Twitterpated

Wow last weekend was a busy weekend. I got asked to make two different kids' birthday cakes. Thankfully it was a normal school week for me and I had Friday off so I was able to get them done. The first one was for one of Paul's cousins. Her little boy wanted a Mario cake so bad, but she couldn't find anything for him. He had his party with the family the week before and had a sports themed cake, but said he would REALLY like to have a Mario cake for his friend party on Friday night. She remembered I had made one for Hunter's birthday in May, so she sent me a message to see if I could possibly be able to do one for her by Friday. It's a little different than Hunter's but I still think it turned out great! :)



The other one I was asked to do was a penguin themed cake for a little girl's 3rd birthday. I met her mom through Kailee's early childhood classes. I think she turned out pretty cute! Everyone thought it was a stuffed animal at her party according to her mom. lol.



As I mentioned last week Friday night was Hunter's testing for his orange belt in Tae Kwon Do. He and I went into town early so he could get changed and warmed up before testing started. Thankfully Paul made it home and got the girls just in time. He got there while they were doing their warm-up routine. It was pretty packed down there that night, so I'm glad I was there early so I could get us seats. He did such a good job! From what I could tell he did both his forms right. When they were showing their sparing techniques his partner forgot how to do them. So Hunter tried helping him remember them and didn't get upset that he wasn't able to get through his own all the way. Then it was time to break the boards. He tried breaking it 3 times before they switch the holder. As soon as they switched the holder he got right through it! I'm proud to say he now is an orange belt with two stripes (the highest orange he can get)! I am so proud of him! :)



Saturday morning was spent watching my oldest at her second volleyball tournament of the JO season. They won 2 out of the 6 games they played. Unfortunately this tournament only had the first and second teams on each court move on to tournament play, so she was done playing after the pool play. She has come such a long way though from last year. She was able to get just about all her serves over the net! Still have to work on getting a little more muscle behind them, but that will come. Right now all the parents of the girls on her team call her serves "trick serves" because they look like they aren't going to make it over the net, but they do just before they drop. She makes them look like they are just gliding through the air.



Now before we go on to the new releases this week I want to make sure to remind you not to forget about applying for my CT call. There are just a few more days before it closes on Sunday at midnight Central time. To apply just click on the CT App tab up above.



Time to show you my new releases for this week! The Mixed Matters bags from last week have been broken down, so I have added my kit from it to my store this week. Springtime is definitely in the air and as Owl from Disney's Bambi says, "Nearly everyone gets twitterpated in the springtime." This is such fun, elegant spring kit that is great not only for your spring memories, but also pictures of you with your loved ones.



Here is some inspiration from my CT using this kit.


Wendy


Melinda

Next I have my Girly Girl Alpha that coordinates with last weeks' new release. It was the participation prize for the last weeks' Queen of Scrap challenge, so please check your files before purchasing.



Here is some inspiration from my CT using this fun girly alpha.


Melinda


Wendy


Melanie

Have you "liked" my Facebook fan page yet? If not, now is a great time to do so because I am offering this alpha that coordinates with this week's new release, Twitterpated, for free to my fans! Hurry though it will only be available for a limited time before it gets put in my store.



Well I think that is all for now. Off to spend the day with my kids since they don't have school today because of Easter. Also hoping to get a little bit of spring cleaning done before they have to go to practice tonight with Paul for our church's Easter cantata.

Until next time...Happy scrapping!

Mixed Matters Grab Bag

The design team at ScrapMatters decided to do something different this month. Instead of doing Mix-A-Kit items. We have gotten together in teams of four and each group created a product using the same color palette to give you four great products that all coordinate. Here is the grab bag that Andilynn Designs, Amy Stoffel, Mye De Leon and I came up with. You get all four of these awesome products for only $5. That's over 75% off! The full product reveals are in the detailed images in the shop. The grab bag is only available until Thursday, April 5, so don't wait too long to grab this great deal.



Here is some inspiration from the ScrapMatters CT using these great items!

Wendy


Debby


Lisa

If you did any of the Bingo Challenges in March at ScrapMatters, don't forget to attend the Bingo Chat on Thursday night for your chance to win some fun stuff.




There is still a week left to get those applications in for my Creative Team, too.

Until next time...Happy Scrapping!

Oh So Girly!

Woohoo, it's Friday! I love Fridays! Not only because it's new release day at ScrapMatters but because it's also my day to be at home. It's also usually my only night that we don't have to go anywhere, too, but this week we have Hunter's Tae Kwon Do testing. He is going for his orange tonight. I think he is a little more nervous this time than he was the first time. I'm sure he'll do great, though!


Now on to my new release for today. This past summer I took part in the DSA Designer Apprentice contest  and one of the kits I created was Girly Girl. Well I decided I needed to add some more to it! I love how this kit turned out! The soft colors of it work great not only for scrapping your little girl but also princess pictures.





If you already grabbed Girly Girl during the DSA contest you can get just the additional pieces in the Girly Girl Add-on.





Here is some great inspiration using Girly Girl from my CT and the SM CT.



Melinda



Dawn


Wendy


Stephanie (SM CT)


Carolyn (SM CT)


There is still time for you to complete a page for the QOS Challenge #4 and get the matching alpha for free.





It's also time for me to add to my creative team! If you love MHK Scraps designs, now is the time to get your application in to join my team. 





If you can't see the ad above here is the wording.


I'm looking for some talented scrappers to join my creative team and help me promote my designs! Requirements *Create at least one page/hybrid project with each item you download *Post your layouts in my store gallery, CT photobucket and at least 2 other galleries of your choice (and anywhere else you want to post) * Enable MHK Scraps products whenever possible. *Comment on layouts posted in my store gallery. *Be active in my CT forum and check in at least weekly *Commit to at least a 3 month term (unless accepting a guest spot) In return, you are provided with full access to my store.
Call ends Sunday, April 8 at midnight CST.
If you are interested in applying, please fill out the CT application here on my blog. You can find the link for it in the bar at the top of my blog.

I'll be back on Sunday with my second release of the weekend, so be sure to check back.

Until next time...Happy Scrapping!

A Sneak Peek

This week was supposed to be a bit slower before we get really busy with my husband and older two children start practicing every night for our church's Easter cantata next week. I got asked to make 2 cakes (my Mario one and a penguin) this week for a couple of people.. They both want them on Friday so that means the rest of my week after getting home from school will be spent getting them done. It's a good thing I got this week's new releases done early! Yep you read that right...I have 2 new releases coming out this weekend and I can't wait for you to see them.

Here is a little sneak peek at what I have coming out this Friday. Can't with to show you the rest of it!



I am sponsor for this week's QOS Challenge #4 at ScrapMatters. Just for completing the challenge you will receive this fun alpha from me that coordinates with my new release for Friday. Not only that but one lucky scrapper will also win a $10 gc to my store!



And as I said earlier I have 2 new items coming out, but you will have to wait until Sunday to see the other one. So make sure to stop by on Friday to see the full reveal of my first release and again on Sunday to see the fun new collabs that the design team at ScrapMatters have in store for you. :)

Until next time...Happy Scrapping!

Any Year Calendar Template

Spring fever has officially set in here. I am so ready to get our camper ready, so we can do more camping this summer. Our first time out though usually isn't until Hunter's birthday in May. We usually head to the local state park for the weekend to make sure that everything is in working order and we aren't too far from home in case we need to fix something. Going to the camper shows this winter was a lot of fun and now I pretty much have it set in my mind what I want our next camper to look like. Now the fun comes in trying to find it.

My mom, sister and I took Kailee shopping for her flower girl dress for my sister's wedding this week and you would have thought we walked into a candy store. She was running from rack to rack saying "how pretty", "look at this", "ooohhh", etc. It was so cute. This is definitely my little girly girl. Unfortunately the dress my sister decided she liked best couldn't be ordered in the colors she needs, so we still haven't gotten Kailee's dress. She did get to try a couple on though to see how the one company runs for sizes in case my sister spots another one she likes. As soon as Kailee go the first dress on she ran out of the dressing room straight for my sister and started twirling around saying "Isn't this pretty?". Even after trying on the three dresses we had in the dressing room she still wanted to try on more. I just wish Michaella would be this easy when it comes to shopping for dresses. lol. With her it's like pulling teeth to get her to even just start looking for a dress.

With how fast this year seems to be going, I started thinking about Christmas presents recently and how I would really like to get at least a calendar made for the kids' grandparents this year. This in turn led me to create this fun calendar template I have for you today. The Any Year Calendar Templates are going to come in so handy to get this goal accomplished.

These calendar templates come with three sizes, so they will be perfect for however you need them. They come in 8.5" x 11", 11" x 8.5" and 12"x 12".  The numbers are on 7 different layers making them easy to use for any year. Simply turn the layer on that has the first on the correct day and then erase any extra days at the end to work for the month needed. There is a layer for both Sunday-Saturday and Monday-Sunday weeks. I've also included 20 seasonal doodles to help accent the special days. Each date block is on its own layer making it easy to customize your calendar by using different colors or papers.



Here is some inspiration using my Any Year Calendar Templates.

Me

Carol (SM CT)

Jadelyn (SM CT)

Until next time...Happy Scrapping!

Feeling Lucky

Wow, it's been a full week around here. We had our first taste of spring on Tues with temperatures close to 70! But then Mother Nature decided just to tease us with that nice weather and dropped it back down to 30 with rain and wind on Wednesday. As the saying goes around here though...If you don't like the weather just wait a minute and it will change and it did. On Thursday it was back up to about 50 degrees. The hard part about this time of year is knowing how to dress the kids for school. They leave in the morning and it's below freezing, but by the time they come home it could be close to shorts weather. And yes once it hits about 50 degrees around here the kids are begging to get the shorts out again. lol. I even just about pulled out my flip flops the other day. It's no wonder I seem to have so much more laundry to do during the spring. lol.

And with that I bring you my next mini kit in my A Year in Pictures series. I just love seeing rainbows in the sky after a spring rain. They just make me want to smile. Along with the holiday of the month they became the inspiration for my mini kit.



Here are a couple inspiration pages from my CT and the ScrapMatters CT.





Until next time...Happy Scrapping!

Sneak Peek and Some Catch-up

I finally got around to uploading the pictures from off my camera to my laptop tonight from Paul's cake. It didn't come out quite like I had wanted it. Part of the problem was the fact that I ran out of icing. I had enough to get the grass done, but not to do the details on the train. It took more frosting to get it all frosted than I had expected. It might be do to the fact that I was working with a 10" cake base instead of my usual 8", or it could also be due to the amount of layers I had. Needless to say we had plenty of cake to eat and share. It was the same amount of cake that would make five dozen cupcakes. Thankfully my parents, brother, sister & future sister-in-law came over to help celebrate. So I sent half of the base cake home with them because I knew there was no way the five of us would (should) eat all of that. lol. Paul was pretty happy that he finally got his train cake, so I guess that is what counts.



I can't believe it's already a week into March. We have started our busy time of the year again. It was nice to have a bit of a breather in the month of February between everything. Michaella started volleyball practice last Thursday night and is enjoying it as much this year as she did last year. They have enough girls in her grade out that they are their own team this year, so that helps. We start going to tournaments next Saturday. This year they are every other week instead of every week, so that will be nice. Hunter thinks we need to fill those empty weekend with going to Tae Kwon Do tournaments, though, so we'll have to see what kind of weekends we have coming up. I'm thinking we will wait until the end of the month after he has tested for his orange belt to start going to those.

Dance recital and competition season has also started here. Michaella's winter dance recital was a couple weeks ago and afterward Kailee has decided that she wants to dance, too. Guess next year I will have 2 dancers.   Good thing she will be old enough to start next year.

We are headed up north for competition this year. Since we will also be around several of the rabbit breeders that have the breed that Paul thinks we should get the kids to show for 4-H, I said we could maybe get the kids' bunnies that same weekend. Right now the plan is to get two of them (and yes they will be the same sex because no I do not need little baby bunnies hopping around. ;) ). We already picked up the cage for them last weekend and one of Michaella's friends said she would help Michaella litter box train them. While looking at new campers during the camper show, the kids were looking at them and deciding if they bunk house was big enough to take the bunnies with us. :O

Thankfully just this week my brother and future sister-in-law moved into their new house that is only about seven miles from our house now! My brother has already offered to take care of the rabbits for us while we are camping, so that means we don't need to find a camper that will be big enough to take them along much to the kids' disappointment. lol. Though they are super excited to have them living that close and already have big plans on being able to go over to their house and "hang out". (I think my brother is just as excited about living so close as my kids are. Of course it's not because of being close to me...It's because of Paul. lol.)

And now for what you all probably are wanting to see... :) I'm so excited to show you my next mini kit in my A Year in Pictures series, that I decided to give you a little sneak peek of it tonight.



See you on Friday with the full reveal! :)