a busy little elf!

it's amazing how productive you can be when you have a clean craft room . . . well, not just clean, but actually OrgaNized!!  yes, ma'am, i sat down for HouRs today and organized my {formerly known as: what the heck happened in here!?} craft room for the first time in TWO years!! . . . then, to top it off, i finished some projects i had been working on, so i', SuPeR excited to share!! ;)

i had this layout made {using RaWkiNg! monkey/banana & baby boy pram papers from Reminisce} without a picture for a little while, and while i was organizing pictures today, i finally found the PerFect one!!  my {not so little} monkey, cameron, climbing in a tree while we were picking apples at carter mountain apple orchard.  i lOveD the monkey papers i just had to do a layout with them . . . and, finally i had a pic to complete it!!  crazy when you fall in love with certain papers and HAVE to make a layout because they drive you to that sweet place of inspiration and creativity . . .  thank you Reminisce!! {and i LoVe the border stickers too . . . i just keep layering them because i can't get enough of them!!}

then, i'd always wanted to make a mini-album for the holidays . . . and who could resist with the gorgeous Christmas Past papers from Graphic 45!??!  well, obviously, i indulged, and came up with this little number (i can't wait for christmas eve/day so that i can snap some shots & record our fav moments in my little album!!) . . .

i also want to thank the girls at KitCardShop for sending me some Guest Designer goodies which i also used in this mini album.  sUcH a yummy kit -- from cute papers, to raWkiNg ephemera {much of it featured in this album} . . . thank you, thank you, thank you!!

just a few more days til Christmas . . . so, get back in your craft rooms and finish up those holiday projects!!  link back to me so i can see what you've made!!