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Bathing beauty
The story Mom and Dad married in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, on June 19, 1965. Then they drove to the Pocono Mountains for their honeymoon. Dad snapped this photo of his bathing beauty at the lodge...
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Happy hands: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of September! Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Accent Scrapbooking, Altenew, and a class from Scrap and Plan with Lea (we’re offering...
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Busch Gardens 1976: Blog hop with Stuck?! Sketches & My Creative Scrapbook
Hello friends. Stuck?! Sketches has something special going on for our September 15th challenge. Along with the reveal of a new sketch challenge, and two amazing sponsors, we have loads of bonus...
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Hello GR8
The story Phil and I went to grade school from first through eighth grade at Immaculate Conception School in Willoughby, Ohio. Although we wore uniforms throughout the rest of the year, we were always...
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Halloween masquerade: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of October. Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Lindy’s Stamp Gang and Scrapbook Nerd. The story I met Christian as soon as I started...
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Too cute to spook
The story In 1972 my brother and I were fortunate to have had Mom as our pre-school/kindergarten teacher! She held class in our basement and taught the two of us and several of her friends’ children...
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My favorite season of them all: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our fist challenge of November! Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Accent Scrapbooking and Creative Embellishments. The story I took this photo at Lost...
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Two birds one stone
The story As additional motivation to go on my daily walk, I load an Audible book on my iPod and only allow myself to listen if I’m walking. Product/technique notes I used a smattering of papers,...
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The Melodeon: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of December! Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Creative Embellishments and Scrapbook Nerd. The story One of our family holiday...
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Santa Claus is coming to town
The story Every year on a Saturday morning before Christmas our neighborhood is treated to the strains of Santa Clause is Coming to Town blaring over the loudspeaker of a vintage fire truck with SANTA...
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2017 top ten blog hop and giveaway
Well, this is fun! I’m delighted to be joining a group of like-minded scrapbook enthusiasts to review our ten favorite layouts from the year. And if you read through to the end of the post, you’ll...
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Frosty winter walk: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of February. Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Accent Scrapbooking and Scrapbook Nerd. The story All I know about this photo is that...
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We belong together forever & always: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of February. Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Cuts2Luv and Lawn Fawn. The story Matt and I married on October 4th, and in 2014 our...
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Crafty & happy: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of March. Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Creative Embellishments and Scrapbook Nerd. The story Our mom is a K-8 teacher, so growing...
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Easter together 1983
The story Aunt Mary Lou and Earl lived only two hours away in Pennsylvania, so we had many happy visits from them over the years. But my maternal grandparents lived far away in California, which meant...
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Tahitian Terrace
The story In 1968 Mom got on a plane with two babies in tow and flew to California to visit family. I was 19 months, and Phil was 5 months, so that must have been fun. One of the excursions the family...
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Plan on being my favorite always
The story This is my mom and dad celebrating their first Easter as a married couple in 1966. They were pregnant with me and spent the day with family in Pennsylvania. In this shot they had just...
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Love you
The story I have always really loved this photo of my mom and dad from Easter 1983, but it had terrible color and extreme shadows and highlights. I have color corrected and tweaked it a few times over...
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Celebrating life
The story This photo marked the end of a long, difficult day. That morning (Thursday, November 18, 2004) we laid my father to rest after he lost a short, intense battle with cancer. We followed the...
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I love a bargain
The story After calculating the sale price, the coupon, and my Kohl’s cash, this $60 ring cost me $1.08. I smile about that every time I wear it. Product/technique notes I created this page for a...
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Cub
The story My brother and I participated in the Scouts when we were in grade school. This 1976 photo of Phil all dressed and saluting before heading to his Cub Scouts meeting is just too cute....
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With you
The story Phil took this photo of Mom and me while we were out for some shopping and lunch during my visit to North Carolina in September 2016. Just good old-fashioned mugging for the camera before...
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Poison Ivan
The story Because I am over-the-top allergic to poison ivy, Matt always points it out to me when we’re near it and makes sure I don’t get close. But we like to have a somewhat wild back yard because...
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The towel thief
The story Don’t leave a towel anywhere it doesn’t belong because Tristan sees it as an invitation to nestle into its soft folds and make it his own. Product/technique notes I based this layout on a...
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Fall is in the air
The story Autumns in central Texas are quite different from those we had in northeast Ohio. The temperatures dip less. The change of leaves is more muted. The smell of decay is softer. But it’s all...
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