Some fun news, a FREE kit, and of course some more layouts.

Well I just found out a week or so ago that I will be guesting in March for GSD by Nikki Epperson. She is a designer over at Polkadotplum. I am REALLY excited. I love her designs. She does both kits and templates and they are FABULOUS!!!! So, if you haven't seen her store go check it out.

Also, Christina (Wimpychompers) is switching over from clip art to her own fabulous designs and to say farewell to the "old" she is giving away her latest kit "You Make Me Bananas". It will be free until Valentines day so make sure you get over there while you can.

Finally, I wanted to share some of my layouts that I have done. There really are a bunch of them so I will only pick my favorites. The first was for the Scrap Off at DSA. I unfortunately did not end up winning but had a lot of fun and loved all the free kits that we were given. This one is entitled "You Are My Sunshine".

Next used a kit by Wimpychompers called "Rocket Launch". It is one of her new kits and totally adorable. If you want to read my journaling please go here.

Now, we have ANOTHER layout using one of Wimpychompers kits call "Little Dude". I also used a template by Colie's Corner (No Rules Template Set) for this as well.

Last of all is my first layout I did for Susan Robinson Designs. She is currently at Polkadotplum but will be closing down her store on Valentines day. She will have a huge sale though this weekend. She makes the most fabulous templates and began designing kits as well, but her "real" job will be taking her on extended business trips and keep her so busy that she won't be able to maintain her store. For this layout I used her kit "Love is in the Air" and her template "Sketchpad Collection 13". Make sure you check it out.

More new LO's... :)

I have been doing LO's like it is going out of style lately...which I love because it means that my mojo isn't totally gone, right?

The first is using Wimpychompers kit "I Can See" and Colie's Corner's "For Starters Template Set 23". As a family with a lot of people who wear glasses this kit was perfect, especially to document the first pair (of many). :)

Next is a LO I did for Elemental Scraps (a store I just started CTing for). I picked a kit by Captivated Visions called "Sassy Frassy" which I immediately fell in love with. Those of you who know me know that I am a sucker for polkadots. For this LO I also used a template by Connie Prince and Bella Gypsy as a part of their "December Templatepalooza."

Look familiar? :)

Next is another LO for Elemental Scraps. I used "Homespun Holidays" by Meredith Cardall and "Sample Pack 16" by Chrissy W. I love how easy templates are and how quick they can make your work.

Last of all is a LO for Wimpychompers using a kit called "Caught Red Handed." I absolutely love all the papers and elements in this kit. It would be great for those time you catch your kids being naughty or even a really cute picture that you think is just "criminal"...I know I am hilarious. :)

New LOs....

So I recently did a couple of LOs. The first is from a kit by Colie's Corner called "On the Farm". She has made the most adorable animals for this kit. You have to check it out. If you have any farm or animal pictures this is a really great kit.

The second LO is using a kit by Wimpychompers called "Baby Steps." It is primarily for documenting all those "firsts" but has a few elements that are for pregnancy as well. The sad thing is though that this kit is being discontinued on January 1st so if you like it you better snag it before it goes in the vault.

It has been forever since I posted anything so lets catch up...

Life has been wild for me lately. My little sweet babies have gotten only a little better. They still cough like crazy sometimes but no one (including the doctors) knows why. We are trying to finish what we started and get Emma potty trained. She is so close but still a little stubborn about it. Gehrig is reading (isn't that exciting?) and I have been trying to work with him more on that. Then we have the holidays coming up and who isn't busy then right? So, I have decided to step down from two of the designers that I CT for in hopes of not driving myself and my family crazy trying to keep up with it all. Both were really great to work with. They were the first two that took a chance on me when I initially decided to try out and I am eternally grateful for that. The experience has been wonderful.



So now onto what I have been working on....

The first is on our Girls Night Out to see New Moon. It was such a fun day and Pixel Pisces has such an awesome kit called Girlie Pieces. There is a lot more too that kit obviously than I used. I was working with a template by Colie's Corner in her Gimme Five Template Set.




Next is two LO's I did using Wimpychomper's kit called I'll Save You. For "Captain Underpants(es)" I used another template by Colie's Corner's For Starters Template Set 21. I have so many super hero layouts I could do for both my boys AND Emma and I love how she has covered both boys and girls with this kit.




Then we have another LO using one of Wimpychomper's kits called Forever Love. This is the perfect wedding/love kit. She has some really beautiful elements. It is very muted which works great with both color and black and white.



Last of all is another kit by Colie Corner called Tis the Season. It has the most adorable Santa! I used another one of her templates too. She just came out with 4 or 5 new sets. This one is from No Rules.

New LO's

I completed 2 LO's yesterday (Saturday). Andrew, my AWESOME husband, gave me my Christmas present (4GB of memory) early in hopes of speeding up my scrapbooking so that I can go to bed at a decent time. I think it worked because I was able to get so much done. If your computer is really slow and REALLY REALLY slow if you are digital scrapbooking I highly recommend getting more memory. It is like having a brand new computer. Anyhow back to the LOs....I used a kit that will be coming out at Pretty Scrappy called From Our Roots. It is a collab made by all the designers at Pretty Scrappy. It has two parts and is fabulous. So many papers and elements to choose from. On the second LO I used a template by Colie's Corner. A little while ago I asked her if she would make templates with 5 or more pictures since I have 5 kids and generally templates only have 3 or less pictures in it. She totally came through for me and they turned out awesome. She called it Gimmie Five Template set. If you love them you can get it at Gotta Pixel.

Here is my LOs. I hope you enjoy them. Thanks for dropping by!

So I have done a few LOs and have been saving them up for you. The first is from Wimpychompers' collab kit with Danielle Corbitt called "Circus Boogie". I love the elements and papers for this kit. We have never been to the circus but I thought the cute elements worked great with the zoo page I did. Take a look...

The second LO I did used Colie's Corner's kit "Made with Love". Such a cute kit with the little kids all dressed up in baker's uniforms. Would be great for any baking LO and with Christmas coming up that is sure to be useful. For this LO I also used her For Starter's Template Set 21.

New LO - I'm Grateful for You

For this LO I used For Starters Template Set 18 by Colie's Corner and Wimpychompers awesome kit called "My Little Gobbler". I love ALL the elements in this kit but couldn't find any Thanksgiving pictures...although this year I will make sure my battery isn't dead. LOL Also, I am really dying to make place cards with this one for the family sit down feast. I will post them when I get done.

New LO - Falling For You and Halloween Cards

So I can't get enough of Colie's Corner designs. I just completed a page called "Falling for You" using her new kit that came out this week called "Going Home". It has a lot of rich colors that is perfect for fall and has some cute embellishments too.

ALSO I am so excited for Halloween. I had to make Halloween cards using her "It's Scary" kit. I think they turned out cute.

New LO - "Nacho" Everyday Halloween Party

For our ward Halloween party this last year Andrew went as Nacho Libre. Everyone was quite surprised by his outfit and thought it was awesome. They are girls youth pants....who knew that they don't sell bright red binkini underwear for men anymore? LOL Anyhow, I used Colie's Corner kit called "It's Scary" and her "Easy Does It" Template 4-pack. I really liked this kit with all of its papers and embellishments. I think I am going to make a Halloween card with it too so watch for it. If you are interested in this kit go to her store at Gotta Pixel here.

New LO - Mr. Fix-It

Colie's Corner has come out with the cutest kit called Tool Shed. Today it is part of the Gotta Pixel $1 items. If you can I would definitely snag it. I used it with another new release of hers (For Starters Template Set 18) to create this LO...twice. Here is where I get on my soap box...Please remember to SAVE as you go along designing or working on LO's. I, unfortunately, did not and had to do the whole thing all over again. Loved the end product but really would have loved only having to do it twice. Okay, now that that is over we can talk about all the fun stuff you can do with this kit. Obviously LOs about of your little man or girl building or playing with toys. How about documenting a new home being built or a remodel? Also, if there is a man in your life who loves to make things, you could design the most awesome birthday/Father's Day cards. If you get a moment go check it out.