Girls Weekend Scrapbook Pages

I spent last weekend with my sisters-in-law scrapbooking, eating, laughing, shopping, more scrapbooking and even more laughing! I had such a great time. It was a very much-needed break. I ended up with 31 completed scrapbook pages by the time the weekend was over. A 2-page spread counts as 2 pages. Aimee blew us all out of the water with more than 50 completed pages! Not that it's a contest, but it's kinda fun to keep track and realize how much you actually are able to get done! I scrapped all my 2010 photos so far. I still have thousands of photos to scrap from years past, but it feels good not to have hundreds from this year, too!

So, here are all my pages I scrapped in chronological order. I didn't do a great job of keeping track of credits. So, if you see something and recognize who created it, leave me a comment and I'll fix it! :)

easter baskets 2009
Spring Splendor by The Ettes

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Ainsley is such a nerd. she loves these socks!
Garden of Whimsy by Amy Wolff & Michelle Godin
potty by The Ettes
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Photos from when Ainsley painted her own toe nails... one of the times.
I So Pretty by Misty Cato & Jenilynn Designs
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these are from one of our january snowstorms... with our angry snowman because ainsley ate half of his eyes.

snowflakes by Jacque Larson
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My cute girls doing yoga!
Namaste by SaraAmarie (retired)
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Ainsley building domino towers on my computer. She is so funny about her towers!
Free as a Bird by Zoe Pearn, Misty Cato, Fee Jardine, Lauren Grier
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Ainsley loves puppies! Stuffed and real, she loves them. I love these photos of her snuggling her stuffed dog!
Krystal Hartley & Corina 9 to 5 (retired)
word cluster by Chrissy W
felt dog card by Valorie Wibbons - ABC Felties
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This is us making pretzels! The girls loved them!
Littlest Bakeshop by Manda, Dani & Fee at SSD
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Ainsley LOVES to play computer games but isn't quite old enough to understand how to play them. so, they usually end in tears of frustration. it makes me so sad.
ribbon by Krystal Hartley
mouse by Ellie Lash
tv frame from let's connect
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ainlsey put herself in time out. she does that frequently. :)
papers & buttons by ellie lash, i think
time out word strip by krystal hartley
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This is how Ainsley gets away with not staying in bed. She is cute and does cute things.
Favorite Faces by The Ettes
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My girls are so pretty!
Kit by Melissa Bennett
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These are photos from our Aquarium trip with our playgroup from church.
Under The Sea by Krystal Hartley & Susan Bartolini at SSD
goldfish by Kaye Winiecki

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Ainsley with all her little treasures. She carries them around the house in a tiny white basket. What a nut!
Kit by Zoe Pearn at SSD
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My Little Monkeys climbing on the countertops
Zoo Day Kit by Kristin Aagard
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Our first warm day in a LONG time!
Birds & Bees by Krystal Hartley coming soon to SSD (currently at The Digi Files)
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my girls are so sweet. ainsley climbed in bed with hannah to wake her up and give her a hug!
Spring Arrives by Misty Cato at SSD
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Ainsley pantry hiding spot! nerd.
Spring Arrives at SSD
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snow. not loving snow anymore.
snowman & snowflakes by Jacque Larson
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Ainsley ready to go to Aunt Cori's house
Cardstock & Alphas by Krystal Hartley
fruit by Jacque Larson
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the girls all ready for church!
Tutti Frutti by Zoe Pearn at SSD
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some food I have been cooking lately...
Kit by Zoe Pearn

Disney on Ice!
ribbon princesses by Rachel Young
red alpha by me
stamped alpha by Krystal Hartley

That's it! You probably won't see this many scrapbook pages at once from me for at least another year! :)

A couple more scrapbook pages...

I got this adorable new kit Lucky Me from The Ettes last week and quickly whipped up three pages! They are releasing this kit this week, so you can go snag it this afternoon.

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These are just some silly pictures of Ainsley being herself last fall. She's a crackup!

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These are some pictures from the summer. Hannah was frosting some cupcakes and somehow managed to get frosting all over her face! Ainsley was just giving me her little cheesy smile. These are the best days. The days when we just have a good time and enjoy each other.

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And this is a picture of the front of our house. I believe this was the first time we actually saw the inside of this house. We definitely need to add some shrubs or something to the front of our house to add some depth. It looks like a breadbox right now. Maybe changing the paint color would help, too.

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We haven't really been up to all that much lately. I am in the middle of trying to organize our house a little more. I feel like I am always in the middle of trying to organize our house. The girls have been sharing a room since they were tiny. But Ainsley has been keeping Hannah up at night. So, we are moving my craft room from upstairs down to the room we were using as storage. Ainsley will move into the old craft room upstairs. That's also where all of Thomas' clothes are and the overflow from the linen closet since we have no bathroom storage. I don't think we are going to paint or anything yet. She just needs a bed and a dresser for now, which we have. We'll have to come up with a theme for her room soon. Maybe we'll just do a duplicate of Hannah's room! But for now, all the stuff that was in the downstairs storage room is in our downstairs family room & bathroom. It's really annoying because I keep tripping over everything. But I have no idea where to put this stuff. Where do you store golf clubs when you don't have a garage? Where do you put your box fan in the winter? What about picnic baskets? And where do you put all your off-season candles? Am I the only person who has these things? What about the empty tv box and software boxes? I need a home makeover... but one of those ones where they come in and tear out walls and rip your house apart and rebuild it. Grrr! It's one of those weeks.

another layout...

I scrapped again today! I used a brand new Page Kit called PS-ILY by The Ettes at ettesandcompany.
Don't forget... this weekend is their birthday and you will find lots of cute gifts on their site!

A couple of scrapbook pages

These three cute pages were scrapped using the
Sweet 'N' Sassy Collection by The Ettes at ettesandcompany

(this one also used Templ-Ettes Collection 5 by The Ettes)

I just love these adorable colors for pages about my girls!
And you may see one of these pages at ettesandcompany again on Saturday!

Happy Digital Scrapbook Day!

It's Digital Scrapbook Day weekend and I have some fun projects that I can finally show you! :)
(But first, I have some new products up on my design blog in my store & great sales, so go check them out, too!)

First up:
Potty Treats Jar
(We're trying to get Ainsley potty-trained again!)

supplies:
Child of My Child Collection by The Ettes at EttesandCompany
Chore Chart Kit by The Ettes at EttesandCompany
Chore Chart Kit by The Ettes at ScrapOrchard

empty soynut butter jar
tootsie rolls
rickrack & ribbon by Stampin' Up!
white fabric

Project #2:
Baby Girl Gift Bag
(I made this for my friend's baby shower!)

supplies:
Child of My Child Collection by The Ettes at EttesandCompany
white gift bag
tissue paper
hair clip (wool felt, button, net tulle, thread, alligator clip)

Project #3
(my favorite! chore charts for the girls!)

supplies:
Chore Chart Kit by The Ettes at EttesandCompany
Chore Chart Kit by The Ettes at ScrapOrchard

Wood Block from The Wood Connection in Salt Lake
Paint
Dotted Fabric
magnets
Black Cardstock by Provo Craft
Dotted paper: Discretion by Crate Paper

Project #4:
(a birthday card for Thomas... pretend you don't see this yet, Tommy!)

supplies:
Child of My Child Collection by The Ettes at EttesandCompany
ribbon by Stampin' Up!
This card will be given away sometime today at Ask The Ettes

Project #5:
(a sweet little layout of Ainsley & Daddy... two and a half years ago!)

supplies:
Child of My Child Collection by The Ettes at EttesandCompany

Getting ready for 2010???

I am getting my birthday calendar ready for 2010! Thankfully, The Ettes came out with an adorable customizable calendar! It's perfect for me! There are cute little doodles that I haven't seen anywhere else. I love 'em! Here are two of the pages... Keep your eyes open for more pages!

Create-a-Calendar by The Ettes at ScrapOrchard

Some fun projects & scrapbook pages!

I am really enjoying working with the digital scrapbook products by The Ettes! The bright colors and fun graphics are just perfect for layouts with kids! I had the opportunity to work with two of their brand new products this month.

First up, is their new Halloween Magic kit, available at ScrapOrchard. The first layout is also using Templ-Ette Collection 8. Thomas' mom comes to Utah every year for Halloween. It's "her" holiday. My kids just love Grandma Sharon, especially little Ainsley. She just snuggled right up to Grandma and didn't give any of the other kids much of a chance.

And these are our trick-or-treat photos from last year!
(Good thing I am so far behind on my scrapbooking!)

And this is a fun hybrid project I made using this kit.

*In Photoshop, I created a new canvas large enough to go around the jar. I believe it was 3x12.

*I designed a wrap, basically just layering a couple of papers, adding some stitching and wordart.

*Then I increased the canvas size to 12x12, added the witch feet element, the witch hat element and one of the pumpkins.
*I saved my project, uploaded it to FedEx and had them print it on their bright white cardstock.

*Then, I cut out all the pieces. The witch legs were kind of time consuming because of the notched stripes on the tights, but I loved them so I didn't just chop them off! :)

*Next, I adhered all the pieces to the jar.

*Wrap black ribbon around the jar lid.

*Hot glue your wooden ball (witch head) to the top of your jar, add some fuzzy green hair & you're done!

And good luck trying to keep your kiddos out of the candy corns long enough to let them be a decoration!

I also got to use the new Chore Chart kit by The Ettes, available at ScrapOrchard. I have been trying to figure out the best way to make a chore chart for my kiddos for a long time. Then, the Ettes asked me if I would like to use their new Templ-Ette. You betcha! I was talking to my sister-in-law and she was telling me how hard it is for her son to ever want to do chores. So, when I saw the new Chore Chart kit, I knew that I needed to make a chore chart for my nephew! You can see the instructions for this project on the project photo. I am still working on the chore charts for my girls. I can't decide if I want them to match my kitchen or their bedroom. I am hoping to have those done soon!

(Due to dumb new blogger laws, please read the following statement and see my Discosure statement on my sidebar.)
Disclosure: In exchange for creating digital scrapbook layouts and hybrid projects and posting the finished projects on my blog, I did receive the following products for free:
Halloween Magic by The Ettes
Templ-Ette Collection 8 by The Ettes
Chore Chart kit by The Ettes