Sketch Challenge

I feel like a fickle challenge-enterer.  I haven't done Sunday Scrappin' in two weeks!  And then a new blog with challenges came about, so I wanted to check it out.

All my challenge pieces have been digital lately (except for some Valentine's Day stuff).  Frankly, it's exhausting being THIS pregnant and trying to get out all my stuff only to have to put it all away again.  So I happily click away in SBC+.

If the Shoe fits...Scrap It! promises to be a really cute site with lots of challenges and design ideas.  I like the sketch challenge because it takes the guess work out of making a basic layout.  My sister has all those old Creative Memories template books and really do prefer to have a guide for my layouts.  I'm just not always good at coming up with my own "thing."

Anyway, here's my digital 12x12 page for today's Sketch Challenge.  This is Corey and Aiden from Easter like two years ago.  I'm still really proud of that egg we hid.  It was the last one found.

Sunday Scrappin: Round

Sunday Scrappin':  "This week, let's think outside the box and go round.... rounded corners, circle-shaped cards, a layout in a circular pattern, etc. Be creative!"

 I've been digiscrapping like crazy these past few weeks with StoryBook Creator Plus.  For this week's challenge, I used the Family Digital Kit and made a couple pages with some circles on them:

(two of my boys with their cousins)

(Simon with another cousin)

Tah-Dah's:

• Doing these layouts!

To-do's:

• I have two Get Togethers this week, so I have to make sure I'm ready for those.
• Put the actual scrapbook pages into the coverset I bought for the Maine album
• "                                                                       " I bought for the Disney album

My kids have passed the flu down the line and the youngest has it now.  Hopefully, Jamie and I won't get it.  Crossing my fingers and toes...

Check out other Sunday Scrappin' folks and link to your own!

My kids are hilarious

Made in StoryBook Creator Plus with the Family Digital Kit

Sneak Peek: Delight Baby Girl

12x12 Layout made in StoryBook Creator Plus with the Delight Baby Girl Power Palette Kit

(releases March 1)

Finis!

Simon is 2.5 years old.  Can you believe it?  Well.  Shame on me, but I finally sat down to do his StoryBook yesterday.  The good news is that I completed the entire thing in one day!  Here are my two favorite pages:

Created in StoryBook Creator 2.0 with the Baby Boy 11 x 8 theme.

Snow Day

Funny I should leave a comment on Chrissy's blog about it never snowing around here.  It snowed today!  It didn't last long and it never stuck, but it was still amazing for those in the family who had never seen it before.

Whipped up in a jiffy in Creative Memories StoryBook Creator 2.0 with the Seasons 11 x 8.5 Free Downloadable Theme.

Baby Gift Guide

I know a few people who are expecting this year (myself included!) and a good friend of mine got me thinking about what a new mom might want to get to help her preserve all those precious memories.  With so many options in the keepsakes section of those big baby stores, moms might feel overwhelmed when looking for just the right baby book or keepsake box.  I hope this gift guide helps!

The Treasures Journal jar is a ceramic keepsake jar that comes with a 40-page pad of journaling boxes.  You can record all the little things that happened, milestomes, or funny things someone said.  Keep these moments in the jar or save them for future use in an album with pictures.

I love this Keepsake Display because it can be hung on the wall of your child's room, in the kitchen, or anywhere you want to display photos, calendars, or memos.  The front is magnetic and it can be opened up to reveal a French bulletin board and a compartment for storing papers.  Not only THAT, but it can be turned to open from the left or the right!

What's a mom to do with all those digital pictures?  Organizing photos can be a real pain and extremely time-consuming.  New moms don't have time to do it all, you know!  Memory Manager is a fabulous software that makes it SO easy to organize and sort all those digital pictures.  Combined with StoryBook Creator Plus in the Click It II Collection, they make a fantastic gift for moms who want to capture every moment and share with all their friends and family.  With the StoryBook software, not only can mom make a special keepsake book (and order several copies for her family and friends) she can also create custom birth announcements, party invitations, and holiday cards!

For a mom who has always been interested in scrapbooking but knows that she probably won't have the time, the Slide It Collection is just right.  The collection comes with Milestones albums in three different sizes, a set of pens, and a tape runner.  Combine this collection with a Pink and Blue Milestones Album Kit and you've given a new mom a great time-saving gift!

Gifts Under $25

 

Paper Album Kits come with everything you need to create a beautiful keepsake album.

 

The Once Upon a Baby Boy & Once Upon a Baby Girl Album Kits* make it easy to create a beautifully coordinated album.  The kits include chapter starters, Perfect Fit paper, stickers, and journaling boxes.

The Little Girl and Little Boy Album Kits* feature really cute artwork like flowers and ladybugs, or rocketships and caterpillars.

If mom is already into scrapbooking, there are also tons of stickers and embellishments (under $10!) available to add to her scrapbooking supplies.

If you'd like to create a gift registry with me, email me and I can set up a Virtual Baby Shower for you on my website.  Not only will you be able to let your family know that you'd like some great gifts, but you'll be eligible to earn Hostess Rewards!

*While supplies last.  These products are retiring!