What a gorgeous morning !! Had to grab some shots of our FIRST snow here in New England !! Had fun with some lens flare in a few of the pics !! I SOOOOO need to scrapbook - haven't in weeks ! However, I find it tough lately to squeeze time in ... I finished decorating the tree yesterday and put up more Christmas decorations. This Saturday I'll get greenery and that should do it !! So here's a few pics and I hope you enjoy your day !! TFL !!!
Just a quick post to share some exciting news !! Basic Grey picked up two more of my layouts for their gallery !! I'm so excited as they are one of my all time favorite scrapbook companies !! Their gallery is chock full of gorgeous pages, so check them out when you have time. Here are the pages they chose... The first page uses the Ambrosia line and in the second I used my latest FAV Indian Summer !! Thanks for stopping by !!
Happy December !! As the hectic pace is upon us what a better way to take a break than with a new sketch from Inspired Blueprints !! This is a great multi-photo sketch and I REALLY altered this one !!!
Here's the sketch:
Here's my take:
I used photos for the three 6 x 3 blocks, and for the remaining 3 x 3 blocks I used patterned paper !! Please check out the gallery for more very cool takes on this fun sketch. TFL and here are a few close-ups of this project !!
Wanted to hop on for a quick post with some photos I took of Joshie this weekend. He LOVES crafts - how cool is that ... cutting paper, deco scissors, stamping, markers ... love this kid !!!!
He also loves my point and shoot camera and is actually getting better at it ....
We printed a few pictures and here is Josh anxiously waiting for them ...
And, Joshie LOVES Lincoln Logs - one of my all time FAVS as a kid ...
Thanks for looking !!
Well, Thanksgiving is over and now the MAD RUSH to Christmas !! I was able to put up my tree and my Nutcracker collection and now need to decorate and finish shopping !! I also had a very fun sleepover visit with Joshie on Saturday night - and this kid is SOOO after my own heart ... we did CRAFTS !! He LOVES to cut paper and stamp and color and my other favorite ... Lincoln Logs !! I may have had more fun !! He outlasted me though ... it was a effort to get him to sleep ... he wouldn't turn it off !!! With all that said I can't wait until the next visit !!!
The Fall Retreat at RAH was fun and I have some photos to share. Our guest teacher was Linda Albrecht and she taught three totally awesome classes. The first class was a Christmas mini-album loaded with cool embellishments and techniques...
The next class was so fun and unique !! We made these adorable snow-men and snow-women out of glass jars, styrofoam and glittery beads and decorated them with rub-ons, felt, tulle and other fun accessories. It got quite messy but the messier the better .... right ?!?!?
The final class was this ADORABLE wall hanging ! We used Snow-tex which provided a realistic, dimensional snow effect on the project. This was a great class and what a fun project to display for the holidays !!
Thanks for looking and I'll post some pics of Joshie tomorrow !!! Have a good night !!
Hi !! Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving !!! I spent a lovely day with my family and had an awesome dinner and YUMMY desserts and then HAD to go for a walk !!!! We had a great day and it was so warm today ... unusually warm for late fall !!
Last weekend I went to a GREAT Fall retreat put on by my fabulous LSS: Right at Home Scrapbooking !! We all had a great time and stayed quite busy with classes, games and creating. I will post photos from the retreat soon. I managed to finish ONE layout done in-between several classes, and a mini album. Here's a few pics of the layout - I used Basic Grey's Indian Summer papers to highlight these cute pics of Joshie and Lilly playing in the leaves !! TFL !! If you are amongst the BRAVE shoppers tomorrow have fun and grab those great deals !!
Just a quick post to share a few more photos of the kids playing in the leaves !! They had so much fun ... glad I got these shots when I did because the landscapers were here today and the leaves have left !! TFL !!
And, Lilly LOVED walking Simba !!!
Thank goodness the rain is over !! What a wash-out yesterday !! Not lovin' the "wet-dog" smell that goes along with having a dog when there's a rainy Nor' Easter !! Traveling in the rain is NO fun either, especially at night !! I went to visit my family yesterday and we did some Christmas shopping which was GREAT !! While we were shopping an eye-opening commercial announced ... " ONLY 6 WEEKS UNTIL CHRISTMAS " ... yikes .. need to get my butt in gear !!
Onto more fun news !! Sketch 36 in up at Inspired Blueprints !! This sketch was, as always, fun and the Design Team again used E.A.D Designs, Rub-ons on our projects. I chose to alter the photo placement and I loved scrapping these picture of Abby having fun in a beautiful fall tree !! So, here's the sketch and my version with a few close-ups. The rub-ons are the flowers ... rubbed onto cream-colored cardstock and cut out and added as "photo corners" TFL !!! I couldn't resist shooting this in my backyard woods which was the perfect backdrop for this fall page !! Have a great week !!!
I hope everyone took a moment today to remember all the Military Veterans that served to protect us !! Thanks to all !!
I had today off and had a very fun day !! I spent the afternoon with Josh & Lilly. We played in the leaves and walked Simba !! I also have some REALLY EXCITING news that I will share soon !! I'm very psyched about this !! I need to do some editing because my photos were not great today but I'll leave you with two and I hope to post more soon ... I'm exhausted now ... Enjoy the rest of the week and TFL !!
