Happy 2011 (Early)

With less than 48 hours left in 2010, I thought I would take a moment to wish all of my blog friends a healthy, happy, and inspired New Year!
Bring on 2011!!!

Memories of 2010!

It's beginning to look like Christmas..

The girls had a great time and were a wonderful help this year decorating the Christmas tree.

Bailey has been loving looking (and touching!) all of the holiday ornaments and decorations.  Good thing she has some little things that she can play with too!

 

 

Isabel took this photo, my little "Paparatzgi" (that what she calls it!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We also had the chance last week to make our annual visit to the Gingerbread Wonderland at the arboretum. Such fun! 

Good enough to eat!

In scrappy news, My December Studio Calico kit arrived. That always makes for a good mail day!

And I have a few layouts from the SC November Kit, "Napa Valley" to share..

lots of Maya Mist going on..fun!

This one is a layout I made using my Cricut from when we went to the Bronx Zoo.  I love using it, but sometimes hate getting it out and the labor involved, but I love the clean look it gives to layouts.  Plus, it gives me the chance to use up scrap cardstock I have laying around.

Oh and I almost forgot the best for last..My little Izzy lost her 1st tooth!

It was loose and it fell out as she was biting into an apple at school.  She was so excited!!
Thanks for reading! Have a wonderful day!

Thanksgiving photos, some Fall layouts and a Holiday Card

I have been so buy with getting ready for the holidays that I haven't had the chance to post some photos we had from Thanksgiving.. We had a nice holiday in NH this year.  The girls had fun and acted like Turkeys, as usual!!

so did the Biggest turkey of them all...

Daddy did a great job as usual, carving the turkey..

With Isabel in Kindergarten this year, I have been kept busy with her homework!! LOL!
Our latest project was to make a Gingerbread house out of a paper bag..We had fun doing it!

And speaking of the holidays, this is my Holiday Card this year..I used Martha Stewart paper and Hero Arts stamps..(I always love their designs and the quality of their stamps.)

The little girls remind me of my 2 little ones..

 

And before I forget, here are some Fall layouts that I have been meaning to post.

Good Fun! Thanks for looking!!

Pumpkins, Kids, and lots of Candy..

I finally finished most of my Halloween layouts and I am so glad I can finally share them.  I just love creating Halloween and Christmas layouts and all of the cute papers and embellishments that are out there for the holidays.  I can never get enough!! I think it is because kids at the holidays are so fun to photograph and you get to relive your childhood through their eyes.  This year, Isabel was Cleopatra and Bailey was Wonder Woman..They looked so great and we had a lot of fun at Isabel's school parade, trick or treating in our downtown, and going around our neighborhood.  I only wish I had more trick or treaters at my house as we don't have that many kids in our little community.
We always make the best of it though and have SO much candy that we could swim in it! Lots of good Stuff!!!

I try and use a lot of product that I already have in my stash, but I love to shop for new stuff each season (that is a big part of the fun of scrapbooking, isn't it?) My favorite products this year were:
1. Martha Stewart Punch around the Page Spiderweb Punch
2. We R Memory Keepers Papers (esp. their word strip papers)
3. My Mind's Eye "Blackbird" line
4. Martha Stewart "candy" embellishments that look like little wrapped pieces of candy. Yum!
5. Black tulle and those fun Prima black rhinestone swirls

Thanks for looking! I hope you enjoyed them as much as I liked creating them..Have a great Thursday!

Silly Sisters

I just love watching these two pal around...

Too funny!! Esp. the expression on my little one's face!!!
We have been busy around here enjoying Fall and getting ready for Halloween...

I don't know why she is trying to EAT the pumpkin!!!

New Halloween PJ's..

 

 

I have been scrapping some layouts from the Studio Calico October kit.

The kit has such a cool "polaroid" style stamp.

I love this picture of Bailey..

 

 

 

 

I also did a few of Isabel's fist day of Kindergarten:

Good Stuff!!!
Have a great Thursday! Thanks for stopping by!