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It’s your special day: Phil’s 7th birthday
In honor of my baby brother’s 48th birthday, which he celebrated on Friday, I give you a page about his 1975 birthday celebration. When I asked him what he remembered from this photo he said: Sweet,...
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Fun times
This photo is from a reunion that was 20 years in the making. Jim was my best friend in college. But after we graduated, although we stayed in touch for a few years, we eventually drifted apart (new...
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It’s not every day yer young man turns 80 now, is it?
Charlie used to live across the street from us, and when he moved away a couple of years ago we really lost a gem in our neighborhood. He’s the kind of man you wish you knew more of—vibrant, kind,...
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20 years of friendship
Just last week Matt was attending a business lunch and texted me: “What day did we meet?” After I got over my surprise at the question (not the kind of thing he usually thinks about at a business...
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Capture the flag: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of February. Grab the sketch and play along for some great prizes from Lindy’s Stamp Gang and ScrapMuch. Matt’s study of information security has...
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Curly locks: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of March. Grab the sketch and play along for some great prizes from Evalicious and Wycinanka. There are no curls in Daquila hair. Not even a bend....
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Just add color
It was Easter 1997, Matt and I were engaged, and my family got together at Mom and Dad’s house to decorate eggs. This photo was one I almost didn’t scrap because it was an evening shot taken in low...
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Heading out on our daily walk
Matt and I were heading out the front door to take our evening walk, when I made him stop so I could photograph our feet. He thought it was silly, but I thought it would be a great way to document...
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Here comes Peter Cottontail
This Easter 1971 pic is from a series of photos my dad took of the family in our back yard after returning from Easter Sunday mass. Phil and I were 3 and 4 years old. Can you get over the cuteness of...
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My beautiful campus: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of April. Grab the sketch and play along for some great prizes from Lindy’s Stamp Gang and ScrapMatts. I was fortunate to spend four years earning...
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Every single time
Normally, this photo would be a throwaway because of Matt’s closed eyes. But when I saw it I had an inspiration to instead record for all time the phenomenon of the “Pardo first-photo blink.” That is...
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I’m losing my sole
I got up on a rainy Wednesday morning in February to attend the monthly Catholic Business Network meeting. I parked my car, grabbed my purse, and started walking across the parking lot. And I walked...
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Wake up every morning with the thought that something wonderful is going to...
I had this selfie of the two of us in my to-be-scrapped pile, but I wasn’t sure when we took it. After I had done everything else to design the page, I looked up the date of the photo so I could write...
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It’s okay to shine
Tomorrow would have been my sister-in-law’s 40th birthday. To celebrate her life, rather than dwell on how we lost her far too soon because of a drunk driver, I created this page using a photo of her...
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Good day sunshine: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of May. Grab the sketch and play along for some great prizes from Wycinanka and ScrapMuch. There’s an amazing resource called Carolina Tiger Rescue,...
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Mother’s Day 2016 brunch: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of June! Grab the sketch and play along for a $25 chipboard pack from A2Z Scraplets or a $20 gift certificate from ScrapMuch. The story My baby bro...
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Be the rainbow in someone else’s cloud
I love rain, and I just didn’t know when we moved to a drought-prone state like Texas how much I would crave it. So our particularly rainy season this year has been fabulous. And if you’re really...
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Meet me in the sunshine
Last August Mom had knee surgery, so I flew out to stay with her, and my brother and I collaborated to take care of her during the recovery period. On the day we snapped this selfie, we were at the...
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A cut above: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of August! Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from ScrapMatts and Scrapbook Circle. The story My paternal grandfather spent 77 years as a...
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You are first place in my heart: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches
Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of August! Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Lindy’s Stamp Gang and Evalicious. The story I love this photo of us so much. It’s from...
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