Zoo Pictures

These are our zoo pics from last week! We had a great time with everyone!

Halloween Pictures

Halloween Pictures

Digital Scrapbook Day & a new QuickPage

This QuickPage was created using the FaithSisters Winter Wonderland Collab Kit, coming soon to FaithSisters!
You can purchase the QuickPage here!

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This weekend, in celebration of Digital Scrapbook Day, my entire store will be 30% off! Compared to most other stores, my prices are pretty low to begin with! So be sure to check out my sale. AND to make it even more exciting, look through the products in my store to find a coupon hidden for an additional 20% off through November 5th. You MAY want to take a close look at the DSD Treasure Hunt Freebie. Yes, I did say freebie. There is a HUGE treasure hunt going on today & tomorrow and I am one of the many stops! As soon as I get a link for you to start the treasure hunt, I'll post it here!
This is my contribution...

This will most likely become a full kit soon. Hannah helped me with the color combinations!

Happy Halloween!

My blog is all decorated for Halloween! I am a bit slow this year! I just barely finished decorating my house last night. Hannah helped me put up some orange lights and some pumpkin lights in the family room. This should be a fun but busy week! I'm sure I'll get lots of photos of my little Tinkerbell and my little skunk... you can decide which one is which! :)

New layout

folks, we are sad/happy to report that the super silver car is no more. we are officially a one car family. if you can read the journaling on this layout, then you will know why! :)


supply list...
chrome alpha by juno

Products by Libby Weifenbach at SSD
drive fast, turn left
black glitter alpha: ghouls just wanna have fun
silver glitter alpha: east coast girls

New products for this week!

eta... I forgot to add that all of these products are 20% off this weekend!

This week I have a fun QuickPage featuring the wonderful designs of Amy Sumrall.

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And I have some Christmas cards for you! These are my "If I were a photographer, these are the cards I would sell my clients." line! I should have more scrapbook-style cards in the next couple of weeks! But for $2.49 each, why not send out a couple of different designs this year?!
These are available in both 5x7 and 6x7.5 (This size fits Costco photo cards. Contact your local Costco for print availability!).


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And lastly, the product I am MOST excited about this week... a set of FABULOUS calendar toppers I created using the digital designs of the fabulously talented Eva Kipler. These are so much FUN! They are 11x8.5 QuickPages. These would also be fabulous for a year-in-review album or photobook! The month titles come separately for more versatility. There are also alternate month toppers for Halloween & Christmas! These calendar toppers are NOT to be used for Scrap4Hire purposes AT ALL. Gifts to friends and family members are fine and would surely be wonderful gifts! But no client work, please!

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Layout using Amy Sumrall's new kit!

this is a picture of the girls at the park a week or so ago. they love to slide together!

Amy Sumrall's Raspberry Mint Truffle kit at TheDigiChick

A REAL LIFE update!

So, life has generally been crazy around here, nothing unusual in that. I have been busy designing, trying to get my house clean (which I have discovered is a never-ending process and just makes me feel like a complete failure), studying and trying to stay caught up with my History class, trying to scrapbook occasionally, and keep my girls from killing each other. They are so cute together most of the time, but Ainsley has recently discovered that she has an opinion and it doesn't always coincide with Hannah's opinion. And they have both decided that sleep is no longer a necessity. And since I can't get a thing done with them awake, I have been staying up until 2 or 3am just to have some "me" time. It has been insane and it has to STOP! Anyway...

Thomas came home from work yesterday with an announcement. He bought plane tickets for us to visit Chicago in the middle of November! We get to go see my parents! I thought we weren't going to be able to go until next summer! Although, he wasn't thinking and scheduled us to fly out on Wednesday night, so I have to miss class. I have to find someone to take notes and/or record the lecture for me. Thankfully, it is NOT the night of my big presentation or my mid-term, so that's good at least.

This morning, the girls both woke up at 5:30 and decided it was morning enough for them! So, we had an early start to our day... should have known it was going to be a LONG day! About 7:30, the power went out. A phone call to the power company let us know that it would be a few hours. A car hit a power line and it went down. Hannah was being really cranky and wanted her "kids' shows"! So, I sat her down and explained to her that there had been a really bad accident and someone in a car hit a big pole and it knocked down the electricity lines. And she still got really angry, so I had to go into a bit more depth and explain to her that someone was probably hurt very badly because it couldn't feel good to have your car hit a big pole. She got this look of complete sadness on her face and asked me if it was a daddy with kids or a mommy with little girls. I told her that I didn't know who it was, but it could have been someone's mommy or daddy or someone's little girl or boy in the car. She got so sad and asked if we could bless them in our prayers when we ask Heavenly Father to bless Cousin Paul's heart. What mother can resist that???? So, we said a prayer for Cousin Paul and the "mommy or daddy who hit the pole with their car so we can't watch kids' shows." I almost started laughing right then! After prayer, she asked if we could read together. I agreed, of course. So, she went in her room and came back after a few minutes really upset because she couldn't find her scriptures and she really wanted to read them. Wow! My four-year-old teaches me lessons every single day! So, we got my scriptures out and read them instead. She got bored after a verse or two, so we ended up having a tickling match. Ainsley got bored reading a book and fell asleep, so Hannah came in the kitchen and worked on some fall crafts while I cleaned the kitchen. I got the dishes all done (cold water is worse to wash dishes in than hot water!), the counters scrubbed, the trash taken out, the bathroom scrubbed, the floors mopped and the toys all put away. Man! I felt so productive! I think I am going to declare "Electricity Out Morning" at least once a week! Then the power came back on and I started working on some projects and the house is a wreck once again... but at least it is clean UNDER the toys and laundry... and the laundry is clean, too! :) We had a pretty uneventful rest of the day.

We left home at 3:30 to pick Thomas up and head down to Provo for our family photos. My friend, Jenna Nelson, is an absolutely amazing photographer! I am seriously hooked on her work! I check her photography blog all the time just to see if she has done any new shoots! So, this afternoon we headed up Provo Canyon to get some fall color shots. Since the girls got so little sleep last night, they were little stinkers this afternoon. Ainsley did not want to be held for the pictures or even sit still. It could be partly due to the hour drive it took to get down there. She is not a very patient child. And Hannah was just a typical four-year-old. We just want one good family photo. I like the family photo we got, but I don't like the way I look in it. I think that's typical, though. I don't think I have EVER liked a photo of myself! We haven't had a family photo in three years, so we just need one to put up on the wall and in the scrapbooks! Jenna put five of her favorite photos up on her blog and I uploaded them to mine... with her watermark of course! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the photos of the girls! I have a feeling we are going to have an entire wall of framed photos of the girls! Seriously. I love them all! If you want any of these, let me know so we can get them ordered early next week. There will be nine or ten more photos up on Jenna's site tomorrow, so we have even more to choose from! Okay, here's the part where you tell me how adorable my girls are!!!! And really, how amazing Jenna is! If you were with us, you would be amazed that she got anything from our cranksters!






I love the photos! And the more I look at the family photo, the more it grows on me. That's us. That's our life. Hannah doing her own thing. Ainsley doing her own thing. Thomas and I trying to just smile and get through it.

AFTER the photo shoot, we were HUNGRY! So, we drove through Orem trying to decide what to eat... Same stuff we have in Salt Lake... Thomas wanted Outback. I hate Outback... tastes like your food is already digested and spit back up for you. Blech. We've had a gift certificate for Outback for 5 years and haven't used it yet. I really wanted BBQ... REAL BBQ. So, we drove to downtown Provo and stopped at Smokehouse Pizza & BBQ. Jenna took the photos for the menu. And yes, the food is just as good as Jenna makes it look! Although... both of my kids turned up their noses at the macaroni & cheese, probably because it wasn't the fake orange Kraft stuff. But I have to tell you... their beef brisket sandwich is amazing! Mix the sauces and it's just PERFECT! The kids were both cranky. Ainsley kept climbing out of the highchair and screaming. Hannah was talking soooo loud. Thomas' only complaint was that they serve Pepsi and they didn't have french fries. But their homemade potato chips were really good. Sweet potato chips would have been better... hmmmm, sweet potatoes sound GOOD right now!

We came out of there totally full and drove around Provo for a bit, reminiscing and showing Hannah all of the places we lived and even drove by Grandpa Sardoni's house. Hannah kept telling us "Enough exploring, let's go home already." So, we headed up toward the freeway and yep, you guessed it... Krispy Kreme had HOT NOW doughnuts! We are both suckers for Krispy Kreme and it's hard to find good doughnuts in Utah that aren't made with either almond extract or a citrus mix. We ate a couple of doughnuts on the way home and still have quite a few left over for breakfast tomorrow. Hannah is excited because she gets a doughnut and chocolate milk for breakfast. I know, really healthy! She'll have a yogurt and fruit for lunch to make up for it! :) We got home around 8:30 and were exhausted. We aren't used to going out for long trips! I threw all the photo shoot clothes in the washer because Hannah & Ainsley both spilled most of their dinner on themselves and then transferred it to both Thomas and I. And I had to wash the clothes tonight because guess what we get to do tomorrow afternoon.... TAKE MORE PICTURES! Thomas' dad & step-mom arranged for a family photo shoot tomorrow afternoon in Park City, with a photographer friend of theirs. We haven't been in a Cardall Family photo since we were married so this will be good for us. Last I heard, the photo shoot is on the side of a highway, so hopefully we have all of our children with us when we finish. I am going to take my camera and try to play with a few settings/landscapes myself. I may need a few landscape shots to round out my family photo collage that I am going to have hanging on my wall!

Well, I think that is about all we have been up to lately. Just trying to get by and stay sane. My kids are both finally asleep, so I am going to go get some sleep because I am sure that they will be up at the crack of dawn in the morning. I'll post more photos when I get them...

Layout with my new kit!

This is a page I scrapped using my new kit Bringin' Back Summer, available at FaithSisters. I decided to make it into a QuickPage as well, which is also available at FS!


QuickPage
Bringin' Back Summer Kit

New Designs this Week!

All of my new products are 20% off ALL weekend! Come grab 'em while they're CHEAP!


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This little tag album is grungy, bright, funky & fun!
Fits the Maya Road mini-tag coaster album.
Created using the digital designs of Kara Perrien.


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This beautiful hybrid album was created using the digital designs of Kara Perrien. The neutral gray, kraft, green & white colors make this album perfect for anything from newborn baby photos to a wedding!
Album fits the Cosmo Cricket Jack Album. Created using the digital designs of Kara Perrien.


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This funky fresh set of QuickPages was created using the digital designs of Krystal Hartley.
Pages are available bundled or individually!


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It's only October and we have already had snow this year! I am tired of being cold, so I am Bringin' Back Summer with this kit! The bright colors and funky, fresh design are sure to brighten up your scrapbook pages! Pick up the entire kit or just your favorite piece!
Alpha 1
Alpha 2
Element Pack
Paper Pack
The Full Kit

New Collab Kit: Dream a Little Dream

This absolutely beautiful scrapbook kit was designed by some of my absolute favorite digital scrapbook designers ever! Amy Sumrall, Ellie Lash, Kreative Karma, Krystal Hartley & Sugarplum Paperie teamed up to create this kit! They were sweet enough to include my name on the kit, although, I didn't contribute to the kit. I did make the the QuickPages, though, using their amazing creations!


This kit is dedicated to a dear, sweet, mutual friend of all of ours who desperately wants to be a mother again. The proceeds of this kit will go to assisting with the costs of having her embryos transferred to the state she is currently living in and with the other costs associated with in vitro fertilization.

Find the QuickPages here
Find the Collab kit here

Lil Stinker QuickPage Bundle

These adorable QuickPages were created using the distinctive digital designs of Krystal Hartley!

The striking colors in these QuickPages are bold, bright and definitely make a statement! The pages are whimsically classy and are quite versatile. From elegant occasions to capturing the precious moments of your little stinker's life, these QuickPages will do the trick!

This purchase contains three 12x12 png files created at 300ppi for optimum print quality.

These QuickPages are on sale for 20% off until Saturday! They're less than $1 per page!
Pick up the QuickPages here at FaithSisters

You can also find Krystal's Little Stinker kit at FPD.

new layout with Elemental Scraps designs

more photos from the cabin last weekend...
credit list:
Elemental Scraps' October Mega Kit: Trickers Treat
Totally Rad Actions

one more for me tonight

these are pictures from june when we stopped in vegas on our way to palm desert.
I love my cutie girls!
credits:

Love This by Pamela Donnis at ElementalScraps
Chrissy W's AD it Up template at ES

another page...

Isn't Hannah beautiful? I think she is just such a pretty little girl! And she is soooo grown up these days! We're still dealing with a lot of tantrums, but we are having more good days than not. AND she recognizes ALL of her letters now and can write a bunch of them, too! She is just so smart! She is starting to sound out words. We've been working on it forever, but it's finally starting to click! Yea!
This picture was taken last weekend on the front porch at the cabin.
credits:
Totally Rad Actions
Pasha by Libby Weifenbach and Lauren Grier at SSD

Woohoo! I scrapped today!

these photos are from august. hannah fell asleep on the chair, stood up, turned around and fell back asleep! it was so cute! she is such a funny little girl!

credit list:
SaraAmarie's Sweet Silly Monkey Kit at SweetShoppeDesigns

these are photos from the cabin last weekend! my girls are so cute!

credit list:
My Little Miss Hailey Kit at FaithSisters

this is ainsley at the cabin on the front porch steps. i used a totally rad action or two. love those things!

credits list:
Misty Cato's Afternoon Stroll kit at SweetShoppeDesigns

The Greatest of These QP

This is a layout I just did of my girls! This photo is from the end of August. Every time we have spaghetti for dinner we end up having a bath after dinner! And Hannah loves it because I'll let her have a bubble bath!

credits:
Krystal Hartley's The Greatest of These mini-kit at FaithSisters

and then I turned it into a QuickPage!


You can find the QuickPage here:
The Greatest of These QP at FaithSisters

My new kit... Little Miss Hailey

This is my new kit for this week! I hope you like it!



The kit is available all in one piece or broken down in parts. It is currently only available at FaithSisters. I will be adding it to theHybridShoppe this weekend.

Full Kit
Paper Pack
Element Pack with alpha
Alpha Only

And of course, what kit of mine would be complete with QuickPages?!



You can purchase the entire set of QuickPages or as individual pages. The QuickPage Bundle is priced to give you more value for your scrapping dollar!

Little Miss Hailey QuickPage Bundle
Little Miss Hailey QuickPage 1
Little Miss Hailey QuickPage 2
Little Miss Hailey QuickPage 3

And since it is NEW RELEASE FRIDAY at FaithSisters, all of my new products for the week are marked down 20% until Saturday morning!

Just got my MyPicTales prints...

and I am very excited! Sometime in the next week I will be posting a review complete with photos. If you have used MyPicTales and want me to link to your blog, leave me a comment here with a link to your blog! I will link to both positive and negative reviews as long as they are constructively written. Reviews with photos are most appreciated!

New QuickPages in my store...

I have five brand new QuickPages in the store! They were released in conjunction with the Faith Sisters Harvest Collab Kit for October. So... instead of just getting them on sale on new release Friday, you get them 20% off from now through Friday night! Right now you can get 5 12x12 QuickPages for $4! That's $0.80 per QuickPage! Better hurry, though, because the price goes back up to $5 on Saturday morning!

These pages are also available individually for $1.50 each!
Click the image to go directly to my store at FaithSisters!