This Is For You, Z!

Seems like we're all venturing out in new directions. I'm making digital photo gifts--check out my gallery-- Brandi has her own photography studio, and now Zenita is a rep with
AC Bailey! Congrats, Z! You guys check it out and check out her blog. There's some fun stuff going on! :)


Isn't this sign the cutest? I used a frame by Raspberry Road Designs, and made a flier to advertise the show Brandi and I are doing this weekend. We both need to downsize our scrap stash, so I thought this would be a good way to do that AND advertise our new ventures! So if you need anything, let me know. I probably have it! :)

Time Flies--Again!

It's been awhile again, hasn't it?! I have been busy lately. We've been redecorating the grandkids rooms, and I need to downsize my scrap stash, so I've been going thru stuff. I haven't even made a dent in what I have. It's almost a sin to have so much! I just keep collecting and working it into my room. But no more! Since Pattie closed the lss, I have bought very little. And what little I do buy, I make sure I have a definite need for it. I honestly don't know how I even afforded it before! So I'm going thru stuff, and trying to sell it. Fall Fest is next weekend, so Brandi and I are going to set up a table and try to peddle our wares!lol If any of you live close, be sure to stop by! :)


The kids' rooms have turned out so nice! Jacob's room has been done for several weeks now. We painted his room and found a nice, used bedroom set for him. They still haven't hung his stuff back on the wall. I guess Grandpa is going to have to do it! The girls' room has been the hard one! We finally got it painted, and got their furniture painted--we took my Aunt's old bedroom set, thanks to the generosity of Cousin Dan--and found some cute pink floor lamps. What a bargain! On clearance at WM for $7! We took them over tonight, and Denny put them together. It adds some much needed lighting for the girls! I found some hot pink towels on clearance, too. They'll use them as dresser scarves. It's all pulling together! They just have to unload their old dressers, which we'll take out for them. Denny is going to paint one of them, so they'll have a place to put the "extras". Katie has too many extras! I can hardly wait to see it all completely finished. I'll post pics as soon as it's all put together. Hopefully by this weekend! :)


How do you like the pic? You'll never guess what I'm doing with it. I spent most of the day Sat., working on making a bunch of mini layouts. I found a cool site called ArtsCow, and signed up. Give it a shot! They send you cool specials, and this one that I took advantage of was microfiber cleaning cloths for glasses. Since we all wear glasses, I thought these would make neat stocking stuffers--I thought maybe the kids would use them if they had their pics on them. This one, of course, is for Denny. I got them for $1.99 and free shipping! What a deal! When they get here, I'll let you about the quality. But for $2.....


I used this kit for 3-4 different layouts. I just love it! It's called "Lost in Wonderland" by Nicole Young. I just love her stuff--it's so whimsical and cool! So check out her site!


That's it! I'll try to post a few more of my micro cloths this week! :)

Thomas James Greer

He's a cutie already! This is Thomas James Greer--Ryan's baby boy! Audrey gave me the ultra sound pics way back in July, and for some reason, today was the day to do something with them! I'm going to try my hardest to do his album right and keep up with it--the best laid plans, right? lol


Isn't this kit cute? It's a total scraplift. All I did was add in an extra set of sparkley stars, and the photo frame. The kit is by Carol Baumann and she designs for E-Scape and Scrap. I'd been dying to use it, and thought it was perfect for Thomas' pics. So this is his first layout. He posed rather well, don't you think? :)

Shopping

Here's this month desk top calendar. I've used this pic of my grandma on several things before, but it's such a pretty picture of her, and I thought it was perfect for this little kit! The kit is by mITTSYBELLE, and you can find it here. Hope that works! lol


We took Katie school shopping today. It really went pretty smooth! lol It's a lot easier taking them by themselves, rather than all 3 at once--which we've done many times! Not that they act up or anything, it's just easier to concentrate on one at a time! Katie ended up with a whole new look for school this year, which surprised us. She's into hoodies and high top tennies. Well, she didn't give up the high tops, but didn't buy even one hoodie! She got a real cute double breasted jacket, for one thing. I'll have to get pics of her new look and post them, 'cause I really can't even explain it. Just know, she looks as cute as can be!

Richard

This is the last project I've done for Colleen. A celebration! Her other BFF's son is getting married! Congrats, "Richard"! lol I will say, the names have been changed to protect the innocent! lol Since this is a surprise, we weren't quite sure they'd want their names plastered all over the internet! lol This was fun. And truly a team effort. I wasn't quite sure at one point where we were headed with this, but after asking a million questions, it finally hit me what Colleen wanted. We're both pleased with the end result. I was able to extract the flourishes from the actual invitation and match up the color. I just my photoshop program! :) The storyboard I used is by Miki Ferkul. She does a lot cool things, so check out her site.

Heather's Collage

Here's another page I did for Colleen for her to take to the memorial. This was her daughter, niece and nephew when they went to visit them in Hawaii. It looks like they were all having a great time! :) I love this little kit I used. It's by Sailor and Lula Designs. It seemed just perfect for these playful pics!