Sheryl Schmidt Artistry

The November kit from Just Cre 8. This is my niece Kennedy. She is my brothers adopted daughter. She is beautiful. Shane has been the only Daddy she has ever known and he loves her like only a daddy can. I am so proud of him for being the great Father he is and for loving this little girl. She is such a blessing to our family.

This page was made with the November kit from Just Cre 8. I did some "pen stitching" on the white flower paper and love how it turned out. I used Pewter Liquid Pearls to write my title. I stamped my paper to make the pattern on my torn flower.

I love this page. My journaling is hidden on a tag under the picture. While watching my children play I was struck by the freedoms that children have. My journaling reads: To be as free as a child.Free to run,play,slide,swing. To be free to laugh,giggle,cry,yell,enjoy. To be free of fear,worry,stress. To be free to experience life and all it's wonders.

The title says it all. We bought this pool for Wolfgang's water themed birthday party last summer. The kids at the party had a blast but as you can see from the picture so did our own kids. We used this pool non stop and had a ton of fun all summer long. This was one purchase worth every penny.

So my mojo came roaring back to me late last night and I did another layout. That's 2 in 2 days. Look out I am on a roll. This layout came together very quickly and easily. I enjoyed creating it and I had a lot of fun doing the journalling as well. I was quite surprised when I studied these pictures to see how much the kids had grown and changed over the summer.

Here are the layouts I accomplished during JSI's Harvest Crop. I had a blast and am looking forward to the Spring crop. Thank you to the staff of JSI for the fantastic job they did putting everything together and letting us all have an enjoyable and memorable weekend. Worms. MMMM... big fat juicy ones or so the poem goes. Kayne spend the better part of a beautiful spring day collecting worms. Ruby-Jean and her Oma. I loved the way this picture turned out. Blaze can be difficult to photograph. This picture just speaks to my mothers heart. Yes!! I knew it Elvis Lives!! I have the proof!!! I had so much fun at the crop weekend and Elvis was a hoot. We have a weekly family night...this means a photo op for mom and snacks and lots of fun for the kids. Yep. It's all fun and games until you get rug burn from sliding down the carpeted stairs.

This was taken this summer on my birthday. It is one of the few pictures of Ray and I together. The page is simple and inspired by the page Sharon did of Jade and her boyfriend. I used stickles glitter on the heart and letters. This a great product.

We just got home from a fun filled day at the EX. We went to see the Doodlebops. They "Rock"! The kids had fun went on a few rides and had way too much sugar. All in all a good time. Blaze had a picture chosen from school to be displayed in the Arts contest and she won 3rd Ray and I are so proud of her. Her picture is a pastels page and it looks really good.I received an honorable mention for my scrapbook page and for my first time entering a contest I am happy with that.

The kids all got new bikes this spring. Oma and Opa were here for a visit and showing off their new bikes. We took some pictures and joked about having a bike gang in our yard. Shortly after Ray and I went to see the movie Wild Hogs and I couldn't resist titling the page "Wild Hogs". Oh yeah if you haven't seen this movie it is worth renting. I don't think I have ever laughed so much while watching a movie.

These 2 are my youngest and are inseparable . Journalling reads: Kayne and Ruby-Jean. They love each other unconditionally. They fight unconditionally.They are the best of friends to the end.

One of the few nicer family pictures we have. This really does capture the feeling of our life. Someone is always stopping to smell the flowers, one is pouting, one is hamming it up and the other just doesn't want to be here.