Layout of the Day!!!!

While my main goal in scrapbooking is to preserve my memories, it is always nice to be recognized by my peers.  I made these two layouts to document the purchase of our first home.  I was thrilled when the first page of this two pager was chosen by the team at Gotta Pixel to be the Layout of the Day (LOTD) on July 30th.  I used the new kit Every Which Way and templates from No Rules (1st layout) and For Starters-26 (2nd layout) both by Colie's Corner (for whom I CT). 

These are a few of my favorite things...

Hello again, it's your friendly neighborhood three year old!  

So Mommy and Daddy had been randomly asking me questions for a few weeks.  

I wasn't sure why, but I played along.  

Well it turns out Mommy wanted to scrapbook a page about my favorites.  

Just for the record, I am THREE and should you ask me the same questions today, 

you may not get the same answers.  

I'm just sayin'...

(The page was created using Tooty Fruity and 

Veg-Out by Bella Gypsy and Magical Vacation by Amanda Heinmann)

Workin' Hard!

So I have joined several more Creative Teams lately, I now CT for seven (that's right 7) designers.  This has kept me pretty busy.  Here's what I've done lately.

Shawnery Mathis

 This is one of her Making Mojo templates and her Boyhood Fun kit.

This is her Zoodles of Fun kit.

Kiki Halbert

This is her Springdipity kit.

This is her Bright Skies Ahead kit.

Inspirations (there are 3 designers here)

This is the Summer Woods kit by Inspirations by Day.

This is the In Bloom kit by Tootlebugz.

Colie's Corner

This is her Berry Sweet kit and a For Starters Template-Set 31

This is her Staycation kit a collab with Connie Prince and her Backyard Paradise Template.

The Staycation kit again and a What a Week template.

This is her My Country kit and a Chillin' and Grillin' template.

BZB Designs

Both pages were made using the Strawberry Delight kit a collab with Project B Designs.

Z Pink Boudoir Designs

This is the Glorious Mess kit.

I have also made a bunch of pages, not for any designers, 
but just for me (and maybe a challenge or two!).

This page was for a challenge, but I had gotten the kit 
awhile ago and it worked perfectly for this pic.

This page was for fun!  As it seems to be almost impossible 

to get a picture of two preschooler's and their grandparents,

where everyone is looking at the camera, I had to use the 

magic of Photoshop to "create" the perfect pic.  

I think that it turned out pretty good.  

I won't tell you "who or whom" I fixed, though!

This page was also for a challenge, and I figured I better

scrap last years Summer Reading page before I did this years!

This page was also a challenge, but I had been looking for the

perfect kit to do the page for awhile.  I finally found the kit

and killed two birds with one stone, so to speak.  I have

another page started to match this one, but am trying to 

figure out the journaling and photo placement.

Thanks for letting me show you my "second job"!

(If you like any of the designers/kits you can click on the blinkies to the right and it will take you to their stores (the Inspirations Designers are at 3 different stores so that blinkie doesn't link!).

Happy 3rd Birthday To Me!!!

So last month I turned the big 0-3.  That's right folks, I am officially a three year old.  Life as a three year old is pretty sweet, but really hasn't changed a whole lot from life as a two year old.  Anyways, back to me turning three.  Well I decided that I wanted to have a Disney Cars themed birthday--would you have guessed anything else?  Mommy went to work planning and it was decided that we have the party here at our house, in the back yard.  Mommy also wanted to have the party before this guy's nap--so the time was set from 1pm to 3 pm.  Mommy bought an extra large canopy to go with our pop-up canopy, to provide shade to our guests, lots of drinks and ice pops and snacks.  She also worked really hard on the computer making some Cars themed decorations.  She did a fabulous job, if I do say so myself.  

So the big day came.  I awoke to birthday wishes from Mommy and Daddy, and they even let me open some birthday presents from them.  I couldn't believe it, but they had gotten me the one thing I'd been asking for, the Rescue Squad Mater and Ambulance play set.  As a bonus surprise they also got the "burnt" Lightning for me to rescue.  Super sweet.  After that Mommy and Daddy had to head outside to put up the canopies, that's when they knew the day was NOT going to be pleasant for an outdoor birthday party.  It was already HOT, HOT, HOT!  They got the canopies up and then it was run, run, run--trying to get everything set up before the party started.  They cut it close, with our first guests arriving before they were finished, but then we "got the party started".  Mommy had come up with a pretty cool craft, and although I just wanted to play with the cars instead, I let her use them.  She bought 4 cars, one each in red, blue, yellow and green colors.  Then she put the cars in their corresponding paint colors and me and my friends "drove" all over the paper.  We also put on Cars tattoos.  After playing in the yard, on the swings, and in the sandbox, me and my friends were ready for something cool.  We had some ice pops, but that just didn't cool us down, so Mommy decided to bring the party inside.   We had cake, opened presents and did the pinata, all in the sweet, sweet coolness of the house.  After everyone left I took a much needed nap.  When I woke up Mommy and Daddy surprised me with a few more gifts.  The best one-- a COMPUTER.  It is pretty rockin'.  Overall I had a GREAT birthday, but Mommy and Daddy say NEVER AGAIN.  They of course don't mean my birthday, just not an outdoor party.  Texas is just TOO hot for an outdoor party.  Also Mommy says she will never have my party on my birthday either, she felt like Daddy and her were shunning me to get ready.  They were, but it was okay.  

Here are the scrapbook pages Mommy did to commemorate my birthday.  Enjoy.

(Mommy used three kits Chugga Choo Choo; Zoom, Zoom, Zoom and Magical Place Mini-all by Connie Prince and two templates by Connie Prince (2 and 3) and two templates by Albums to Remember (1 and 4).)

New kit from Sugar Pie Scraps

Sugar Pie Scraps has a new kit out called Boy-Ish.  

You can find it here.

Here is a layout I did with the kit.

Although I LOVE all pics of my kiddo, 

this one has always been a fave!

What An Adventure!

Hiya folks!  It's been awhile since my last update.  Sorry, I've been really busy!  Going to MN, having lots of fun and oh yeah--turning THREE!  Since there is soooooo much stuff to talk about, I am going to cheat a little and use some of the scrapbook pages Mommy has done to help me along.

It was a LONG drive from Texas to Minnesota and back again.  

Just from our house to my Auntie Tawnda's was over 1000 miles.  

I was a good boy for the drive up and the drive back.  

Don't believe me?  Just ask Mommy.  

Yeah, that crazy woman made the whole trip with just me as her traveling buddy.

Other than some scary weather (think tornado's people), the trip went very smoothly.  

Oh, but were Mommy and I glad to get out of the car.  

We stayed almost 2 weeks and had a lot of fun. 

Keep reading to see more!

(Road Trip kit by Creations by Rachael)

I just had to throw this page in there, as I am too cute for words.  

Mommy took these pics and made my two Grandma's cute little photo books

of yours truly for Mother's Day. 

(Sunbeams and Daydreams kit by Connie Prince)

One of the best parts of hanging out in Minnesota is spending time with family.  Unfortunately (or fortunately) I was born into a pretty large family and we did not get to see everyone.  This here is me and my cousin Evie.  Evie's world is about to be rocked in a couple months when my Auntie has triplets.  Yeah, you read right.  I will have two boy cousins and a new girl cousin.  I told Mommy and Daddy that I am ready to have my own brother or sister, but nothing yet.  That's okay, Mommy and I (maybe Daddy too) are going to make another trip up to Minnesota to meet the new babies.  Maybe seeing those cute new babies will convince Mommy to have me a brother or sister.  We'll see!

(Honey Bee Mine kit by Bella Gypsy)

Speaking of sisters, here is Mommy with hers.  Aren't they cute!

This pic was taken at the shower Mommy, Grandma 

and Auntie Jess threw for my Auntie Tawnda.

(Bluebird of Happiness kit and template by BZB Designs)

To be honest the shower was not really my thing,
I mean there wasn't even any water involved.  

Thankfully my Great Auntie Vel was there to keep me occupied.  

Here we are shooting some pool.

I also got to go over to my Grandma Jan's house.  

It is now tradition that me and my cousin Kailey draw all over 

grandma's fridge with dry erase markers.  

It's like her very own personalized art work from her two favorite grandkids.  

This time was some of my finest work.

While at Grandma Jan's I got to play outside with some toys 

that my daddy played with when he was a kid.  It was lots of fun!

(Landen's Clubhouse kit and template by Sugar Pie Scraps)

Here is a page Mommy made of me with my Grandma Jan. 

(Star Light, Star Bright kit by Creations by Rachael)

Yup that's me fishing.  

My very first time.  

Did I catch anything, you wonder? 

Not a darn thing.  

Did I have lots of fun?  

You bet!

I look like a pro, don't I?

Check out the "Cars" fishing pole-nice!

(It was an early b-day gift from Grandpa and Grandma!)

Evie had lots of fun too.

Did she catch anything?

Nope!

Oh well there's always next time!

As per the LAW and for other obvious reasons, 

Grandpa went out and found the smallest helmet he could find, 

so Evie and I could ride on his 4-Wheeler.  

The helmet, while making me look cool, was not all that fun.  

However, better SAFE than sorry!

The ride itself was a lot of fun!  

I wanted to drive, but Grandpa said I wasn't old enough yet. 

Maybe next time.

(Ow-Side kit and template by Sugar Pie Scraps)

Since my Minnesota family wouldn't be able to come to Texas for my birthday, 

they through me a little birthday party.  Grandma and Auntie Tawnda went out

and got me an ice cream birthday cake.  Since we had gone fishing that day, they 

thought I should have a fish on my cake.  That fish sure tasted yummy!

Mommy, Auntie Tawnda, Evie and I also headed over to my to visit

with my Great Grandma and Grandpa.  We had a lot of fun and

I think Great Grandma and Great Grandpa had fun too.

(Strawberry Delight by BZB Designs and Project B Designs)

Grandpa and Grandma with Evie and I.  

I think Mommy took like 20 pics. 

She said something about using her Photoshop to "make"

one that is perfect.  We'll see! 

She did manage to get a good one of Grandpa and Grandma.  

Check out the page she made.

(Funky-Fresh kit by BZB Designs)

Apparently Grandpa snuck this bad boy into the car.

It also made the long trip back to Texas and I had

Daddy put it together as soon as we got home.  

He is a lot of fun to ride.  

As Mommy becomes more and more skilled at using

Photoshop and digital scrapbooking, she has revisited a

few of her earlier pages to add shadows and such.

This page is one she completely redid, keeping the concept, 

but changing the papers and such.  She now LOVES this

page instead of just liking it!  I agree!

Once we got back to Texas, Mommy was on a mission to 

finish up the planning of my 3rd Birthday Party.  

There was still a lot of work to be done.  

I'll be talking about that joyous occasion in another post.  

Landry's birthday party was Rock Star themed.

We had a lot of fun making musical instruments, 

playing and of course eating yummy birthday cake!

(Rock with U and template by BZB Designs)

Well that is it for now my peeps!

Birthday pics on the next post!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to my wonderful husband. 

I couldn't have asked for a better man to be the father of my child.  

I love you!