I have been doing a lot of the challenges at FPD (Funky Playground Designs). My favorite is the color challenge. I won a gift card for my last week’s layout using pink and green…

Credits: Happily Ever After Collection by NitWit Collections and Kay Miller Designs

This week the color challenge is complimentary colors, like red & green, blue & orange, and purple & yellow. Here is my layout…

Credits: Happy Place by Sarah Jones, Hand Sewn Stitches by Kate Hadfield, blue alpha by Melinda Staley, bead alpha by Melissa Hiroti, sketch by PageMaps

I had just gotten home from a long walk with Liam and Casey. Liam rode in the stroller while Casey slept in a baby sling. I was exhausted and had to sit down. I hadn’t even taken off the sling. I looked down at Casey and saw she was awake. The look on her face and how she held her hand made me smile. I just had to take a picture. Here is my layout with those pictures.

Credits: Templates with Attitude 12 by Tracy Blankenship, Tree Hugger papers by Lauren Reid, alpha from Promise Collection by Shabby Princess, Sticks and Stones by Ziggle Designs, glitter border from My Wish For… by Correen Silke, glitter stroke from Wild and Fancy Free by Shabby Miss Jenn, Stitched Frames Freebie by Happy Turtle Studio, film strip from Grins & Giggles by NitWit Collections.

Journaling: What were you thinking when I took this photo? Something profound?

I have always loved the NitWit Collections kits, but now I love them even more now that I have a daughter. Here is my recent favorite…

Grins & Giggles, by NitWit Collections, is soft in color and style. I always love the fabric feel of NitWit Collections. Also check out the addons… Grins & Giggles Solids, Grins & Giggles Too, Lil Bits – Grins & Giggles, Lickety Splits – Grins & Giggles Pack, Alphawit – Happy Talk and Lil Bits – Grins & Giggles Swirls. I have already made several layouts with this kit.

I don’t have anything else for today.

Credits: Grins and Giggles, Grin and Giggles Solids, Grin and Giggles Too, and Grin and Giggles Lil’ Bits by NitWit Collections; PageMaps

Journaling: The best gift I got this year for Mother’s Day, was the birth of my beautiful daughter. Casey came into the world unexpectly at home instead of at the birth center, as planned, but that just makes her more special. She was eager to see the world and nothing was going to stop her. I hope see continues to be so eager about life and that her future experiences are just as surprising as her birth.

Currently I am suffering from nausea. When I was pregnant with my son, I couldn’t keep water down! But I have learned a new way to manage my nausea. Don’t let my stomach get empty! But another problem is my computer. I don’t know why but using my computer makes me nauseous. So I am going to make this quick…

If you have read my previous Monday Pick Me Ups, you know that I love the NitWit Collections kits. Mary Fran has created another kit that is perfect for my layouts of my son! Some Assembly Required is so perfect for my family. My father worked in construction, and while growing up my home was always a work in progress. I learned alot about tools and how to build a house. I plan on passing my knowledge to my son. He already has his own (plastic) tool set which my dad bought him. I have been looking for the perfect kit to scrapbook all the photos of my son working at his workbench. Now I have found it. There are also some addons.

Okay, that is all I can do today…