25 Days of December - Days 24 and 25

and it's done!

25 Days of December - Days 22 and 23

25 Days of December - Day 21

25 Days of December - Days 19 and 20

25 Days of December - Days 17 and 18

25 Days of December - Day 16

25 Days of December - Day 15

25 Days of December - Day 14

25 Days of December - Days 12 and 13

25 Days of December - Day 11

25 Days of December - Day 10

25 Days of December - Day 9

25 Days of December - Day 8

In addition to Danyale's great stuffs, I added Noel by Mari Koegelenberg to my supply list!

25 Days of December - Day 7

Added All Stitched Up Volume 2 by Kimeric Kreations to the mix. I wish we had better lighting in the house - so much noise in these photos :(

25 Days of December - Days 5 and 6

25 Days of December - Day 4

Twenty-five Days of Christmas

I blogged twice in one day. Someone get me a drink! I am doing a "Countdown to Christmas" mini this year and instead of doing it at the end of the month (like I did last year), I am doing a layout each day, again based around our Christmas activities from our countdown tree. I had two goals:
1. Keep it very simple
2. Focus on the photos and especially the journaling.

In keeping with these two goals, I decided to use a single kit for the entire mini, and I chose I Dream of Snow by Etc. by Danyale. I am also using the daily FREEBIE mini album pages by Roadside Designs that you can find on her blog. I'm also using two fonts consistently: Jellyka Delicious Cake (a freebie) and Mel's Type A Personality by Mel Wilson.

And...I'm already caught up (three days in)! Here's what I've done so far:

Well yes, I COULD be more excited!!

It's no secret that I am completely in love with designs from Kelleigh and Elise, individually. So when I found out they were collaborating, I almost lost my mind. And what they came up with - oh my. Beside myself. If you're even a little bit crafty, take a look at these amazing hybrid party kits - they contain invitations, party hats, cupcake picks, favor bags or boxes, and thank you notes - PLUS a coordinating digital kit to scrap your memories from the party. And best of all - these are just the first two in the series!

Both kits are available at The Digichick today - on sale, of course! And a little birdie told me there might be some extra little add ons coming soon for each kit.

First - Partysaurus

And here's a little something I came up with using the digital kit include in the package and Kelleigh's Playing Cards #2 Template Set for the box:

And here's Butterfly Birthday (precious!) - I have a similar project cookin' for this kit but just haven't had a chance to put it together yet:
So go shop - now!! And maybe have a half-birthday party if none of your kids have a REAL birthday coming up!

Yes, she's a princess!

Before I share this mini album that I'm SO excited about, I though I'd check in on operation "Get Ready for Baby." We've pulled all the big stuff out of the garage (high chair, stroller, baby gates, etc.) and it's all washed down and ready to bring into the house. The baby's room is done (and it looks ADORABLE - will post photos in the next few days). However. Really. A toy store has exploded in my house. Alexa's room - well, you can't even walk in it. The hallway outside her room is full of toys. They're all over the family room. Ya think maybe it's time to give some things away??

On to the album - every year I do a mini album around Alexa's birthday so we can remember what she does and what her personality is like in a quick, fun format. Kelleigh Ratzlaff just released this hybrid printable Princess Album and I knew I had to use it!!! I clipped in some papers from Mari Koegelenberg's May Grab Bag, added my photos and printed each page out onto 4x6 photo paper (super duper easy!). I then cut out each page (easier than it sounds), adhered them back to back, and finished it off with some fluid chalk around the edges, some sparkly ribbon to tie it all together, and a little bling on the cover! You can click the image to see it a little larger.

Blessings

I've mentioned a couple times that I am working on a "52 Blessings" mini album - I am doing one layout a week to really reflect on the positive things in my life this year. I posted a couple early layouts but just realized I haven't posted any in a while - so here are all those I've done to date!

I'm using Black Market Paper Society's Lucky 'n Love throughout.