The first two layouts I finished were the kids first day of school. I lifted a layout of Nichol Magourik, which you can see here. She puts a lot of detail on her pages such as diecuts and stamping and I loved the apples at the bottom. Kendall's layout has 5 different stamps. The apples were stamped with versamark, heat embossed, and then covered in glossy accents. The banner stamp was stamped in black and then I used Distress Inks to color them in. I used the notepad stamp for the journaling, which was typed on.
Aydan's layout uses the same idea as above but I changed the color scheme. On his I used Jillibean soup papers and some Cosmo Cricket Core'dinations color core cardstock. Love this paper pack, which I got at Hobby Lobby. I really love the Jillibean paper, I'm now a huge fan!
I used my Making Memories sand block to show the white core. I journaled on the report card die cut with my typewriter. And I've realized that I don't have a title...will have to change that!
I had so much fun making these layouts and really understood how much time it takes to put a lot of details on your page. I think I used to spend more time on my layouts years ago but with two kids I don't take that much time anymore on my pages. I really had fun with all the stamping and embossing!
And Heather asked if I wouldn't mind taking some pics for her. I was happy to do so and we went driving to the outskirts of town looking for a nice place. We found this golf club with a cute fence but on the way we saw a few barns and tractors and were dying to stop but its private property so we had to pass.
Here are a few pics of our set up...we used drawers for our stamps and punches and we had some tables for supplies. Each room had a desk and a chair, which was really comfy. Heather and I planned the whole thing out for a while and we even made a list of who was bringing what so we could share supplies. She brought a ton of stamps and inks and buttons. I brought diecutting stuff and ribbons. I also brought this... 
Having a typewriter is perfect for scrapbooking when you don't have a computer/printer with you. We used this a ton! I know that it was Heather's favorite tool!
Heather brought her collection of distress inks...I had fun playing with them. I own about 4 or 5 but I loved all the fun colors she had and I'm planning on building up my collection a bit.
our work tables before we got started...
drawer for ribbons...
our diecutting/embossing station...we used this a lot! Fun to have a place for all the diecutting stuff and embossing supplies. 
we used two drawers to seperate our supplies.
Patterned Paper: Echo Park, Jillibean Soup, Basic Grey
Stamps: Hero Arts (apples, banner, notebook), and KI (subject)
Ink: Stampin Up, Ranger, Memories, and Versamark
Embossing Powder: American Crafts and Ranger
Glossy Accents: Ranger
Border Diecuts: Bazzill
Diecut Machine: Slice
Embossing Plates: Cuttlebug
Chipboard Letters: Basic Grey
Baker’s Twine: Jillibean Soup
Cork: Karen Foster
Other: String, Buttons, Circle Punch
Embossed Cardstock: Core’dinations
Patterned Paper: Jillibean Soup
Stamps: Hero Arts and KI (A+)
Ink: Versamark, Memories, Ranger, and Stampin Up
Die Cut Machine: Slice
Embossing Folders: Cuttlebug
Embossing Powder: American Crafts and Ranger
Border Punch: Ek Success
Border Sticker: Scenic Route
Distressing Block: Making Memories
Clips: Tim Holtz, Ranger
Bakers’s twine: Jillibean Soup
Cork: Karen Foster
So we eventually had our first date. We went to a Greek Restaurant with Steve and his girlfriend and then went to a place to shoot pool. Our second date was a movie to see JFK, after that it’s a blur. Lol. We had a lot of fun dating, would head to the city and go clubbing. We were 23 and 24 years old back then and had a blast. It didn’t get serious for a few months, as a matter of fact I actually had the thought of breaking up with him because he didn’t seem to have the same feelings that I did for him. Well, we made it and had a long relationship before we got married many years later.
Four months after we met, I moved out of my mom’s house and into my own apartment. I had every intention of living alone…well, that didn’t last long because Ozan never left and I finally caved in and made it official that we (gasp) were living together.
Fast forward to 1994, we were moving into a different apartment and Ozan had to go to the ER for pain. He had some further testing done a few days later and was diagnosed with two types of testicular cancer. I set him up with a physician at my hospital and he had surgery.
He came home the next day and we thought that we were done and in the clear when the surgeon recommend that he have his lymphnodes removed from his abdomen to prevent the chance of the cancer spreading. We were shocked but agreed. His surgery went OK but he was in our most critical ICU because of the extent of his surgery.
In 1996 we went on a trip to Jamaica to celebrate his recovery and for Christmas I surprised Ozan with a lab puppy, her name was Chloe. Ozan talked about how much he wanted a dog while he was sick. He was so overwhelmed with excitement and she quickly became a part of our family…she was our child.
(This is my favorite picture of us beside our wedding pics and my favorite hairstyle. Plus I found out about my instructor promotion earlier that day :)
In early 2000, I found out I was pregnant. After I told everyone, I had a miscarriage. It was pretty devastating news for us and really hard on me emotionally. Gosh, typing this really reminds me of how much we really have been through...lots of ups and downs.
OK, don’t want to make this too long but we purchased our house later that year. And in 2002 I was pregnant with Kendall. We were elated to be pregnant again. I had terrible morning (all-day) sickness for 4 months and I lost a lot of weight.+of+DSCN0525-1.JPG)
Aydan came along on August 24, 2005 at 9 lbs, 11 oz. I had lost a lot of weight with him as well. At 8 months I had an ultrasound to make sure that everything was OK, and it was. Our family was complete. (I still have to get a picture of us with aydan posted).
In 2007, our precious Chloe died. It was the saddest day of our lives, she was our child and I still miss her like crazy! Things have been pretty steady now. The kids are both now in elementary school and they are just the most wonderful thing that has happened to us!
And a quick card I made for my husband on Father's Day!
Today it poured while the sun was very strong, I always run out to find a rainbow when that happens and captured this. If it wasn't for the houses, I would have captured the whole thing. 
This is Kendall with one of her BFs Kylie...they've been friends since they were 3 when they went to the same pre-school. She had to leave her when she was in the first grade and she's missed her so much. We set up a playdate and got tons of pics! I made a vow to myself to take a lot of pics of my kids friends, something that I don't have from my childhood. Most everything here is Cosmo Cricket(Delovely), except the cloud paper, which is My Little Shoebox.
And finally, I got to scrap Aydan's 4th bday party. He turns 5 next month, then starts Kindergarten. He's my baby ("no, I'm a big boy Mommy") and I'm excited but sad to see him grow up so fast.
