Hi there! I cannot believe its JUNE!!! School's out, the sizzling summer we know and {want to} love is here, the beaches are packed and some Basic Grey inspiration is way overdue :) If you are part of our BG Page of the Month Club {or if you just want to look that's ok too} here's some inspiration using the last kit.. just in time for the next one to come out {can't wait!}
xoxo,
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WOW! It has taken us a few days to recoup but we couldn't leave you out of all the fun. In case you missed all of our updates on Facebook keep reading for an insiders look of what truly was an amazing weekend. Seeing everyone we have missed so much was enough to make it great... everything below was just icing on the cake!
THANK YOU SOOOO VERY MUCH to everyone that joined us. You all make Scrappy Boutique our home and we cannot wait to see you again in September! <3
{our room all set up and ready for some bodies}
{the info packet and free gift (with even more goodies under the frame!)}
{a close up of our table settings with some treats}
{We had some fun with Instagram and Facebook all weekend}
{and set up a little store for everyone attending (and even a few guests) with tons of inspiration of course!}
{shared lots of laughter here while having some yummy food}
{and we knew just when the happy hour at the hotel had started when we found an empty room... and went to join them right away, of course}
{sweet treat Saturday night was delicious!}
{and most importantly we shared and amazing weekend with some near and dear wonderful ladies}
Not to mention fun giveaways.. dance party Saturday night {which you can actually find a video on Facebook if you look hard enough.. I won't give you that link lol}.. yummy "made to order" breakfast.. delicious buffet dinner..fun surprises here and there.. and lots of laughter.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
We cannot wait to see you in September. <3
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I have saved the best for last!
Sophie's teacher is from New Orleans and it is only 3 1/2 hours from where we were, so we decided to take the day trip. Really, we wanted to go to the Duck Commander warehouse to try to see our favorite Duck Dynasty peeps, but that was a 6 hour drive and although I think Sophie and I still might have gone for it... hubby was not!
We picked a bad weather day to go... knowing there wasn't much to do at the beach in the rain and knowing we would have a good time no matter what the weather... we put in a good book to listen to... and although our drive was stormy, the rain stopped when we got there and we had a GREAT day.
Since we only had the day, we spent our time around the French Quarter.
We decided with limited time, everyone should pick a thing or two that they wanted to do... and that's what we would do.
Sophie wanted to try Gumbo (and we did NOT tell her that we knew she wouldn't like it)
And... she didn't like it!
We all wanted to go to the Saint Louis Cathedral. {amazing}
Jason wanted to go down Bourbon Street.
We just kept Sophie occupied as we went through a bit of {not so appropriate} places on Bourbon Street.
We of course got Hurricane's at Pat Obriens.
My pick was to go on a Haunted Ghost tour. Which was actually filled with a lot of history that Sophie had just studied in school... with a few twists of course. ;o)
And as people showed the tour guide photos that they took along the way that they suspected ghostly "activity" in... we showed one that we were sure had suspicious activity. Hahahahaha... we think we are funny!
Sophie's choice was to buy a mask. And although we saw masks in every shop there, we found an adorable shop where they were hand made and the people helped pick an adorable {affordable!!} mask for Sophie.
And we ALL had on our list beignets from Cafe Du Monde.
And these went over much better than the gumbo!
And Sophie and I had a little fun with the powdered sugar!
I have to tell you that I love the streets, the large doors, the large windows...
And... my camera battery DIED and my phone DIED and I guess that is okay.
The VERY LAST thing for me to post about my trip is Sophie's FAVORITE thing we did. On the beach at night... we went crabbing!!!
You know what they say... a vacation isn't a vacation until someone gets crabs.
{did I just say that???}
Have a great day!!
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I just wanted to share the rest of our vaca with all of you... you can see the beginning of it here... and a quick sneak here... and the rest of it... well... read on!
We did a lot of hanging out with family on the beach. Flying a kite Sophie's wonderful aunt bought...
Getting buried by Daddy and Uncle Brian... (and really, it was mostly the chair that was buried)
Leaving the beach and heading straight to the shower...
And although this just looks like a sweet picture of Sophie... you must look closer where one of her favorite things to do is to put shells between her Aunt's toes! (if I were to enter a hash tag here it would be #sometimesastrangekid!!)
We went horseback riding. Sophie's picked her own horse {Strawberry}.
We went to Lamberts. It's one of those restaurants that people wait hours for... and I am a SUCKER for these places. I {love} them! The big thing here is that they throw rolls at you. They also come around with all the apple butter and molasses you want for those rolls, along with endless fried okra and a lot of other stuff I had NO ROOM for. ;o)
Waiting for some rolls...
So I had a hard time getting pics - but if you look by the flags you will spot the flying roll!
And here is the action shot of catching the rolls (that yes, we then eat).
Gotta pay attention around this place.
And the reward... hot rolls with fresh apple butter (for me) and molasses (for Jason) and plain old butter (for Sophie).
We also went to Fort Morgan. I desperately tried to get some pics of all the kids together, but this feat is hard enough without throwing in the fact that I don't know how to use my new Nikon 1 camera.
I {love} these kids!! They are a GREAT group of kids.
{beauties!!}
These stairs were CRAZY steep.
We had a couple of Flat Stanley projects... {I am a sucker for Flat Stanley, too!}
There were some very cool twists and turns...
And I discovered one thing that I so totally hope is still true the next time I see him... MATTHEW LIKES TO GET HIS PICTURE TAKEN {and he is super handsome}
And here is part of the crew we traveled with. Much {love}.
And can you pick out Steve in this picture? He patiently waited for us as we checked out literally EVERY room there was.
I wasn't giving up without a fight... I tried ONE more time for a group shot. :o)
And I will save 2 more of our favorite vaca things for another day. :o)
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Take a close and personal look at all the goodies included in this sampler:
We are giving away a mini sampling of our Far and Away Product Sampler on our Facebook page.. Simply find the image featuring this giveaway and hit "LIKE"
So head on over! We think you got what it takes to win... :)
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Hi there BG Page of the monthers... If you're looking for some additional inspiration for both March and April's kit keep on scrolling!
I created two 12x12 layouts with each kit using nothing but the contents you received in your package :) {moment of truth.. I did add some denim glimmer mist to the smooch page}
{smooch} Love this dog. and he loves giving kisses. That's all there's to it, really <3 This is a self portrait I took January 1st. 2013
Elphaba (or Elphy) is our new favorite nickname. I think it came about because I say it funny. :) It caught on after going to see Wicked! Which was wicked awesome, by the way {sorry, I kinda had to}
I really fell for Elphaba. The show was amazing and we had a blast! My favorite song? "What is this feeling?" {listening to it now} My favorite part of the show? Well of course when she's defying gravity... Chills anyone?
EMILY! is the name of that cutie in pink with red ears, and for some reason we feel the need to scream her name every.single.time. Sophie named her after winning her at the Fuddruckers claw machine. She's pretty much a pro at it. The three of us had a blast eating churros {from churro mania of course}, messing around at the arcade and playing some fun games.. yes, some of them made up... Love this girl.
{He's my best friend and hugest supporter} You'll likely see him around helping out and the Southern Women's Show was no different. This photo was taken with our phones while we were on our lunch break <3
Hope you gathered some additional inspiration for your first 2013-2014 POTM kits!
Thanks for looking <3,
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OMG... that was SO MUCH FUN watching your guesses come rolling in. And I am not kidding - I am going to refer to those comments when planning my next vacation! Cheryl... you have some GREAT ideas! ;o) Tracy... I couldn't believe someone guessed it... great job!
So I just wanted to say thank you for guessing... and GREETINGS from Gulf Shores, Alabama! We are going to hit the beach while the weather is nice... not sure what the rest of the week will bring us!
Have a WONDERFUL day!!
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It has been quite awhile since Jason, Sophie and I have gone away. But we RARELY do things without a posse... so we have joined family from my husbands side in what is right now for my facebook friends a secret location...
We headed out at 4am...
And here is how someone looked at 4:10am
And here is how someone looked at 4:15am
And even after a cup of this...
... If my husband had thought to take a picture, you would see someone else snoozing around 5:30am. :o)
A few pit stops...
And this really long, really cool train...and 8 hours of driving... we reached our destination.
We went to lunch in a place that had lots of cool stuff to look at... but we LOVED the walls of lunchboxes. Bionic Woman!! The Fonz!! Fat Albert!! Star Wars!! Holly Hobby!! It made me wonder if my mom has any pictures of my lunchboxes. With everyone I saw I swore I must have had that one... but truth be told, I really can't remember.
They also had amazing milkshakes...
Because nothing says vacation like a drink in a huge green glass.
Sophie's room is like her own little apartment... so we did her nails, some green stripes in her hair (you'll notice it in some later pics) and got settled in.
And this morning is Easter... we didn't have any takers on joining us for service at 6:30am, but we went and it was lovely!!
We went back for an Easter Hunt...
...and because this year we aren't with Sophie's cousins... and specifically her 17 year old cousin... Sophie was able to find the Golden Egg.
{insert victory dance here!}
We are getting ready to join everyone for breakfast and as I type the smoke alarm is going off... so I am going to go help hubby cook and we are going to continue this blessed day.
Happy Easter... have a very BLESSED day!!
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O.M.G
Jenn posted a step by step tutorial on this super sweet itty mini on her blog you *must* see...
She used our Uncharted Waters Product Sampler to create this beauty.
To check out the tutorial check out her blog...
{love her}
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