Sharing my Family

I thought I'd take a minute today to share my family with you all.  We had some fabulous pictures taken recently:

I love the way they turned out.  I've already printed a bunch to put up around the house.  Let me introduce you to each one.

Me: Wife. Mom. Teacher. Introvert. Scrapbooker.  I love that I get to be a stay at home mom right now, but one day I hope to go back to teaching elementary or special education.  I love to worship in sign language.  And my favoriate treats are chocolate and coke.

Tim (my husband): He is an amazing Dad and husband.  He teaches middle school math and coaches tennis and basketball.  He is also an amazing musician.

Michael is our oldest.  He has a knack for numbers and is already do math with negative numbers even through he is only 7.  He is a routine boy and likes to have order in his life.  His life however, revolves around sports - watching, playing, talking, thinking, dreaming, you name it.  Here is a layout I did of him a couple of years ago but it is still true.

Jon is 4 now and is my more free spirit creative child.  He never likes to do anything the same way twice.  His favorite toys are cars and he will line them up, race them, and play sports teams with them for hours.  Recently he has also gotten into building things with legos and to his older brothers bafflement is creating things "with 'structions" as he says.


Credits: Big Ideas by One Little Bird, font is Apple Symbols

Then there is our daughter Becca.  She loves stuffed animals and wearing dresses.  She loves to sing an dance, and is really not shy of anything at this point.  She can hold her own with her brothers in a wrestling match and loves to get dirty.  She desperately wishes she could go to school with her big brothers.

Credits: Back to the 80's kit by T for Me Designs, Find Your Bliss Designs, and 2am Designs. Font is Kristi by Darcy Baldwin.

I hope you enjoyed getting to know the four people most precious to me!

Scrapbooking with Evernote

We have been addicted to Evernote in this house.  I'm using it to keep track of recipes, write down project ideas for my kids, writing to do lists, and now tracking some scrapbooking inspiration.  Check it out!


To read a little bit more about it, read my post on KristinCB's blog!

Some of my favorite recent layouts

Let me share with you some of my favorite layouts I've scrapped recently.


Credits: Count Your Blessings by Juno Designs, template by Cluster Queen Creations.


Credits: Big Ideas by One Little Bird, font is Apple Symbols


Credits: These Moments bundle and Be Inspired - Em template by WM[squared], fonts are Sanvito Pro and Catflish Script Pro.


Credits: Tell Your Story by Juno Designs, font is Marker Felt


Credits: Christmas Countdown by KristinCB and Zoe Pearn, template by Janet Phillips, Title template by Cindy Schneider, font is Caflisch Script

Scrap Like Sula template

Check out this great layout:

I was so awed that I wanted to share with you all some tips from Sula who created this layout.  And I made a free template you can download so that you can scrap like Sula.

Click here to read about it and pick up the template on KristinCB's blog!

Facebook Timeline Cover Image

Ever wanted to create and upload your own Timeline cover picture?  Here is a video I put together for KristinCB's blog:

Want a template?

I've got two template freebies out.  Want one?  or both?

First up, there is a free template on KristinCB's blog.  You can pick it up here.



I love how the mix of circles and triangles worked out on this template.  Here is the layout I made.



I used this super cute kit by KristinCB.




And second, I'm hosting the December Template challenge on WM[squared]'s blog here.



Here is the layout I made.  My kids made "We Love the Coach" signs like they use in the movie Cheaper by the Dozen to cheer on their dad at his tennis match.



I use what is turning into one of my most favorite new kits:




Hope you enjoy the templates.  Keep scrapping your memories!!

Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer

Boy, doesn't that sound intimidating: "Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer!"  I used to be a bit nervous when people talked about adjustment layers, but it turns out, they are very simple in PSE.  In fact, I found out I was using them without even realizing it.  Would you like to learn?

I wrote a blog post on it with an easy to follow video tutorial on using a hue/saturation adjustment layer to change the color of an alpha for your scrapbooking needs.  It is on KristinCB's blog and I used this fabulous Paintwashed Alpha that she has in her store.




Enjoy!