Holiday Sampler...

Today is the Holiday Sampler at Scrapbook News and Review.  We have a ton of sponsors--lots of great games, challenges, and prizes.  And, the staff has been working really hard to put together some fantastic classes and a lot of great eye candy and inspiration.  Come and check it out for some out-of-the-box projects and creative ideas for the holidays.

I put together 2 classes for this.  The sneak peek below is from my hot cocoa package class, and I also put together a glass ornament class.

Come check it out!!!  The fun starts at 1:00 pm EST, with a full schedule until 8:00 pm EST.

Weekend!

Yay for the weekend :)  If you've been reading my blog for a while, then you know that around here we have extra reasons to look forward to the weekend--Friday is date night for hubby and me!  And, I got a coupon from Ryan's for a free buffet b/c I'm on their email list so I got it for my birthday, which is always fun :)

Also, Chad's parent's are going to be coming in at some point today for the weekend.  It's always nice when they come.

There is going to be a ton of fun this weekend over at Scrapbook News and Review!!!  Come get an early start on Holiday Inspiration with our Holiday Sampler.  We have great eye candy and classes using Christmas and holiday products from:  Technique Tuesday, Bo Bunny, Glitz, Graphic 45, MLYB, Fancy Pants, and more.  Check back tomorrow for more info.

Here are a couple of 2-page layouts from me using my A Page In Time kit.  If you LOVE patterned paper collections, this is the kit for you.  Each month, you'll get a good assortment of papers, along with an embellishment (alpha, tags, cardstock die cuts, etc.)...in 3 diffferent lines.  So, it's like getting 3 kits in one and I love it :) 

Also, speaking of APIT, we're having a fantastic crop going on this weekend, starting at noon PST today...there are lots of GREAT prizes up for grabs including some complete lines of Basic Grey, and lots of other great stuff.

This first layout was made with MME's Spider's Web.  I just love how the halloween lines this year can be used for so much more than halloween.

This is MME's "Ooo-la-la"  Don't you just love the name of it???  The papers are just gorgeous, love the color combo, and the punch out tags and journaling boxes with this kit are great as well.

So much going on!

So, here is what's going on with me:

School--is kicking my butt.  The only good thing is that I'm on the downhill slope now...just 6 more weeks of classes and that means only 5 more times of the dreaded Monday night class!  I completed my 10-15 page term paper for my Lit Crit class, thanks to my mom who was kind enough to watch the babies for a few hours yesterday.  He requires a rough draft so I'm glad to have that out of the way.  These next few weeks will be bogged down with papers and presentations, but each out of the way is a huge feeling of relief, and adds to my feeling of confidence that, yes, I can do this.  Even better is the fact that next semester one of my classes will be an ONLINE class so I will only have to go to campus one night per week instead of two, which is great.

Babies--everyone is doing great :)  Logan is growing by leaps and bounds...he's laughing, and Caeden is talking more and more every day.  Caeden has had a cough and runny/stopped up nose, but other than that everyone is healthy, which is a blessing.

Scrapping--I've been super busy creating for SNR lately, and I can finally share a couple of things, so that will come over the next few days.  Also, I have a chance to go to an all-day crop on Saturday.  It is at the scrapbook store which is 50 miles away, but I have a gift certificate there from when I sold some things in their consignment sale.  It's to celebrate their 8th anniversary so there are sales throughout the day and the crop is free.  Plus, my mother-in-law will be here so even if Chad has to work, between my mom and her I should have a possible babysitter.  We'll see though.  It would be the first crop I've done ever since I've had babies. lol.  On the other hand though I tend to get more done when I'm at my own house, so we'll see.  I may just go shop and then come home and scrap.

Here are some layouts that I created for Scrapbook News and Review.  We had a spotlight event for Scrap Within Reach and I got to work with this beautiful line, The Cottage.  I cut out the flowers from the paper, and then accented them with Stickles.

For this layout, I added in some red accents to coordinate with his red outfit.  These papers were perfect for these dandelion photos though.

Again, I accented the flower with stickles, and cut out a flower center which I mounted with foam adhesive for dimension.  I wasn't completely sold on this line when it first came out, but once I played with it I really fell in love with it.

A date with my blog...

I totally need to start having a nightly date with my blog! I really miss it when I don't get a chance to update, so here I am making time while Caeden is playing in the background. We'll see how this works out :)

I have been so busy lately, but most of what I have been working on I can't really share yet.  Here are a couple of things though.  I made this layout using some pics from our anniversary last year.  It was the first time I had left Caeden overnight.  We just stayed at a semi-local hotel for a night, but it was still a nice getaway.  I created the layout using the absolutely GORGEOUS Amber Road line from Pink Paislee.  Seriously, this is one of my favorite lines to come out in a long time.  I made this layout for A Walk Down Memory Lane and all the products I used are available there.

And, here is a sneak peek at another project that I created for a class over at SNR.  I actually cheated a little, because it was for the Technique Tuesday event, and I got to work with an Ali Edwards class kit.  Great stuff!

Friday already???

I can't believe this week is over already!  My week was consumed with school assignments and it's going to get worse before it gets better.  But, another month and a half and the semester will be over. 

In more exciting news, Logan laughed for the first time!!!  Such a great sound.  He's such a happy, happy baby.  He's always smiling, and now laughing :)  So precious!

Also, the new issue of Scrapbook News and Review is up!!!  Go check it out.  It's worth the 4.95/month subscription.  There is a ton of great stuff going on over there.  If you like Glitz Designs, head on over there to check out the spotlight on Glitz.  I created several projects for that one.  Here is a sneak peek at one of my classes, and the classes are completely free.

I have to be honest and say that I've never really been a huge Glitz fan, but this totally sold me and I had so much fun working with it!

And, finally I have to admit that I am sooo behind in visiting all my favorite blogs!  I'm about a week behind in comments and I'm really going to try to get caught up.  So, hopefully I'll get to see what's going on with all of you today :)

A happy birthday :)

Yes, I had a very happy Birthday.  Chad took me to Logan's for lunch, and then we looked around at the new shopping center and Lifeway.  He pre-ordered me the new Casting Crowns cd, which I'm sure will be awesome like the rest have been. 

Then, we came home and both babies took a nap at the same time (they must have known it was my birthday! lol), so I spent some time scrapbooking and it was just a very relaxed Saturday afternoon and exactly what I needed.

Finally, we ordered pizza, and ate it while watching a movie.  There is just something fun about take out pizza for me and I've been craving pizza hut lately :)  All in all it was a very fun and relaxing day!

Of course then this week started and yesterday was a crazy busy day, but it's nice to have that relaxing day to look back on :)

Here is a layout that I started forever ago and got the chance to finish.  I made it using imaginisce "Wild Things" line. 

That's my man!

Tomorrow is my birthday, so I'm even more excited than usual about the weekend.  DH has promised to let me have some "me" time that is so precious around here so that's pretty exciting and then he is going to take me out tomorrow night.

My mom is going to take the babies to her house for a couple hours this evening, so I'm going to use that time to scrapbook :)  Then we're going to go up there and hang out w/ my parents for a while.  Overall, it should be a good weekend.

I love Collage Press.  In honor of their design team call, I decided to get some out and play.   I really like how this layout of my husband turned out.  It's one of the first layouts that I have created solely for ME in a long time. Hopefully he won't get a big head when he sees it! lol.