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Amy’s Designs has a new release out now, called When We Sow. It is perfect for your spring or gardening photos.

I have two layouts to share today using this kit. They’re coordinating layouts and will be on facing pages in my scrapbook album. The journaling reads: After breakfast, we headed outside to work on the front flower beds. James started cleaning up mulching the beds, while I planted the hydrangeas and other plants we had picked up at Lowe’s the night before. The girls enjoyed helping and playing.

Digikit: Amy’s Designs – When We Sow
Sketch: Wendy Tunison Designs – SNP Template Challenge March 2013
Font: Pacifico (title & date), Cirus Quamtum Solace (journal)

Happy Easter! He is Risen! He is Risen indeed!

Amy’s Designs has a new release today. Obviously, she loves snow as her last release was snow themed as well. I love the colors in this one and can see it being used for a totally non-snowy layout as well.

I have two layouts to share using this kit. They will be side by side in my scrapbook album. The photos are from Thanksgiving 2007. I totally enjoyed this snowfall as I went out while it was softly falling and took a ton of pictures. I narrowed it down to the 15 photos on the 2 pages.

Journaling reads: “Thanksgiving in Midland this year was pretty special. It snowed. After the big Thanksgiving meal midday, I headed outside to photograph the falling snow. Later, we went outside and took some couple photographs: Mom & Dad, Jason & Julia with Bella, and James & me.”

Digikit: Amy’s Designs – Snow is Glistenin’
Template: Trixie Scraps Designs – Large & In Charge Vol 3
Font: Things We Said (title), 2Dumb (date)

Digikit: Amy’s Designs – Snow is Glistenin’
Template: Trixie Scraps Designs – Large & In Charge Vol 3
Font: 2Dumb (journal)

There hasn’t been any snow this year. Maybe next year Janette will get to experience it.

Amy’s Designs is hosting a speed scrap today. It should be a lot of fun. See the flyer below for details.

The participation prize is a gift certificate to her store and she has a bunch of cute stuff. I should know. I have almost all of it.

Amy’s Designs has an adorable new kit out today, called Let It Snow. There are the most adorable little polar bears in it. It’s on sale for 50% off right now.

Here’s the paper preview.

Snow is not something I see much of. Since moving to Austin in 2003, there have been eight times we’ve had snow.

Feb. 8, 2003…….0.4 inches
Feb. 24, 2003……0.4 inches
Feb. 14, 2004……1.6 inches
Jan. 16, 2007……0.1 inches
Jan. 17, 2007…….0.1 inches
Dec. 9, 2008……..0.1 inches
Feb. 23, 2010……0.6 inches
Feb. 4, 2011…….0.9 inches

So scrapping snowy photos was somewhat difficult. My first layout uses photos from Jessica’s first experience of snow. It has only snowed twice in Austin in her lifetime and the second time, we must not have gone outside in it since I don’t have any photos to show for it.

Journaling reads: “Today was the heaviest snowfall in Austin since Valentine’s Day, 2004, with 1.3 inches accumulating in parts of town. Officially, at Camp Mabry 0.60 inches of snow fell today. The high was 40°F. Since, the ground temperature was above freezing, the snow didn’t last long. I took Jessica outside for just long enough to capture her first snow experience. To think, just two days earlier, the high was 76°F and we were playing at the park in short sleeves. Tuesday, February 23, 2010″

Digikit: Amy’s Designs – Let It Snow
Template: Just Jaimee  -  Happy 34th Birthday Template
Font: Concursio Italian BTN (title), Copa Sharp BTN (journal)

The second layout showcases the balcony and little yard of the apartment James and I shared for our first year of married life.

Journaling reads: “Valentine’s Day, 2004 We received 1.6 inches of snow. It was the heaviest snowfall Austin had received since January 1985. I took these photos about 11 AM of our apartment balcony. James had moved in a few weekends previously and we had started moving my belongings in anticipation of our wedding in two weeks.”

Digikit: Amy’s Designs – Let It Snow
Font: Lydia Puenta) (title), Candy Buzz BTN (journal)

I’m hoping we’ll see some snow this year, so Janette can experience it.

I have quite a few layouts to share today.

First up is a coordinating second layout to the Sweet Berry Farm layout I shared on Friday. Journaling reads: “I tried to coordinate a pumpkin patch visit with Jessica’s playgroup friends: Millie, William and Alex. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get a day for all of us to go together. Instead, Jessica and I picked Michelle and Millie up and I drove us to Marble Falls to visit Sweet Berry Farm’s pumpkin patch. Millie and Jessica had a blast running around the pumpkins.”

Digikit: Amy’s Designs – Plethora of Pumpkins
Template: AK Designs – Our Life in a Year: July Templates
Font: Pea Beth R (date)

The next two layouts are for my All About Me album. In Color My Life with the Colors of Music, I journaled about about my evolving music tastes. I made the layout back back in May for a challenge or two.

Digikit: Wendy Tunison Designs – She Wore Blue Jeans
Font: Pea Little-Ducky (journaling); Shark Random Funnyness, Stamped DSG

This layout was made during a speed scrap in September and talks about different emotions the photo from our trip to Moorea evokes now.

Digikit: Wendy Tunison Designs – An Extraordinary Life; pearl scatter from Karen Diamond Designs – Ann’s Grace; metal scatter from Connie Prince – Just Imagine
Font: Caribbean (subtitle and emotion headers); 2Dumb (journaling and dates)

This fourth layout is a heritage layout made during a speed scrap back in May. It is of James’ grandparents when they were newlyweds. They’ve been married for 72 years now.

Digikit: Amy’s Designs  – Beautiful Life
Font: Weathered SF

This last layout was a another speed scrap layout. I may put it in my All About Me album too. Journaling reads: “8/7/12 Cloth diapering really makes me feel good. Not only is it good for the environment, it is good for Jessica and Janette since they don’t have the chemical laden disposables touching their skin.”

Digikits: Katybug Scraps – New Arrival Girl; flower from Wendy Tunison Designs – An Extraordinary Life; frame and leaf from Queen Wild Scraps – Family Ties; flowers from Amy’s Designs – Happy Go Lucky and For the Birds; flower from Queen Wild Scraps – It’s My Party for the Boys; flowers from SNP Collab – Will You Be Mine; flower from Robyn Gough Designs – Floral Fancy; flower from Amy Dane Designs – Twitterpated
Template: Wendy Tunison Designs – FB Speed Scrap twirl
Font: Pacifico (title); Betty’s Hand (journal)

I received my new card reader, so you should see a post about Janette turning 1 soon.