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Let It Snow

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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.

A Bunch of Layouts

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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.

Plethora of Pumpkins

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Today is the release day for a brand new kit by Amy’s Designs called Plethora of Pumpkins. It is super cute and perfect for pumpkin patch photos or other fall harvest photos.

I had thought about using photos from this year’s trip to the pumpkin patch, but alas I currently have no way to get the photos off my camera, so I decided to use photos from last year’s trip. Now, that we’ve gone three years in a row, I will call it a tradition and I’m sure you’ll see more pumpkin photos from me in the future.

Digikit: Amy’s Designs – Plethora of Pumpkins
Template: AK Designs – Template Pack 1
Font: Lobster (title), Pea Beth R (date)

Hopefully, I will be able to finish my “Janette is 1” post next week once my new card reader arrives and I can acquire photos from camera’s memory card.

Poltergeist

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Karen Diamond Designs has a new release today that is spooky. It is called Poltergeist and has three of the most adorable little ghosts in it.

Here’s the paper preview.

Currently, you get the wordart and glitter as an added bonus when you purchase the kit.

I used two of those adorable little ghosts in my layout of Jessica in her fairy costume last year.

Journaling reads: “This is the only picture of Jessica wearing her Halloween costume. It was taken at JC Penney during her 2 year portraits. For some reason, she didn’t want anything to do with the fairy costume Nana made for her or any other costume either. Since Janette decided to arrive early and be a Halloween baby, it didn’t really matter that Jessica didn’t want to wear it or go trick or treating.”

Digikit: Karen Diamond Designs – Poltergeist
Template: AK Designs – Template Pack 2
Fonts: October Crow (title), 2Dumb (journaling)

I’m getting excited about this year’s Halloween as Jessica is super excited about her princess costume. She’ll have to show Janette what trick-or-treating is all about.

Jessica is 3!

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Today, three years ago at 12:16 PM, our sweet girl Jessica was born.

Age 0, 10/16/09

Age 1 (Almost), 9/27/2010

Age 2, 10/21/2011

And here she is today wearing her birthday party outfit. I had wanted red leggings to wear with the flowy tunic I made, but I haven’t been able to find any. Althought the top does have small dots in the pink of the leggings, even though you can’t really see them in the photo.

Age 3, 10/16/2012

Jessica’s Minnie Mouse Birthday Outfit

Daddy and the Birthday Girl, 10/16/2012

Mommy and the Birthday Girl, 10/16/2012

We’ll be celebrating her birthday along with Janette’s 1st birthday this coming Saturday. However, we will have a small celebration, just the four of us at dinner tonight.