At the very bottom of this post is a photo of Blake with his very first squirrel that he shot on Saturday. So, if you don't particularly wish to view the excitement on his face, or the squirrel...stop after the layout of Kaila.

To start off, Charlie is finally home. We all missed him terribly. I'm fairly certain I missed him the most :) He didn't get an elk, but another hunter that was with him did. The deal was that it didn't matter who shot the elk...they would split the meat. So, we have elk meat and it is DELICIOUS! Charlie brought back souvenirs. We all received a Gunnison, Colorado sweatshirt. I also was lucky enough to receive a beautiful coffee mug. I can always use one of those. This one is slightly larger, so I can suck down even more coffee without having to refill it :)

I was feeling a little creative last week and was delighted to complete a newborn layout featuring Nick. Wasn't he soooo adorable??? I used old Making Memories supplies to do this one.

This next layout fits the Week 10 challenge on Dee's blog. Yeah!

52 Week Challenge #10 - the challenge is to pair old supplies with newer supplies. I have really old KI Memories paper and some new puffy white flourishes.

Here's my darling son that finally shot his first squirrel, which will be eaten very shortly. He got the biggest one of the day!

Kaila is involved in Girl Scouts now, which she LOVES! They do a craft each week. This is what she did last week. How cute is this little turkey?

Thanks for stopping by!

Shawn

So much to share :)

Pagemaps September 2010 - I completed this layout for Becky Fleck and her blog.

Although I still have Week #4 to do, I wanted to complete these two challenges, because I didn't have to take and print photos for these ones.

52 Week Challenge - Week #5 - the challenge was to complete a layout in an hour. I did this in 54 minutes. Yes...54...just shy of 60. I know it doesn't look that complicated, but it was start to finish. I'm fairly surprised that I did it in under an hour.

I also doubled this challenge for a challenge at Willow Traders - August THAW #13. This layout is based on the sketch posted there.

I used an old The Scrapping Spot kit for this one.

52 Week Challenge - Week #6 - the challenge was to use something to stamp other than an actual stamp. I used cardboard, the bottom of a stickles bottle and the bottom of a Heidi Swapp paint bottle.

I doubled this challenge for a challenge at The Scrapping Spot - September SYS. I also used an old kit from TSS for this as well :) We had to use paint on a layout.

My last news, which I'm EXTREMELY excited about, is that I was selected to be a Design Team Member for The Paper Variety challenge blog. Our first challenge will be posted on September 15th. There will be prizes, People! So make sure you checkout the blog in the next week or so for more details :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Shawn

52 Week Challenge: Week 3

We were challenged to use a list of items on our layout. I decided to use a list of instructions to get a big squeeze :)

This next layout was created using a sketch provided by Queen Scraps, also this week's sponsor, for a challenge at Willow Traders.

This next layout, along with the cards were created for the August SYS challenge at The Scrapping Spot.

52 Week Challenge

Week 2:

The challenge was to create a layout using paper piecing. I used the August 2010 kit from The Scrapping Spot. Everything is from the kit, except the yellow jewels and the blue circle alphabet. I cut several things apart, used circle punches and rearranged it a tad.

Thanks for stopping by!

Shawn

52 Week Challenge:

My friend, Deanna Koontz is hosting a 52 Week Challenge. Here is week one: Week One. The challenge is to create a layout using an article of clothing, or an outfit as your inspiration. Here is one of my very favorite shirts/blouses. I basically drew inspiration from the butterfly and gems.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Shawn