A Free Scrapbooking Template

I made this fun page using freebies from the Sunny Daffodils blog train. I had so much fun creating the template before I started, I thought I would share.

To download the free template (in PSD format) click here.

Discovering Digital Scrapbooking

Nonnie made this dress a long, long time ago. When we found out we were having a girl, Mommy kindly gifted us with this dress. I was so excited Cadence grew into it just in time for Easter!

I am loving this digital scrapbooking thing. I'm not very good at it yet, but it's something I can quietly do without making a mess! These are brag book pages I made for Tony and I - enjoy! (The supplies are not ones I designed, they were free on the internet from various sources.)

Magnetic Paper Dolls - Church Fun!

I made these for some of the nieces for their birthdays. I don't know if they are having fun with them, but I sure liked them! I will make some for Cadence when she is a little older...

Kristina sent me the link to this tutorial - you can find it here.

Party Hats!

Cadence had a "party" themed party this year. Original huh? ;)

Anyway - at the party all the kids made party hats. Here is my sample:

I set out supplies for each kid. You can see the hat lying flat (blue). I just opened up a store bought hat and traced it, but through trial and error you could get the same shape. When we were done we stapled them shut.

The cake was super easy. It is just a rectangle cake, and I cut circles and strips out of ready to use fondant. The cupcake toppers are miniatures of the hat pattern attached with toothpicks.

Sorry about the blurry invitation pictures - I was using an old camera.

Elephant Tracks - Free Digital Scrapbooking Kit

The other day someone gave me an absolutely adorable toy elephant for James. I could not resist this elephant. And so I made my very first digital scrapbooking kit. That was an adventure! Lots of tutorials later, I have a very unprofessional kit to share with you :) I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Here is a preview - there are a few more variations included of a few of the elements:

Here is the brag book I made for Tony and I using this kit:

You can download the kit here - let me know what you think, and please tell me any problems you encounter! Remember this is my first attempt at anything like this, so be kind please :)

I'm not sure how long I will leave this available, we will see what happens!

Terms of Use: You may add textures, shadows, etc. for your own use. Please send people to my blog to download the kit rather than sharing with them. For private use only.

Kid's Stuff

These were fun toddler crafts.

The fish is stuffed with newspaper, stapled shut, and sprinkled with mashed Cornflakes.



I loved this idea, but would use sturdier paper next time, maybe even cardboard. The licorice is just taped on the back, but hot glue would work best.

Nativity Sign

I've been seeing a lot of sillouhette nativity scenes recently, and completely fell in love. I kept thinking they were pretty - and then I thought "Oh! That would make it so incredibly easier!"

 And it did. This may be my favorite sign so far. I especially like the way the stable scene seems to light up when the light hits it at night. Merry Christmas!