Project 12 - February

As I've mentioned before, this year I've decided to do a project 12 book. I'm doing mine digitally so I can easily print it and contain it all in one book. Makes it easier to have it all in one place and I think this will be a great way to see Braelyn's growth all through the year!


Here is my February 2011 spread, I'm trying to use the sketch provided for them too!





Thanks for stopping by!

A Giveaway for CSN Stores!

I have been lucky to work with CSN Stores in the past and I am happy to say I am doing it again! This time around I ordered the Melissa & Doug Clay Set. This is going to be a fabulous gift for the birthday we have coming up next month. I know Grayson will absolutely love playing with it! The set is very well constructed and it comes with 4 containers of clay, as well as some neat tools to work with. I'm a big fan of Melissa & Doug toys, and this set was not a dissapointment. :) Now for the giveaway... Just follow these steps for a chance to win $35 credit to CSNStores.com 1. Become a follower of my blog 2. Go to CSNStores.com and browse around to see all the available items they have 3. Leave a comment on this post telling me what you would like to order if you win! Comments will remain open for one week and a winner will be announced Monday, April 4th.

I {heart} sewing!

Let me preface this by saying, I DO NOT have mad sewing skillz.

I have fumbled my way through some pants for Braelyn and a sweater vest for Grayson, I've even managed to sew some cloth diapers (which I may eventually share on my blog) and some clothes for myself (nobody wants to see pictures of me modeling, LOL). However, sewing has become a fun hobby for me and well, it makes me feel good to be able to create something.

So I really wanted to buy some baby legs for Braelyn, but I'm super cheap. I don't want to spend $10 on a pair of leg warmers. So... I started thinking that I could do it myself, and into the pile of refashionables I dug. :)

I think they turned out cute, the edges are leftover from a shirt I used to make Braelyn's pants. The inside are from a pair of baby pants that were given to us (don't you love hand me down's?). Since I had most of them done before we ventured out yesterday evening, I picked up a couple other things to cheaply refashion into leg warmers. And the greatest thing, I should be able to get more than one pair out of the pieces I picked up! Score!!

And since I don't have a picture of her wearing them, here is another pic... just cause I think she is a cutie!

Scrap That Baby

Did you see the good news? Lucky me (and my kidlets) got a spot on the Scrap That Baby Design Team. Woot!


There are some seriously talented women on the team, so be sure to stop by the blog and check out their work. Challenges post on the 1st and 15th. Even if you don't have young children anymore, I know most people have older pictures they need to scrap. And some awesome prizes!


Speaking of, check out the current challenge - Happy Happy Birthday! And the fabulous sponsor AllyScraps, who is providing a $20 gift certificate!


And because of the birthday challenge, here is a digital page from Grayson's 2nd birthday! Enjoy and thanks for stopping by!

Bringing the Outdoors In!

Part of the challenge for this week's survivor layout (at Tally Scrapper) was to use something found in nature. I figured what better way to embrace the challenge than to get dirty! I decided to grab a little of the NC red mud and give my background page some texture.

I trompsed out into the rain to gather up some dirt. Luckily, I only had to go to the driveway (stupid erosion is causing the hill to fall).

I brought it back in to add some water until it gained the consistency I liked. Much like baby poo (sorry, you know I have a new baby - right?)

After that I grabbed my wide paint brush, dipped it in my dirt and 'flicked' (yeah, that's what I'm technicaly terming it) the dirt onto my page. Set it aside to dry and then created my layout.

Here is the finished product. I also added a couple vine wrapped sticks I snagged from the backyard. The rest of the challenge was to do a monochromatic page and use a Green Day song title/lyric in your title. So I used the title of the song (warning) and some of the lyrics as my journaling. Overall, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out and I think the clumps of dirt look pretty cool on there.

Terror Toddler

I love my little guy, but some days he is a demon. I know its his age and having a new little sister, blah blah blah... but why not call it like it is, right?!

I am really working hard on using up my old supplies before I purchase new. And I have to say I'm doing a pretty good job. One day, I might be down to a manageable supply again! But for now I'll keep plugging away at the pile of papers and embellishments.





Supplies:
Sassafras Papers, AC & Bazzill Cardstock, Stickles, Making Memories Alphabet Rubons, Kaiser Rhinestones, Rusty Pickle Chipboard, Martha Stewart Glitter and some foam alphabet stickers from my stash.