I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date!

So the blog party continues and I finally got my quick pages done. Guess I have been monkeying around. Ha, ha. I plan on doing a little more tomorrow or Saturday so come back and see what else I was able to cook up for Monkey Beach Party. :)
You can pick up these great little quick pages here (boy) and here (girl).
**As of 8:58 am this morning (8/8) the boy link has been fixed. Sorry about that!

Oh my gosh! We went to the Children's Museum here today and I have to tell you it is out of this world! There are five floors of stuff for kids of all ages. They even have half a floor for kiddos under five! The boys had a blast and came home and took a three hour nap! We will be going again...we picked up a yearly membership...well worth every penny!!!!! Now I just have to find my card reader because I brought the point and shoot camera and my computer doesn't have the proper card reader for it. Hmm...still can't figure out which box that thing went into!

It's MCA Thursday...

Here is a real treat for those of you who are needing to scrap all those beach photos. This free add-on was created by Ladybug to coordinate with A Fish Tale. She is one of our new designers at My Scrap Shop, so while you are there, be sure to check out her store. Thanks Ladybug!

Get your free Daily Download - Thursday, July 24th only - HERE.



A Fish Tale kit will be on sale at 25% off on Thursday, July 24th only! Take advantage of this sale HERE.

Was that a ladybug?

Nah, it's my friend Pam (aka The Ladybug Pages) with her new shop open at My Scrap Shop! You have to check it out. She has some cute stuff and I loved her Summer Fun kit with it's beautiful summer colors. Made this cute little page and you can pick it up here.

And to celebrate her grand opening she is having a 40% off sale. So go pick up this cool kit and see what else she has over there...you won't be disappointed. :) And of course this is the page I did using it.

We did go by the house today and I forgot my camera! Silly me. But that's okay because after this weekend you will get sick of seeing pictures of my new place I am sure. But hey, I'll have something other than my kiddos to scrap for a change. He, he...

Well checks

We took the boys for their 18 month check up today (2 weeks late). I can't believe how big they are getting! Cameron was 25 lbs. 8 oz. and 33.5 inches. Noah was 23 lbs. 4 oz. and 33 inches. And just as cute as can be! Only 2 shots today. We are waiting on their last few until their 2 year check up. I just couldn't give them 5 shots today!

I liked the new pediatrician. He was nice and gave me some great advice for dealing with discipline, etc. The only real problems we are having with the boys is biting and screeching. I would like to put an end to the biting the most because once we start back to classes and they start Mother's Day Out I will worry about them biting another child...or the teacher! So far it has only been myself, M or each other. But they do well with positive reinforcement and his plan uses just that. Very happy to hear that one!

Didn't get to work on much today with regards to scrapping. We had a busy, busy day. And tomorrow will be much the same. However, I am finishing up a freebie for Friday. You can however get this great freebie here on Thursday, July 17th only. Very, very cute brag book pages from MLucas. They are just too adorable!

And you can also save 25% off the kit from MCA Designs used to make these great pages HERE. I just love this series of kits. They are so versatile and I have seen so many different things done with them. Love the circles and those are awesome stacked or used around photos. So go, have fun playing!

My kiddos are too funny and a Friday Freebie

My boys have finally discovered they love to climb. They have been climbing for a while but I have not encouraged it. Well, the last two weeks they have decided they like doing it and who cares what mommy thinks. :) I knew Cameron was in the pantry today (will be so very happy to have a regular door again in two more weeks!) and all of the sudden I just knew something was up. Sure enough, I rounded the corner and he is climbing the shelves! Oh no...I am in for it now. He tried it again later and I put a very quick end to that one. They are smart little boogers I have to say. He knows to move a box or something in front so he can use that to step up. Hmm...pretty soon they will be outsmarting me in a lot of ways I am sure.

Okay, I finally took the plunge and made some things for the first time other than papers that I made with overlays. Now I am not saying I will end up being a fantastic designer or anything like that but this intrigues me. I want to learn. I like to learn. I need to learn. I just have to understand things for some strange reason. And it's fun to give things away. :) So I am hoping to start doing at least a Friday Freebie. I am having fun playing around and I always need a good challenge.

I used Sir Scrapalot's Grab Bag #2 to make this cute little mini. Got some very cute goodies in there and seeing the stars with it just being the 4th of July made me feel all patriotic. So hopefully you can do some 4th pictures with it. :) And if you do use it for something please let me see what ya made. I would be so honored to have someone use something I make in their layouts and would love to show it off here too!


You can download here or click on the picture. I still need to do some TOU but for now just enjoy and use it for what you see fit. I would also welcome any feedback!!!!! Good, bad or indifferent. I am just now starting to learn how to do this and have such a LONG way to go!

Wow...I really need to do some spiffying up of my blog. It has been so neglected. Must make that a priority and make it shiny again. :)

It is time for another sale and freebie from Mel at MCA Designs. This week we have a mini kit add-on to the "Counting Flies" kit!! In this kit, you get two alphas and three elements that coordinate nicely with the "Counting Flies"kit. This week's freebie is brought to you by Ladybug! Remember, this gorgeous freebie is only available for download on Thursday, 10 July!!! Here is the preview and the link:

And, for those of you who absolutely love this adorable kit--which, by the way, is perfect for all your little boys out there--then you will love the other parts of this kit! They are on sale at My Scrap Shop for 25% off!! Here is the previews of the other parts and remember to click on the links below to get yours today!!!!!

And the add on as well here.

And if she hasn't been busy enough, MCA Designs has released her next Grab Bag! I have gotten a peek inside and I can tell you it is just as fabulous as her first two were. So run over and pick it up at MSS. You won't be disappointed!

Get this great Add-on set created by Zan, MCA Design Team Member for FREE today only. It coordinates with MCA Designs' "I Love Music" kit which is also 25% off. Hurry over to My Scrap Shop because these two offers are only available on Thursday, July 3rd!

Get the FREE Add-On Set HERE.


Get 25% off I Love Music HERE.

Noah and his Puppy

Never separate a boy from his puppy! Even if it is a stuffed one. I have been trying to get the thing from him to wash it but that is not going to happen. The directions to wash this thing say to freeze it for 24 hours before washing. There is no way he is going to part with it for that long. Ha! I did wash it's little shirt though. :)

The kit I used was Rachel's Designs Juniper Forest. Okay, I am such a paper freak and LOVED the papers in this kit. I am also a sucker for things for the edges of papers and that was just way too cute not to use.

It's her birthday and a Freebie

And she isn't crying, she is having a fabulous sale!



Mel of MCA Designs is celebrating her birthday with a brand new Commercial Use kit, and she has put it on sale. You can purchase "3 Ways to Use Overlays" at the sale price of just $10 during her birthday week only. On July 1st, it will go to its regular price of $14.95. This kit contains an overload of 100 Commercial Use Overlays along with a Tutorial, "3 Ways to Use Overlays" created with designers of all skill levels in mind. The tutorial was written for Photoshop CS/2/3, and adapted by me for Photoshop Elements. It has been published as a Microsoft Word document and an Adobe PDF. Even if you use another program to design, the kit is still a bargain at this price. Credit is not required but is appreciated.

And to show how fabulous these are I made a few little goodies myself. My first freebie! You can download them here and here.