Layouts 27, 28 & 29

I'm so behind in posting...I think the "challenge" is posting the layouts not creating them :)   Sorry the picture quality is a little scary.

I love this kit and my beautiful nieces :)

Tina helped me with the title on this one.  I love the expression on Josh's face.  He was so annoyed with all the picture taking :)  

More Josh, at this rate I will finish his 1st year album before I finish his older brother's.

I have signed up to be a vendor in a craft show this November.  I'm a little stressed but glad I challenged myself to do it.  You never know until you try right :)

Layouts 24, 25 & 26

This first 2 layouts are from my new stuff from Tina's store :)  I have a new love and it's the Simple Stories company.  I had all horizontal pics for this layout and needed 2 vertical ones...no problem one sheet from the collection has all 6x4 journalling cards.This is the happy day line...I also have the back to school and baby steps lines as well...I love how it works with the CTMH books.

This layout was fun to do...the pics themselves didn't turn out so well but this kaiser craft paper made it easy to finish

Of course we have to enjoy the old with the new so I used some dcwv baby paper from my stash to do this layout of Nate when he was 3 months old (he's now 4).  I hate scrapping chronologically!  My sister completes one album at a time and I can't stand it.  I love the freedom...sometimes the perfect paper is worth waiting for!  What do you think?

Layouts 22 & 23

Well the summer has flown by and the kids went back to school today.  I can't believe it.  My middle son started kindergarten today.  He was so adorable walking to school with his brother.  I ordered the pics tonight...can't wait to scrap them!  I have actually been pretty busy in my craft room lately...could be my new ctmh goodies or all the fabulous paper I have picked up at Tina's new store Scrappin Happins!  I hope she posts pics for everyone soon as she really has a great space!  She's been working hard and it's really paid off.  Of course I don't have those layouts photographed yet so I'll share these ones for now :)

This layout was the first time I have ever embossed chipboard.  I really like the effect and it tied it together.  I still have stardust paper left :)  I need to stop buying retired papers on clearance.  Do you hoard papers?  I'm really getting much better at not collecting but using!!

This was a promo last year...Felicity I think.  I love fall and we always have a ton of pics!  I only got 2 of these kits...that's an improvement right? LOL!

 I inked and stamped our colour ready alpha's with the flourish from stamps set that came with the kit.  I didn't do a whole lot with this layout in terms of embellishment. Sometimes I really like a simple clean layout.   I took Tresa Black's class at convention and picked up some great tips for clustering embellishments that I can't wait to try.  Might help me jazz things up a bit :)

Layouts 20 & 21

 First I have to say that CTMH convention was incredible!!!  Tina and I had so much fun, we were going from 7 am until midnight at least...sometimes later (there was a midnight showing of HP 7 thrown in for fun).

I need to get moving on the layout challenge as now more than 1/2 the year is gone and I am not yet 1/2 done.  Yikes!

These are just a couple of Echo Park layouts I completed back in June.  I love Echo Park...they are so good for bright fun papers!

A pic of Tina and I at convention

Convention Swaps

So I decided I was going to participate in swapping in convention even though a) I hate making cards and b) I'm not very good at it.  I was at Kim McArthur's blog http://kimscherrystreetcreations.blogspot.com/ and inspiration hit!  She made a great card using one of the paper flower techniques.  So thanks Kim for the inspiration!!!  I used a lot of the wishes templates and this is what I came up with.  3 more sleeps!!!!  I'm California Dreamin :)

1. Sophia

 2, Wings

3. Fanfare       

 4. Sweetheart

Layouts 19 & 20

So first of all, I finally downloaded Google Chrome and I think everything is now up and working properly.  I have tried to get to some blogs today and well try to get to everyone's by the end of the week!  I have been following all your lovely artwork to date!!  I am also counting down the days to Convention in Disneyland.  Tina and I leave in 10 days!!!!!!  But I'm not excited at all :)

So these are just a couple more of layouts from our scrappy weekend :)  I'm not even sure which company this product belongs to...but I got to use it from my stash so that's always a good thing.  It might by LYB...

 I love CTMH, they make it so simple!!!  I used an older kit Tinkerin for this layout!

Layouts 17 & 18

I had such an amazing time last weekend scrapping with my girls!  I completely finished 19 layouts, I was 6 short of my goal but I am still really happy.  These 2 layouts were my favorite from the whole weekend!!!  This layout was done in the new Little Yellow Bicycle baby collection!  I love this set and can't wait to use the rest of it!!!  When Josh was born everyone was concerned about the swine flu so the kids weren't allowed in the hospital to meet their new brother.  I understand the why's of it but I was still mad.  We had to juggle babysitting between my sister and parents so everyone could come and see Josh.  Happily 24 hours later we were home, I'm sure if he wasn't a c-section baby I would have left that afternoon!  The boys were so excited to meet their brother.  They couldn't get enough of him.  I will always cherish these pictures!

This layout was done in CTMH daydream and K & Company stickers.  Nate and Sky were happily playing in Sky's bedroom and my sister Janine and I were enjoying a great visit.  All of sudden we see Nate at the top of the staires wearing a princess dress.  Sky followed behind with a very satisfied smile.  I still to this date have any idea how she got him to go along with it but I am so happy.  I love scrapping girly pages of my boys.  When Will was this age I have pics of him painting Katie's toenails and playing make-up.  Too much fun!!!

Lots more to come.  I still can't leave comments on people's blogs.  Really hoping they fix it soon!