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As usual. kits will be up by tomorrow evening. We like to keep it real for the East coaters too.. its too late for them to stay up, so look for the new april kits by tomorrow night!

Tutorial

ER ica Hettwer made us this cute little tutorial for a mini book which you can download <a href="http://freshpagesco.typepad.com/freshpages/files/tutorial.zip">Download tutorial.zip</a>

I hope it works! Check it out

New Dt Photos!

                                                                                                                                  These are coming in a little late, but better late than never! Our DT member Ememline, didn't receive her goodies in time but still made these for us!

Hope everyones having a fantastic day! I'm booking my vacation to somewhere hot today.. thyinking about Costa Rica.. or perhaps Mexico. Our first Vacation together!

Hello everyone!

Updates : If you won a prize from willowtraders its getting off this week.. Easter set us behind!

NOTE: If you are international and making a purchase keep in mind that the shipping on the site was changed to actual.. its pretty expensive so buying multiple kits at once to save on shipping can help. Or get together with friends and make a purchase!

Making Memories is celebrating their birthday on their blog today so go make a comment about improving their blog/newsletter and get yourself in for some fabulous prizes.

http://makingmemories.typepad.com/makingmemories/

I'm working on my Scrapbooker of the year assignments, decided to go for it as even though nothing will come of it, I at least am motivated to make some gorgeous layouts for me! I'll keep you updated on my progress.

Is anyone else coming off of a sugar high from Easter? Ty, who is 2, got so much freaking candy it was ridiculous. We got him all little toys and Toy Story! His first Disney Movie! I sho9uld scrapbook that.. with a little Making Memories!!!!!

More winners!

Congrats to Christy and Celeste, along with Lynda and Michelle at Willowtraders, for winning a kit from Fresh Pages co.!

We're going to continue the Free kit with purchase for the rest of the month as a thank you! to all who participated. Hope you all had a great St. Patricks day weekend.. I'm looking forward to Easter now!

Bri

Last one

It hs been a long day. Filled with revelations I hope. Tears of joy at finding my challenges meaningful. Filled with silence, and noise and cupcakes and love and family and LIFE.

You life. Your day. Best part? Worst part? What aboout today do you want to remmeber. Did your dog wake you up just to say hello. Hubby give you a pat on the bum and called you hun absentmindedly.. like he always does. Would you kids remember his nickname for you? Would they remember how Winston? Cuddles? Sugar-dumpling-cuddleface? always scratced twice before turning and facing the southern window to nap? Will they remember how they only liked their cereal if the milk was poured first? Or the sounds the third step makes when you sneak out of bed to eat an the aforementioned cupcake at one in the morning.. not that I've ever done that.

Pick some random, "insignifigant" thing in your life form RIGHT NOW. And scrap it RIGHT NOW. or at least, think about it.

You guys have until Monday night, 12pm PST to get some of these done. Just to win some prizes though.. do them for you too! Hope you had a good time, see you next time on "Briannes wonderful, Wacy scrapbooking adventure challenge day!"

Happy Birthday WillowTraders!

Joy to the world! Challenge number 5

I sing christmas songs all year.

Why?

Because I know the words. The actual, goodness, true words. Can't say the same for most songs. But their are the odd few that stand out. That move me to tears. Probably the same for you. I want to know the songs. Not just the lyrics though.. I want to know WHY they move you. WHY they inspire you. WHY you love them

Another example. (you guys are really going to get to know me by the end of the night eh)

That new country song.. laughed until we cried (Jason Aldean???). I LOVE that song, ever verse. Why? Heres why...

My Grandparents are getting older.. and the line (we all knew it might be his last) when he's talking about his grandpa... oh boy. I truly, truly appreciate everything my grandparents have done for me.. and the thought of losing them kills me. The fact that this family is still laughing.. I want that. I want to make sure they know I love, they know how much they were cared for.. I want to reminisce and be together with everyone and make some more memories. Even though their going to live forever. I just decided.

The next verse... where he's rocking the baby and "my mind went back to a few years ago, we tried so hard we almost gave up hope. and I remember her coming in and telling me the news. Oh man we were living, going crazy in the kitchen. We laughed and ? an held each other tight.. and we laughed until we cried." (not a direct quote.. im terrible with lyrics remember?)

Why? Becausewhen Lance and I found out about Ty we were terrified. We were 19, living in seperate cities, just old enough to vote and drive and drink (not all at the same time.. although from the looks of the people nominated you might not agree. I digress) We were happy, don't get us wrong, we had planned on having kids... someday. And someday was coming awfully soon. I regret that we didn't get to do the whole, trying, anticipating, pregnancy test wrapped in a blue bow happy crazy kitchen dance. I had to tell him over the phone. Not as cool. Maybe with the next one... TRICKED YOU. Ty's going to be an only child.. no one with a 2 year old wants more. They are crazy. CRAZY if they do.

So thats my song... only one of them. I need to go make this layout. What can you come up with.

Challenge number 4

This is one is timed so that it coresponds to what I'm doing right now... having dinner with my best friend, my sister jessie, and a whole bunch of other important people in my life. Visiting my sister in Vancouver is a very special time for me. Not only does it feel like I'm going "home" but I'm also with her.

Who is your someone you couldnt live without?.. with a catch.. no husband or kids. Celebrate a sibling, a friend, an aunt.. someone you might not have yet recognized fully in your scrapbooks.

Write them a letter, a note, a song, a poem, a limerick, a haiku.. whatever floats your boat. Then share it with them. Tonight. Time goes by so quickly, and life throws so many curveballs..

Let them know you care. And give the kids/husband/cat/coffee pot an extra long hug. They deserve it. 

Challenge number 3

Whew.. 2 pages down and a few more to go.

This challenge is more along the lines of letting people in. I want you to scrapbook you biggest fear. The one you don't even put words too because its that bad.

You don't have to post this one for everyone to see if you don't want to, just let me know in the comments that you did it... baby steps.

I'll start it off again. I am absolutely, completly terrified of getting to the end of my life, looking back, and having regrets. It makes me want to stop procrastinating and start DOING. I have SO many ideas, and plans, and good intentions... but somehow it always seems like something gets in the way... I want to be able to go into that light and KNOW to the very bottom of my soul, I wouldnt change a thing.

Maybe I should make a layout about how I plan to avoid that happening? Or what I've done (fallen in love, having ty, being close to family) that I've already accomplished. So many different paths to take!

Good luck!

Challenge Number 2

Hope you all enjoyed the last challenge!

This is one is pretty straighforward. I want to see a layout that uses the information from all the "tagged blogs". 7 things we might not know about you. That you might not have shared yet... I'll tell you mine to get you started..

1. I need it to be completely quiet and totally dark to be able to sleep.. and I need to have on lots of blankets but on foot sticking out. wierd

2. I am really, really, really picky. And I physically can not handle "weird textured" food.. like chunky salsa, pudding, soggy cereal. I also can not handle people talking about yucky things while I'm trying to eat.

3. I LOVE the ocean. It's my place... home.

4. I listen to country... 90's country. Alan, Garth, Reba, Tanya... my friends don't think I'm that cool.

5. I secretly love being able to be a kid again by having Ty. Like today, hiding in our closet talking about space ships and being scraed of the washing machine.. I get to relive my childhood through Ty.. and that is so cool. We run around and pretend to fly, make funny, loud noises at the grocery store.. and neither of us cares what anyone else thinks. I think its on of the benefits of hving kids so young.. we really remember what its like :)

6. It takes me FOREVER to scrapbook.. unless I'm with my little sister. We don;t really talk much or anything but something about having someone to be with.. who really understands why I love paper so much.. just makes me feel creative.

7. Last but not least, I take an obscene amount of photos of myself. LOVE to scrapbook me.. in fact, my album is that same size, if not bigger, then the one of Ty's. I want him to know ME as well as he knows himself when he's older. Thats part of our job as moms, and as scrappers. To show our kids their history.. not just document the holidays.

So good luck, and get thinking!