Sunday, November 22, 2009

hey there, stranger






This poor guy (blog) has been neglected for quite some time. Truth is, to whom ever even still reads this, I have been in a 'funk' lately. Things have been quite stressful around here and working on creative projects has taken back seat. And, that seat is wayyy in the back. I have to thank the Lord everyday for the patience and grace that gets me through the weeks. All of this stress has effected me physically as well. I had to take some time off Friday to get some lab work done. Nothing serious. (Mom, if you are reading this, it's nothing you don't already know about) To sit and create takes a bit of peace. I need my time, my space, my music, and a clear head. With all of these absent results in a neglected blog. I was in fact more than happy to whip up these with Leah's beautiful November kit. All things considered it was SO easy to finish these. I did all of these in ONE night. She always chooses just the perfect pieces. Thanks for looking.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

perfectly prima!





The Paper Niche, the most adorable, scrap-trendy, crafty cove of a store has this awesome kit for sale! Just lovely. I whipped up these babies is just hours.

Friday, October 16, 2009

so sad

... no time to create
... no time for scrapping
... no time for manis or peds
... no time for trying on many shoes
... no more sleeping in
... no more clutter-free living room
... no more me-time
... no more blogging
... no more hours on the computer

But I LOVE the reason why....




Saturday, September 19, 2009

September Kit

Pick up yours today at the Paper Niche,
along with so many goodies, I can't even explain! This adorable everything paper store is jam packed with loads of delicious embellies and gorgeous papers!

Pick up some inspiration here and here and here.
As always, my sister, Carola has beautiful photographs and scrapbook pages to oh and ahh over.

Here's my take on the Sept. Kit. I was SOOOO easy to work with and SOOOO fun!
I added some masking tape for my matting and some hints of white paint using the top of the glue stick as a stamp.

I used the left over piece of the bar code strip to add a small piece of text.

Here's the final piece! I love the two opposites here - hard and soft baby. And it was only a matter of minutes between the photos. He is TOO much!... to love!


Quite simply sprayed one house with glimmer mist to accent it among the others.




For the flowers, I took the white cray paper and bunched them up and sprayed them with the glimmer mist. Then, I molded them into the flowers and set to dry. Meanwhile I sprayed another color of glimmer mist and moved the page around to create the bleeding effect. Journaling reads: Home is never too far...


I went crazy with the distressing on this one. A tip for my sister, use baby wipes along the edges, then distress. Awesome!

There she is with my sweetheart of a nephew.
Thanks for looking and I appreciate all your lovely comments!






Wednesday, September 16, 2009

New Addition

Congratulations to Neil and Jen - new mommy and daddy!

Baby Aiden Lee

September 16, 2009 8lbs. 12oz.


Sunday, August 23, 2009

So busy...




Gone are the lazy days of summer!
It's back to school!























I have been SO busy getting ready for school.







Tuesday, August 18, 2009

FAB August Kit


Please excuse my terrible layout photos! BUT... the kit is awesome!