project life. week 8. feb 19-feb 25.

I FINALLY got back to my project life... ugh. I've just been swamped with a bunch of other stuff & haven't taken the time.  I'm hoping to keep doing a little here & there to get caught up.  So, here's week 8...

quick overview. funny quotes from Lydia. Interesting reading. New batting gloves for Evan. My one year anniversary of reaching lifetime status with Weight Watchers.  Leap into Kindergarten for Lydia.

Shooting up the gingerbread house. Checking on loose teeth. Starting the birthday planning with invites. finishing up Science fair with Collin {thank goodness!}. My BEST run since I started running a year ago. Working on school projects. Pizza, ice cream, game & fun with friends.

I'm not going to list all my supplies for a while, I'm just trying to get 'er done.  Certainly if you are curious about a certain thing, just leave a comment & I'll try to get back to you asap.  A good portion is either from my or Gennifer Bursett's digi shop at DHD.

I'll be back tomorrow with some new digi releases, an exciting announcement & some inspiration!

{robyn}

winner. new collab. new release.

hey everyone! lots to share with you today! first things first...as promised, I have a winner for the DHD blog hop {a $5 gift certificate to my store}.  I did a random drawing & this lucky lady is the winner...

congrat Michelle... I'll be emailing you soon.  I'd just like to say THANK YOU to everyone who commented! you're all so sweet :)

now... this week I have a new collab with the fab Audrey Neal!  I've loved Audrey's stuff ever since I started digi scrapping, so it was an honor to work with her on our new kit Softly.

layout by {allison waken}

layout by {me}

I also put together a paper kit... Sprinkles On Top.

layout by {me}

& yes, sometimes I create kits just to suit me...lol.  I was kinda obsessed with the colors for Lydia's party & party dress {I mean how cute is that dress... really!} so I used those colors & the idea of a party for inspiration.  I was hoping to get elements done as well, but I was running short on time this week :(  I'll try my best for next week!

hope you're having a great week...we're enjoying super warm weather here... I'm talking 70s, nearly 80.  It's been perfect for Collin's start to golf season, time to sign up for a new baseball season for Evan & a perfect week for my parents to come back from Texas! We're all VERY happy to have them back home!  We missed them very much!

remember new releases are on sale today! I'll also have my featured designer sale this weekend, along with Audrey.  We're also planning a chat for 2pm central time on Sunday, so I hope you can stop by for that as well!

Happy 5th Birthday Lydia!

5 years ago, my 3rd & final baby arrived. To our suprise, it was a girl, so tiny & beautiful.  We named her Lydia Marie. She started out very small & quiet & slept so sweetly.  Since then, she has grown very tall, very beautiful, very smart, very sweet, & very blonde.  She is also very loud & very demanding & hates to sleep.  She is sweet & funny one minute, bossy & emotional the next.  She says the most incredible things.  Every single day there is something that she says that makes us laugh.

You, Miss Lydia are a most amazing little girl.  You've FOREVER changed everyone's lives.  I'm so proud to be your mommy & love you beyond words.  I KNOW you are something very special.  I also know that daddy loves you more than anything.  There is a truly special place in his heart for his little girl.  And even though they might not always admit it, Collin & Evan love you so so much... {when you're not bossing them around}

I thought it would be fun to show you some layouts & pictures of Lydia the last 5 years... if you're interested :)  But mostly, I guess it's for me... sweet memories...

the day she came home.

about 2 weeks old

her Baptism {not yet a month old}

6 months old

1 year

2 years

three years

four years

just a few favorite shots from Saturday at her birthday party. Of course I'll share more later on that.

Happy. Happy. Birthday little girl. I know you think you're all grown up, but you'll always be our little baby girl.  Love you more than anything. xoxo.

{robyn}

new releases 3.1 & great inspiration

happy March everyone!!! March is a VERY big month at our house because the littlest person here was born in March & we can't go a day without discussing the birthday. lol.  So it starts in accelerated mode when the actual month gets here :) 

February flew right by, but it was a super awesome month at DHD with all the dollar deals & I thank everyone who filled their carts... I hope you enjoyed it too!  So, a few new releases today... 30% off just today, so grab 'em up along with the other awesome kits that released this week!

one of my favorite things when doing paper layout recently has been to print out little things on index cards & snip them apart for the layout.  I was missing that on my digi layouts, so I made up this kit!  It includes full alpha & numbers, symbols, years, months, weekdays & lots of phrases & words!  There are over 100 pieces in this little kit!

so many people loved the cut it out hand cut clipping masks, I decided to work up another kit of masks.  This kit has layered photoshop files in it, so you can clip separate papers to each layer & it has stitching included too!  transparent .png files are also included!

& now, for some inspiration...

layout by {shannon dombkowski}

layout by {celeste smith}

layout by {me}

little miss had a leap into kindergarten day {they spend half a day in with the kindergarten class to see what it's like.}  she was SO excited.  this little one is very ready for kindergarten!

layout by {me}

February 22 marked my one year of reaching lifetime status with weight watchers. I've spent the entire year at or below my goal weight.  I'm still loving it, it's still hard some days {or weeks} & it's still totally worth it.  I love that I have this special thing that 2 of my sisters are doing & our mom, since we all go together.  It makes it so much easier to keep it going.

well, this afternoon is hair appt day for me & conference day at school for the boys & probably some grocery shopping.  off to try to make my morning at home somewhat productive!

{robyn}

new releases 2.23

hello Thursday & hello new releases... this one was inspired by my daughter's upcoming 5th birthday.  she talks about her birthday every.single.day.of.the.year.  yes, her birthday is a big, big deal & planning a party pretty much consumes the weeks leading up to it.  so, I decided to do a kit that has a little birthday {or any special day} theme to it & included bright, fun colors that are perfect for girl or boy...  hello HaPpY DaY!

now... for some inspiration!

layout by {allison waken} LOVE LOVE LOVE the confetti behind the die cut card!

& this garland by {shelley haganman}  SO making this for the party! you can find her "how to" on her blog today!  love it.

layout by {me}  before I started in on all the girly stuff I wanted to create something boyish... using the Happy Day paper & elements, CutItOut Hand Cut Clipping Masks, So Daily Die Cut Number Cards, In Stitches Neutral Basics, Cut.Outs Zig Zag freebie all by me, Protector Pockets 2 by Karla Dudley & Simply Said by Gennifer Bursett.

birthday invite by {me} using Happy Day papers & elements, the background is from my Everyday papers & again Karla's Protector Pockets 2 {links above}.  Need to get these printed asap... it's coming up fast!  I'm hoping to do some hybrid projects for the party with the papers... banners, party favors, decorations... hopefully I can post more soon about that!

remember 30% off all new good stuff in the shop today... there's tons of great kits up today too!

{robyn}