zhM_OiqQTTtx2nrouv4RLxZ4Yuhb8KVXWnh1MoGPRzIvhBDUMLp3YBqDwYSPEY3HJvygNFvsN3zaFQ-lOAyxjSpVragpRmiM-FfSKxp8COp-sm_1/s400/November09+001.jpg" /></a><br />A picture of my dd w/my newest toy. She has also picked up the photo fever. LOVE this picture!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BeNt1SYs2QGE2yO9framhpo8Yf4RqJtUC48ab5ipoYeIrPPe1kKIIWpRupC99Nibsv2Lx53W4IdXT7XBmgZC2OmpfElsXBLZ-KISnbD8fQvr3lHMRvcCiht9ublnWXtc7FE2feSnvrkX/s1600-h/November09+050.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421991270835033186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BeNt1SYs2QGE2yO9framhpo8Yf4RqJtUC48ab5ipoYeIrPPe1kKIIWpRupC99Nibsv2Lx53W4IdXT7XBmgZC2OmpfElsXBLZ-KISnbD8fQvr3lHMRvcCiht9ublnWXtc7FE2feSnvrkX/s400/November09+050.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhsasqolndU3FYVWwb7l8MczaNELbJ4nyervwyf03VwLp4eDanYLj40FZMHc-2XHIYHTt0PLzKL3OhmgpI3aJsZlDDjcgWs4QCY7U8MLQNc8k-LBf41oofKQtvV5DPJE5Iz9IUNRSXfL_/s1600-h/November09+045.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421992144066226418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhsasqolndU3FYVWwb7l8MczaNELbJ4nyervwyf03VwLp4eDanYLj40FZMHc-2XHIYHTt0PLzKL3OhmgpI3aJsZlDDjcgWs4QCY7U8MLQNc8k-LBf41oofKQtvV5DPJE5Iz9IUNRSXfL_/s400/November09+045.jpg" /></a><br /><br />She took a ton of pictures of her gingerbread house and she did a pretty good job! If I do say so myself. lol :)<br /><br />It has been a pretty busy and eventful holiday season this year! We had to let go of my <strong>lovely</strong> Nissan Xterra and get a Chevy Cobalt. Not really much of a comparison, but it will go to my daughter in about two years. <em>If</em> I can drive it that long. :) It's small, but it gets <strong>much</strong> better gas mileage! We took advantage of the cars for clunkers program and, because we were having so many problems with the Xterra, it worked out fine for us.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqEy8O0Kq6NEL-bPiB1onnSnKTUjztJD4xgrIX-P7kmhB4EUaqSh1u3VVIcT17WvxOrOFVCbMkdIj0b31T16azpPgvkTJkI3IEeOj4Q3Vqzi394r0GkBW_moThIKkH8CXbSYefhQ291NGL/s1600-h/November09+241.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421988098476682626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqEy8O0Kq6NEL-bPiB1onnSnKTUjztJD4xgrIX-P7kmhB4EUaqSh1u3VVIcT17WvxOrOFVCbMkdIj0b31T16azpPgvkTJkI3IEeOj4Q3Vqzi394r0GkBW_moThIKkH8CXbSYefhQ291NGL/s400/November09+241.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_tFeogPn8Eb5vH_KPSWwKbV3K59r3SNu-rFmq5tlLN75u99czAH0oGQfPSdjPbl7Y0tFlaUGld4zZIXTvF2XOPjQh124rpx6LVL3gGRkw8lGAKCHsXRUt8-V31p-NUkErFkGuUyGw_7z/s1600-h/November09+372.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421988690008834354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_tFeogPn8Eb5vH_KPSWwKbV3K59r3SNu-rFmq5tlLN75u99czAH0oGQfPSdjPbl7Y0tFlaUGld4zZIXTvF2XOPjQh124rpx6LVL3gGRkw8lGAKCHsXRUt8-V31p-NUkErFkGuUyGw_7z/s400/November09+372.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmhJEZUa0Unir0ikJVcmB_Caq7LuIu2tF0HaHoSIVyXRxoRkLVm7UIoSLnmkBaUcdUX5C5ODHxsa7mYPh0QVTIFsAxTCa5wtjM-tLRp826tp-R1dG3ilIfm2zfcEE4Wq34CwIzuxTkmT7/s1600-h/November09+221.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421988679464022642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmhJEZUa0Unir0ikJVcmB_Caq7LuIu2tF0HaHoSIVyXRxoRkLVm7UIoSLnmkBaUcdUX5C5ODHxsa7mYPh0QVTIFsAxTCa5wtjM-tLRp826tp-R1dG3ilIfm2zfcEE4Wq34CwIzuxTkmT7/s400/November09+221.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DTo28D5xxfAZxtBFe0r0FnE_Al4yW7_Gvw5aWCfJXO9i0zqO80f5_yTUohmnzMISnPMU3JGvKuu_0PMOwT_h1rxV6Beg_h_nXvececBf2WT5iv3FZED_G7IA_tCW8DEOxUKaoNjM3aEy/s1600-h/November09+228.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421988105355151282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DTo28D5xxfAZxtBFe0r0FnE_Al4yW7_Gvw5aWCfJXO9i0zqO80f5_yTUohmnzMISnPMU3JGvKuu_0PMOwT_h1rxV6Beg_h_nXvececBf2WT5iv3FZED_G7IA_tCW8DEOxUKaoNjM3aEy/s400/November09+228.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZ_gtvpcJeWv2EcSTk-bGpm7R9y3NrzJnucFFDXIw6SOlGIyXcr9wg7FO8LpbONRTB8R1Uv0ELD7F_IqUGmwBMSjkBtFbcSHt4F_Np-QRSekfs-uKSdULod9Jp_NvG1y42Adf0nab44vx/s1600-h/November09+225.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421983275121194434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZ_gtvpcJeWv2EcSTk-bGpm7R9y3NrzJnucFFDXIw6SOlGIyXcr9wg7FO8LpbONRTB8R1Uv0ELD7F_IqUGmwBMSjkBtFbcSHt4F_Np-QRSekfs-uKSdULod9Jp_NvG1y42Adf0nab44vx/s400/November09+225.jpg" /></a><br />I was able to attend our church's Ladies' Retreat in November this year and took some pictures of my trip. Messiah's Ranch is a few miles east of College Station and is very rustic and peaceful. They are preparing the 'camp' for youth retreats as well and are in the process of building a few more cabins and infirmary. I <strong>really love</strong> it out there and always feel refreshed, renewed with God, and at peace to return to the hustle and bustle of life. The spider picture was unexpected and a little creepy, since I'm a bit phobic. It came out really cool though.<br /><br />Then our furnace/ac motor went out and since we have a dinosaur of a system it is going to cost a mere $6,000 + to get a whole new package installed. Not too happy about that one, to say the least. I could have definitately spent that $$$$$ on something else...like some lovely scrapping stuff! Needless to say my scrapbooking has suffered a bit recently and I have been a bad blogger because I'm a little discouraged. I have picked up some stuff on sale lately and plan on posting some pictures very soon. I made my first mini scrapbook and totally love it. So I will show you that very soon! And I also made a Christmas one for my Mom, that totally turned out too perfect! Very festive. Here's a little pic of my messy scrappy spot in my den. Work in progress, so it's a bit cluttered. I like it that way.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_8JEp3Gm_f2mx9lv0vYEeZhxeyb8zL_7VTDqbTrGFFeHaj0iY-YO8AhDxkXPcGqtUW0l5w66OT9FJ1pdaWZy8KzEqi0oSQix737xUpuEySYqxIkwhDgjBJCPqaq0sNPLQkvc8_cyt308l/s1600-h/November09+020.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421979664148083890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_8JEp3Gm_f2mx9lv0vYEeZhxeyb8zL_7VTDqbTrGFFeHaj0iY-YO8AhDxkXPcGqtUW0l5w66OT9FJ1pdaWZy8KzEqi0oSQix737xUpuEySYqxIkwhDgjBJCPqaq0sNPLQkvc8_cyt308l/s400/November09+020.jpg" /></a><br />We are about to leave to go see 'Blindside' tonight because we haven't really done anything all day. We were LAZY couch potatos watching bowl games and making rice crispy treats. We also saw 'Avatar' twice and I have to encourage you to see it in 3D if you haven't seen it yet! It was sooooo awsome!<br /><br /><br /><div><div>Thanks so much for taking a peek at my blog and I love all of your comments! </div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><div><div>Hugs, XXXX</div><div>Cheri</div></div></div>Frogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-59372521690376641932009-10-19T21:25:00.003-05:002009-10-19T21:44:00.860-05:00Woooo Hooo ~ I'm back!!!<div>Yaaay! I wanted to get on here and breathe a sigh of relief that my computer is fixed. ...for now. Whew, that was agonizing! I didn't really realize how dependant I am on this stupid thing. I remember when.... You know how the rest goes! LOL Now I have a phone with internet too! Wow, times have changed!<br /><br />Well, I had an aniversary (11 yrs. - Woooo Hoooo!) and a birthday (we won't mention which one...) last week. It was waaaaay fun and I got something that has been on my wish list for a while now. A new Canon T1i! Yep, I am a proud owner of a dslr. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtgp29BjmiXXW7e1HJ3Yc-vQdeQucbUUvdPlglMlL2NWIhmg3x4iYtEIOmsYj3o0qR_WQeMsWGL44A8GdLXU69rQxxeUVuPz51WtS3_oLtL8dfj69UL87hflCHRwMo58uIb7_9_0wrNgq/s1600-h/9318954_sb.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 220px; HEIGHT: 198px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394507115093888178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtgp29BjmiXXW7e1HJ3Yc-vQdeQucbUUvdPlglMlL2NWIhmg3x4iYtEIOmsYj3o0qR_WQeMsWGL44A8GdLXU69rQxxeUVuPz51WtS3_oLtL8dfj69UL87hflCHRwMo58uIb7_9_0wrNgq/s400/9318954_sb.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><div>Now if I could just figure out all of the settings. I have been playing around w/it and am totally in love. :) I haven't uploaded any pictures to share yet, as I just got it a few days ago. I will do that soon, I promise. No pictures to share today because my hubby wiped the computer clean....none to choose from. I have to upload all of my stuff back on here. I have some stinkin cute stuff to share w/y'all so be sure to check back. Thank you all for visiting and I'm so glad to be back! Hugs ~Cheri</div>Frogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-21664052819884134292009-08-22T23:41:00.002-05:002009-08-22T23:46:40.199-05:00M.I.A.....got a virus...thanks so much for following! i have so much to share, but will have to get hubby to wipe it clean and re-load everything. i hope to be totally back very soon! barely got this posted.....:(Frogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-28306258572841524322009-06-27T21:45:00.002-05:002009-06-28T20:11:29.588-05:00On FIRE for Jesus!Well, yes, she finally returned from camp a totally renewed young lady! Like I mentioned before, this was the first overnight camp that she has been to and didn't want to go. Of course, when it was time to come home, she wanted to stay longer! lol The first thing on the list of things to do was to get a decent meal. The cafeteria food wasn't that good....I guess it never is. And then I had to go to Lifeway Christian bookstore and pick up a few things. Like; a new 'teen' bible (since the one she had was a bit on the little girl side), and a few daily devotionals (one for her, one for me, and one as a gift).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOY4diB3bCY73ODjJSm_JrAli7u0kdT40ZT8oPs8IZ2UI0MXZQgfWXTeGyPjRVsVTBmut2xT5sRGeOG8y0oiD6Zg74WKne0vwchFw2utLAuxeMIG_Lni-0QLU_Ctchub7JY2Tvb6_oEOH/s1600-h/devotional+book.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352549735564172802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOY4diB3bCY73ODjJSm_JrAli7u0kdT40ZT8oPs8IZ2UI0MXZQgfWXTeGyPjRVsVTBmut2xT5sRGeOG8y0oiD6Zg74WKne0vwchFw2utLAuxeMIG_Lni-0QLU_Ctchub7JY2Tvb6_oEOH/s400/devotional+book.jpg" /></a><br />She really likes it and is so far reading every day. I am so impressed by her each and every day. She has changed so much this year and even though it has been hard (WOW!...What an understatement!!!) I am so loving the new and improved 'her'. Good night for now and thanks so much for stopping by to listen to my blubbering! LOL ~Hugs, CheriFrogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-56193571871056045682009-06-14T14:05:00.002-05:002009-06-14T14:25:08.992-05:00Away at Youth Camp...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tWVro_S2UzrYiO0EBHlOov53kFrGbSCDyM-yKr6qh8C3YAEPV8fJtC2c5ljLutJU0aTnl7Plr4PlRjhOUdAEWXFxfDi6ybhWB0XfgtxUJvYAQPEFUD8CxvD2uteUTCo8CDUpR9eVPq11/s1600-h/SDC10216.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347266274153242658" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tWVro_S2UzrYiO0EBHlOov53kFrGbSCDyM-yKr6qh8C3YAEPV8fJtC2c5ljLutJU0aTnl7Plr4PlRjhOUdAEWXFxfDi6ybhWB0XfgtxUJvYAQPEFUD8CxvD2uteUTCo8CDUpR9eVPq11/s400/SDC10216.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />A little anxious today. My daughter went off to youth camp for the first time yesterday morning. She can't use her phone except as an alarm clock. I am missing her already and it doesn't help that we just watched the movie An American Crime last night. It was a good movie, a little off with the facts, but very disturbing...not for the faint of heart. And not the right movie to watch, when your 'baby' is with people that we casually know through church. I have been the one reasuring my hubby about the whole camp thing and now I am having doubts too.<br /><br />I know she is totally going to have a ton of fun! And my worrying is unnecessary. Growing pains are not fun!!! I am praying that she will come back from this retreat renewed in her faith and on fire for Jesus! I need to get her something when she comes back. Maybe something from James Avery. We are off to see a movie! Hugs!!! CheriFrogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-13328645027612555162009-06-13T12:46:00.000-05:002009-06-13T12:46:36.978-05:00My Very First Blog Award!!!<div align="center">Wow, I'm so excited to be recognized with all of the other super talented ladies receiving this award! I don't really feel like a deserving recipiant. However, I will try really hard to live up to it! I really appreciate all of the friends that I have made here and am inspired everyday by all of your creations! I recieved this award from the awsome <a href="http://makinglemonadedesignteam.blogspot.com/">MLTD</a>! </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqUg3CAssYEdh_OuBoqajzIOPCtg7oG79w4YUih42DyZcrYrn5i_DSBAsttc19KMF71y-aOe_5agO9mzhYNOsHMNcY0A21LP3dR-NyCjrgObuxyPsf8tuLyUOyQGNq65uCKeUxp6z-F8Hw/s1600-h/blog_award_from_True.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333914161283397282" style="WIDTH: 199px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqUg3CAssYEdh_OuBoqajzIOPCtg7oG79w4YUih42DyZcrYrn5i_DSBAsttc19KMF71y-aOe_5agO9mzhYNOsHMNcY0A21LP3dR-NyCjrgObuxyPsf8tuLyUOyQGNq65uCKeUxp6z-F8Hw/s400/blog_award_from_True.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Time to pass it on to some fabulously deserving ladies!</div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Here are the rules: </div><br /><div align="center">1. The winner may put the logo onto their blog</div><br /><div align="center">2. Put a link to the person who sent you the award.</div><br /><div align="center">3. Nominate 10 blogs</div><br /><div align="center">4. Put links to their blogs.</div><br /><div align="center">5. Leave a message for the nominees.</div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">So, here are my pics! Always hard only picking 10 out of all of the ultra fabulous blogs out there!</div><br /><br /><div align="center">1. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca">Making Lemonade Design Team</a></div><div align="center">2. <a href="http://sunnysankari.blogspot.com/">Sankari's Sunshine Corner</a></div><div align="center">3. <a href="http://paulatracy66.typepad.com/paper_possibilities/">Paper possibilities</a></div><div align="center">4. <a href="http://thewhimsicalbutterfly.blogspot.com/">The Whimsical Butterfly</a></div><div align="center">5. <a href="http://www.myscrapbooklife.com/">My Scrapbook Life</a></div><div align="center">6. <a href="http://scrappalific.blogspot.com/">Scrappalific</a></div><div align="center">7. <a href="http://cindyhaffnerscorner.blogspot.com/">Cindy Haffner's Corner</a></div><div align="center">8. <a href="http://linseyrickett.blogspot.com/">Outside the Lines</a></div><div align="center">9. <a href="http://ohscrappydays.blogspot.com/">Raquel, Chris and 2 Chihuahuas</a></div><div align="center">10. <a href="http://zanynotcrazy.blogspot.com/">Zany not Crazy</a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Woot, Woot!!! I want to put so many others on this list, but rules are rules. So maybe I'll make my own award to give out! :D I am sorry I hadn't posted this sooner when I was first nominated! I started to and couldn't figure out how to link to their blogs. --snicker-- Still learnin' this html junk.</div>Frogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-38957090696861368322009-06-06T17:46:00.006-05:002009-06-28T20:21:06.267-05:00Pretty is as Pretty does!It seems that Saturday's are the only days I have time to post lately. I really enjoy viewing all of the other wonderful blogs I subscribe to, but currently I am a little 'stuck' with my scrapping. I am starting to feel like I am hording my stash! LOL!!! I have received the April AND May Unity Kits of the Month and haven't used a single stamp yet!!! I think maybe I am just a bit intimidated due to all of the wonderfully creative girlies out there. I feel that maybe my 'stuff' just won't measure up.....stupid, I know! I have got to just dig in and do it! I know it will turn out fine, but I'm a newbe with all of the stamping and coloring thing. Card making doesn't seem as easy as scrapbooking! Do I use pencil? Or copics? How much layering is good? A little or alot? Insecurity isn't my best atribute.<br /><br />So I dove into a layout that I started a couple of months ago and couldn't figure out how to finish. I really love how it turned out! I'll have to force myself to make a card and post it this weekend. Please come back to give me some feedback on what you think...and be honest. :) Any tips will certainly be appreciated! Thanks for visiting!!! Many blessings for a beautiful weekend! ~Cheri<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisy7d-mvkm4VRwS0MoNXhrCCcrhL42yDfmZk8D5SU442it1BKxkv6tXaAoTs7do-8I1SI43wPw-JpRw-642sGPYIMA9trUOSluwTY0dHdXHBKWBc4vYKZIVfxVZdrsHxu0xVo4lpXTAt_o/s1600-h/SDC10486.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344353057637950946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisy7d-mvkm4VRwS0MoNXhrCCcrhL42yDfmZk8D5SU442it1BKxkv6tXaAoTs7do-8I1SI43wPw-JpRw-642sGPYIMA9trUOSluwTY0dHdXHBKWBc4vYKZIVfxVZdrsHxu0xVo4lpXTAt_o/s400/SDC10486.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHYi2427-6X3WAS1kkyoH9MQSbkbjdW0cW4EXdApQuhKl2tRTez5N6IWS5UkJWZ1n6P2hRL1DT69Z2Ok2LCrFdMrrkGJEh82vOvCbV6_rbNjjpqYWBRh10k_ijKWr2rikCdyJQmUVYNYs/s1600-h/SDC10484.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 361px; HEIGHT: 274px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344350408823870770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHYi2427-6X3WAS1kkyoH9MQSbkbjdW0cW4EXdApQuhKl2tRTez5N6IWS5UkJWZ1n6P2hRL1DT69Z2Ok2LCrFdMrrkGJEh82vOvCbV6_rbNjjpqYWBRh10k_ijKWr2rikCdyJQmUVYNYs/s400/SDC10484.JPG" /></a> <div>Layout deets:</div><div>Paper: daisyd's, the paper studio</div><div>Flowers: Prima, fancy pants, handmade</div><div>Bling: Prima - Say it in Crystals</div><div>Trim: basic grey</div><div>Lace: the paper studio</div><div>Title: K&co - Anna Griffith</div><div>Paper clip: Making Memories</div><div>Jounaling tag: mme-tres joilet</div><div>Brads: SEI, Making Memories, the paper studio</div>Frogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-30902175325311332582009-05-31T11:53:00.007-05:002009-06-04T10:23:45.074-05:00Heritage layout and some roses!I have been wanting to scrap this page for soooo long, but just couldn't decide on what paper and materials fit best. I had picked a few papers and I called Lauren in to help me decide. She thought this paper from K&co. Urban Rhapsody was the perfect fit, and I have to agree. I used so many different products on this that it almost made me dizzy! But, hey, that is what it's all about! I just love how it turned out!!! Thanks for looking! Blessings~Cheri<br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6XCbtJ7HlVRZqDnp8CsSzEI0XLOBiCuhDC6rxegaZD8dtRLkNp44gxIdnNe-PoyjR9WyaquwIkkYEzY2zWBUdtNsC0pgPkmZxdcg7mKovAVXhTP9oGTW2SlyyWUwUt1CIakDRMV3sC0W/s1600-h/SDC10468.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342038632390955058" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6XCbtJ7HlVRZqDnp8CsSzEI0XLOBiCuhDC6rxegaZD8dtRLkNp44gxIdnNe-PoyjR9WyaquwIkkYEzY2zWBUdtNsC0pgPkmZxdcg7mKovAVXhTP9oGTW2SlyyWUwUt1CIakDRMV3sC0W/s400/SDC10468.JPG" border="0" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_ysnzI86LU1CZX3_Qs3kYwGnB-qlvwsm5yUyZy_vsJK1XU3YGvlPBbeOLLP0nhtweJhUiudfQcvWckey0rIn9kmHnSLq-9jQRW9qZDLVtZRCm7hWo2EK0ehdxdhgomMDAL6y1tKSg5Y_/s1600-h/SDC10470.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342038641408648578" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_ysnzI86LU1CZX3_Qs3kYwGnB-qlvwsm5yUyZy_vsJK1XU3YGvlPBbeOLLP0nhtweJhUiudfQcvWckey0rIn9kmHnSLq-9jQRW9qZDLVtZRCm7hWo2EK0ehdxdhgomMDAL6y1tKSg5Y_/s400/SDC10470.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnxLYPwgo1TEWGIlH_gyVoRCc6RsX81tTiExdKeEC8FfFrYRoFgT7BXl5URXiaqJAAZv-YrWN1IyGhB067SGd0Z6Jx99G-ZekfxBUjVN8gfLL0iqJSEjwwqK6pDMHsAe8lq21ojs8YGGQ/s1600-h/SDC10472.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342041349005562594" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnxLYPwgo1TEWGIlH_gyVoRCc6RsX81tTiExdKeEC8FfFrYRoFgT7BXl5URXiaqJAAZv-YrWN1IyGhB067SGd0Z6Jx99G-ZekfxBUjVN8gfLL0iqJSEjwwqK6pDMHsAe8lq21ojs8YGGQ/s400/SDC10472.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342041355168081394" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI2-ctLho5abCMpg42UTLnv92SV27hcIiuAtk7F8Zia3AkDagig3htznKVumUG8pKwpfsC7yGIeuxFvEYCBP3xG_OIULvVWbKj1cpkooPiKl8SMsK_O2kUIpglNDwTIeBtsHzBcyZt_fh0/s400/SDC10473.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div><br />Wow! This has been a busy week! I have been running like crazy with field trips, school assemblies and birthday parties. I have been a little artistically (is that a word?) challenged as of late! Anyway, I had to grab my camera one morning and snap some pictures of my climbing rose that is on the side of my garage. I got it last year and it bloomed, but I failed to get any pictures. These roses are so fragrant and sweet. I just love 'em!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzEqA0h6o55hy5KrAZxPJhyHi_EWKkHLHRw6LY5HD9dLY9iH_32vXGbrg47kR2DsnUz5567myRJG-ZhE4Xtkc92ktm65o6ZJq3oD1bIFERx_sQ02zDSPE_jWkFiEhAJZ4DVJLTDT5qS-P/s1600-h/SDC10466.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342038625537758194" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzEqA0h6o55hy5KrAZxPJhyHi_EWKkHLHRw6LY5HD9dLY9iH_32vXGbrg47kR2DsnUz5567myRJG-ZhE4Xtkc92ktm65o6ZJq3oD1bIFERx_sQ02zDSPE_jWkFiEhAJZ4DVJLTDT5qS-P/s400/SDC10466.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTA7USXPTZmPpp_Fd5JN2Ld0sVmXja5wnw10KLAboi4HALYvQH-j7rcqWU_gASC17pvXKq7o2vzJrew3J32aO7oAMEGEJeh2uxhtLla_r3FUdzpY0p008iFi3BAXJCGcoEJHfcj_O2Cs-2/s1600-h/SDC10465.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342038619203621922" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTA7USXPTZmPpp_Fd5JN2Ld0sVmXja5wnw10KLAboi4HALYvQH-j7rcqWU_gASC17pvXKq7o2vzJrew3J32aO7oAMEGEJeh2uxhtLla_r3FUdzpY0p008iFi3BAXJCGcoEJHfcj_O2Cs-2/s400/SDC10465.JPG" border="0" /></a>Frogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-51992946950943842982009-05-23T18:51:00.004-05:002009-05-23T19:06:26.871-05:00Boo Kitty and a kitchen chairJust a little post for now until I get a few pictures taken of the crafty things I've been throwing together. I'll have to post those after we go to the movies to see Angels and Demons and Terminator Salvation. Yes...I know...you can tell my hubby picked out these movies! But, we haven't been to the theater in a while and I, being the sweet wife that I am, let him pick this time. Especially since he watched Calendar Girls in bed with me this morning, as we were being lazy. It was a little rainy , so we started our holiday weekend off very slow. It was great!!! :)<br /><br />Love this picture of the sweetest kitty baby named Boo (we named her after Monster's Inc.). She is sitting on my favorite kitchen chair that is also a step ladder. My mom picked this up for me in Austin and gave it to me a few years ago. A little rusty and worn but I love it that way!!! Hope you all have a relaxed and blessed Memorial Day weekend!!! Thanks for looking!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmklJ0so01oakiN68Aat5n2b9MuGIK1fKkYv4HnWu5ZMoT1qfDabBTIgKplAyUaVckipoI4U0RvWbK1AI-gsropPWNH3IXpRT015P9iMS_yQO8g1sNe2ayXRUYTSy7cm2mOZ9QUcC3Zd0/s1600-h/SDC10344.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339172672627614066" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmklJ0so01oakiN68Aat5n2b9MuGIK1fKkYv4HnWu5ZMoT1qfDabBTIgKplAyUaVckipoI4U0RvWbK1AI-gsropPWNH3IXpRT015P9iMS_yQO8g1sNe2ayXRUYTSy7cm2mOZ9QUcC3Zd0/s400/SDC10344.JPG" border="0" /></a>Frogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-63829176376335969212009-05-13T22:34:00.006-05:002009-06-28T20:28:41.540-05:00Aristocats glamed up!<div>I loved this book, but the pages were water damaged. So I tore them out and thought I could use the cover for a project. Not really sure where, but I think I saw a repurposed Dr. Seuss book somewhere. I swirled and pearled the cover and added some coordinating flowers and crystals. Then took some chip board from cereal boxes and cut them to make the pages. A mixture of Basic Gray and Love Elsie paper and die cut embelishments from Fancy Pants, MME, and K&co jazz it up. Still need to ad some more emblishments to the last few pages, but I am definately going to do this again!!! I really love using repurposed items and making something beautiful out of something my husband told me "would you just throw this away, please!??". He just doesn't get it sometimes. lol<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11Iw2P33xoPjDW7RjXiJzCAD8bqjb5esbV9dghWsDeDR1whWneb34nBE1LZfiIJQvSF5p9_2ZIYOkWB3qPcvLXLO7dPf_rsJ03YAm_AsjBu6OM5nyIW14iug0cNnoH0w59nQUxu53uraw/s1600-h/SDC10448.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335520537900964514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11Iw2P33xoPjDW7RjXiJzCAD8bqjb5esbV9dghWsDeDR1whWneb34nBE1LZfiIJQvSF5p9_2ZIYOkWB3qPcvLXLO7dPf_rsJ03YAm_AsjBu6OM5nyIW14iug0cNnoH0w59nQUxu53uraw/s400/SDC10448.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8d2jhBt9T9drYFpXwZhP3cdMRfZQemcTUZexI6DOAfLZx_op1xL7eS5YK0YrXkQEwEPOWF_3oU2ZeMyUF59mIoF3HdrEKgYc60LjRM45T047Lq3QWcfkuNJwJiOg_o87PffUwO088ez6/s1600-h/SDC10453.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335520543188984450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8d2jhBt9T9drYFpXwZhP3cdMRfZQemcTUZexI6DOAfLZx_op1xL7eS5YK0YrXkQEwEPOWF_3oU2ZeMyUF59mIoF3HdrEKgYc60LjRM45T047Lq3QWcfkuNJwJiOg_o87PffUwO088ez6/s400/SDC10453.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmPy14NPjZONIz6kwzrchF28j3EgQ7osr9l0T6lkAehVczAyIBpwNZ_cZHAhQfmbbvoxiYmDq4MHjsMIV3xQP2egG9nKm750xYjhSBtDeaSX-K7JkwJemhkJZ-zuq2nH3fLp28fGkOxjY/s1600-h/SDC10458.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335520549391986306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmPy14NPjZONIz6kwzrchF28j3EgQ7osr9l0T6lkAehVczAyIBpwNZ_cZHAhQfmbbvoxiYmDq4MHjsMIV3xQP2egG9nKm750xYjhSBtDeaSX-K7JkwJemhkJZ-zuq2nH3fLp28fGkOxjY/s400/SDC10458.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxhn-pCgxbzy4pBIo06LLVF0UxT-rhFVZUI1dm7PZjdCZ26ed9nObmjuEFXArqDDjESGgOUacPQRitH_WyNH6HDaYeDZUX_-sMmVCN7VkLCgPj54y_mbcqjY6c3wIWqNrebG5_brNvvc4/s1600-h/SDC10461.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335520553148816002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxhn-pCgxbzy4pBIo06LLVF0UxT-rhFVZUI1dm7PZjdCZ26ed9nObmjuEFXArqDDjESGgOUacPQRitH_WyNH6HDaYeDZUX_-sMmVCN7VkLCgPj54y_mbcqjY6c3wIWqNrebG5_brNvvc4/s400/SDC10461.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqSmqCzdZKB0iDze1e0OtCy01p4c8NwUPItFEad6V-2x145OyxayHtJFZk2jCA7CbB23KdYtWtOaA0FTLFv8Cg-w4p8HSWAvRMHIx9IqqGZ1ocNh-qexZ4uXa9Vjaw9wEiV8TUMAxbRCx/s1600-h/SDC10462.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352554947019178850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqSmqCzdZKB0iDze1e0OtCy01p4c8NwUPItFEad6V-2x145OyxayHtJFZk2jCA7CbB23KdYtWtOaA0FTLFv8Cg-w4p8HSWAvRMHIx9IqqGZ1ocNh-qexZ4uXa9Vjaw9wEiV8TUMAxbRCx/s400/SDC10462.JPG" /></a><br />Hope you all had a wonderfully blessed day! Thanks for looking!!!</div><div>~Cheri </div></div></div></div>Frogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-62681144970067539882009-05-08T20:13:00.013-05:002009-06-28T20:30:54.934-05:00its knarrly dudde and i love it !<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqukLkoJraYyFWwrxl5KB14hvQaf7GFUCUX_g_PgDEA9sJv4kRv8VqHzmkpxmyksgzZMU2ByS5S1a-YEL4hSzSSt_8WN3RZni22adjmsx8uVVI3p8APo-dZXChAk_b6zEUjmCEL1V2PDZ/s1600-h/SDC10447.JPG"></a>I let my daughter write the title & of course she wrote it like she was posting something on her myspace. I was looking over her shoulder saying, um...that's not how you spell that. She turned and says, 'it looks cool like this, i don't care how you spell it'. And she's right, it does look cool like that and sometimes it doesn't matter how you spell it. (get over it perfectionist!!!) She continues to teach me! LOL Since she was two she was telling me how it really is! AMAZING~This motherhood thing!!!<br />This was a super fun project!!! I taught my dd how to decoupage and we had a blast. She really loved this paper from Love Elsie and KI so it was a perfect fit! We also used some dictionary paper, Ranger Stickles, Modge Podge, Perfect Pearls and Glossy Accents on a few of the letters to make them stand out a little more. This is her new jewelry box. Just need to ad a little something to the inside to finish it off. Good night and God bless you all!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr40uFQDFJl9PZyLOUWRA-_Kp0FgSgh_yFNLaP-X47EtjhNWVpUoRP8Mwv55LL1pI8g5Nk5AGRygRP71Va0xPNyUY14YYUBZ-sRgpoEMSMlXQOk8ufseOiAtCrvIc-gnuwJago4QeYywjq/s1600-h/SDC10442.JPG"></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlETNMYrDBsCcB2B1Ibb5XPF15yoIn-PV4ScRG46Hf2aWXVrP_zWPeMbqlxWhgPcnkiYs5sCo3GqzB9-DPbgIeDt65Q3vqvYhjUGDlH_S3vAzntdBLNrzqFa8a_z64lzsw-NEhPsHuswn/s1600-h/SDC10440.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333627198012489026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlETNMYrDBsCcB2B1Ibb5XPF15yoIn-PV4ScRG46Hf2aWXVrP_zWPeMbqlxWhgPcnkiYs5sCo3GqzB9-DPbgIeDt65Q3vqvYhjUGDlH_S3vAzntdBLNrzqFa8a_z64lzsw-NEhPsHuswn/s400/SDC10440.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qtDwtD22QQ141vc8pdPrhsVy1rh0RbAxxaZ6fEksJiBsZAF6q95miSQvuvL12m2iSW5z1uxkI3t26Ms62mGlIK9Q5D-NLgd7Yl77dTO5c5k3vvEuSyWRS0jQFMHzdHZwtc6HflCp_Bbg/s1600-h/SDC10439.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333627191787853938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qtDwtD22QQ141vc8pdPrhsVy1rh0RbAxxaZ6fEksJiBsZAF6q95miSQvuvL12m2iSW5z1uxkI3t26Ms62mGlIK9Q5D-NLgd7Yl77dTO5c5k3vvEuSyWRS0jQFMHzdHZwtc6HflCp_Bbg/s400/SDC10439.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVEqntodgjFjkKfAZnyEUy-aQZmIDSvb-eV-TEMNZFgxdzCxIjoqyHNAqSoNgZGG_VgW7ulvHOdTWN99kIjo9JRtn2FgitcyfuZiy9xCL2cjmYq8lmqQ_eR9mmzjOh9XdGMaBgoDmh_NL/s1600-h/SDC10441.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333627202675769266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVEqntodgjFjkKfAZnyEUy-aQZmIDSvb-eV-TEMNZFgxdzCxIjoqyHNAqSoNgZGG_VgW7ulvHOdTWN99kIjo9JRtn2FgitcyfuZiy9xCL2cjmYq8lmqQ_eR9mmzjOh9XdGMaBgoDmh_NL/s400/SDC10441.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAy1abPzF19kxBR0Wns_QDfo_Zv-KMlPwGEPkU_4FyATNrIC3_detSyTqJluv_iY6EEu8mZcOCJFdH8Uj4iOmNLVdhF8Jdmhc3BezogtUNjyX5oTcBYQkOg5UDBbjbGDKHXHxri02Tdgt/s1600-h/SDC10438.JPG"></a></div></div></div>Frogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-53644340130396732342009-05-07T07:42:00.005-05:002009-06-28T20:32:05.819-05:00Cards for my Mothers...I know it has been a while since my last post, but I am putting posting into my routine and making time for it from now on. Thank you all for your wonderful comments!!! I really enjoy reading them and visiting all of your blogs. Here are a few cards that I have finished and mailed off to my three Moms. (real, step, and in law) :)<br />I recently purchased a cuttlebug on sale and LOVE it! As you can see that is what I used on the background of these cards. A little obsessed with it right now, but I'm sure that will fade some with time. lol I will be posting some other projects I have been working on either tonight or tomorrow morning. Blessings and Happy Mother's Day to all of you!<br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1PvcFehwEy0NmvH66lsHBIvtSBS7Zo3qXh4REKCd4VfhMIRISD4nrUGI0Dq9OMbVCbIPDJ-agFhJUTxCDnT-ZsKSKb5Yh1bRHIqqdsiir14QcvfvFpIGP8D6iTrHTaQifGWynRPKNmZQ/s1600-h/SDC10431.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 374px; HEIGHT: 269px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333066679235975586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1PvcFehwEy0NmvH66lsHBIvtSBS7Zo3qXh4REKCd4VfhMIRISD4nrUGI0Dq9OMbVCbIPDJ-agFhJUTxCDnT-ZsKSKb5Yh1bRHIqqdsiir14QcvfvFpIGP8D6iTrHTaQifGWynRPKNmZQ/s400/SDC10431.JPG" /></a></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkLoK4CcaMDNevsJwzVAGGOvkOYam3f8Kxnqm8DBpJ0VqJou9Bv5HpIqRoGyCS0pX_NDkvkzebMcVWho_tr6VJ-v69MECD5knZHjQlrAg0hH-wxDrgzm7Kbydfb93SfJvKAoJoSJWXXiG/s1600-h/SDC10429.JPG"></a></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLB2R99NRUW5W2FWqh4MWGHj49J9cDpv9wRg9nsAQ-s6J4uhVw2_c3nmHNj7Zjhwjg0FcEhTpfleQpOGRG4putEyLMoUHZeopdtFKewBi3w-xI2OpNKDmh6IGMcuGqIsH5rmwlxyHvYmt/s1600-h/SDC10432.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 374px; HEIGHT: 263px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333066687307093058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLB2R99NRUW5W2FWqh4MWGHj49J9cDpv9wRg9nsAQ-s6J4uhVw2_c3nmHNj7Zjhwjg0FcEhTpfleQpOGRG4putEyLMoUHZeopdtFKewBi3w-xI2OpNKDmh6IGMcuGqIsH5rmwlxyHvYmt/s400/SDC10432.JPG" /></a></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJwfgumD6H4rLWtRuTHmudMFkibH_zN2WcHMyOsvwtZqMuEVgYck5l6zX4iMT5FBxbpGYB4s_6kgy7NvqwiqxKeOYE_N5de7Tkzm1yo4QeaFUTGhhEiSdB2mT8k0Hi4P7mSN0DEiPmnuj/s1600-h/SDC10433.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 373px; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333066690386952050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJwfgumD6H4rLWtRuTHmudMFkibH_zN2WcHMyOsvwtZqMuEVgYck5l6zX4iMT5FBxbpGYB4s_6kgy7NvqwiqxKeOYE_N5de7Tkzm1yo4QeaFUTGhhEiSdB2mT8k0Hi4P7mSN0DEiPmnuj/s400/SDC10433.JPG" /></a></div><div></div><div>Products used:</div><div>Love Elsie and MME; paper</div><div>Cuttle bug</div><div>Prima; flowers and crystals</div><div>Martha Stewart border punch</div><div>Fancy Pants pins</div></div></div>Frogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-33260061774779328552009-02-07T17:40:00.013-06:002009-06-28T20:37:39.696-05:00Treasure boxesYes, I am still alive. Sorry for the long gap between posts. I started a new job right before the Holidays and it has been a little hectic getting back into the swing of the whole routine/schedule thing. Anyway, here are a few projects I managed to create and give as gifts to family this year. I love the way the 'treasure boxes' turned out. It was so much fun and really quick to put together too!<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVbE03a1ukqz8kO4ZGYDKgfYumH46sOIA2xcASYP9RTcrUDlcZdviMGPViG0fSpQ43ZkuyS1aQJmB6q8tZH8AQbv_lKNi7BsV4hFohCC1nsn2zmsFlEFz3TJ89Xw2Jmm35-zAhYQzDLpC/s1600-h/SDC10269.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 370px; HEIGHT: 273px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300206209713065266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVbE03a1ukqz8kO4ZGYDKgfYumH46sOIA2xcASYP9RTcrUDlcZdviMGPViG0fSpQ43ZkuyS1aQJmB6q8tZH8AQbv_lKNi7BsV4hFohCC1nsn2zmsFlEFz3TJ89Xw2Jmm35-zAhYQzDLpC/s400/SDC10269.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuukNjOBS3S7Ll4VmBwuJDNV6shl0TfZtq4PrIiHp5ASAK1bD5Tcz2jbs6-NAdjPgPO6f4hdd_-f7SBGlfG7Egd70KT5SgNnRV8nnpj5Igxb7H_JjuB3VkUiO7M_TYANMNVyadhh7WUHp6/s1600-h/SDC10279.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 371px; HEIGHT: 271px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300207209311917298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuukNjOBS3S7Ll4VmBwuJDNV6shl0TfZtq4PrIiHp5ASAK1bD5Tcz2jbs6-NAdjPgPO6f4hdd_-f7SBGlfG7Egd70KT5SgNnRV8nnpj5Igxb7H_JjuB3VkUiO7M_TYANMNVyadhh7WUHp6/s400/SDC10279.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMh4koL3X5ZLIlCl71chQh3qhjdN1PxMfJ9i3PAhxwCSMIY0B-B9lytbi0L3lLjXbGvNuBJnJmcvBBz8FaVR5dQ9MAmfDCk9bl5BIkNbQHYoO6wCeviHJ_w_CA6SoAA2U9F2rV2rB1A_3/s1600-h/SDC10276.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 370px; HEIGHT: 273px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300208853311490258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMh4koL3X5ZLIlCl71chQh3qhjdN1PxMfJ9i3PAhxwCSMIY0B-B9lytbi0L3lLjXbGvNuBJnJmcvBBz8FaVR5dQ9MAmfDCk9bl5BIkNbQHYoO6wCeviHJ_w_CA6SoAA2U9F2rV2rB1A_3/s400/SDC10276.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadM8X7WIxFDwGTtZ1ZUi4BG6PddksxYr_B9j6iBHCaZIl_XGh-7oGkVfKeIFxkt3pSnhSOXl54FCAW3lbM_8Wf3JcNJdaDEXEWVxkUINXZF1Hduf7-pxUwAgp5hhYtn-x-U8m8Lxez0S_/s1600-h/SDC10272.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 368px; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300208853984751490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadM8X7WIxFDwGTtZ1ZUi4BG6PddksxYr_B9j6iBHCaZIl_XGh-7oGkVfKeIFxkt3pSnhSOXl54FCAW3lbM_8Wf3JcNJdaDEXEWVxkUINXZF1Hduf7-pxUwAgp5hhYtn-x-U8m8Lxez0S_/s400/SDC10272.JPG" /></a></div><div></div><div>Thank you all so much for visiting and commenting. It really means a lot. All the best to you and yours! God Bless! :)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Frogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-41192288455950019812008-10-26T22:32:00.000-05:002008-10-27T08:01:48.840-05:00Breast Cancer AwarenessHere's what I have been working on for a few days. It is my entry for the Melissa Francis' <a href="http://melissafrances.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/10/altered-bra-contest-reminder.html">Altered Bra Contest</a>. The other entries are all so beautiful. I only hope I have a chance to contend!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDt0zrOiyKvl8tGE4Y-22J4M6wiRNVQjuJ-V3-hmPHCZk6KLDAvxw-z9XnEJuUmtmCJAv9WAd1Gl3pewDMIzCSvSSHiJyd7l2k45GWVW-zHh5thb3z0bKtEexZR16OFdOcatgGH3j9wpBL/s1600-h/SDC10076.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261673052971508082" style="WIDTH: 392px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 292px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDt0zrOiyKvl8tGE4Y-22J4M6wiRNVQjuJ-V3-hmPHCZk6KLDAvxw-z9XnEJuUmtmCJAv9WAd1Gl3pewDMIzCSvSSHiJyd7l2k45GWVW-zHh5thb3z0bKtEexZR16OFdOcatgGH3j9wpBL/s400/SDC10076.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6dt7r1UpCbUEa1ZPmG50VaV65QkivBI1COH_00jv7KZ5Ce9iOMaEaWeLw61Hrris25b7bZvIFk7_atyZwg3yjDY8B_RP0AWkyE0JGofno4vi4bqilwjCgSBHMCWgy113y7nibXzJbACJ/s1600-h/SDC10079.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261673304815178786" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 373px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6dt7r1UpCbUEa1ZPmG50VaV65QkivBI1COH_00jv7KZ5Ce9iOMaEaWeLw61Hrris25b7bZvIFk7_atyZwg3yjDY8B_RP0AWkyE0JGofno4vi4bqilwjCgSBHMCWgy113y7nibXzJbACJ/s400/SDC10079.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJ2Fgl8d_PEmCZbkNgZ13EMpYy0SW54ITvXQHp2HH09KKOecMwBZLsLwqoAo9o_WQJ2j-IDDa8oya-QnuaKNPIO9AJRJANYJ4A0pcI9_k8ThRdXKTZ57zKCzRFTxSLagm9-5gkIraquWv/s1600-h/SDC10086.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261674186327009954" style="WIDTH: 356px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJ2Fgl8d_PEmCZbkNgZ13EMpYy0SW54ITvXQHp2HH09KKOecMwBZLsLwqoAo9o_WQJ2j-IDDa8oya-QnuaKNPIO9AJRJANYJ4A0pcI9_k8ThRdXKTZ57zKCzRFTxSLagm9-5gkIraquWv/s400/SDC10086.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I have decided that I am going to give it to my mother in law, Joan, for her 6th year aniversary of being cancer free!Frogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-16425705113497022022008-10-26T22:20:00.000-05:002008-10-26T22:32:24.333-05:00First Crop!<div><div>Well, folks, I did it! I attended my first crop Saturday. It was at a friend's church and we were really just looking for an excuse to get together away from other's wants and needs of us. I loved being able to give my full concentration to creating layouts and getting some of those pictures, that I set aside long ago, into a book! Here's a few of the successes of the day...<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0SynMR6CvV1nLE4FfVI2yqmAb935oBg-wG9jA0WnYwx6c0LCQjNb4tTl_WM9LhLomhnVfixb5RxTteZ47GcYo7i0JgigbuaPIUBPCSjI9dBAArNwihHdyP8iJBK31Hu_OyTUe2JjBjFz/s1600-h/SDC10093.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261669615646935570" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0SynMR6CvV1nLE4FfVI2yqmAb935oBg-wG9jA0WnYwx6c0LCQjNb4tTl_WM9LhLomhnVfixb5RxTteZ47GcYo7i0JgigbuaPIUBPCSjI9dBAArNwihHdyP8iJBK31Hu_OyTUe2JjBjFz/s400/SDC10093.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQlHYH8tHiEyBFfnzcDQVjJV1H27KUtelBkcCnedn4w6IiS2TygNviGy21Du4of2h9N6WyIPXQko9zNkbq8IK1uLqxTSXdJhMNseJkwskEW3ustY_3zjmUKYMkRwsqojzp3sh8gu_yecG/s1600-h/SDC10094.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261669824594300082" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQlHYH8tHiEyBFfnzcDQVjJV1H27KUtelBkcCnedn4w6IiS2TygNviGy21Du4of2h9N6WyIPXQko9zNkbq8IK1uLqxTSXdJhMNseJkwskEW3ustY_3zjmUKYMkRwsqojzp3sh8gu_yecG/s400/SDC10094.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-zP5tEHMGAPKTNXP1rxIoda7LArT1pIojQCBEdmbKnqw1c1yS-YWCP2726wqleLo2s-nMBGzfhuNDNDwwQZ9rL_-PRfgisjkzxhwlLSM5gpOwZqZYHuGQn4HIi-4EEAHOZ1DorOgnPsl/s1600-h/SDC10095.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261670033743329266" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-zP5tEHMGAPKTNXP1rxIoda7LArT1pIojQCBEdmbKnqw1c1yS-YWCP2726wqleLo2s-nMBGzfhuNDNDwwQZ9rL_-PRfgisjkzxhwlLSM5gpOwZqZYHuGQn4HIi-4EEAHOZ1DorOgnPsl/s400/SDC10095.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />I have a few more pages that I will post tomorrow. I need to ad a few embellies before I deem them finished. :) Being that I had not done this before, I found myself scrambling to find ways to make everything portable. And, hoping I didn't forget anything. Which I ALWAYS do, no matter what I am doing. I should have made a list. lol<br /><div></div></div>Frogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-50025630977711897142008-10-20T09:38:00.001-05:002008-10-21T10:14:10.959-05:00Butterflies<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PMS8tyNgD_cBLWRTSnwlUpTjsJ-IW-C0ymh6Hfb5CUL_qufWLLi3yXsljE7UwKKXwwruftpHULXfZhA9augwKTCttqBu5MbInTWC2mLSO79ATVKXn09xtA_mFZGkYs9_pLgIPBU2dGQx/s1600-h/SDC10055.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259246656810718898" style="CURSOR: hand" height="232" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PMS8tyNgD_cBLWRTSnwlUpTjsJ-IW-C0ymh6Hfb5CUL_qufWLLi3yXsljE7UwKKXwwruftpHULXfZhA9augwKTCttqBu5MbInTWC2mLSO79ATVKXn09xtA_mFZGkYs9_pLgIPBU2dGQx/s400/SDC10055.JPG" width="307" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNK2q2pcYGdo8gc78sj1n4CpRFyKbwRYnrZYUBm5VxaKWXLwwGMQMtbqVmmcIs1_afK_RSlNyr6pI45svggxIRp-r2Zi5MGtwGNIunXnPGtQkHnPdfglnLRebGz664gk-24I8eygl6XeJi/s1600-h/SDC10060.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259246838107718994" style="WIDTH: 307px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 232px" height="231" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNK2q2pcYGdo8gc78sj1n4CpRFyKbwRYnrZYUBm5VxaKWXLwwGMQMtbqVmmcIs1_afK_RSlNyr6pI45svggxIRp-r2Zi5MGtwGNIunXnPGtQkHnPdfglnLRebGz664gk-24I8eygl6XeJi/s400/SDC10060.JPG" width="319" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Well, I was just looking through my new Redbook magazine and turned the page and found this! All of these cute butterflies just popped out of the book and started flying around. The butterflies are attached to sprial cut acetate. No glueing except where the acetate meets the paper. I don't know if you have seen this add yet, but it was my first time to see this eye catching add for Fruit of the Loom underwear! Yep, all of the butterflies' wings are made out of underwear!!! So dang cute and ingenious! I am going to have to figure out a way to do this in a greeting card! Without the underwear, of course!</div>Frogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613239051498328801.post-83251081217058875352008-10-18T22:37:00.001-05:002009-06-28T20:34:49.720-05:00Little Miss FrightI came across this picture and it had to be scrapped! This was Lauren's first 'Trick or Treat' and she confirmed that she was a 'good witch' several times before we left the house. ;o) We only visited three neighbors that night which were people that we know on our block. She would NOT go to anyone elses door. After the first house, she discovered that she would get candy in her bucket so she was easily persuaded to knock on a few more doors. Our target was my Uncle's house where he and my Grandmother were waiting for Lauren to knock and say the wicked phrase. This was, of course, where this picture was taken. Lauren was so proud of her stash!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig5ETvcbLCa6dpvWJNGdp91igC2FbTKv1EWwhhyphenhyphenF7LU58f1_jjm_7LIOSkZ0YzGbPvu7GS3vpbLLoaWP1PdDMTnya34lhBVejKpxKCqXWu7gI7X77hHyfw5elCLhvYIhz9DuwHF3wwnp8h/s1600-h/SDC10041.JPG"><img style="CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258706886223638306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig5ETvcbLCa6dpvWJNGdp91igC2FbTKv1EWwhhyphenhyphenF7LU58f1_jjm_7LIOSkZ0YzGbPvu7GS3vpbLLoaWP1PdDMTnya34lhBVejKpxKCqXWu7gI7X77hHyfw5elCLhvYIhz9DuwHF3wwnp8h/s400/SDC10041.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphjTlt7uSQQ65tMFfWIvfvzVTak9oe37vJOYOoq5pj6szprxbLkGOVtUNLJqItk1b3XNO3Q9GIUoeKZIMVHhQb4isgfVubdywY7ECoPYCD4nntZeSRMRN-d-PVHS-COONP0zsQoY9JjBH/s1600-h/SDC10047.JPG"><img style="CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258707143069123506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphjTlt7uSQQ65tMFfWIvfvzVTak9oe37vJOYOoq5pj6szprxbLkGOVtUNLJqItk1b3XNO3Q9GIUoeKZIMVHhQb4isgfVubdywY7ECoPYCD4nntZeSRMRN-d-PVHS-COONP0zsQoY9JjBH/s400/SDC10047.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PY4Sp1yGJYFEsOdMED5-NdheTcVSlOFLwRydxCjl1DH9PHueNjLE-uj-KevtgsMy5Nm0DGxXutVtaHUEFy1hgmigkG32p4jzrlvuhKIi9rYb2jxSPhyYwRC-98sudGAxIQfwvF_kEMmT/s1600-h/SDC10045.JPG"><img style="CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258707516662588770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PY4Sp1yGJYFEsOdMED5-NdheTcVSlOFLwRydxCjl1DH9PHueNjLE-uj-KevtgsMy5Nm0DGxXutVtaHUEFy1hgmigkG32p4jzrlvuhKIi9rYb2jxSPhyYwRC-98sudGAxIQfwvF_kEMmT/s400/SDC10045.JPG" /></a>Frogs-n-Butterflieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01924646753404130904noreply@blogger.com4