From One Child to Another

I have a fun mix of the old (hey, not that old!) and the new to share this week - a couple of layouts from my childhood, and some of the pages I created for my nephew Logan's 3 year old scrapbook.

DigiZines by Teri recently released Arabella, a beautiful new scrapkit that was a joy to work with. Take a look at what I did with this kit.

Dream Big and Bold - this is me as a child, which was a little bit longer ago than I care to admit.

Little Girls Love Dresses and Dolls - another look at young Tania

Young and In Love - reflecting on my parents, pre-children

And now to switch tracks, this year Nicole and I decided that Logan's 3 Year Old album should be themed with Marvel Superheroes. Obviously this was very exciting for me, although scrapbook supplies for some of the heroes were harder to find than for others. For example Spider-Man is all over the place, but The Avengers are not (even with their movie just coming to DVD). As it turns out, Logan is very into superheroes this year, so it's perfect timing. Here are a couple of my favorite pages from the album (Nicole will be putting pictures in it throughout the year, as he just turned 3).

Avengers Assemble! Did I mention I love superheroes? Or that this year was awesome with the release of The Avengers, Dark Knight Rises, and The Amazing Spider-Man? Well, I do and it was. That's it for now. Happy Scrapping!

On the Edge of My Seat

The hardest part about having an exclusive first look at designs as a part of a Creative Team is sitting on your layouts until the kit is released. I'm on the edge of my seat waiting to share layouts that were created using new kits from several designers, and that's a testament to how fantastic these kits are.

In the meantime, here are some layouts I can share. Some of these were a part of a recent reveal called Falling For Fall over on the E-Scape and Scrap blog, where you can see some gorgeous layouts by my E-Scape Artists as well.

Autumn Sun was created using a kit by Lavender Designs by the same name. Logan and Connor are really enjoying their new yard.

You Can't Put Fun in a Box, created using Autumn Whispers by Mamrotka, captures Nicole and Logan exploding with joy at a recent fall festival.

And A Miniature Horse Farm, using On The Farm by TheBusyElfDesigns, reminds us of Logan's experience with these tiny creatures last month.

Lisa and I visited Sea World last weekend for the Sea World Halloween Spooktacular. They had charactres out in droves greeting guests and posing for pictures. I found vampire penguins to match my Twilight shirt. We trick-or-treated around the candy stations with a bag they provided to us, and watched children enjoying the craft stations and interactive activities. It is a really fun event. John and I also made our first trip of the season to Epcot's Food & Wine Festival, where I tried a lovely sparkling Moscato in Italy and revisited the sweet apple ice wine they always offer in Canada. Yum!

Fee, Fi, Fo, Fall, Go Gators and Howdy Y'all.

Frightfully Fit For Fun!

It's October! The weather is cooler, the ghouls are testing the waters, and I am so ready for the fun of fall festivals! I've been eating concord grapes, eyeing caramel apples, and downing Pumpkin Lattes in preparation for the season. We'll be hitting up Sea World's Halloween Party, Epcot's Food & Wine Festival, and Syrup Sopping in Alabama before the month is over.

Since the activities for this year are just getting started, I took a look back at some highlights from last year's Halloween. These layouts were created using papers and elements from Fright Night kit and Fright Night Special Papers by Courtney's Digiscrappin'.

Trevor made up his own costume last year.

We started our trick-or-treat route at the mall, Lisa met us straight after work.

And not all of these pictures are from last year, although Logan and Connor as Tigger and Eeyore are, but this is a fun collaboration of costumes.

This year Logan is getting into the holiday spirit, although it's still a little too scary at times.

I found the perfect mask at Target, it's Batman (and Lisa can get Captain America). But I just found out that though we're allowed to dress up for work this year, masks are strictly prohibited. I can't be Batman without a mask! Back to the drawing board I guess. I still think it would be completely awesome to show up to Logan and Connor's house as Batman, though.