Day two....

I did it!!! I did two layouts in two days! I think I am setting new records!!!

Check it out HERE

BLOG CHALLENGE!!! A week in my life....

Ok guys, I have been wanting to do this for a long time, but I need some support to actually COMPLETE my own challenge!!! I am going to try to scrap a "week in my life" with one page a day! And journal about the funny, silly, normal, boring, memorable and not so memorable things that happen that day! Sounds silly, but there are so many times that I say to myself "boy I wish I would have written that down!" So here is my chance (AND YOURS TOO!!!!!) There are NO limits on what products you can use, no prizes (unless self satisfaction counts as a prize!) and no time limit! I am just hoping that you will scrap a week with me!!! I started today (scrapping a layout about yesterday) because it was my son's bday! I am going to do my VERY VERY best to try to scrap the rest of the week! So scrap along with me! Take a photo each day, scrap it, journal and share it with me!!! I would love to hear about your week too!!!!

Happy Birthday to the Scribble King!!!

As some of you know, I made a set of kits especially for my son. The ORIGINAL Scribble King! And starting today I am running a challenge featuring the Scribble King Page Kit seen here:


and you can grab a FREEBIE that coordinates with it here (requires FREE registration at DSP)






And my little scribble king is turning THREE this weekend!!!! So I spent all morning baking Thomas the Train cakes...and I am REALLY REALLY hoping that artistic abilities on the computer converts to artistic abilities when it comes to icing cakes....YIKES!!! It looks complicated and overwhelming, but I am going to try!!! I have to make TWO Thomas the Train cakes...they are baked....and awaiting frosting...ohhh boy....frosting is overrated right??? Cant they just be plain????

OK I have to add to the potty journal

I AM IN SHOCK!!! I am talking fall over on the floor, heart stops beating SHOCK!
DS had a dry diaper ALLLLLL DAYYYYYYY!!! He has pottied in his potty 6...SIX...times today!!! SIX!!! Did you catch that??? Wow, I am so proud of him! He wore his big boy pants for about an hour and a half this morning and he did START to have an accident on the floor, but came running full speed at me saying....
"Mommmmmmyyy POOTTTTYYY!!!!" So we went RUNNING into the bathroom, yanked off the wet Spiderman pants and sat...and he STILL pottied!!! He had stopped himself when he realized he was starting to go in his big boy pants!!! AACKKK!!! Its a miracle!! I thought I was going to be the only mom bring my poor kid to Kindergarten in diapers!! I was concerned that they werent going to make diapers large enough for him when he was 12...BUT HE IS GETTING IT!!! YEAH!!!! Ok....done raving about the joys of potty training!!! Only mothers would understand this kind of pride!!! Thanks for listening!!!! :D

The Potty Journal....

A few months ago, I posted a thread about how I was trying to work on potty training with my DS. We had some success, but not much! It was frustrating and I received advice from MANY of you that waiting until HE is ready would be best. So I gave it some time, but as his third birthday approaches this month I was worried that he would be going off to Kindergarten in diapers. So we tried again. Yesterday, first thing when he woke up I sat him on the potty.....
What did he do?
POTTIED!
Later in the day I sat him on it again...
What did he do?
POTTIED!!!!
THREE TIMES in one day!!! And he wore his big boy Spiderman pants for 30 minutes with NO ACCIDENT!!!
So today I started all over again, and what do you know??? He pottied in his toilet again today!!!
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW EXCITING THIS IS FOR US!!! I am SO proud of him! And right now he is sitting in his big boy Spiderman pants and waiting 20 minutes so he can try to potty again! I know there will be many accidents ahead, but the fact that he is eagerly trying is SUCH a milestone!!! Thanks for all your encouragement!!! I need to listen to you guys more often!!!!

Inspiring Layouts!!!

I was BLOWN AWAY this week by the amazing layouts in the CAF-E! Gallery!! I had SUCH a hard time narrowing it down at all!! There were so many that were just AWESOME!!!!
I picked these two because of there unique element use and the fun photos!!!

Check out CarrieAnn's layout Those Teen Years here
I loved the use of a black and white photo with this kit and the blended sticker into the background to create a soft word art line across the top! This is beautiful!!!


And Moog25's Always Remember layout here

I loved the words blended into the background and the clusters of elemetns that surround the photo!

Dreaming and Wishing.....

Boy guys, I realized the other day how my DD is not a baby anymore...she is going to turn NINE in January! Boy time flies doesn't it??? Well, I was looking through some old photos from when she was a toddler and was inspired to do a kit series! Its full of dreamy whimsical elements that are perfect for all sorts of styles of layouts! Check out the CAF-E! challenge going on right now that coordinates with this kit FREEBIE and you can get MORE items for FREE!!
BLOG FREEBIE: Click here to download (requires free registration at DSP)


and here is the coordinating kit that you can buy in the DSP store: