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So far this year has been great. Evelyn learned to crawl, sit up, and is now standing up while holding on to things. She tries to sing along to songs...it's adorable. Charlotte says the funniest things and is a really cool kid. We have done so many fun things; Sea World, weekly story time at the library, played in the fountain at the park, had lots of picnics, the beach, explored Rockledge Gardens, Chuck E. Cheese, kids workshop at Home Depot, the zoo, and lots of birthday parties.

Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year everyone :)

Christmas Cards

I'm a little late posting this. Here is our Christmas card that I designed and made for this year. I designed 4 different cards but this one was my favorite.

I used a sketch from Paper Crafts Nov/Dec 2010 issue for this card.

Evelyn at Three Months

• enjoys watching her big sister
• has found her toes
• makes lots of cute baby noises
• is trying to roll over
• smiles and laughs a lot
• loves bath time
• enjoys getting her feet massaged
  
• sleeps 12 hours at night
• IS SUPER LOVED
  

Charlotte at Three

• is a little chatterbox
• adores her little sister
• everyone is her best friend
• she is so NOT shy
• enjoys being outside
• likes to play with play-doh
• is a little jokester
• eats like a horse
• IS SUPER LOVED

I finally made Evelyn's birth announcement

My friend Nikki McAnary took some awesome pics of Evelyn when she was about 2 weeks old. She hasn't had time to edit them all yet, but so far this is my favorite. I made this birth announcement but haven't had time to mail them. I really love how it turned out. For the border I used a brush from green-eyed-butterfly's curly brushes pack. The texture on the bottom was made using this photo. The font used for Evelyn's name is Aubrey from dafont.com and the font for her stats is Arial Bold.

Ways to Stay Cool

Here is a journal page that I did before having Evelyn. It was for Natty's In The Sun course. The prompt was "Stay Cool". Natty challenged you to use only splatters for the background. The photos I got from the website Shorpy. They have tons of awesome vintage photos there.

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Index-Card-A-Day challenge on the daisy yellow blog.

Well this is the only card I made since I had Evelyn and I'm just getting around to posting it...lol. Whenever I had a moment without Evelyn in my arms or doing something for Charlotte, I would either sleep or do a little cleaning. Things are starting to settle down and I'm hoping that I will have more time to play.

Meet Evelyn Ruth

Evelyn weighed 7lbs 9oz (same as Charlotte), and was born on July 21st. Charlotte is so good with her baby sister. She always wants to hold her, sing her songs, give her kisses, and tell her how cute she is. She is also a big helper (or at least tries to be). Evelyn is a really easy going baby, and loves her eyebrow gently stroked. I'm soaking up the snugly infant stage because I know how fast it goes by.

taking a break

I have less then a week before baby Evelyn will be here. I'm such a slacker and haven't finished the nursery, packed for the hospital, or caught up on my laundry and cleaning. I also haven't done any art journaling or worked on any index cards. I'm just so tired! I probably won't be blogging much for the next few months but will try to at least post some pictures. I'm not giving up on my art journaling or index cards, but I'm also not pushing myself if I don't feel up to it.

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Index-Card-A-Day challenge on the daisy yellow blog.

I actually made two cards yesterday. The closer I get to my due date the more tired I get. I barely have had enough energy to do any cleaning or cooking. It would be nice if I was able to sleep but I'm having a hard time getting comfortable. I guess I better get used to not sleeping because I'm sure it's going to be about 4 months before I get any...lol.

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Index-Card-A-Day challenge on the daisy yellow blog.

Summer Date Ideas

For In The Sun's prompt "Summer Date Ideas". Natty asked you to try cutting out a different shape and use it as your journaling spot. I thought feathers would be fun, and it looks like we are wearing a headdress...lol. I didn't feel like laying down any gesso, so I used a piece of scalloped card stock for a mask, sprayed some Adirondack Color Wash spray in Stream, painted it with some water, and blotted it up with a paper towel. The paper towel had been used before to blot other colors of the spray, and once it got wet it started to leave behind those colors. I love the look! I sprayed the paper towel with a little water, and blotted it over the white to get some colored texture. For the feathers, I sketched them on some paper, lightly misted with Adirondack Color Wash spray (in Butterscotch, Plum, and Lettuce), painted them with some water, colored the shaft with white pen, and cut them out. The wood grain was stamped on a piece of packaging plastic using StazOn ink. Other supplies are BasicGrey scrapbook paper and some washi tape.

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I was so tired this past week. Even the thought of making an index card would exhaust me. I decided that I would take a break. It's supposed to fun and not stressful, so I wasn't about to force myself. This was the only card I made and it took me a few days. Maybe I will get back on track this week ;)

Index-Card-A-Day challenge on the daisy yellow blog.