mama's calendar

 I'm not sure why these rotate when I upload them....

Work in progress...

I don't keep up too well, especially this time of year!  Hopefully mom won't be checking out the blog, because I wanted to give my friends a "work in progress" peek!  I've been hard at work all day today, and only have a week to go before I"ve gotta be done with both of these calendars!  YIKES!!!

Win a Limited Edition Workbox!!!

Check out Obsessed with Scrapbooking's newest, most awesome contest!  You can win a Limited Edition Workbox by The Original Scrapbox!  They are gorgeous and can you imagine how much fun it would be to organize all of your supplies in one of these beauties???  I WANT ONE!!! :)  Check it out!!

I just have to give a quick shout out to one of my new favorite blogs...http://monkeydoodlecricut.blogspot.com/ I noticed on my Everyday Cricut that I was really liking some of the layouts, and I just figured out they all belong to the SAME person!  Monique Griffith!  I did a little "scraplifting"  ~a term she used on her blog that I just LOVED :)~and have loved the way my pages have been turning out!!!  Thanks Monique :)

I have been having a BLAST scrapping our vacation to Florida!  I guess it helps that I love the subjects of the pictures so much!!  Most all cuts came from the "Life's A Beach" cartridge, with a few others snuck in here and there. 

Its been a while... I worked like crazy this week putting together some signs for the booths at our church's 4th of July outreach.  12 signs... I learned during the process to LOVE my gypsy finally!  I was still highly favoring my DS for my cricut projects up until this week :)  I needed so many different images and it was awesome to be able to not have to worry about hooking up all the different cartridges I combined.  I also designed most of the layouts while sitting at gymnastics for hours on end!  I can't begin to list all the cartridges I used, but it was a lot of Create A Critter and Paper Dolls for Everyday!  I think the new update may have helped a lot.  The Gypsy seemed easier to manuever.  I'm still not sure about the photo app (what exactly is it for?)  and although the contour feature was enhanced, I want to be able to crop some images a lot more than what it would let me!  All in all, I can finally give my YOU NEED THIS recommendation to the Gypsy, yay!! 

Cricut Cartridges

There is a site called ScrapbookPal.com and they have an awesome price for cricut carts... some for 29.99!  Check it out!

Great Birthday!

I had a great birthday this year :)  My BFF bought me a clip it up base unit and top tier... I was dying for one!  Then, hubby bought me another base unit and 2 swinging wall arms.  They are SO COOL!!!  I am an organizer freak, I admit it!  Then, mom bought me 3 new cricut carts (Heritage, Forever Young, and Create a Critter) and then I got a couple gift cards and some money that I used to buy 2 more carts... Just because cards and Once upon a princess!  (I REALLY wanted the Elegant Cakes, but our Michaels just refuses to put them out!  grrrrr)  THEN, with my cricut rewards, I ordered a couple I love my cricut items, and the Stamping solutions cartridge.  I just love crafty birthdays!! :)

Easter Layout

My 2 page Easter layout.  I kinda copied a layout from Melanie over at Everyday Cricut http://www.cricutholiday.com/2010/04/easter-bunny-layout-with-doodlebug.html,  I just loved the colors and layout she used!  I mixed it up a little bit to add more pictures (because I'm all about the pictures!)  I used SU lovely lilac cardstock, and added layers of Nana's Kids stack, mixed with SU taken with teal.  Then, I cut the bunnies at 2" from the Everyday Paperdolls cartridge on Shimmery White paper by SU.  I love the way it turned out.  So thankful for great inspiration!  :)

Mrs. Wilson's 1st Grade

So, I uploaded all the pictures from the 9x9 scrapbook I'm putting together for Kadin's teacher, Mrs. Wilson.  But, each post only took 1 picture.  :(   I'll have to learn how to put more than 1 in each post.  Anyway, Kadin's class (dubbed the excellent eight) does so much fun stuff, and Mrs. Wilson is always having them create cute projects for us parents, so I decided she would love a small memoir of this class :)  We will give it to her this Friday.  Hope she loves it :)

Mrs. Wilson's 1st Grade

Anna Grace

Mrs. Wilson's 1st Grade

Twin day... Macey, Kadin, Anna Grace

Mrs. Wilson's 1st Grade

Madison

Mrs. Wilson's 1st Grade

You are my sunshine :)

Mrs. Wilson's 1st Grade

Macey

Mrs. Wilson's 1st Grade

Sarah

Mrs. Wilson's 1st Grade

Gabriel

Mrs. Wilson's 1st Grade

Purple day grapes

Mrs. Wilson's 1st Grade

Kadin's bday lunch/class party at Funtastico