I'm a hoarder, yes I am

I am a keeper of all things. I always have been. But when it comes to scrapping and gorgeous patterned papers, my hording-ness (nice word, right?) comes out full force. I've had that red flowered Pink Paislee paper for awhile now, and I just couldn't bring myself to touch it, much less cut it. But alas, those flowers were really calling for me the other day, so I finally broke free and pulled the paper out ;-) And i'm so glad I did! I combined several different lines here, and this is what I got:
I love these photos of my then-very young Chloe (16 months!) making dandelion wishes. I think these papers definitely did those photos justice. Journaling says: Never stop believing in wishes, Chloe. One day they will all come true!

Hubby has been working a ton lately, and I think we're all exhausted in this house. It's definitely going to be an early night for us. Hope everyone out there in blog land had a great weekend! Happy Monday!!

What we've been up to...

Some scrapping and some playing... it doesn't get any better than that! ;-)

This is my last layout using hte Earth Love line from Cosmo Cricket. I did this one for the member lift that we did at AMM - some of our design team lifted the fabulous Amy Tara Koeppel (you can see her layout and the other lifts on the AMM blog here ).
I had fun combining some bubble wrap and glimmer mist on the background - that worked so much better for me than paint! Journaling reads: Every child has their security blanket, and Gabs and Kirbs are Noah's. We got Kirby when I was pregnant with Noah, and Gabby came along the following year. They are Noah's favorite sleepy time pals!

We had my 3 year old nephew here from early yesterday morning through early this morning. I learned what it is like to have twins since my nephew and Chloe are so close in age :-) We had a great time! Yesterday, we spent some time outside at the park, and these are a few of my favorite shots of my kiddos:
Whoo hoo, I can't believe it's Friday already! Hope your weeks are winding down nicely, and that you all have a fabulous weekend!!

Some Earth Love...

I feel so lucky that Cosmo Cricket sponsored our DT at A Million Memories this month, and I got to work with the awesome Earth love line! A big thank you to Cosmo Cricket and AMM!

I always loved this photo of Tony and me, and these papers had exactly the carefree, fun feel to them that I was looking for to match this photo.
On Noah's 2nd birthday, we had an awesome day enjoying a long walk and playtime outside, just the two of us. I wrote him a letter at that time, and I enclosed it in the Maya Road envelope that I added to this layout. It only took me 3 years to do this layout, lol!
Journaling for "Yes I am" reads: Even on my most stressed out, hair pulling kind of mommy days, there is not a day that goes by that I don't think of how incredibly lucky I am to be their mother. They are my world!
I've done one more layout with this line, but I can't share that one just yet. Soon, though!

I hope everyone is having a good week and that you all have recovered from your candy highs ;-) It's off to bed for me - I'm watching my nephew tomorrow, and he's getting dropped off bright and early at 6am. Can't wait to have him over for an overnight!

Only 363 days...

until next Halloween! ;-)

The kids had a blast. The adults had a blast. And we all needed some major recuperation time yesterday, lol. Saturday night was a veeery late night for all of us. The party went off without a hitch. Well, one minor hitch. I did sort of forget to pull out the mummy cake pops that took me about 3 hours to make. Yeah, I wasn't too happy when I realized that Sunday morning, lol.

But, at least I remembered to put my spider cupcakes on the table
along with my witch's hat calzones
and the shrimp brain.

Don't you just love this shot of my two angels (insert eye rolling here). Yeah, this is pretty much the best that I got when I tried to get a photo of them together, smiling. Better luck next year.
My transformer:
My fairy princess:
I have a ton of pics from the party, but because I don't want to lose any friends, I think i'll refrain from posting embarrassing party shots for the whole world to see, lol.

Before I go, I wanted to share the gorgeous November kit from AMM with you guys. Isn't it SO pretty?? The design team is starting to post their creations, so be sure to check out what they've done. And if you're interested in the kit, you can go here to check it out.

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!!

Fancy Pants glitter cuts

I am a huge fan of the Fancy Pants glitter cuts! Sometimes, though, certain glitter colors don't work with a layout (although that is a very rare occurence for this glitter fan, lol). The glitter cuts are so versatile, though, that you can even turn them around like I did in this layout below. The silver glitter was too strong for my layout, but the black backside worked perfectly :-)

I also covered the pale pink Kraft Kuts letter stickers with orange ink and orange glitter. You can see more examples of how the Halloween glitter cuts are used on today's Fancy Pants blog post here.

There is also an exciting opportunity going on at AMM right now - we are looking for a Guest Designer for December! Here's what you have to do if you're interested in applying:
1. register on our boards at www.amillionmemories.com and become an active member; we want to get to know you
2. Post our A Million Memories blinkie on your blog and
3. In an email attach two layouts you think are your best work, a link to your blog and/or your gallery, and your contact information.

Please submit your application by November 15th to Jenn at Jennifer.Findlay@yahoo.com.

Good luck, everyone! I'd love to see one of my blog readers as December's guest!!

SO, one day and counting until Halloween! I'm not sure who is more excited - me or the kids, lol! We're going to do a group TOT in our n'hood, and then the Halloween party is back at our house afterwards - I can't wait! Just keep your fingers crossed that the rain stays away! Happy Halloween to those of you who celebrate it!

cookies+candy+icing=

A big mess!

We bought this haunted cookie house about a month ago, and the kids had been waiting patiently until it was time to make it. Well, I figured this weekend, with Halloween only a week away, was time ;-)

I think more candy and icing went in their mouths than on the house, but I guess that's the point, right?







Will be back soon with some scrappiness to share ;-)

Some Bo Bunny projects

A big thank you to AMM and Bo Bunny for sponsoring our DT this month! I got to play with the Flutter Butter line:





The first layout was done for an Ad Challenge that was posted at the AMM crop this weekend, and the second was done for a Menu challenge in which I had to use certain "ingredients" on my layout. I love having challenges to help inspire me! (My fourth project is the Welcome Autumn sign that can be seen in the last post).

So, we're gearing up for Halloween in our house - i'm so excited that it's just about a week away! I'm also pretty sure i'm actually going to get to CHA this year for the winter show, and i'm super excited! Raise your hand if you're going to be there! :-)

Anyway, friends, happy Friday and enjoy your weekend. I've been summoned for Jury Duty next week, so it'll be interesting to see what happens!