{new printable coloring book}

Happy Tuesday! How is your week going? 

I have some fun This Girl's Doodles news to share today...



I've added a five-page printable Valentine coloring book to my Etsy shop! I'm really proud of these pages. They are all so fun and happy, and I hope you love them too!

You can grab a copy here! 

And be sure to tag your pages with #coloringwithTGD so I can see your beautiful creations!

XO,

{in my sketchbook}

Hello friends! 

Are you staying warm? Winter has officially finally arrived in Indiana and I'm basically wearing a scarf and drinking coffee 24/7 but that's OK because scarves + coffee...I mean.  

I've been doodling lots of hearts the past few weeks, getting a mini Valentine's Day coloring book ready for my Etsy shop. Here are some shots from my sketchbook...

I'm super excited to get this one together and up in the shop. Valentine's Day is my favorite!

XO,

{Valentine Printables}

Holy cow you guys...did you notice that Valentine's Day is only a month away? Not that January is my favorite month...but it could slow down a bit and I'd be just fine.

I figured I could help you out by adding two printable Valentine's Day cards to the shop!

The first one is for you to give out to your friends, perhaps bundled up with some chocolate and a good book...

And the second is for the kiddos!

This one comes in two color versions, because 7 year olds are all about choices (or at least mine are). 

Both are super affordable and the best part is you can print as many as you need!

Hope you have a fantastic weekend!

XO,

{Valentine's Day coloring book!}

Happy Monday friends!

Whew...did you make it into work OK this morning? We're finally experiencing winter weather hear in Indiana...about 10-ish degrees this morning and my boys had a 2-hour delay so I'm just now getting settled in at work.

I wanted to share a few new coloring pages I'm working on for a Valentine's Day mini coloring book. I think it will be similar to my Christmas coloring book...5 or so pages and it will be a printable for sale in my Etsy shop. 

Here are the first two pages I've completed...

All of those hearts were fun but left my hand a bit crampy!

This one was fun to sketch...

And here it is inked in...the heart keys are my favorite...

Excited to see what else makes it's way onto the page. Any suggestions or requests?

XO,

{instagram friday}

It has been another crazy rollercoaster of a week for us. Ben was sick again over the weekend...I have another head cold...both of our cars needed repairs. Yikes.

But on the flip side, I've had some exciting things happen with the blog...can't wait to share them...I had lots of fun putting together Valentine's for the boys' first school party...and we did our taxes which is a huge relief because it helps SO much to have a big refund when you are living on one income.

So here is a peek into my week through my Instagram photos...you can find me here...

I started the week of with a shameless selfie...love how Instagram filters make everything look so much lovelier... *wink*

I got my #VDAYMUGSWAP gift in the mail...yay!!

I enjoyed a coffee date with some Transformers...

Snuggled with the boys and watched Despicable Me...

Am I the only mom that can't get enough of kissing on those soft necks and ears?!

Sunday morning = blueberry muffins...

Enjoyed a few minutes of crafting time to put together some Valentine's cards...

Put together the boys' Valentine's...

I was home sick on Wednesday but that meant I needed to feed Batman...

The hubs and I enjoyed an early Valentine's Day dinner out at our favorite Mexican place...

I put together gifts for my two little sweeties...

I stole these two pics from one of the boys' preschool teachers from their Valentine's Day party at school...

The look on Ben's face here just owns me. And he informed me today that he has a girlfriend. Lord help us. :)

we finished our V-Day with a yummy homemade dinner from the hubs and a ginormous pink cupcake...

I definitely can never say that our life is boring.

The pit of my week...finding out that our Prius needed a $500 repair. BOO to that. {but thank goodness for a tax refund just in time!}

The peek of my week...watching the boys enjoy their first full day at school and their first Valentine's Day party. Makes my heart so full and so proud.

What did your week look like?

Linking up with...


 

 

 

{Valentine's Day Mug Swap}

Happy Valentine's Day friends!

This is one of my absolute favorite days of the year, so when I saw that Alissa over at Rags to Stitches and Caroline from Sew Caroline were hosting a blogger Valentine's Day mug swap, I signed up right away.

I looove gift swaps, I looooove Valentine's Day, and I looooooove a good mug, so it was a no brainer!

I was paired up with Kristina from Big Apple Mami {who right now is in labor and delivery today having her fourth child!! Best of luck Kristina!}

She sent me a super fun box of goodies...

For someone that doesn't know me very well, she sure got it right!

A great travel mug and dark roast coffee from Starbucks, lots of Dove dark chocolate hearts, and you can't see them in the photo, but the mug was filled with sour candy hearts, which I devoured that night while watching a movie with the boys. :)

I absolutely love the mug...it is the perfect size and keeps my coffee warm all morning at work...

And how cute is the message heart?!

And I figured I better take another photo of the chocolate before it is all gone {because we know that will be very soon}...

Thanks again Kristina! And thanks to Alissa and Caroline for hosting such a great swap. I'm already looking forward to next year!

{Diner Inspired Valentine Printable}

For the last month, I have been pinning Valentine's Day ideas for the boys like a MAD WOMAN.

To say that I love Valentine's Day is a bit of an understatement. So....the fact that the boys have their first school Valentine's Day party has had me just a bit excited.

And I must say, left me a bit deflated when Ben decided he wanted the boxed Spiderman cards.

Waa waaa waaaaaa

But...we did find fun Spiderman candy to attach to them. AND THEN Landon decided he wanted to give all of his friends these cute little diner notepads...

So I said, "Sure!" And then I thought..."What the heck am I going to do with these?!"

No one on Pinterest had provided me with a printable for such an item.

So I made my own!

 These are super simple to put together.

All you need are diner notepads {I scored mine for 25 cents each at Party City}, pencils, clear tape, and this printable.

Simply tape the pencil to the side of the notepad, wrap the printable around the whole shebang, and tape it in place.

SUPER simple and so cute, right? 

I even included a place on the back for your child to write their name and the name of their Valentine.

Download it HERE!

To use the printable, simply cut them out lengthwise and fold in the middle. I cut mine so there wasn't a white edge around the design, but it would look cute either way. 

I can't wait for Landon to give these to his friends!