That week flew by! But, I suppose.. when you post 'tumblr tuesday' on a Thursday (like I did last week), the week will end up seeming extraordinarily short!
Yay for me.. I spelled extraordinarily right the first time.. no spell check needed! ha ha ha! It really is the little things in life.. right? hee!
OK.
One lonely image today..
So very very gorgeous. Don't you think? tumblr via the awesome seesaw
Pretty pretty pretty! Later friends! ..I hope everyone is having a fabulous week! :)
Yes, this new treasure is definitely at home in my daughter's room. A while ago, my mom emailed me a link to an auction she was planning on going to.. asked me if I wanted to take a peek at the photos on the site and if I loved anything, she would try to get it for me... oh yes, I did love many many things, including this wonderful vintage doll stroller! ..I couldn't believe it when she phoned to say that she was able to get it!
My first thought was to use it as an occasional photo prop.. but now, I may have to convince my munchkin to let me borrow it, as she has definitely claimed it.. and rightfully so (how could she not)! We love it so much!
Photo from Cartwheels In My Mind - photo of the day August 7th, 2010
Blogged over at Cartwheels In My Mind today, wanted to share a picture here as well.. :)
It was so refreshing to spend a nice summer morning crafting away.. and it gave me a chance to play with feathers! ..what could be better than that!?
More photos and rambling over on the Cartwheels blog!
Later friends!! :)
Or ummmmm Thursday is it? ha ha!
It has been awhile since I have done one of these posts.. been saving a few images that I found around the net and via tumblr for a while now! So much pretty inspiration out there..
tumblr via Oh Joy! so very pretty!
tumblr via FRYD + DESIGN ..loving the unique arrangement here.
tumblr via sweet william
tumblr via design is mine via Lissy Elle
tumblr via design sponge love love looooooving the 'hand made love' ..so cute!
tumblr via design is mine
tumblr via a little sussy
tumblr via jamaica byles
OK.. that is all for now! I want to go and make everything pretty in my house now.. and indulge in some fresh flowers! Yes yes yes! ..you know what I am loving most about all of these pictures... all of the splashes of PINK! So pretty!
Do you 'tumble'?
Later friends!
You probably know by now that I am a huge fan of vol.25 the etsy store.. I have numerous prints around the house.. at least 4!! (and a crazy amount on my wish list hee heee!) Well, did you know that Jessica (the creative genius behind vol.25) also creates custom Photoshop shapes/overlays!? Eye Candy Overlays. They are brilliant! The creative touch that they can add to a photograph is just so so so fun.. and so very unique!
Here are a few images that I snagged off of Jessica's blog (from this post here)..
So awesome right!? You can purchase and download the overlays.. and then install them into Photoshop, and use them with the custom shape tool! More details on how they work here.
Well, imagine me screeching out loud and jumping up and down when Jessica asked if I would be interested in joining her design team to put a scrappy spin on her awesome photo overlays! SERIOUSLY!?? Oh my gosh, I was beyond thrilled!
The screeching continued when she sent out the newest set to play with! Look how fun it is..
THE BIRDS! Oh my gosh.. the birds!! I want to wallpaper my walls with these birds! hee heee!
And here is the layout I made with this overlay set..
Those birds.. *swooooooooooon*!! I applied the shapes to a 12x12 canvas in Photoshop and then printed out.. finishing off the layout by scrapping using traditional products!
Supplies used (all available at 2 Peas): Pink Paislee patterned paper, Pink Paislee tape, Studio Calico patterned paper, Hambly red hearts transparency, Hambly antique white doily transparency, Heidi Grace rubons
So very very honoured to be a part of the Eye Candy Overlays DT! I see lots of crafty DIY type projects in my near future.. hmmmmm, wonder if I really could wallpaper a wall with those birds!? ;) You just never know! hee heee!
Check out this fun photo from a pirate themed photo shoot that Jessica did with her adorable girls..
SO cute right!? More photos here.. you have to go take a peek, they are so adorable!
Oh oh oh.. and the very best part... the Ahoy overlay set is ON SALE for $19.50.. a savings of over $10!! Sale is on until August 13th!!
Thank you again Jessica! You truly are a genius!!!! :D
Later friends! By the way.. anyway else think the days and weeks are flying by way too fast this summer!?
Gee, the week is flying by so fast! ..and here I thought I had transitioned back into 'blog mode' ..uh ...doesn't seem like it huh!? lol Oh well, it is summer... what can I expect right? I barely know what we are doing one day to the next! lol
This morning I had a chance to sit down and scrap a bit, and play around with some paper.. and one thing I can share is this super quick little 'art piece' lol.. I was inspired by Jennifer Pebbles 'mod mini' challenge on the KI Memories blog... and this is what I ended up with! hee!
Is it silly? It might be silly lol! It was fun though.. and it took a matter of minutes, which was very refreshing! I randomly cut a piece out of one of my very very most favourite sheets of KI lace cardstock (EVER.. I think I need to stock up!) ..and then embellished with a few random goodies.. and simply taped it to the wall! It was ridiculously easy. lol
I have always wanted a section of wall in my office to be covered with random things taped here and there (with pretty tape hee!).. this might be the start of that!
The other framed stuff (other than the photo) is made with 2 Peas digi kits.. printed out for personal use only of course. ;)
Speaking of KI.. have you guys seen the peeks of the new release that is debuting at CHA this week!?
OH MY GOSH! I am LOVING it! Love how it is all so mix and matchable! SO many terrific elements that are new.. oh I could go on and on... but you really should just check it out for yourselves.. it is yum yum yum! Over the Rainbow indeed!
OK, better run! We are having a margarita party on Saturday, and I need to go get groceries and stuff for that.. should be an interesting day! Anybody have any recipes that would fit.. food/drink etc!? James is building a tiki bar and everything (that is the plan anyway!) lol.. should be fun! I am at a loss on what to serve for food though, want to stick with the mexican theme.. sooo wishing I new how to whip up a massive batch of guacamole!! YUM! Seriously though, any finger food type recipes pop into your head.. and if you feel like sharing, I would be forever grateful!!! OK.. yes, I obviously should figure this out and get off the net and come up with some sort of plan! ACK!
Later friends!!
Took a bit of a break there didn't I? ..I haven't sat down in my scrap room in over a week! We have been home, enjoying summer.. enjoying company, just hanging out.. visiting and having FUN!
So so so itchin' to get crafty soon though! I think I am going to set up camp at my desk today and get scrappin'! Yep yep yep!
In the meantime though, I have realized I haven't shared any scrappy pages here on the blog in ages! So, to kick off the week I figured that now is as good a time as any!! hee!
Here are my latest 2 Peas pages..
This one went up today.. and my favouritest (good word huh?) scrappy product lately are those Heidi Grace rub ons (red title above photo).. loooove them! More details here.
More details here.
LOVING the Imaginisce black and white damask paper! More details here. :)
More details here.
A KI Memories layout..
That one was part of the 'Celebrating America' week on the KI blog.. being a Canadian, I put a bit of a different spin on it.. more rambling about that here. :)
AND.. OH MY GOSH.. HOW HAVE I NOT POSTED THIS YET!? I am so totally yelling that by the way! ha ha! I thought I had.. but now looking back I am realizing I hadn't, and well.. I think I have lost my mind! ha ha I was so so SO excited to be a 'guest star' on the JBS inspiration blog.. SO EXCITED! Which is why I am so baffled by the fact that I haven't shared these next 4 layouts here yet!??
Yes, totally loving those extra large butterflies! YUM!
One last one..
Oh yes.. it was so much fun playing with the Jenni Bowlin 'Play Date' line! Yum yum yum! If you want to read more about these layouts, you can check them out on the JBS inspiration blog here. :)
Eeeeeeeek! Layout overload?
One more.. saving this one for last cause I kinda love it ..the bright fun summer colours! Again, the large yellow JBS butterfly rub ons! Swooooon! Going to finish off this post with a Cartwheels In My Mind layout..
I hope everyone has been enjoying their summer so far! Be back soon.. feels good to be blogging again!! Later friends! :D
1. Went to see Eclipse last night.. mini date night with James. Loved it. I think I need to re read the books now. I say that after every movie that comes out.. but this time.. I think I am really going to do it! Loved getting away for a few hours for a little date. :)
2. This blog is feeling very neglected lately I think. Adjusting routine is always hard isn't it? Loving the lack of a schedule though!
3. Picked up these shoes at Winners the other day.. was going to take them back (I always feel guilty when it comes to my shoe addiction ha ha), but James and Laine convinced me to keep them.. sooo very glad I did! They are ridiculously comfortable!!
LOVE them. Wore them last night for our mini date night. :)
4. I had also bought a pair of these super cool sanuk sandle shoes.. now these were comfy! I was so pouty when I had to take them back though.. the shoes were made differently (as in the right one fit good.. and the heel of the left one was sewn together really weird and it didn't feel good at all).. it was the only pair in my size. Might have to scout some out online! ;) Probably an ok thing.. since I was originally on the lookout for some comfy wedges when I found these.. and I really didn't need them... but gosh were they CUTE! Hmm.. seems to have been a good shoe week! lol
5. The Tudors. Watching it from the beginning again. Loooove it.
6. The Cartwheels In My Mind blog.. so very inspiring! Check out this tank/cami makeover from Cheryl... OH MY GOSH! Loooove! Has the wheels turning I tell ya! Looking at my closet in a whole new way! hee!
7. We have a boxer (as you probably remember.. we call her Piper Petunia).. anyhoo, she has had fur/coat issues since she was a pup. So we ended up switching her to a food that is bought at the healthy pet food store here in town 'pawsitively healthy' ..worked like a charm, her coat filled back up in record time (she would get little bald spots).. after about a year of perfect coat, it started to fall out again. Took her to the vet.. no bugs or other nasty reason for it to be happening... so after some research, we figured it must be allergies. BUT TO WHAT!? We didn't change anything! So, that brings us to about a week ago, went to the pet store for our monthly dog food purchase.. as I get to the register with my bag of food, the girl says "ohh.. I have been meaning to call you!" (yes, they know us by name pretty much.. love that!).. anyway, the 'good' dog food company apparently started adding the 'unwanted crap' back into the food.. so they are refusing to carry it any longer, once what was in the store is gone.. they are done. The dog food company said they hadn't switched anything yet (which is why they were still selling the few bags they had left), but had informed their customers that they were going to be in the near future. I say 'BS'! lol I umm promptly put the bag down, and decided to go with Canidae food instead.. within this past week, her bald patch is almost completely filled in! HURRAY!!!!!! Yes.. that makes me very happy!
8. What else am I loving this week? ..MARGARITAS! ha! Perfect way to beat the heat I say!! ;)
9. This bag.
I need one. ANY one. LOVE THEM ALL!
10. Just loving that it is summer PERIOD! ..loving spending time outside, playing with the kids.. and *gasp* doing yard work even! ha ha ha! Who ever would of thought!?
Happy Friday everyone!!!!
I think the lazy days of summer are catching up with me! hee! Oh, if only that were true! I still can't figure out how on earth I forgot to share this here though!? Remember a while back, I had mentioned that I was working on my first ever custom blog design?
Well.. here it is!
Carly was so great to work with! I really enjoyed the entire process so much.. and in the end, I was *this close* to keeping the banner for myself! heee! ;) Kidding! Carly's blog is super fun, and updated all the time with the most fabulous cards (you really should check it out)!
*you can click on the image to see it in better detail.. or pop on over to Carly's blog*
Anyhoo.. just wanted to share! This was so exciting for me (kind of this inner 'dream come true' to tell you the truth)!
Inspiration was provided by Carly (with interior decor photos, links to sites she liked.. and even just communicating back and forth!).. it was a super fun challenge to channel it all into a blog design!
Paper bits and tape are from the wonderful site: pugly pixel. There.. 2 new blogs to add to your list... if they aren't already! Speaking of blogs.. I think I need about 5 days to catch up on google reader.. feeling so out of touch! Boo hooooo! lol OK.. starting to ramble, better run (will save those rambles for another post hee heee).. just wanted to share this 'project' with you!! Hope summer is treating everyone well!
Later friends! :)
A day late though.. ;)
Hope all of my fellow Canadians had a fabulous day! We had a pretty quite day, but definitely fun filled!
Started out with all of us sleeping in (yet again.. oh my gosh I am loving this! hee hee!).. saw a text on my phone from my sister in law saying we should head in for the Canada Day parade. So I texted back asking what time (keep in mind we had slept in.. like really really late.. umm about 11am lol).. she replied with 1pm.. it was now noon. ha! None of us were showered and ready, but we somehow managed to get into town and parked, and walked to the parade in time.. I think it started late, which helped immensely! ha
It was a very 'small town' type parade.. no big floating balloon floats or anything like that, but it was still a good time! Loved watching the kids the most, they are so funny!
This was miss Laine's favourite part of the parade.. she was jumping up and down, absolutely ecstatic! Horses!!
I was kind of lazy with the picture taking yesterday.. so I ended up with a lot of pictures with the backs of their heads! lol Oh well.
Harley's favourite part.. but of course...
I tired to get a shot of the pin on Laine's shirt here.. apparently missed the focus on everything though ha ha! Like I said.. lazy picture day! ;)
Oh, and on side note.. I forgot to put sunscreen on myself yesterday (remember my goal not to get a sunburn this summer?).. well, my neck/chest area above my shirt got the most bizarre circular sunburn (like a perfect circle).. and I was wearing my silver chain that has a bird.. the bird is a couple inches in size... well, you know that effect you get when you put something on your paper.. spray your mist and then lift that something.. and you are left with an 'empty' image? ha ha ha! OH YES! I have a circular sunburn with a perfect little bird shape in the middle of it. FRONT AND FREAKING CENTER! Lovely.
Oh.. and another side note... there were a group of roller derby girls in the parade! I guess GP now has a roller derby association! I think I have a new obsession! Would that be too crazy? Doesn't help that we just re watched 'whip it' the other night! ha ha!
Anyhoo.. guess I am all out of pics. :) Have a great day/long weekend everyone!!
