Introducing my new kitchen!

Click the thumbnail below to link to web album of the new kitchen! I'm so blissfully excited about it!

Kitchen

Girly layouts - yeah!

Boy, oh boy... I feel like I've done such a good job of including the boys in my album lately that I've honestly missed the girly layouts like crazy!!!!! And like magic, a girly kit comes available with some of my favorite colors ever! I just love Maya's Charisma papers and I used that awesome gold bow in her Old World set to really put the emphasis on feminine... Turns out, I wasn't incredibly original though as Maya made light of the fact that she'd used that very bow in her preview for the set. I suppose it was subliminal inspiration because I didn't realize until her e-mail... but dang if she isn't right! hehehe either way, I love it! And isn't that one of the greatest digital bows ever?

Now, I got to poking around Tracy Ann's boutique over the weekend and fell in love with those awesome paint splotches and the sheer bright happy boldness of her vivid set. So, this won't be the last you see of bright happy and girly layouts with her stuff... :-) Anyway, you can click the images to get the bigger view. I just love that feature in picasa which I've finally gotten with the program and downloaded!

Well, I can't tell ya how excited I am that it's finally Friday! Joey's here and working on our kitchen. Truth be told, there's not much to see yet... but I can't wait to post some final shots of a totally made over kitchen... Wish him luck at a speedy finish! And have a great weekend everybody!

Birthday Surprise

Well, I've decided to do something entirely different for Cody's birthday this year and I'm so excited about it too. I had created a poster and then decided to scrap it and THEN loved the bottom part so much that I had to revamp the poster to include it... But, I'm thrilled with it and I think that Cody will be too! Check it out!

Oh, I used Shawna's techno grunge set again but I recolored it. I also used her linez frames. I'll post a pic once we've hung it on his wall! hehehe I'm so excited!

New Kitchen Floor!

Joey and I installed a floor over the weekend. Okay, fine! Just today. He's planning on putting the shoe mold down tomorrow and putting up new paint. Ya see, we started this project last year and probably around this exact same time frame of October too. I had hoped to have the crown up AND PAINTED OUT by Cody's birthday party which of course, DID NOT HAPPEN.... The crown went up, and he puttied and primed it. Unfortunately, it never went any further than that. So here we are facing October 20th and Cody's birthday party again this year with a new floor and the hopes to be completely finished with the kitchen by that time. Cross your fingers for me!

Halloween is on it's way!

We've been out and about on the 4 wheeler today... The trees are spectacular. I wish I had my camera with me... In fact, I think I may still go back out with the camera... And seems I owe someone a photo on the 4 wheeler... which ought to be interesting as I'm always the one with the camera.Anyway... here's a couple new layouts and a great Halloween treat or trick (depending on how you look at it).

Mr. Cool

Woohoo... I've been on a scrappin marathon over the last couple of weeks. And it's been so fun! Of course, I'm losing lots and lots and lots of sleep because of it so the ride has to end soon... But, I've enjoyed it while it's lasted... and what better time to be scrappin "rides" then now. I've taken so many dirtbike shots over the last couple of years and rarely scrap them...

Some, because a lack of masculine kits, but mostly because I wasn't inspired by them at the time. I loved playing with the Mr. Cool set by Shawna Clingerman. It was perfect for my boys and I'm sure they are glad to finally see some of these shots in my book!

Free Fall

I guess I really enjoy all the seasons but I'm always over joyed when the beginning of the new season is just showing itself. I do love fall colors! They are in my house all year round. Not sure if I realized how much until I started scrapping with this Free Fall set by Shawna Clingerman.

I realize it's been a long time since I've really gotten the camera out. (very very unusual for me. Expecially considering I've been to a birthday party at Pump it Up, the skating rink, on 4 wheeler rides, at a neighbor's party Labor Day Party, a Home and Garden party (also with neighbors)... Through all of these events, I never once drug my camera along! Opportunities missed but I feel like I "experienced" the events rather than "captured" them and I'm not particularly disappointed over it... Am I losing it? Geez, I hope not!