Let's Talk Turkey

So, I'm just a tad bit late in posting this Thanksgiving layout!  This time of the year is just crazy for me.  We have our house decorated for Christmas, and I'm snapping pictures most days with the hope that I will make a December memories book.  I cannot commit to every single day because life is just too hectic, but I think I've taken at least one picture each day in December except for yesterday.  That's OK because my husband actually took pictures of the kids for our Christmas cards, so I will just use one of those.

Today, I will leave you with a layout of my youngest daughter which has pictures from 2013.  Hope you have a great week!

Twofie?

So, lately the rage is people taking selfies.  I had never taken selfies before, but my oldest daughter was home with me one day over the summer and I was desperately trying to keep her entertained and work.  I suggested we take some goofy selfies together.  We snapped away, and actually did get some pretty silly selfies.  As we were going through them, my daughter says, "Since there are two of us in the picture, doesn't that make it a twofie?"  The girl cracks me up, but I guess she does have a good point!  So, here is a layout with some of our twofie pictures that I made with the October 2014 Felicity Jane kit.  It's my first layout using a grid design and I really like it!  I will definitely be doing more of these grid layouts in the future!  Have a great day, and thanks for looking!

Exciting News!

I am so excited to share that I have a layout featured in the Bella Buzz, which is Bella Blvd's newsletter.  It is the "Besties" layout in the "Bringing Back Bella" section.  Let me just say that my heart just about jumped out of my chest when I received a message from Laura Vegas asking if they could feature my layout in the newsletter!  Bella Blvd has been one of my most favorite scrappy companies for many years.  I love to hoard their papers, but I'm actually using them these days because they are just too darn cute to sit in the collection packs.

If you would like to take a look at their newsletter, you can click here.  Go check it out!

Once again, I have failed at my blogging attempt!!  Life was just way too crazy.  My little one had acid reflux, and it was causing all of us some stress.  Once she got on medication, it was so much better!  Thankfully, she has outgrown the reflux but old habits die hard.  I still have a towel by my bed just in case she gets sick - LOL!  My little one is now almost 2 years old and she is more than a handful.  She is like Velcro to me all the time -- my little shadow!  Things will get easier as she gets older, but right now, she is extremely high maintenance.  Totally different from my experience with my older daughter who is now nine.

As far as my scrappy life goes, I have actually been back in my craft room.  We have been in our new house for over a year now, but I still don't have my room totally setup.  I still have four huge bins in storage that contain tons of scrappy goodness.  Of course, since tons of my stuff is still in storage, I did what any dedicated scrapper would do!  I went right out and bought more scrappy stuff!  The difference is that I'm actually using a lot of it.  I only get to scrap on Wednesday afternoons, Thursdays, and Fridays.  Not every week, but I try to get as much time in as possible because it just flat out makes me grumpy when I don't get to create.  I guess since I don't get as much time to scrap with the little one around, it makes me quit over-thinking things and helps me to just commit things to paper.  It has also helped me to get over my fear of cutting pretty paper!  I used to save paper for that special layout.  You know what I'm talking about!!  You've all done it!  Well, no more!!  Now, I just use it!!  I'd much rather be able to look at the pretty papers in my albums.  And, since it has been forever since I have posted any scrappy goodness on my blog, I thought I would share a layout that I completed recently.

 

 

This is actually a picture from 2013 of my little one and me at her first preschool Halloween party.  All of the papers are by Bella Blvd.  I had a lot of fun making this one!

 

Well, let's see if I can actually post again before next year!!  Don't hold your breath!