This is such a simple layout, but I really love it! The big snowflake is a Basic Grey chipboard snowflake covered with a little Pebbles, Inc paint and topped with some Stickles. My inspiration came from this sketch from So Sketchy posted back in December.
Another layout from Halloween. My little Harry Potter. Doesn't he look just like Harry Potter??!!
This week's song at Scrapping the Music is fun song--"Colors" by Kira Willey. I just HAD to scrap these photos of Dylan at Christmas in his new Hulk attire. Perfect for this song!
I just love this fun picture of me and Dylan!
***I also added my own personal little challenge to this layout. This was the last layout I completed at the retreat last weekend. My ride was leaving in 1/2 hour and I had just finished a layout. Instead of packing up I decided to challenge myself to complete a layout within the 1/2 hour time frame. Wow! It was a whirlwind 1/2 hour!!! My layouts usually take me an hour (or so...). It's a simple layout, but I love the results!
I just wanted to take this moment to say how deeply saddened I was to hear about the loss of a very loved online scrapping friend--Janice Nielson. She frequented many different scrapping message boards and was always a very kind person. She was a member of my team for this round of Scrap Whispers. Her layouts are filled with fun photos of her family. She will be missed.
This is my FAVORITE layout that I completed on my scrapping retreat! This was my very first attempt ever at machine stitching on a layout. I know---craziness! Machine stitching has been popular for awhile now, but I was too afraid to do it (not to mention not knowing how to sew!!!).
I used this sketch from Creative Scrappers.
I followed the January sketch posted on the Moments to Remember forum by Lyn.
A few photos from my little music man during his duet during the 2nd grade music program.
This is one of my favorite layouts from the weekend. I always forget to print pictures in black and white, but I really love how they look. I especially love how they look in this layout against the red background. I added one photo in color to pop out from the rest--our silly picture!
Scrap Whispers---Challenge #13: Show us your handwriting
ghostgirl by Tonya Hurley
Have you been to Peachy Cheap?? This is a wonderful discount online store that only has ONE thing on sale at a time. Some of you may be familiar with Woot.com?--this has a similar concept. Each day one scrapbooking related product is posted to the store at an incredible discount. The catch is, there's only a limited amount available to purchase. Once they are gone, they are gone. Another product will then be listed the next day. I am officially addicted to this site! Today I purchased this awesome 7 Gypsies stamp set for only $8.99 (+$4.99 shipping). This is 65% off of their regular price! Stop over and check it out---but beware, it's addicting!!!!!!
2. 8:45am-off to school!
3. 9:30am-kids playing
5. 12:30pm- clean up time... 
6. 1:45pm- kids are already home from school 2 hours early.
7. 2:30pm- more snow......
8. 3:30pm- my current reading selection "Ghostgirl"
9. 4:00pm- letter time (painting the letter Q with Q-tips!)
10. 5:30pm- Jack waiting for daddy to get home.
11. 6:00pm- Adam rocks out to guitar hero
12. 7:00pm- leftover broccoli and cheese soup for dinner.
Time for the 12 of 12!!!! I'm off to a good start with my photos today. Anyone else taking part in this fun challenge? This is such a fun way to get random pictures that you normally wouldn't take. For those of you that are new to the idea.....on the 12th of every month you take 12 pictures throughout your day. I like to take a picture each hour. This is a great way to journal about your everyday life. Stop over to the Twelve of Twelve blog and check it out!
This week's challenge at Scrap Whispers is to create a layout with the tv show "The Brady Bunch" as your inspiration. Who doesn't love the Brady Bunch??!! I used the opening sequence with the squares as my inspiration. Stop over to the Scrap Whispers blog to see what the rest of the design team created with the Brady Bunch theme.
12 of 12- One of my goals this year is to take 12 pictures on the 12th of every month AND create a layout with the pictures. I got a jump start on things and started in December! This layout shows a typical day of my life from 10am-9pm. I completed the layout just time! Tomorrow is the 12th!!!
Supplies used for this layout: 
Melissa's Candy Challenge: "My challenge for you this month is to make a Candy present for your Valentine! You can make some packaging for your candy or chocolate, like I did, or alter a Candy Box or whatever you can think of! Be creative! And don't forget, you have the entire month of January to do it, just in time for Valentine's Day!!"
Sarah's (that's me!!!) Card Challenge: "This month's kit came with a sheet of journaling cards with lots of fun sayings. While they work great for layouts, I felt they were PERFECT for cards! Such an easy way to create lots of fabulous cards. My challenge for you this month is to create a set of 5 cards. They should all follow a similar theme (example: mine are all created using the January kit with a love theme). Your set of cards could be bundled together with some envelopes and given to someone as a gift. Or, just keep them for yourself!"
Ching's Cupcake Challenge: "My challenge to you this month is to make some cupcakes!! Its a great way of using up scraps!! In my version, I used a round styrofoam ball that I had left over from xmas, and I used a 6 inch diameter circle instead. Here is the link to the pattern and instructions: Cupcakes."
So, there you have it! Four very fun challenges to keep you busy this weekend! Make sure to stop over to the M2R forum and show us your work!
