Here's another quick update. I have to get ready for volleyball. This may be our last night. It's double elimination, but I don't have high hopes. As long as I get some exercise...I'll be happy.

First of all, the photos on this layout were taken by my awesome friend, Angelina Schwarz last year in March. She did a beautiful job "patching" Kaila's scrapes and bruises on her face. I know I'm scrapping the crap out of these photos, but I just LOVE them!

I did a layout over at The Scrapping Spot for Leah's Mixed Up Scraplift challenge. I had to scraplift a layout from Roxanne with an added twist to add some paint. Here is what I came up with. I used some paint AND a flourish stamp, one of the big foam ones. Click on the photo for a better look. Oh, and by the way, if you haven't purchsed some sort of Stickles or other comparable glitter puff paint, you need to do so and quickly! I love this stuff!


I promise a better/bigger update later. I do have to post pics of Easter and Kaila's first professional haircut ya know!

Thanks for stopping by!

Shawn

Just an update with some layouts. These are all Becky Fleck sketches from PageMaps. AND yes, I know that there is a typo in the "Hunt" layout. I'll fix it later. Thanks for peeking!

Spammers beware! I can not believe that some idiots don't have anything better to do than leave comments on my blog that say "see here" or "warning see here." Get a life already. I've since fixed the problem. It will be harder for them to leave a comment now. Morons!

As for the rest of you, I would LOVE to hear what you have to say. Wink! Wink!

I have some layout updates. The first two are layouts that I did last Friday using two of Cherie Averil's sketches at http://www.sketches-r-us.blogspot.com/ If you're in a creative slump, go take a gander at some of her sketches. Some of them have examples too.

Ready for Trouble was created for a color challenge at The Scrapping Spot last week.

Kaila's Model Behavior was completed with Cathy's "Sisters" layout as inspiration from The Scrapping Spot.

We just returned from an awesome Easter Egg Hunt over at Wayside Emmanuel Church in New Castle. The kids had a blast and are currently on the ceiling from their sugar high ;) I'll have picture soon as proof of their jubiliation.

Thanks for popping in.


Shawn

I'm goin' to a crop today!!! Yeah! This will be the last one for a while, so I'll definitely enjoy it. Although, as I mentioned before, I'll be battling some bad weather/roads. Oh, well. I told DH I'm taking the truck ;)

We're having an online crop over at The Scrapping Spot starting at 10:00 a.m. EST today. I hope to print off some of their challenges before I leave tonight.

I completed a layout for Cherie Averill for her blog. Click on her name for some other awesome sketches. Obviously,the boys' pictures are school photos taken by Lifetouch. However, Kaila's is one that I took and used one of Angelina Schwarz's photoshop actions to make it pop. Her school picture was absolutely horrible. And I'm totally disgusted with the fact that Clark Studios, out of New Castle, didn't do a better job making sure that she looked "right" before I paid so much for crap. I will not give one single one of them away...that's how bad they are. Yuck! I mean, seriously, how can a 4 year old take such a horrible photo? Disgusted, I tell ya!

The kids and I are attending an egg hunt this weekend. This will be our third year at Wayside Church. They always have crafts, stories and games for the kids. It's really a good time and the kid love it! I'm hoping the weather isn't too terribly bad.

I have to get Kaila ready for school and prepare myself for anothr workout at Charlene's.

Thanks for stopping by.

Shawn

Don't forget to set your clocks ahead this weekend. You heard me right! THIS weekend! I was surprised too. Along with surprise comes dismay...I like me some sleep! I suppose it has to be done. I'm hoping Spring catches a clue and gets here early. I know...wishful thinking.

Some layout updates for you.

I used my sketch #26 to create "frog follies" along with the Two Scoops kit from The Scrapping Spot.

"How lucky am I?" was thrown together without a sketch, but with the awesome Lucky kit from The Scrapping Spot. The photo was taken by non-other-than my very own BLAKE. Lovely, eh?

I'm not looking forward to this nasty "snow" stuff we're getting this weekend. I'll be attending another crop at Scrapbook Station and I'll be driving in this. I do have an extra spot if someone wants to brave the weather to accompany me ;)

Have a great weekend, Everyone! And thanks so much for stopping by!

Shawn

I received my kits from The Scrapping Spot and I have to tell you...they do NOT disappoint. I'm so glad I got both of them, because some of the elements ar interchangeable! I love that!

Ari and I are hosting a March Sketch Challenge with 15 sketches complete with examples at The Scrapping Spot. There are prizes involved. If you love sketches, zip on over there and sign-up TODAY!

Here's what I've created so far with the Basicgrey Two Scoops.

Thanks for taking a quick peek!

Shawn

I know...another post...finally! I generally don't post, unless I have a picture or something to share.

Since my last post, we spent the weekend at camp, muddled through President's Day and got our taxes done.

Camp - we froze the first night. For some reason we couldn't get the camp warmed up. I was in all my clothes, a sweatshirt, socks AND slippers. I slept like that and my toes were still icy. I made sure the kids were all bundled up. All I know is next time we go to camp in the winter, I MUST bring more blankets. The ones AT camp were frozen! We basically used the ones we brought. On Saturday morning, after a lovely next-to-sleepless night, Blake kept saying, "Dad!" He had to have said it 15 times. It wasn't until he added, "deer!" that Charlie hopped off of the floor (our "bed" for the night) and zipped to the big window. Apparently, there were 6 deer right below camp. It's always exciting to see wildlife. We had good food and played lots of games. It was nice. The kids can't wait to go back...hopefully in warmer weather.

President's Day - the boys had to make up a snow day, so they weren't thrilled, but that's life. I took Kaila and went to Charlene's to workout and pretty much didn't get anything else done the rest of the day. I went to volleyball that night and got a little more exercise.

Tuesday - I worked on getting our tax stuff ready allllll day. The good news is that I completed that particular task and we were able to get our taxes done without incident. In fact, this photo in the layout is from Tuesday, right before we left :) We were both excited to have a "date" night. We went to Red Lobster after we were finished with out taxes. It was sooooo good.

Anyway, here's the layout I did today using what little bits I have left from The Scrapping Spot's February Kit.

Thanks for stopping by!

Shawn

It's another day...another "snow day." Sigh. Well, at least I don't have to get ready right away and I did sleep in a tad. The kids are actually behaving themselves, so what am I doing? Scrapping - just one page though. I'm almost caught up on my Layout a Day at The Scrapping Spot.

LAD #11 - I used another one of my sketches for this one - Sketch #39 -

LAD #12 - She's got moves!

Now, I'm off to actually

do housework, baking, etc.

Thanks for stopping by!

Shawn

Just a few layouts to share with you.

This first layout has a picture taken by my wonderful friend, Angelina Schwarz.

LAD #6 - Summer

LAD #7 - Sketch #28 - Strike a Pose

LAD #8 - Sketch #27 - Bliss...

LAD #9 - Sketch #1 - Snuggles

LAD #10 - Sketch #43 - Indian Summer

Thanks for peeking!

Shawn

A couple of layouts to share...

I'm currently participating in several challenges at The Scrapping Spot, so these fit into a couple of them.

LAD Day 4: I used my sketch #21, along with TSS February Scenic Route Kit.



















LAD Day 5: I scraplifted Ange's "Holiday Fun" for Spot Tag the Third at TSS. Thanks, Ange!


















Not sure if I'll actually get to do another layout today, because my TO-DO list is FULL! I can always hope though.


Thanks for stopping by!


Shawn

Just a short update with pictures of my darling daughter. The only reason I'm even posting is to marvel at how fast kids grow. I know I say it constantly, but it's true and it totally amazes me!

Check out my 4 year old.

Thanks for stopping by!

Shawn

Semi-Lazy Day...just chillin' - mostly. I forgot to post my other layout yesterday, so it's gettin' posted today. I used another Pagemaps sketch, along with my February Kit from The Scrapping Spot. Also, the stamps are some new Basicgrey stamps. Soooo pretty! They match the new "Two Scoops" line of papers. Had to have them!



The weather is supposed to warm up a bit, which is good. I don't like all of this ice.



Anyway, back to chillin'!



Thanks for stopping by!



Shawn

Quick Update --- I created a couple of layouts with sketches that I created as my starting point. I also used The Scrapping Spot's awesome February Senic Route Kit to help in my quest.

Oh, and speaking of The Scrapping Spot...they're searching for a new Design Team. If you're interested, go to the Message Board under Announcements for further details.

Thanks for taking a peek! Now, I'm off to prepare some pizza for my guests this evening and hopefully clean a little so that they might get into the house.

See ya!

Shawn

February Pagemaps - check them out at http://www.pagemaps.com/. I was asked to do one of the roundmaps for Becky Fleck. I used The Scrapping Spot's January kit to help me out.

Yeah, Blake doesn't look so happy here, but he was minus a snowball to his face by non-other-than...Nick! He got wiped off and was running around sledding again.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Shawn

Last day of BPS LOAD class - Day 31: I used a Pagemaps sketch, but be advised...I actually created 50 of my very own sketches this week. I'm going to post them in the "Member Sketches" album at www.thescrappingspot.com. So, go take a gander and let me know what you come up with.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Shawn

I was fortunate to come across yet another sketch site! The lady who runs this blog complete with awesome sketches AND examples, is Cherie Averill. Her blog is http://sketches-r-us.blogspot.com/. She recently allowed me to create a layout using one of her sketches. Make sure you read her terms and conditions at the bottom of her blog.

Here is what I did with the most recent sketch, which I am also using as my BPS LOAD Day 30 :

Blake took these photos with my Nikon D40.

Click on the layout for a larger view.

Thanks for stopping by!

Shawn

Some of you will sure get a kick out of this, so try and stay with me here... Oh, and if you're a serious animal-lover, or don't like to hear about the death of animals a.k.a edible meat - don't read on.


Yesterday was a day like any other day in the Lahr household complete with running here and there, working out, ebay, etc. My house is trashed because I haven't been home very much the last several days, that's my excuse this time anyway. I made a turkey breast last night - Yum! Then it was time to prepare for my Monday night volleyball. All was going well, I left and started up the road. I was messing with my CD player with my book on tape - "Angels and Demons." I was on the last CD and wanted to take the next 10 minutes listening to the conclusion. So, I wasn't going very fast, contrary to popular beliefs. When, out of nowhere...I NAILED a deer!!! YES! Before you gasp in disbelief, let it be known that I DID see it and I did slam on the brakes with the full force of these tired, old legs. However, much to my yummy dismay...the deer did not make it to the field. She took her last fleeting breath in the ditch. Don't fret...she did not die in vein. She will live on in all of us for the next 8-12 months. Some of you may wonder the exact amount of damage that this poor soul took on my already abused vehicle. I'm happy to report that the only casualty, besides the deer, was my left front headlight cover. Also, I did continue to make it to my volleyball game whilst my darling husband procured the fallen soul.

In other news, I completed another layout for the BPS LOAD Day 29:


These pictures are from 2006. These kids are getting so big! Click on the image for a larger view.

Thanks for stopping by and reading my "story."

Shawn

A tad bit....SORE!!! I actually lifted weights and did these crazy things called, "Crunches" yesterday. What was I thinking? I know...I was thinking that maybe my core muscles would come out of hiding if I coaxed them a little. Well, now they're screaming at me. I did 15 yesterday and today...I squeezed out 5. At least I know the muscles are actually there - LOL!

BPS LOAD Day 25: I used a Pagemaps sketch for this..big surprise! Aren't these children darling? This was almost 2 whole years ago now. Time flies and I'm not particularly liking it that much.




Thanks for stopping by!

shawn

Just got done with a tiny photoshoot. I was one of the subjects, as well as Kaila and Amber. I have to photoshop a little, due to some visitors on my face - UGH! Other than that, I'll take what I have at the ripe, old age of 34. Kaila was nice enough to take some photos of me. And Amber was nice enough to take some photos of Kaila and me. I then took photos of the two of them. So cute!



I'm here to post my BPS LOAD Day 24:




I love this photo of Kaila and Charlie. I used Basicgrey, Quickutz Flourish Die Cut, Velvet Thickers, along with a Pagemaps sketch.

Thanks for stopping by!

Shawn

Just popping in really quick to post my BPS LOAD for Days 22 & 23:

Yes, I used two more Pagemaps sketches for these. Imagine that!

Thanks for stopping by!

Shawn