So much for New Year's resolutions...

I just read my last post from January, and realized that my level of suckiness has reached an all time high.  Great.  So, in hopes of playing catch up and getting back on the blogging train....here's some layouts from the ever-amazing Gossamer Blue!

These are my March 2014 layouts:

And some from February:

This was a 2 page layout about our very first Valentine's Party!

I've just received my April kits and made something a little extra special this time around....but it's a secret til the end of the month :)  

So...where have I been?

I'm a terrible-rotten-no-good-very-bad-blogger.  For someone who usually has an opinion about everything and loves to talk on the phone....the written word and regular updates just don't seem to be working for me.  IN MY OWN DEFENSE....we did sell one house, buy another, and experienced The Move That Never Ended.  Then I just kinda sat around and enjoyed the new house for a while.  As of right now there are still two unpacked boxes in my living room, but my living room is almost three times the size as my old one, so it's not like the boxes are in the way.  HAHA!

Miss Q spend most of December re-arranging ornaments on the Christmas tree.

My Hubs spent most of December dreading the Visa bill.

And I spent the last few months just barely turning in my layouts in time for the Album Challenge for Gossamer Blue.  Here's the last few using the December kits:

ANNNNNNDDDDD....I finally got a fancy-pants camera!  Meet Stella!

So, a New Year's resolution for this blog:  Update at least twice a week.  Even if it's just a few words about what we had for lunch, I've gotta do better.  I've made a bunch of cards and many layouts that I'm proud to share, but just haven't gotten it together enough to blog.  So here we go 2014, here's to doing better.

Lovely October

Gossamer Blue offered up some amazing kits for October....I went a little bonkers with my order :)

Sno-Cone

This is one that I don't love now that I see a pic of it.  Ever have those moments?

Dear

A layout about my BFF's husband.  Miss Q calls him Dear.  I call him a pain in the buns, but love him anyways!

40 & FAB

My sweet Winif turned 40 this month, I had to do a layout of her birthday lunch and our silly photos.  Love this girl!!!

Q and I took another trip to visit my Dad (Papa), and I snapped this lovely photo of Kansas:

I think I included this in a previous post, but isn't the sky amazing?  And I love that old truck in a field.  So awesome.  

Little Johnny

My dad's lady friend's son-in-law has a farm (with me so far?) so Miss Q and I took a trip out there to meet this gorgeous fella. 

Little Johnny is the name, being mini horse is my game. 

Isn't he just a doll?  I SO want a mini horse in the backyard!

Yet Another Layout

I still have loads of Gossamer Blue's September kit and, because it is soooo awesome, I plan to keep working through it until there's nothing left. This is a layout of my fantastic father-in-law and Miss Q's #1 fella (after Daddy of course), GRAMPY. 

I just received the GB October kits on Monday and did this girl load up or what?!?!  There was so much amazing stuff when I opened the box I was a tiny bit giddy!  Haha. It's like Christmas every month. Can't wait to get elbow deep in a bunch o' goodness!!!

so busy...

I've been a busy bee using up the September Gossamer Blue kits!  Here's all the layouts I've made, and I still have plenty of product left to do some more!  September's kits have been some of my favorites...Gossamer Blue nailed it once again :)  But first, here's a few from
August's kits:

Right Here

Away We Go!

And now the goodies from September:

My Dad

This one is so dear to me, I've grown so much closer to my dad since he retired and I had my daughter.  Love spending time with him.

Make New Friends

A tribute to my two best friends, Freddi and Angie.  We celebrated our 20th Friend-aversary this year!

LOVE

I snapped these photos of Angie and her husband on a visit early this summer.  Adore. Them.

Out Here

Photos from our day with my dad.

Be Happy

I originally made this for the GB anniversary sketch challenge and didn't get it uploaded in time.

#BFF

I challenged myself to a 15 minute layout.  While I like this layout, I see what I would have done with more time.

Sweet Child of Mine

I had to use that Sweet Child card because it reminded me of the Guns-n-Roses song!  Did I just date myself?  haha!  And the card went perfectly with the photos.

Confessions of a Pace Mouth

I think the layout title describes the page perfectly!  Tons of photos with Miss Q and her bff, Paci.

I have also been trying to use up my stash...I purchased the first Maggie Holmes for CP products and rediscovered them the other day, so I challenged myself again to make a layout that's just for me, and to use up some stuff.  (The stamps are old Hero Arts for Studio Calico I had received in a kit some years back.)  I love this one...

Find Joy & Shine On

And that wraps up my most recent layouts!  Enjoy.

Winner

Guess who won the July Gossamer Blue scraplift challenge?

THIS GIRL!
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