aaaaaaaaaaaahhh summer . . . how i love you. and summer scrapbooking . . . the very best scrapbooking of all. i have more time to enjoy it, and i think the little everyday moments of summer are oh so special. i love capturing summer. i love how these sweet times with family and friends bring back memories of my own childhood. i love pouring those thoughts and emotions into my page. i love sharing these pages with my community.
for me, summer scrapbooking is all about the little details. skinny little boy shoulders and sunlight glistening on thier blonde heads. a backdrop of water droplets. the oranges, reds, and yellows of summer heat. the clear blue of the summer sky. brilliantly shining rhinestones and vintage flowers.
come enjoy summer with us in shimelle laine's new online class "love your pictures, love your pages" starting monday, july 5th. i have one spot to giveaway in this delightful class. leave a comment here sharing one of your favorite moments of summer and i'll draw a winner next thursday morning. hope to see you in sweet shimelle's class!
Oooohhhh, this class sounds awesome! I love your page, too!
Posted by: Amy Coose | June 26, 2010 at 11:44 AM
Love the photo you took! Shimelle's class sounds fun! =)
Posted by: Susan C. | June 26, 2010 at 12:50 PM
I know just what you mean about summer scrapbooking being the best kind of scrapbooking. I love summer, too. Family time, beach days, cookouts -- good times!
Posted by: Jill Sprott | June 26, 2010 at 02:17 PM
I love your page.I like to scrapbook my two grandson playing outside in the sun.They are one and a half and nearly four,so they love spending time outside.
Thanks for the chance to win.
Posted by: Lynsey Nolan | June 26, 2010 at 07:17 PM
I love sitting at a ballgame or swim meet watching one of my kids participate on a "perfect" weather day, Ya know, no bugs, no extreme heat or wind... just gently warm and breezy! (In Kansas that perfect weather moment is rare!) THanks for the opportunity... my pictures could definitely use improvement.
Posted by: Lovin2scrap | June 26, 2010 at 10:27 PM
Are those bathtubs Doris? Oh! you have just brought back a childhood memory for me - splashing around in the old bathtub on a hot summer day - more water going out than staying in but it was such fun.
Posted by: Jane | June 27, 2010 at 04:23 AM
Lazy summer afternoons at the bach with other school mums. Lots of chat, lots of other children for mine to play with and no whining of I'm bored.
Posted by: Sue Bone | June 27, 2010 at 04:47 AM
Summer here in the Uk means to make the most of the nice weather, so visits to the beach, lots of BBQs with friends are the norm!!
Posted by: Alison-lee | June 27, 2010 at 04:48 AM
Love seeing my son at the beach--such a water boy (and of course getting ice cream)
Posted by: Kristine S | June 27, 2010 at 06:24 AM
I love summer because I have plenty of time for traveling and taking pictures. I love it also because the days are longer so I manage to do more things in one day :D
Posted by: Meg | June 27, 2010 at 06:27 AM
Catching butterflies! Playing outside all day long! Tennis!
Posted by: Helen | June 27, 2010 at 08:30 AM
One of my favorites from my childhood was not caring that I was sticking to the hot seats in my mom's car or walking over the hot gravel parking lot because it was all to get to the pool! I loved the smell of the pool, the sound of the diving board, the trees that surrounded the pool. Everything! Hmm. I now wish I had pictures of it all so I could scrapbook it.
Posted by: Michelle Woods | June 27, 2010 at 09:49 AM
my favorite childhood memory is getting to stay out late playing with friends and not going to bed until it was dark.
Posted by: rach | June 27, 2010 at 10:06 AM
it's definitely spending time near the water. any water! a pool, the beach, floating in a river. love it all!
Posted by: j.leija | June 27, 2010 at 11:17 AM
Summer is spending a lot of time outdoors at the beach. Of course we have it all year. Your layout was beautiful and the class sounds like a lot of fun.
Posted by: Cheryl | June 27, 2010 at 12:46 PM
Love your photo & layout. My favourite summer moment is always the first night of our vacation, exploring new places & knowing we have the whole trip ahead of us :)
Posted by: Olivia | June 27, 2010 at 01:20 PM
I love summer because I can have the windows and doors open, smell the flowers and listen to all birds outside.
Posted by: Karen Moss | June 27, 2010 at 02:29 PM
Love the quote on the page... that's a good snapshot for sure. Shimelle class sounds so fun! Jane S.
Posted by: Jane S | June 27, 2010 at 08:04 PM
Awesome page Doris! We just returned from a weekend at the lake - reminded me of all the times when I was a kid and how my dad took us camping just about every weekend. That is what summer is all about - total freedom to play all day long!
Posted by: Rita Timmons | June 27, 2010 at 10:11 PM
Sounds like a fab class...Shimelle is fab!
Posted by: Stephanie Baxter | June 28, 2010 at 02:35 AM
Love the LO. I feel like asking them too smoosh over so I can share that pool! It's sooooo hot here at the moment! I love Shimelle's classes but haven't been able to purchase a place this time (motorbike thieves have conspired against my scrapbooking plans this month! Long story! LOL), I'd so love to win a place.
xMx
Posted by: Marie | June 28, 2010 at 02:37 AM
I love Shimelle's classes. Please enter me.
Posted by: Antonia S-H | June 28, 2010 at 02:45 AM
Wow! what a great give-away! And your layout is beautiful! My favorites are the summerholidays with my sister and her family in Norway...We are leaving again for Norway in two weeks!
Posted by: Seetje | June 28, 2010 at 02:58 AM
Fresh berries...strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, marionberries. Nothing beats the berries!
Love the layout. It's finally warm enough to enjoy kicking the water!
Posted by: Kelley | June 28, 2010 at 03:12 AM
One of my favourite moments of summer is the simple business of being able to hang washing on the line in the sun and pick some herbs or pull up a few carrots for dinner. Love it. :)
Posted by: Sarah Giles | June 28, 2010 at 03:31 AM