I just wanted to show you a layout by my friend Emilie using my digital layered template. You can download this template here. She's an amazing scrapbooker. You can check out her work here and while you're at it go visit her other site, The Scrap Review, for all the info. you want to know on scrapbooking products.

Make everyday Earth Day

Did you know Earth Day has a symbol? I had no idea.

Earth Day, celebrated April 22, is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. It was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in in 1970 and is celebrated in many countries every year.

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle...everyday.

Digi Scrap Design!

There's a new digital scrapbook store called Digi Scrap Design opening it's doors on May 5th. There will be FREEBIES and contests so come on over and join in the fun.
I'm really excited to be a part of the Design Team!

Guess what?

I'm so excited to be selected as a GCD Studios Product Tester. I get to play around with a box of goodies they send and they post the projects I create in their gallery. How fun!

two peas...

GCD Studios Party

So I didn't get a call for a Design Team position {boo hoo}, but they are having a big celebration on Monday to announce the new team. Lots of GIVEAWAYS! They also have some other positions they are announcing; 4 Guest DT gals, 40 Spotlights and 21 Product Testers. Maybe I'll make one of those. It would be cool to be a product tester or a guest designer. I have no idea what a spotlight is.

GCD Studios Call Day

Today is the day. GCD Studios is announcing their new design team starting at 9 am PST. There were 471 entries! You can go visit there site here to find out who makes it. {wish me luck}

Happy Birthday Hero Arts Blog

One of my favorite places to go for creative inspiration is turning 1 this week. I discovered this place last summer and have been coming back ever since. They are having a week of celebration with lots of giveaways. Here's a 10% coupon to use in the store, too (use code BLOGBDAY at checkout) You can get to the blog here.

Just sharing

I've been playing around with making my own layered digital scrapbook templates. Here is a template I created and a layout using the template. If you would like to download the template you can get it here.
template:


layout:

Patterned paper and flowers - Paislee Press

Journaling Block - Jessica Sprague

Bracket - cassie d'ambrosio

just a few cards

Here are a few I made this weekend in an online crop.

Can you say INNAPROPRIATE?

I went to the doctor yesterday for my shoulder. After waiting for almost an hour the doctor finally comes in and plops this little white dog down on the countertop where he sat, slept and started at me throughout my appointment. After getting ove the initial shock that a doctor would bring a dog into work where you would expect the most sanitary conditions, I started to think about it. It's good thing that I love dogs (and isn't he cute?), but what if someone was allergic? I know this breed doesn't shed, but still! What if there was someone completely terrified of dogs (of all sizes) like my son? She didn't even ask if I minded the dog being there...just plopped him down as this was a normal thing to do.
The doctor left briefly to take a phone call so I snapped this photo with my cell phone as any scrapper would. Now looking more carefully at the photo...is that an exam gown he's sitting on?

Cecily and ...Astronaut Adventure

This weekend Debby and I took Sophie and her friend Grace to the American Girl Doll Fashion Show benefit. The shows
benefit Dragonfly Forest, Inc., a non-profit organization committed to offering seriously ill children an
overnight camp experience in a safe environment, and The Saturday Club Children’s Charity Fund. The show we attended was hosted by the one and only Cecily Tynan, meterologist for ABC news. She's got a terrific personality and is even prettier in person than she is on TV.

Also this weekend Sophie finally finished her big Science project. This is one she put off as long as she could. It truly was like pulling teeth trying to get her to work on this. The assignment was to create a board game about the solar system complete with instructions, game cards, playing pieces and the board. This is when it comes in handy to have a scrapbooking mom. We used photoshop elements, the Cricut Expression, Xyron 510, paper trimmer, cardstock from my stash and punches. Here's the result: