Playing Catch-Up {Showing Off Layouts}

I am so ready for Christmas!!! I think I am more excited about it than the kids are! :) When I was a little girl, every year I'd wake up early, early, early in the morning to see if Santa had come yet. When I saw the gifts under the tree (wrapped), I was sooo excited. But we knew that we had to wait for Mom and Dad to wake up and at least have a cup of coffee (and a cigarette, blah) before we could open anything. They were smart and bought time with wrapped stocking stuffers and a new coloring book and crayons every year. 

This will be the first year at home as a small family of 4 + 1 Uncle Jesse. I'm excited for a more calm gift opening experience. Lets just say the last 4 years, Christmas has blown up with  there being 5 grand kids in the family. Last year the kids opened presents for hours before taking a lunch break and finally finished up opening gifts just before dinner. Then the adults had their turn of opening gifts and that took an hour. After that experience, I said, NO MORE. Its gotten too out of control! I'm sure some of the time was spent saying thank you's, hugs, kisses and opening the toy packaging. But still. Ridiculous.

This is the picture taken from the cat walk looking down on the tree Christmas Morning. 

So this year, gift opening will probaly take all of 30 minutes, and then we will have the rest of the day to lounge, watch football and enjoy each others company.

Here is some eye candy that I have been meaning to share! I added the kit name and designer to the image so you know who to go buy the kit from *wink*

Hope you all have a very Merry CHRISTmas and a Happy New Year! 

xoxo-

Christin

New Release {Rainy Dayz Designs}

Bre of Rainy Dayz Designs has released another super cute template pack, Tempting Templates {Vol 7}

Heres what I did using these templates. They are so user friendly and have just enough clustering and layering that you can make the layout completely your own, and it doesn't end up looking like a cookie cutter layout.

This first layout was created using my new kit, Monochrome Pop. If you got the STS newsletter, there is an exclusive freebie in it as well as a money saving coupon in the download! 

Its not too late to snag the newsletter, you can get it *here*
The second layout was created using a couple kits, to see credits, you can go to the gallery *here*

I've been a scrappin fool! {Rainy Dayz Designs awesomeness!}

Hey everyone!
I know its been a little quiet around here lately, but I promise goodies are coming your way soon! *jingle jingle* I wanted to share some of my layouts I have been working on. Since picking up designing in full time, I havent really had time to scrap anything!
I came across a CT call for Rainy Dayz Designs, and had to jump on it! Her templates are amazing, and have really made catching up on my scrapping a snap!
So here we go with the run down!
This is just the first set, there are more layouts made using a new kit collab by myself and Scraps By Andrea! *jingle jingle*

Go shopping below! 
Rainy Day Clusters {Vol. 1}
Rainy Day Brag Books {Vol. 1}