Another late night....

I couldn't wait to play with Audrey's new stuff.

Here's one I did using:

12 x 12 Template: Blockbuster 1
Dotty blocks
Notebook Paper Shipshapes Vol. 2
Everything else is from Hello Dotty Papers and Elements

Finish what you start....

I had several layouts both digi and paper that needed finishing.
And today I was able to put to rest:
(1) paper - will photograph tomorrow and (3) digital!





For credits, visit my digishoptalk gallery.

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Happy mail day.
Received both Poppy Ink kit (already started, but did not finish a layout) and Story of My Own (will not open this one til after my birthday).

And Sofi got her High Five magazine. It's Highlights for the 2-5 year-olds....Had a cute tear-out mini book that we put together today.

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Happy download day.

I got a couple new things at My Digital Muse.
2 grab bags of stuff for $2 each (Holly and Nancy's*)
and some cute doodled frames by Holly.

Nancy's bag was soooo full of stuff! And because I used my gift certificate that I won for her Fun Little Contest, it was FREE. Even better.

And....Audrey unveiled a brand-new kit tonight called Hello Dotty.
It's definitely a beauty. I love blues and red these days. Just happy colors. You can see it here. Here. And here.

A patterned paper set. A solid paper set with overlays. And an element pack.
I will be doing some layouts using this new kit, so stay tuned :)

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And for the RAK, I'll be printing out the comments tomorrow and pick a winner! So there's still time! Scroll down and find the entry I posted Sunday if you want to enter.

I gave you my heart


For Valentine's we all exchanged gifts. Sofi got Boyd's bear in a heart-shaped glittery box. The bear is still in the box. Don't think it was big hit...But I did this layout of her opening the box...

It came together pretty quick because I used Nancy Comelab's gorgeous photocluster that came in the MDM Sampler I mentioned last post...

For credits, click here.

As for me, I had Jamie wrap up the Basic Grey Phoebe Collection I bought on HSN last week. So pretty. I think this is my favorite line of BG. In addition to the paper set, it came with a matchbook, bookplates, rub-ons, tags, monograms and letter stickers! A pretty good deal for a brand-new line. For Jamie I wrapped up a new DS to replace the one he lost on the plane last month. Plus, I made an 8 x 10 print of this year's Valentine card. Will probably frame it. And Jamie also got me this book.
At first glance, I thought he had published my blog!



Jamie and I also got to go out last night. We even had the babysitter put Sofi to sleep! First time someone other than one of us has put Sofi to sleep - if you can believe that. She cried for a little bit, but in the end she was okay. We went out to see Pan's Labyrinth - a gory, but enchanting movie. Then we had dessert at an Italian restaurant. Our original plans was to go back to Nishino for sushi but we tried making reservations too late. We will do that next date night for sure....

Hope you had a good day too!

p.s. I think I'll leave the RAK drawing open a few more days. So comment on the "Happy Sunday" post" if you want to be entered in the drawing :)

ETA: I also forgot to post the hybrid mini-book I finished....
used both digital (Audacious Designs Word Art printed on transparency film and other digital papers by Jen Wilson and Holly McCaig) and traditional supplies...

The covers (one side has fave photos - the other is fave quotes)....




The inside pages:

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!!

I made this year's card digitally as you can see.

I was late this year so I didn't send out as many as I wanted. I actually sent them sight unseen through Kodak Photogallery's website. You can upload a card (or use one of their pre-made designs) and then have them direct-mailed to your list of recipients. The ones I did send out may be a little late, but here's a sneak peek!

Credits:

Rhonna Farrer's old stamps brushes

Jason Gaylor fresh foliage brushes

Paper (red) and wooden hearts - Heather Melzer Designs

Doodled Frame - Audacious Designs by Audrey Neal

BTW, the brushes used in this card are by Jason Gaylor. He is very popular in the digi world for his FREE brushes. In fact, he has some Valentine-themed brushes available here for a limited time. Run, don't walk to download these!

Speaking of freebies, Jessica Sprague created her own freebie (using Jason's brushes). And it's available on her blog.

In Sofi news....
We had a full morning of activity.
First, story time at the library. Sofi was brave and stood in line with her hand outstretched for her reward stamp at the end of the hour.

Then, we went to Starbucks. We were out of milk and Sofi wanted some...so before we went to the grocery store next door we made a beeline to the coffee shop. One small milk with a lid and a straw poked through the hole for the Sof-ster and one tall green tea latte for me and a piece of banana loaf to share. We snagged a place by the fire. Sofi sat in an oversized arm-chair and I sat next to her in one of the regular wooden chairs. She looked really cute drinking her Starbucks milk and stuffing her face with cake. Her feet weren't even long enough to dangle over the edge. They lay parallel to the ground, if you can picture that.

Then, we went next door for food shopping. Sofi read her "Parent Map" magazine with the hearts on the cover while I walked up and down the aisles.

Then, after briefly looking at the two doggies in the window at the pet store, we stopped by our favorite neighborhood Sanrio store for some Hello Kitty shtuff: stickers, flashlight, notebook, magnets and more stickers. Who do you think loves this stuff more? Me or Sofi?

Lastly, we didn't want to go straight home so we made a detour to the park. Nothing needed immediate refrigeration so our groceries were fine while we played for a while: jungle gym and swing and bells. The slides were too wet for use. One interesting tidbit (to me anyway): There are some bells built into the jungle gym. You can access them from outside the structure (if tall enough to reach) and inside if you climb up to the second level. Sofi, unprompted by me, said: "I can't reach it." One of the first times I've heard her use a full sentence unprompted me other than: "I don't want it."

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Last night and tonight, Sofi requested to sleep on the "bed" (a foam mattress pad we have folded over) instead of her crib. We were afraid she would wake up in the middle of the night and bang on the door, but didn't hear a peep until after 8 AM. Let's see how that goes. Time to get a toddler bed? I heard the marker for getting one was if the said toddler could crawl out of the crib. Sofi's far, far from that point.

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And getting back to scrap business...I got another digital layout requested! This time for Scrapbooks Etc. My all-time favorite magazine. Super-excited. Not only do they want the layout, they want me to write out a step by step instructions with screenshots! So as you can see, I'm procrastinating and writing this blog entry. But I'll get it done. Soon. I hope.
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I decided to enter Making Memories Idol. It's a simple app: Just upload two layouts and a project. Then they pick their 50 picks. Then the madness begins. So now it's just the waiting game....

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I almost finished my submissions for the Scrapologie DT. Actually, I thought I had finished already, but apparently I need to submit an altered project too. So I'm working on that.

So that's my Tuesday!

p.s. I'm still accepting comments for my RAK drawing. Post here to enter to win.

pps. I almost forgot I also finished a layout for this. If you participate and use some of My Digital Muse products you get a free sampler of even more products. Create and you will receive!

I already got the sampler and it's some CUTE stuff from all the designers at MDM.



For credits, click here.