Cardinals

Clean Canvas by Lisa [Studio Gypsy] @ SBG
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Keeper of Time by Lisa @ SBG
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Grungy Spots By Lisa @ SBG
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Cardinals

Favorite Tree

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Kaylie and Liam playing on their favorite tree at the Rancocas Creek.

Flitting Fall Faeries Collection with Everything on It by Lorie Davison @ SBG
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Font: Cinderella ITC
Tiny Bubble Alpha by Vera Lim @ SBG
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Favorite Tree

North American Bison

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This is my 5th page of an album I am making documenting all of our trips to the wild safari at Six Flags Great Adventure this summer.

The American Bison has a keen sense of smell, eyes that can detect movement up to a mile away and the ability to run as fast as a horse. A fully mature male can weigh 2100 lbs or more - a newborn calf weighs only 30 lbs. In the spring, the bison begin to shed their coats and rub their bodies against any object they can find.
=Largest animal in America=Commonly known as Buffalo
=Can smell water and enemies as far as three miles away
=Social animals that live in groups of up to 200

Credits:
Tattered photo - Vol 1 (upper right hand photo) by Maya
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Giggles and Giggles Small Caps by Fontologie
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It's About Time and Flying Disk Alpha by Lorie Davison @ SBG
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Rough to the Touch with Everything In It by Lorie Davison @ SBG
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Scotch tape from Fancy Pants Elements by Flergs at SBG
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Journaling strips by Lynn Grieverson
Font: Antique Font
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North American Bison

Giraffe / Rough to the Touch

This is my 3rd page of an album I am making documenting all of our trips to the wild safari at Six Flags Great Adventure this summer.


The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all land-living animal species, and the largest ruminant. Males can be 4.8 to 5.5 metres (16 to 18 feet) tall and weigh up to 1,700 kilograms (3,800 pounds). The record-sized bull, shot in Kenya in 1934, was 5.87 m (19.2 ft) tall and weighed approximately 2,000 kg (4,400 lb).[2] Females are generally slightly shorter, and weigh less than the males do.
The giraffe is related to deer and cattle, but is placed in a separate family, the Giraffidae, consisting only of the giraffe and its closest relative, the okapi. Its range extends from Chad to South Africa.

Giraffes can inhabit savannas, grasslands, or open woodlands. They prefer areas enriched with acacia growth. They drink large quantities of water and, as a result, they can spend long periods of time in dry, arid areas. When searching for more food they will venture into areas with denser foliage.

{A RUMINANT is a mammal of the order Artiodactyla that digests plant-based food by initially softening it within the animal's first stomach, known as the rumen, then regurgitating the semi-digested mass, now known as cud, and chewing it again. The process of again chewing the cud to further break down plant matter and stimulate digestion is called "ruminating".}

Times New Roman and Mariah
2 Clear Alpha: Plain and Polka by Phong Ton @ SBG
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=21883&cat=0&page=1It's About Time and Flying Disk Alpha by Lorie Davison @ SBG
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Rough to the Touch with Everything In It by Lorie Davison @ SBG
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Sketch action by Trish Jones (retired).
Twirlytwig and tab from Archive Collection kit by Lorie Davison @ SBG
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Scotch tape from Fancy Pants Elements by Flergs at SBG
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Photographer frame from Prairie Gal Collection by Lorie Davison @ SBG
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Staple from By the Sea by Phuong Ton @ SBG
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Action: Shadow It 2 (acrylics) by Wendyzine @ SBG
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Giraffe / Rough to the Touch

Aoudad (Barbary Sheep) / Rough to the Touch

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The Aoudad is a Barbary sheep with bristly reddish to sandy brown outer coat and a lighter under color. Both males and females have a heavy fringe of hair on their throat and tail. Both sexes carry thick triangular-based horns with a pattern of fine rings and curve over their back in a half circle. The Aoudad is native to the rocky and arid mountains of northern Africa. Their diet consists of sparse grasses, lichens and bushes.

Life span approximately 20 years / Weight 66-319 pounds / The female Aoudad gives birth twice a year and their newborns can climb the rocky hills almost immediately after birth. The Aoudad has such great jumping power that they can clear a 6.6 foot obstacle with ease from a standing start.

Sketch action by Trish Jones.(Note: after I ran the action, I turned the picture black and white , which I then tweaked, to get the effect I wanted.)

Note1: I modified some of the alpha. I didn't want all the disks to be the same color (and didn't want to mess with the hue and saturation) so I cloned some of the characters out, then I extracted the correct character which I then inserted in the disks)

Fonts: FO-P.S. I Love You by Fontologie @ SBG
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Times New Roman
It's About Time Alpha and Flying Disk Alpha by Lorie Davison @ SBG
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Rough to the Touch with Everything in It by Lorie Davison @ SBG
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Scotch tape from Fancy Pants Elements by Flergs @ SBG
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Texture strip (next to color photo and in between pages) by Trish Jones (retired)
Chain from Faerily Moonlit (Sky Elements)by Lorie Davison @ SBG
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Aoudad (Barbary Sheep) / Rough to the Touch

Cherish This Moment / Toxic Pop

The preview really does not do justice to this kit. The kit has a wide range of colors ranging from black to bright green. It has some delish funky bg. pprs. and super cute elements. I know I love it, and you will, too.

This was out last trip to Long Bridge Park before school began the next day. We had a tiny picnic consisting of peanut butter jelly sandwiches and apple juice. You played on the playground for a little bit then went on our last nature walk. Sept. 3rd, 2008

TS-Farkleberry by Traci Sims @ SBG

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Toxic Pop by MGL and Melissa Bennett @ SBG

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Playing with Wordart by Natali Designs @ SBG

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Sketch by Shebadoo. 1420

Cherish This Moment / Toxic Pop

August 13, 2008

Just another day to run errands. It is nice and sunny.

Speedy (my Chihuahua) loved going out to sunbathe.

Check out the Jersey tomato from my garden!

Cover for Emanuel's Birthday/Pool Party. I customized the cover page to include a stamped title. Elizabeth loved the book and was impressed!

August 12, 2008

Allergist Appointment and errands

I have a full day of errands ahead of me today.

-Liam has an appt. with the allergist to address his sinus problems.

(Bummer! Liam has an ear infection and is coughing. Allergy testing can not be done. I have to come back in 2 weeks.)

-Need to go to bank to get a certified check.

(Liam's remark to me: Mama, why don't you just ask for 1 MILLION DOLLARS that way you don't have to come back to the bank to get money and you won't run out.)

-Need to go school clothes shopping

-Stop by the store to pick up a birthday card

(shame on me for not hand-crafting one!)

-Stop by Dunkin Donuts for a quick treat for the kids

-Take kids to the park to reward them for putting up with all the running around

-Remember to bake a cake for dh's birthday

(Kaylie helped me to bake the cake, which we ate when dh got home at 8:00 p.m.)

Liam and Kaylie playing in the sandbox at the park.

August 11, 2008

Nature trek along Rancocas Creek.

Watching cartoons.




I took the kids for a walk by the creek, to get them out of the house.

The most confortable seat in the house? You'd think so by the look of the kids.

The laundry basket seems to be a favorite. Why spend money on leather couches, loveseats of sofas?
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Veteran Park, Part Deux

Click on image to enlarge. See first batch of photos here.
Here is the 2nd batch of pictures from our outing of Saturday. It has the usual fare, pictures of flowers, birds and the kids at play. They were taken with the stone statues and took a long time observing them. They loved the water fountain and rides. The mirror was the only way I was going to be able to appear on a photo, so here I am. The incredible shrinking LovelyMissKait. I look like I am 2 feet tall. Liam was having so much fun making fun of my stature. But he didn't realize that I was laughing at him because he is short he looked like he didn't have a head, all we were able to see were two sets of legs and a torso. One set of legs was up where the head is supposed to be. :)

There was this gigantic pine tree, that reminded me of Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree story. There were benches all around the tree where we could sit and rest our tired feet. The kids looked so tiny under the pine...I just loved the blue sky and sheer size of the tree.

They played, ate icecream and then went to Checkers. Fun was had by all.

Veteran Park, Part Deux

A Bit of Heaven

We were walking at the lake when we spotted this patch of buttercups. Kaylie immediately rushed over to admire them.

We went back a 2nd time for photos, and this time, there were even more Buttercups!

My daughter, she loves the flowers but not so much the bugs flying around.

Soft White Bg. Ppr. from Le Jardin page set by Doris Castle

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Buttercups from Faerily Moonlit Garden Elements 1. by Lorie Davison

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Pattern ppr. from Baersgarten Neutrals

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FairyDust edge from Eerie Garden by Doris Castle

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Beaded Alpha by Kimberly Giarrusso.

Font: Century Gothic

Page inspired by a sketch by Timounette.

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A Bit of Heaven

PAD23 - The Wind In My Wings

Isn't this a cute little fat bird? He came close to the backdoor and I was able to snap this shot of it just as the wind was ruffling its feathers. Click on it to see an enlarged version.

PAD23 - The Wind In My Wings

Best Buds

It is cold here in N.J. today. So cold that I am longing for Spring again. I found these picts. of Kaylie and Liam that warmed my heart and got me in a mood to scrap.

Best Buds

PAD18 - Visualize the Past

You must be thinking, "What the heck is she doing taking photos of this rundown building? She must not have anything else to do with her time. Or maybe she just wants to burn money. Or maybe she is bored, has flipped and went on a shooting rampage." LOL

The answer is that where you see a rundown building, I see the past. I can imagine this building in its full glory, with its bright orange bricks, set against the azure sky. I can visualize ladies with parasols looking at the lake watching a mother duck with ducklings leisurely swimming. I can see kids skipping rocks, while their fathers are smoking a cigar and playing cards in a corner.

PAD18 - Visualize the Past