Shary at The Other Side Of Me has reached an amazing 37,000 hits on her blog. To celebrate, Shary is giving away some great candy, in the form of a lovely Alota Stamp and some images. Had to get in on the fun-and she has a great site!...check it out here:
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Picture Help!
I started this layout a couple of months ago at a friend's house (thanks Mel!) I am not accustomed to creating layouts without pictures already in mind for the layout so it took me a while to decide what pictures to use. I finally decided on pics from us (along with my husband's sister) taking my father-in-law out for Fathers' Day dinner. It is still a work in progress as I have journaling and other fun things to add, but I am stuck with the picture on the first page. I really wanted to use it because it was so sweet how Sammie wanted to give her Daddy a flower she had just picked (okay it was a dandelion weed, but to her it was a beautiful flower!) What I am not thrilled about is all of the cars in the background since we were in a parking lot. Any suggestions on taking the focus off of the cars?
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Vacation Phase Two: Completed
Someone once said, "all good things must come to an end". I haven't found this to be true across the board, but have unfortunately found it true of our vacations. We spent the past 10 days at one our most beloved spots: Pismo Beach, CA. Our travels have changed greatly since having three children, and changed even more now that the kids are of the age that we need 5 airline tickets :). We spend a lot more time driving now!
Anyhow, we spent lazy days at the beach, hit most of the Farmers Markets, and a few beautiful vineyards along the way. I look forward to sharing some pics (once I get my laptop fixed!). I'm also battling a cold...or the flu...or something that is not fun....so I'll post between getting settled back in to our crazy life and doses of NyQuil. :)
Anyhow, we spent lazy days at the beach, hit most of the Farmers Markets, and a few beautiful vineyards along the way. I look forward to sharing some pics (once I get my laptop fixed!). I'm also battling a cold...or the flu...or something that is not fun....so I'll post between getting settled back in to our crazy life and doses of NyQuil. :)
Monday, August 18, 2008
I've joined the Sisterhood!
No, I'm not talking about traveling pants or a religious order :), but I have joined the "Sisterhood of the Blogging Stampers". It seems that I am joining all kinds of things lately, but I am making up for some lost time... Anyhow, the "Sisterhood" is a community of crafty ladies, sharing ideas and a love for all things beautiful that can be made with our hands. Each SBS group is limited to twenty women and I have just 'enlisted' in SBS Group 23. I have been ogling the goings on in other SBS groups for a while now and decided to take the plunge and can't wait for the fun to begin! Be sure to check out the work of the talented people in our group listed in the right hand column of my blog.
Please bear with me as I introduce myself to my new friends:
My name is Kristin and I have been wanting to join an SBS group for some time now...I have a great love for all things crafty, but am just now at this juncture of my life finding the time to enjoy some of the things I love. I think it is more that I am now making the time, otherwise it wouldn't happen. I love to scrapbook and stamping is quickly becoming a favorite medium in the things I do. In the past, I would buy supplies with grand intentions and never get around to scrapping! I quit working a year ago in October and the more I adjust to my redefined role at home, the more I enjoy being able to create and work on those stacks of pictures that seem to be endless....I look forward to SBS being a motivator and reminder for me to take some time out for myself and get busy!
I started my blog as more of a way to stay in touch with friends, have an outlet for my thoughts and share a little bit of myself. It is very much a work in progress. To this point I have not used it to display much of my layouts, etc. but that will be changing! I love seeing the creativity on everyone's blogs!
I live on the currently VERY hot U.S. west coast with my husband and three beautiful little girls. Although we are in the desert, I am a beach girl at heart. From the time my husband and I began dating 11 years ago, we have escaped the desert and spent as much time at the beach as possible....any beach :). Give us a few days off and we are there!
I have have just signed up as a Close To My Heart consultant (another thing I just joined:)) and I mean just - the stuff is still in the box! My starter kit arrived as we were leaving for (you guessed it), the beach. So stay tuned for the fun I can't wait to have with my new CTMH products!
I look forward to getting to know all of you!
Please bear with me as I introduce myself to my new friends:
My name is Kristin and I have been wanting to join an SBS group for some time now...I have a great love for all things crafty, but am just now at this juncture of my life finding the time to enjoy some of the things I love. I think it is more that I am now making the time, otherwise it wouldn't happen. I love to scrapbook and stamping is quickly becoming a favorite medium in the things I do. In the past, I would buy supplies with grand intentions and never get around to scrapping! I quit working a year ago in October and the more I adjust to my redefined role at home, the more I enjoy being able to create and work on those stacks of pictures that seem to be endless....I look forward to SBS being a motivator and reminder for me to take some time out for myself and get busy!
I started my blog as more of a way to stay in touch with friends, have an outlet for my thoughts and share a little bit of myself. It is very much a work in progress. To this point I have not used it to display much of my layouts, etc. but that will be changing! I love seeing the creativity on everyone's blogs!
I live on the currently VERY hot U.S. west coast with my husband and three beautiful little girls. Although we are in the desert, I am a beach girl at heart. From the time my husband and I began dating 11 years ago, we have escaped the desert and spent as much time at the beach as possible....any beach :). Give us a few days off and we are there!
I have have just signed up as a Close To My Heart consultant (another thing I just joined:)) and I mean just - the stuff is still in the box! My starter kit arrived as we were leaving for (you guessed it), the beach. So stay tuned for the fun I can't wait to have with my new CTMH products!
I look forward to getting to know all of you!
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Happy Birthday Kylie!!
This month we celebrated Kylie's 6th birthday. It is hard to believe our first baby is six!! Lately Kylie has really wanted to spend time with me scrapbooking, so I decided one of her gifts would be her very own set of supplies. (this is where the $ spot at Target came in handy) I put an old ice cream tub to good use with a little bit of paper, ribbon, etc... (I told my husband I was sure I would need an old ice cream tub someday!) Kylie was delighted with her gift and as soon as all of our vacationing is over we will have plenty of pictures to get work on together!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Vacation Phase One : Completed
This summer we split up our vacation time. It was not really by choice, but we had commitments to tend to and decided to take one week away then return home and after regrouping, leave again. We could not be far from home at first, so for phase one we decided to head up to our cabin in Utah. It was soooo nice to be out of the heat (big one for me), away from the hustle and bustle of daily life (telephones, email, etc....) and just relax! We did not spend any time in Utah last summer so it had been a while since we had been there as a family and we thoroughly enjoyed it. We got to spend a little time with my Mom, my brother and my niece. We all live in the same city, but got more time together hundreds of miles from home! Some of the highlights of our trip:
Day One: Daddy caught a horny toad, so we kept him for a couple of days
"Grandma D" took the girls out for a ride - all three of them!!
We filled the feeder on our back porch hoping for guests....welcome!
The bird feeder did not have the same draw. Don't know why-can't beat the view!!
Up, up and away!
Sammie, Savannah, Kylie and Cousin Jennah say goodbye to Mr. Horny Toad
Samantha Hope
Day One: Daddy caught a horny toad, so we kept him for a couple of days
Sammie became attached to Mr. Horny Toad and even liked him on her head
We had a couple of days of WONDERFUL rain, which meant WONDERFUL mud!
"Grandma D" took the girls out for a ride - all three of them!!
We filled the feeder on our back porch hoping for guests....welcome!
The bird feeder did not have the same draw. Don't know why-can't beat the view!!
Gearing up for a water gun fight!!
Freeze Daddy!!
Up, up and away!
Sammie, Savannah, Kylie and Cousin Jennah say goodbye to Mr. Horny Toad
Samantha Hope
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Close to my Heart
No, this is not a mushy post about what is close to my heart! (oh, so many things)
This is a post to say I did it! After spending the past year becoming more enthralled with Close To My Heart products, I decided to become a consultant. I quit working this past October (well, officially "working" - I think I am working harder than ever though!) Once I got past the adjustment and shock to my system of not having to be chained to my computer all day long (and often into the wee hours of the night), I was able to devote some of my time to hobbies I had neglected. So, I have been scrapbooking as time permits and loving it!
For me, I started using CTMH products as a VERY easy (and fast!) way to create great scrapbook gifts since their kits are effortless and beautiful - and their idea books and guides are amazing. As I became more familiar with all they have to offer, I found that I love ALL of their products. I know I sound like a commercial, but I really mean it.
I have no idea how much time I will be able to put into this endeavor and it may at times just be for the sake of supporting my "habit". Whatever the outcome, I am excited to have access to more of what this great company has to offer from products to training, etc. If you want to check out my site to see the catalog and all of the great 'stuff', there is a link at the top of my blog or go here. I don't have the entire site built yet and still need to add artwork, etc. but will soon!
Happy Scrapping!
This is a post to say I did it! After spending the past year becoming more enthralled with Close To My Heart products, I decided to become a consultant. I quit working this past October (well, officially "working" - I think I am working harder than ever though!) Once I got past the adjustment and shock to my system of not having to be chained to my computer all day long (and often into the wee hours of the night), I was able to devote some of my time to hobbies I had neglected. So, I have been scrapbooking as time permits and loving it!
For me, I started using CTMH products as a VERY easy (and fast!) way to create great scrapbook gifts since their kits are effortless and beautiful - and their idea books and guides are amazing. As I became more familiar with all they have to offer, I found that I love ALL of their products. I know I sound like a commercial, but I really mean it.
I have no idea how much time I will be able to put into this endeavor and it may at times just be for the sake of supporting my "habit". Whatever the outcome, I am excited to have access to more of what this great company has to offer from products to training, etc. If you want to check out my site to see the catalog and all of the great 'stuff', there is a link at the top of my blog or go here. I don't have the entire site built yet and still need to add artwork, etc. but will soon!
Happy Scrapping!
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