Babies, Babies Everywhere!

There must be something in the water...Pregnancy seems to be the thing this year. I know 9 women who are all having 2010 babies.
On top of that there are many bloggers/crafty/scrappers who are having 2010 bundles.
Holly Neufeld over due at the moment.
Emilie Ahern due in Novemeber.
Elizabeth Kartchner due in November.
Stephanie Howell due in December.

It is almost an honour to be having a 2010 baby along with some of my idols. Here's hoping everyone has a good pregnancy and healthy babies! I can't wait to see pictures of all the wonderful bundles!

How was your National Scrapbooking Day? Did you get any scrapping done? Part take in any crops and challenges?
Over at WeScrap I had my last job to do as an iTeam member. My last challenge. How bittersweet it was. My challenge was to create a layout (single or double) about a mother. It could have been about you, your mother, your friend, your aunt...Any mother. Mother's to fur-babies too.
Here's my layout:

Monkey and I had a little fun with the camera one morning. This layout didn't turn out how I wanted it to. Steve really liked it so I left it alone.

I got in some scrapping on NSD. Steve didn't go in to the office this weekend so he was home to play with Monkey. I wanted to play along at WeScrap, but I ended up working on a canvas album for my best friend instead. It's about halfway done now. I still have a few more pages to work on and then I have to go back through and finished embellishing it. For my first time working with a canvas album, I think it's turning out okay. I just hope she loves it.

With the start of May comes the reveal of The Scrapping Bug's monthly kit. This month it's full of Bella Blvd! I had been looking at this line, but hadn't bought any. So glad I got this kit to play with. I had no idea I would love these papers so much! Perfect for my boy and boy to come!
Here's what I came up with:

Made With Love - The title is from the March kit. It was red, I painted it gray so it would match. The ribbon is also from the March kit (I think). I got the May kit on the same day I had my ultrasound. I had the pictures scanned and printed as soon as I got home to start scrapping.


18 Weeks - Not in kit: buttons. I am on a red button kick. I'm almost out of red. I'll have to find more.


Mother's Day Card - It's right around the corner! The flower heads are doubled up and poped up on foam dots for added interest.


Grateful - Not in kit: Cardboard base. This is my favourite layout I created from this kit. It's simple, it came together in minutes and (I think) it's beautiful. But that could be the bias mommy in me who keeps gazing at the picture of her sleep Monkey.

And I have one more layout to share. It's simple and, once again, only took minutes to complete. Since I got to create with some lovely Bella Blvd, I pulled out a Bella Blvd sticker sheet I've had for a while. I looked at all the stickers (12x12 page of them) and decided to try to use as many on one layout as possible. Using 15 stickers, one piece of pattern paper, one piece of cardstock and two brads I came up with this:

The picture made me realize just how badly Monkey needs a haircut. His hair touches his shoulders! He has such thick, beautiful hair that has a slight curl to it. I love it so much, I hate cutting it.

Until next time...

Pretty Afternoon

I am so smitten with the new releases from October Afternoon; The Thrift Shop and Fly a Kite. I've been waiting for Fly a Kite for so long, I forgot what I wanted to use it for. I got some anyway. It's too pretty to pass up.

I always forget how much I love October Afternoon until I have it in my greedy, little paws. Their designs are always on the pretty side or the adorable side. I also love the colours their lines always are.

Have you picked up some new October Afternoon yet? Are you planning on it? Kim at The Scrapping Bug just got some in. If you're in Canada and don't want to pay a small king's ransom on shipping and (ugh) duty, then check out what Kim has to offer for October Afternoon here.

I can't wait to come home from my baby doctor appointment this afternoon to start playing with it.

I've also been playing with some Jillibean Soup.

One last note...What are you doing on the 1st of May? It's National Scrapbooking Day and WeScrap will be having a little crop. Easy challenges, some tutorials and so on. The new and old (that's me!) iTeam members will be posting fun stuff all day long. Join in the fun and you could win a prize pack from myStampBox!

Until next time...

Watch Making

I have a horrible headache, a throat so sore I don't want to shallow and a nose so stuffed up I can't smell or breath through it. But I have found the energy to finally do up the watches I purchased in December.

I bought one for myself, my sister and mother. December was a blur. I meant to have the watches put together, but I ended up giving my sister and mother their's in pieces. I took them back with the promise I would work on them.

It became a joke that I would have them done by their birthdays.

Well, mom's was at the beginning of the month and my sister's is in two weeks. I'll have to tell them I took the joke too literally.

I love how these turned out.

Now I'm more interested in learning more about jewelery making. I can't see it becoming a hobby, but I would love to make a necklace or bracelet or two for myself. Maybe a necklace with Monkey's and Nugget's (future) initials on it.

No scrappy stuff for this post. I'm currently working on a pregnancy journal, a canvas album for my best friend and I just started working with the May kit for the Scrapping Bug. All I can say about the kit is...I am so glad I didn't buy these papers a few weeks ago when I was eyeing them up. Although, I might go back and pick up some more of my favourites. I'm halfway through my first layout and I am already so in love with it!

Until next time...

Tech is guessing...

Nugget was all balled up and facing the wrong way to get a good shot at it, but the tech is pretty sure of what she saw.
I can't wait to see my newest baby in the flesh! September seems so far away now...

In Love!

I am in love with cinnamon apple muffins!

I was looking at the mountian of apples I had in my fruit bowl one morning and decided I had to make muffins with them. I was sick of toast every morning; and pregnancy brain has already started. It doesn't matter how many trips I make to the grocery store; I still manage to forget I want bagels or cereal or something other than bread!

I set out looking for a recipe online of which I already had all the ingredients for. This is the one I tried out. It's not bad. Not bad at all. I almost followed the whole recipe. I put in less salt (just a tiny pinch) and I didn't use as much butter.

We liked them. But right away Steve and I started talking about how to change them up.

Last night, I made them again, ala Steve and Jen's way. First I added more cinnamon to the muffin base. One teaspoon from the recipe just wasn't cutting it. I doubled it. Then for the crumbly topping, I cut the sugar a little and bumpt up the cinnamon again. Can you tell we like cinnamon? I added nutmeg to the topping (and will have to try it in the base someday too). And, like last time, I cut the amount of butter. I'm not too sure how much butter I used. Just enough to put on the muffins. I had topping mix (sans butter) leftover both times.

Next time, I want to add some rolled oats (not instant) to the topping and see how that turns out.

Steve is highly addicted to these muffins. He takes one to work for breakfast. And another one for a snack later on. If he doesn't take that second one, he has one in the evening while watching tv. Monkey likes them too. He calls them donuts though. I let myself have one, but not every day.

Until next time...

Congrats New WeScrap iTeam!

Ah, the bittersweet day has arrived...The new WeScrap iTeam as been announced. My term is up at the end of the month.
WeScrap was the first place to give me a shot at being a design team member. I've been there for a year now. It's been wonderful. A huge thank you goes out to Tara and Ally for inviting me to join in 2009!
Since getting sick and then pregnant, I really felt like I let my duties go as a iTeam member. I couldn't give my all; it felt like I had nothing to give. I stuggled for a few months. I really felt like I let my team and the site down. Because of that reason, I didn't know if I wanted to try out for the team again. I decided to do it anyway. I didn't think I'd make it back on the team. After all, I was blessed enough to make it in the fall for a second term. It would be selfish to assume I'd make it for a third term. My time as passed.
I'm sad my time has ended, but I know the new team will be wonderful!
I will still stick around WeScrap's forum. It's like home. I adore the girls there. And I can't wait to see what the new iTeam brings. I know they'll rock!
A huge congrats to Calia (returning iTeam member), Holly (whoohoo!) and Victoria (another big whoohoo!)!!!!!!
Until next time...