new releases 3.1 & great inspiration

happy March everyone!!! March is a VERY big month at our house because the littlest person here was born in March & we can't go a day without discussing the birthday. lol.  So it starts in accelerated mode when the actual month gets here :) 

February flew right by, but it was a super awesome month at DHD with all the dollar deals & I thank everyone who filled their carts... I hope you enjoyed it too!  So, a few new releases today... 30% off just today, so grab 'em up along with the other awesome kits that released this week!

one of my favorite things when doing paper layout recently has been to print out little things on index cards & snip them apart for the layout.  I was missing that on my digi layouts, so I made up this kit!  It includes full alpha & numbers, symbols, years, months, weekdays & lots of phrases & words!  There are over 100 pieces in this little kit!

so many people loved the cut it out hand cut clipping masks, I decided to work up another kit of masks.  This kit has layered photoshop files in it, so you can clip separate papers to each layer & it has stitching included too!  transparent .png files are also included!

& now, for some inspiration...

layout by {shannon dombkowski}

layout by {celeste smith}

layout by {me}

little miss had a leap into kindergarten day {they spend half a day in with the kindergarten class to see what it's like.}  she was SO excited.  this little one is very ready for kindergarten!

layout by {me}

February 22 marked my one year of reaching lifetime status with weight watchers. I've spent the entire year at or below my goal weight.  I'm still loving it, it's still hard some days {or weeks} & it's still totally worth it.  I love that I have this special thing that 2 of my sisters are doing & our mom, since we all go together.  It makes it so much easier to keep it going.

well, this afternoon is hair appt day for me & conference day at school for the boys & probably some grocery shopping.  off to try to make my morning at home somewhat productive!

{robyn}

project life. week 7. feb 12-feb 18. + a new dollar kit

I didn't get to put this up yesterday, but don't forget... February is quickly coming to an end & that means dollar days at DHD is too!  It's been so fun seeing all the great stuff that you guys get for just a buck!  My last of my dollar kits released yesterday...

new 4x6" die cut frames that are perfect for anything... but I had a great time incorporating them into my Project Life pages this week!  These are perfect to use as is, add your favorite paper under, use as clipping masks... or maybe even cut them out with your die cut machine!  fun...

& now, on to the week 7... seriously, I feel like I've had so many interruptions with other stuff this week.  I wanted to complete this sooo bad.  But you know, priorities like work, kids, homework, school projects...

week 7 spread

this was valentine's week, so lots of red & pink here.  Collin had a friend overnight. There was sunshine & warm & then snow & cold. A beatitudes flyer by Collin for religion class.  Evan brought home an awesome drawing of his favorite baseball player David Freese. Valentines from grandma & grandpa in the mail for the kids. Making up valentines for school parties.  Valentines day. Valentine's parties at school for Evan & Lydia.  Visits to daddy at work & Lunch date at mcdonalds.  Babysitting.  Lydia had pajama day at preschool. Trips to Target & finally to end the week, Dan & I had an adult night out with the other managers & their wives from his work.

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Kits used this week...

LoveLoveLove papers & elements.  Let's Go Papers. Cut It Out Die Cut frame cards. Hello Love freebie. Happy Day elements. Fun & Festive Journaling Cards. {all by me}

Boy Brushes. {by Karla Dudley} Photo Journalers v1. Simply Said. {by Gennifer Bursett}. Pockets No.3 The Basics. {by Valorie Wibbens}

thanks for looking!

{robyn}

new releases 2.23

hello Thursday & hello new releases... this one was inspired by my daughter's upcoming 5th birthday.  she talks about her birthday every.single.day.of.the.year.  yes, her birthday is a big, big deal & planning a party pretty much consumes the weeks leading up to it.  so, I decided to do a kit that has a little birthday {or any special day} theme to it & included bright, fun colors that are perfect for girl or boy...  hello HaPpY DaY!

now... for some inspiration!

layout by {allison waken} LOVE LOVE LOVE the confetti behind the die cut card!

& this garland by {shelley haganman}  SO making this for the party! you can find her "how to" on her blog today!  love it.

layout by {me}  before I started in on all the girly stuff I wanted to create something boyish... using the Happy Day paper & elements, CutItOut Hand Cut Clipping Masks, So Daily Die Cut Number Cards, In Stitches Neutral Basics, Cut.Outs Zig Zag freebie all by me, Protector Pockets 2 by Karla Dudley & Simply Said by Gennifer Bursett.

birthday invite by {me} using Happy Day papers & elements, the background is from my Everyday papers & again Karla's Protector Pockets 2 {links above}.  Need to get these printed asap... it's coming up fast!  I'm hoping to do some hybrid projects for the party with the papers... banners, party favors, decorations... hopefully I can post more soon about that!

remember 30% off all new good stuff in the shop today... there's tons of great kits up today too!

{robyn}

new dollar kit

just wanted to give you guys a heads up that I have a new dollar kit in the shop today...

a little wood alpha.  I used a few of the numbers on my project life I posted yesterday & I love how Shannon used them in her layout...

remember all $1 kits are just a dollar until the end of February, then they'll return to normal price... there are tons of awesome ones in the shop, so definitely check them out!

{robyn}

project life. week 6. feb 5-feb 11.

jeez, this took me a long time to get moving on!  I started it earlier, but then was once again going back & forth between paper & digital.  I received my prints of my other digital pages back from Persnickety Prints & loved them, but I guess I was still torn.  Finally, I decided to go ahead with the digital, but I did switch templates so I could fit more content into my pages.  These are basically the same layout I was doing in paper, but digital form.  I loved doing the paper version, but I had to be honest with myself that the digital was going to cut out a lot of extra steps for me & since this is an ongoing project, I needed to figure out what would work best for me.  so that's it... final decision! {I know, seriously, make up your mind already!} lol. so, here we go...

week 6. page 1.

sunday. 21 super bowl weekends ago Dan & I met.  sunny. hanging out around home. Dan learning how to sew buttons on his shirts {at 41}. super gallery bowl chat at DHD.  super bowl commercials.  monday. homemade low fat enchiladas. tuesday. tracking better.  apps, apps & more apps. tuesday. snowy. watching baby K.

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wednesday. a day in the life. {the photos I took I printed at postal pix & plan to do a mini book}. girl drama. thursday. valentine making with Evan & Lydia.  friday. blogged at DHD about a hybrid layout I created with digital kits. x box live obsessed boys. target trip. Lydia's first icee.  saturday. Dan & I out for the day & night with friends for a very cold, but very fun 4 wheeler party. Evan out for the night for his friend's birthday.

I'm planning on jumping right into week 7, since I'm rolling & I'm thinking it will come together quick!  whoo hoo! still loving it.  As I put the pages I had printed into my album last week, it was fun to go back & look at the previous weeks.  Funny how soon we forget {or at least I do} what we did from week to week.  How are you doing on your Project Life?

{robyn}