Saturday, February 27

Bring on the Coffee ....

YEAH !! The weekend is here ... now don't blink cuz it'll be gone !! I'm just stayin' around this weekend and HOPEFULLY getting some projects done ...deadlines are calling me and I need to get the mo-jo goin' !! Coffee is ready, dog's been walked, eveyone is fed, laundry is going and now it's time to make the most of the weekend !!


Here's a layout I did for Studio Calico's Sunday Sketch !! This is a sketch I will DEFINITELY do again !! I recently took these pics of Josh and he was so copying my moves with the camera ... He cracks me up !! He's actually getting better at taking pics with my point and shoot ... who knows ... he may have a career in photography !


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TFL !! I'm off to work on some projects for Right at Home !! We have a newly revamped and eager Design Team and some great sketches and challenges will be available SOON !! So stop by and check it out !! Have a great weekend !!


 
 
 



Tuesday, February 23

Cosmo Cricket Goodies !!

Happy Tuesday !! I recently picked-up my DT Kit for my upcoming projects at my favorite LSS Right at Home Scrapbooking! I am so psyched to be able to use Cosmo Cricket's Garden Variety collection, including fun double-sided papers, buttons, ribbons and cool chipboard !! Here's a peek of what I get to play with and I'll share projects with you soon !! Have a great day !!


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Monday, February 22

Studio Calico Sketch Reveal

Good Morning !!


I wanted to hop on to share a layout I did for Studio Calico's Sunday Sketch. I used SC's February Main kit "Baker's Dozen" which is filled with yummy goodies !! Their kits are AWESOME !! The photo was taken by my good friend and great photographer Heather Chick of her two littleones and her best friends little ones !! Thanks Heather for the inspiring photography !! TFL and have a great week !!


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Sunday, February 21

I'm always amazes me how FAST the weekends fly by !! It seems faster when I have the company of my FAV guy, Joshua !!! We built a snowman and Josh practiced his photography skills ... note the different ways he positioned the camera ... think he's watching me much ?!?!


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The last photo is my favorite of the day ... I love his expression !! TFL and I have a Studio Calico layout to share with you tomorrow !! Have a great rest of the weekend !!  


 


 



Monday, February 15

Happy Days !!

Happy President's Day and Happy Post-Valentine's Day ! How lovely to have today off - hopefully I can put it to good use and get creative !! I'm working on many projects right now and I'll be able to share them soon !! It is also school vacation week and I hope you all have fun vacationing or staycationing !!


I had a great Valentine's Day celebrating Joshua's birthday ! We had cake and ice-cream and don't forget the Valentine's Day candy  ... cuz there wasn't enough sugar in the birthday cake and ice-cream LOL !!! The kids had fun and Josh is so proud that ..."I'm FIVE now !!"


A new sketch is up at Inspired Blueprints!! The sketch is so cute and I love what the team came up with!!  I dug out some older photos of Joshie that I took when I first starting using my DSLR camera !! The papers are from Basic Grey's Periphery Collection and they complimented the photos well. Here's the sketch and my take with some close-ups !! TFL !! Have a great week !!


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Wednesday, February 3

More Scrapstreet News !!!

Hello !! Happy Wednesday !! Hope everyone is having a great week ! Hey, it's half over... right !!


I received some more exciting news from Scrapstreet.com Magazine !! I'm still so thrilled about this month's article featuring Inspired Blueprints and haven't quite come down from that ... then today I found out that another of my layouts will appear in their April issue !! I'm psyched !! Thanks Scrapstreet for all your support and it's great to be a part of all the inspiration !! Off to do some more projects !! Thanks for sharing my news !!



Monday, February 1

Welcome February !!

Happy February !! SOOOO glad to see January leave ... January is such a long, cold, dark month and good riddance !! February is the month of Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day, President's Day - a long overdue holiday from work - and it's a short month with longer daylight hours !! It's closer to spring and it's the start of another Survivor season !! I'm such a survivor addict ... Feb. 11 ... it's on my calendar !! (yep, I'm a dork !!)


It's also time for a new sketch and a super exciting announcement at Inspired Blueprints !!! IB is being featured in Scrapstreet.com Magazine this month !! How cool is that ?!?! We are being featured as a "Blog with a Purpose" and Sketch 41 as well as the Design Team's samples will be published !! The article starts on page 25 here ... I'm so proud to be a part of this incredibly talented team !! Please stop by and check us out !!


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Here is Sketch 41 and my take on the sketch with some close-ups !!


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The photo highlights the adorable Kelsi Chick and the photography is done by a good friend of mine, Heather Chick whose photography business had taken off !! This layout posed quite a challenge to photograph due to the acrylic background ... here's another shot of the layout with probably too much editing since Kelsi looks like she's just back from a month in Florida !!


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Anyway, it was a fun project, especially with such an adorable subject !!!  



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