The big D

As in Disney. I am a HUGE Disney fan. So much so that I have been to Walt Disney World six times, soon to be seven. My mother and I are leaving our husbands behind and are taking my two littlest guys to WDW in two weeks. (much to their teacher's dismay...) My boys are over the top excited because this 7 day trip is centered around "Star Wars Weekends". Star Wars rules my house. If Cooper could change his last name to Lucas he would. Needless to say, this trip of a lifetime will produce hundreds and hundreds of photos.

For our last trip to the park I sorta chickened out and made a 8x8 scrapbook/photo album. It turned out cute but after I finished I felt like I could have done more. Had more fun with the photos and pages. This trip I am going all out to a 12x12 with tons of pages. Although I haven't even packed for the trip, I have begun to look for ideas and inspiration for my Disney album. Looking at other people's pages also gives you great ideas of what to photograph.

Here are some of the great pages I have already found.

Disney Day by Day by iheartnico. Don't you just love that she created this "Disney" themed page with a punch and a brad!


this is why we came by iheartnico I've been to Disney at Halloween...incredible, amazing fun. Go if you have the chance.


Pocohantas by tsajones. Cool idea with digital products.


Blastoff by tsajones. Another cool digi page.


Disney Friends by Jana Eubank


Magical by bluestardesign

I think I am just as excited as the kids! Anyone else headed off to WDW this year for vacation?

June Sneak

Bright, fun and cheery...like my outlook!!

Stay tuned for more to come...

Dreaming...

Wouldn't it be awesome if there was a place to share a few of my new favorite photographs?
You know, whenever I wanted to throw one out there--completely random?

I've been doing a LOT of photo sessions lately. I don't really advertise this--it has just slowly evolved. I have to say, I enjoy it. It isn't as easy as it looks, and the hours spent post-processing can be long...

But I love it. And when you get the chance to practice one of your passions, it doesn't ever seem like work.

I want to share so much more about photography. Dreaming of how I can make that come to fruition...

Is this girl beautiful or what? And the total package--a lady, brains, the works. Thank you for asking me, Kristin (and special thanks to your mom Ingrid, too...)

Stay tuned. Lots of changes coming. Good ones that I'm really, really thrilled to share...So much so that it is the reason for my sleep deprivation the past two nights...I love that kind of thing...

One more thing...

If you're a local, I have added a crop at my home on Saturday, May 22nd from noon-midnight. I've had a bunch of gals request that we do a quickie break out class on Picassa and Picnik for an hour, so if you are interested in attending the crop and want to learn more about basic editing techniques that are available online, bring your laptop and join us. (Be sure you have at least a good 10 photos loaded on your computer so you can learn and play along.) Feel free to email me with any questions. Space is LIMITED, so if you want to sign up, let me know ASAP at Turay413@gmail.com. Cost for the 12-hour crop (includes dinner and the mini break out session) is $25.

Happy Wednesday to you!

Cinco de Mayo

I know there are a lot of Mexican food lovin' people out there...so this is simply out of obligation...:)

The adorable printables can be found here...

There is a whole section of recipes devoted to the FIESTA that is about to ensue here...

Martha is once again, over-the-top...

Val introduced me to these, and you know I bought jalepenos this week for these.

Really cute ideas found on this blog, too...

Ole!

Answered Prayer

Once in a while, you stumble across a blog that blows your mind. Just when I was in the midst of planning a baby shower, I find this dream...
You can see more images from her daughter's beautiful party here. But don't stop there. This one and this one and this one are also must-sees for party ideas.

See this amazing video for more details. It will blow your socks off.

Yes, there is an etsy shop. Eeeeep!!

Need an adorable and free May printable calendar? She'll hook you up.

Then hop on her facebook page and stalk her like me.

Happy Monday to you!

Thank you, Mr. Buckosh

Ahh...technology. It's a wonderful thing. Like googling your favorite teacher from high school.

This time last year, I was thinking about Mr. Buckosh, my high school English teacher. I loved him. I loved that he was funny and entertaining and that he liked teaching. He inspired me to become a teacher myself. He would offer insanely difficult challenges for extra credit--and everyone would dive on his offers because they were hard. He made Shakespeare interesting and understandable. His mantra in three words: "Life is not fair."

So last year I looked him up. To no surprise, he is now a superintendent of a local school system nearby. Oh yeah--you know the sap in me emailed him. And to my surprise, he emailed me back. A year later, I have it in my inbox, kept there to inspire me.

I hope you have felt the positive impact of a teacher some time in your life. I hope you find a moment to google and contact them--and tell them their work made a difference. It is not only a gift to them, but to yourself--as cheesy as it sounds.

It would be the perfect way to start off Teacher Appreciation Week, don't you think??

Happy National Scrapbook Day!!

I hope you all have a splendid NSD!! I'll be thinking of you today...

Reader Gallery

A big shout out to Laura Achilles and her May WIP creations!! I saw these over at 2 Peas and I wanted to share them with you all today...

Please feel free to share your layouts with us--I love featuring them here and on our Facebook Fan page!!

Have a great Friday!

Cookie Bar Fun

A homemade Snickers? Angels are singing...

Three ingredients to a homemade 3 Musketeer bar. Heaven.

Oh, the Twix bar is calling my name...

By now, you're thinking I'm the source of your candy cravings, huh? Nope--you can thank Be Different, Act Normal. Now, go join her facebook page so you can stay on top of cool things like this, will you? I think I'm her #1 fan and want to show her some love...

Happy Thursday!

Playing with the May WIP Kits...

In honor of Earth Day... (I do love this tree hugger!)
This is what I did with that punched cardstock...

Enjoyed using the pennant JBS stickers and my new Silhouette on this one...

I made that ribbon flower using the vintage lace in the add-on kit. Love those Lily Bee frames too--I used the negative to create the frame for the photo...

Noticeably absent was a lot of journaling on my layouts this month. I wasn't feeling it. Sometimes, you gotta just go with the flow, kwim?

Wait til you see what the DT has created with this one...
Enjoy your hump day!