Digital Memories

Our New Pup!

2011-08-15T19:41:00.000-07:00

My daughter has been asking for a new puppy for the longest time. After doing odd jobs for change, saving all her money - both earned and given - my husband and I were so proud of her that we decided to giver her a puppy for her birthday. Meet, Lollipop Snowcone...Lolli for short!I used a great new collab kit (Pet Shop) by Sweet Tomato Designs and Sunny Day Scraps!

Where has my mojo gone?

2011-07-06T07:49:00.000-07:00

Has anyone seen it? I can't seem to get inspiration to do anything creative lately? Maybe it is because it is summer....my oldest is out of school and we laze around at the pool and taking weekend trips. I am taking some spectacular photos....but I just don't do anything with them!

I did make the time to work with this spectacular kit by Sweet Tomato Designs...I love her stuff, if you can't tell. The kit is called Sweet Summertime - perfect kit for all these photos I have been taking!

So, it has been a while....

2011-06-13T07:52:00.000-07:00

Wow, isn't life so busy? And, the older I get, the faster it seems to fly by. I know I am having fun, but, seriously? I blink and my baby is done with Kindergarten...I wake up to find my infant is really a toddler.

Well, it is June, but I am just now getting our Easter photos displayed. Sweet Tomato Designs did it again - by it, I mean got me in the mood to scrap with her yummy new kit, Raspberry Limeade. The name alone makes me want to enjoy summer by the pool with a big Raspberry Limeade slush - which happens to be my favorite flavor!!

Check out my page - also using her Twofers Templates Set 2. Thanks, Cara, for always getting my creative juices flowing!

Lovely Mini Kit

2011-03-05T19:39:00.000-08:00

DSA has a grab bag they call "The Fix" and Cara of Sweet Tomato Designs contributed to it this month...her kit, Something to Love, is simply lovely!!

While I used a lot of her pinks, the blues and greens in this kit make it great for boy layouts, too!

2011-02-23T10:25:00.000-08:00

Check out Sweet Tomato Designs' newest kit: Wintervention! You can check it out at SDD!

I love the colors in this kit! This is what I did with it!
My layout was inspired by a paper layout by Jennifer Johner. Thanks!

A couple of layouts for ya!

2011-02-17T09:54:00.000-08:00

My littlest sweetie is almost 1 - and I can't seem to stop taking pictures of her. Not only because she is so cute and photogenic, but because she is almost always all smiles!

I love this kit, Frolic, by Sweet Tomato Designs...so I had to use it at least one more time. I also used one of her templates from I {heart} you (template #2).
This one was part of DSA's grab bag, The Fix!

Sweet Tomato Designs at Scrappity-Doo-Dah

2011-02-01T09:05:00.001-08:00

My favorite designer, Cara of Sweet Tomato Designs, is heading over to Scrappity Doo-Dah to be a guest designer!
And, in honor of that, she designed a new kit, Frolic, and a new template set, I {heart} You, both of which will be an SDD exclusive for the month of February! Go check her out! Here is what I did with Frolic:

2010-12-08T07:55:00.000-08:00

Check out this great new kit by Jessica Edwards - Called A Lot Like Christmas - it puts me in the mood for the Holidays!!! This is what I did with it (so far!):

Great Sale at Sweet Tomato Designs

2010-11-25T16:28:00.001-08:00

You guys know how much I love Sweet Tomato Designs. She is one of my most favorite designers. Right now she is having an amazing sale!! You need to go check it out and take advantage of her generosity!
She also has a new kit, Bookish.And, even though these are bookish photos, I love the colors of this kit and used it to show a photo of my daughter and husband. One of my favorite pictures!

I LOVE this kit by Chris Greiser!

2010-11-22T10:36:00.000-08:00

Check out this great kit by Chris Greiser! I love the colors and the elements...and I want to use it again already. You can pick Shabby Week at SDD.Here is the first of my layouts with her kit:

My girlies and their GG!

2010-11-19T22:08:00.000-08:00

I love this kit, BFF 4 Ever, by JeyaPrem's Hangout. The colors are beautiful. I decided to use it to show off these photos of my daughters with my grandmother.

Another Cowgirl Shot

2010-11-16T11:35:00.000-08:00

Cause I love my little cowgirls - I can't quit playing with those photos!!

I made this with Chris Geiser's new kit, Snips and Snails {Dirt}. Another "boy" kit that I had fun with!!

Sweet Baby Girl

2010-11-11T07:49:00.000-08:00

I was browsing through Jessica Edwards' store at Elemental Scraps and came across a great kit called Faded Summer. I love the colors and the flower elements, so I had to have it. This is what I did with it!

Zoom-Zoom

2010-11-07T18:11:00.001-08:00

You have to go check out this new kit, Snips and Snails {Zoom}, by Chris Greiser Designs. I love this kit and even though it is a "boy" kit, I really liked the stars and wanted to use it to showcase my little cowgirl.

Cowgirl Lovin'

2010-11-04T09:55:00.000-07:00

My girlies were so cute this past Sunday dressed up as little cowgirls that I had to immediately start working on a layout. I wish I was this motivated all the time! haha Then I would be totally caught up! Anyway, when Grace told me that she wanted to be a cowgirl for Halloween, I was pretty surprised. She usually wants to be the girliest, sparkliest, glitteriest princess she can think of. She told me weeks ago and I never thought she would get all the way to Halloween without changing her mind!

I found the perfect kit to show off my cowgirls when I came across Jessica Edwards' store at Elemental Scraps called Rhinestone Cowgirl. I love that she sells all the pieces separately, so you can just get what you need. Go check her out!

One more for October!

2010-10-31T19:56:00.000-07:00

This crazy month is almost over, but I hold no hope that November will be any less wild. The next few months will be FUN - Let's just hope I can keep up!

Here is one last layout for the month, using a fun kit called Hop Right To It by Inspired By Dominic at SDD. I used a Sweet Tomato Designs template (Project 365 Templates Set 1, Template # 3)

What a CRAZY month!

2010-10-30T20:24:00.001-07:00

Life is always busy around here. With 2 kids (who are 5 years apart) and watching another baby 30 hours a week what else can I expect? Throw in being room mom for my daughter's kinder class, the holidays and my crazy house and life just flies by. So, this week has been super, crazy busy.

But, I love this kit by Red Ivy Designs and I had to find time to use it just one more time. Blue Eyes has the prettiest papers and the best elements. I LOVE this kit.

Finally!!

2010-10-27T08:34:00.000-07:00

Over the past few weeks, I have really struggled to create a layout that I love. I can't tell you how many times I have hit the delete button. But, finally, I did something that I like - with a kit I LOVE. This layout was made with Red Ivy Designs kit Blue Eyes. It has so many gorgeous pieces in it!Hopefully, this means that I got my mojo back and I will return soon with more layouts!

More Cookie Photos!

2010-10-17T19:43:00.000-07:00

Here is a companion page to my layout, Gimmee Cookies!!This is made with Jessica Edwards' kit, Cock-A-D00dle-Moo!

Check out my big girl!!I

2010-10-15T10:31:00.000-07:00

I love this kit by Inspired by Dominic! Called, Hop Right To It, it is packed with great colors and papers! I also used the coordinating alpha pack which comes with 6 different colors of alphas!!

Another Farm Kit!

2010-10-15T06:37:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I am out of farm photos, but I love this kit and wanted to use the GREAT cow -print paper! So, I decided to use it with these hilarious photos of my girlie!I'll be back soon with a companion page :)

My little Smiler!

2010-10-13T08:50:00.000-07:00

I absolutely love this kit by Red Ivy Designs, called So Sweet. I was so thrilled to see it in her store at SDD. It is a great kit - can be used for boy or girl pages - or even love pages!

Yummy Cupcakes!

2010-10-13T07:28:00.000-07:00

I found this older kit by Amanda Carlson and fell in love with it! It is called Cupcake Darling. You can check her out at FPG to see more of her great designs!

Rainy Day Fun!

2010-10-07T07:26:00.000-07:00

Inspired by Dominic (at SDD) has a new kit called Drip Drop. When I saw it, I thought of these photos I took of Grace at her friend's house. Because I don't like getting wet, the photos are further away than I would like - but Grace had SUCH a great time!
Be sure to go check out Inspired by Dominic - she has some great kits!

Another Sticky Sweet Layout!

2010-09-30T11:18:00.000-07:00

Like I said, another one with Amanda Carlson's Sticky Sweet! I love the colors in this kit!

One more using Amanda Carlson's fab kits!

2010-09-30T07:55:00.000-07:00

I was a guest on Amanda Carlson's CT this past month and I loved it!! Her kits are fab - totally my style and colors I love. I wanted to do one more kit of hers before Oct. got here. Can you beleive tomorrow is Oct??? This month was SO fast. Who am I kidding, this YEAR has been so fast!!

I picked this fun kit, Sticky Sweet, to use for this photo of my favorite girl with her little pal.Of course, I will be back soon with a companion page for this one :)

My Rock Star!

2010-09-28T10:24:00.000-07:00

I took these photos of Grace and her pals last January. I love them and laugh almost every time I look at them. But, I haven't scrapped them - because I just wasn't inspired. When I saw this kit by Amanda Carlson, called Rock Goddess, I knew exactly what I wanted to do!The zebra print letters are from Jessica Edwards' kit, Kylee Nicolle.

My tired little one!

2010-09-26T13:50:00.000-07:00

Kindergarten is HARD work and it wears out my little girl...I used Kathy Winters' kit, Spring Renewal and her add on alpha,

I told ya I would!

2010-09-24T09:39:00.000-07:00

Sitting here while Hattie naps, I should be doing laundry, dishes, floors, something productive....But, instead, I am playing with Sweater Weather and the Corduroy Solids - again! Did I mention I love that kit?By Jessica Edwards at Elemental Scraps

I can't wait for Sweater Weather!

2010-09-24T06:46:00.000-07:00

Here is the South...it is still HOT...and I can't wait for Sweater Weather! All of you who know me, know that I love to wear sweaters and cardigans...so I was excited to see the first day of fall this past Wednesday. I would have been more excited if the weather wasn't in the 90's, though! haha

Jessica Edwards just released this great new kit: Sweater Weather. I love it! Love, love, love it! The colors are great and it is packed with yumminess! She also has a cool Corduroy Paper Pack that coordinates with it.I had this fun picture of Grace with her cousin at the park last February that I thought of when I saw this kit.I can't wait to get to real sweater weather - but until we get there, I plan on having fun pretending with this kit!

Milestones!

2010-09-22T20:47:00.000-07:00

Hattie is almost 7 months. I can't believe that these precious moments are going by so quickly. I am not nearly as good at keeping up with writing down important dates - milestones - as I was with Grace. So, I thought this kit, Your Miles, by Gabs-Art was great for getting some of those days down that I don't want to forget! This kit is great for boys and girls alike, so head over to SDD and check it out!

Grace at 5!

2010-09-21T11:42:00.000-07:00

I couldn't get all the journalling done on this layout that I wanted to - about my sweet girl and her quirky personality ...so I decided to do a "Grace's Top 5 at 5" type page! I guess, I will have to make another layout about her personality! What a chore! hahaI used Kathy Winters' (from SDD) kit, Spring Renewal. I love her colors in this kit! It has a ton of Easter elements, but there are so many other elements in this kit that you really can use it for all types of layouts.

He Loves Me!

2010-09-20T17:27:00.000-07:00

My husband, of course! He loves me and every day I am grateful for him. One of the things that I love the most about him is how much he loves our girls. He is such an incredible dad. I am so glad that they will grow up with him playing such an active role in their lives.

So, the kit He Loves Me by Amanda Carlson, first attracted my attention because of the name! When I clicked on it and saw the color scheme and the elements, I immediately thought of these photos from a trip to Florida.

Jessica Edwards' Newest Kit

2010-09-17T06:58:00.000-07:00

If you haven't yet seen her newest kit, Kylee Nicolle, then you HAVE to go check it out. I love this kit - the colors are fabulous (Anyone who knows me knows I love hot pink). She even has a freebie add on that you can find on her blog!

A Long Over Due Announcement!

2010-09-14T19:09:00.000-07:00

Yes, she is almost 7 months old, but I have been busy!! HA! Seeing JYM Get Blocked by Gabs-Art finally inspired me...and thanks to Gabs, it was SO easy. These blocks would be perfect for announcements, invitations, etc...in addition to showing off lots of photos on your layout! I used Gabs' kit, Awaiting, to make the announcement.

My Mini-Me

2010-09-13T11:02:00.000-07:00

Grace and I are so much alike! And, I am so much like my own mother (the day I realized that, I was so shocked! hahaha). When I saw this kit, Apple of my Eye by Kathy Winters (part of the Sept Grab Bag at SDD), I knew I could use it!Other credits:
For: The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree - I used a random glitter action to turn a circle into glitter, then used an action called carving on it to turn it that color.

For: My mini-me: I did the above and the date stamp is from Sweet Tomato Designs' Today.

Guest CT Spot with Amanda Carlson!

2010-09-12T15:02:00.000-07:00

I was invited to guest on Amanda Carlson's CT! I love her designs and I was so thrilled to be able to do it! Of course, this month is crazy and I haven't been able to do as much as I want, but I love this fall grab bag and wanted to show off some photos of Grace with it!

Key Lime!

2010-09-09T08:04:00.000-07:00

I love Key Lime pie - it is in the top 5 of my favorite desserts! Others include: cheesecake, ice cream, cinnamon rolls and ice cream flavored like cheesecake or cinnamon rolls! haha. When Cara of Sweet Tomato Designs told me she was working on a kit called Key Lime, I knew I had to have it! Check out the preview:Aren't those some yummy colors? Here are 2 I did with it:
Photos are by the great J. of JBellAustin.com
Oh, and my first layout above, "g," was supposed to be for the September Humpty Dumpty challenge. Unfortunately, I missed out on it by 2 pieces. I just couldn't get them to look good on my page!

One for Miss. Hattie's book!

2010-09-07T18:14:00.000-07:00

I am almost ready to print the first half of Hattie's life and get it in a book!! I didn't make an album about my pregnancy - too sick, too tired, too stressed, etc. with the bad excuses. So, I thought I would add a layout showing me all nice and fat! hahaI used Gabs-Art great kit, Awaiting - available at SDD. I love the colors in this kit!

Catching Up!

2010-09-02T18:03:00.000-07:00

I have these great snapshots of my little family that a friend took a couple of months before Hattie joined us...and I have been a slacker! I decided to use this fun kit, Smitten by Kathy Winters at SDD to showcase our family photo! This is a Valentine's kit, but, isn't love a daily thing!? Ha!
And, since I love this kit so much, I did a companion page tonight for it!! Both pages ended up being about my love for my family, my girls...and how I hope they always feel that love.

I got blocked!

2010-09-02T09:46:00.000-07:00

And since I was blocked, I decided to use these creative blocks to get me going again! The block is called JYM - Get Blocked by Gabs-Art at SDD. I also used her kit, Awaiting, to scrap these photos of my little girl's first experience with homework! We had such fun doing her project and I had to make sure it goes in her album!

Who doesn't love a challenge?

2010-08-30T07:12:00.000-07:00

This month at Elemental Scraps there is a designer challenge that looked fun! Jessica Edwards challenged us to make a LO with a photo that we have selectively colored. Since I have never done that, I thought it would be fun to try! I used her new kit, Tea for Two, which is only available at Zig Zag Scrap for the rest of this month. It has such great colors!!

2010-08-28T17:34:00.000-07:00

Here is the companion page for my layout, Fun and Messy. I love this kit and I already have plans for another layout using it featuring my youngest trouble-maker! Cootie Goo is the newest kit by Mandy King at SDD! Go check her out!

Check this out!

2010-08-27T19:59:00.000-07:00

Check out this new kit called Cootie Goo by Mandy King at SDD. Even though it is a "boy" kit, I loved it and wanted to try to do something with it. The colors are great and she has a ton of wonderful elements.

This is what I did...I saw these photos of my sweetie and knew I could make this work! And, of course, I will be back soon with a companion page for it!

Still Playing with Bright Possibilites

2010-08-26T10:16:00.000-07:00

This kit is lovely and I wanted to create a companion page for I'm a Big Girl Now...so using Bright Possibilities by Mandy King, this is what I came up with. The alpha is called Stick It To Me, also by Mandy King.
For my album, it says Meeting Mrs. T****** (Mrs. T being bigger and directly under the tag) and there is journalling in the lower right hand corner, instead of the words "my teacher". But, it gave information out about the school/teacher/etc that I don't want floating around! LOL

I have a big girl now!

2010-08-25T19:21:00.000-07:00

I love this kit, Bright Possibilities, by Mandy King at SDD! When I saw that it had matching pieces in a bundle, I was really excited!
This is my big girl - who is now in Kindergarten...she is at the Kinder Play Date - meeting her new friends and her new teacher! She was a bit excited!

Summer Fun

2010-08-19T10:00:00.000-07:00

I love this kit I found in Jessica Edwards' store at Elemental Scraps! I am a huge fan of bright colors' especially pinks, oranges and turquoise. Just Fishy also has some wonderful, fun elements.

We haven't been to the beach yet this summer. Our first to miss it since Grace was born (we will be going in December, though!). So, I found these photos from a trip to Florida in 2008 that I somehow missed while scrapping that summer. I tend to do that a lot :)

Credits: Papers and most elements are Just Fishy by Jessica Edwards. Also used from her are buttons and the hot pink alpha from her new kit, Tea For Two available only from ZigZag Scrap. The date strips are from {kindy chaos} by Digilicious Designs at SDD. The Sun is from I'm Hot by Jen C. Designs. The word SUN was made using Sparkling Alpha by Rozie.

A fun, new kit

2010-08-19T09:00:00.000-07:00

This is a great new kit called Tea For Two. I love the colors in this kit and the flower elements are beautiful. I am going to have to plan a tea party for Grace and her friends! You can find her at Elemental Scraps.

Here is what I did with it...and I am going to be using this one again for sure!

Old McDonald Had a Farm, A-E-I-O-U....

2010-08-17T18:33:00.000-07:00

Yep, you read that right...A-E-I-O-U. In our house, we sing the vowels instead of the more traditional, E-I-E-I-O. It started as a fun and easy way to teach vowels to my 2 year old. Now that she is 5, it just seems to have stuck. I thought that this kit (coupled with these farm photos) would be a fun way to showcase one of Grace's favorite songs. I used the bundle deal - the kit, the journal tags and the glitter styles to make my layout!
This kit, appropriately called E-I-E-I-O, is from Digilicious Designs at Scrappity-Doo-Dah. To get all three 1/2 off, click here!

And.....drum roll please.....my layout!

Kindy Chaos

2010-08-08T22:42:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that my daughter is going to start kindergarten in just 2 weeks. It makes me a little sick at my stomach! And, a whole lot proud. So, when I was scrolling through Digilicious Design's store at Scrappity-Doo-Dah, the name of this kit stood out. I clicked on {kindy chaos} and knew that I had the perfect photos for it already! I take pictures of almost all of Grace's art projects. We do way too many for me to keep them all! So I used this:to make this:
I have a ton more photos of art to scrap - and I know that I will have even more coming home soon. This kit is big enough that I will have a lot of fun with it!

I must be on a roll....

2010-08-05T21:20:00.000-07:00

After months of not scrapping (due to a crazy pregnancy!), I am seriously making up for lost time. Not too long ago, I shared some scary photos of me...after my daughter gave me a make over. I found the perfect kit to scrap these, um, adorable photos. Well, she was adorable, anyway!

This is what I found:
Being a Girl by Jessica Edwards Here is the finished product:I love the bright colors in this kit! It is perfect for all those girlie layouts...I think I will finally scrap my photos from my bachelorette party....if I can find them and get them scanned in!

Choo Choo - Come aboard and get your recipe card!

2010-08-05T06:00:00.000-07:00

I love this new kit by Jessica Edwards called Shabby Kitchen. I am thrilled to be a part of her blog train. You can find her this month as a guest designer at ZigZag Scraps. Check out all of her designs at Elemental Scraps!

This is my first ever time to make a recipe card, I hope you like it! I decided to give you a recipe, too! Included in the download is a copy of the page already filled out with my mama's Red Beans and Rice recipe! She is one of the best cooks I know, esp when it comes to Cajun food! She and I make this from memory, so when I tried to write it out, my husband was excited...we ate Red Beans and Rice for several nights that week!Click here to download, then head to the next station: Kate

If you are just hopping on here, then this is the entire list:

Jessica's Blog - http://mydigiscrapblog.blogspot.com/
Jessica - http://p365jessica.blogspot.com/
Tricia - http://theseoultosoulconnection.blogspot.com
Keisha - http://totallyscrapable.blogspot.com/
Sara - http://scrappingalltheway.blogspot.com/
Nikki - http://nikkisdigilayouts.blogspot.com/
Melissa -http://justsopeachie.blogspot.com
Aimee - YOU ARE HERE!!
Kate - http://www.earleyfamily.com
Kelsey - http://www.kelseyll.blogspot.com/
Jaime - http://jamie-cupcake.blogspot.com

I couldn't help myself...

2010-08-04T20:21:00.000-07:00

I just love the kit, April Fool by Digilicious Designs....so I made another layout with it! Everything except the word tiny is from April Fool, which can be found at Scrappity-Doo-Dah. "Tiny" is from the alpha, How Does Your Garden Grow? by Scrapper Girl Designs. The photo is from jbellaustin.com.

More of my sweet Hattie

2010-08-04T19:04:00.000-07:00

This month, I am a guest member on Scrappity-Doo-Dah's creative team. I am thrilled to be a part of such a wonderful site. I get to create for Digilicious Designs! Even though it was hard to pick, I chose a kit called April Fool. I fell in love with the beautiful colors and papers. Then when I downloaded the kit, I was so excited at all the beautiful elements! This is my first layout with this great kit. Everything was made using April Fool. I am still working on getting this series of photos in my memory album. I love all these photos by J. of jbellaustin.com.

Finishing up layouts

2010-08-02T22:29:00.001-07:00

I discovered several layouts this past week that weren't finished. In my mind, they were finished, posted and in my bin to order! Here is one that I wanted to share, the others...I still need to journal on...seems like that is what holds me up!

This layout was made using one of Sweet Tomato Designs templates...she has some great ones. I used template 7 from Seedlings Templates Set 2. I used several different kits: Del Sol by Circle of Life Scraps; Every Single Day by Simply Scraps; Love Me Forever by Sweet Blossom Designs and Spring Spunk by Victoria Feemster Designs.

Humpty Dumpty Challenge

2010-08-02T19:26:00.001-07:00

At the end of each month, Sweet Tomato Designs very own Cara hosts a fun challenge she calls Humpty Dumpty over at PDP! For the month of July she gave away this template below and challenged us to make a layout using each piece in it!This is what I came up with:Though the challenge is officially over (and, yes, I did miss the deadline!), you can still pick up this freebie template and more at Cara's shop in PDP!

All Aboard the Blog Train!!!

2010-08-02T06:00:00.000-07:00

I am hopping on the Jessica Edwards blog train!! Check this out:I have seen a few of the things up for grabs...you will not be disappointed! So, on August 5th, hop on the train at Jessica's Blog...and you will get some really fun recipe cards. They are 8.5x11...and when you get here, you will get a black recipe card and one that has one of my favorite recipes already on it. My mom's Red Beans and Rice...yum.

Guest CT at Scrappity Doo Dah!

2010-08-01T09:00:00.000-07:00

I was invited to be a guest CT member at Scrappity-Doo-Dah for the month of August. I love that website/store and I couldn't be more excited or honored to be included there.

For my first kit, I chose Flourish by Polka Dot Pixels who is a guest designer there this month! I love the colors and elements in this kit. I used it to make 2 layouts featuring my sweet daughter, Hattie, who is growing so fast!
These photos are by J. Bell, of course!

Family Photos and a new CT!

2010-07-25T01:50:00.000-07:00

Last week, we took family photos with J. Bell (if you live in the Austin area, you should really check him out!). I can't wait to get my hands on the photos, but thought that I should get the last batch of family pictures ready for my album before they get here! These were taken by a friend of ours on New Years day.

I am now on Jessica Edwards' CT! I love her designs and I couldn't wait to start playing with them. One of her more recent releases is called Family Tree. This is actually a collab with Bella Gypsy.
This is what I did with it - I am also working on making a family tree layout for my girlies...but I have to scan some photos in first!

A fun, quiet day!

2010-07-24T20:52:00.000-07:00

Today has been great. First, my husband took care of the girls and let me sleep in!!! Then, my daughter gave me a makeover...she was really impressed with her work, but Jeff was a little scared when he saw me. Notice my extremely red nose. She gave me a "burn from the sun." I'm not sure how she did her makeup so much cuter than she did mine, but I think she is adorable...esp when compared to me!Poor little Hattie is still having hive break outs. I'm not sure what is causing it. I haven't had wheat, gluten, dairy, soy, seafood (including shell fish) or eggs. I have been eating a lot of veggies, beans and meats! And, I have lost a couple of pounds! :) Here is a picture of Hattie with her hives. The camera doesn't pick them all up, so it was really a lot worse than this:Of course, you will be seeing these photos again in a layout soon, but I wanted to share them now!

I even got some scrapping done today! I have been working on companion pages for layouts that I have made for challenges or CTs and ran out of time. So, I made this one with a kit called Ainsley by Scrapper Girl Designs to sit beside a layout of mine called Sweet Girl: When I saw the post with the original LO in it, I realized that I never showed off the LO I made with my kit I earned for doing the Speed Scrap. Made by Hutchie and my good friend, Jenn Murphy, I love this kit called Fall to Pieces from Scrappity Doo Dah:A while back, I made this layout called Finding Beauty with Love Me Forever by Sweet Blossom Designs. It was for another SDD speed scrap hosted by Jenn Murphy. I love her SS - she really gets me out of my comfort zone.Here is the companion page I made today:

Another one that I made for a SS at SDD hosted by Jenn:This one was a little harder to make a companion kit for. A few weeks ago, my desktop crashed and I lost all but 6 of my kits. This is one of the kits I lost. So, I decided to just "copy" my layout! It was made using a kit called Funny Girl. Unfortunately, I don't know who designed it, since it was a casualty of a vile, mean person sending me a virus.
And...another one I did for a SS, this time at CTAW...using the kit You and Me.And, here is the companion page. I finished this one in really late, I just wanted it done, so it isn't very spectacular, but it is ready to get ordered!
And now - I am off to bed!

Another Twofer!

2010-07-22T20:21:00.002-07:00

This is from the other half of the Twofer Template Set 1 from Sweet Tomato Designs. I love, love, love 2 page layouts - and I am so excited that there are some templates for those of us scrappers who enjoy doing them! You can see all of her goodies here at Polkadotplum.com!

The kit is called Spring Spunk by Victoria Feemster Designs.
Some of the photos are by the great J. Bell, photographer extraordinaire! Check him out here: jbellaustin.com

One more post tonight...

2010-07-20T21:50:00.001-07:00

You all know how much I love 2 page layouts...well Sweet Tomato Designs has come out with Twofers!!! 2 page templates! I was so excited to see these and I couldn't wait to start playing with them!

Here is the first....I will do the 2nd layout in the next day or so for you! You should check them out at polkadotplum.com!
Credits: Template - Sweet Tomato Designs Twofers. Papers: Girlsfriends by Designs by Laura. Elements are from Love me Forever by Sweet Blossoms Designs.

Welcome, Nolan

2010-07-20T21:41:00.000-07:00

Welcome, Nolan, to the Sweet Tomato Designs family....nope, not another member for her CT, but another new kit!! She is really cranking them out right now...and I am loving her artwork!

Nolan is the "boy" kit...but if you have a girl, then you can check out Finley. And, if you have one of each, you can get the Sibling Rivalry pack.

Here are the previews...This is some of what I did with Finley. I also made 3 different brag books with this kit. Because it has pink and blue, it is perfect for brag books with both girls and little boys.

This is what I did with Nolan...I don't have any boys, other than my husband, who is kinda like a 3rd child!

What a busy weekend!

2010-07-20T21:23:00.001-07:00

I had the best weekend with my family. My sister and her kids, along with my mom came to visit me! My sister lives in VA, so we only see each other a couple of times a year. It was so great to see her and stay up late talking, share makeup and trade clothes...I almost felt like I was in high school again. But, without the fighting and the drama!

Before they got here, I was able to get a couple of layouts done. I tried to do all the speed scraps at the CTAW site, and I had a great time!

I did all of these with the CTAW kit called You and Me.

This one was made for a Speed Scrap. I love the way it turned out!
I made this one to sit next to it in my album...I can't stand having my facing layouts not match. I guess I'm a little OCD about it ;)

Side one is a speed scrap - side 2 is the opposite page for my album.

This is another speed scrap layout, using Thank You by the designers at polkadotplum.com. I do have a side 2, but I still need to journal on it!

Another Speed Scrap - I am starting to love those! Papers are from Every Single Day by Simply Scraps and the elements are from Ainsley by Scrapper Girl Designs.

I'm Back!!!!!

2010-07-12T21:43:00.001-07:00

Ok, so it has been a LONG time since I last posted. Not because I wanted to be gone, but because of life and circumstance. It started when I had issues with my blog. I couldn't get any of my layouts to upload. Then I had a difficult pregnancy and a great labor and delivery....now I have a newborn. Well, not so newborn now! She is 5 months old on this coming Saturday!
Anyway, enough about my crazy life...Here are a few of my more recent layouts!

Using the awesome Sweet Tomato Designs over at Polka Dot Plum:
Time Flies By:

A Pocket Full of Posies:Finley:
Springtime Zen:
The Princess:

Another with Finley:

A couple new layouts!

2009-11-07T20:17:00.000-08:00

This layout was made with a kit called Life is Like a Box of Chocolates by Stacey's Scraps at Scrap That Idea.

I made this layout with a freebie kit called Ainsley by Scrapper Girl Designs. This layout is a product of a Speed Scrap hosted by my good friend, Jenn, at Scrappity -Doo-Dah. This is not my normal type of layout - so, of course, I love it! I love when someone helps me get out of my box!

Not only did I leave the Speed Scrap with this cool layout, I also got this kit, Fall to Pieces, created by both Jenn Murphy Scraps and Designs by Hutchie, as a participation prize! You can buy it here for only $3.99!

Today - Tomorrow and Always!!

2009-11-03T08:03:00.000-08:00

Isn't this the cutest kit?? You can pick it up exclusively at Pretty Scrappy - cheap, only $2!

Not only is it on sale, but if you buy this kit, then you could get this kit for free! All you have to do is create a layout with the above kit, post it in the featured designer gallery, then Cara from Sweet Tomato will send you this wonderful kit! But, hurry!!! This deal is only available for a limited time!
This is what I did with it! I hope you like it!

Addition to the Blog Train

2009-10-27T17:10:00.001-07:00

Glenda also has a freebie up on her blog! Go check her out here!

A Spookalicious Blog Train!

2009-10-25T18:28:00.000-07:00

Sweet Tomato Designs and her CT have a fun and spooky blog train of freebies going on! I am the last stop, so you should be close to being done with the downloads - which means time to start playing with your freebies!

For my part, I have a QP for ya! I hope that you like it as much as I do :)Click here to download my QP! It is asking some people for a password - I didn't mean to set it up with one! SORRY! The password is BOOTS!

To celebrate our Blog Train, Cara has the kit on sale! 25% off this week at Designs in Digital and Pretty Scrappy. So, head on over there to get Spooks...and don't forget to check out the rest of the train if you missed someone!

Here is the rest of the train:
Sweet Tomato Designs
Michelle
Fleur
Sherry
Janet

One of our favorite days!

2009-10-22T10:13:00.000-07:00

One of our favorite activities this past spring was going to the Kite Festival. We had such a great time. I can't wait for next March so we can do it again! I used a freebie kit called Doodle Bug, a collab by Designs by Vicki and Stacey's Scraps. I think it is for sale now for only a buck in their store, Scrap That Idea. Thanks, ladies! I love your kits!

Back Logged

2009-10-21T21:28:00.000-07:00

Just catching up! I made several layouts that I never posted here...just want to get my blog updated and current.

Catching Up

2009-10-21T20:26:00.000-07:00

I know that Halloween is next week, but I am just now working on Easter!! Unfortunately, I started out motivated, then lost the mojo at some point. The above is made with Spring Breeze by Stacey's Scraps (collab with Snowmoon's Designs).

I am not 100% happy with this one, but I am sick of looking at it...so I am calling it DONE! Credits: Kit - A Spring Thing by Kari Q Designs.

I am so excited!

2009-10-16T14:07:00.000-07:00

Because I am finally getting caught up! I can't believe how far behind I got over the summer! I still have a ton of photos to work through, but I am so excited to see the progress.

These are more from our family hike at the Basin Wildlife Preserve....but these are shots of my husband and I! Taken by our sweet little Grace. She is actually a pretty good photographer!Credits - The kit is a freebie from Claudi Designs called Enjoy the Day. The alpha "snapshots" are from a kit called Love All Year Long by Jady Day Studio

A Simple Layout!

2009-10-15T19:24:00.000-07:00

I have quite a few photos of a recent family hiking trip. I wanted something clean and simple, since most of the photos had busy backgrounds. I also needed the ability to get quite a few photos on the layout! This is what I came up with! I hope you like it.Credits: Majority of items came from the Fall Collection 2009 by kevinandamanda.com, which is a freebie available now. The brown/tan/cream flowers and swirl came from Mandy Mystiques Cotton Candy. The white flower and white leaf came from Winter Whites by Juno Designs.

The 3 Little Piggies

2009-10-15T17:53:00.000-07:00

My daughter's class put on the cutest, silliest performance of the 3 Little Piggies yesterday. I got such a kick out of watching the 4 year old's oinking and saying their lines. Grace was the middle piggy who used sticks to build her home.The freebie kit is called Doodle of a Summer by Nordy Digi Design.The numbers are from Alphapalooza Pinners from Corina Nielsen Designs.

Spooks!

2009-10-13T15:35:00.000-07:00

Spooks is a wonderful new kit from the fabulous Cara - the design master behind Sweet Tomato Designs. I love this kit - it is totally not your normal Halloween kit. In fact, I even did a wedding layout with it! So....check out what I have done here and then go to her blog and check out the other CT links for more ideas!

Labor of Love

2009-10-11T11:51:00.000-07:00

I got this great CLD collab kit as a freebie a long time ago! The designers who's pieces I used include: Boyerville Scraps, Greedz Graphics, & Heavenly Scraps. If I missed someone, I'm sorry! Let me know and I can add you.

A quickie!

2009-10-10T17:27:00.000-07:00

Here is a quick and simple layout I made in about an hour. I used Out and About by Mel Hains and Vicki at Scrap That Idea. I got it as a freebie (Thanks, ladies!).

Custom Made Word Books

2009-10-08T08:41:00.001-07:00

This is what I do when I am not working on my digital scrapbook! Sometimes, I just feel the need to get my hands on some scissors and feel the texture of the paper and ribbons. I do take orders for these and I am already working on Christmas orders. Just thought I would share!

My Big Girl

2009-10-06T10:00:00.001-07:00

This is my beautiful girl on her first day of Pre-K. I used a collab kit from Julie Marie Scraps and Danielle Corbitt called Girls Night Out. I love this kit, and if you look through my blog, you will see I have used it a few other times! Which, is rare for me...I don't normally ever use the same piece of patterned paper in the same book. The date stamp is also from Julie Marie - a kit called Life Captured.

Using templates!

2009-10-04T14:40:00.000-07:00

I don't often use templates, but when I saw how many photos of my daughter's birthday cake I wanted to use, I immediately thought of Sweet Tomato Designs product line of templates called Seedlings. I was quickly able to find one that would allow me to use all the photos I wanted...plus 2! This is a one page template that I flipped around to create page 2...cause you all know I have to have a second page! You can get this template (#22) in a bundle at her store here.
I used a kit called Summer Garden by Laurie's Scraps.

Shake it, Baby!

2009-10-02T15:08:00.000-07:00

My daughter LOVES to dance - and she is one of those rare kids who ask me all the time to take her photo...this was one of those moments when she was doing both!
Credits: Everything is from Stacey's Scraps kit called 2 Hearts. You can find it at Scrap That Idea for only a buck! I got the idea for the arrow and the title out of Scrapbooks, Etc most recent magazine.

Turning #3 into 2

2009-10-01T14:12:00.000-07:00

Well, I just can't stand having a layout in my album that doesn't "match" the layout facing it. After I finished making the LO titled "My Name is Grace" I went about my day. But, I couldn't quit thinking about my "unfinished" LO. A little OCD of me, I know...but I can't be the only one out there that does this! So, here are the 2 layouts side by side as they will be seen in my album: All of this is from the Darjeeling kit by Sweet Tomato Designs.

Three's a charm...

2009-10-01T10:37:00.000-07:00

Well, I decided to try to stick with this roll I'm on! Here is a layout made using Sweet Tomato Designs kit Darjeeling. I love the colors in this kit and can't wait to play with more of it. This layout was inspired by one I saw in a magazine by Shannon Tidwell.

Can you believe it?

2009-09-30T18:56:00.000-07:00

I did another one!! Wow, I think I may be on a roll!

These photos of my daughter were taken on our first day in Hawaii for our family vacation this past summer. I used another Sweet Tomato Designs kit...called Sun Kissed. I love the colors that were used in the design of this great kit!

I'm back!

2009-09-30T13:49:00.001-07:00

After being MIA for the past few months, I have finally scrapped something! For those of you who don't know, I found out I was pregnant in June and had some pretty major complications. Everything is going great with the pregnancy now and I finally have some energy!

I made this using Sweet Tomato Designs kit called Autumn Bliss. I got this for free when I signed up for her newsletter. You might not get this one for signing up, but she offers exclusive freebies to those who receive the newsletter!

Credits: Every thing is from the Autumn Bliss kit except for the following: The staples are from Danielle Corbitt's portion of a collab kit called Girls Night Out. The bracket is from Melanie Hain's portion of a collab kit called Beach Hut.

I hope that I will be back more often than in the recent past!

Oops!!! Totally forgot the password!

2009-06-07T18:13:00.000-07:00

For the QP in the below post, the password is "boots" - I am so sorry I forgot to put it in the yesterday!!

Aimee

Lil' Buckaroo and freebie!

2009-06-06T12:15:00.000-07:00

Sweet Tomato Designs has a great new kit out called Lil' Buckaroo! I have been sitting on these rodeo photos for over a year now, so when Lil' Buckaroo was released I got very excited! This kit is full of great papers and elements...perfect for a ton of different photos! The cool thing is - you can buy the papers and the elements separately!

Here is what I did with the kit:

And, if you like it - I made it into a quickpage!! So, if you like it - you can download it here! Then go grab the kit ($4 for both the papers and elements - including alpha) to make a page to go with this one!

Be sure to check out Sweet Tomato's blog and other CT memeber's blogs - they also have ideas for this kit and I think more quickpages!

Havin' Fun with Blommin' Beautiful

2009-05-30T21:39:00.000-07:00

One of my daughter's favorite activities is to go to the park...esp. if it is with her daddy or her favorite person, Rachel. I don't always grab my camera when we hit the park, but I am so glad I had it for these photos. No special reason, just one of the many things we do all the time. It is these moments, everyday moments, that will stick with me forever.I used a great kit called Blommin' Beautiful from Mel Hains Designs. You can pick it up for a buck right now...a full kit for a buck! Can't beat that! Ok, so you could if it were free...and that is when I got it. For great free kits, click on her name above! She gives kits away quite often!

Sweet Serene

2009-05-26T18:50:00.000-07:00

I saw this kit from Designs by Mel and thought of these photos of my Grace. I just love the colors that she chose for the kit. I did these 2 layouts - both simple, but I hope that means the photo stands out more!

Sea World

2009-05-25T14:27:00.001-07:00

When I saw this freebie kit from Sweet Tomato Scraps, I knew it would be perfect for Sea World photos (and also my Florida photos I haven't gotten around to yet!). Cara made this for the SYTYCD contest at Digiscrap Addicts. The Kit is called Octopus's Garden, inspired by the great Beatles.These photos are from a trip to Sea World we took last year with our cousin Rachel. We were with more people, but somehow, none of them ranked a photo!

A Couple of Quickies!

2009-05-25T13:12:00.001-07:00

I couldn't sleep last night, so I decided to quit tossing and turning and came in here to get productive. I have been in a bit of a slump lately. Not only did we have Mother's Day (my mom got to come!), but my birthday, our anniversary and the end of the year for Grace's school have all been keeping me on my toes. My dad died 2 years ago on Friday, so in the time I haven't been busy, I haven't felt like scrapping.

This is Grace with her cousin Rachel last year. I look at these photos and I am amazed at how much Grace has grown. I used a collab kit from Julie Marie Designs and Danielle Corbitt, called Girls Night Out. I have used this kit several times, but I LOVE it. I used a template to help me get jump started, from Just 2 More Things, Number 24.
This next one is a really simple one - Pretty much a template (Simply Yin, number 100) and cardstock. The neutrals are from Julie Marie Designs, Worn Faded Neutrals. The alpha is also hers, Worn Alpha Pack #2. The red is a freebie from Doohickey Designs, Summer Confessions. The Blue paper is also a freebie, from Shazbutt's Digi Scraps, called Blue Bazaar.
Now that I am back into the swing of things, maybe I can get caught up!

Finally Finished

2009-05-07T18:31:00.000-07:00

I am done with my part of the baby album! YAY! This is the last of what I came up with...because I was in a hurry, these are all templates!

This is a free kit called Showers in Spring, a collab by AWP Designs by Vicki and Mel's Lightbulb Moments. You can find it at Scrap That Idea, probably in the dollar bin. The template is Just 2 More Things, #34.Another freebie kit from the designers at Scrap That Idea. This one is from Stacey's Scraps, called Two Little Bots. I think it is still on her blog, but if not, you can catch it in the dollar bin at her store. The template is from Simply Yin, #100.
My last (and favorite) layout to share today is this one, made with a kit called About A Girl, from Designs by Mel. I was just invited to join her CT, which is very exciting. This is the first kit of hers that I picked up, and I LOVE it. It has a wonderful color scheme with some terrific elements and tons of papers. You can see it here: Pretty Scrappy. This is another by Just 2 More Things, #28
Now, I am off to clean my neglected house!

Scrapping Frantically

2009-05-05T15:42:00.000-07:00

Remember that baby book I am doing for a friend of mine? Well, the deadline is drawing near, so I am frantically scrapping my fingers off! I still have several pages to get done by tomorrow night! Yikes!! I wanted to share with you guys the latest, though! This kit was a freebie, called "It's a Girl Thing" by Blue Dream Designs. I made the first side, then used a template from Sweet Tomato Scraps for the corresponding page.
After I finished that layout, I did this one using another template, this time from Simply Yin. (BTW, this is template 107 and is free!). As you guys know, I rarely (can't remember if I ever have) used a template! This was fun and what I call speed scrapping! Which is just what I needed today! I used a new freebie from Julie Marie Designs. She is participating in Digiscrap Addicts design challenge. This is week 1, A Mother's Love. Head on over there to download this delish kit, that has some really great elements for your upcoming Mother's Day photos! Now - I need to scoot! I got more to do!!!

Exciting News and a Freebie!

2009-05-02T22:11:00.000-07:00

Cara of Sweet Tomato Designs has invited me to be on her Creative Team! I am very excited - she has some really wonderful designs available. She is at both Faith Sisters and Been There Scrapped That. She just came out with a new kit called Bouquet, that I love! The colors are just perfect for all those spring photos we have been snapping like mad! Not to mention, as the mother of a girl, I can never get enough of flowers, butterflies, and, of course, pink! I have 2 layouts made with the kit to share.

The first is a scraplift! I saw the cutest layout by my friend Jenn - and I just had to put my own spin on it. What makes me laugh is that her layout is an interpretation of a layout by Hutchie!

The second layout I made (cause if you read my blog, then you know by now I can't ever have mismatched layouts facing each other in my albums) is my own. I made this one into a QP freebie for you! Be sure to check out Sweet Tomato's stores to grab the full kit, which is packed with tons of papers, elements and a full alpha/number set. You can then use it to make another layout - cause you know you HAVE to have two!Download Here

The photos were taken by a friend of mine, Brand0n Burkhardt.

First Halloween, Now Christmas

2009-05-01T19:50:00.000-07:00

Seriously, I should give more books away! I am getting really caught up along the way! I just make a page for my daughter, then change the title, delete personal info, turn that into a QP and I am done! This kit is called Frosty Santa, by Julie Marie Designs. I love this kit; she has a ton of fab elements that I haven't even played with yet!

Halloween in May

2009-05-01T11:45:00.000-07:00

I made a template out of my Easter layout below and used it to make this Halloween layout for a friend of mine. I used a freebie called Halloween Fun. The preview doesn't have the designer's name on it - and neither does the TOU! The TOU is called MzP TOU - so, if anyone knows who MzP is, would you let me know? I would love to give credit!

Bunnies and Carrots

2009-04-26T19:19:00.000-07:00

Julie Marie has a great kit out called Easter Bunnies and Carrots! I love the colors that she used...no pastels, which seems to be rampant. These photos are of my sweetie posing with her very first Easter bunny. Her Granddad and Mimi gave it to her when she was 8 months old - and she still loves it!

Side 2 of Month 1 and a new one....

2009-04-22T17:57:00.000-07:00

Here is what I came up with to face my layout from the weekend (See Month One down below). I was totally inspired by daisydil (Pam, a fellow CT member for Julie Marie). You can see her original work of art here. I love how she mixed in the Tranquility papers - I would have copied that, too, except I had to match the other side! All of my stuff is from Julie Marie, Cottage Rose (except the swirl, I have no idea where that is from).This next one is a photo I took of my daughter today - She was looking especially cute to me (some days, I swear, she wakes up cuter than the day before). So, we ran outside to take some photos - I love this big cheesey grin for some reason! These layouts are made using Julie Marie's Just Peachy. The date strips on the second one are from Valarie Ostrom. I have also made this into a QP for my friend's book. My journalling says, "You light up my life in so many ways. The little things you say and do. And more and more every day, I am grateful."

My First Quick Page!

2009-04-21T15:49:00.000-07:00

A good friend of mine is pregnant with her 2nd child, so 2 fellow digi-scrappers and I are giving her a digital album for one of her gifts. I did my first QP last night for her! Thanks to Kristy (Scrapglass) for her instructions on how to cut that hole in my page - I think I gave her a good laugh at my expense last night!I used a new kit by Julie Marie (of course! Lately, that is all I have scrapped!) called Cottage Rose. I really like the spring colors in this kit. I will make a 2nd side for her album using the same kit - so check back to see it!