This Makes Me Smile

Yes! I'm on a roll using my Today is Beautiful February Kit. Love that!  Today I want to share another layout I've put together using that kit. This one is about a little adventure close to home during spring break last year. Hannah and I went ice skating with friends and of course, we had to snap a few pictures while trying to stay up on our feet/skates.

My favorite accent on this page is the giant "ice" hand cut from some patterned paper. It was a last minute addition and I think it gives the right pop to the page. It's a super simple way to jazz up a title and I need to remember to experiment with different variations on this idea soon.

My second favorite accent on the page is the fill in the blank "This Makes Me..." card in the center of the page. I sketched out the idea for this card for the Scrapbook Circle kit and had our designer finish it up. Then the file was off to the printers and delivered a few days later. I love getting to dream up things to use on layouts and then have them become an actual product that is used on layouts. So cool.

Layout Supplies /// Today is Beautiful Kit /// Dream Big Add-on

Phoenix Art Museum

Over spring break last month a friend and I decided to share a little culture and art with our kids by taking them to the Phoenix Art Museum. Fun tip: It's free admission every Wednesday from 3 - 9 pm and first Fridays from 6 - 10 pm.

One of our favorite pieces of art was Mass by Cornelia Parker. I loved that I captured a quick moment when three of the kids in our group were looking at this art piece.

It is a 3D piece where pieces of charred wood are hanging on strings from the ceiling. It has a really cool effect.

The kids were less than excited about going to the art museum, but once they were there, they all seemed to enjoy themselves. I thought that might happen.

Plus, afterwards, we checked out a new (to us) restaurant, Short Leash Hot Dogs, in downtown Phoenix for dinner. I am not normally a hot dog fan, but this place was pretty gourmet and delicious. I had the Sunny and definitely recommend it.

Spring Break 2014

Well, I haven't been busy writing here on my blog, but I have been busy keeping up with and enjoying life. We had a great spring break in March and I've documented the highlights here on this layout.

The girls and I stayed in town and our boys took a short weekend trip to Vegas to see a basketball tournament. So we had a lot of time to play and explore close to home most of the week.

We went to a spring training game (my first one!) to hear Audrey sing the National Anthem with 3 other girls from her choir. They did such a great job. Then we stayed to watch the game, eat some overpriced concessions and enjoyed some beautiful AZ spring weather.

The kids had an all day play time with friends, dentist visits, a trip to the Art Museum, a visit to the movies to see Frozen and ice skating. Such a fun week. We all enjoyed a break from the usual busy school routine.

All of the layout supplies came from the April Scrapbook Circle Kits. Have you been thinking about signing up for a subscription? Now could be the perfect time because SC is offering a free past kit with every new subscription starting with the April kit. You can find all of the details here.