The One with April 2013 American Crafts Layouts

Here are my two monthly layouts for American Crafts! 2 1/2 Journaling says: This boy is ALL boy. He loves cars, planes, trains, bugs, sharks, dinosaurs, dragons, robots, and pretty much anything and everything ever associated with boys! He loves Mulan, Aladdin, Curious George, A Bug's Life, Shrek, Cars, and Beauty and the Beast. He's a good talker and can get his point across. He will copy...

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The One with Jane at 9 Months

Little Miss Jane is 9 months new today! Here are her done-at-home stats:  Length: 29" (75-90%)   Weight: 20 pounds 2 ounces (50-75%)   Head circumference: 18.25" (90-95%) I took her outside this morning to do her monthly photoshoot during what was supposed to be her morning nap, and as you can see, she wasn't having it... so she took a nap and we came back outside...

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The One with Cray Cray

Things have been super duper pooper scooper cray cray busy lately.  Hence the lack of daily blogging.  Here is a little bit of what has been weighing heavy on my mind and heart: We're probably not moving to Schweinfurt anymore. I'm not even going to begin to try to explain the rigamaroo that's been going on just trying to get someone to help us out, but we're still hoping to get sent...

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The One with the Folded Circles Tutorial

 For the March Garden Girl Gallery the theme was SHAPE UP YOUR SCRAPBOOKING and I had so much fun turning the most simple of shapes - the circle - into a fun and detailed focal point on my layout! Here's how they came to be: 1) Gather your supplies: I chose the My Girl line by American Crafts, a 2 1/8" circle punch, and a ruler that is about 1" wide.  2) Start punching circles...

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The One with Allie and Tate's Las Vegas Reception

Continuing on... the reason we drove to Las Vegas last weekend was to go to Allie and Tate's wedding reception (part II!). We woke up pretty early and were on the road by 8am. The hills in California are pretty and green. Fox pondering the meaning of life. Vegas, baby! Like I said in previous posts, we met my parents at the Pawn Stars pawn shop, then we did a session at the Las Vegas Temple,...

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The One with the 2Peas Gardeners' Digest April 2013 Blog Hop

It's the 22nd of the month which means it's time for another 2Peas Gardeners' Digest - a monthly blog hop hosted by the 2Peas Garden Girls! Below you will find a sneak of one of my upcoming layouts for the 2Peas Project Gallery, a couple of projects from a scrapbooker that inspires me, a list of 5 items that I've placed in my shopping cart, and a giveaway! Celine Navarro Melissa...

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