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What's your Scent?

Hello again! Just a quick note that i wanted to put out...I am now a Scentsy consultant! 

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 Please come by and check out my online store :) This works great if you live in another state, or town from me. if you are local, email me, and we can get together to sample the testers before you buy.  We have car scent products, room sprays as well. I hope this finds you happy and healthy! I hope to hear from you soon! 

More regular life stuff/pics coming soon... 

I am sooo excited about Twilight's NEW MOON coming out on friday...FINALLY! After a year of waiting, its almost here!

So far, we have a group of 12 people going. I plan on going again with another friend- yes I have to see it at least 2x -its going to take forever for it to come out on DVD!

I am still Team Edward :)

Hello!

Hi everyone! Just a quick stop to say hi and that I'm alive! I have been BUSY! Got out of the old house and now I am trying like hell to unpack the new house but every time I plan on it, something comes up and have to put the unpacking on the back burner. In a way, is a welcomed thing...but the other side of that- not so much...drives me crazy! I can't find this or that and stuff all over the place is starting to stress me out. Besides, I am anxious to start invting people over for dinner or Saturday football (GO DUCKS! lol) and scrapbooking...it will all get done eventually...so better get off here as I should be unpacking instead of blogging! LOL Hope everyone is well! Back to blog land soon! :) 

Awakening.

I got this from my friend Bonnie's blog- WOW. I will be referring back to this often :) thanks for sharing B! :)

AWAKENING

A time comes in your life with you finally get it... When in the midst of all your fears and insanity you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere, the voice inside you head cries out - ENOUGH!

Enough fighting and crying, or struggling to hold on and, like a child quieting down after a blind tantrum, your sobs begin to subside, you shudder once or twice, you blick back tears and through a mantle of wet lashes, you begin to look at the world through new eyes.

This is your awakening...

You realize that it's time to stop hoping and waiting for something to change, or for happiness, safety and security to come galloping over the next horizon.

You come to terms with that fact that he is not Prince Charming and you are not Cinderella and that in the real world, there aren't always happy endings (or beginnings for that matter) and that any guarantee of "happily ever after" must begin with you and in the process, a sense of serenity is born of acceptance.

You awaken to the fact that you are not perfect and that not everyone will always love, appreciate or approve of who or what you are...and that's OK. (They are entitled to their own views and opinions.) And you learn the importance of loving and championing yourself and in the process, a sense of new found confidence is born of self-approval.

You stop complaining and blaming other people for the things they did to you (or didn't do for you) and you learn that the only thing you can really count on in the unexpected. So you learn to stand on your own and to take care of yourself and in the process, a sense of safety & security is born of self-reliance.

You realize that much of the way you view yourself and the world around you, is a result of all the messages and opinions that have been ingrained into your psyche. You learn that principles such as honesty and integrity are not the outdated ideas of a by gone era, but the mortar that holds together the foundation upon which you must build a life.

You learn that you don't know everything and it's not your job to save the world, and that you can't teach a pig to sing. You learn to distinguish between guilt and responsibility and the importance of setting boundaries and learning to say NO. Then you learn about love. Romantic love and familial love. how to love, how much to give in love, when to stop giving and when to walk away.

You learn not to project your needs or your feelings onto a relationship. You learn that you will not be a more beautiful, more lovable or important person because of the man on your arm or the child that bears your name. You learn to look at relationships as they really are, and not what you think they should be.

You stop trying to control people, situations and outcomes. You learn that just as people grow old and change, so it is with love; and you learn that you don't have the right to demand love on your terms, just to make you happy.

You learn that alone does not mean lonely.

You look in the mirror and come to terms with the fact that you will never be a size 5 or a perfect 10 and you stop trying to compete with the image inside your head and agonizing over how you "stack up."

You come to the realization that you deserve love and kindness and respect and you wont settle for less.

You learn that fatigue diminishes the spirit and can create doubt and fear. So you take more time to laugh and to play.

You learn that for the most part of life, you get what you think you deserve and that much of life is a self-fulfilling prophecy. You learn that anything worth achieving os worth working for and that wishing for something to happen, is different from working toward making it happen.


More importantly, you learn that no one can do it alone, and its OK to ask for help.

You learn to step right into and through your fears. You learn that life isnt always fair, and that you dont always get what you think you deserve, and that bad things happen to unsuspecting, good people. On these occasions, you learn not to personalize things.

You learn that God isnt punishing you or failing to answer your prayers; its just life happening. You learn to deal with evil in its most primal state; the ego. You learn that negative feelings such as anger, envy, and resentment must be understood and redirected or they will suffocate the life out of you and poison the universe that surrounds you.

You learn to admit when you are wrong and to build bridges instead of walls. You learn to be thankful and to take comfort in many of the simple things we take for granted; things that millions of people upon the earth can only dream about; a full refrigerator, clean running water, a soft warm bed, a long hot shower.

Slowly, you begin to take responsibility for yourself, by yourself and you make yourself promise to never betray yourself and to never settle for less than your heart's desire.

You hang a wind chime outside your window so you can listen to the wind, and you make it a point to keep smiling, to keep trusting and to stay open to every wonderful possibility.

Finally, with courage in your heart and with God by your side you take a stand, you take a deep breath and you begin to design the life you want to live as best as you can.

Long time...no Bloggin'.

Hi everyone! Its a been awhile...and I've gotta warn ya...this is going to be photo heavy- but I don't think I will hear you complaining, right? ;0)  LOL

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First of all, I wanted to post the B Family Reunion pic I promised a few weeks back...

Had a great time seeing (and meeting) everyone..and seeing the old pics and hearing stories about our family. Its really cool as you get older how much more interested you are in your family history and learning about where you came from :)  

Been SUPER busy.  Going to be even busier with another move. Yes, ANOTHER move. It's a good one though! I'm moving in with my boys, Scott and Wade :)

The House

and hereis the link to see a preview of inside...and get this...we have a community POOL, basketball court and playground. Lots of walking trails. A really nice and safe neighborhood for Wade, and for me to take the dogs for their walks (all 3 of us need WALKS! F-A-T!!! lol).  

 I am so excited to start my new life with these guys...and have the family I've always wanted. Without going into it and getting completely mushy, let me just say that I am filled with complete LOVE and HAPPINESS for these two.... Speaking of, here is me and Waders cheesing it up..

  Wade is a real ham when it comes to taking photos of him...here's his famous signature model pose...

"How YOU doin'?"

Gotta Love this kid! LOL

A few weeks ago, Donna Downey came to Oregon!! For those of you who don't know who she is, she is a ROCK STAR in the scrap booking world. I have always admired her artistic talents and have been wanting to take a class from her for sooo long...and FINALLY! I got that chance. I am so inspired by her, she makes me want to paint all day. I have been struggling with the fact that I have been wanting to cReAtE and PLAY like mad crazy lately but I just can't because I have to move in 2 1/2 weeks! HA HA! But, its all good because I am excited to set up my new (again) scrap studio... So anyways, Donna is hilariously funny as she is talented. I can't wait to finish these 3 class projects that we were working on...stay tuned for those pics (eventually! lol).... If you ever get a chance to take her classes- DO IT! I PROMISE you! You will NOT be disappointed, and its TOTALLY worth the money....

Donna with the "Bloom" class...I wont go into detail just yet until I finish mine...but I will say I was really happy and surprised with the size of this album and how EASY it is to put together with FABRIC! Yep, my new addiction ;0)

My sister Hopper, best friend Angie and me.

me using watercolor crayons

angie doing a technique with the crayons ( I can't believe how easy this is!)

me painting- I L-O-V-E to watercolor and paint- I am planning on doing a canvas type project soon- so inspired- I will show you a page out of the fabric/canvas scrapbook that I did that's my absolute favorite...soon ;0)

tired but having sooo much FUN!

the 3 of us with Donna

{side note: i gotta say i either need to lose some boobage or get a better bra! OMG.}

me and my idol :)

my best friend and I at the airport - I miss you!!

Alright, onto the next trip just a few days later...a 16+ hr car ride...my mom, step dad, and sister went to San Marcos, CA to visit my brother who is going to Palomar College, playing football. It was so surreal to see him playing at the college level... (photos by mom)

 OUCH...way to kick butt in their house LOL Go Comets!

The proud family of no.19! Sure wish mom was able to get in this one...

We spent a day at the beach...

Our family pic...this was a challenge. LOL Camera set up on the tripod, a timer, me having 10 secs to run back to the group in my place (without tripping and falling into the pool), and 2 pain in the butt teenagers -making faces or ducking out of the photo as the camera was going off LOL We ended up with this....not bad, right?

then mom wanted to do a funny one, and well, the 2 pain the butt teenagers weren't having it...

All in all, we had a great time visiting Patrick. We sure miss you baby brother! See you at Christmas! Love you!

This was much too long (and typepad was not cooperating with me- thank goodness for the auto save feature!)...Anyways...I will be back soon, after the move most likely...Hope everyone had a great summer and is looking forward to fall (my favorite!) Scott, Wade, Hopper and cousin Shanna are going to the Oregon ducks vs Cal next weekend- so maybe i'll be back to post pics, and Wader's football game pics as well. Blog soon! :)

DD giveaway...

Today, Donna Downey has a HUGE fabric giveaway from one of her sponsors- go by her blog and check it out!!! The colors and prints of this fabric is babanas! LOOOVE :) http://donnadowney.typepad.com/simply_me/2009/09/color-inspires-me.html

More to come soon...been crazy busy--going to become even busier - well I do have a LIFE now! LOL Blog soon!

Quote of the Day.

Love this! Thanks Bonnie & Angela for sharing this!

 

 

 

"I am selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure don't deserve me at my best."

-Marilyn Monroe

Quote of the Day.

"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." — Marilyn Monroe

 

amen.

A New Life.

Life has been good lately...and feeling pretty happy about it :)

Here is Scott, his son Wade and I at a local baseball game. Boys cheesing it up LOL. Great guy, great kiddo...I couldn't ask for anything better :) His family and friends all welcomed me with open arms and I really like them all. I thank Scott for making me a part of his life :)

 

At the lake. Boating, tubing, jet skiing (getting thrown off LOL), BBQ'ing- had the BEST time!

 

Just wanted to post these real quick :) Blog again soon...

Moving on.

I've finally let myself move on from the pain this past year. I realized that I deserve to be happy and to be treated with respect. I've started dating and I have met someone that I really like. Living everyday with a fresh new heart and eyes is quite inspiring. I'm going to live my life to the fullest. I have been putting it off for far too long. I have been having fun and have been truely happy lately...more than I can say I had been this past year, and possibly alot longer than that, or admitted to myself. Life is busy, and busy is good :) I am not sure how much blogging will get done in the near future, but I will be back soon... Busy week coming up. We just had a family reunion on my mom's side this weekend, and it was so great to see everyone. I will share a pic soon!

Today, I will be meeting the son and parents of the man I have been dating. Tomorrow, meeting his friends, who are like family to him- going to the lake and having fun boating, tubing and maybe even jet skiing :) Tues, a possible hometown minor baseball game and Wednesday going to Kahneeta resort for more swimming. It has been a LONG time since I have had this kind of fun, and I am going to enjoy every second of it.

Hope you are having a good summer so far....blog again soon :)

ps- the 2 ladies that won the "book love" print- I will get those to you asap- I haven't forgotten about you! I promise!!

Dating quote.

 I love this quote from Carrie Bradshaw from "Sex and the City"  " Men are like taxis driving around with their lights off. Sometimes they’ll pick up someone if they feel like it—sometimes a lot of people—but generally speaking, they’re unavailable. Then suddenly, as if men had their own ticking biological clock, a man realizes that he’s ready for the next stage of his life: settling down. His available-for-commitment light flicks on, and the next woman who jumps in the backseat stays for the ride of a lifetime; she meets the "One" and he meets his nuptials."

AMEN. 

He's into you...or isn't he?

So, as i am thinking about my new life and moving forward, I had to post this as a reminder to myself, and to any single women out there... Wonder what the future will bring?

10 signs that He's into you

Wondering if that cutie you’re dating digs you for real? The clues to knowing if he’s genuinely into you aren’t the big, showy gestures you might think. So stop keeping score on flowers, gifts, and fancy dinners. Instead, pay attention to the little things, especially your potential boyfriend’s behavior both on dates and in between. Check out the following 10 signs that show your sweetie’s really into you.

1. He Calls for no Reason

If your guy’s really into you, he doesn’t wait five days after a date to call you. Instead, he calls you whenever he feels like it, even if it’s just to say hi and see how your day is going. If you’ve been dating a lot of players recently, this new, emotionally available behavior may seem startling. Don’t criticize or judge it. Instead, enjoy it!

2. He Actively Seeks out your Company

Not only does your guy call if he’s really into you, but he also makes an effort to see you regularly. And it’s not just about having a hot date on Saturday night. When a guy genuinely likes you, he wants to spend time with you, regardless of what you do together. So if your cutie invites you to hang out and watch movies at his place, get coffee after work, or meet at the Laundromat on Sunday night so you can keep each other company while washing your clothes, chances are good that he’s into you. If you feel comfortable, reciprocate by seeking out his company.

3. He Makes Time for you in his Life

Even in our overly scheduled modern-day lives, if a guy’s into you, he makes time for you. So if he calls to say he’s going away on a business trip for a few days but would like to see you before he goes, wants to talk while he’s away, or is intent on making plans once he returns, all signs point to the fact that he’s honestly into you. Make sure you make time for your man, regardless of your own busy schedule.

4. His Friends know about You

Chances are, you’ve dated the kind of guy who showers you with attention and gifts and also chases you incessantly, but never introduces you to the other people in his life. While this behavior may be confusing, the truth is that when a guy is really into you, he includes you in his entire life. That means his friends know about you. And not just how hot or sexy you are, but how interesting, funny, and amazing you are. As time goes on, he not only tells his friends about you, but he introduces you to them and makes you a part of his inner circle. Show your appreciation by making an effort to get to know his friends.

5. He Takes the Time to get to know your Friends

Not only does a guy who’s into you share his friends with you, but he takes the time to get to know and appreciate your friends. And while a player might seize the opportunity to flirt with your girlfriends, a guy who’s really into you shows genuine interest in your gal pals while reserving his affection for you only. Let him know that you appreciate him by returning his affections.

6. He Maintains eye Contact

When you’re with your sweetie, a sure sign that he’s into you is his ability to comfortably make and maintain eye contact. If a guy has ulterior motives or just isn’t interested in who you really are, he won’t bother looking you in the eye. So if your cutie catches and keeps your gaze, smile and return his gaze, enjoying the fact that he’s really into you.

7. He Leans in when you’re Talking

Not only will your man maintain eye contact if he’s into you, but his body language will be equally telling. If he leans in when you talk, keeps his torso facing you, maintains eye contact, and doesn’t cross his arms and legs defensively, he’s showing you his emotional availability and interest through his body. Be sure to practice the same kind of physical communication with your own body language.

8. He Listens

If your potential boyfriend’s body language tells you that he’s into you, the next sign to look for is how well he listens and responds to you. Is the conversation always all about him or does he ask you questions, seek out your opinion, and genuinely seem interested in what you have to say? When a guy’s really into you, he not only makes you a part of the conversation, but he also asks for your input, listens intently, and responds appropriately. Let your love interest know that you’re interested by listening and responding to him, as well.

9. He Regularly Touches You

While a player may engage in inappropriate levels of PDA, a guy who’s really into you may be less demonstrative. However, that doesn’t mean he won’t touch you at all. In fact, if you’re dating someone who’s really into you, he’ll routinely touch your arm when he’s talking, stroke your back reassuringly, and hold your hand when the time is right. These displays of affection show respect, intimacy, and interest. If you feel comfortable, let him know you’re interested by gently touching him in a similar fashion from time to time.

10. He Takes an Interest in your Interests

 A surefire way to know if your man sees a future with you is if he takes an interest in your interests. Even if it’s something that doesn’t appeal to him, like Pilates, painting, or your Portuguese language lessons, he’ll encourage you to pursue your interests and ask you about them. Be sure to return the favor and engage him about his own interests. So there you have it – ten surefire signs that the guy you’re dating is really into you. Once you educate yourself on the signals that matter, you’ll be better equipped to see and sift through the superficial players in your environment and then identify the genuine gems worth dating.

Happy Bday Dad!

Just wanted to say Happy Birthday to my Dad! I hope you like your goodies, cookie monster!  Love you!

 

Here is the card I made for him:

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Supplies used: Cardstock- unknown, Cupcake stamp- Unity Stamp Co., SU! ink/pens in Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Crushed Curry,Tempting Turquoise, HB letter stickers-AC puffy thickers, "dad" letters- Making Memories, and the polka dot pattern paper- My Mind's Eye.  

Top 10

Just found out my Book Love layout was voted in the Top 10 at 2peas Gallery! YAY! I love my little book photo I took! this made me smile for the first time today-after a really emotional and heartbreaking day yesterday :)  Thanks Lisa Day for letting me know! :)

My Pick & Winners!

This prompt is about my favorite book...and I decided to kind of do a "entry"page as I will be doing separate layout(s) of my favorite books...that one will be done, hopefully, by Friday.  It was hard for me to pick which one I liked the best- it was definitely either going to be 2 or3....I think I am going to blow one of these up and hang it up on my living room wall. Alright, ready for the winner?

 #3!!!!! 

So, the first one to guess is KRISTEN D. ! :) And, since I am feeling generous tonight, and thankful that I have readers (LOL)--I did a random pick on www.random.org , and that winner is.... JULIE@ 4:53 pm ! Congrats ladies! You have won either a 4x6 or 5x7 print of your choice! You also have the choice to either have the color or black & white version.  Please email me at laceya712@yahoo.com and leave me your choice of size, color preference, and your mailing address. :)   

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The book I used in this photo is my favorite book EVER-- Twilight, of course! I am thinking about purchasing a new copy and using the old for tearing out its pages and using it on projects. The print I used is from a old French language "self taught" guide. I bought this book at the flea market I went to last weekend. I need to go on a hunt for a old vintage dictionary. I just noticed, that coincidentally, that Edward is peeking behind the first photo above from a tabloid mag. LOL Well, hello there Edward, you hot vampire, you ;0)

More to come soon. Its been HOT.AS.HELL in my house. I wished I had paid more attention to the listing when I first looked at this house. Note to self- always always look for a/c, the very first thing any time I get a new place! Unless, of course I move to the coast, where there is no need for one (Yes, I am seriously thinking of moving back to the beach- just waitingfor the right timing.) ;) I cannot wait for summer to be over. 

Congrats Kristen and Julie!

Supplies used: SU! 12x12 Kraft cardstock, AC thickers, vintage book page, flowers, sprayed with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in: Spring mint, Coffee Shop, and Moonlight.  Silk vine-unknown, button from Etsy shop evalicious, and the fabric rip strips are from Studio Calico. Note: the inspiration and directions I got for the flowers are from http://www.aliscrap23.blogspot.com/. Not as nice as hers but aren't they cool? :) ***edit*** here is the direct link to the instructions on how to make these flowers: HERE.

Quote of the Day.

"Be still, be calm, and listen. You'll find there's nowhere you can't go, no challenge you can't master, and no reason whatsoever that you can't have it all."

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"Everything you want to change about yourself-all the parts of yourself that you keep secret-its your POWER- its who you are. Don't be afraid to succeed." -from the movie Fame trailer.

Quote of the day.

Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all.

Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach.

Check your road and the nature of your battle.

The world you desired can be won.

It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.

Ayn Rand

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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.

Explore. Dream. Discover.

Mark Twain

 

Book Love.

Here's a sneak of my upcoming layout for the Bps class. These images will be available for sale. Which one is your favorite?

How about a give away? The first person who picks the one I will choose for my LO, will receive a print from me! These are available in color and black & white. This is going to be hard- I love them all!  I will choose the winner Wednesday night (July 23rd)@ 10 pm PT.  Good Luck!

#1

  

#2

 

#3

 

PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME IN THE COMMENTS! THANK YOU!!)

Bad habits.

Finally, the next prompt for my class at BPS! I think I lost my mojo somewhere in the past couple of days...not sure why. Mental issues I guess.

I had a hell of a time doing this layout. I had it in my mind what I wanted to do, and had some inspiration...but it would NOT work for me. It took almost 3 hrs to complete this. I tried this and that, maybe this or that....noooooo! UGH!  I was getting really irritated on how it was (or wasn't) turning out...I decided to make it simple. Just clean and simple. It worked. Its done.

 So here ya go. I gotta say though...I am really embarrassed to post this layout, b/c well, I would be admitting that I am a SLOB, among other bad habits I have. I wasn't raised this way, but I guess this is the real me...but after seeing this, I really am not liking this too much, and I am going to work on being more organized and pick up after myself MORE often. Not waiting until tomorrow (or the next day..ok, in the next few weeks...LOL)...well, I'll start right after the garage sale, k? ;0)

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OOPS.

ok, I lied. I didn't post the newest layout like I said I would...I didn't even do anything creative yesterday! BUMMER. I was so tired for staying up so late the night/morning before-2ish am (had to read to go to sleep with the creative madness going thru my head- only to wake up 5 hrs later, to the continuous madness LOL). Took a quick cat nap in the late afternoon, then got stuck doing business book work and reconciliation to a looong meeting on the phone with my dad...and by 8 pm I was exhausted and forced myself to stay up and not go to bed early (believe me, it would not have been to my advantage), watched tivo'd America's Next Top Model reruns until I couldnt keep my eyes open by 12 am.  I was out until I woke up at 3 am HOT as hell- so had to get up to open windows and doors, and then couldnt get back to sleep. sigh.

I hope to post a LO or 2 tonight or tomorrow...but I am going to go get ready now so I can go see the new Harry Potter movie to get out of this un- air conditioned house :(  I can't wait for summer to be over.

Check back. Blog later!

another one.

Its late - 1am! But wanted to post this real quick.

 

new size 8 1/2 by 11. First time i used paint as a bkgnd, white stamped (Unity stamp) grid using paint as well the white scallop is actually a packaging I cut off and recycled :), scrunched ribbon, sewing maching work0 had a bit of a problem with getting it to work right (LOL) but I figured, eh, it gives it character, right? AC thickers letters and flair. Had fun with this one- just played with it :)

side view-

 

 

I spent most of the night with photoshop and printing out pics and journal strips for my next LO. Check back later today - I hope to finish it up when I get up in the morning. Goodnight!

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Quote of the Day

To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.

― G.K. Chesterton

Fullfillment?

The subject prompt for the BPS class, is Fullfillment...and here is my LO for that. Click on images to see larger :)

 

the journaling on how i feel at this point of time.

 

close up on the quote...

 

Supplies used: (size 12x6) SU! kraft cardstock, MM shaped paper, Lily Bee design ( my fav new product!) paper (birds) and rub-on (birds), and AC foam thickers. I typed out the journaling on my vintage typewriter- cut out the sentences and glued the pieces onto the shaped paper. The definition and quote was typed out on Word and printed on heavy copy paer. I really do love how this turned out :)  This is the quote I used here. More to come tomorrow! Night!

BPS class

Yesterday, I decided that I wanted to get back my creative mojo- and it seems to be a form of therapy for me- so I sat down, and finally downloaded a class that is in session right now. Lisa Day's "THe challenge of me". Often times, we scrapbookers don't include ourselves in pages- and tell our story, or who we are as a person. That's what this class is all about. I went through all of the subject prompts, and well, that lit a fire under my butt, and I felt inspired. It was quite funny...I couldn't get to things faster than I wanted to, because I was THAT excited about doing this project. I thought I would be pushing out some lay outs pretty quickly...and well, that didn't quite work out that way! LOL I think i would have if I didn't have to stop and search for photos, photo shop them, and print them out at home. Hmm...I think its time I got back to work on the Library of Memories (also a class and brain child of Stacy Julian)...and put that system to work! That's going to take ALOT of time, but in the end, it'll be so worth it, and staying organized won't be as time consuming than the beginning.

The last few weeks I have been really down. Not wanting to do much but sit around and watch tv or read...or I did alot of organizing, which is always a good thing LOL So, now, I am going to try to do more during the day. Get back into walking my dogs in the morning (maybe at night if it cools down enough- I know, I know- big baby!-esp with how the mild the weather has been lately), working out at least 5 days a week, and getting back to eating home cooked foods and Jenny Craig. I have been eating out alot, and having enough for left overs for the next day. I also would like to do something creative every day. I need to get a set schedule down for myself. With the fact that I work from home and no one to really to answer to, I have the flexibility to do that.

Oh, and I will get to those kits, I promise!!

Want a sneak peek in my project? Here are the couple of the lo's I did last night. I am excited to finally try out the trendy idea of putting all different size layouts in a 12x12 album. I think I'm going to do 12x12, 12x6, and 8x8. Maybe smaller...we'll see. This is going to be fun to add to this album, over the years, months, weeks, days, after this class is over. Isn't that cool? The fact that you can keep adding more things about yourself, your thoughts- good or bad-, and well, just tell your story, or how you see yourself, or what you strive to be. THis class couldn't have come at a better time for me. For the first time, I think, I am finding out who I am, what I want, what I need, and now, I'm just trying to figure out where I belong--for myself, not for anyone or every one else.

The first one, is the title page for the first section of "my life".

 

ISupplies used: Heidi Swapp polka dot mask, MM paint in Funky Vintage-Deep Sea, Stampin Up! 12x12 (cut in half) kraft ( i looove this paper!), AC thicker stickers for the scallop edge, and puffy heart, things i love tag is from MME, journal (red edge) paper is from MM, the cloud- a Etsy purchase from evalicious, Sei puffy alpha stickers (anyone know where I can find more of these itty bitty alphas? SO fab!), Jenni Bowlin alpha and MM. I love this picture of me. I did a shoot with my friend, and mentor a few years back, as a Xmas gift for my husband, I love how alot of these turned out :) Thanks again Robin!

This next LO, is a prompt for "Who is your Idol". I have alot of idols, and I am planning on adding more to this section down the road. I could have put a family member(s)- and I will later, but since we are covering family in later prompts, this one came to my mind first, esp now.

 

 

Journaling reads: "I admire President Barrack Obama & First lady, Michelle's marriage...fist bump and all :)" I might add more (hidden) journaling later telling why I admire them. I used the white space in the larger photograph to journal (Uni-ball Signo pen- they need to bring these back!!) The writing would have been better, I think, if I had this printed up at a lab, and not at home. There is definitely a difference.

Supplies used: Brown Bazzil cardstock (not sure what the color name is exactly), AC flair badge-Romance flair cany line. Pattern paper from the American Crafts line - Metropolitan. I cut out the cirlces to make a scalloped edge, and the flowers as well. The smaller flowers, I used pop up dots to make them pop off the page a bit. I am debating whether i want to add machine stitching to the scallops, and add gems in the middle of the flowers, or leave as is...

I am hoping to get this project/class "finished" by this weekend (this is a 4 week class! lOl). Of course, it will never be finished...I plan to make this a ongoing, and updated, as I add as time goes on. I think I will also be adding the new BPS class, that is coming in Sept, by Cathy Zielske, called Me: The Abridged Version -An A to Z All ABout Me".  This class is also 4 weeks long- and she has a different style- clean lines and simple, so it will be nice to change it up. Here is the link to this class if you are interested.

Blog later :)

Ps- the photos of the Prez, were taken from the internet. NOT my work. I wish, but no.

Quote of the Day

"The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own.

No apologies or excuses.

No one to lean on, rely on, or blame.

The gift is yours - it is an amazing journey -and you alone are responsible for the quality of it.

This is the day your life really begins."

Amazing travel mini

I got this link from a blog friend from Hawaii (thanks J!!), and I had to share too! What an amazing. simple. awesome. mini book this woman had made telling about her trip to NYC.

 http://eliseblaha.typepad.com/golden/2009/07/nyc-album-on-the-road.html

I. LOVE. IT! Definatley going into the scrap inspiration folder! I can't wait to go to NYC and DC myself...hopefully in the next couple of years. I may even do this for my last 2 trips to Hawaii- Haven't decided whether to combine the 2 or keep it seperate since the trip had 2 different meanings, and people. The first one, is quite painful to look back on at this point of time. 

Anyways, I just had to share. So very cool...and the fact that you can take this book along with you, fill it up (to keep everything in its place until you got home) and journal every day at the end of the day while the thoughts and memories are fresh. Later fill in with pics after you got home.. I love the full page pictures. :)  

**EDIT**

Here is the link to how she prepared her book before the trip. FABULOUS.

**EDIT** again (LOL)

She made a similar book for her trip to Kauai - where I went both times! HA! Cool beans.

here

SO EXCITED!

 

Donna Downey is coming to Oregon!! Whoo hoo! I just booked my spot in her 3 workshops that she will be teaching about 4 hrs away (Grants Pass) in August . It's pretty much a 1 time thing, since most of her classes seem to be on the east coast, in the south or out of the country. I have been wanting to learn how she creates. So very out of norm for me. Yikes, I need to get my creative mojo on to get some "practice" ;0)

(for those of you who have living under a rock: here alittle bit about Donna:

Donna Downey is a bestselling author, instructor and all-around creative force in the crafting industry. In 2000, she got into scrapbooking as an extension of her paper product and photography addiction. This was only the beginning. From working as a popular columnist for Simple Scrapbooks magazine, to traveling the world inspiring women to push the boundaries of their own creativity, to developing her first fabric scrapbooking line with Prima due out in the Spring of ‘09, Donna is consistently on the leading edge of all things cool related to memory preservation art.

As a craft-media artist, Donna is a born experimenter, blending and transforming both traditional and unexpected items into meaningful pieces of self expression. A former elementary school teacher, she has synthesized her first love of teaching with her passion for craft and brings this to women via workshops at scrapbook stores and events, writing books, and through her popular blog and website.

Donna lives in North Carolina with her husband, and is a mother of three exceptionally blonde children, and one blonde dog.

 

Here are the classes she will be teaching: Complete with sample pics click here

{the 3 workshops that is scheduled are: fabric scrapbooking- the everyday, bloom, and paint.watercolor. doodle.}

Be back soon.

My life is in a absolute unneccesary mess. Be back soon. 

Enjoying the silence.

I am at my grandparent's house watering their flowers. I love their backyard. Its huge and a ton of flowers every where. Its so nice this time of day where there is shade and its cool with a really nice breeze. The dogs are running around playing. So good for them. You can see another pic of their back yard in the Sept 4 or 5th 2008 entry. Nice :)
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Kits up soon

I am so sorry for the delay. Time and Life got away from me...I will be photographing and posting kits (there's a TON) ASAP. So please keep checking back in. I am in a real need to make a little moola, so this will get done. I just got to figure out the best way to post the kits (and i will be requesting paypal or money orders for pmt) online----any suggestions?

Doggie treat

Here are my girls, as I like to call them, sharing a vanilla ice cream cone. They have never had ice cream before... And loved it! They were so good in the car today as I did errands for the restaurant so I figured they deserved it. Cute right? :) Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

Father's Day cards

Father's Day cards for my dad, step dad and grandpa- nothing too fancy - just something (semi) fast since I was doing these at the last minute.

For my dad-

As you may already know, we own an old fashion burger/ice cream shop,{see here and here (scroll down a bit to see the article) so this was perfect. Stamp from Unity Stamp Co. - June KOTM.  The distressed polka dot background is also from Unity. I stamped the image onto 2 different Bazzil textured (dots) cardstock, and cut out each layer, and did the same for the cherry on the red cardstock. Then added pop up glue dots for the 3-d effect on all 3 layers. The cone part was colored in with a lighter color of the ink (both pen and ink is from Stampin Up!) Punched out a 3in scalloped circle and inked all the edges. The inside just has a stamped sentiment of "Happy Father's Day" (all 3 cards do). I wanted to keep these  simple as I was in a time crunch and had 3 to do..plus these are for men so I don't they would want too much of a frilly card, right?  :)

 

My step dad's. He is big golfer, and us kids are giving him a gift certificate for a round. I think the stamp is from Hero Arts. I don't really remember. I've had it for a awhile- and bought it off ebay. I also embossed for the first time- the background is a image of a golf ball and I used the clear embossing powder. I think I am really going to use this technique alot LOL Pretty cool.  Distressed and inked the edges.

 

My gpa's- I used the Branch Out set from Stampin Up! This set is so cute! Click here to see it. If you need any SU products, please contact my best friend, Angela as she has started up her new business!! Here is her website. Used the new glitter emboss from American crafts for the butterflies. Stamped on textured cardstock. I think I like the smooth cs for stamping...hmm, I don't know, maybe the textured is growing on me. (Although I prefer textured cs for scrapbook pages). Distressed and inked the edges.

 

Have a great weekend! I'm going to be sad on Sunday as we are taking my baby brother to the airport as he leaves for college (early) to start training with the football team. :*( 

Funny!

Ok I find this totally hilarious. Seriuosly. 2 packs of Cookies and a walking magazine? These cookies are actually for my dad! Lol wonder what the cashier thought hahaha :) off to lunch with dad for a early dad's day since I will be gone all weekend for my brothers special football game.

I made fathers day cards and I will be showing them next week. Have a great weekend! :)
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School's Out!

I had to share this...and I wasn't even aware that my brother's high school lets the seniors do this every year- apparently its tradition... Was your school as cool as this? "Sick"!!! (as my brother and sister would say. For those of you who have been living under a rock, or don't live with/hang with teenangers, this is slang for cool, rad, awesome LOL.)

Graduation 2009

My little brother's graduation was this past Thursday night...can't believe its come and gone already! While I had the camera in my face most of the time, I didn't have time to cry and reminisce as I was trying to be sure I got the shots of him (as well as other parent's kids that asked me to...and I was also having lighting and technical issues with my camera. So frustrated.)... Besides, i'll have my chance when he leaves for college in a couple of weeks! 18 years sure did pass by really quickly... Congrats little buddy. Your family is so proud of you! You have so many promises for the future. Follow your dreams and don't forget who you are and your beliefs. Love you kid :) If you want to view his senior pics, go here.

I absolutely love this one. Brady, the real tall one!! LOL, is Pat's walking partner- one of his best friends since 3rd grade. I think it captures the boys' excitement and happiness about this day...

 

I think the boys found their parents :)

 

National Anthem

 

Student Body President Address

 

The seniors doing their last "roller coaster" (Bryon was talking about the roller coaster of life)- this is famous for at our school  sport events known as the "Black Hole" for more on this here .

 

Battle Hymn of the Republic sung by the choir. Mr. Rick Plants is retiring this year, so this was his last performance. Awesome guy :)

 

Thank you parents!

 

Pat receiving his diploma and a hug :)

 

Congrats Class of 2009!!!

 

 

Oh yeah, he's outta heeerrre!

 

with the  proud family!

 

proud girlfriend who graduated last year (finally huh!?)

 

At the grad party- one of the events was the hypnosist- this was hilarious! I think he had them hypnotized for a good hour and half. I had never seen this, so I went about 12 am to check it out. So glad that I did! This is right after he had them sit up, say some things and out again. There were alot more scenes that were much more funnier than this! (Brady is the one in the very back, next to the girl with her red grad gown still on- with his head in the chair. HA! HA! Patrick apparently was too cool to go (j/k) - he had done this before, and was out doing the other events at the party . lol Afterwards, the kids were so confused hahahhaha  

decorations from the open house my mom and step dad hosted at their house, for friends and family.

 

some of the food (thanks to my cousin, aunt and uncle who helped set up)

 

My step dad, the grill king :)

 

the cake.

 

the grad with Gpa B.

 

all of us with Gpa.

 

Gpa with most of his kids.

 

And Annie, the dog, who constantly gave me near heart attacks all day when she ran out to the road twice, almost got run over once, and ran away. I joke that I am the only one that cares about her and that I am going to rescue her from her evil family ;0) What can I say? LOL

 

We get to do this all over again in 2 years when this one graduates.

Quote of the day.

"My happiness depends on me, so you're off the hook."

And then demonstrate it. Be happy, no matter what they're doing.

Practice feeling good, no matter what.

And before you know it, you will not give anyone else responsibility for the way you feel -- and then, you'll love them all.

Because the only reason you don't love them, is because you're using them as your excuse to not feel good.

-abraham

 

WOW. That one spoke to me. Today, I stood up for myself and set up some boundries. It wasn't something I wanted to do, but it was something I had to do. I am growing a backbone. I am doing it for me. Everything I do from here on out, is for me.  

I will be back with graduation pics. Hope you had a great weekend, and enjoying the beginning of summer. Me, I am attacking a list of to do's and trying to get better after getting sick saturday night. Nothing serious- just allergies and TOM. What timing when I need to get things done....blog later!

New Moon Countdown Official Poster

Quote of the Day

Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny. — Unknown

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to my mom, mother in law, step mom,grandma, aunts, cousins, best friend and scrap/blog friends :)

I cooked breakfast for my grandma & grandpa this morning and then going over to my mom's later to hang out with her and give her gifts :) Hope you all had a great weekend and Mother's Day :) 

Ps-

Here are the cards I made for my mom and grandma. I wanted to make more for a couple of people but I ran out of time...and plus I was spending alot of time helping other people make cards for their moms..so...

 

 

Stamps from Stampin Up(mom's day and tweet bird), butterfly from Pier 1 (its actually table confetti that comes in a pkg), ladybug ribbon from Micheal's (on sale for $2!!)  The bird one took alittle longer (from cutting out the stamped images and piecing things together- this one was actually a similiar lift from one of SU mini catalogs) than the butterfly one (5 min tops!) :) 

Btw, I had to share...I was looking at my embellishment center that I am using to store my paints, glitter, ribbons, etc and I was not liking that I couldn't see all of the colors. I got the bright idea (i'm being sarcastic here lol) to lay them down, bottoms out (lol) and viola! Color galore! AND, I have made room for more-believe me it was filled to the gills! See told ya it was a good idea :) Why didn't I think of this before? Duh. 

  

**I have edited the last post -added more pics :)** Go look!

Pottery painting.

I don't think she'll read this today but just in case---MOM if you are stopping by the blog- please don't read  any further until later :)

 

**EDIT** added more pics- scroll down to see.**

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Patrick, Rylie and I went to a pottery painting place to make something for moms and grandma for Mother's Day. I will do this again very SOON, for sure! So...we found out that we would have to wait 5 days before we could pick these up..OOPS. SO, we improvised with pics of our creations that will go into the cards we made so they could see what they were getting!

 

 

 

Patrick with his picture frame -pretty good for a boy ;0)(this will have a pic of us 3 sibs)

 

Rylie with a latte mug and coaster for her mom.

 

and me with a coffee mug for my grandma ( I was already giving mom other gifts) My colors are sposed to be a darker peach, lavender on the inside of the mug (with a black hand drawn heart on the bottom inside), and the darker purple polka dots. So we will see how it turns out color wise after it has been glazed and finished. I hope they come out as these are my grandma's favorite colors and she loves polka dots :)

 

My sister didn't make it today with us- but hopefully she'll come next time! :) So fun ! I may even bring back my grandma as she used to do this kind of stuff when I was a kid :)

Prom 09

This is just the majority of the pics I took tonight (or last night as it is 1:45 am right now lol)Still have quite a few, the kids with parents, etc Loved seeing all the dresses and colors. The girls did a great job with the table- especially the yummy dipped strawberries! Up next...is graduation in 31 days... ;*)

I {heart} Tulips & Spring

 

I was on the way to a restaurant that my brother and his friends were having dinner for prom and this is inside a gated garden at our local park downtown. Then I saw this...kinda cool... (is this weird? lol)

Prom pics coming...

The dark side of me :0)

So I saw the cover of Glamour, and on it, one of my fav actresses- Katie Holmes...I have been admiring her hair style for awhile now. I finally got brave and got it done today... Its a bit more choppier than I'm used to..but its short for summer and something different...I think once I get used to it, I'll like it more and more (maybe when the color fades just a bit too! lol)  :)

Have a good weekend!

Rylie.

{**edit** added 3 more at the bottom of the post}

Mini shoot for my brother's girlfriend- she needed headshots so we got together at my mom's house. Isn't she pretty? I loved how they turned out :) Probably some of my best work. So, I am posting same images in color and B&W...b/c I just can't decide which I like best lol ! ;0)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These didn't make the cut but I still thought they were cute. THe first two are in mom's kitchen-loved the color of the walls and the afternoon sunlight.

 

 

This is me right now.

Did a LO about some of the things about me right now...love playing :) But playing comes with a huge mess! LOL

{click pic to enlarge}

 

UGH. How does the above layout create such a mess as BIG as this. Seriously?

 

Off to go to my brother's Mr. MVHS Cougar pageant. Should be a riot. (Plan on taking the camera so possible pics later! ) Have a good night!

Twitter

I just wanted to let you know if you are a reader and want to follow me on twitter, please let me know- I usually block people I don't know...esp those who are just trying to promote a business (that i don't support-these are usually just weird or porno types), or they don't have a profile. Does anyone else do this?  Thanks for reading!! :) Hope you have a great weekend!

Hello Jenny Craig.

I just made it through my first week on Jenny Craig. I have lost 4 lbs so far. I can't believe it was so easy! What I like about it is, that all I have to do is open up my freezer, pop the meal into the microwave, add my fruit or/and veggies, and I'm done. No counting calories, figuring out the fat or the carbs, (blah blah), or trying to figure out what I am going to make for my meals. Easy peasey. Not to mention, I get to have dessert every night! Oh yeah, you heard me! Dessert such as brownies with walnuts, lemon cake, and i've added cookies and cream cheesecake and double chocolate cake to try this week. The food is so friggin good! I had things like mac n cheese, chicken alfredo, cheesy enchilada, fish and chips, cashew chicken to name a few. I can have milk with my meals or snacks (although, I am pretty sure that 2 tbl of choc syrup isn't allowed but HELLO!)...I can eat up to 6x a day...its insane. I lost 4 lbs! just by what I am putting into my mouth, and moving just alittle. Makes you think right?

I have been on a million different diets, including a 1200 cal "diet" that my trainer put me on. I'm on the 1500 plan right now (they will move me into 1200 once I reach a certain weight- which is after I lose about 50 lbs). In fact, i lost more weight on JC, in 1 week than I did with my trainer, in the first week. Yes, you read that right. I worked my butt off with him, and with JC, all I did was eat smaller portions, with dessert, had my 1 can of pepsi ( you will never get me off that! lol) a day, (i'll admit, I cheated and had a couple of dove dark chocolates and/ or chocolate truffles every night, but you will never take the chocolate away from this girl! ;0) Maybe I could have lost a couple more pounds, which would have been great, but I don't do well with deprivation...and JC teaches you that you can splurge (well its every once awhile lol). For me, I am realizing that I can do the 80/20 thing. 80 % good and 20% not so good, and I'll be ok...as long as I am moving everyday. As long as I control myself and do things in moderation....Could I have done better? Sure, but its a learning curve, and I hope to get even better at this. :)

 I was active by walking my dogs for 15-20 min for 3 or 4 days this week, did one day of power walking video, and running around at work at the restaurant for 2 days. In just 1 week! WOW. Oh, i'm sure I'll run into problems and have plateaus, but I get the point. Its the choices I make,how much I am eating (which is more not less like I usually do- if that makes any sense to you lol), how active I am...it really works.

I won't be on JC forever. Eventually, when I reach my halfway point, they start working with you to start eating your own food. Great, but I may be just like Valerie Bertinelli (have you SEEN her in the new JC commercials? Holy bikini batman!), and just incorporate the JC foods here and there (b/c its convenient and yummy). Her blog was what convinced me to try this program. Who knows what I will do? I mean i'm only heading into my 2nd week..and I am this excited! Not that I'm excited that I will fit into a bikini one day (that is NOT even going to enter my brain!), but just that I will hopefully finally lose this weight battle, that I have been fighting with for the past 12 years. Just feeling confident, pretty, and like who I am in my own skin. And, definitely being healthy and active. A huge thing for me will be that I am able to face my physical fears and saying yes, I can do this or that. That will be the day I will break away from the chains that my weight has pinned me down and kept me from living my best life. That will be the day I will be free. I can't wait for that day. 

So, I'm aiming for 2-3 lbs lost, more active days this week. I've been wearing a pedometer. Its pretty cool to see how many steps I actually take in a day. The past few days, I've been in the 3,000+ each day, and it seems that each day, I do more steps than the day before. My goal this week is to reach at least 4,000-4,500 steps a day. Eventually, I should be able to reach 10,000 a day (which is what pros, experts, say you should try to reach).  Wish me luck!

Its Here!

I am beyond excited! I have been waiting since  Donna Downey's announcement at Winter CHA, of her new fabric scrapbook line! Do you know how long that is for me!? HAHA ;0)

It's the 1st thing I did this morning when I woke up (ok, I fed the dogs first, poor things lol). Ordered right from Donna's website. Here is a few inspirational (and drool enabling) pics of her samples. (photos by Donna Downey from her site)

Comes like this...

Can turn it into these...

  

 

 

 

Now, please tell me how you can NOT get this? :) So, I am thinking I might incorporate this into my year in view journal that I blogged about last night ..I have a feeling this is going to be my most favorite thing EVER...if only I could learn how to sew better(no sewing involved with this line but it looks cool if I could add my own sewing to it..know what I mean?! But first...I gotta figure out to thread the damn machine LOL How about get the courage to just play with the paints and such for the canvas? To learn more about this product go here or here.

Gotta go! Working today (booo!)...just when inspiration hits...gotta go be an adult. ;0)

Inspired.

I am so excited! I am going to do something different with keeping a  year "journal". I used to journal all the time when I was in high school. Its funny to go back and see what I wrote- hilarious and lots of "what was I thinking?!" or "I did not just say that"! LOL 

Anyways...so I got this art journal kit from Evalicious on Etsy...and just went thru it today- I am INSPIRED! I thought I would turn this into a year in view journal. I won't do it everyday - as my life isnt all that exciting LOL...but I thought I would put in the important things I want to remember:photos, journaling, random thoughts, memorabilia...whatever. Now, since its the middle of April (can you believe it?!),I will go backto my blog, facebook, and twitter to get my daily-isms for the last 3 months :) Pretty cool, right? I can't wait to get started on it!! I loved this idea so much that I bought her "love journal"...solely b/c my marriage is going to get back on track, and I thought this would be a good place to record the good and the bad- what a thing to look back at years from now right? 

You can make your own by collecting odd and ends, scraps, etc...I'll share mine in a few weeks :) If you're not keeping a journal, or used to, or even if you do, go and create yourself alittle something very cool :)  If you do, let me know! I'd love to see it!! :) 

Two Tiny Feet.

Another layout for my baby album. My two tiny feet :) I originally wanted to do machine stitching on this LO, but it just wasn't happening for me. I will get it eventually dang it!!! ;0) So, I had to get creative and think of a way to cover up some major machine mishaps. On the notepad journaling, I just put my birth stats- your eyes are not seeing weird things, I intentionally smudged (in photoshop)some of the info that I didn't want to put out there in the world wide web :)  {remember, click on images to view larger :) } **edit** i ended up moving the half circle striped border peice onto the edge of the photo, not like it is shown in this photo. I saw it, and it was buggin' me so I had to make it right. maybe eventualy, I'll retake the photo in the way that it is, but i'm too lazy (and busy) to do it right now lol :)

  

A new thing for me- using fabric(the blue polka dot background). If you haven't used fabric in your LO's - do it!

 

I am loving the new trend for ribbons- Pleating it up, and either staple it down, sew, or use a tape runner. I used the runner ( i LOOOVE the dot roller by Kokuyo- only complaint is getting it to work just right sometimes!!)

 

Used bazzil card stock, AC thickers,vintage ribbon (the ivory lace)- unknown, vintage buttons, blue brads, twitter bird brad, fabric, notebook paper, paper clip and SassaFrass- that came in a kit from Freehandscraps. 

Family Pics

Its been a looong time since I had been included in the family pic with my mom, stepdad, brother and sister. Last time I think was 1x in the last 20 yrs LOL Why? I am guessing that either I wasn't living with them or I am always the one behind the lens...so tonight, at the last minute, we took some with the help of my brother's girlfriend. Thanks Rylie :) *edit* YES! Patrick's ears are pierced now. I didn't think he was going to actually do it. Brave boy ;0)

 

with Annie, the dog :)

 

What a goofball! But this is how Terry always takes pics- and this is actually pretty decent- usually its really goofy faces- not a smile!. LOL