Elle's Year 1 Book so far...

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Page 1: Template: Tiffany Tillman Templates Summer Album 10
Papers and Elements: Sweet As Can Be

Page 2: Template: Tiffany Tillman Templates Scrappable Template
Papers and Elements: Sweet As Can Be

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Papers and Elements: Bella Gypsy Sunshine Sorbet(Unavailable now)

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Papers and Elements: Bella Gypsy Sunshine Sorbet

Page 8: Template: Tiffany Tillman Templates Summer Album 10
Papers and Elements: Sweet As Can Be

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Page 10: Template: Tiffany Tillman Templates Summer Album 10
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Papers and Elements: Sweet As Can Be

Page 12: Template: Tiffany Tillman Templates Scrappable Template
Papers and Elements: Golden Girls Little Spooks

Page 13: Layout inspired by desktop download from Golden Girls Blog
Papers and Elements Golden Girls Little Spooks and Custom Cutie

Page 14: Template: Tiffany Tillman Templates Summer Album 24
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Page 15: Template: Tiffany Tillman Templates Summer Album 24
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Page 16: Template: Audrey Neal Quirky Tags
Papers and Elements: Jennifer Labre Designs A Touch of Spice Part of the Digi Files 22

Page 17: Template: Jenn Lindsey Temp Blends 3 Plus 1
Papers and Elements: Shabby Princess The Promise Collection

Page 18: Layout inspired by Desktop download
Papers and Elements: Santa’s Grotto Collab Kit (No longer available)After 5 Designs

Page 19: Template: Jenn Lindsey Temp Blends
Papers and Elements: Santa’s Grotto Collab Kit

Page 20: Template: Karen Wresh Part of the DigiFiles 22(no longer available)
Papers and Elements: Ellie Lash Jolly Holiday

Page 21: Template: Jenn Lindsey DAY3_tempblends_holidays2010(free download from her blog)
Papers and Elements: Ellie Lash Jolly Holiday

Page 22: Template: Jenn Lindsey Temp Blends 2 plus 1
Papers and Elements: Santa’s Grotto Collab Kit

Page 23: Christmas Card—Shutterfly

Page 24: Template: Splendid Fiins
Papers and Elements: And Everything Nice

Page 25: Template: Tiffany Tillman Templates Summer Album 24
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Page 26: Template and Papers and Elements: Jessica Sprague Photoshop Friday #15

Page 27: Template: Tiffany Tillman Holiday Templates 11
Papers and Elements: Jessica Sprague Photoshop Friday #15

My sister--AKA Auntie Karen

My daughter is so lucky to have an Aunt like Aunt Karen. Who spoils her beyond belief but who I also know will be an amazing influence, confidante, and girlfriend to her later in life. She so deserves her own scrapbook layout in Elle's Book...



I took a Photoshop Friday class from Jessica Sprague--Lesson 15 and got the first template and all the papers(I learned how to make a brush into a clipping mask and a sticker. The second page I used a template from Simply Tiffany--Holidays 2010 Template 11. And I used Fonts for Peas--PeaAngeDawn. If you are just starting out I recommend both Jessica's site for mini lessons and Tiffany's Templates for ease and beautiful simple design with a focus on journaling. Tiffany has a great blog--and does giveaways and discount codes!

Oh and Auntie Karen, you may want to hit that Aaron Brother's Sale for some 12 by 12 frames!

2010 in Pictures

Found this very cool template by Splendid Fiins and added a paper from the And Everything Nice Kit.

Family Session at Olivas Adobe

Family Session at Olivas Adobe Click and see our gorgeous pictures from the talented Katie Moos!

Fun Resolutions!

I of course have some serious resolutions but I am going to focus on my fun ones!
I have a serious addiction to shopping--I love it, the high of finding the perfect outfit that looks amazing, the thrill of the hunt, the fun of a sale--and the result is I have a closet full of amazing clothes. I resolve to wear everything in my closet this year(with the exception of the bridesmaid dress from my sister's wedding). If something doesn't fit or doesn't look great--it is getting donated. And I will try to buy nothing new until I have gone through everything. One exception is pants and jeans--I will have to wear them more than once(especially when our winter highs are in the teens). And I will try to do a monthly recap in a picture montage.
My other fun resolution is to plan a fun date for my husband each month. His Christmas present from me was a Date of the Month club so I can't really back out. But I want to focus on planning and having fun with him. I will make invites and take pictures so I can give him a little album of what fun we had this year!

What are your fun resolutions?

2010

One of my favorite years so far:

JANUARY: A few days before January we announced our big news! I had the blog redesigned and posted about this book--one of my favorites of the year.
FEBRUARY: Made some Valentine's crafts, and hosted a Lost Season premier party! We also found out that Baby Byrd was a girl!
MARCH: Wrote this brain dump about all that was going on with me. And read a lot, took a spring break trip to Vegas at the last minute to visit my sister who was also there, and tried to survive the cold that seemed to stick around forever here in Western CO.
APRIL: Found my inspiration for Elle's nursery and the perfect birth announcement. My mother in law threw me a great baby shower.
MAY: Finished the school year, had another great baby shower thrown by my friends and sister, finished the nursery--of course we then decided to move as well. Had another triage visit, and basically had to take it easy which meant I missed field trips and some fun stuff with my students.
JUNE: Read a lot, went to a great week long class in Denver, crafted my heart out (1, 2,3) and wished my parents a happy 35th Anniversary and celebrated 2 years with my wonderful husband!
JULY: Elle was born! And we survived and thrived during some challenges!
AUGUST: Learned to be a mommy!
SEPTEMBER: Adjusted to maternity leave when all my visitors left and Kevin went back to work. Found a play group and made some new friends, and missed school more than I expected.
OCTOBER: Starting to learn how to digital scrapbook, prepared to go back to work, visited a pumpkin patch and dressed Elle up as a sweet pea
NOVEMBER:Started(but never finished) the 30 Day Blog Challenge and went to Moab, UT for Thanksgiving!
DECEMBER: Elle met Santa Claus, I finished my first quarter back at work, and we went to CA for the break!! Christmas was so much more meaningful with the Elle Belle in our lives!