Waiting for Spring...

I am not a cold weather creature. I got chilled in December and I haven't been able to warm up yet! It doesn't matter how high I tweak the thermostat, or how many clothes I wear, or how many blankets I snuggle under. I'm cold. All the time.
Spring is my time of year. My birthday is on the first day of spring - the Vernal Equinox, to be exact. My husband laughs every year when I finally "smell the dirt". You know that smell. When the earth starts to thaw out and the air warms up just enough to carry the scent, and you can smell the moist, earthy, wormy-ness. Ummmm. Now, that's a great smell.

Usually by the time I smell the dirt, the air is warming up, but there's still an underlying chill to remind me that it's not quite over yet. Old Man Winter may just make a final appearance before heading south for the Summer.

Well, I'm ready. I'm ready for spring and warmth and green and dirt smells. So, I created this bright, cheery kit so that we can all get in the mood in anticipation of all things new. Hot pink, orange and lime green are sure to warm your toes. You get 6 papers, 2 frames, 12 brads, 2 word art, 1 alpha, 1 sticker, 4 flourishes, 1 chain border, 4 photo/page wraps, and 2 charms. PNG and JPEG formats. High-resolution, 300 dpi files for excellent print quality. Each element comes in its own file. One zip, 38.5 MB. This is a personal use license - commercial use licensing is available - please email me with inquiries.

I hope you enjoy it!

Spring Fling Digital Scrapbooking Kit
$5.99 (personal use)

Cookies for Santa

I really, really love this time of year. Especially as the kids get older and they appreciate the meaning of the holidays more and more. Our family traditions are really taking root - the advent calendar, the gingerbread house, cherry pie and milk for Santa on Christmas Eve.

We have a long and ongoing debate with my daughter's best friend about what snack Santa likes best. He swears Santa prefers chocolate chips (his mom's favorite), while my daughter steadfastly declares that, no, Santa prefers homemade cherry pie (a hand-me-down tradition from my Pappap, to my Dad, to me and now to her). We've reached a tenuous agreement that, perhaps, Santa likes a little variety on his travels round the world. And, apparently, he does, because he consumes all the snacks at both houses quick happily.

So, in honor of Merry Old St. Nick's impending journey, I've created a yummy Sugar Cookie alpha that will make your holiday layouts just a little sweeter. I've also added a quickpage freebie for you as an early Christmas gift. Enjoy!





Sugar Cookie Alpha
Letters and Symbols
300 dpi, PNG format
$3.50






Grab your freebie here.

Sweet Little Baby

Most of my good friends are past the childbearing years - although we haven't ruled out anyone having a "surprise"! So, I don't get to ooh and ahh over babies much anymore. But a fellow gymnastics mom just had her second and she is precious. At two weeks old, she just sleeps quietly while the older siblings twirl and jump and us moms sit and gossip. She is sweet, sweet, sweet! Almost (but not quite) makes me want just one more...then I wrangle my five-year-old for a while and realize that that is just not going to happen!

So, in honor of Miss Emery's birth, I offer you this sweet chipboard alpha, coordinating papers and freebie frame. I hope you can use them to create a darling layout! Remember to laugh a little today. And, please, leave me some love if you like what you see!

Giggles Alpha, $3.00
Letters, numbers and symbols
PNG, 300 dpi

Giggles Papers, $3.00

5 papers, 12 x 12

JPEG, 300 dpi

Grab your freebie here:

Calling All Divas!

Today my daughter's school took their annual trip to the Denver Symphony. This is a BIG deal - as the kids are all encouraged to dress up. The boys generally wear and clean shirt and tie with their standard sneakers and jeans, but the girls go all out. My daughter left the house in a gold taffeta dress with pearl details (originally purchased for a relative's wedding), a black velvet jacket with leopard fur collar, gold sparkly ballet slippers, and her beaded pink purse. My, was she stylin'. It got me thinking about how much fun it is to be a girl and get all dressed up for a special occasion. I was inspired to create some "dress up clothes" for your layouts! So, here's my version of a super-girly alpha and papers, and a little freebie for you divas out there! Each letter/number/symbol is edged in hot pink glitter. The leopard print is an homage to my beautiful girl who went off this morning all shiny and sparkly and ready to take on the world!

Diva Alpha
$3.00
Uppercase, numbers 0-9, symbols
.png format, 300 dpi

Little Diva Alpha
$3.00
lowercase only
.png format, 300 dpi

Diva Papers
$2.50
Five papers, 12 x 12
.jpeg format, 300 dpi

Grab your freebie here.

Cowgirl Alpha

I can't forget all the cowgirls out there! Here's a fun and funky "girly" version of our Cowboy Alpha.

Cowgirl Alpha

$3.00

Uppercase alphabet, numbers 1-9, symbols

Cowboy Alpha, $3.00

Cowboy Alpha
$3.00
Uppercase alphabet, numbers 1-9, symbols