Monday, November 30

LOVE this kid !!!

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 !!!!


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He also loves my point and shoot camera and is actually getting better at it ....


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We printed a few pictures and here is Josh anxiously waiting for them ...


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And, Joshie LOVES Lincoln Logs - one of my all time FAVS as a kid ...


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Thanks for looking !! 
 
  



Sunday, November 29

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...


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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 ?!?!?


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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 !!


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Thanks for looking and I'll post some pics of Joshie tomorrow !!! Have a good night !!  
  



Thursday, November 26

HAPPY THANKSGIVING !!!!!

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 !!


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Wednesday, November 18

A few more photos ...

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 !!


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And, Lilly LOVED walking Simba !!!



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Sunday, November 15

Rain, Christmas Shopping and a New Sketch !!

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 !!!


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Thursday, November 12

Have to spill my news .......

Well ..... I can't wait any longer !! My exciting news is ...........................................................................


Scrapbook Trends Magazine picked up a layout I did and it will be published in the April 2010 issue !!! This is my first publication in a non-online magazine !! I was sooooo excited last night when I received the e-mail !! I stayed up late preparing to get all the info. about the layout ready to mail out today !! So, it's on the way to Utah !!


This weekend, I need to get started on project and then try to get ready for a Fall Scrapbooking Retreat with my LSS Right at Home !! It will be three FUN days of scrapping with friends and a few cool classes with the very talented Linda Albrecht !! I can't wait !!


Thanks for letting me share my news and have a great weekend !!



Wednesday, November 11

VETERANS DAY !!

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 !!


Josh & Lilly Fall 2009


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Monday, November 2

November Sketch Reveal Day !!

The first of two sketches for November is up at Inspired Blueprints !! Sketch 35 is perfect for a larger photo but several smaller photos can be substituted as well !! This month the Design Team had the priviledge of using Vinyl Rub-ons by E.A.D.Designs, a vinyl lettering and wall art company. The rub-ons are so thick and durable and the colors are amazing !! The DT did a great job with the rub-ons as they can be used on cards and layouts or any project. Here's the sketch and my interpretation with a few close-ups. I used October Afternoon papers - one of my MANY favorite lines - to highlight this great picture of Tori and Abby !! I cut out the apples I used on the tree and popped some of them up for dimension. The E.A.D.Design Rub-ons are the tree and the flowers around the photo. TFL !!!


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Sunday, November 1

November ... already ?!?!

I soooo can't believe it's November already !! WOW - time is flying by ... Halloween Decorations are down, a few Thanksgiving decorations are up ... I'm hanging on to the few remaining Mums as long as possible !!


I had some family time yesterday and my two neices stopped by with their little ones all dressed-up for their Halloween party. Here's a few pics of how cute they were ... (these were taken with my point & shoot so the quality isn't awesome...) And, yes, much to her dismay, Simba participated !!!


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