Monday, May 30, 2011

10 days

Has it really been so long since I last posted? Seems time has gotten away from me! It is almost June!! With that will come the end of soccer, followed by the end of spring baseball, and then the end of school...whew, it just doesn't seem possible!!

Of course, as you know, June 1 also mean the release of new kits from ! This months kits are awesome!! I was tasked to work with the Main kit but couldn't resist also getting myself the Trio! Such fun papers and embellishments this month...just wait until you see!!

Here are a couple of sneaks....



Thursday, May 19, 2011

Back to Scrapping

I honestly haven't been scrapping too much these past few weeks. We are constantly running from game to practice and from practice to game....baseball, soccer, gymnastics. By the time we are home, there is some last minute homework to be done and baths to be had. Then it is 9:30pm, and I am beat. I have stacks of new supplies --- Crate Paper Neighborhood, October Afternoon 5 & Dime, Collage Press Hometown Summer, Echo Park Summer Days, and countless other goodies. I have hundreds upon hundreds of pictures to choose from as well -- especially since I take my camera to almost everything! Yet, here I am blogging and counting down the minutes until I get crawl into bed, click on the tv, and just relax.

I pu tthese two layouts together a few weeks ago for my 3 Scrappy Boys product highlight. I am totally loving all the versions of woodgrain papers out these days. I must say, the American Crafts version is my favorite. Most of their Campy Trails line 'B' side features a bright playful woodgrain. While the 'A' side is cute, I am not a cutesy kind of girl and we don't camp so I immediately flipped for the 'B' side. Woodgrain in yellow and orange (and blue and green, etc.) -- FABULOUS!!





As you can see, I am also loving the photo booth strip look as well --- funny how I create two different layouts and when I step back, they have so many similarities. No problem, I'll just separate them in the album and no one will be the wiser!

Sunday, May 15, 2011

No Longer....

It's official....I am no longer a Mini-Van Mom. I loved having a mini-van for the past six years, it was beyond convenient with the power doors and the kids able to hop up in themselves. I also loved the space and being able to separte the kids so that no one was touching another....you know how that goes with kids in the car! Well, lately, the van didn't quite feel right. The brakes were squealing, the back lift gate would spontaneously start closing on me as I loaded groceries, it just felt like something was wrong...it wasn't good. So, I decided enough is enough and traded it in yesterday for this....



Fun to have a new car!

Saturday, May 14, 2011

How cool is this?!?!

I downloaded this free program today called Shape Collage. In less than 2 minutes, I was able to create this...

I can't wait to pick out some of my favorite pixs of the kids and try this out! I may run over to Michael's tomorrow and grab some frames. These will collages will make for great home decor!!

Go download the program....so much fun to play around with!!