Meet Sebastian!

Hey everybody! First let me start by saying hope everyone had a fantastic Easter. Here is little Sebastian celebrating Easter. 

 This time it's going to be all about Sebastian. I have done quite a few layouts of this little guy because in theory I plan to stay caught up on his scrapbook. It's such a cute though lol. 

Sebastian was born March 3rd at 37 weeks 4 days. I had to be induced due to extremely high blood pressure. He was born weighing 6 pounds 5 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. Overall he is a great baby and doesn't fuss much at all. Even sleeps through the night already. At just 3.5 weeks old he already rolls from his tummy to his back and according to the peditrician has amazing muscle control especially for being born early. The puppies overall have accepted him and we haven't had any problems with them at all. In fact just today I caught the three of them snuggling. 

Here are a few layouts I have made for Sebastian's scrapbook. Both layouts are using Scraptastic's March Sweet Child O'Mine Kit. I was so excited when I saw that this month's kit was a baby theme. And it was even more perfect when I saw it in person. I have already ordered more of it that's how much I love it. 

This is one of my favorite photos and also one of our first photos as a family. I attempted to stamp his hands to go along with his feet but it proved impossible by myself and I didn't feel like waiting for Michael to do it. 

Here is one more layout. 

These pictures here document the first time I got to hold Sebastian. There just aren't any words to describe the pure happiness and joy of seeing and holding Sebastian for the first time. All the pain and scariness of the previous hours had just disappeared and was replaced with pure happiness the first time he was placed into my arms. 

So that's it for now. I still have other layouts but I shall save those for another day. 

Until next time! 

Surprise! A Baby and a Layout!

I'm back everyone! And this time for good. When I last left you guys I had just announced that we were expecting a little guy. And here is little Sebastian! 

As you can see his sisters Jasmine and Belle love him already. 

He was born 3 weeks early on March 3rd at 6 pounds 5 ounces. It was a thrilling tale that I shall save for another day. Since we have been home though I have managed to get some layouts done. One being for DCWV stack-a-holic challenge. Here is the sketch for this month. 

And here is my take on the sketch 

I had a difficult time with this one. Not with the sketch but with deciding what papers to use. I felt I couldn't use baby paper because a baby wasn't in the pictures and I felt it just wouldn't look right. But I needed papers that would go with the other layouts that will eventually make up and entire album for Sebastian. As soon as I saw DCWV Marquee, I knew this was what I was looking for. The colors really went well with the pictures I feel and captured the calmness of the moment. 

As I said before I have quite a few layouts done and I promise I shall be back to share then and my thrilling tale. But to tie you over, here is our first family photo. 

Until next time! 

November Stack-a-Holic challenge

Oh hey there everybody! Super sorry it's been so long since I have been here. But I super pinky promise that I have a very good reason. A reason that will be revealed in today's layout. I really truly haven't had time the last two months to scrap so it was amazing finally getting a chance to do a couple layouts and hopefully I can get a few more done but things hectic for the holiday season. So anywho here is this month's sketch from DCWV. 

 I really love this sketch and definetly will be using this one on future layouts. And here is my take on the sketch and the reason I haven't been scrapping lately. 

Surprise! I am a master secret keeper and was able to keep from Michael for a couple weeks that I was pregnant. Definetly helped that I didn't have any morning sickness or anything and that he was out of town for most of the time leading up to vacation. My ultimate goal was to tell him in front of Sleeping Beauty's castle in Disneyland and mission complete! I told the photographer my plan to reveal the Mickey ears to him and she was able to capture his reaction! 

So to the layout now. I used DCWV Marquee stack. This just came out a few months ago and I knew as soon as I saw the papers that it would be perfect for Disneyland photos! Especially since it is celebrating its Diamond Celebration. It was even more perfect when I finally got a chance to see it in person. Love how the papers have that perfect amount of sparkle and the colors are just to die for. I have a sneaking suspicion that I will eventually buy this stack again because I'm going to be using these papers a lot. 

So that's it for now. Like I said I have time to do some scrapping now so I should get a few more layouts done before the holidays begin. We have been busy with the nursery which is pretty much completed. We have the walls painted, and the furniture bought. The only thing left is to build the crib and then add the little details. Here is a picture of the nursery. 

Our theme for it is Monsters Inc for our little boy :) He is due March 20th and we have a name picked out but it's a secret until he is born ;)

That's it for now. Until next time!!

August Stack a Holic Challenge.

Good morning everyone!! Hope everyone's summer has been going fantastic! As for me I have been doing tons of scrapping and the last few days have been busy canning. 

We bought 50 pounds of apples- which we have made applesauce, Apple butter and apple chips, 30 pounds of peaches- which are just going to can in sugar water, and 50 pounds of corn which is going to be cooked up and frozen. 

So anywho onto this month's DCWV challenge. Here is the sketch. 

This was one that I had a pretty good idea of what direction I wanted to go with this. Here is my take on it. 

For this layout I combined the two different Green stacks, which I love. These photos are from Animal Kingdoms Rafiki Watch. These little goats were having a blast playing on the playground. 

It was extremely difficult to figure out a title for this layout. But in the end I thought this was a cute title choice... And the only one I came up with. 

Well off to go freeze some corn. 

Until next time!! 

Happy 1 year of scrapping!!

Hey there gang! One year ago today is when I posted my first layout to Facebook. And here is the first one. 

It's amazing how far I have if I do say so myself with over 200 layouts done within the year. And I love seeing some of my older ones because I have come such a long way with my layout designs. I use fancy things now like my Cricut and layering several different papers! 

So I do have a couple layouts to share today also. Here is the first one. 

This is when we went to Kennedy Space Center. We had so much fun there! In the museum part they had of course a replica toilet that they have on the space ships. And of course I needed a picture of Michael sitting on it. For this layout I used October Afternoon Rocket Age. I absolutely love this collection and it works so perfectly our pictures from Kennedy Space Center.

And since today is such a special occasion I shall share another layout! 

For this I used Simple Stories Say Cheese and Say Cheese II.  And yes in that photo is little old me at the age of 8 with my giant Minnie. It was my prize Possession from my very first trip to Disney World. And in fact, that Minnie is still around. 

And as a matter of fact I shall be reunited with her in September! 

So that's it for now folks! Until next time!!!!

A day late Flashback Friday

So I completely forgot to post these yesterday so we shal pretend that's it's still Flashback Friday. Also happy late 60th anniversary to Disneyland!!

I have been wanting to scrap these photos for quite some time but I didn't know if any other copies existed so I kept putting it off. I thought I was told before that they were the only copies but I finally asked and discovered that there was another set and the negatives still existed. So I went ahead and made up a couple layouts. And since yesterday was the official 60th anniversary of Disneyland, I decided to pick a couple of celebratory pictures from Disney World. And now for my first layout. 

From when the Castle became a giant Birthday cake!! Now not everyone is a big fan of the birthday cake, in fact most people hated it and many people canceled wedding photo shoots because of it. However, at the young age of 8, I was in awe. And it being my first time seeing the castle, I thought it was fantastic. The papers and embellishments all came from my Scraptastic kit, Celebration. Naturally something called Cellebration is perfect for something as big as a 25th anniversary and a castle covered as a birthday cake! And in case you were curious, you can bet your bottom dollar that I will be there in 2021 for the 50th anniversary! 

I also got a second layout done from my very first trip in 1997. 

This is my sister and I meeting Sleeping Beauty for the first time. Back in the day, she used to meet in her blue dress, which I happened to like much better then her pink one she meets in now. For this layout I used Simple a Stories Enchanted. I thought a collection made for princesses would be perfect for meeting a princess! 

Anywho so I suppose I should get back to work now. Gotta do something every once and a while!

Until next time!! 

July Stack-a-Holic challenge.

Good morning everyone! After a very slow scrapping month in June, I'm back and better then ever! I have been having so much fun scrapping my little heart away and hopefully that momentum will continue. 

Before I get to the layout, has everyone seen the pictures of Shanghai Disneyland? Omg it looks amazing!! It even has its own Pirate themed area! All I know is that's once it opens I need go get to Shanghai at some point in my life! 

Apeaking of Disney, we are just two months away from San Antonion/ Disneyland adventure! Just need to make some reservations and buy photo pass and we will be all set! Plus I really need to buy the supplies I need to make this really cool project as a souviner from Disney. 

Anywho on to business. This month I once again participated in DCWV stack a holic sketch challenge. And here is the sketch this month.

At first I wasn't sure which direction I wanted to go with. I love the sketch but didn't know what pictures I wanted to use. But then the other day it started to come together. I was going through pictures thing to find something else when I found my inspiration. And here is my layout. 

A couple weeks ago, I saw this paper and just knew it would be perfect for all of our adventures we take into the woods. This stack is called DCWV Green Stack. I absolutely love it and can't wait to use it with my other pictures of woodland creatures. 

And you see those little deer on the top? I made those using my Cricut machine. I can't believe I am have gone this long without using it. Now it seems like I use it for every layout! I can't wait to buy more cartridges for it. I already have a huge list written up with ones I want! 

So that's it for today. Not sure if I will get any scrapping done because I do have to go to work at some point. But I will be back here for sure to show you wonderful people more layouts that I have been working on!

Until next time!!