Imaginisce

Well, I decided to put myself out there and send in an application for the Imaginisce Design Team. I've had so much fun focusing on their products this month. Here are a few of the projects that I submitted with my application and a few that I created just for fun. Get ready...its going to be picture overload.

The first project is a Christmas card. I used these adorable clear snowflakes.

I cut a circle in the front of my card and attached the snowflake with white thread to the top and the bottom of the circle so the circle twirls in the card....how cool is that?

The second project I created I've shared on my blog before but it's one of my favorites and I want to show it with a little more detail.  It's the layout that I created for Austin's first birthday.

I had a difficult time choosing what I wanted to enter for the 3rd item on my application. I decided to go with the "favorite books" holder that made with garbage...yup, you read that right, garbage! Can you guess what I made it out of?

Any guesses....?!?!?

When I finished this project I asked Kay if she liked it. She said "oh, Mommy, I love this one!!! It is for me?" When I showed her the bottom of it she said..."you maked that out of a cereal box?" Yup, I made it out of a cereal box that I dug out of the garbage.

This is another Austin layout. I've been trying to get caught up with that lil guy's album. I've gotten a little bit behind with child #3...oops!

This layout is one that I blogged about before. It's about the our trip to the pumpkin patch. I love how this one turned out. That tree is my favorite!

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The last project that I have today is a mini-album about celebrating Austin's first birthday. I got some great photos and I wanted a way to use them all!

Whew...I told you it was going to be picture overload! Guess what, I'm not finished. I still have some cute hair bows that I made but I'm out of time so I'll have to save them for tomorrow. (I'll just put them at the bottom of this post so check back tomorrow :)

November 15th (Attitude of Gratitiude)

I finished this layout a few days ago, I had it sitting on an easel for a few days in my living room and I think I'll put it back because it makes me smile every time I look at it.

 

The picture is a little fuzzy but this layout shows one of the things that I am most thankful for. I am so lucky to live within a few minutes of my entire family (and my husbands entire family). So, we see each other often and our kids get to play together all the time! In fact this week they were able to play with every last cousin (all 12 of them). Sometimes they act more like siblings than they do cousins but I'm so glad that they have the opportunity to become best of friends with their cousins. I grew up living by a few of my cousins and we are still great friends and enjoy spending time together whenever we get the chance.

This layout is of my oldest boy and my sisters oldest boy. They were born 2 months apart and spend a lot of time together! Most of the time I say they are "my boys."

Some simple things I'm thankful for today:

1. A washer and dryer...man, life with 3 kids would be miserable if I didn't have a nice washer and dryer to do laundry with.(Yup, lots of laundry to do today...Monday is here!)

2. Bountiful Basket Saturday is my favorite day! I love going to get my bountiful basket and all the yummy fruits and vegi's we get for the week.

3. The nice warm bed I have to sleep in...nuff said! :D

 

 

November 11th (Attitude of Gratitude)

Yesterday was my birthday so when I went to the grocery store I decided to treat myself to some of this:

 My favorite thing in the winter...I tell you, it's heaven in a cup! All of the Stephen's hot chocolate is good but...the chocolate mint truffle is the BEST!
So today I'm thankful for:
1. a nice warm cup of hot chocolate (with a little whipped cream on top, of course)
2. a nice warm clean house.
3. I'm thankful that all my kiddos woke up happy today. So far we've had a nice quiet morning without any lost shoes, unfinished homework, and without too many tears when daddy left this morning.

Better late than never...right?!?!

I'm jumping on the whole "thankful" bandwagon a little late but they always say, "better late than never." So, I'm starting my Attitude of Gratitude posts today :)
Today, I'm grateful for several things (I've got to make up for being late).
1. I'm thankful for the great hobby I have of scrapbooking and for the great friends that I have all over the world because of our common obsession, I mean...interest we share because of our scrapbooking.
2. A garage, yup, I'm thankful for my garage. When I was growing up and my parents built a house the garage was one of the last things that was finished. I remember my mom saying, "I'm so thankful for a garage." She said it over, and over, and over...for months! It wasn't until recently I fully understood why she kept saying that. It's been snowing here in Idaho for a couple of days and WOW, it's so nice not to have to scrape windows and strap kids into their car seats when it's snowing, raining, or freezing cold outside.
3. Of course the thing that I am most thankful for and that I'm thankful for everyday is my family. I have the best hubby that works so hard so that I can stay home with the kiddos and treats me better than I deserve. How couldn't I be thankful for my kiddos?...I have the best 3 kiddos in the world. I am so lucky to be their mommy!!!!
I'll sign off with a layout I created about being a mommy.

Austin's first Birthday...scrapped

I finally have a layout to share :) This is one of my favorites, hopefully, you'll enjoy it too!