My little friend to be...

The internet has a funny way of
driving us all crazy, making us all
sad, mad, happy and excited!
One thing I have loved is that we can
connect with others from around the world.
I'm sitting here in AZ while one
of my best friends is in Kansas.
My best friend E and I have never
physically met, however we
have this mutual bond.

I met E through TallyScrapper.com
a few years ago.
It started with chats on messanger,
then video chats then snail mail of
boxes of little trinkets and though
now our lives are extra busy we still
have that connection.

Last year E made the most adorable
sugar cookies for my baby shower
and sent the girls gifts.
So when I found out she's pregnant I
knew I wanted to so make something
for little Huck to be.

I'm still learning to sew and one of
the first projects I did for the
Cupcakes was little lap blankets for
their carseats since BIG blankets
end up getting caught in everything.
So Little Huck needed some too!
Lucky boy I went crazy with his putting
little ribbons on the edges just like
the Taggies you find at the stores.
These blankets are just a bit
bigger than a fat quarter.
Perfect for his lap or even to
use as a changing mat on the go.

Many of us as new parents forget so
many of those specail moments we would
like to tell our children about someday.
As a way to give my best friend E and
her husband a way to do this I decorated
a little tin about 4x7 and printed off
journaling cards.
Some for Mommy and Some for Daddy!

I'm so happy for my friend and her growing family.

A little love...

...seat!

I've been on the search for a way to pose
the girls together in a fun and funky way.
Currently the girls sit on the adult rocking
chair in their room for photos, but even
though the subjects are ADORABLE the back
ground is getting boring.

I admit they don't quite sit up right
just yet but it doesn't stop a mommy
from trying something new.

So when I found this adorable hot
pink love seat at Ross I HAD to have it.

In order to break in the love seat we
got all dressed up and headed to the
park for photos, sunshine & fun!







I can't wait to scrapbook these photos.

Happy Crafting!

Messy Fridge magnets...

I Love Magnets!
I get a new one whenever we visit a new place.
Besides postcards they are usually the
cheapest and most compact souvenirs.
However said magnets are never uniform
shaped, in fact I always go for the
most unique, odd shaped ones.
Magnets go on the fridge right?
Of course they do, but after a
while you fridge looks pretty messy.

With the girls' toys and other baby
items its are adding up and the house
is getting crazier and crazier.
I've been trying to find ways to
minimize the clutter to no avail.
It's impossible, so instead I go back
to my ways of doing thing before the
girls and try to sort from there.

While working on my latest layout I
printed all my photos then decided they
were too big, and I wanted to use
special frames so I reprinted.

I gave my husband and dad
a print each and I kept one.
My husband then asked for a clear
acrylic magnet frame to put the photo in
to place in his locker at work.
We got one and he placed it on the fridge.

Omg when I noticed inspiration hit!
All the magnets are coming down!
We're getting all acrylic frames and the
mass of baby photos are going up!

Won't that look like clutter too? Maybe?
Ahhh but I have idea maybe it they
are all sepia it'll look cohesive.
Maybe....

Here's the before:
Sorry for got to get a photo of the side.


Here's the after:


Wal-Mart had these frames for about
$1 each and slowly I'll collect more
and finish the side of the fridge.
Maybe...

I used acrylic paper from Making
Memories to place into the smaller
frames for a more artsy look.
Then my darling Husband was supposed
to hang this dry eraser board up on the
nursery door months ago, but never did.
I'm kinda happy he didn't!
I added magnet strips to the back and hung
it up over the ice/water dispenser.
It fits perfect and we can jot down items
we did to restock for future shopping trips.

The old magnets found a new home
on the fridge in the garage.
I'm starting to like
it just the way it is.

Happy Scrappin'!

Itty Bitty...

Another photo from our Sears Session.



Lol, many of are thinking why is she
just now posting? Lets just say
there's a nap time set now :).

Happy Scrappin'.

Sketch Inspiration

My sweet girls took their first
professional photo at Sears when t
hey were just over 4 weeks old.
My husband and I were so proud of
all the photos, it still seems unreal
that we have not one but two baby girls!

I saw this sketch on Sketch Inspiration
and was so excited to try it,
though I didn't finish it in time
for the end of the challenge.

I used black and white photos so that
the papers I used wouldn't make it too busy.



Wish you all a wonderful
weekend & Happy Scrappin'!