Back at It.

So, now that E-man is here and we're on a pretty good schedule, I decided to try scrapping a little bit here and there. I am SO FAR BEHIND on my blessings pages, but I will catch up...one day. In the meantime, here are three pages I did today. I feel like the Prince one is missing something, but it will work for now.

HD's Little Feet
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E-man's Little Feet
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52 Blessings: Week 33

Yes, I am about two weeks behind. With in-laws and wedding plans and baby plans and...well everything, I just haven't scrapped much. But when I saw these pictures and how they turned out, I couldn't pass up a blessings page. We are so blessed to have been able to spend the last few weeks with Matt's parents and family. HD's Nonni love her so much and she loves their adoring attention. What a blessing to have such great grandparents!

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52 Blessings: Week 22 and 23

I think I actually missed a week in there, but we're going to call it good...I might be a week behind, but in the end, when there are 52 pages, I don't think I'll mind.

The past few weeks there have been so many blessings come to mind. I might use those in the future. But these two definitely stood out in my mind the most...

Blessing 22: Tender Mercies - Although tender mercies come in so many shapes and forms every day of my life, this page is about a blog post I did on my other blog. The reminder of my calling as mother and it's importance, and my sweet daughter who "loves me anyway", has come at a much-needed time. I'm grateful for the little reminders every day.

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Blessing 23: Five Years - Matt and I celebrated our fifth anniversary yesterday. It's been an amazing five years. I really don't think I could ask for more. And I am so glad I'm "stuck" with this guy forever. Looking forward to the next five...and the next five...and the next five...and, well, you get the idea.

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Speed Scrap

I haven't done a speed scrap in a long, long time. I think it's been at least four months. But today, they had a daytime scrap, right during HD's nap. So I did it! It was so fun. I remember now why I love them. The hardest part of this one was finding an animal that "fit" but I love this birdie! So fun!

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Word Up Challenge: For the LOVE of Chocolate.

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I haven't done a challenge in a long time. And the alpha was awesome so I couldn't pass up the chance to use it...and to scrap these fun pictures!

HD Two Years.

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I was reminded by a friend that I never did HD's Two Year page (I did a similar one last year). And I had a free afternoon, with a clean house, so I did it. I LOVE how it turned out, but even more I loved going back through HD's pictures from the last year. Time goes by way too quickly.

Christmas Angel.

I just had to scrap this picture of HD. Her little grin captures so much of her personality. And of course I had to use Breeza's awesome kit (Candied Christmas) again!

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Leaf Pages.

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Lavender Mint-berry Cream and Glinda.

Breeza just designed this awesome new kit...
...available at ScrapMatters & Snap and Scrap.

And so I created this page...

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I am really pleased with how it turned out. I used Pioneer Woman's Soft and Faded action to get the photo just right. I can't wait to do a few more pages. This kit goes perfectly with HD's costume.

And check back here on Wednesday for a QP blog train!

Trick-or-Treat

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52 Blessings: Week 6

I'm grateful for HD's little friends. Although she is still kind of into playing by herself, slowing she is learning to play more and more with other kids. They are all so fun and take good care of her at playgroup - pushing her on the swing, helping her up the jungle gym and down the slide. It's so fun. Plus they can make her laugh - especially GB - which I love! And as an added bonus, I get to "play" with my friends while she plays with hers. What would we do without little friends?

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Three weeks worth of pages...

From a Speed Scrap about three weeks ago at SM.
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Tuesday Template challenge at SM. Love this kit by Britt-ish Designs. Seriously so fun!
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For a scrap challenge hosted by onehm at Tangie Baxter's Loft.
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These two were to fulfill my CT responsibilities with Breeza.

For a scraplift challenge at SM.
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Tuesday Template challenge at SM.

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Fairies.

Bree from Scrap'it Designs just released the coolest kit. You can get it at ScrapMatters and soon at Snap and Scrap.
It really is beautiful and has so many possibilities.

This is the LO I did with this kit.

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So much fun...and so many other ideas floating around.

52 Blessings: Week 2

I took this picture of HD while up at Sundance visiting a friend's cabin last week. It's just got a little glimpse into her personality (and of course her best friend). This is a blessing I am reminded of on a daily basis when I get her out of her crib, spend my whole day with her and then kiss her goodnight. Love this girl! This is the same LO/template I used for a template challenge, so I revamped it and used it again. Love when I can do that.

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Challenges.

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Saturday Special - We had to scrap a wedding photo. Almost makes me want to go back and do all my wedding photos. Almost...

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Tuesday Template Challenge - I LOVE these pictures of HD. Seriously that little face just kills me.

I did these pages this week for challenges at ScrapMatters. It was fun to work with reds, browns and blacks. A little different from my norm.

Recent Pages

Saturday Special. Instructions: "your title has to be clever".
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For a Speed Scrap.
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Tuesday Template Challenge. Instructions: Scrap about someone special to you.
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Olympic Scrapping.

The week at ScrapMatters, Britt hosted Olympic Challenges. There were four different challenges, each with a different them. It was so much fun and I got a lot done thanks to the challenges! Check it out:

1. Opening Ceremonies:
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2. Go for the Gold:
The challenge here was to scrap an emotion. While almost everyone else did joy or excitement, I chose this sad one because of how much emotion it displays. My daughter...the drama queen. {credits}

3. Triathlon:
For this one you had to use three pictures, three buttons, three papers and 3 words in the title - and then anything you want after that. Oh, and we had to complete it in the three days from when the challenge was issued. Pink and green are not the usual colors I would use when scrapping a race, but I had fun! {credits}

4. Swimming:
The challenge for this one spelled SWIM:

Scallops
White
Inked Edges
Multiple photos

I had SO much fun with this page. More fun than should be allowed. These pictures just cracked me up and it was fun to do a different kind of page {credits}

And finally, this one was a Speed Scrap on Monday morning...
I had a tougher time with this SS than I usually do, but it came together in the end. I LOVE this song by Jason Mraz and listen to it daily. {credits}

Addicted to Speed!

I did another Speed Scrap tonight. Here are the instructions:

1. Find two pictures. One needs to have more than one person in it. The other can be anything or anyone you want. The pictures need to be side by side or one on top of the other but not touching.
2. Next pick three papers. These are to be layered as your background. The top paper should be a very subtle print. They need to be centered on top of each other. Sort of like they are bordering each other with the subtle print on top. Sorry, I should have had this be the first rule not the second.
3. Frame your photos and connect them some how but don’t have the frames touch each other. I want straight, clean lines so don’t tilt the photos or the frames. You can use ribbons, staples, stitching, anything you want to attach the frames.
4. Stitch down your papers anyway you want to. Add some sort of trim below your photos if they are horizontal on your page and along side your photos if the are vertical.
5. Now embellish your trim with anything you want to.
6. Date your LO with a tag or a paper strip or a date stamp. Don’t just put the date in a text. Put it on something.
7. Now add your title close to your photos. You should end up with quite a bit of open space that you can leave empty or fill it up with what ever you want once you complete the required rules.

And my page:

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So fun! I love that speed scrapping forces me to think outside the box!

My New Favorite Page

I did this one day while HD took a 3-HOUR NAP! Yahoo! It was for a Tuesday Template Challenge at ScrapMatters.

I found a great kit at Raspberry Road Designs, which was perfect. My favorite thing about the page is the butterflies and flowers coming out of the envelope. That was my fun trick for the day!

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A Softer Side.

Last week my friend Ashley took HD's 18-month pictures. She did a great job! So, I scrapped just a couple today. I still want to do at least one more page to pair up with this one:

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And this one was for the challenge at Tangie Baxter's Loft.

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