Kaskade remixes are always on point and the song Young & Beautiful by Lana Del Rey is wicked...
xo!
LB | a tutorial...
eta... this post went live early in the am before i remembered to actually update it. anyway, last Friday i shared a tutorial using packing tape to transfer images (pattern paper, stickers, etc.) you can see the tutorial here.
have a lovely hump day...
xo!
have a lovely hump day...
xo!
GB | September sneak peeks...
two weeks ago i finally sat down to work on some Gossamer Blue projects using the September kits. oh my, are they to die for. this kit is my all time fave and i'm sure you'll agree, once it is available... just four or more days to go :)
until then, here's a sneak peek of my projects...
xo!
music | by NBHD...
i can't get enough of Neighbourhood's "Sweater Weather"... the beat is smooth and i just adore the lead singers voice...
xo...
xo...
what's going on...
and yet again, Monday arrives quicker than it needs to...
after a great weekend attending a family reunion in Va Beach, the kids and i had planned on spending our Monday in our jammies... (well, i'm in lounging clothes since i went to the gym this am...) doing whatever we want; being semi-productive around the house. i had no plans of sitting at my computer all day today. instead, i got a little carried away and decided to make a few changes to the blog, which takes forever! i added a new chevron background banner, some pointed sidebar buttons and enlarged some sidebar images, etc. the font used on the banner is marmellata jam. it's still a big transition coming from typepad to blogger. i'm happy w/ blogger, just need to learn how to navigate better.. the new changes still need some tweaking. thinking of adding a few simple brush elements to the white strip across the banner... we'll see. but so far so good. i like the overall look and feel much better... for now it will do.
it's the last month of summer and we are enjoying every last minute of it. keeping our days simple, productive and fun, w/ a few lazy days in between. the past seven days we've enjoyed the pool w/ friends, bowling, painting, admired the sky after a thunderstorm, baking treats, played outside, collected all the school supplies and soaked up sunshine at the beach...
good times... xo!!
after a great weekend attending a family reunion in Va Beach, the kids and i had planned on spending our Monday in our jammies... (well, i'm in lounging clothes since i went to the gym this am...) doing whatever we want; being semi-productive around the house. i had no plans of sitting at my computer all day today. instead, i got a little carried away and decided to make a few changes to the blog, which takes forever! i added a new chevron background banner, some pointed sidebar buttons and enlarged some sidebar images, etc. the font used on the banner is marmellata jam. it's still a big transition coming from typepad to blogger. i'm happy w/ blogger, just need to learn how to navigate better.. the new changes still need some tweaking. thinking of adding a few simple brush elements to the white strip across the banner... we'll see. but so far so good. i like the overall look and feel much better... for now it will do.
it's the last month of summer and we are enjoying every last minute of it. keeping our days simple, productive and fun, w/ a few lazy days in between. the past seven days we've enjoyed the pool w/ friends, bowling, painting, admired the sky after a thunderstorm, baking treats, played outside, collected all the school supplies and soaked up sunshine at the beach...
good times... xo!!
LB | sketch challenge...
i didn't realize i signed up for Lily Bee's sketch challenge two months in a row, ha. but i'm not complaining. i've really enjoyed creating them to share. this current sketch is super simple, but also can be a little challenging when there wasn't a square or rectangle for photo placement nor journaling. but i really liked the idea of the design and just went w/ it. be sure to check out the blog post here and i love Ms. Patricia's interpretation...
hope you play along this month... xo
hope you play along this month... xo
day in the life | July 31st...
happy Monday!
the July day in the life (by Ali Edwards) was set for Wednesday on the 31st. this day was a really fun day to document behind and in front of the camera b/c we weren't just hanging out at home doing or running errands around town, etc. we spent the majority of our day site seeing in D.C. and Corinne's bestie arrived later for a sleepover. it was a very busy day for us all. plus, i was super tired after spending the earliest part of the morning at the gym working out my legs... (never workout legs on the day you spend hours up hours walking in flat shoes w/out support. lesson learned...) and not only were my legs stiff from sitting in during the car drive, but the bottoms of my feet were achy, too. i could barely walk the next day, hahaha. getting old i tell ya!! i used my Canon 60D and Fuji x10 to take all my photos...
here's our day...
i'm a stickler when it comes to teeth brushing...
i ironed! i don't ever iron, i hate it, but my pants needed it...
construction on I-95...
if we weren't w/ friends i would have followed that truck...
this is a museum i want to tour very soon...
ferry ride on the Potomac...
Corinne photo bombing...
as soon as we arrived home, they ran to their rooms. Ty played on his ipod & computer...
Corinne played games on the tablet on the stairs... ha...
and i vegged on the computer for an hour...
our little friend Reid...
Corinne & Carter trying to hide from the camera while they play...
dinner...
Nala sits while she waits to be handed her treat...
a Netflix movie, water and their own bowls of tortilla chips, ha...
me going over the school supplies list and book to read to the girls at bedtime...
until next month, xo!
the July day in the life (by Ali Edwards) was set for Wednesday on the 31st. this day was a really fun day to document behind and in front of the camera b/c we weren't just hanging out at home doing or running errands around town, etc. we spent the majority of our day site seeing in D.C. and Corinne's bestie arrived later for a sleepover. it was a very busy day for us all. plus, i was super tired after spending the earliest part of the morning at the gym working out my legs... (never workout legs on the day you spend hours up hours walking in flat shoes w/out support. lesson learned...) and not only were my legs stiff from sitting in during the car drive, but the bottoms of my feet were achy, too. i could barely walk the next day, hahaha. getting old i tell ya!! i used my Canon 60D and Fuji x10 to take all my photos...
here's our day...
i'm a stickler when it comes to teeth brushing...
i ironed! i don't ever iron, i hate it, but my pants needed it...
prepping lunch...
construction on I-95...
if we weren't w/ friends i would have followed that truck...
this is a museum i want to tour very soon...
ferry ride on the Potomac...
Corinne photo bombing...
the drive home...
as soon as we arrived home, they ran to their rooms. Ty played on his ipod & computer...
Corinne played games on the tablet on the stairs... ha...
and i vegged on the computer for an hour...
our little friend Reid...
Corinne & Carter trying to hide from the camera while they play...
dinner...
Nala sits while she waits to be handed her treat...
a Netflix movie, water and their own bowls of tortilla chips, ha...
me going over the school supplies list and book to read to the girls at bedtime...
until next month, xo!
Gossamer Blue | May, Project 12
hello...
it's that time again. i have another completed entry in my project life book. this month is all about the month of May, using Gossamer Blue's amazing August kits...
This month color palette was rich and worked perfectly with my photos. A good mix of soft and bold tones. For my project 12 entry this month, I typed up all my journaling and printed onto plain white cardstock and embellished with stickers, stamps and machine stitching. Documenting this way actually sped up the process of completing my entry for the month of May. I really loved that and the clean look to the overall spread is a nice change.
There were a few special moments during this month where I wanted to use more than one photo from that event. One was a surprise shopping trip to the American Girl doll store with my daughter on her sixth birthday and other images from when we spent a weekend camping with my sons cub scout pack. The 8.5x11 page projector was trimmed to size, removing two columns making the insert approximately 2.75x11.
The second page, I wrapped the 12x12 border sticker strip around the 3x4 card above the photo to convey packaging, hence the package in the photo. I also tucked bits of sequence behind vellum 3x4 card for depth.
The month of May was quite productive and definitely the most fun month thus far in the year. We've had a mix of good times being with our friends, celebrating a birthday and Mother's day, embracing the outdoors, keeping active in our extra-curricular activities and trying new things.
again, thanks for dropping by... be sure to head over to the blog here for your chance to win a $20 gift card...
xo!
it's that time again. i have another completed entry in my project life book. this month is all about the month of May, using Gossamer Blue's amazing August kits...
This month color palette was rich and worked perfectly with my photos. A good mix of soft and bold tones. For my project 12 entry this month, I typed up all my journaling and printed onto plain white cardstock and embellished with stickers, stamps and machine stitching. Documenting this way actually sped up the process of completing my entry for the month of May. I really loved that and the clean look to the overall spread is a nice change.
There were a few special moments during this month where I wanted to use more than one photo from that event. One was a surprise shopping trip to the American Girl doll store with my daughter on her sixth birthday and other images from when we spent a weekend camping with my sons cub scout pack. The 8.5x11 page projector was trimmed to size, removing two columns making the insert approximately 2.75x11.
I also used a variety of elements from all the kits, digital
files and 3x4 cards, which were part of the Life Pages kit. I trimmed
them down to fit inside my smaller page inserts. On the first page, the
word 'May' is anchored on this months digital die-cut and I used several
of the stamps to embellish my entry.
The second page, I wrapped the 12x12 border sticker strip around the 3x4 card above the photo to convey packaging, hence the package in the photo. I also tucked bits of sequence behind vellum 3x4 card for depth.
The month of May was quite productive and definitely the most fun month thus far in the year. We've had a mix of good times being with our friends, celebrating a birthday and Mother's day, embracing the outdoors, keeping active in our extra-curricular activities and trying new things.
again, thanks for dropping by... be sure to head over to the blog here for your chance to win a $20 gift card...
xo!
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