Happy DSD!

Hope everyone is enjoying Digital Scrapbook Day! I’ve been trying to hang around as much as possible and I’ve taken advantage of some great sales! This last week was kind of crazy for me with my birthday and working late because of parent/teacher conferences, but I am so glad that I was also able to get some scrapping in with the awesome new products that have hit the stores for this fun weekend! Check out some of the great stuff you can find and at great prices for DSD:

Time for Cheer by River~Rose Centered Layouts by Sahin Designs
Time for Cheer by River~Rose
Centered Layouts by Sahin Designs
Daybrook Collection by Sahin Designs
Daybrook Collection by Sahin Designs
A Night Out Bundle by Traci Reed retired template by Zoliofrope
A Night Out Bundle by Traci Reed
retired template by Zoliofrope
Change - November 2015 Collection by Pixels and  Company Just Loverly Template by Gennifer Bursett
Change – November 2015 Collection by Pixels and Company
Just Loverly Template by Gennifer Bursett
Just My Type Bundle by Etc. by Danyale and Pink Reptile Designs Sept. Challenge Template by Valorie Wibbens
Just My Type Bundle by Etc. by Danyale and Pink Reptile Designs
Sept. Challenge Template by Valorie Wibbens
Cozy Sweater Papers and Elements by Amy Wolff Mason Love Elements by Etc. by Danyale Stacked Houses by Etc. by Danyale
Cozy Sweater Papers and Elements by Amy Wolff
Mason Love Elements by Etc. by Danyale
Stacked Houses by Etc. by Danyale
Tidings of Joy by River~Rose
Tidings of Joy by River~Rose

And now I’m just beat, so I think I’m going to enjoy some couch time and come back to see what fun is going on tomorrow! Have a great weekend!!

Did someone say deals?

Just swinging by because I had to share the great deals happening right now and they are about to end…so run LOL!

If you haven’t seen, it’s Dollar Days at Pixels and Company. There are tons of gorgeous designs and they are all $1 each. Today is the last day, so don’t miss it!! Here’s a few pages I did with just some of the things you’ll find there:

Happy Haunting Papers by Sweet Caroline Studio Happy Haunting Elements by Sweet Caroline Studio Happy Haunting Journal/Filler Cards by Sweet Caroline Studio Pocket Pages: By Request - Maribel by Gennifer Bursett
Happy Haunting Papers by Sweet Caroline Studio
Happy Haunting Elements by Sweet Caroline Studio
Happy Haunting Journal/Filler Cards by Sweet Caroline Studio
Pocket Pages: By Request – Maribel by Gennifer Bursett
So Very You by Gennifer Bursett
So Very You by Gennifer Bursett
Thrive by Gennifer Bursett
Thrive by Gennifer Bursett

 

And it’s also SOSN at The Lilypad! Also ending today, and another don’t miss!

My page with Amy Wolff’s Vintage Sunshine Papers and Elements

Vintage Sunshine Elements by Amy Wolff Vintage Sunshine Papers by Amy Wolff Topography No. 27 by Valorie Wibbens
Vintage Sunshine Elements by Amy Wolff
Vintage Sunshine Papers by Amy Wolff
Topography No. 27 by Valorie Wibbens

And my page with Danyale’s Morning on the Lake

Morning on the Lake by Etc. by Danyale
Morning on the Lake by Etc. by Danyale

Time is running out…so don’t miss these fabulous sales!! I’ll be back in a couple of days 🙂 Thanks for looking!! Peace, out…

TGIF!

Well, normally I would be happy to see Fridays come, but this one not so much. It is technically my last day of summer vacation.  Looking on the bright side, let the countdown begin again! Part of me does crave the routine of the school year, but the evenings do become so rushed and there never seems to be enough down-time. But like it or not…here it comes again!

Fridays are pretty awesome in the digi-world. Lots of gorgeous new releases! I have a few new pages to share.

First up is Lifetime Stories Kit and Document Set by Etc. by Danyale at The Lilypad. I did this page for the Journaling Challenge.

Lifetime Stories Kit and Document Set by Etc. by Danyale
Lifetime Stories Kit and Document Set by Etc. by Danyale

I am totally enjoying being a Guest Polly for this month, especially since I get to work with amazing designers like Sissy Sparrows. It’s been a bit since I got to play with one of their kits and they are so fabulous. This one is The Marble Jar.

The Marble Jar by Sissy Sparrows
The Marble Jar by Sissy Sparrows

Over at Pixels and Company Celeste Smith has curated this adorable kit called Foodie. that is a great compliment to the August Collection as well as a great stand-alone kit.

Curated: Foodie by Pixels and Company
Curated: Foodie by Pixels and Company and Blueprint No. 14 by Gennifer Bursett

And last but certainly not least, and brand new tonight, is Little Miss Sunshine by Traci Reed. Adorable!

Little Miss Sunshine by Traci Reed In the Garden by Two Tiny Turtles
Little Miss Sunshine by Traci Reed
In the Garden by Two Tiny Turtles

Looking forward to a relaxing last weekend before the rush begins. Enjoy yours!!

 

Winding down…

Summer is winding down and I am slowly coming to terms with that fact. I’ve had to work several days this last couple of weeks, so I think that’s kind of easing me back in to things. I finished up my transformation of M’s room in to a new office for me and I will share photos of that in a new post. There are a few things I didn’t get to this summer, but no point in stressing about it. It is what it is. We’ve had a good time and been able to do some really fun things. I have one week left and I hope to pack as much fun in to it as possible!

The best thing about it being August for me is the fact that I am a Guest Polly at The Lilypad this month and getting to work with some absolutely amazing designers and scrappers! I think I have scrapped more this week that I have all summer. Look out…here come all the layouts…

Abundant by Etc by Danyale
Abundant by Etc by Danyale
Ready Set Go Papers, Elements, and Journal Cards by One Little Bird
Ready Set Go Papers, Elements, and Journal Cards by One Little Bird
All Eyes On You Elements by Pink Reptile Designs La Vie Boheme Papers by Amy Wolff
All Eyes On You Elements by Pink Reptile Designs
La Vie Boheme Papers by Amy Wolff
All Eyes On You Papers and Elements by Pink Reptile Designs
All Eyes On You Papers and Elements by Pink Reptile Designs
La Vie Boheme Papers and Elements by Amy Wolff
La Vie Boheme Papers and Elements by Amy Wolff
Sundara Papers and Elements by Etc by Danyale
Sundara Papers and Elements by Etc by Danyale

August also means a brand new collection – Bon Appetit –  from Pixels and Company. They are always so amazing and this one is no exception!

Bon Appetit - August Collection by Pixels and Company Wandering Template by Gennifer Bursett
Bon Appetit – August Collection by Pixels and Company
Wandering Template by Gennifer Bursett

I also have 2 new pages for Traci Reed. I love both these kits..so fun and so appropriate for my wild and weird children!

Stay Weird by Traci Reed
Stay Weird by Traci Reed
Captain Crazypants by Traci Reed and Amanda Yi
Captain Crazypants by Traci Reed and Amanda Yi

River~Rose has a new guest spot at Ginger Scraps and I love this adorable new kit. I used it to scrap M’s kindergarten photo from 15 years ago. One of these days, I’ll be caught up on their childhood lol.

Land of Learning by River~Rose
Land of Learning by River~Rose

 

Whew! Thanks for hanging with me. I’m off to see what I can get in to today and hopefully get some more scrapping done. Have a great Sunday!!

Birthdays and Father’s Days and Lazy Days!

Whew.. So we got C’s 10th birthday off without much of a hitch. I thought it was going to rain most of the day, so we set most everything up inside. Fortunately, the rain held off until after the party. I think everyone enjoyed it. The decorations came out pretty cute if I do say so myself ha. I used Papers and Elements by Robyn Meierotto called Play Ball at Pixels and Company:

Baseball-Birthday-1 Baseball-Birthday-2

The water balloon batting practice was the favorite with little kids and big kids alike! We had a pretty low key Father’s Day and ended up just going out to eat. I think we were all worn out!

I was able to get all mostly caught up on my Life in Pockets pages. I still have this past week to do but with Traci Reed’s Pocket Life ’15: June Collection, I did get  two weeks done!

Jan_JunePL_LJan_JunePL_R

Jan_JunePL2_LJan_JunePL2_R

Just a few other pages to share with you today…

About A Boy by Amy Wolff Press Plate No. 40 by Paislee Press
About A Boy by Amy Wolff
Press Plate No. 40 by Paislee Press

It’s Featured Favorites time over at Pixels and Company

Asian Summer by Mellybird Designs Blueprint No. 1 by Gennifer Bursett
Asian Summer by Mellybird Designs
Blueprint No. 1 by Gennifer Bursett
Curated: Currently by Pixels and Company and curated by Celeste Smith Sunny Template by Gennifer Bursett
Curated: Currently by Pixels and Company and curated by Celeste Smith
Sunny Template by Gennifer Bursett

I think C and I are headed to the pool today…It’s supposed to be a hot one! Have a great Tuesday! Peace, out…

In Deep…

Well, I’m in it kind of deep this morning. My PC decided to blue screen on me twice in the last couple of days, so I decided it was time for a long over-due reformat. I’ve had this computer for about 2 years and never done a good hard reformat, but I’ve put it off simply because I did not want to got through setting it all back up. Since all baseball stuff was cancelled for the weekend, and I had a bit of time, I figured it was as good a time as any. We are only going to get busier! Now, here I am, deep in re-installation hell!

I figured I would take a minute out and come share layouts for this weekend before I go any further and before I face-palm because there was something I forgot to back up (it always happens).

All Year Round: Precipitations by Traci Reed and Jady Day Studio Coraline by Zoliofrope (retired)
All Year Round: Precipitations by Traci Reed and Jady Day Studio
Coraline by Zoliofrope (retired)
Pockets No. 9 by Valorie Wibbens Typo Create by Valorie Wibbens Label Junkie by Valorie Wibbens Sprinkles V31 by Valorie Wibbens When Skies Are Gray by Valorie Wibbens When Skies Are Gray Journal Cards by Valorie Wibbens
Pockets No. 9 by Valorie Wibbens
Typo Create by Valorie Wibbens
Label Junkie by Valorie Wibbens
Sprinkles V31 by Valorie Wibbens
When Skies Are Gray by Valorie Wibbens
When Skies Are Gray Journal Cards by Valorie Wibbens
Fierce Patterns by Robyn Meierotto  Fierce Word Art Robyn Meierotto  Indian Summer by Gennifer Bursett
Fierce Patterns by Robyn Meierotto
Fierce Word Art Robyn Meierotto
Indian Summer by Gennifer Bursett
Fuss Free: Life Is Amazing 2 by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs Morning on the Lake by Etc by Danyale
Fuss Free: Life Is Amazing 2 by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs
Morning on the Lake by Etc by Danyale
This Is April by River~Rose and Southern Serenity
This Is April by River~Rose and Southern Serenity

If and when I get my Photoshop re-installed and running, I will catch up on my Life in Pockets pages. I’m a couple of weeks behind, but it shouldn’t take me long to get caught up. Wish me luck as I go in deeper! Have a great rest of the weekend. Peace, out…

Holy Cow…

Yeah, so it’s been a couple of weeks and yeah, same ole busy, busy, busy. I am taking a class this semester and, every little bit of weekend time that I’ve had, I’ve spent working on stuff for the class. It’s interesting stuff, if you like classes on teaching methods, but between that and the usual spring IEP, paperwork, testing, etc, I don’t have much “free” time. We have a 4 day weekend going on right now. That is the extent of our “Spring Break”. I am so envious of those who get a whole week off, but we are on the countdown to the end of the year! I’m also tackling a pretty big project in my time off…painting all my kitchen cabinets. They’ve needed an update for a long time. I got about half way through yesterday and will probably get the other half tomorrow. Today, we are going to color eggs and go to mom’s for dinner.

We got C all signed up for baseball a couple of weeks ago and he had try outs last week. We heard from the manager of the team yesterday and he will get to be #45 (Michael Jordan’s baseball number). Their team is the Giants and we have our meet and greet on Tuesday evening.

I haven’t had a chance to see it in person yet, but M now has a house of her own! I have informed her that she now must come and get all of her stuff haha. I’m dreaming of a craft room! But all of that will probably have to wait until summer, when I have the time to do it.

I have managed to get in some scrapping the last couple of weeks, and pretty much keep up with my weekly spreads. I’ve updated both galleries, but here are some of the pages I’ve managed to squeeze in…

Little Somethings V10 by Tracy Martin [ link ] Facebook freebie paper by Tracy Martin Topography No. 27 by Valorie Wibbens
Little Somethings V10 by Tracy Martin
[ link ]
Facebook freebie paper by Tracy Martin
Topography No. 27 by Valorie Wibbens
Fuss Free: You Are Here by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs Gentle Rain by Etc. by Danyale
Fuss Free: You Are Here by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs
Gentle Rain by Etc. by Danyale
Hello Pretty by Valorie Wibbens Drama Queen No. 3 by Valorie Wibbens Typo Grow by Valorie Wibbens Topography No. 14 by Valorie Wibbens
Hello Pretty by Valorie Wibbens
Drama Queen No. 3 by Valorie Wibbens
Typo Grow by Valorie Wibbens
Topography No. 14 by Valorie Wibbens
All Year Round: Beautifications by Traci Reed and Jady Day Studio retired template by Zoliofrope
All Year Round: Beautifications by Traci Reed and Jady Day Studio
retired template by Zoliofrope
This Is March by River~Rose and Southern Serenity
This Is March by River~Rose and Southern Serenity
Fuss Free: Dots and Bows 2 by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs Gypsy by Etc by Danyale
Fuss Free: Dots and Bows 2 by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs
Gypsy by Etc by Danyale
Fuss Free: Plan Ahead Apr 2016 by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs Gypsy by Etc by Danyale
Fuss Free: Plan Ahead Apr 2016 by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs
Gypsy by Etc by Danyale
Sugar Sugar by River~Rose
Sugar Sugar by River~Rose
Be You - April 2015 Collection by the designers at Pixels & Company Layered Layouts v7 by Deena Rutter
Be You – April 2015 Collection by the designers at Pixels & Company
Layered Layouts v7 by Deena Rutter
Glam Pop by Traci Reed Convostation by Zoliofrope (retired)
Glam Pop by Traci Reed
Convostation by Zoliofrope (retired)

Thanks for having a look and hope everyone has a happy and blessed Easter! Peace, out…

The Best of Intentions…

So I did plan to come back here a few days ago and share some more wonderful things, but I’m telling you, this weather and time off work have really gotten to me. I have no motivation to do anything. I keep thinking of all the things I could have had done around here with all this time off, and yet I have done nothing. Well, I have cooked, eaten, and washed dishes repeatedly…but nothing extra. I’m not going to spend any more time whining about it. There’s nothing I can do about it, I just wish I could make myself enjoy it a bit more. That hasn’t happened. C is ready to go back to school as well. He keeps saying that he is getting more brain damaged every day. I guess even more so than 9 year olds already are hahaha.

But anyway… here is what I failed to come back and share over the weekend. I got to work with some amazing new goodies by Traci Reed. One is a solo kit and one a collab, and they are both awesome.

This one uses She Is:

She Is by Traci Reed Retired template by Zoliofrope
She Is by Traci Reed
Retired template by Zoliofrope

 

This one uses Rise and Shine:

Rise and Shine by Traci Reed and Amber Shaw
Rise and Shine by Traci Reed and Amber Shaw

 

And this one uses both:

She Is by Traci Reed Rise and Shine by Traci Reed and Amber Shaw Kickstarters January by Traci Reed
She Is by Traci Reed
Rise and Shine by Traci Reed and Amber Shaw
Kickstarters January by Traci Reed

 

I just finished up my week 8 layout for Pocket Life. It uses Pocket Life ’15: February Collection by Traci Reed,
Out of the Box v2 by Gennifer Bursett, and Weekly Edition by One Little Bird:

Pocket Life '15: February Collection by Traci Reed Out of the Box v2 by Gennifer Bursett Weekly Edition by One Little Bird
Pocket Life ’15: February Collection by Traci Reed
Out of the Box v2 by Gennifer Bursett
Weekly Edition by One Little Bird
Pocket Life '15: February Collection by Traci Reed Out of the Box v2 by Gennifer Bursett Weekly Edition by One Little Bird
Pocket Life ’15: February Collection by Traci Reed
Out of the Box v2 by Gennifer Bursett
Weekly Edition by One Little Bird

 

I’m off for now…going to maybe do a little more scrapping and trying not to think about the fact that more snow is coming tomorrow night :/ Peace, out…

 

New Month, New Week, New Stuffs!

February already? This time of year, I love having the time fly by! Even though we haven’t had much of a winter, I’m ready for spring! Give me the warm sun in my face and flip flops on my feet! We spent the weekend with basketball and football. We had a snow day on Friday which really helped me out with getting the house cleaned up, since Saturday was tied up with basketball and yesterday was spent getting ready for, and then having company for, the Super Bowl.

Just thought I would swing by here today to share the new Collection at Pixels and Company for February. I have only just begun creating layouts with this beautiful collection. I just love everything about it!!

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There is also a fabulous Birthday Bash going on, so be sure to swing by and check it out! Fun challenges and great prizes!! Even one for creating your own cell phone case! How fun is that? Here are the pages I’ve done so far…

Loverly - February Collection by P&Co Designers Outside the Box v2 by Gennifer Bursett
Loverly – February Collection by P&Co Designers
Outside the Box v2 by Gennifer Bursett
Loverly - February Collection by P&Co. Designers Template by Pallavi Sureka
Loverly – February Collection by P&Co. Designers
Template by Pallavi Sureka

Come have some fun with us!! Until then…peace, out!

Dollar Days!

Who doesn’t like something for a buck? At Pixels and Company, there is all kinds of amazing designs priced at $1 each! Exciting! Here are a couple of pages that I did with some of these fantastic products!!

Miss Molly Papers by Gennifer Bursett Miss Molly Elements by Gennifer Bursett Layered Layouts v11 by Deena Rutter Elemental: Wood Dots v2 by Gennifer Bursett Nostalgia Cards by Jen Allyson Nostalgia Labels by Jen Allyson
Miss Molly Papers by Gennifer Bursett
Miss Molly Elements by Gennifer Bursett
Layered Layouts v11 by Deena Rutter
Elemental: Wood Dots v2 by Gennifer Bursett
Nostalgia Cards by Jen Allyson
Nostalgia Labels by Jen Allyson
Noted Collection by by Celeste Knight This Ordinary Life by Celeste Knight Stamped Sentiments No. 2 by Shirley Polk Outside the Box v1 by Gennifer Bursett
Noted Collection by by Celeste Knight
This Ordinary Life by Celeste Knight
Stamped Sentiments No. 2 by Shirley Polk
Outside the Box v1 by Gennifer Bursett

I’m just flying by after basketball and before bed. I’ll be back with more goodness to share in the next day or so! Thanks for looking…peace, out!

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