Nature – JAMSquared

Eat Sleep Cache

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Jennifer

Scraps N Pieces is so excited about their newest kit. It was a collab with The Scrappy Kat, so, since their kits are 1/2 off the first week, you can pick up both of them and it will be like getting 2 kits for the price of one! Amy’s Scrappin’ Memories has also done a coordinating cluster pack from their part. Pick up all of it to scrap your caching adventures, or any outdoor pictures. You will find this kit is very versatile and fun!

Grab it at 1/2 off at Scraps N Pieces or at My Memories.

Take a look!

Here is The Scrappy Kat’s part – she also has a torn paper pack that matches!

and here is Amy’s Scrappin’ Memories cluster pack that is also half off.

I have two layouts to share today. The first one use both Scraps N’ Pieces kit as well as The Scrappy Cat’s kit. I chose to scrap a fun 6-hour hike we took in 2011. Journaling reads: Big Basin is only 20 miles from San Jose, but is a one-hour drive along twisty mountain roads. Mona and Alan picked us up from our hotel fairly early so we would be sure to arrive with time to spare for the 9:30 guided hike. After we arrived at the park headquarters area, we had time to explore around the 1930s lodge-style buildings built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. In addition to the park headquarters, they built the amphitheater and miles of trails. California’s oldest state park, Big Basin was established in 1902. Home to the largest continuous stand of Ancient Coast Redwoods south of San Francisco, the park consists of Old Growth and recovering Redwood Forest, with mixed conifer, oaks, chaparral, and riparian habitats. Elevations in the park vary from sea level to over 2,000 feet.

Digikit: Scraps N Pieces – Eat Sleep Cache & The Scrappy Kat – Eat Sleep Cache
Templates: AK Designs – Template Pack 60
Fonts: expressions of the soul (journal/date)

The second layout uses just Scraps N’ Pieces kit. I wanted to really focus on the pine cone. It’s crazy how small a redwood pine cone is considering how big the tree gets.

Digikit: Scraps N Pieces – Eat Sleep Cache
Templates: Wendy Tunison Designs – Temptations Remix Vol 10
Fonts: expressions of the soul (journal)

Here’s more inspiration from both designer’s CTs. There are a ton of super cute layouts.

Aren’t those awesome?! Here are some freebies too! Because they rock!

From Wendy

and this fun freebie was available in their newsletter yesterday. Be sure you are subscribed to their newsletter for all of their fun extra freebies.

Hop to It

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Jennifer

The March Ginger Scraps Buffet Sale starts today! Connie Prince has a super cute froggy kit, Hop to It. Kit is on sale $2 and additional add on packs are $1 each through March 5, 2014. Here are previews for the kit, extra paper pack, and word art.

When I saw this kit, I immediately thought of the frogs in our backyard pond last summer. Journaling reads: This year our backyard pond was home to tadpoles. It was was fun watching the tadpoles get bigger and bigger and turn into frogs. They’re quite shy though and jump into the water to hide when you come near. 2014-03-01_LO_Frogs

Digkit: Connie Prince – Hop to It (kit, extra paper pack, and word art)
Template: Connie Prince – Tucked Vol 2
Font: Smarty Pants BTN

Stay tuned. I have a few more layouts to share today.

Camp Out

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Jennifer

I had intended to share this at the end of December, but you know how December is when there are little ones afoot. Today, I’m showing up two different products.

Camp Out is a fun nature kit by Mommy Made This. It is perfect for your camping trips, nature photos or even campfire themed birthday parties.

Birthday Wishes is a great template set by Memories by Digital Design. Even though it is designed for birthday photos, all but one of the layouts could be used for just about anything. The fourth could be used for any time presents involved.

I have two fun layouts using two of the templates and Camp Out. First up, is a birthday party of my daughter’s school friend. Journaling reads: Rose —-, a classmate of Jessica’s, invited us to her 4th birthday party. Rose chose a camping theme for her party. It was a lot of fun. There was a stock tank set up like a fishing pond, leaf rubbing art set up in the tent, bubble blowing, and a sand table where you could dig for fossils or treasures. Rose’s mom Jaime made the cool birthday cake that looked like a campfire. The goody bags contained mini flashlights that Jessica loved.

Digkit: Mommy Made This – Camp Out
Template: Memories by Digital Design – Birthday Wishes
Font: Cheri (title), Dragline BTN Dm (journal/date)

Second is a layout of some deer we saw in our neighborhood. Journalings reads: Our neighborhood is bordered by a large acreage of ranchland. Because of that and the nature preserve in the middle of our neighborhood, we frequently see deer. On this Sunday, we decided to drive around the estate portion of the neighborhood after lunch before heading back home so Janette could take a nap. We came across two mama deer and their three babies grazing. I happened to have my camera with me and was able to capture these photos. Aren’t those twin fawns adorable?

Digkit: Mommy Made This – Camp Out
Template: Memories by Digital Design – Birthday Wishes
Font: Pacifico (title), KG Feeling 22 (journal)

I have a freebie for you today to, a fun little journal card. Click here or on the preview to download.

I hope you’re having a great weekend.

Sunflowers and Straw

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Jennifer

Here’s a great kit for the final days of Summer and transitioning into early Autumn. Sunflower fields are abundant here and I love driving past them and seeing all those cheery yellow flowers looking at the sun.

This is a nice sized kit – 41 elements, 16 papers and an alpha of Uppercase, Lowercase and some Punctuation.

This kit is available at Heritage Scrap and Scraps N Pieces

Here is the layout I made using this kit. Journaling reads: Growing up, I didn’t see many wild sunflowers. The dry windswept landscape of west Texas isn’t the sunflower’s native habitat. When I moved to San Antonio to attend UTSA and work summers at TxDOT, I started noticing the sunflowers that would line the sides of the road and fill empty fields. They would show up near the end of May. Now in Austin, I still see them and to me, they signal the start of summer.

Digikit: True North Scraps – Sunflowers and Straw
Template: Helene – Scrapbookbytes Template Challenge August 2013
Font: Housegrind (title); Graphite STD (journaling)

The rest of the North Stars made some fantastic layouts using Sunflowers and Straw, AND they have some great freebies for you on their blogs!

Now that you’ve seen some beautiful LOs, go grab some beautiful freebies!

Debbie

poki

Robin

Jennifer (that’s me, see below)

Tina

And I have a freebie for you. You can click on the preview or here to download.

I would love to know what you think about the freebie.

Have a great day!

Bluebonnets 2011

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Jennifer

Yesterday, we visited the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center to view the bluebonnets. This has become an annual family tradition as we went last year too. Technically, I went in 2009 also, but that was with my friend Kristy. Although, I guess I was pregnant with Jessica at the time.

It was a little overcast with a nice breeze, so all in all a good day to be outside.

Bluebonnets

The bluebonnets aren’t as prolific this year since we had a much drier winter than the previous year.

Lupinus Texensis

These yellow flowers are really pretty, but I missed the signpost with their name and haven’t been able to find it browsing the Native Plant Information Network, so if anyone knows what they are, please let me know.

Yellow Flowers

Yellow Flowers Close-up

Purple Prairie Verbena

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea Purpurea)

After we finally convinced Jessica to get out of the stroller (she’s seems to enjoy being strapped in), she wanted to help Daddy push it.

Jessica Pushing Her Stroller

I have to say last year was way easier getting Jessica to be still for the camera. This year she didn’t want to sit still for her Mama to take photos.