back to school mini notes

made these back to school mini notes to tuck into brandon's backpack or lunch bag to brighten up his day when he starts 2nd grade on september 1st.

i've been sneaking notes since he was in kindergarten. he loves it and it brightens up his day.

made up some of the punny sentiments myself.

btw, i don't just throw the cards into his bag.....i put them in a zip lock baggie so it doesn't get wet or dirty. ;)

these were fairly fast to make since i alway stamp extras when i make cards and most of these were already stamped. so i used up scraps of paper too that would have gotten tossed.

make some of these for your kiddos, young & old and slip them in their bag for a surprise! it'll make their day---i guarantee it will bring a smile to their face!

needing a vacation

making all these LOs recently of hawaii pictures makes me want to take a vacation some where before school starts again.
here is bryan at the beach right outside our hotel from this past april. the sun was setting but the boys wouldn't leave the beach! you can see brybry is trying his best to not shiver & to give me a smile.these stamps from lawn fawn are the best for these beach/pool layouts! papers are from echo park. perfect match!
we've been going to the pool still once a week. bryan's private swim lessons has gone from 30 minutes to 15---- on a good day. that boy just does not like water on his face!

so brandon has been taking the rest of the lesson time and he is doing wonderfully, learning new strokes and techniques. brandon still goes to his lesson once a week too at a swim school so he is getting in a lot of pool time this summer!

he'll be a 2nd grader soon!

always time to fool around in the kiddie pool!have a good week!

sometimes, i need ME time

hi there! i made this 8x8 layout of the boys. it's a picture from our trip to hawaii earlier this year. it's such a treat to spot a sea turtle when in hawaii....the boys didn't really care for mr. turtle much. they were more interested in playing in the sand.
these cute turtles are from lawn fawn. PP is echo park. i glossy accented the turtle shells. love that stuff!

made a quick card while playing with echo park paper. the inside is also decorated.

i altered a $1 stamp replacing the birthday wishes with 'fishes'. get it?? ;) used the alphas form this lawn fawn set.

so.... sometimes, you just need "me" time, right? the last time the boys were at the antique flea market with me, i was constantly worried they'll knock over something priceless. so i told them next time, i'm going by myself and i did just that!

i got there by 8am and there were already a ton of people! look at this fun typewriter! how about a teeny tiny sewing machine?

you get an arm workout ironing clothes with these!

again, an arm workout with these ancient mixers!i so wanted this box of old threads. most of them were wooden. i think the seller was asking $30. (ouch)

such a pretty display!

lovely

remember this movie?

some noise makers...............i have noise makers of the human kind. their names are brandon & bryan. J/Kto just think, little girls played with these!

2 of those flower frogs came home with me.

love the watering can even if it was just for play.

just thought this was interesting.

so fun. i imagine this was in front of a store to keep a child busy while one of the parents were inside shopping.

i would've taken this owl home except his eyes look cockeyed! that would bother me :(

me & my sister actually had a KFC toy like this one when were were little. i remember having so much fun with it! it had stools inside and everything! this set here had cars but i don't remember our set having vehicles. BTW, did anyone remember the pies KFC had? lemon merigne, chocolate.....yum! they were individual sized! toys! the boys would have had a field day at this vendor's booth!

ultraman

lose your key? try finding it in here!

my regret is not picking up this strawberry water dispenser thingy at this stand here. it was only $2 too! whyyyyyyyyyyyyy didn't i get it? i didn't because i wasn't even halfway done at this point & i didn't want to lug it around. after i was done & walking back, i popped over there to see if it was still there and it wasn't. my mistake.

this lady who ran this stand had some great stuff! i ended up buying 2 bags of vintage thread spools and sewing notions from her. she gave me a deal too!

so much stuff!

i saw a lot of folks snatching up these folding measuring sticks.

cute display

makes me want to make some of these fabric pennants. i loved my morning walking through the antique flea market. it's good to have some "me" time now & then.

thanks for hanging in there to look through all my pictures! anyone have favorite flea market finds?

jadeyn

is she not the cutest?! made this 12x12 LO of my niece, jadeyn. these pictures are from may when she came to visit us. we went to the pool and she LOVED it!

it was fun making a girly LO and using this girly paper from echo park! added some hero arts butterflies and flowers and done! TFL! have a great weekend!

august already?

can you believe it's august already? brandon starts school in september. where did the summer go?
getting ideas for my next card class. this halloween one will be one that we will be making. not sure what the other 2 projects will be.

a birthday card for a friend. it's late. i can never seem to get it together to be on time!

thanks for stopping by today. gotta run & entertain the boys!