finicky baby

Happy Wednesday! I hope you guys know that I love my kids, despite me complaining about them. LOL! But one thing I will say is that my daughter likes things her way and nothing else. Plus she has a mean streak! As soon as she gets mad, everybody around hears about it. So today I'm sharing a layout about that finicky baby. She is cute as a doll (I realize not everyone will agree) and I love her to death - but watch out when she gets mad! Just one of her personality quirks, of which there are a bunch. It is something that I hope she grows out of, but I don't want to forget - so decided to do a page about it.

I used an old Citrus Tree Studio kit for this page. I love that kit and am kinda sad that I'm nearing the end of it. :(  The butterflies were stamped with Versamark and then embossed. I debated layering them, but I think I liked having more of them on the page. I also used a Unity flourish stamp and embossed it in white on black cardstock. I love how that turned out, but I really need to find my heat gun. Right now I'm embossing with a lighter and both Grayson and Jeff thought I was trying to set the house on fire. I think Grayson was actually rooting for it as he kept telling me to get the fire closer to the paper. I even added some hand stitching for fun!

Papers, stickers and journaling block are from KI Memories, the pearl butterfly is from Prima, the flourish stamp from Unity, MM mini alphabet stickers and I believe the embossed cardstock is from Bazzill.

I also realized, after doing this page, that all of my paper pages are looking roughly the same these days. I think that means I need to switch it up and get some creative juices flowing. Hopefully soon I'll have something a bit different to share. :)

1st Beach Trip

This was a challenge I did back in January at CTS. Being that this was the first layout I had done in months, I love how it turned out!

Grayson's first trip to the beach was in April 2011. He loved access to the HUGE sandbox. He still talks about it, and lately has been asking to go back. I just love this picture of him, his expression seems so somber which is rarely the case for him.


I've decided to join in a smash* book challenge over at Tally Scrapper. I have loads of empty journals around so I thought it might be a good way to use them up. I actually think I'm going to start with the junk errr... sentimentals from our wedding. They have been sitting in a box for the past few years, so I figured I might as well do something with them! It is part of my quest to declutter!

And, in case you haven't read, My Sketch World is having a DT call right now. There are great sketches there, and the forum seems like a great place to hang out! Check it out and good luck if you apply!

Happy Leap Day!!

Happy Leap Day!

Looks like I have found a routine that works and I seem to be getting a little more scrappy time in these days. Since I haven't scrapped much in the last year I have a ton of pictures of Braelyn to catch up on.

Here is a page I got done this weekend of Braelyn. I used a sketch challenge from Tally Scrapper and the current chipboard challenge at Citrus Tree Studio. I glittered up an old chip chatter alphabet piece. I haven't really bought any new supplies since I haven't been scrapping. So my goal right now is to use up what I have so I can justify buying some new stuff to play with! Although the crown is new, I was in the dollar store the other day and they had some wooden embellishments so I figured I would pick them up. I inked the top part and then used stickles to create 'gems' to dress it up a bit. The paper a piece of Cherry Arte from my stash and bazzill cardstock scraps from my scrap box.


Hope you enjoy your leap day! And just a reminder that today is the last day to take advantage of the sale at Citrus Tree Studio, so go get your orders in. :)

Tuesday Layouts

This morning I seem to have an excessive amount of energy. I hope that means I will get lots of things accomplished today, but it is more likely that I'll be crashed by 10am. However, I do have two layouts to share. I actually managed to finish a paper layout yesterday, and (even better) I really like how it turned out!

This was Braelyn's first time on the swings at the park last summer. I kept trying to get her to smile so I could catch her teeth in the picture, but of course it was a no go. For this one I used an art inspiration challenge at Citrus Tree Studio and the 2/4 sketch from My Sketch World. I even used all scraps on this page too, except for the background.


Here is a digital page of poor Braelyn while she was sick last summer. She looks so pitiful, I couldn't help but snap a picture of her. This one uses the 2/15 sketch from My Sketch World.


In case you didn't know, Citrus Tree Studio is running a sale on kits right now. Some great kits are available at great prices! You should definitely check it out. :)

Hell Hath Frozen Over!

I believe it now, hell hath frozen over. You know why? Cause I scrapped. :)

It has been months since I have done anything that remotely involved a paper cutter & adhesive. I missed it, but I have been occupied with other things. So I decided to ring in 2012 right, I pulled out my supplies and did some creating - and the crop over at CTS was a perfect point of inspiration! I didn't get much done, but I did manage a few cards, an ATC and a layout.




Hopefully this means I am back on the bandwagon! If you have time, you should join in the fun over at CTS. It really is a great place and they have loved me, even though I haven't been scrapping.

CTS Challenges

Over at Citrus Tree Studio, I will be posting a new challenge every Monday during the month of April! You have until Midnight EST the following Sunday to upload your creations to the gallery for a chance to win the prize. And the prizes are rockin'! I posted the first challenge this morning - to create a page using 2 of everything you choose to use!

Here is my example. I used Momenta products to create this page with 2 pieces of cardstock, 2 pieces of patterned paper, 2 blue crystals, 2 white crystals, 2 blue acrylic bubbles, 2 chipboard hearts, 2 pictures and 2 flourishes.

If you have a few moments, definitely stop by the message board at CTS and check it out. And while you are there, check out the details about the Design Team call going on right now!