I moved some of my posts

To my private blog....if you want to follow the Katy posts you will need to have permission to view my private blog. You can contact me if you want access.

Need some scrapbook motivation?

Nothing like a great sale and new stuff to get you going....especially when they are on templates that help get you "caught up" fast. Check out Studio Hillary this weekend for her Digital Scrapbooking Day sale. It runs Nov 6-8th.....check it out here:

http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=54

Family Drama

Here is another layout using Studio Hillary's templates.....this time I used Masquerade Ball Set 2 found here: http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/product.php?productid=23557&cat=0&page=6.

I also used Studio Berna's Bric-a-Brac and Ellie's Sweetie Pie....both from scrapbook graphics.com

I love the playfulness of these photos.....more frilly than what I usually do....oh well......I think I like how it turned out anyway, LOL.

What Cody "read" to me....

A layout for Studio Hillary's new template set released today at http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/product.php?productid=26078&cat=0&page=1 for 20% off!

I also used Studio Oh's kit Dude for the papers and elements. The font is from CTMH.

Thanks for looking!

This is a duplicate post to the one on my other blog. The scrapbook pages will be shared with everyone (otherwise I wouldn't scrap it, LOL) and I need to get back into designing and creative team artwork.

The first will be the title page for Katy's album...all products are CTMH for paper and Scrapbook Graphics for digital.

Then the second will be in the middle of the album somewhere.....I made the tree shape and clip masked papers on and doodled and made the clouds from scratch. Digital products from Scrapbook Graphics and papers and embellis from CTMH.

For both I used my bamboo tablet to doodle and/or journal. You can click on the pictures to make them bigger.

Sorry the pictures stink

Some Current Pictures of Us

Here are some pictures of our summer.

I took these pictures of one of the many snakes we had around our camp on our trip with Ryan Lerwick and Chad Lerwick's families. The other pics are from this same trip and show the fish the boys caught.


The moose we saw on the way back from camping



Our trip to "Radiator Springs" just outside of Johnstown, CO



The hummingbird nest up by Estes Park when we went with Sherry and Jeff and Mel.



And at the carnival with Sherry and kids



At the sand dunes in Wyoming



And a couple of family pics

Kyler's Rabbit

I finished Kyler's rabbit today....think he turned out pretty cute. As most of you know, the amigurumi has been my therapy of sorts lately. Now the only thing to decide is what to do next.

For Katy's Album

This is the first layout I have done for Katy's album.

This is the only picture I have of me pregnant, and it was taken just 48 hours before we lost Katy. Thanks Mel, for taking pictures at Chug - I did your belly pictures for Desmond, and now you have done mine with Katy ;).

The layout is also my first hybrid. Kind of hard to get used to after all paper and all digi layouts. It almost seems like they don't work together until you get enough embellishments, but I am glad I decided on hybrid for this album. I really did not want to have to order my prints and this way I can print at home and have the page right away. I would take any hybrid pointers you have, Kate...I know you have done the classes at JS site, I don't have the go to to do classes right now.

I got the title from the Stepping Stones Blog. The mom on there had used it in some of her artwork after loosing her child. I hope she doesn't mind that I used it here.

I think you can read the journaling if you click on the picture to make it bigger (and yes I have already fixed the two typos).

All digi is from scrapbookgraphics.com and all paper and traditional products are from CTMH.

A Birthday Present

So I have been crocheting the past two weeks. It is good for me to just sit and zone, or to have a sense of accomplishment after I finish a project (especially since I can't clean my house or lift anything, and I have just now been allowed to drive again--all thanks to the c section). I had been saving some patterns that I was going to make for Katy and others for me, but I decided to put those away for now and do something different. I found this thing called AMIGURUMI and I love it! So easy to do and fast and fun and it is the same stitch over and over so you don't have to think very much (helpful right now LOL)

Anyway I made this doll for Kristine Cronk's b-day. I am mostly happy with how she turned out except for my embroidery on her face (need some more practice in that department) and I think I over stuffed her a little bit. Kyler keeps asking what her name is, but we will have to wait until I can get her mailed up to Kristine and let her decide.

Also, I need a couple of addresses, could Kate and Jeanette please email me their addresses? jenjordan01@gmail.com

Katy Ameris, June 23rd 2009

This is the hardest post of my life.

I had an emergency c-section on June 23rd. We lost our baby Katy. I know that the placenta was not doing well (we did not find this out until just before she was delivered). Other than that, the pregnancy was perfect and she was perfect. I heard her heart beat just minutes before they delivered her. We will not know what went wrong for sometime and even then they might not be able to tell us.

I know a lot of you will check this blog before you see me, and that will make it easier than seeing people and having them wonder why I don't have a baby, I hope most will find out before they see me again. I am open to talking, but some days are hard. Today is worse than yesterday. I held my baby girl and I have pictures of her. We will have her cremated tomorrow.

Wanted to let you know....this is the easiest way for me.