MDS Layouts & BIG Thank You's!

First of all, I'm gonna start with the "thank you's" ... I can't begin to tell you HOW MUCH I appreciate all of the well wishes I have received since the Artisan Finalist Announcement. I have received sooo many emails, phone calls, texts, blog comments and Facebook messages with the NICEST comments, virtual "high fives" and votes of support. You have NO IDEA how much these have meant to me. Thankyouthankyou from the bottom of my heart. I am sooo happy that the next three weeks are really busy for me (church youth retreat, senior "getaway" to southern Utah with my daughter and her friends, girl's camp). The countdown continues ...

And I am really HAPPY to be able to share some more digital layouts with you. Have I mentioned that I LOVE MDS???? (The answer??? Probably ... more than once ... winkwink!) I have enjoying going down memory lane as I have put some of these layouts together. The one above, actually, is just from 2010. My dear, sweet mother-in-law was celebrating her 80th birthday. Doesn't she look AMAZING??? Makes me all the more grateful for her spunky spirit and healthy mindset that helped her through her recent fall and long hospital stay. She is truly an inspiration to ALL of us!

Ingredients: Paper - Number One, Tickets & Tags; Stamps - Number One, Greatest Moments, Greatest Moments Two, Decorative Overlays, Bold Branches, Thoughtful Overlays, Frame It, Family Reunion; Punches - Large Arrow, 1-1/4" circle; Embellishments - Black zig-zag stitching, Button Latte, Antique Brads; Font - Banner.

And this one just makes me SMILE!! My kids have not known a summer of their whole lives without a visit to our family condo up at Bear Lake (in fact, I haven't known one since the day I met my husband). I plan to be going there for the rest of my life ... so many happy memories!!

Ingredients: Background Paper - Island Oasis DSP; Punches - Scallop Circle punch; Embellishments - Whisper White grosgrain ribbon, Flower Brads (Brights); Stamps - Calendar Kits (Sun), Sunny Days (Sunny Days), Torn Edges (Hand Torn); Fonts - Berlin Sans FB Demi.

Well, it's 5:15 a.m. and I still haven't packed a THING for our church youth retreat ... AND I need to take a shower ... AND I need to go drop the doggie off to my friend ... ANDANDAND ... you get the picture!!

Have a happy Tuesday!