January Layout - Just the Way You Are

Just The Way You Are

This layout was created for a challenge (yes, that's right... I made something!) over at the Scraptastic Kit Blog.  The Challenge is to create a layout with a filmstrip (created my own) and use a song title on your layout.  My song title is 'Just the Way You Are' by Bruno Mars.

About the photos:
In January Sami turned 14.  For her birthday we did 'girly' things.  Jake (her brother) and I took her clothes shopping and she picked out clothes that she wanted for herself (we have Beale's, Maurice's and Walmart in our area). 
Then, I scheduled her for a hair appointment.  She wanted her hair layered.  And so, layers it was.
The bottom photo in the home-made film strip is a pile of hair -that looks awfully light!
And, I captured myself in the mirror - with her watchful eye.

This was one of those days where Jake did a lot of sitting... and playing on his Ipod. 

Supplies:
October 2011 Blissful Sunshine Kit, Scraptastic Kit Club
March 2012 Be Amazing Kit (butterflies), Scraptastic Kit Club

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Clouds Are the Windows to Heaven - Layout

Side View - See the Clouds and Sun?
Hero Arts Stamps... I love these super cute images!

A Peek at the Title and Journaling
(OK, I'm showing off my new groovy Making Memories Alpha Stickers!
And my super cute new stamps!!!)

Clouds Are Windows To Heaven - Layout
A layout for the Hero Arts 'Window' Challenge.
HA Stamps: CL270 Sky's the Limit,
CL137 Small Variety Alpha, CL288 Scallop Borders

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It's Sunday, our last day of Spring Break.. Sigh... It's windy, snow flurries keep flittering about and it's approx. 33' degrees... Our Friday Boise trip was super duper fun! I picked up a few new goodies from Archivers.. they are featured on this layout!

The kids and Dick left here at 1pm to go to the Headquarters and work on some last minute projects. (Our ranch headquarters is 2 miles down the road!)

Sami is making a rabbit hutch, for the three rabbits that she got for Christmas and Jake is finally working on his Pine Wood Derby vehicle!

So, I have had 1 hour to myself!

Back to the Layout: I love love love this photo of Sami. It's from our 2007 Spring Break Road Trip - the part where we played in Chico, CA! The photo is on the banks of the Sacramento River, right at Scotty's Boat Landing... Oh the memories!

I went to Chico State and always love it when I can go back.. Such super duper memories of my college town... And, our 'old ranch' is just 1 hour from Chico - on the other side of the Valley, in Glenn County, CA. Stone Valley Ranch, where my husband lived for close to 40 years of his life!!!!



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Snow Land Boy - Layout

I found my other layout! This was for the 'Celebrating the Seasons' Class over at 2Peas... Each month we are to do a layout related to our seasons..

This layout features several photos of Jake battling that huge snowball!!! Too darn fun.. I was spying on him from the living room window.. These photos are shot from inside the house...and on Dec. 29th, but I am using it for January...

BTW - We have been under an Inversion for over a week! The sun has popped out just a couple times to taunt us... Oh how I miss that big ol' yellow orb!!! Come BACK sunshine!