Last one for today...Amy sat next to me as I created this and gave me her input as well as telling me what she wanted to journal... 
Great White North kit by Mary Fran of NitwitCollections and layered template from Collection 31 by Kay Miller Designs. Font is How Cute Am I? (not sure where I got it, though)
And now I am done for the day...thanks for visiting!
Jeanne
Hello again! Steve made it home about 3pm or so, three hours after he started! At least he made it safe and sound.
You know it's been a dry winter when he immediately pulled out a blow up sled he bought for the girls earlier this year so they could ride it for the FIRST time (in the snow that is).
This is why I LOVE digital scrapping...I made a layout of a picture I took less than 2 hours ago! 
We had a lull in the storm where it didn't snow for an hour or so. I think I was more distracted by waiting for Steve to get home and didn't think to send the girls out to play. Steve, being a South Dakotan, is much more eager to get them out in the snow. Although they didn't stay out for long...the temps have plummeted to the teens.
Anyway, Jessica had fun for all of one run on this sled. Then she slid off and decided it was really too cold to mess with it any more. LOL
I really like how this photo came out and had to get it scrapped right away!
Thanks so much for stopping by. The weather people say this storm will be out of here tomorrow by mid morning, clearing from north to south. We are north of Denver, so I hope they are right! One report I heard was our town has gotten 10 inches so far. But the amounts vary by location. This is a huge storm that spans pretty much the entire state from what I've heard. No matter how you look at it, despite the inconvenience it brings, we dearly need the moisture.
I have some photos of Amy that I hope to scrap next. We'll see how it goes...
Jeanne
Almost forgot...I used Kay Miller Designs kit (a collab kit with Robin Carlton) called Snow Princess and a template from Collection 29. Font is Rebecca script from Darcy Baldwin at Sweet Shoppe Designs.
And now they are calling it a blizzard! Look at what it looks like around here at about Noon on Thursday, March 26, 2009...
The first three shots are taken from my front porch (zoomed to try to show you our street sign) and the last shot is taken from our French Door into the back yard. All this accumulation is from this morning (roughly 6am) up to now and they say we may not have seen the worst of it. Guess Mother Nature wants to make up for a winter of very little snow all in one storm!
I called Steve, at about noon, to see if he planned on leaving work early and he was already on the road coming home. Usually it takes about 25 minutes for him to get home...who knows how long it will take today~it's now almost an hour after I called him. I've shoveled the drive twice in about an hour or so and shoveled about 4 inches of snow each time. Of course, the wind is blowing a lot of it around, so it may have been the same 4 inches twice!
Impressive, huh? Good thing the girls and I don't have to go anywhere!
Jeanne
Happy Wednesday to you!
I took the girls to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science this morning and boy, was it busy! We only stayed a couple of hours at most because it was getting too crowded for my comfort level. I guess since it's Spring Break and the weather isn't too spring-like, it stands to reason that people want to be indoors. We enjoyed ourselves though. They have a new exhibit about earthquakes, volcanoes and tornadoes that was interesting. I think going again when it's not quite so busy would allow us to really take it in. Jessica also thought it was too noisy/loud and wanted to leave that area. But they had some good hands-on areas for the kids to better understand nature's fury at times! Even if I had taken my camera, I wouldn't have been able to take any photos.
I've taken the first two lessons in the Photo editing class and am just not sure I am getting it. To me you can tell the photos are edited and the changes look a bit harsh to me. I have to admit to seeing some improvement over the original, I guess I need to play around a LOT more to get the hang of it...when it's too much and when it improves the overall photo.
I've also continued to work on crocheted critters and thought I'd share...unedited...LOL 
The Brontosaurus and Pony are from Gourmet Crochet and the bunny is another eggling from Amigurumi Paradise.
Sorry this is so short...gotta get the girls to swim class...
Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful Wednesday!
Jeanne
Happy Monday! The girls have been contented playing around the house, so I took the opportunity to work on a layout of Jessica's Wild Hair for Spirit Week.
Journaling reads: Jessica took a little stroll on the wild side for Spirit week. She wanted her hair in ponytails like Amy's. The thing is, Jessica really doesn't like her hair brushed because she says it hurts. After only 3 ponytails and lots of "ows," she was done. I managed to squeak one more in. She was proud of her "wild and crazy" hair. March 2, 2009
I used another kit from Kay Miller Designs. This one is called Cranberry Infusion. I also used a template from Collection 25. I love templates because they give me a direction in which to take my layout and I get to scrapping much more quickly. So you see...even in digi scrapping, I am a copier! LOL
Because I've been re-bitten by the digi scrapping bug, I just signed up for Jessica Sprague's self-paced class on editing photos. I've thought about it for a while and since today is the last day for the discount, I figured I'd better make a decision. So we'll see how it goes. I absolutely love Jessica's classes. She makes digi stuff so easy with her videos and step by steps. If you are even remotely thinking you might want to dip your toes into digi, I strongly recommend taking a class of hers. You won't regret it for a minute. The extra bonus is you have access to the classes FOREVER so you can go back time and again to refresh yourself.
I probably should get going and work on completing some to-dos that need getting done. Have a great day and thanks so much for stopping by!
Jeanne
What do you think about that? I haven't been digi-scrapping in SO long. My friend,Wendy, has been a digi scrappin' maniac lately and Kim & Nona keep sharing these awesome layouts and their work has inspired me to want to scrap again!
I started this layout early this morning and just finished it up. ETA: Whoa! I'm working with PSE 7.0 and still getting used to it. On my version before I made the image small enough to post, the white frames were NOT this big and that ring around the one picture didn't show any white. Yikes...guess I have some learnin' to do!
Second ETA: I did NOT like how the image looked so I saved it again and this one looks much more like what I saw as I was creating it.
Journaling reads: Spirit week kicked off with Crazy Hair Day. Amy was eager to participate and really liked having braids all over her head.
I used Kay Miller Designs' Wild About You kit and a template of hers from Collection 28.
I'm honestly not sure if it is a bit too busy, but overall, I like it. When I saw this kit in her shop, I immediately thought of the crazy hair both girls wore during Spirit Week. I moved the focal photo over a bit so you can only see one eye because when I looked at the full image, I think she looks a bit wild in the eyes. I liked how moving the image over worked because you can see she's happy and a bit of the braided hair.
Now I need to work on Jessica's layout...
Thanks for looking! It felt good to work with digi again. It's been awhile, hasn't it?
Jeanne
I am always in awe of the creativity and talent of some people. Three lovely ladies in particular, Kathi Carlson, Lauren Meader and Becca Feeken. I wish I had an ounce of their creativity. But since I don't, and they share so generously, I just copy what they think up! Right now I'm indulging in a Lauren fix since she just released some fun new templates on Papertrey Ink. Yesterday I shared the Captured Card Case and my version of the cards she shared in a blog post. Today I copied another idea she shared here on her blog. I really had fun with this one!
Honestly, this may not be the most practical gift, but it sure is cute! I decided to make the packaging the "card" as well. I picked up three pairs of socks so I can make a second cupcake if I want. I thought it would be fun to have a swirled frosting look by using two different colors of socks. I like how the colors look together. Because I am on a polka dot kick, I stamped polka dots on white cardstock in Holiday Red and Bubblegum. I needed something to decorate the top of the holder and chose to make a paper pieced cupcake using a Hero Arts set called, appropriately, Cupcakes~it comes with the sentiments, too.
To make the cupcake, I used Bamboo cardstock and stamped the bottom part of the cupcake with Desert Sand ink. I wanted to add a little depth to the image I produced, so I pulled out my waterbrush and was reminded yet again why I don't like the thing. I have 3-4 different waterbrushes, each bought with the hope that it was the waterbrush that was the problem and not the operator. Unfortunately, it must be the operator, because the same thing happens every single time I try to use one. No matter how well I brush off the water from the bristles, no matter what I use to brush off the excess water, I get, time and time again, blobs of water onto my project. I have to face the fact that I am indeed waterbrush challenged. Thankfully, the excess water drops didn't appear to mess up my image too much. I used paper from the Spring Stack by DCWV for the frosting on the cupcake and added some Stickles for extra bling.
The rest of the project is pretty straightforward, I think. Watch Lauren's video on her blog to see how to make the cupcake. It's not hard at all, but you may find yourself fiddling and futzing with it a bit.
Stamps: Cupcake (Hero Arts), Polka Dot Basics (PTI)
Paper: Bamboo, Bubblegum, Holiday Red, White (CTMH), Spring Stack (DCWV)
Inks: Bubblegum, Desert Sand, Holiday Red, Black (CTMH)
Accessories: Stickles, Zig-Zag border punch (EK Success), rhinestone bling, Ribbon (Michaels), toddler socks (Target), waterbrush (grrrrr...)
Thanks again for stopping by...there is a slight chance I could be back yet again today...we'll see how it goes. If not, have a great start to your week. The girls are on Spring Break this week, so I'll be busy keeping them entertained and may not have much time to create. Just a heads-up for you.
Jeanne
