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The Crabtree Cabin, Crate Paper and California

Christie — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 19:14:04 +0000

The Crabtree Family Cabin…

…it’s a magical place.

Stone walks and a warm summer breeze set the tranquil mood.

Lush grass and evergreens are a sight to behold.

Wildflowers free the youthful spirit.

Glorious sunsets fill the wide open sky.

The Crabtree Cabin, a place of memory, love, family, fun, beauty, adventure and rest.

And after sunset, the bonfires blaze.

I’m headed back to the Crabtree Cabin again on Monday.

There is no place I’d rather be.

Did you miss me? It’s been awhile…

I’ve been there and back again.

Here’s a little layout that I created using Crate Paper’s Portrait Collection. I’ve use this line a lot, can’t seem to get enough of the black and green combo.

In other news…

I lugged my camera to California with me and only took ONE photo. Can you believe it? Neither can I.

I flew to California to help Karen prepare to open her store, Paradise Scrapbook Boutique in it’s new, larger location.

Karen’s store is beautiful. When she opened the doors for business yesterday, there was already a line of people waiting outside. How wonderful is that? So, so excited for her!

I ‘borrowed’ the follow photos from the Paradise Scrapbook Boutique blog.

Karen has tons of space for her amazing displays.

If you want to see more photos, check out her blog HERE.

I’m headed out of town again tomorrow but I’ll be back soon with more lovely projects and photos.

Take care!

xoxo, Christie

At Last {Crate Paper}

Christie — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 02:29:43 +0000

Sometimes a paper line comes along that just speaks to me.

No, I’m not crazy. Paper doesn’t actually ’speak’ to me.

You know what I mean, right?

Crate Paper’s, Portrait Collection is just gorgeous. I love the color combination…pink, green and black. Just lovely.

What a fantastic day to remember!

The day my little brother, Seth married his breathtaking bride, Kristin.

Seth is still smitten with Kristin (of course). Just yesterday he turned to me and asked, “Doesn’t Kristin look fabulous today?”

The Not-So-Scrapbooking-Post {The Wolfe Cousin Reunion}

Christie — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:08:32 +0000

The Wolfe Cousin Reunion was a blast!

Before I get back to my project-sharing, I thought I’d share some fun Reunion photos.

My regular scheduled programming will resume shortly.

xoxo, Christie

Blog Update: Part One {Laura’s Visit}

Christie — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:53:56 +0000

To all my State-side friends…

I hope that you enjoy a blessed Independence Day.

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It’s been awhile

This Summer has proven to be not only busy

but really, really FUN!

Laura and her girls, Hannah and Abigale visited last week.

They braved the 14 hour trip from California to Idaho

and arrived intact and happy!

Laura, 7 months pregnant with two little ones…

She is the very definition of brave.

Amongst the trips to the Splash Park,

Yellowstone’s Bear World

and Old Faithful.

We also had a quick trip to the Emergency Room.

Yep,

The. Emergency. Room.

Laura had some early contractions, which were a little too close together.

Really scary.

But alas, after close monitoring and an exam,

all was well (mostly) and they sent Laura on her merry way (a little slower than before).

She promised to take it a little easier.

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I took hundreds of photos while Laura and her girls were here…

…you know the photos will end up in future Scrapbook Pages

but I’ll share a few more anyway.

Izabelle and Hannah feeding the ducks:

Izabelle and Parker waiting for Old Faithful

(I think they looked a bit scared that It might erupt behind them while I was taking their photo):

A lazy guy at Bear World:

Also, last Wednesday was Keith’s Birthday (he’s in the photo above w/ the Bear World Crew).

I made him this card:

I have many more photos and projects to share…

Soon. Promise.

I hope that you are all enjoying your weekend!

xoxo, Christie

Cosmo Cricket {Joy Ride}

Christie — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:44:30 +0000

I love the new Cosmo Cricket Lines! I couldn’t wait to cut into the “Joy Ride” paper.

Last Sunday I took some photos of my brother, Seth and his wife, Kristin. They’re expecting their first baby (my first nephew) in just three weeks! I’m so excited!

What made me even more excited? When I printed out the above photos of Seth and Kristin, the colors in the photos matched the Cosmo paper perfectly! I didn’t really bother me that “Joy Ride” is a travel line, I made it work for the layout…

I especially like the “you are here” tag right above Kristin’s belly. Fun!

The little details? Here’s a peek:

Seth and Kristin are such a cute couple. It was so fun to take photos of them. If it wasn’t so cold we probably would have stayed out longer.

Here’s a few more photos…

My Little Sister’s Wedding Photos (Part One)

Christie — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:33:28 +0000

ALL PHOTOS IN THIS POST BY JACLYN DAVIS

I know that some of you have been waiting patiently to see photos from my baby sister, Emilee’s wedding.

Jackie, Emilee’s photographer emailed me several photos. Jackie is an amazing photographer and I can’t wait to see the whole lot (hundreds) of photos!

Jackie also promised to send me some photos of the little tags, banners and little paper crafts that I made for Emilee’s wedding. I promise I’ll post those too when I get them.

Be sure to check out Jackie’s BLOG. She is truly amazing.

Emilee’s hairpiece was made by: Miss Ruby Sue

Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!

Christie — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:49:52 +0000

From our family to yours,

May your new year be filled with love, joy and blessings.

Emilee’s Engagement Photo Teaser

Christie — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:04:22 +0000

Emilee’s Photographer is Jaclyn Davis (Idaho Falls). For those of you curious about Emilee’s Engagement photos…check out her teaser by clicking on the following link:

Emilee & Jordan’s Teaser

Jaclyn’s entire site is beautiful, she is an amazing photographer and her blog is worth a browse.

Life Is Good.

Christie — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:54:12 +0000

Thank you so much for stopping by. I do appreciate that you take the time to see what I’ve been up to over here in my little corner of the blogsphere.

I have not been posting much lately, only because I’ve been caught up in the day-to-day…Trying to stay positive while juggling, skipping and dancing through a busy time in my life.

Don’t you fret for me, I’ve had some fun these past few weeks too!

For instance…I took my kids out to my good friend Barbara’s Property to see her new lambs.

We took off towards here home after I picked the kids up from school one afternoon last week.

As I drove, I watched the city melt into green pastures. There were beautiful wild flowers blooming everywhere.

Who knew this beautiful countryside was merely miles from my front door.

When we arrived at Barbara’s the kids had to see the the lambs first.

What better way to get the Mommy sheep close than to offer them yummy treats?

Barbara has three new babies. They’re adorable. Izabelle was so excited to get to hold one.

We went for a long walk around Barbara’s 40 acres. It was so wonderful to spend the afternoon walking in the wildflowers. It’s amazing what a bit of nature can do for your soul.

Parker was collecting rocks along the way. Check out this fun rock he found with a smiley face (and yes, those are yellow wild flowers all over the ground – gorgeous).

Barbara has four beautiful dogs (Black New Finland). Three of them walked the property with us. I shot a photo of Barb with her dogs next to the beautiful rock wall that runs along one side of her land.

The oldest and most noble of the bunch, Rigel:

Barbara has chickens and turkeys too. Izabelle loved feeding the chickens.

It’s hard to describe how it felt to visit Barb that day. A long walk is just what I needed. My time walking and talking with Barbara renewed my appreciation for friendship and for nature.

For the first time in a long while, I lost track of time. It felt so good…no, it felt wonderful! It was so nice to slow down and take a break from my fast-paced life.

I will definitely be slowing down more, especially now that I’ve discovered how nice it is.

The laundry, the dishes, the deadlines…they can wait an hour or two while I take a long walk.

I highly recommend you do the same.

Did You Miss Me?

Christie — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:56:54 +0000

I’ve returned from my journey to Idaho…OK, I’ve been back 5 days. It’s amazing how long it took me to re-adjust to all that I do at home.

I have Idaho photos to share!

This is Cali and her daughter Sky (two of my Dad’s horses).

Meet my baby sister Emilee and her horse Buddy (Em has had Buddy since she was 11 years old).

Here’s another of Emilee with Sky.

Emilee looks really cold in this one (she’s a good sport):

These are the Barn Cats. They huddle together to keep warm in the hay.

Here’s Jimbo:

Maddie and Sadie:

Can you see where I get my love for animals from?

Now that I think about it, most of the photos I took in Idaho were of the animals.

I did not get any photos of the dogs (bummer) but I did get a photo of my parent’s lazy spoiled cat Tommy. He has a super-cute personality.

Now that I’m back in the swing of things, I’ll be posting some Valentine projects.

Ah heck, if you’ve hung in there this long…

Here’s a Valentines/Thank You card that I made for my Grandparents using Basic Grey Papers/Embellishments:

More coming soon!