Here’s today’s download:
The gray is there just to show you the white inked edges, the real png doesn’t have the gray part.
Download here: cherish tag download.
The rules: You are welcome to play with these as much as you want and use them anywhere you’d like. You are NOT allowed to sell them ever. You don’t have to but I’d appreciate a link back if you do use them.

This is how my house looks lately. My kids playing together. I love it. I can’t wait until Nathaniel’s older and they really play together.
And the feet, the wonderful feet.
I slept very little last night. David decided he was going to have bad dreams. So he was up 6 times and each time David went to sleep, the baby woke up. And when they were both finally asleep, I had insomnia. Ugh…

I am working on a new Big Picture Scrapbooking class that will be on making simple layouts that focus on the photos and journaling. This is why I started scrapping. To save my memories. I don’t want to lose sight of that. The rest is fun, too, but not if it gets in the way of preserving the memories. I think it’s crucial that I remember that.
Here’s today’s download:
You can download it here: you are loved and cherished circle overlay.
There’s a layout coming in my next post that uses it.
The rules: You are welcome to play with these as much as you want and use them anywhere you’d like. You are NOT allowed to sell them ever. You don’t have to but I’d appreciate a link back if you do use them.
My mom tried to prepare me for David being jealous when the baby came. I told her that David wasn’t that kind of kid, but she said that I’d never know. Most kids are jealous, she said. I was skeptical but I stayed quiet.
Now I can officially say she was wrong.
Here’s David putting on a puppet show for Nathaniel, just to make sure he wasn’t sad.
Nathaniel loved every minute of it.
And here’s the puppet-master.
And then when he was done putting on the show. He read to his little brother.
Yep, he’s the best brother ever. We are so blessed.

I adore this photo. Not even sure I can put into words why I do, but I do. Today was a “let’s be lazy” day so I pretty much got nothing done. I did a few digital elements, mostly to learn my way around Photoshop. I am not sure if I will continue doing the downloads past August. Maybe I will, maybe I won’t. Not sure right now. I have learned a lot so I spose that’s serving its purpose.
Here are a few more I snapped during tummy time:
This one I took last night as Jake was holding Nathaniel. Love this one, too. Love the feeling of nostalgia I get when I look at it.
And a one of the boy with the amazing eyes. He’s been watching Aladdin over and over again for days now.
There are more photos from today coming in a separate post. Between the laziness, taking care of the kids, and eating, I’ve also been reading Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner. I am not sure how I feel about the book yet. I’ve liked her in the past so I am reading and waiting to see if I like it more.
Still feeling a bit out of sorts and pensive. But excited for our upcoming vacation.
I was reading Rebecca Cooper on write.click.scrapbook today and came across these words:
Embrace who you are as a scrapbooker…where your strengths lie, what you do best and don’t be afraid to just stick with it! Let go of some of that pressure to create this way or that and I guarantee you’ll LOVE the results!
And it struck a chord with me. This is so true. My favorite pages are often the ones where I’ve stayed true to myself. Where I’ve journaled. Where I didn’t spend time worrying about others and what they might say. It’s not that experimenting is bad, it’s just that I don’t need to be something I am not for other people. Especially since years and years from now, these people will not be in my life but my pages will and I will want to see the pages that are true to me.
So I am planning to make some changes. Do some soul searching and see what I like. Go back to the root of what attracted me to scrapping to begin with. Maybe even some experimenting for myself. Let’s see what happens…
Btw, I was thinking today that so many people are so snotty about scrapbooking but what is scrapbooking: photography, story telling (journaling), and some beautiful art supplies. Who doesn’t like those things? I don’t understand why I have to be embarrassed that I scrap. It combines all the things I love to do. So I am proud of it.

I love those little feet.
And this smiling face. This is as David sings and dances around so entertain him.
I must say that while Nathaniel baby is considerably easier than David was (partly cause I’ve done all this before), it’s still been a rough few months here. I haven’t slept a full night in six months (I wasn’t able to sleep towards the end of my pregnancy at all). Nathaniel doesn’t like being put down at all. He nurses almost the whole time while he sleeps. If I try to unlatch he wakes up and cries really hard. If I put him down to grab some food or even to pee, he is really miserable and within minutes, he’s sweating from anger.
I am certainly worrying less this time around and having a real maternity break has been wonderful but even with that, I find myself tired too often. And frustrated that I am unable to do what I want to do. My head is spinning with ideas that I have no time to execute. Even though I know that he will eventually sleep through the night and even take naps by himself, that time seems unfathomably far away. And I keep reading about other people’s kids sleeping and I feel like I am messing it all up all over again.
But then he smiles. He is so incredibly cute. I hug him hard and I am thankful for each and every moment.
Here’s today’s download:
here’s the download: cherish this moment tag download. (Updated: That link is wrong. I apologize here’s the actual download.)
You are welcome to play with these as much as you want and use them anywhere you’d like. You are NOT allowed to sell them ever. You don’t have to but I’d appreciate a link back if you do use them.

This week’s question is: “Why did i do that?”
I thought about this one for a long time and then decided to do it about something that’s been on my mind a lot lately. I seek validation from so many people. Oftentimes from sources where I’m unlikely to get it. And I don’t trust myself or my abilities and this is something I need to get better at. Each time the validation doesn’t come I find myself asking “why did i do that to myself?” because it hurts so deeply.
I did this tag to remind myself that I need to “trust me” and my ability to judge my art, my writing, my photography, my coding, etc. and not seek validation elsewhere.
I looked down my list and realized hand-stitching was one of the few things I hadn’t done so I stamped a few hearts and hand-stitched them.
I am combining Emily Falconbridge’s art journal questions with trying a new technique each week. You can see the full list: here.
Here’s today’s download:
You can download it here: always together postage
You are welcome to play with these as much as you want and use them anywhere you’d like. You are NOT allowed to sell them ever. You don’t have to but I’d appreciate a link back if you do use them.

Two people I love more than anything.
And the other one I adore. He said today that when he’s eight, he wants to change the baby’s diapers. He is clowning around and dancing just so the baby smiles.
I actually got a bunch of big things done today so I am happy. And spent some time reading old old postings on my blog. quite interesting to see what changed.
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monthly projects from previous years
some of my previous projects
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