Nana Buffins

So, if you happen to follow my other blog you may already know that Natalia and I baked muffins today. I think I took about a million pictures while we did this and I was super thrilled with the results. She was totally being cute for the camera and of course I LOVED it. When I have a great photo day like this, I just have to scrap it immediately. Here are the results



Template is from Cindy at Peppermint Creative. The kit is called Life 365 from Weeds and Wild Flowers. Alpha used in the word "Nana" is from Angie Kovacs at ES.

My next layout uses Chrissy W's newest kit called Lizzie May. It's on sale this week and ES and is totally worth grabbing. If you're curious and would like to see another super, fantastic layout using this kit you need to check out my fantastic sister-in-law's blog. Her layout is gorgeous!

Fabulous New Chrissy Templates!!!

My friend Chrissy, over at Elemental Scraps has just put out a fantastic new pack of templates that are designed around the digital phenomenon called Project 365. You can check out my project here. The template pack is called "A Photo a Day {Project 365}!" I would be lying to you if I didn't admit that this is my favourite template set of Chrissy's ever! It even beats the set called McTurtlicious that she designed after getting some inspiration from my layouts!

Here is what I have come up with so far.

1. Success, at last!



Kit is called Touch of Winter by Nikki Scott at Elemental Scraps.

2. Winter, Thru my Lens



Kit is called Slippery Slope by Angie Kovacs and Chrissy W. Alphabet by Joanna Cinnamon. Snowflakes by Ellie Lash.

Layout made just for me!!

So, yesturday, I sat down and the computer and finished 2 layouts just for me! Nothing in these layouts was used for creative team purposes. I did the layouts using whatever items were screaming, "Pick me!, Use me!"

First up, is a tribute to a very special person in my life who passed away in October. The kit is called Unforgettable by Ziggle Designs at Scrap Orchard.



Next up is a layout about Natalia. It's hard to believe but next Saturday she will be turning 3 years old. I cannot believe how fast time flies. It honestly doesn't seem like that long ago I was pregnant with her and now she is 3!

Kit is called Sweetie Pie by Melanie Ann Designs and the glass button over the photo is from Leslie Bodoh.

My first Layout from Project 365

Week one of my Project 365 is completed and I have already done my first layout. I decided to keep things very simple to make it easier. I find it really tough to scrap several random photos together. This week I went with a layout template from moriginals. I loved that this template allowed be the ability to use both large photos and journalling. I want journalling to be a big part of this project. I want to know why I took the photos that I did. For the kit I choose a really neutral one called Touch of Winter by Nikki Scott at Elemental Scraps.

Here are the results:




My photos for my 365 project today were all about Play-Doh. I captured so many bright and cool photos that I just had to scrap them separately. For this layout I used black paper from Valorie Brown. And everything else, including the template, are from Sweet Genevieve at Oscraps.



Don't forget to check out my family blog at www.vahlfamilyhighlights.blogspot.com if you want to see more of the Project 365.

Just another layout!

This one is all about Natalia. She is so serious when she paints. It's absolutely adorable. It wouldn't surprise me if one day she decided to become an artist.

This layout was created using Angie Kovacs template from her newest set called This and That 1. The kit is called Fairytale Playground by Lucky Smith. And the absolutely fantastic font is by CD Muckosky and is called Free Spirit.

A total ES product layout

I am so proud of the fact that this entire layout is made with ES products. It was such a kick to make. I think my family completely lost it at supper tonight so I had to scrap about the antics that went on. Here's what happened. Emma will never look at a can of whip cream the same way again.



Kit is called BFF 4 Life by Angie Kovacs and Chrissy W.

Flair button was made using Leslie Bodoh's Button Creator.

Template is from Angie Kovacs newest set called This and That 1.

And last but not least all of the shadows on this layout were done using a fabulous shadow set called PS Drop Shadow Styles from Angie Kovacs.

I also want to take this time to mention a new project I am working on. It's called Project 365. Basically, what it is, is a challenge to take a photo a day for a year. The idea behind it is to not only capture your everyday life for a year but also to improve your photography skills. Sounded like fun to me so I thought I would give it a try. You can watch my progress on my family blog found here at www.vahlfamilyhighlights.blogspot.com. Feel free to slip over and check it out.

Long time no post!

Geez, do I ever feel badly. It's been forever since I have posted photos on my blog. To be honest, with the holidays and life it general I haven't managed to scrap too much. Oh well, I'm back and ready to share. I have a few things to share today.

This first item is a mini album I made using Chrissy's newest brag book template set called Something the BRAG about. If your anything like me you absolutely hate scrapping holiday photos. All the pictures seem to be the same. I plunk the kids in front of the tree with their presents and watch them open them. It really doesn't allow for too much excitement in the photo department. This is how I solved that problem. This is Christmas through the years...Brag book style!

For the entire book I used the Elemental Scraps December Mega kit called Funky Wonderland.




Did you know that Elemental Scraps is now hosting fabulous weekly challenges. Chrissy W has opted to host a freebie template challenge twice a month. I am so excited!! I love challenges. This first layout was completed using Chrissy's first challenge at ES. You can find out more information here. The kit I used was a Christmas blog train freebie called Whimsical Winter.



And last but not least is a layout using a gorgeous new kit by Angie Kovacs, Leah Riordan and Chrissy W. It's called Kiss my _! It is due to be released at ES tomorrow Jan 5th and trust me it is so worth the purchase. It's an awesome kit filled with tons and tons of cool goodies! I also used one of Chrissy's templates from her template pack called Mixin' it up FOUR.