Still Scrappin' Baby Emma

This time I did a page of Emma as a newborn. All three photos were taken the first day she was home. Wasn't she adorable?

For this layout I used a kit called Flutter Fresh and a freebie template from Vinnie Pearce. The wordart and alphabet are by Natali Designs.

Another baby Emma layout

I am shocked at myself for forgetting to post this layout here. I must be feeling nastalgic because I keep going back to photos of Emma as a baby. She was such a bald little cutie!

For this layout I used My Girl by Anja J. The wordart is from Natali Designs.

Oh man, do I ever love the grab bag.

Ok, so I am at it again. I am so in love with the kit in the grab bag by Angie and Chrissy that I couldn't help but use it again. There are many other fabulous things in the bag but the kit is the BEST!! You can find it here. And, if you keep your eye on Chrissy's blog you just might find a new freebie template soon. It's a great one!! Trust me, I got to play with it already.

Here's my layout.



I have also been working on a few other layouts lately. The first one is using a bit by Designz by Kristi and Amanda Kay. You can find it at Digital Candy. It's called Black Tie Affair.



The last layout that I have to share tonight is a fun one. I love looking back at this photo of Emma. I miss the goofy little baby grins. It's seems like so long ago that she was this little I miss those days. Natalia made some goofy grins too as a baby but not quite as cute and silly as Emma's were. For this layout I used a kit called Happy, Shiny, Day's! by Little Mrs. Liz at Elemental Scraps.

Do you want a great deal?

Do you want a REALLY great deal? If you do you absolutely HAVE to check out Angie and Chrissy's new store at Elemental Scraps. Until October 31st they have an amazing and I mean amazing grab bag for sale for only $3.00. You really can't beat the price. There is a full size kit plus lots and lots of other goodies from both Angie and Chrissy. Of course, seeing as I am on their creative teams, I got my hands on this fabulous grab bag already and this is what I made. Everything on this page (except the photo :) ) can be found in the bag.

Yipee! I got an appointment for tomorrow.

I am going to see the eye doctor tomorrow. I can't wait to get new glasses. I know it's going to help. I am definetly going to have to keep this pair far away from Natalia.

I did manage to get one page done today. It is of Natalia when she was only two weeks old. Oh how I miss those days. The kids are getting so big so quickly.

for this layout I used Jennifer Barrette's kit called Apple of my Eye. Template is by Angie Kovacs and can be found in her newest template set called May I have Another word.

I think I need new glasses.

Unfortunetly I haven't gotten nearly as many pages done lately as I would like. I have been getting these brutal headaches when working at the computer. The other day it took 5 advil and a tylenol #3 over the course of about 5 hours to finally ditch the headache. I am thinking that I need new glasses. I usually don't wear them while on the computer, just for reading, but I think I may need them for the computer as well. Too bad they are broken at the moment. I think I'll be calling the eye doctor tomorrow.

Needless to say, I only have one for today. Chrissy has a new kit coming out tomorrow at Elemental Scraps. It is called Lucky Bum and will be on sale for only $1.00 but only for tomorrow. Then it goes up to full price. Here's my layout.

This is my girl!

To me this photo is totally Natalia, my mischievous, trouble making, Natalia!

Kit is called Parker from Digital Design Essentials. Template is from Chrissy W's set called Gotcha Cornered.

Oh how I LOVE these templates

My buddy Angie Kovacs has come out with these AMAZING new templates. They are gorgeous and include fantastic wordpaths on them. They are totally cute and a refreshing change in the template department. If you want your own set of these templates just head over to Elemental Scraps and grab them. Here is the link... May I have a word?

For this layout I used Natali Designs kit called Fall Delight.

One more just for me

Another layout using a template and kit by Kay Miller. This kit is called Simple Pleasures. I think this is probably my most favourite photo of Natalia and her Daddy together. I snapped it today as the three of us were cleaning up and playing outside. Daddy had just helped Natalia climb a tree and she was thrilled!

2 layouts just for me

No creative team work with these layouts. These are all for me. One of my favourite designers, Kay Miller, had a sale and of course I had to snatch up some great new kits.

Here's my layouts.




Of course, these next two layouts are creative team work for Elemental Scraps. The first layout is done with a gorgeous bright collab kit from Juno Designs and Valorie Brown. It's called Rainbow Punch. The template is by Angie Kovacs and can be found in her new set called May I have this Word.



I also picked up this fabulous set called Pumpkin Pie Spice. It's a kit filled with fantastic fall themed patterned papers. The layout also uses elements and wordart from Natali Designs.

Time to jump out of the box!

This layout couldn't possibly be more out of the box for me. But, I love it. I am so thrilled with the results. Chrissy W. created this new kit call Favourite Place. It will be available starting October 10th and if you grab in on the 10th it's only 1.00. You absolutely can't beat that price. It will be available at Elemental Scraps. I also used one of Chrissy's templates for this layout. It's from her {Still} Mixin' it up set.

This is one of my favourite photos of Emma. I took it when she was only 2 years old with a brand new camera. For whatever reason I am still drawn to this photo. I can see the focus in her face as she plays in the sand. I think that must be the draw for me. It's one photo that reminds me of the time when Emma was so young. She has really grown up too fast.

2 more for today

Ok, so my scrapping mood has been pretty pathetic lately. It's probably because my husband is away in China and so I have been on my own with the girls. I can honestly say that I would never make a good single parent and I am in awe of all the people that do single parent their children. My husband is my life-line to sanity and without him I am going a little crazy.

Anyways, here is what I have managed to do lately. The first layout is done using a template by Chrissy W and a kit by Designz by Kristi and Amanda Kay. The kit is called Black Tie Affair and it is gorgeous. The wordart is by Natali and the paper tear is from Jen Caputo.



This next layout is one that I finished about a week ago and I didn't think that I liked it but the more I look at it the more I like it. The kit was a sampler freebie by Paint the Moon.

Probably my favourite layout to date

I love this layout! I love the photograph, I love the kit, and I love the template.



The template is from Chrissy W's newest set called With this Ring. It is my absolute favourite set of hers. The kit is called Lovebug by Jennifer Barrette.

I also wanted to put a plug in here today for the company called Inkubook. It's a photobook printing company. I had a 8.5 x 8.5 book printed by them. They are giving away a free book up to 120 pages. Anyways, I printed a soft cover book with about 120 layouts of Emma and I am thrilled! The colours are gorgeous, the photos are crisp and it shipped pretty quick. I think the total I paid was about 15.00 for shipping. The only think that you need to keep in mind is that their books are 8.5 x 8.5 instead of the normal 8x8 so you need to resize accordingly. I only had my book resized for 8x8 so there is some white showing on the tops of my pages but this really doesn't bug me at all. This company is definetly worth checking out seeing as the normal cost of a 120 page soft cover album is only 28.95 and that in itself is crazy cheap.

Psychedelic Funk

This month I am working with the fabulous Web Designz by Kristi at Digital Candy. The first kit that I have had the pleasure of working with is called Psychedelic Funk. It's full of bright bold colours with a 60's flare. For the layout of Natalia I used a template by Chrissy W from her Jael-icious set. and the layout of Emma used a template from Jennilyn.