I recently spent a wonderful evening with some of my friends, at one of my favorite local Pubs called Churchill's. They took me out for my birthday....and it was perfect!!!....Great conversation, lots of laughing, lots of beer....leaves a warm place in my heart....
Beautiful Ally gave me some more wind-ups toys for my collection. I must say they are the cutest!!!
I know someone has a group picture....can you email it to me??? Here is Ally and I at Churchill's:
And the wind-up toys chillin' at home on one of my favorite kitchen towels :)
I used the August Kit from my Creators' Circle Group, and am currently IN LOVE with the photo used. My nephew took a picture of his feet last fall...his version of a self portrait:
This weekend, I walked around Balboa Park with my beautiful friend, Ally.....She had never been before, so we took a few photos:
After our leisurely walk, we decided to drive down the street to Little Italy.....it was getting late in the afternoon, and the sidewalks were filled with people enjoying the gorgeous day. On our way to get an espresso, we came across an art supply store called "Blick". Our friends had told us about it, and we were thrilled! Needless to say, it was enough of a distraction, that by the time we were finished exploring the store, our tummies were rumbling. So, I took Ally to my favorite pizza restaurant there called "Mona Lisa".....it was so delish!!! Exactly what we needed! We did end up getting Mochas from my favorite espresso shop (and Cannoli), for our ride home....soooo goooood....The art supplies I found:
UPDATE: SOLD OUT!!! Next Layout coming soon :)
My next Layout of the Week is now for sale at Pink Pineapple Scrapbooks. Here is a sneak peek:
This kit is $7.00, and comes with color instructions. The paper is pre-cut, so all you have to do is assemble it!The theme is "The Great Pumpkin", and it's perfect for your pumpkin patch photos. You can also create your own title, instead of using the one provided, and create your own Halloween theme! I picked out matching product that is on display with this layout, so you can add to the kit, or create a second page (The glitter alphabet stickers are really cute!).A BIG thank you to everyone who has purchased a kit designed by me!!!! Please feel free to email me photos of your layouts/projects.....I would LOVE to see your finished product!
....for the Pink Pineapple Design Team. The theme of her journal is "10 Things That Make You Happy".....so much fun!
My 10 "Things" are:- Holding hands with Ryan
- Visiting family in WA
- Wind-up toys
- Sunsets
- Reading Twilight
- Scrapbooking
- My moccasins
- Beer with friends
- Wind
- Music
I used leather-look fabric as the background on both pages, Sassafras Lass paper, layered the paper behind the glitter butterflies, red ribbon, cut the swirls out of Basic Grey paper, and sewed the photos onto the paper.There are so many things that make me happy, I just LOVED this project!!! Thanks, Rosie :)
Congratulations to The Pink Ninjas!!!! They now have 100 followers! I am so excited for them!!! What an accomplishment!
In honor of this festive occasion, the amazing Ninja Leaders, Ally & Nely, have a special challenge for you....."100" of anything....lists, words, loves, etc.... There are some great examples on their blog from their design team....very inspirational. Here is my take:
"100 Movies I LOVE"
I used lots of fun Sassafras Lass paper and embellishments, American Crafts thickers, Basic Grey solid yellow paper & white rub-ons, Hambly frame, hot pink felt & stitching, and purple glimmer mist....This challenge was perfect timing for me. I had been wanting to make a list like this for a while. You see, I have a handful of movies that are my favs, and the rest are a LOT that I still LOVE. Feels like closure some how....very nice :)Can't wait to see what you do!!! Enjoy!
Was with my dear friend, April, and her two adorable kiddos :) It was a fantastic afternoon...we went on some fun rides, saw the kids giggle and smile a lot, had ice cold coke zero, and April even packed an awesome picnic lunch! Here are a couple pics:Me at the park entrance (in the yellow and black striped dress):
Beautiful Miss. J talking on the Tele:
Mini Manhattan all made of Legos!
Sweet Mr. T creating with Legos in the play area:
And lovely April with Mr. T...we went on a little boat ride:
Overall, I found Legoland a very relaxing place.....maybe it's all the children running around with smiles on their faces, or the light breeze rustling the leaves of the beautifully groomed gardens, or the refreshing feeling of having you damp skin drying in the sun from all the water rides...whatever it may be, I am glad I was able to spend such a lovely afternoon with my friend...Thanks, April!!!
Is Secrets....here is my take on it:
I had a lot of fun will all the different techniques I used to create this layout: - Sewing lots of circles in three colors (pink, blue & white).
- Candy Apple Red Glimmer Mist was sprayed for texture.
- Tore a white piece of paper from a bound journal, and used the Newsboy Prima Stamp with black ink to create patterned paper. It was used to matte the photo.
- Pink Hambly Rub-ons (always love them!).
- Layered the scraps of the stamped paper behind the Maya Road Birds.
- Used American Crafts Rub-ons (pink wings) on scraps of the stamped paper, cut them out, and popped them up on the Maya Road Bird's wings.
- Cut slits on the right and left sides of the photo, and ran black ribbon through, tying a bow.
Both the papers I used for the background are from Daisy D's. The black alphas are from Prima, and the pink are from Jillibean Soup.There are some really awesome layouts over at the Pink Ninja Blog....each girl has a different take on this challenge....you will LOVE it!Have a creative day!!!
