Thursday, October 30

The night before Halloween ...

  So, it's getting COLDER !! A generous amount of frost was on the car this morning. There's no denying - winter is approaching !! I can't believe this Saturday will be November already ... YIKES !! 

 
  Jim and I will be accompanying Joshie and Lilly tomorrow night for some Halloween FUN !!! Lilly is going to be Raggedy Ann and Joshie will be Spiderman !! How cute !! I can't wait to see how much fun they'll have !!


  I just finished another sketch from Got Sketch Express . This sketch was so much fun !! I really love mulit-photo layouts !!  Thanks Janna and Valerie for keeping the inspiration flowing !!
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  Remember to turn the clocks BACK this weekend !! More sleep - YEAH !!!

  Hope you have a Spooky Night tomorrow and enjoy the fun (and chocolate) of Halloween !!!

   




Monday, October 27

Good Morning !! It's Monday AGAIN !!

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 Wanted to post a layout I finished last night for Got Sketch Express . It was fun to do a fall layout .
Gotta run to work so enjoy the day !!!  


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Sunday, October 26

Gorgeous Day !!!!!

What a beautiful day ...  65 degrees, sunny, a perfect fall day !!


Just completed another layout for Inspired Blueprints and wanted to share it with you. 
Have a great day - enjoy the beautiful weather !!!


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Saturday, October 25

A Nice Fall Day !!!


    So .... I must admit the colors of this season are AMAZING !! The crisp air is invigorating, the cool nights are GREAT for sleeping, it's a wonderful time for walks in the woods or parks and the beauty of the fall is breath taking. 


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   No matter what the season it's always a great time to scrap. I'm currently working on some fall projects but I  wanted to post a layout I just finished from Got Sketch ?  a site that provides great sketch ideas and  wonderful inspiration.  Valerie Salmon has just just opened up a gallery on this site for anyone to participate with and I encourage you to check it out !!

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    Well, I'm off to work on more projects and I'm taking a fun fall layout class this afternoon with the wonderful and talented  Donna Bryant Durand at my LSS Right at Home !! Donna is very creative, always fun and she has a contagiously dynamic personality !! 

Hope you all have a great FALL weekend and have fun !!! 


Saturday, October 18

Brrrrrrr ..........

Not quite ready for these temperatures ..... BRRR ..... Indian Summer PLEASE pay us a visit !!! I'm in total denial that summer is over ...





Just finished the second sketch from Inspired Blueprints !! I love this sketch site ... it's very inspirational. Yet again... my layouts are NOT photographing well at all - I tried shoot this in all kinds of light but it needs to be more sharp - so until I receive Photoshop elements 7.0 and learn it I'm stuck with poor pictures of a good layout :( Anyway, the layout is done and I'm happy about that because the rest of the weekend is busy ...) Have a good weekend !!



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Friday, October 17

4 day work weeks !!

Hope you all had a nice week. I love these 4 day work weeks, don't you ?!?!



I just finished another layout from Got Sketch Express - it did not photograph well at all ... I so need photoshop..... so...... Elements 7.0 is on it's way to my home !!! YAHOO !!!





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I'm currently working on a layout from Inspired Blueprints. I hope to complete it this weekend but you know how that goes !!!



I wish you all a great weekend and GO RED SOX !!!!!



Monday, October 13

A Nice Visit !!!

Just wanted to post a few photos from this afternoon. We had a visit from Joshua and Lilly, my adorable grandchildren. It was a gorgeous afternoon, the kids were in a great mood, I had just returned from CPR-Stamford ... can you say photo opp !! So here are a few of the better shots ...





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Back From Creative Photography Retreat !!!



Happy Columbus day to everyone !!! I hope many of you have the day off to relax, scrap, shoot pictures or do whatever makes you happy !!



This weekend at CPR - Stamford was AMAZING !! The talent of the speakers was awe inspiring and most definitely inspirational ! The photoshop classes were great and just what I needed to take my photo-editing to the next level - (I'm a little behind in that department ... ) Jessica Sprague ROCKS when it comes to photoshop. The photographers all had there own unique style but were all exceptional in their abilities. The creative uses of flash in photography are infinite and I loved the style of Matt Adcock and his use of flash to create an artistic flare to his work. You can see his amazing work on his website and his blog - it's worth checking out !!! Candice Stringham was also wonderful and informative with her discussions on the relationship of light in photography.

As you can tell I could go on forever ... if CPR returns anywhere local I HIGHLY recommend it and I would go again in FLASH !! (sorry)





After recovering from CPR, I finally completed a layout for Got Sketch Express. This is a self-paced site that provides a sketch a week for 8 weeks. It is great inspiration and I encourage you to check it out ...





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Have a wonderful weekend - I'm off to attempt to organize my photos and continue to absorb the information from the weekend so I can put it into practice !!! Bye for now !!!



Wednesday, October 8

Getting ready for CPR !!!!

Wow, can't believe that CPR - Stamford, Creative Photography Retreat is tomorrow !! I can't tell you how excited I am !!! Three days of professional photography classes ... what FUN !!! I hope to return with more knowledge to enhance my photography skills. The course includes a few photoshop classes which I'm most excited about. I just purchased my first digital SLR camera earlier this year and my next investment, other than lenses, is a good, affordable, photo-editing program.



I'm also working on a sketch from Got Sketch Express, a fun sketch site offered by the wonderful Valerie Salmon and Janna Wilson. Check it out - you can go at your own pace, used your own stash (love that) and be creative !! The site provdes inspiration to get the creative juices flowing !!



Have a great rest of the week and I'll let update you on CPR when I return !! 



Monday, October 6

Wanted to Share ...

Just wanted to share a few photos of Joshua and Jim washing some antique bottles ... Josh has fun no matter what the task, especially if he's with his Papa !!!



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I just finished a layout from a great new site called Inspired Blueprints. The site is such an inspiration and the ladies running the site are very talented. Check it out ... I look forward to continued inspiration from them.







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Off to watch the Red Sox - another late night ... hopefully with a WINNING outcome.



Wednesday, October 1

Hello !!

Hi Everyone,



Just starting to set-up my blog. SLOWLY getting the hang of it. I'm too tired now after getting just the basics set up LOL !!! I'll try to post more photos and projects later in the week. Have a nice remainder of the week !!



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