CHORE CHART

Make a fun Chore Chart for kids with a great kit, Chore Chart Kids by Albums to Remember.  I used the adorable kids in this kit, cut them out and then added a magnet to the backs.  I added rewards to each and can move them around to change things up for the kids.  I used a magnetic dry erase board to make it easy to move around and keep track of points.  My kids, 7 and 4 love it!  And they are helping with so much more around the house without whining!  Need to find the magnetic dry erase board, find it here - http://www.boarddudesdirect.com/http://www.boarddudesdirect.com/

FUN with bottlecaps!  I made these fun personalized bottlecaps using My Memories Software and some really fun digital scrapping kits!  There are so many things to do with these.  I haven't decided yet, but the possibilities are endless!  These are super inexpensive and can make wonderful party favors or little gifts.  Tie them to a string and make a necklace, attach a magnet and put it on the fridge, attach to a large paperclip and make a bookmark, put in on a hairclip and make a hairclip, use it on a frame to add a personal touch, the list goes on and on!

I used the following kits by Albums to Remember to make these wonderful bottlecaps!
Zoo Time
Special Day
Hawaiian Tropics

Finished Squash Book!

Happy Mother's Day, Mom!

Teacher Appreciation Gift

Thought it would be fun to have all the student's messages for teacher in one spot.  I created a scrapbook layout in My Memories and printed it.  I then framed it.  This would make a great gift for anyone!

Easy and quick idea for Mother's Day - Part 1.  I had created these Squash books before with traditional scrapbooking and thought why not with digital.  So here is part 1 and hoping to post part 2 before Mother's Day.

Fun and Inexpensive Teacher's Appreciation Gift

These can be used as clips or even better as bookmarks!  Easy to make and can be customized for any occasion and any person!  I love how easy it is with MMS, since I don't have to run to the store to find embellishments, I just do a search in my embellishments in my stash!

Fun with MMS and a brown paper bag!

Here's a fun idea to spruce up any plain paper bag! Very simple using My Memories software.

These would make great party favors, a fun way to bring a hostess or birthday gift, or even a lunch! Have fun!

Personalized Book Plates using My Memories Software

I used the kit, I Love to Read by Albums to Remember

Why DigiScrap?

Another mom asked me the other day why I spend my free time scrapping my family's photos and not doing other things 'for myself''. I kind of chuckled because I never thought of scrapping as not doing something 'for myself''. I love to be creative so this is a fun way for me to have me time. But I really didn't have a great answer for her. So, it got me thinking...why do I scrap? Selfishly, I do use my scrap time as me time, but I knew there were so many other reasons. Keeping memory of my kids childhoods that seem to be happening all too fast, documenting my family's story, doing something with all the digital pictures I have sitting on my computers, but I still wondered, what was my real motivation. I thought about it and realized that the death of my grandmother had made a huge impact on me and my decision to do something with all of our family photos. These days kids seem to know less and less about their families. Families no longer stay in the same geographical areas, they are spread across the globe. I want my kids to know about our family, both past and present. When my grandma died, she left behind boxes and boxes of photos. Photos that to this day still remain in boxes and when looked at, hold these mysteries of who is in the photo, where they were taken. The stories behind all of the pictures were lost when she died. I took the time to go through many of the boxes, take the pictures out and have them scanned, but what next? I try and scrap these pictures, but it's hard as I have no idea the story behind them. So, this is why I scrap. One day I want my family to know what these picture were about, where they were taken, who is in them. So I scrap every day events, document traditions, make keepsakes out of my kids' schoolwork - so that I have left behind something other than a box full of mysterious pictures. So with that, I thank you Grandma for motivating me to Scrap and save the special moments in my family!

My grandma passed before we could take a photo with all 4 generations, but my other grandma is very much alive and so I made sure to document this special picture of 4 generations of women in our family.

Kits used:
Page Builder 6 by Albums to Remember

ColorFIX Green Envy by Ettes & Company

ColorFIX Sweet Lilac by Ettes & Company

Fun Way to Repurpose Frosting Containers!