Today was the last day of basketball camp that the kids had for this week. I won't miss having to get them somewhere by 8 a.m., but I'm glad we signed up since they had a lot of fun. Next week Owen has a mythology art class and Declan starts his once a week baseball class. We also lucked out getting a 4-week piano lesson slot for Tuesdays, so I am making sure Owen does his daily practices again.

I have also been making pages, which I can now post since the kits were released.



This one uses the new kit by Geek Chic called i {heart} you. It matched really well for the photos we took on Mother's Day.



This one uses Playtime Boy by Sweet Mesquite. When I saw the turtle, I knew which photos I should scrap with it.



This ones uses the new kit by Pixiemama Designs called Daditude.

Despite all the craziness of iNSD, I did manage to make a couple layouts. I have a ton of new kits to work with. I bought some during the sales, but I also won a lot with all the contests going on.



Sugar Pie Scraps put our a kit called Nana and Me. I was excited since you don't see much Nana word art in kits!



These are some older photos from the Arvada Kite Festival. I used Where the Wind Blows by Geek Chic and Graham Like the Cracker.



This was done using Serendipity by Julie. It is. and a template by Scraps of Candy.



I had fun with this one, using Ocean Breeze by Southern Creek Designs. This was for a speed scrap that was at 10 p.m. my time. Finally a time where I could participate without distractions!



This was using the kit All About Me by Pixiemama Designs. I don't really scrap myself very much, so it was a challenge!

I did these pages with a new kit by Marni Designs that came out at Brownie Scraps on Monday called Love Gingham.

I was also featured in the CT spotlight at Pixiemama Designs blog. I made a template as a freebie, so go over there and snag it if you like it! I may post it here next week, just since I've never done that before.

Pixiemama Challenge

Hi, and welcome to the Pixiemama Blog Hop! You have probably arrived from JayaPrem's Hangout, but if you get lost along the way, you can find the beginning at Pixiemama's Designs.

I am hosting the Word Challenge. The rules are that you must use the words "One", "Happy", or "Birthday" in your layout. Only one word can be used in either title or journaling, and it must be visible. Twist: you can only use your word ONCE! For example if you choose the word Happy you can't use any of the other two words and you can only use Happy once in your layout.

Enter to win by leaving a link to your layout in the comments, and please be sure to provide a valid email so we can contact you with your prize. The winner will receive a $5 gift certificate to Pixiemama's store at Scrappity Doo-Dah (PU products only). Winner will be chosen on Sunday night.

It's not required to use Pixiemama's products for your entry, but make sure you check out her store in case you see something you do want to use!

Next stop is Missy Moments!

Remember, we are all in different time zones, so don't panic if something it not up right away!

I did a page last night when I saw that Julie. It is. had a new kit out called Well Worn. I found these photos from our visit to the museum on Sanibel, not this past trip, but from two years ago.

I also got the good news this week that Sugar Pie Scraps is getting a new store, opening soon! I have one page done with one of her templates, and hope to get some more done soon.

Marni Designs release is coming on Monday instead of today.

I am participating in a blog hop to celebrate Pixiemama's one year design anniversary. Come back tomorrow morning for a challenge and a chance to win a gift certificate to her store!

Speed Scrap

I participated in a speed scrap tonight and this is the page I did. I used Finish Line by Pixiemama Designs and IBD Designs.

I usually do a Friday night speed scrap, but we were at the school dance. It was a lot of fun and even Scot was getting down with his bad self. It was a disco theme, but they played a variety of music. The kids both had some friends from their grade to run around with and we all danced.

Today I took Shadow to the shelter clinic since she's had a bad week. She is very weak and not eating well. When she does manage to eat, she throws up. We found her downstairs stuck by the washer the other morning, and I'm afraid she might have fallen down the stairs since she never comes down here on her own. She has been wandering and getting stuck a lot. She is probably in complete kidney failure so she is spending the weekend with an IV at the clinic. If she is still in discomfort, they will put her to sleep on Tuesday. I am kind of hoping for that outcome because she seems so miserable and can barely get around. I don't see the point in making her suffer when she has a terminal disease as it is. Luckily the vet agrees that even though they are a no-kill shelter, they will euthanize in cases like this. She is pretty out of it, so I think it's for the best.

Guess Pixiemama's New Store Contest!

Go to Pixiemama's Blog to guess and see how you can win $5 coupon to her new store.

Hurry and get your guesses in! Remember, you have until Sunday at midnight EST to post a comment with your guess, and please remember a valid e-mail address so she can e-mail your prize if you win!

Well, the good news first is that Scot was approved for vacation, so he will get to go to Florida after all!

I did a new page last night for the new kit that was released today from Pixiemama Designs. It's a P365 Kit available now at Scrapable. I don't really do 365 project pages at this time, but it works well for other layouts, also. I used it for Owen's Field Day.

Well, I skipped a day. Oh, well! I was busy with speed scraps for the last two days. I will share a page from yesterday. This was from our visit to Humboldt in August when the adults all went out to dinner. I used the Midnight Kiss kit by Pixiemama Designs, since I hadn't had a chance to play with that one yet. I love the purple and blue colors in it!



This afternoon I have my recorder society meeting and tomorrow the kids are off schoool again for MLK holiday, so I will have to figure out if there's something fun we can do. Maybe there is a good movie at the cheap theater...

The new Pixiemama kit was released today, the February PU Grab Bag called Candy & Kisses. I found some old Valentine's Day photos to scrap. We don't seem to have any from the last few years since we really don't do anything special or elaborate. The kids are just excited to get their Valentine's from school. Mainly I like to make a heart-shaped cake and let the kids decorate it, but I don't think I wanted too many sweets around for the last couple years!

I did this layout as a template challenge at Scrapable. Those are my favorite challenges of all since I love to use templates. I used Holiday Sugar Cookies by Pixiemama Designs. I was having fun using the glitter styles since I couldn't use them with my old version of Photoshop 6.0. I am still on the trial download for Photoshop Elements 8.0, and after forcing myself to use it for a few layouts, I think I am getting used to it. I will be able to use brushes and styles, so it makes sense to get it, but I will keep my dinosaur Photoshop around anyway since there are only a few weaknesses with it in terms of digital scrapbooking and it still works well for my web graphics.

School Break

I made a page using Bloodlust by Pixiemama Designs. I know the kit was inspired by the Twilight Series, so I guess seeing New Moon on Saturday made me want to use it!

I am starting to think I need the school routine more than the kids do. Without a schedule, it is hard for me to even be motivated to get up in the morning!! Luckily the kids don't rely on me to fix breakfast, or they would be eating brunch instead. It doesn't help that I have been staying up later than normal all this vacation. Declan's preschool teacher was supposed to call about bowling today, but I haven't heard from her yet. If not, I guess we'll find something else to do. I am glad that the kids are spending more time outside since we set up the trampoline, but we are getting another cold snap, so they won't be doing much jumping this week, I think.

Chore Chart

I finally finished a new project! This couldn't have come at a better time since we are getting more formal about chores for the new year. The kids have things they need to do every day, the basic stuff like picking up after themselves, getting dressed, etc., but now they will have a can-do list that they can pick from in order to get an allowance. It is optional, but I assume they will want the chance to earn some money! I used the hybrid rewards chart and Get This Party Started kits from Pixiemama Designs.



I wanted to make it nice and festive so the chores will seem appealing! haha