TGIF!

This has been one very long work week. I am so glad that it's Friday and a 3 day weekend to boot! The last of the kitchen renovation has begun thanks to the help of my wonderful father. The linoleum has been removed and the concrete is being cleaned and prepped for the new tile. I will post before and after pics once it's completed.

The girls enjoyed their Valentine's Day. They received a ton of candy. I think they devoured almost half of it already during their school parties but that's ok. We all have to indulge sometimes. One that note, here is a page I created using the Everyday Poetry line from Webster's Pages. My youngest loves lollipops so she was more than excited that she got several in her basket from mommy.

Happy creating!

The Ups and Downs of Sisters

Let me start by staying I am an only child so I have no clue how the relationships of siblings go but I have had a glimpse of it through my daughters. Some days they love each other dearly and other days they are at each others throats. Lately there have been lots of complaints of copycatting and tattle telling. Yelling and screaming. But then there are days where everything is right in the world and they get along beautifully.

Aryanna thrives on being a big sister and helping take care of her little sister. Sometimes I do have to remind her that she is not the mommy and needs to tone it down a bit. Jaina is the follower. The one who wants to be exactly like her big sister. She looks up to Aryanna a lot but is also her own strong willed person. Some days it just cracks me up at how similar yet different they are!

Here is a layout I did documenting the sisterly love between my two girls using the new Everyday Poetry and Palm Beach from Webster's Pages.

This layout was created as a lift of the talented Leslie Ashe over at Webster's Inspire Me. Make sure to stop by and see all the gorgeous inspiration from the other design team members.

Happy creating!

One more year...down

This past week I celebrated my 34th birthday. I still can't believe how fast time has gone by! Some days I still think I am 27! Craziness! That is ok though. I may be a little older but I am also a little wiser. My daughter surprised me with this before she left to go to her dad's for the weekend.

For the most part my birthday weekend was quiet and relaxing. I missed my girls but we had ourselves a mini celebration last night. They picked out what cupcake recipe we should make and they helped me make it. Afterwards they decided to sing me Happy Birthday. I love my kiddos!

Speaking of celebrations, I created another layout from Aunt Sabrina's wedding. This picture is one of my favorites. Poor Jaina was so nervous that day and so unsure as to what to do. In the end, she was the perfect little flower girl.

Here is a closeup of the little flower I put together.

Happy Creating!

CHA Sneakage Time

I adore this time of year when you can see all the fun new collections that emerge at CHA. All the companies are starting to show sneaks of their new products and Webster's Pages is no exception. The new collections are just stunning!

First up is Palm Beach. I have had the pleasure to work with this collection. I have some cute plans for the chevron paper that I have yet to really play with. It's one of my favorites along with all the beautiful pinks, beige, teal...oh shucks! I love the whole dang collection!

Next up is a first for Webster's. A nice manly type collection called Game On. Don't let it fool you though, I can think of some fun ways to use this collection for girly type layouts. I can't wait to play with this collection!

Make sure you stop by the Webster's Pages blog all week. There are still a few more awesome sneaks to come! And speaking of sneaks, here is a layout I made with the Everyday Poetry collection. If I am not mistaken, the Webster's Pages blog will be sneaking more of this collection tomorrow.

Happy creating!

An Exciting Announcement!

I finally get to share my exciting news that I have been keeping secret from everyone! I am one of the Webster’s Pages Clean and Simple girls!!! I am so thrilled to be on this team alongside all of these awesome ladies! When I saw the email from Brandin in my inbox, I happened to be on break at work. I opened the email and my heart immediately skipped a beat. I made the team! I squealed with excitement and I am sure I had a smile a mile wide. Make sure to see the announcement here to see which other ladies made the team.

I received my box of goodies with some of the new Webster's Pages collections. They are gorgeous! I can't wait for everyone to see them. I think you will love them as much as I do.


Happy Monday!

A Little Me Time

Every so often I need a little me time. Quiet time to relax and read a good book or get lost in a action movie or to get sucked into a game on the PC. No matter what it is, I really need the time to myself to just relax and let all the worries of the day fall off my shoulders.

One of my New Year's resolutions is to keep track of all the books I read. I go through fits and starts where I read a lot and sometimes I don't pick up a book for months. I thought it would be neat to see what books I have read over the course of a year.

Speaking of books and relaxation, here is a recent layout I created with some Lily Bee goodies.

Happy Creating!

It's Monday!

The weekend is sadly over and it's Monday once again which means school, daycare, and work in my house. I have a busy week ahead but that is ok because that means the weekend will be here before I know it!

My crafting mojo is finally back after it's long Christmas break. I created this layout this weekend and have another one in the works. This was created with the January Nook kit.

Happy a Happy Monday everyone!