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{All supplies are Karla Dudley Designs. Patterned Paper - Spring '10 Kit, Zander Play. Cardstock - Cardstock Essentials No. 1. Zig Zag Stitching - Digi Essentials No. 1. Tab Zig Zag Stitching - Digi Essentials No. 2. Tab - Digi Essentials No. 2. Scallop Brush - Spring '10 Kit. Flower Lace - Spring '10 Kit. White Tag - Spring '10 Kit. Brown Brad - Spring '10 Kit. Small Flower Brush - Freebie Stamped Numbers Kit. Fonts - Amelie & Skia.}
The kids and I have a couple of girls coming over tomorrow for most of the day. I think Evan is getting tired of boring-old mom, so a couple of new faces are welcome!
xoxo
Erin.
Evan - {almost} 4
Jack - {almost} 11 months.
Hi friends!
Karla Dudley has updated the CT blog with a sketch, layout, and FREE digital template for all our blog readers... and it was inspired by yours truly! And that adorable photo at the top? That was taken by Terri Beloit last summer. Jack was only 8 weeks old and such a little guy! Now he is a grunting, crawling, chewing, yelling, smiling little ball of energy!
Here is the layout:
[ Kits Used: Cardstock Essentials, Itty Stickers Boy, Alpha Stickers 2, Digi Essentials (staples + stitches) ]
I adore the color photo of Jack on this page. It makes me smile every time I look at it. And his shirt says "made you smile"... too perfect!
Have a great night!
xoxo
Erin.
I was sorting through my photos tonight & found these two pics of Mark & Evan. Evan put the tunnel from his tent over Mark's head & stuffed it full of toys... he thought he was pretty funny when Mark was trapped in there and couldn't move:

I love how they play together; Evan plays differently with Mark than he does with me. It's a little more rough, a little more hands-on (and I wouldn't let Evan stuff me into a tube), but they love to be together. And they make me laugh :-)
xoxo
Erin.
Karla has a new brush kit available in her shop today! I created this layout using her new kit, plus some of her other products:
[ All supplies are Karla Dudley Designs. Kits used: Patterned Paper - Sylvy. Cardstock - Cardstock Essentials No. 1 (Lake). Scalloped Borders - Fancy Borders No. 1. White Letters - Cardstock Essentials No. 1 Alpha. "by" Font - Everyday Font Karla Dudley. Journaling Font - Georgia. Stitching - Digi Essentials Kit. Staples - Digi Essentials Kit. Outline Floral Brush - Brush Bucket No. 1]I am working on my 3rd load of laundry, so I better get back to folding. I have about an hour before Jack wakes up from his nap, and I also want to take Evan outside to enjoy the beautiful day we are having. It is sunny & 65 degrees here. It's about time we got some really nice weather! I took him out yesterday, but after running around for a bit he started coughing and couldn't stop. His cold is definitely lingering, and I don't want him to get worse so we are taking it easy.Have a wonderful day!
I finished my first layout for Karla Dudley Designs! It uses a lot of product from her Blakely collection, with a few other kits mixed in as well:
[Supplies: Gray background paper - Blakely Leaf brush - Blakely. Striped paper - Blakely. Layered template - Template Set #1. "You" stickers - Alpha Stickers #2.]
Have a great Tuesday!
I have another Design Your Life layout to share. This is from week 1, I believe, but it took me forever to finish which is why I am posting it now. I can't believe this class is almost over... it's been a lot of fun. I am still a little behind on the assignments, but I will continue working on them until I have all 36 layouts finished. 
My laptop is currently sitting on my new laptop table from Ikea that I picked up today (and I love it!). Probably the best $17.99 I have spent in a long time. Although I am regretting that I didn't get two. I have a feeling Mark and I will be fighting over this one every night.
The boys have been fighting colds for the past couple of days. Jack seems to be getting better, but I think Evan is getting worse. I don't want to rush my kids to the doctor every time they have a sniffle, but I also don't want them to suffer if they are really sick & can get an antibiotic for a virus. The "do I/don't I take my kid to the doctor" dilemma is probably my least favorite part about being a mom. Well, that and vomit. Anyway, I hate making that decision. When Jack had pneumonia a couple of weeks ago I took him to the emergency room in the middle of the night because he had a temperature of 105, and the doctor asked why we were there. They gave him some Motrin and sent us home, and now I have a bill for $800. Like my friend, Cindy, said: "That’s the most expensive Motrin in history." I am working on fighting the charge with the hospital because it's so outrageous, but I'm not holding my breath. Anyway, Evan is coughing and has a runny nose, but no fever, so I think it's just a cold. Jack is coughing (but not as much), and has a little wheeze, too. He doesn't have a fever, but has a runny nose. I just don't know if I should take them or now! I do know we aren't going to church tomorrow, just in case they are contagious. See? I can make decisions!
We had a delightfully lazy day here, and tomorrow should be more of the same.
Have a blessed Sunday, friends.
I received some exciting news on Monday, but I wasn't allowed to say anything until today, and it's been killing me!
I have been a big fan of Karla Dudley, and her digital designs, for a couple of years now. She posted a CT call on her blog a few weeks ago, and I finally got over my fear of rejection and applied. Monday evening I got a great e-mail from Karla with CONGRATS!!!!!! as the title! She picked me! (Can you tell I really, really excited about this opportunity?!?). She chose 8 people total, and we will be working with her for 6 months.
This is one of the layouts I submitted:

The other layout I submitted was posted here.
Our CT will have a blog where all of our designs will be compiled. I will let you know when I have that web address.
This is Karla Dudley's personal blog.
This is where you can buy her digital kits.
Thank you for the well wishes (and birthday wishes!). I am really looking forward to to working with Karla and the other designers :-)
xoxo Erin.

10 months old.
Loves to play with his Fisher-Price kitchen.
Babbles, coos, and squeals constantly.
Pulls hair.
Laughs when Evan tickles him.
Loves to cuddle (especially in the middle of the night when he should be sleeping).
We love you, Jack-Jack.