Just me and my scrapping stuff

Simply Spring - a Collaboration including Simple Girl Scraps at ScrapDelicious

2012-03-01T17:08:00.000-07:00

I love kit collaborations especially when they include pieces done by my favorite designers. This one is simply amazing. Simply Spring just makes me smile and remember that spring is oh so close. This preview is of Simple Girl Scraps portion of that collaboration.

Available at ScrapDelicious

This is my favorite layout that I have done recently. Pictures are from a rain storm we had back in the summer of 2011. I loved how this layout just came together so well. Template is from the Feb template challenge at DigiScrapsDriveIn done by Jen C, a fabulous kit and template designer.

Touch of Aqua by Twin Mom Scraps

2012-03-01T17:00:00.000-07:00

Twin Mom Scraps has just released one of my favorite color kits. It was so much fun to play with and I love the layouts I did with it. Here is a preview of this fabulous kit.

You can get it at GingerScraps and at her personal store on her blog.

This layout is of of my husband and his three sisters a few years ago when we were all able to get together in New York for a sibling reunion. They always have so much fun together and this picture shows their love and fun.

I am not much of a flower type of person. I prefer my gardens to be veggie gardens or the very easy to maintain type but my Mom has gardens full of flowers. I don't know, or really care, what they are except for the Phlox. This one always makes me smile a little and work a little nicer when I have to go weed.

Twin Mom Scraps Leap Year special and promotion

2012-02-28T21:32:00.001-07:00

Wow! It's a Leap Year!

YEAH!

I thought it would be fun to have a few specials things for you today

since February 29th only comes around every 4 years!!!!
First...through out ALL of my shops, there will be several random products

that are on sale - 29% off!
The specials are different at each of my shops so you'll have to do a

little hunting if you really want them.

Second...I am having a BIG Promotion going on through Sunday.

Simply spend $20 and I will send you a $10 coupon!

WOW!
You can even stock up on sale items and still qualify for the coupon,

as long as you complete a paid order of $20!!

Offer excludes BUY MY STORE Offers.
I will honor this offer at all of my shops except MyMemories
Twin Mom Scraps Shop
Ginger Scraps
Digitals
DigiScrapWarehouse
To get your $10 coupon, please forward your order by email to me at twinmomscraps@gmail.com

My Everyday Life by Simple Girl Scraps

2012-02-24T22:35:00.001-07:00

My Everyday Life by Simple Girl Scraps is a fun kit all about the multi-tasking, fun and sometimes crazy parts of life. Includes 20 papers, 1 alpha and 47 elements.

Available at ScrapDelicioius and also at With Love Studio.

And my layout was inspired by my cat who on this particular day wanted to just eat, sleep and play. Isn't she the cutest?!!

Bear Hugs by Simple Girl Scraps at ScrapDelicious (and a freebie!)

2012-02-24T20:39:00.002-07:00

Bear Hugs by Simple Girl Scraps is the kit for scrapping your very best friend, and it's simply ADORABLE! Pick it up today while it's at the introductory price of only $2. Be sure to take a look at Theresa's coordinating Bear Hugs Add-on, too!

Available at ScrapDelicious

And now for your freebie. I hope you can use it.

Download here: http://bit.ly/ztykOH

Love Is Sweet by Twin Mom Scraps

2012-02-17T01:14:00.000-07:00

This beautiful kit includes 12 papers and 40 elements including 1 bead scatter, 1 decorative border, 2 clips, 5 frames, 1 pom border, 1 ribbon, 1 ricrac, 1 rope, 5 tags, 6 bows, 2 buttons, 2 cherries, 2 doodles, 6 flowers, 2 hearts, 1 heart scatter, and 1 leaf.

Available at GingerScraps and in her Personal Store.

This layout was fun to do using this kit. We didn't have the best time on this vacation but we decided that since we were there we would find things to do that could be fun, even if it was touring a cranberry museum complete with a cranberry bog. It turned out to be kinda interesting to the adults, a lot boring to the boys. Oh well, at least we had fun at lunch.

Love to Bake by Simple Girl Scraps

2012-02-16T02:04:00.000-07:00

A new release today at ScrapDelicious! Simple Girl Scraps has just released an amazing baking kit called Love To Bake. I had so much fun playing with it. this kit contains 18 awesome papers and 30 of the cutest baking elements ever. My favorite were the little mixing bowl, wooden spoon and jars.

Available at ScrapDelicious

And my layout. Photo's are from Christy Marshall of her adorable little ones.

Cherished Memories by Simple Girl Scraps

2012-02-13T06:05:00.000-07:00

Today Simple Girl Scraps has re-released a fabulous springtime kit called Cherished Memories. This is a full size kit including 24 papers including solids and patterns, over 25 elements and an alpha. It is so much fun to play with. You are going to love it.

Available at ScrapDelicious.

And here is my layout. I don't very often do layouts of myself but I totally fell in love with this kit and created a forum signature that I decided to use on a layout.

Day 8 of XOXO Blog Train

2012-02-08T06:00:00.001-07:00

Welcome back to Just Me and My Scrapping Stuff for DAY 8 of the XOXO Blog Train! I hope you have been following along for the last 7 days. If not, start now and you can catch up at the end. Here is a preview of the XOXO kit by Simple Girl Scraps.

You can pick up this beautiful kit here at ScrapDelicious.

And here is my freebie for you today. You can download it here.

Tomorrow's, Feb 9th, download can be found at SandyPie Creations

Touch of Purple by Twin Mom Scraps

2012-02-07T01:33:00.000-07:00

Last Friday Twin Mom Scraps released Touch of Purple. It is a beautiful mini kit including 6 papers and 20 elements. I loved the banner, stitched ribbon and the glitter doodle. And I loved how the yellow and purples worked so well together.

Available at GingerScraps and at her Personal Store.

And here is my layout.

Scrub-A-Dub-Dub by Twin Mom Scraps

2012-02-07T00:27:00.000-07:00

Scrub-A-Dub-Dub is a great kit for all those cute bath time pictures of your little, or big, ones. This is a full size kit including 2 papers and 40 elements. The elements are perfect right down to the clothes pin, rubber ducky and bubbles.

Available at GingerScraps and at her Personal Store.

And here is my layout. Thanks Akemi for the sweet pictures of my cute little nephew so many years ago.

Travel Essentials by Twin Mom Scraps

2012-02-07T00:20:00.000-07:00

Another awesome kit has been released at GingerScraps called Travel Essentials. It was perfect for these travel picture of my daughter. I loved the luggage, compass and globe in this kit. So much fun and easy to work with to create lasting memories of your vacation.

Available at GingerScraps and at her personal store.

And here is my layout:

Touch of Red by Twin Mom Scraps

2012-02-03T21:16:00.001-07:00

Touch of Red is a mini kit that includes 6 papers and 20 elements. I really love the textures in the papers and the cute ribbons, flowers, clips and touch of bling in this kit. Give it a try and I am sure you will enjoy it too. Available at GingerScraps and in her personal store on her blog.

My layout:

Simple Girl Scraps Blog Train

2012-02-03T00:01:00.001-07:00

Welcome to Just Me and my Scrapping Stuff. What better way to start February off than with a fabulous Valentine's Blog Train featuring XOXO designed by Simple Girl Scraps. My freebie for you is at the end of this post. As you visit each of the blogs, please remember to leave a comment. We all love to hear what you think.

Isn't this kit just so much fun?!!! I love it. You can pick it up at Scrap Delicious for only $3.00.

Here is one of the layouts I created using it.

Pictures by Christy Marshall

And now for the FREEBIE! I hope you like it and that you can use it to jump start your layouts.

You can download it here. Thanks for stopping by.

Don't forget to check out Emma's blog tomorrow for another fabulous freebie!

2012-01-22T00:15:00.000-07:00

January has been a crazy month so far and scrapping and sharing here was put on the back burner for the last few weeks. But I am back and have a few layouts to share along with some kits that were released in my absence. I will start with Simple Girl Scraps.

Simple Girl Scraps has released 3 new kits!

First up is Happy New Year and you can find it here in her store at Scrap Delicious.


Elliot had so much fun with his friends on New Years Eve. They went downtown and created havoc, I am sure; but since the police never called, I figured all was well.

Next up is Make it Happen. You can find it here in her store at ScrapDelicious.


This layout was inspired by some really awesome pictures of my friend Christy working out. She is amazing!!

Last is Hugs All Around and you can find it here at her store at Scrap Delicious.

The journaling says - Wanda Evans, a mom on the MM list posted that she was going to be attending a meeting where all the missionaries in Safford would be at. Us moms of missionaries there told her who our missionary was and she said she would try to find them. She reported this after the meeting - “We went early to the meeting so we could stop and see each set of missionaries before they started the meeting. I handed them a plate of my finest chocolate chip cookie and told them "These are from your mama!" Their faces were priceless!” In a private email she said “Sister Burri was happy to get her "hug" cookies tonight!” I am so grateful to these ladies that go out of their way to make my daughter feel loved, and share pictures with me.

Happy New Year!

2011-12-31T23:59:00.019-07:00

Lets start 2012 off with a blog train! I love blog trains and not just because I find really great free digi goodies but because I often come across a blog to bookmark and/or a new favorite designer. So as you hop along, stay awhile and browse, and remember to leave a thank you if you download.

This train is brought to you by LDS Blog Train.

One Scrap Happy Chic
Word Art World
Jensen Motley Crew Designs
Digital Designs by Jana
Kristal Kreations
Toddlers of Unusual Size
Little Bit Shoppe Designs
Memory Clips by Ramona
Granny Enchanted
Psychozoe Designs
Cocoroos Scraps
My 4 Princesses Designs
Hot Pink Pansy
Krisi's Kreations
Just Me and My Scrapping Stuff - You are here
SAHM Scrapper (Becky)
Doras Digitals
Let Me Scrapbook
Plum Dumpling Designs
FranB Designs
Design by Alvetina
Dancing Princess Designs
The Loco House
WinksArt Graphics
Lula LDS
Noisy Pancakes
Twiisters

If you get lost along the way, you can always hook back up by going here.

And here is your freebie from me. Hope you like it.

Download. LINK HAS EXPIRED

2011-12-21T19:30:00.000-07:00

I totally forgot to share with you an amazing new release by 3 Li'l Monsters. Merry and Bright was released and I had so much fun playing with it. I just love her colors, textures and great elements. You can pick it up for a great price at either of her stores - Scrappity-Doo-Dah and Stuff To Scrap. Here is a preview of the kit and then all my layouts. :)

2011-12-18T17:34:00.000-07:00

Today's layout is the result of a class lesson at HummiesWorld. I am really loving her tutorials and all the fun things I am learning. Not sure how much of them I would use on a normal scrapping page but I feel a little more knowledgeable about filters now. This class was all about the stamp filter. I extracted the guitar from a photo I had taken of my son's guitar, ran the filter and then did the layout. I used a newly released kit called New Year Celebration by Twin Mom Scraps. Here is the preview of the kit followed by my layout.

2011-12-16T00:22:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to share a new layout with you today. I used Simple Girl Scraps Countdown to Christmas. It is still only sold as a collab at Scrap Delicious right now but hopefully it will get in her store soon. You can get the whole collab here.

2011-12-11T15:35:00.001-07:00

You don't want to miss this! 3 Lil Monsters is retiring a lot of her products at the end of the year and you can get them all for one great price, $5!!!!!! Go here to grab this bundle!

2011-12-09T23:22:00.000-07:00

Did you miss out on the last "10 for 10" offer during Twin Mom Scraps Black Friday Sale???
Well, she has brought it back TODAY through 12.24.11!!!
Buy $10 of products and forward your order (showing $10 TMS Purchase)
to twinmomscraps@gmail.com
She will send you a $10 coupon within 24 hours.
This offer is currently only available at:
Twin Mom Scraps Shop
GingerScraps
DigiScrapWarehouse
You can redeem this offer as many times as you'd like, as long as each order you send her shows $10 SPENT and paid for. Happy Shopping!

2011-12-04T16:23:00.000-07:00

I love it when designers do boy kits and especially when they include a soccer ball. Here is Little Boy Fun by Twin Mom Scraps. I love the textures she puts on her papers and all the fun elements she adds to her kits. Go grab it at her store here.

And here is what I made using this kit.

Next up is Deep Freeze by the Scrap Delicious Designers including Simple Girl Scraps. I really love the colors of this wintery kit. Actually I love any kit that contains blue so I was in heaven playing with all the papers in this one. You can pick it up at Scrap Delicious.

And here is what I did with this kit. Can't wait til we have enough snow to go sledding again this year. The dusting we got last night will just not cut it. I want a foot!! :)

And lastly, Mad Genius Designs has a great fall kit called Lets Fall In. It was perfect for my layout of my friends cute little kiddo. Isn't he the most adorable little 5 year old?!! You can pick up this kit at
Digiridoo Scraps.

And here is my layout.

I would love to see what you create using the kits I preview here on my blog. Please link me up. :)

2011-11-19T15:31:00.000-07:00

Twin Mom released a new kit yesterday and it came at the most perfect time. We finally got a snowstorm here in Utah and I am loving it! You can pick up this beautiful kit here at Gingersnaps or at her personal store. Be sure to look around her store for the bundle.

And here is the layout I created using the kit and a cluster that is available also.

Thanks Christy for letting me scrap your beautiful daughter, again.

2011-11-16T20:55:00.001-07:00

Simple Girl Scraps is back! I have so missed her and her amazing kits. And I have missed getting to scrap layouts with them and share with you. Here are the two newest ones and they are all on sale so you can take advantage of that too.

The first kit is called Sweet Tweet and is available here.

Here is the layout I did using it.

The second kit is called Happy Fall and it is available here.

And here is my layout using it. I adore these pictures. The smile on his little 5 year old face is too cute.

2011-11-14T10:59:00.000-07:00

To say thanks to all her fans, Simple Girl Scraps is having a sale. She has so many great kits and this is the perfect sale to grab them. Check it out here - http://www.scrapdelicious.com/shoppe/Simple-Girl-Scraps/

2011-11-10T00:48:00.000-07:00

Not sure if you all know about Hummie's World tutorials but I am addicted. Not really but it sure feels like it at the moment. I have been waiting for 2 years to have enough time in my life to take her classes. I finally got to the point last month when I felt like I had the time but that there was not much I could learn in the basic classes because I felt like I kinda knew how to create a pretty decent layout using PSE. I was so wrong! Not wrong about creating decent layout (LOL) but about not being able to learn anything new. She has little tricks and tips in each of the lessons that I found very helpful. If you haven't heard about her, go now! www.hummiesworld.com. I found the forum a little confusing at first but once you figure out where you need to be, it is a fabulous site.

And here are just a few of the layouts I created using her lessons, tips and tricks. :)

I think this is my new favorite layout. See that sun speck just off center in the upper right? That is the filter I learned in this lesson - lens flare. Very cool filter.

I love this layout. It was the result of another filter lesson, the halftone lesson. Very cool and I am sure I will use this filter more often.

This one was a very strange filter that I won't use again I am sure - diffuse glow. I really didn't like what it did to my photos. Maybe I just need to play with a bunch of other photos but I probably won't. LOL

This one was using the colored pencil filter. Not sure I will ever use it again but it was fun to see what it did.

This was the first layout I did for the Course 1 lessons - I loved how I was able to use a technique I learned from Simple Girl Scraps to add a shadow to the vellum without turning the whole thing dark.

This layout was both a template challenge over at Digiridoo and the layout for Course 1 lesson on using templates. This was a fun layout to do. I used lots of things I learned about blending modes and changing colors of the papers I was using.

I don't remember what lesson this was on and I am too lazy to go look it up. It was just nice to get another layout done in my daughter's mission album. :)

I love this layout. Not sure if it is because the raspberry patch is one of my favorite places to go hide in June/July or because of the colors of the layout. These raspberries got their starts from our raspberries in WVC and are so very delicious. I used a Twin Mom Scraps kit called Packaged Love - a new release at both at GingerScraps and her personal store.


And lastly are the soccer pages. Not sure I will ever get all the thousands of great photos I have of my son playing soccer but this one is from just weeks ago. This lesson was on rounding corners and making a paperclip look realistic on the page. I learned so much in these two tutorials.

You can find the credits for all these layouts in my gallery at Hummies World. Linked here.

2011-11-06T18:54:00.001-07:00

I wanted to share with you a new kit Amy at 3 Li'l Monsters Designs has released. It was fun to work with and was perfect for a little scrapping retreat I went on with my best scrapping friends up at Bear Lake. You can pick it up now at Scrappity-Doo-Dah or at Stuff To Scrap.

2011-11-05T02:16:00.002-06:00

Happy DSD!!

I am sure as you cruise around your digital scrapping sites this weekend you will come across some awesome sales and even find a few new designers with kits that you fall in love with. While you are blog hopping and picking up those sale items, watch for these great sales from a few of my favorite designers.

You can find Twin Mom Scraps at Gingerscraps

You can find 3 Li'l Monsters Designs at Stuff To Scrap and Scrappity-Doo-Dah.

And last but not least is Mad Genius Designs. You can grab lots of great sale links and coupons on her facebook page here.

Happy Shopping!!

2011-11-03T21:00:00.010-06:00

I am so excited for International Digital Scrapbooking Day on Saturday. Lot of fun happening at all the forums and lots of freebies too. 3 Li’l Monsters DSD sale is pretty awesome too! You can get all the template packs for $1.00 and all the previously released kits for only $2.00. Now would be a great time to stock up on all the 3 Li’l Monsters goodies! To celebrate DSD, the awesome 3 Li’l Monsters creative team have put together a bunch of freebies. Jump on board the 3 Li'l Monsters Designs Blog Train and pick up a freebie from each of Amy's kits. Here is my part of the blog train created with the awesome A Day at the Park. I hope you like it.

You can download it here. LINK HAS EXPIRED.

If you get lost, here is the full blog train list:

3 Li'l Monsters Designs
Amy Jo's Blog
Digi Scrapin' Mama
Leaving A Legacy
The Littlest Scrapheap
Poki's Projects
You've Got Your Hands Full
Just Me and My Scrapping Stuff YOU ARE HERE
Kristal's Kreations
Sunset Lane

2011-10-31T01:24:00.000-06:00

It is that time again, a new week and a new kit. Twin Mom Scraps has released a beautifully sweet kit called Sugar Rush. I loved all the candy elements and beautifully textured papers.

And of course it was perfect for these pictures of my super sweet niece.

2011-10-23T00:14:00.000-06:00

Another week and another awesome kit being released by Twin Mom Scraps. I know I have said it before but I love her kits. They are so much fun to work with. There's always very nice papers and lots of elements in her kits. You can get GOT VEGGIES here at GingerScraps or here at her personal store. And she has freebies on her blog here and in her newsletter. Enjoy!!

And here is what I did with it.

Template by 3 Li'l Monsters sold here.

Font is Pea Shelley Belley.

2011-10-17T12:50:00.003-06:00

Last Friday both Twin Mom Scraps and 3 Li'l Monsters released new kits. I haven't been very good about updating this blog with the kits and layouts so here ya go.

This page was created using Twin Mom Scraps, Got Fruit kit. I love the colors of this kit and it worked out really well for these pictures of the strawberries and jam that Christy made this summer. She makes the best jam!! You can pick up this kit at Rebecca's personal store or at GingerScraps. It also comes in a bundle so look for that if you like to have the alpha and solid papers.

Next is a great fall kit designed by 3 Li'l Monsters called Autumn Charm. I loved the textures on the solid papers and all the great elements. Once again it was perfect for some pictures my friend Christy took of the Mapleton mountainside this fall. The colors were amazing. You can get this kit in her store at Scrappity-doo-dah or at Stuff to Scrap.

2011-10-08T11:10:00.001-06:00

Yesterday Twin Mom Scraps released her newest kit - Cutie Spooks. I love that it isn't in the traditional Halloween colors. It was perfect for our Halloween pictures from last year. You can get it from her personal store, The Studio, or Ginger Scraps. It also comes bundled with cardstock and an really fun fuzzy alphabet. Here is the preview of the kit.

And here is my layout of my cute boys last year. How fast they grow up!

2011-09-30T13:14:00.001-06:00

It's Friday and among other things that means that Twin Mom Scraps has a new release. It is called Kitty Crush and it was so much fun to scrap with. You can get it from her personal store or Ginger Scraps. It also comes bundled with cardstock and an alphabet. Here is the preview of the kit.

And here are the layouts I did with it.

I used a Connie Prince template as inspiration

This one I used the new journaling template from 3 Li'l Monsters. You can find that here.

2011-09-26T00:29:00.003-06:00

Better a little late than never, right? I finally got around to scrapping Elliot's birthday celebration. I used a newly released kit by Mad Genius Designs called Celebrate This. I love the colors and the textures and all the fun birthday elements in this kit. You can pick it up at Digridoo Scraps here in a bundle with glitter and cardstock or alone for a great price.

And now for my layout. I actually did this first page and then liked it so much that I made it into a double page layout for his album.

2011-09-23T23:58:00.002-06:00

Working for many different designers gives me the opportunity to go back and scrap old favorite pictures. Rebecca with Twin Mom Scraps just released her newest kit called Puppy Love and it was perfect for these pictures of our April. You can pick it up from Ginger Scraps, or her personal store. All the elements are so cute and the papers are amazing with their textures.

I used a template that you can get free from 3 Li'l Monsters blog here. Scroll down to "New Template Freebie" and be sure to enter into the drawing to win her fabulous template collection. It is on sale now for only $4. Great deal for 12 templates.

2011-09-23T19:01:00.000-06:00

3 Lil Monsters has a new template grab bag in stores today. The September Template Grab Bag features squares, diagonals, clusters and journaling. You can grab it at Stuff to Scrap OR Scrappity Do Dah

Here is what I did with these templates using 3 Lil Monster's Kit: What A Wonderful World

2011-09-19T12:07:00.002-06:00

I just wanted to share with you a couple new layouts I have done recently.

This one was created using Autumn's Eve by Twin Mom Scraps. You can get it for a really great price right now at her store. It also comes bundled with a really awesome alpha. Twin Mom Scraps store

This layout was created using Owl Be Home by Simple Girl Scraps. You can get it here at ScrapDelicious. I did this layout for Ginger Scraps Scrapbook Survivor contest. This was a challenge called Aged Gracefully and the challenge was to age a photograph.

This one is for my daughters mission album. I used Zoo Crew by Simple Girl Scraps. There were so many cute pictures that I wanted to include that I didn't get to use many of the contents of this awesome zoo kit.

2011-09-15T07:00:00.005-06:00

I hope you got to grab all the Daily Downloads for Falling Blooms, because Twin Mom Scraps and her CT have put together an additional little Blog Train with MORE coordinating bits!!! If you missed it, you still have a chance to grab it in her shops on the 16th.

Here is the full BLOG TRAIN LIST (in case you get lost):

http://twinmomscraps.blogspot.com

http://kristalkreations.blogspot.com

http://momsphotoshopaddiction.blogspot.com/

http://scrappygram.blogspot.com

http://martinalang76.wordpress.com/

http://cyscraps.blogspot.com/

http://justmeandmyscrapping.blogspot.com/ - YOU ARE HERE
http://awakeflawlessandserene.blogspot.com/

http://on.fb.me/pLlr1f

And here is my contribution...you can download it here.

2011-09-09T12:00:00.007-06:00

Even though it is her birthday this month Twin Mom Scraps has been busy creating new and wonderful kits and supplies for us to work with!

Autumn is just around the corner, so here's a kit to help you get in the mood

Autumn's Eve

...the coordinating pieces:

Don't forget to sign up for her newsletter here and get this newsletter frame cluster freebie.

Shadows on preview only

And make sure to LIKE her Facebook fan page and pick up an exclusive freebie here also. LINK HAS EXPIRED.

2011-09-09T10:00:00.008-06:00

Amy with 3 Li'l Monsters Designs has another awesome kit out at Stuff to Scrap. I love the sleeping baby, moon, flower and stars, and all the yummy papers with their patterns and textures. You can find it here at Stuff to Scrap.

And she has a free add-on here in the Use it or Lose it challenge at STS.

And here are the layouts I did using both her full kit and her add-on. I loved how easy it was to pull the elements and papers together.

And I created the frame cluster for you as a freebie. Download here. If you like it, please leave me a comment. I love to read them. LINK HAS EXPIRED

2011-09-05T02:44:00.001-06:00

I am excited to announce that I am now on Twin Mom Scraps creative team. Her kits are beautiful and I can't wait to do some layout to show off her creations. And with that I found another forum that has some really fun challenges. The first one I tried was the color challenge. Here is what I came up with.

I used overlays made by Mad Genius Designs (Jewel Goodwin) and A+ Designs. If you want to go check out the challenge over at The Studio, click here. You can find the download link to my papers here.

2011-09-01T23:10:00.000-06:00

Happy to announce that my digital scrapping home is celebrating their birthday with a bang! It all starts on the 8th with a blog train. Come join in on the fun.

For more information you can visit DSDI here.

2011-08-28T15:59:00.000-06:00

I forgot to post one of my favorite pictures from our vacation. This one was taken before we were leaving the "resort" on that final day. The fog had rolled in so you can't see the ocean hardly at all but it was wonderful anyway.

This one is for you Barbi. :)

2011-08-25T10:00:00.005-06:00

We are finally home from our vacation to the beautiful Washington coast. It started out kinda rough with car troubles in Tremonton and a really late arrival in Boise but it all ended up being a nice time. Luckily for us we didn't have to spend much time at the timeshare in Ocean Park, WA. I ended up not even taking pictures of the room. I took one picture of the outside on our drive out of the parking lot heading home. It was a very old timeshare in need of some major renovations. They are heading in that direction so maybe in a few years we will try it again. Here are a few pictures from our week.

The 15 hour drive from home to the timeshare was made a bit nicer due to our unexpected 3 hour layover in Tremonton to buy a new van after the Taurus overheated AGAIN. We thought we had fixed that problem. Come to find out later, it needs new head gaskets, etc to the tune of $1700. Ouch!!

This is the bridge crossing over the Columbia River from Oregon to Washington. It took a full 5 minutes to drive from one end to the other. It was pretty amazing and just a tad bit scary. On the GPS it looked as if we were driving on water. That was cool looking. I distracted myself from the fact we were surrounded by water by taking a gazillion pictures.

Here is the only picture I took of the timeshare. We were all pretty disappointed upon arrival but after further inspection it was okay. There were no bed bugs and the room was clean. No cell phone service at all in the room. Had to pay $16/week for internet and that only connected one computer. The indoor pool was highly chlorinated, jets in the hot tub didn't work, the pool table was coin operated, basketballs were flat......... I could go on and on.

Luckily for us the Washington State International Kite Festival was happening just down the peninsula in Long Beach, about a 15 minute drive from our timeshare, and we had cell phone service in Long Beach! LOL. We visited the Kite Festival several times over the course of our week. E and N made kites at the Kids Booth and then flew them with all the other kites. Some of those kites were pretty impressive. I was mesmerized by this 88 year old man with leather for skin that flew these 3 huge kites at one time. One in each hand and one connected to his belt. The things he could make those kites do was really cool. On the last day of our trip the kite theme was Dragons so everyone that had a kite with a dragon on it or shaped like it flew it. It was kinda fun but I was disappointed that there wasn't one of those Chinese type dragon kites.

Another day we drove to the southern end of the peninsula to Cape Disappointment. We kept teasing that we hoped it wasn't a disappointment. Once we got there we realized it was what the entire area was called and not just one place. We hiked up this little pathway to the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center and walked through the exhibit learning about their trek and seeing some of their boats and stuff. It was really quite interesting. From there you could see this lighthouse but it was another 3/4 of a mile hike to get to it and some of us (E and me) were wearing flip flops and not prepared for the day. We elected to walk to the North Head Liighthouse instead. :)

We also discovered Waikki Beach and spent some time there. It was littered with driftwood. On one side of this little beach was a camp ground with a few RV's. There were a couple other families hanging out but for the most part we were alone. The water was crystal clear and the sand was warm and wonderful. E and J went exploring on the rocks and N started building a fort with the driftwood. Bruce and I walked along the waters edge basking in the beauty. E really wanted to come back to this beach later and swim. There aren't very many places you can swim along the coast because of the rip tides but here it is safe. The water was frigid however.

Next up was the "little" hike to North Head Lighthouse. I got lots of opportunities for amazing pictures along the way and the kids had lots of opportunities to complain about walking. Being so close to a lighthouse makes you realize how big those things actually are. It was undergoing some renovations so we couldn't go inside and up to the top but just looking around was enough.

The boys really had a great time at the beach by our timeshare. The water was frigid but E loves the water so much that that didn't keep him out. Once he was in, J joined him. N got his ankles wet but then retreated to the warmth of the sun on the beach and enjoyed digging a tunnel in the sand. Bruce and I walked along the edge and enjoyed our time together.

The drive home was uneventful which was fine for us. We stayed in Boise Friday night and arrived home on Saturday late in the day. All in all it was a good vacation. It gave us time to reconnect and enjoy time together as a family.

2011-08-16T20:20:00.000-06:00

I love how this layout turned out. Created using Pool Party by Simple Girl Scraps.

Nathan and Kai had such a great couple of weeks in swim lessons back in July. I loved the pictures I caught of Nathan doing the backstroke. He is such a fish. And it didn't take Kai long to become a fish either. What a kid!

2011-08-13T11:33:00.001-06:00

Some exciting news!!

Woo Hoo! Watch for freebies, coupons, and some fun contests next week once her store is open!

You can get a head start by "liking" 3 Li'l Monsters on Facebook and signing up for Amy's newsletter. You might even find some freebies!

And I finally finished.....

a layout I have been working on for a few days.

This was created using Amy's Pea Princess kit from the Digiscrap Addicts Design Apprentice Contest. You can download the kit from here. http://networkedblogs.com/lqpzp

2011-08-09T11:50:00.004-06:00

One of my favorite designers is featured here on 5 Star Digital Scrapbooking. Go check her out and all the awesome kits and layouts she has featured. And you can get a beautiful kit called Important To Me as a free download. Here is a preview of the kit and the layouts I did using her kit.

And I made a QP as a freebie just for you. Hope you like it and can use it. I would love a comment if you download it.

You can download that here. LINK HAS EXPIRED

2011-08-07T19:12:00.001-06:00

If you read my blog then you already know that I love Digi Scraps Drive-In and love the challenges they have at that forum. One of my favorites is the Its A Fad challenge. The designers there (the Pink Ladies) get together and create a collaboration and it is always awesome. This month's is Clownin Around. So many options because of the colors but I especially love the alpha that goes with it. Now I have to dig out my circus pictures so I can use the alpha. Anyway, here is the preview of the kit and my layout that I totally love.

Word Art is from Word Art World by Jennifer

2011-08-06T21:55:00.002-06:00

I really love how this layout turned out. I used a new kit released at Scrap Delicious on Friday called Zoo Crew. It is a collaboration but I only used the portion from Simple Girl Scraps. I think I might have to get the whole kit now! Lots of great papers and elements.

2011-08-03T21:48:00.002-06:00

Another awesome kit was released by Amy with 3 Lil Monsters Designs in her store at STS. Perfect for all those summer photo's. I have to show you what I did before you get the freebie I made for you. :)

Amy also has an add-on available to this kit. I love the reds and cute little cherries. You can pick that up as an exclusive freebie on her facebook page here.

And last but not least, here is the freebie I made for you. Both frames are in the same zip download.

Download here. I would love it if you left a comment. LINK HAS EXPIRED.

2011-08-03T00:18:00.000-06:00

I love The Works challenge over at DSDI. Basically you get a mini kit and have to create a layout using it. The hostess will tell you what parts of the kit you have to use. This month the challenge is hosted by Theresa with Simple Girl Scraps. Her mini is really cute and I found it really easy to create a layout with. So, hop on over to the Drive-In, grab her mini and post your layout. I would love to see what you do with it. Here is my layout along with a kit preview for you.

2011-08-02T01:00:00.001-06:00

I have finally started a project that I really should have been working on for the last year - Amanda's mission album. She is so very good about sending pictures home and she tells us about each one so I have lots of information in her own words. So here are the first two double page layouts I did. Hopefully I can share a double page each week and get a good portion of it done before she gets home.

The Call layout:
Template by Digital Scrapbook Experts

Farewell layout:
A Crystal Sweeney kit I received for participating in the ADSR
Template by C Schneider

2011-07-29T09:00:00.003-06:00

It is Friday and that means more new kits! This week it is Bringing Baby Home by Simple Girl Scraps. I love this kit and all the soft colors and baby elements. You can get it in her stores either at SD or DSDI.

and you can pick up this add on if you complete a layout using the kit at SD. It is that easy!

Here are the layouts I did using this kit. I had to borrow pictures from friends of mine lucky enough to have cute pregnancy pictures. Thanks Dianne and Cristina. :)

Both these layouts are based off of sketches found a www.pagemaps.com.

2011-07-24T19:15:00.000-06:00

I love how this layout turned out. I used the Flavor of the Month kit from Digi Scrap Drive-In called Sweet Stuff and a template from 3 Li'l Monsters Block It set from her Template Grab Bag.

2011-07-23T09:30:00.008-06:00

I'm excited to be a part of the Birthday Blog Train to celebrate Amy, with 3 Li'l Monsters Designs, birthday. Happy Birthday, Amy!!

To celebrate Amy's birthday this month, she has offered new freebies every day and started giving pieces of an amazing birthday kit on the 17th. Don't miss those Daily Downloads!! You can get them from her blog here. If you did miss a piece, you will have a chance to get the missing pieces through her newsletter at the end of the month. Just make sure you are subscribed. You can do that here.

Here is a preview of the Daily Download kit:

And here are the freebies I made for you. I hope you enjoy them!

You can download them here. LINK HAS EXPIRED.

If you get lost, here is the full blog train list:
Kristin's Scrappy Life
Just me and my scrapping stuff
Hand Full of Stamps
Poki's Photo Projects
The Queen of All Wild Things Blog
Littlest Scrapheap
The Digi Scrapin' Mama
Crafty Mommy Scraps

Just me and my scrapping stuff

Simply Spring - a Collaboration including Simple Girl Scraps at ScrapDelicious

Touch of Aqua by Twin Mom Scraps

Twin Mom Scraps Leap Year special and promotion

My Everyday Life by Simple Girl Scraps

Bear Hugs by Simple Girl Scraps at ScrapDelicious (and a freebie!)

Love Is Sweet by Twin Mom Scraps

Love to Bake by Simple Girl Scraps

Cherished Memories by Simple Girl Scraps

Day 8 of XOXO Blog Train

Touch of Purple by Twin Mom Scraps

Scrub-A-Dub-Dub by Twin Mom Scraps

Travel Essentials by Twin Mom Scraps

Touch of Red by Twin Mom Scraps

Simple Girl Scraps Blog Train

Happy New Year!

To say thanks to all her fans, Simple Girl Scraps is having a sale. She has so many great kits and this is the perfect sale to grab them. Check it out here - http://www.scrapdelicious.com/shoppe/Simple-Girl-Scraps/

This was created using Amy's Pea Princess kit from the Digiscrap Addicts Design Apprentice Contest. You can download the kit from here. http://networkedblogs.com/lqpz​p

This was created using Amy's Pea Princess kit from the Digiscrap Addicts Design Apprentice Contest. You can download the kit from here. http://networkedblogs.com/lqpzp