Boys Will Be Boys..

Hi there! Hope you're having a good Thursday! My good friend Suzy West   is visiting and we are getting ready to take the kids out for a fun photoshoot.

I have a fun boys layout to share with you today that was recently published in Creating Keepsakes Boys & Men Special Issue.

Boys will be boys layout

I used a mix of Bella blvd supplies to create this layout. I cut the background (chevron), title and 3d stars all with my silhouette cameo.

to see the full issue (or to purchase) visit the CK website here.


Bella Blvd supplies:
Birthday Boy collection: Toadilly cool paper
Cardstock Stickers: Alpha + Bits stickers
Baby Boy collection: Momma's boy paper
Sophisticates: short stories paper
Christmas Wishes Cardstock Stickers: Alpha + Bits
Designer tape: Red Dot
flag: sports
Button Market: stars
Ciao Chip: chip essentials

scrapbooking those with special needs...

Hi everyone, Happy Thursday! We are getting closer to the weekend, YEAH!

The new November/December issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine is out

Have you seen it? It is packed full of inspiration.

I have a two page layout in this issue.

Here is a small peek of my layout titled "One Brave Soldier" which can be found on page 46 of the mag.

This layout is very special to me. The call was for scrapbooking your loved ones with special needs. I wrote about my husbands struggle with combat PTSD from fighting in Afghanistan, his exceptional service (receiving a Bronze star medal) and getting through as a family day by day. I am incredibly lucky to have him as my husband and to have him here with me. It took me a long time to be able to get to the point of talking about our struggles and to be able to get them down on paper, so creating this layout was very therapeutic and beneficial to me. And a good reminder of what I have to be thankful for.

Thanks for letting me share!

Have a wonderful day friends

sharing my first CK pub!

Happy Friday Friends,

Hope that your weekend is starting off well. It is a little chilly out this morning, so I am wrapped up in a blanket with a cup of Pumpkin Spice coffee catching up on blogging and hoping to get some play time in today. It's a perfect day to stay in and scrap!

I realized this morning that I have a recent publication that I haven't shared with you yet. So here we go...

This one, I am super excited about..

This was my first ever pub in Creating Keepsakes Magazine!

Dream Layout:

I was super excited to have this layout picked up. This was for a teen inspiration column in the July/August 2012 issue. The layout was about my daughter's dream of having a career in the fashion industry as a fashion designer. To highlight on the fashion trend I added bits of lace, sequins and fabric yoyo's to my layout.
Not only did they pick up my layout, but they also requested a photo of something in my daughter's room that inspires her. Since she has a setup in her room with a drawing desk and dress forms this photo was perfect to compliment the article.
Here is a peek of my layout in print:

If you would like to purchase this issue it is available here


Have a great weekend!