2009: A Year in Review

I used "Year in Review" template by Kjersti, Design by Kat and "Little Princess Sighs" kit by by Jen Graham Like the Cracker.

Journaling: A Year in Review
January: Scout's first birthday February: Scout plays at the mall March: Dylan joins the family 6 weeks early April: Dylan comes home May: Dylan plays on the floor June: The girls pause for a photo op July: Photo shoot with Daddy August: Scout swings September: Purple party for Caroline October: Super Heroes for Halloween November: Scout singing "Twinkle Twinkle" December: Dylan basking in the sun

Project 365

Okay, folks. I am taking on a scrapping challenge for 2010. I am going to attempt to do a 365 project. That is, I am going to try to take a picture a day for 365 days of 2010. Then, create a page a week to remember what we did during the year. Yikes! Am I crazy? I'm not sure. Maybe. We shall see... anyone know a good forum or somewhere that is hosting a 365 challenge this year?

Dylan's 8 month LO

Credits: Scrappy Cocoa's Boy Meets Girl kit and Meredith Fenwick's Shape Up Number Kit

Beautiful Annabel Leigh

This page is for a very special little lady.



I made it using Scrappy Cocoa's Denim and Daisy kit and a template by Flutter Butter.

Oh Santa!

I am highly impressed with myself. We went to go see Santa today, and I already scrapped the photo! Of course, it helps that I had some great stuff to work with!




The journaling says: Scout and Dylan went to see Santa Claus and tell him what they wanted for Christmas. Dylan had no problem sitting in the jolly man’s lap. Scout had no problem looking and Santa or saying “Santa” but when it came to sitting in his lap, she quickly changed her mind!


I used "Christmas Spirit" kit by The Latest Scoop, Too. Hey! Didn't realize it was her again. I guess I really like her stuff. :-)

I also used a sketch to base the layout on that was given to me by Angie Bloom at Simply Scrapping
I've been chosen to be a featured artist there this week! How cool is that? As part of the honor, they asked me to create a LO for them based on a sketch, so this is what I came up with.

Song in Your Heart

This is my first layout on Scrappy Cocoa's CT! I was so happy to get these pictures. The girls had a great time singing and dancing and I actually had a camera handy. :-)




This one uses Scrappy Cocoa's "Boy Meets Girl" kit and her template for the December challenge on GS

Speed Scrap at STS

Sounds like fun! I wish I could participate, but since I'll be at work, that's a no go for me. Hope you can join in! I hear there's going to be a great prize.

Scrappy Cocoa CT!

I have been sick today and didn't even go to work... had to get a doctor's note since it was the first work day after a holiday. I won't gross you out with the details, but it has not been a fun day. I finally felt up to checking my email tonight and got one from Steph (aka Scrappy Cocoa) that invited me to be a part of her creative team. I am soooo excited!!! Now if I can get to feeling better, I have lots of pictures that are screaming to be scrapped!

Thanksgiving

Wow! The day after Thanksgiving and I actually have a page done already! I must say thanks and give props to Ginger Scraps who is having a designer call - lots of great kits to download - like this one!



Credits: "Be Leaf" kit by "The Latest Scoop, Too".
Template by Jamie Rousselle

I have many more pictures from the day, so I expect to have another page or two...

Win free copy of Photoshop Elements!

Piccolina Designs is giving away a free copy of photoshop elements in honor of her big blog birthday giveaway month! You can find the post about it (and enter) here and see her whole blog (with LOTS of cool kits and scrapping stuff - love her Color My World series!) here.

There's also a free mini kit freebie today that is just gorgeous!

Good luck and if you win and got the link from me, I expect a thank you comment! Lol!

Win $5 from Digi Scrap Save!

Win $5 from Digi Scrap Save!

Win $5!

Go on, you know you wanna click the link...

Scout's 10 month page

That's right... one whole year later! She's nearly 22 months now and here I am scrapping her at 10 months. *sniff* Where has the time gone?



Credits: Paper and elements are from the kit "Give Thanks" which was a collaboration by Honey Designs, Lya Design, and Areana's Kreations. This kit is absolutely fabulous! I know I will use it again.


Alpha is "Delight in Fall" by Gettin Scrappy With Britt

Now, I must get her 11 and 12 month pages done before I can do Dylan's 9 month page. (I am allowed to do her 8 month page since she is 8 months today!)

Dylan 7 months

Dylan's 7 month layout - one day before she turns 8 months! I'm trying to keep up with her's. I still haven't finished Scout's. I've got her first 9 months done (and she's only 22 months old. Ha!) I will get her 10-12 months done before I do Dylan's 10-12 month layouts. I have said it, so it will be done.



Credits: Papers and elements by gmdesigns
Shape Up Number Template by Meredith Fenwick

Eating!

I have two new layouts done about my girls eating. The first is one that I did for a speed scrap on Ginger Scraps



Unfortunately, I can't find the kit that I used to give credits. I was doing the speed scrap and was too tired to document where it came from so I left the window open and went to bed. That night, my computer restarted on it's own. Boo. So, if I used your kit for this, or you know where it came from, please tell me! I want to give proper credit!

ETA: I found the kit! Credits to Heirloom Scraps "A Forgotten Path" kit

The second was done for a game of phone tag on my pregnancy.org scrapbooking forum. If you're here from there, shhhhhh! Don't tell anyone I posted it! lol!



Credits: "Delight in Fall" kit and alpha by Gettin' scrappy with Britt

Punkin Patch 09

I love the way this page turned out! I turned the template and expanded the picture/ paper scraps. Instead of putting buttons in the circles, I put my cute daughters' faces! Enjoy!



Credits: "Harvest Time" kit; designs by Krista
Word Art by The Scrapping Sisters
Template by Carolyn Bender

Another Christmas Page...

I did another one! Hurray!



Credits: template bySine
Holiday 2006 kit by ShabbyPrincess

Christmas 2008

That's right. It's November 3, 2009 and I am finally scrapping some of last year's Christmas. I am hoping to get at least one or two more layouts done with pics from last year's holidays.



Credits: Jolly Jingle Days kit by Jady Day Studios; template by Scrappy Cocoa (Ginger Scraps)

Halloween old and new

Credits: Spooky Kit by FujiFilm



Credits: Comic Relief kit by Melissa Wilson

Dylan 6 months

The bad news is, Scout has the flu - probably H1N1. The good news is, I had time to scrap!



Credits: Tranquility Kit; Scraps by Andrea
Shape Up Number Template by Meredith Fenwick

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Dylan 5 Months

Credits: "Moments to Memories" kit by Dreamer's Magic Designs
"Shape Up Numbers" template by Meredith Fenwick

Dylan 4 months

Credits: kit - "Dated: May Memories" by IBD Designs
Shape Up Number template by Meredith Fenwick

Dylan 3 months

Credits: Project 365 kit by Reju
Shape Up Number template by Meredith Fenwick

Dylan 2 month

I am loving these number templates - such a fun way to use papers! That's something I have always had trouble with... utilizing all of the cool papers that I have. In fact, for a while I stopped downloading papers and only DLed elements when given the chance. Now I wish I'd kept them all!



Journaling reads: You are at home, loving the swing, and stretching out to look bigger!

Credits: "Everyday Adventures" kit by Graham Like the Cracker link
"Shape Up Numbers" template by Meredith Fenwick

Dylan 1 month

Credits:
Papers and Elements - "My Girls" kit by Neverland Scraps
"Shape Up Numbers Template" by Meredith Fenwick

I didn't like the way her name looked, so I changed it... here's the final copy

Cute as a Bug

Credits:
template by Libby Weifenbach
Papers and elements by Sherry Ferguson "Beep Beep"

Biker Babe

Michael hates that I am using this picture in color - he shot them knowing that he wanted to make them black and white. Oh well... I love it in B&W and color!



Credits:
"Helter Skelter" kit by Studio Flergs
"Rock On" kit by MGL Scraps

Cookie (dough) Monster

Michael made cookies a few weeks ago and let Scout lick the spoon when he was done. She loved it and got a great sugar-high!



Credits:
Piccolina Designs Soft Purple and Soft Yellow kits
Cookie alpha: Marie Stones Island of Misfit Toys
Dough alpha: Marie Stones Solid Gold Swirls
Moster alpha: Marie Stones Chocolate Bites
Sketch: Lori Barnhurst

Laughter

I just love these pictures. Dylan is such a happy baby and these really show that joy!



Credits:
Kit: "Rush" by Amber Clegg Designs
Word Art: Pippi's Happy Doodles by Stephanie2 www.thedailydigi.com
Sketch: Karah Fredricks

One More Shot!

I made another page with the same kit... I am loving this kit! This was a remake of one that I made for Scout last year. Here's the new one:


Credits: template by Trina Jones; "Little Sighs" kit created by Graham Like the Cracker link


Journaling: You are such a little ham when the camera comes out. You love to make cute faces and cheese it up for your photographer, Daddy!

Here is the original

Oh the Places You'll Go!

I won this kit from this blog http://grahamlikethecracker.blogspot.com/ I love this kit and there is a lot more of it that I wanted to use, but it didn't work with the layout I was working on. So, I'm sure I'll be using it again soon. In fact, I already have another idea in my head...


credits: "Little Sighs" kit created by Graham Like the Cracker link

Journaling reads: Scout started walking in June, and once she started, there was no stopping her! All summer long, she enjoyed "walk walk walk"ing down the driveway.

Mow!

We've had dogs since before Scout was born, but she has never really been around cats. When we started seeing snake skins and rodent droppings on our property, we decided that some "barn cats" were just what we needed to help with our pest problems. We brought them home and Scout fell in love with them! I love watching her play with them and think it's just so cute, so I decided to take some pictures and create a page about it.


credits: Leaf - 'Bubbly Nature' created by Katherine Nelson(FlutterExpressions)
All other papers/ elements - 'May Mornings' created by Tracie Stroud Designs

Journaling reads: Mow rhymes with cow and it’s what Scout calls cats. Every day she goes to the back window, looks outside, and says, “Mow? Mow?” It is her way of calling the cats. She is so sweet with them and as gentle as can be expected from a toddler. She loves to laugh as they tickle her and play, and we love to hear that laugh!

Projects that aren't exactly scrapbooking

Here is my collection of stuff that's not a scrapbook page but I used scrapping stuff to do it.

A birthday invitation for a friend's son (info has been blurred for privacy)


A couple of thank you cards




For my brother

Started using photoshop

From here on out I used photoshop instead of MPI.


Kit: Spontaneous Delight by Carrie Stephens (no, not me!)








Papers and elements: Megan Farrow (Studio Flergs)http://www.flergalicious.com


Word Art by Bethany http://elegantwordart2.blogspot.com/
Papers and elements: Meredith Cardall "Believe in Dreams" http://meredithcardall.blogspot.com


Word Art by Bethany http://elegantwordart2.blogspot.com/
template: Jen Caputo
papers and elements: "Joke's on You" Sweet Digi Scraps


Word Art by Bethany http://elegantwordart2.blogspot.com/
Papers and elements: "Momentz" by DeDe Smith (DesignZ by DeDe)http://designzbydede.blogspot.com


Word Art by Bethany http://elegantwordart2.blogspot.com/
Papers and elements: "Button Nose" Jady Day Studio


Word Art by Bethany http://elegantwordart2.blogspot.com/














credits: elements - "All My Lovin" by Tracie Stroud; "Year in Review" overlay by Marcee J. Duggar