A couple of weekends ago Simply Obsessed held an Easy Breezy mini-crop. I was able to participate in a couple challenges. These pages came together very quickly! They are hosting another weekend crop starting today. Check it out. Simply Obsessed
TITLE: Fresh Face Journaling: When you smile it's like a breath of fresh air. It just brightens up the whole room.Product: Bazzill cardstock. Scenic Route patterned paper & alpha, Pink Paislee alpha
TITLE: Berry Sweet
Journaling: At one month old you've worked yourself right into our family. Time is just flying by. You love affection and prefer to be held chest-to-chest. Sometimes I still can't believe that you're here.
Ever since Bennet saw this episode of 'Phineas and Ferb' she has been requesting a Spa Day.
Yesterday I told her that this week's Woo Hoo Wednesday was going to be a Spa Day. I can't even begin to explain how excited she was. She picked out the nail polish and book she was going to read during her pedicure LAST night before bed. In classic Bennet she talked about it non-stop.
Grandma Barb gave the girls some fancy (my favorite) Lush bath salts so we used them tonight. It added pink glitter to the water. Talk about a hit! I gave them each a little leg/foot massage with lotion and polished their piggies.
Side note- as of late Scout has declared that not only does she need to do everything Bennet does but she also must do everything herself. She picked out her outfit for today and after the beginnings of a tantrum started when I suggested something warmer I decided it wasn't a battle I needed to fight today. Bennet wanted a mud mask but I wasn't that crazy. I whipped up a yogurt/cucumber facial. She was hilarious. "Mom- it's so cold and refreshing. Do I get those cucumbers on my eyes too? Cool!" When I asked Scout if she wanted a facial too she quickly answered NO :) Then it was time for Strawberry Smoothies. Another thing Bennet has been requesting (over and over). I made a little slit in the strawberries to place on the side of their glasses. Move over Tom Cruise there's a new bartender in town! I wonder if Bennet is at the age where she will remember these little things when she's older.
As usual I made too much so I just put the extra mix into popsicle molds. Brilliant!
Bennet's summary of the day so far? "Mom- this is the BEST Spa Day EVER!" Thanks kiddo. And for less than $10 total we can do it often. We wrapped up the itinerary with a calming bubble bath. Very appropriate since I had to get yogurt out of their hair.
Ellie was there too. Perhaps next summer when she's 18 months she can have her piggies painted for the first time.
Snow in May? As a true Wisconsinite would say. "You betcha!" We had a LATE season snow last night. When all was said and done we had about 2 inches stick. Of course my early birds were up by 7 a.m. begging to go outside.
"Mom- Snowball fight like in Chance of Meatballs" "Mom- looka me. It's so biiig"
Well- week 1 of 2010 Woo Hoo Wednesday's was pretty subdued. It was one of those days. For some reason Ellie was completely inconsolable this morning/afternoon for 2 1/2 hours. I finally ran out of ideas and loaded everyone in the car for a drive. After an hour driving from home to Brokaw to Mosinee and back she seemed happier.
I had hoped to have a picnic but then the clouds, rain and cool weather rolled in around 4:30. We did manage a trip to the library for some new books. (Side note to the Mom who left her creepy 7 yr old alone in the Children's Library section while she was upstairs: Please don't leave your creepy kid alone unsupervised. Thanks!)
It was Bennet's turn to pick dinner. She wanted sandwiches cut into shapes with cookie cutters. THAT I could handle. We made an angel food cake to serve with strawberries and whip cream for dessert.
It wasn't too Woo Hoo for our inaugural Wednesday of the season but we're just getting warmed up.
Sometimes we can get stuck in a rut... making layouts that all look the same, using the same products, same layout, same techniques. Nothing wrong with that, but its also good to shake things up sometimes. A great way to do that is to try new design ideas and techniques. That is exactly what this class will help you do! I have created 12 unique, fun challenges to help you push yourself creatively.
Jessica Bree asked me to provide a sample for one of the lessons. Magazine writers know that they are competing for your attention. Readers just flip thru, looking for something that catches their eye. In addition to adding great images, magazines often highlight quotes from their articles to peak your interest. Your challenge is to try something similar - highlight part of your journaling to draw the reader in. For this challenge you must at least 100 words of journaling.
Here is my take on the challenge.
TITLE: Threw Up Hot Dogs
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Product: Bazzill cardstock. Scenic Route patterned paper & alpha, Pink Paislee alpha
"Mom- Snowball fight like in Chance of Meatballs"
