My little Jedi

I have been wanting to scrap this photo for a while, but had no inspiration to do it... I finally gave up and went google searching... I like the end product...


And I finally got around to scrapping the Easter pictures.. (I know Easter was 2 months ago.. it happens)... So a belated Hoppy Easter to all of you...

Fun & Sleep

Katie and her little friend from next door were outside playing yesterday... For once they decided to be nice and included their little brothers... So out Joey toddled to go play... It only lasted about 20 minutes, but any time when they are playing nicely is good to me...

(created using A little Birdie told me Kit at Shell's Playground)

After a busy morning of playing and dressing up, little Joey passed right out... His face was so peaceful... I love how this turned out...

(created using Little Boy Blue kit from Scrabby Bug)

Happy First Birthday Joey!!

Happy Birthday to my little man!!

created using Timmy Kit at Shell's Playground

I found this cute Quickpage and thought of this picture of my little man's toes!

Big Boy Car Seat

Part of turning a year old is getting rid of the little baby car seat and moving up to a big boy car seat... Since our little man is tall for a little thing he was very happy to be able to stretch his legs again... The huge smiles and giggles were enough to tell me he likes his new big boy car seat...

Superhero Katie

My daughter is a weird one... She will randomly dress up as her version of a superhero... She has been doing this since she was about 3 years old, although then she was a Soupy Hero... She started out with a Garfield costume cap and a blanket tied around her neck as a cape... From there it progressed to using sunglasses, scarfs & hats... Her latest creation is a knock off of Dr. D's Socky Shockey Suit... which means of course that she is covered in socks.... well at least they are clean... I couldn't help but scrap this adorableness that is my Superhero daughter...

created using the Fun N Funky kit from Shell's Playground

Joseph Jon Video Montage

An adorable video picture collection of my adorable son. This was so easy to make using Windows Movie Maker.

Katherine Mary Video Montage

A cute little video I made to show how much Katie has grown in the last 8 years. So easy to make with Windows Movie Maker. Hope you enjoy!

California Cagg's Video Montage

I made this video as a present for those family members who are far away and don't get to see us very often. It was a big hit and super easy to make. All you need is pictures and song choices and Windows Movie Maker does the rest. Luckily we had this pre-installed with our computer when we bought it. It is a great program to make a quick little video to make everyone smile.

a day at the beach

Today is Wednesday... That means early dismissal for the schools... Katie also has a field trip tomorrow so no homework either... We decided to take a detour on our way home and stop by the beach. The water was still too cold for surfing or swimming, but it was a perfect sunny day for splashing in the shallows and playing in the sand... This was also Joey's first trip to the beach, he was loving running around barefoot in the sand chasing his sister...

PE Fun

So about a month ago Katie took pledges for the Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser.. they will be jumping on June 1st. So three times a week they go out and practice jumping during PE. I was lucky to get some nice action shots one afternoon.. that is until she saw me taking pictures and started posing... Ohh my little camera lover..

Bubba Goo

I always have so many pictures of Joey that it is hard sometimes to not spend all day long scrapping away. Here are some of the creations I have made of my little man.

created using Bee Mine kit from Kristmess Designs

created using Two Soon kit from Shabby Princess

created using Moody Blues kit from Shabby Princess

created using Moody Blues kit from Shabby Princess

Katie Boo

As I see Quickpages or Layouts offered online there are many times that I can see the completed page in my head immediately. When I saw this QP I immediately thought of Katie as a flower girl and the page was born.

Then there are the times when a picture is just screaming out to be scrapped.. This was an accident picture and I loved it... I think the page turned out beautifully..

created using Twinkle Fairies kit from Shell's Playground

Rachel's Birthday Present

I love my sister and she was having a down birthday this year.. So I decided to create a little pick me up and give it to her. She loved it and almost cried. My little sister does so much for everyone else it was nice to give her something special on her special day...

Turning 30

Thirty.. Middle Age... A woman is supposed to dread the day she turns Thirty.. I celebrate it.. I am still looking and feeling great... Hooray for a new chapter!!

Monkey Business

I saw this Quickpage on a freebie site and Immediately thought of my little Monkeys... So here they are...

Quickpage by Funk Time Designs by Amber

A day at the Zoo

The family took a day off and decided to go to the World Famous San Diego Zoo. It had been a while since we had gone to the zoo and we were both excited and impressed to see all the new improvements and changes. This was also Joey's first experience there. Overall we had a blast and we renewed our yearly passes so I am sure this is the first of many fun trips to come this year!!

Layout from Studio C
Fun N' Funky Kit from Shell's Playground

GIMP

After spending some time online and researching I realized that I was using a program that was limiting my creativity and I needed to upgrade to something better. My problem? I am a cheapskate..... so enter G.I.M.P. ... GIMP is just like photoshop, but it is free. How can I go wrong with that?? After using it for about 2 months, I can't imagine scrapping without it.

With the addition of some amazing free kits I got online and I was scrapping away. If you are looking to start out in scrapbooking and don't want to shell out the big bucks for a photo program I recommend GIMP.

created from layout & kit at Peppermint Creative

My Crazy Kids

My children are always an inspiration for awesome scrapbooking pages. I can always get them to take cute pictures and I find myself bringing my camera everywhere now to catch those cute moments that happen on the fly...

(created with Hallmark Card Studio)

A Year in Jojo

My Little boy is turning a year old on Friday.. this is crazy.. I have done a monthly chronicle of how big he has gotten... Check out just how big this kid got in one year..

(created using Hallmark Card Studio)