hey everyone! welcome to the ADORNit blog hop. if you are starting here at my blog, make sure and go check out the beginning of the blog hop HERE and then hop all the way through. it's an impressive list of designers. there's a lot of great projects to see along the way. and "hopping" is just plain fun anyways. you more than likely will find great blogs and designers that you might not have known about ;)
so if you are new here and have no idea who i am, i'm laura vegas. i'm from california, where i live with my husband joe, and our daughters alyssa and sarah. i work full-time in our home as a daycare provider. so i also have a lot of other kiddos to photograph and scrap. convenient, i know. lol! i've been scrapping for over 14 years now and still love it just as much as the day i started. i love that i can get our memories down on layouts and in albums, and that my girls will never have to question what we did or how i felt about them. i love it for the creative release, and being able to play with paper and glue. i also love that i can share my projects and thoughts through this little blog of mine, and for all the great friendships i've made because of it.
here is the layout i made for the "summer favorites" theme.
excuse the poor lighting. i was in competition with the sun, and it set before i could finish this layout. lol! i thought this collection was so cute. and it made me think about the photos i have of joe BBQ'ing it up in the backyard. what is summer without a BBQ after all. they say that almost all men can BBQ and make breakfast, that's the 2 meals they can make. i've heard that said a lot, i think by rachael ray to be honest. lol! anyways, it's true with joe. those are the 2 meals he likes to cook.
and since the journaling is blurry in the photo above, here's another shot at it. that's honestly my one complaint about his BBQ'ing. that he insists on cooking everything on low heat. and he cooks it forever, as if the meat wasn't dead to begin with. lol! when i take over the BBQ, i crank that thing on high and just get it done.
and had to share a funny story about these ants. my studio is upstairs, but i'm downstairs all day with the daycare kids. so i bring projects downstairs to work on, if i have a few minutes here or there. and i am known to discuss my paper options and design ideas with the little ones. usually when they're eating lunch. they're trapped in booster seats at the kitchen island, so they have no choice but to listen to me. lol! i was showing off how cute the paper and ribbons were, with the ants on them. even though i detest ants, and am actually in a war with them in my backyard as i type this. lol! but nikolas and haley were all excited about the ants. and they insisted on having their own ants to carry around. i cut them both off a piece of the pattern paper to have. and they would walk around saying "ants, ants", and then would stomp on the paper to smush them. it was pretty funny :)
i do have 2 more ADORNit layouts to share. just didn't get them done in time tonight. so stay tuned for those this weekend. i hope you have enjoyed my stop on the blog hop. from here, the next stop up is whimsical ink sorority. enjoy!
that is funny because I just took some pictures of Levi grilling the other day! And I have been meaning to comment on Georgiana's blog (I found it again recently) and for some reason it errors out on me everytime, so I've only been viewing it in bloglines! Is it just my computer!? I wonder if others are having this prob... anyway cute layouts! how perfect that Joe is wearing red, did you make him change is shirt to match the paper lol :)
Posted by: alicia.king | July 31, 2009 at 12:18 AM
that is such a funny story about the ants!
Posted by: Diana | July 31, 2009 at 07:07 AM
Niko was really too funny with the ants yesterday LOL. Every time I think of him I just have to laugh such a cute personality. You already know how much I love your work so enough said right? LOL
Posted by: Deneen | July 31, 2009 at 07:12 AM
You're too funny! Great layout.
Posted by: 2amscrapper | July 31, 2009 at 07:29 AM
This tells the story perfectly!! And I'm loving the way you did the title!
You know that's something I've never taken a pic of--my Joe at the grill!! Except my Joe cooks on high!! LOL!! So funny about the kids & the ant paper!! That must've been hysterical to watch!
Posted by: Sara Rossi | July 31, 2009 at 08:19 AM
Great bbq page!!!
Posted by: Lynda aka alrlsmom | July 31, 2009 at 08:26 AM
These turned out really cute Laura! Salar is the grill king in our house as well although his secret is to sear the meat on high for the first few minutes and then cook on low. Apparently it "locks in" all the juices and flavor. I'm not complaining though because his stuff is GOOD! I think he needs to have a throw down with Bobby Flay that's how good it is! LOL
Posted by: Lynn Ghahary | July 31, 2009 at 08:31 AM
Fantastic page, Laura! I love what you did with this paper. I love your story about the ants too! You always have fun ones to share! Have a great day!!!
Posted by: Suzanne | July 31, 2009 at 08:41 AM
I have a bbq king at my house too--great page
Posted by: Danette | July 31, 2009 at 08:55 AM
OK, so I've been following your blog for a while now and I didn't realize you lived in California. I am in Canyon Country, CA (by Magic Mountain)-- I know our state is huge, but I was wondering where you were? Do you teach any classes? I would love to meet you in person :)
Posted by: Heather Ippolito | July 31, 2009 at 09:00 AM
GREAT LO!
Love the ants! :)
hop, hop... :)
Posted by: Penny Smith | July 31, 2009 at 09:11 AM
i love how you used those tags-- fun layout!!
Posted by: Janelle | July 31, 2009 at 09:16 AM
lovin' the new stuff! so cool! you are rockin' the goods!
(i was in acm yesterday...first time in several months & saw the girls on 3 MM layouts. they looked so young! posted a pic on my twitter/elephantfreak.)
Posted by: susan d. | July 31, 2009 at 09:31 AM
ROFLOL! I'm so glad our paper could bring such amusement!! Great story and fabulous layout!!! I can't wait to see the other layouts you create. Thanks so much for participating.
Posted by: Georgana Hall | July 31, 2009 at 10:17 AM
Cute story. thanks for sharing it. the ants are just too cute.
Posted by: bakscrap | July 31, 2009 at 10:41 AM
Great LO. Love the ant story too!
Posted by: krolski (kathy) | July 31, 2009 at 11:29 AM
Great job - masculine pages are sooo tough to do but this is a FAB example of how to do it right! :D
Posted by: Zarah | July 31, 2009 at 12:22 PM
Great LO!! I am going to have to pick that paper line up from Adornit. I have seen such cute projects created with it. TFS
Posted by: Amy | July 31, 2009 at 12:35 PM
LOVE the ribbon -- !!! Love the paper! Love the expression on his face!! Thanks so much for sharing.
Posted by: Kelly W. | July 31, 2009 at 12:48 PM
just started reading your blog recently- i also do inhome daycare, live in cali, and scrapbook!
my husband is a big griller too, so i love your lo!
Posted by: kat | July 31, 2009 at 01:42 PM
I think the ants add that something extra, yeah for kids opinions! :)
Posted by: Holly Smith | July 31, 2009 at 01:44 PM
You don't need me to tell you how great your work is :) the design is what I love most, something I can totally scraplift, thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Jing-Jing | July 31, 2009 at 01:50 PM
Oh Laura that layout is absolutely adorable and about to be scraplifted! My husband got a new grill this year and I've been stockpiling pictures of him at the grill. Will have to order these papers and make this one myself!
Posted by: Mercedes | July 31, 2009 at 02:17 PM
I just know those kids are non stop funny!! Love the ant story!
Can't wait to "hop" back to the beginning and check out some new places - that's how I found you afterall :)
Posted by: Leslie | July 31, 2009 at 03:00 PM
I love the LO and how you capture a manly task...I seriously need to do the same for my hubby!
Love those papers and the ant story is a total riot!!
Posted by: Carla Jean | July 31, 2009 at 03:10 PM