An Addition to Our Family

credits:  Apple of my Eye by Ellie Lash and Geekchic at Sunshine Studio Scraps

Family Picnic

I used August's Color Splash contributions from Scattered Joy Alpha and Scattered Joy by Ellie Lash and Denim & Cherries by craft-tastrophic

School Rocks!

I used Little Grads by Ellie Lash at Sunshine Studio Scraps

Layout using Detour by Ellie Lash

Detour

Layout using Sweet 'n' Spooky by Ellie Lash & Daybreak Scraps

Sweet 'n' Spooky

Layout using It's A Date by Cari Cruse

It's A Date by Cari Cruse

September Grab Bag by Ellie Lash

Kit using Apple Of My Eye by Ellie Lash and Geek Chic

I've been wanting to scrap these pictures for quite a while but they are special so I've been waiting for a special kit to come along.  I was very excited to see the colours of this kit by Ellie Lash and Geek Chic.  I love how it turned out!

Doing A Happy Dance!

I got a spot as a Sweetie on the Creative Team at Sunshine Studio Scraps!

Kit is Sweet Day by Ellie Lash and sugarplum paperie

Sunshine Studio Scraps Kit Giveaway

 

http://sunshinestudioscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=3710&cat=0&page=1

 I love this kit because we spend a lot of time in our backyard and all the little elements would be a perfect addition to the many layouts I do about our time outside!

Part 3: Purging Artwork by My Mini Artists

Every week my kids make approximately 1.5 pieces of artwork a day so in an average month they create 45 works of art.  I love to see what they create but I don't have the storage or fridge space to save all that precious work.  

Solution 1:  When it first started coming home I'd put the work on the counter and then a few days later sneak it into the recycling bin but I always felt that a little piece of who they were was being picked up by the garbage truck.  

Solution 2: I saved it in bins for a while but that wasn't working because I don't have space to store what would be 5 or 6 bins by the end of the year.

Solution 3:  I start by taking pictures of it.  Not every single piece because Thursday's Preschool paint smear looks a lot like the Monday's Preschool paint smear.  But if they take the time to draw more than a scribble or glue together a collage, then I feel that it deserves to be shared and remembered.  

Then, I create a digital layout of it:

Layout Credits:  Paper & Embellishments Ellie Lash Sugar Bug

I keep some really special pieces in a bin but the pile went from this:

 

To this: 

  

Well, there's one less pile of paper on the shelf of my den.  I feel so good when I get rid of something that was taking up precious space in our small house!

Ellie Lash Is Retiring :(

I really like her designs and her generosity, so I'm sorry to see her go but understandably she has to look out for her future. If you're a digital scrapper and you have kids, you'll probably like her stuff. So check her out before she's gone!

http://ellielash.com/blog/