Thursday, January 15, 2009

Old Friend and a Few Pics

I reconnected by email with an old friend yesterday. It had been at least 4 years since we'd spoken or seen each other! Even though there were no hard feelings between us, we just let time/family/life get in the way, you know? It felt good to catch up with her, and I'm making a mental note to make sure I don't neglect my friends in 2009...

So here's the most recent family portrait, courtesy of our newly-discovered camera timer. I had no clue our little point-and-shoot had this capability. Imagine all the photos I could have been in...

BJ is exactly 5 months old in this photo and is IN LOVE with the camera!



I
also wanted to share a few recent layouts. They're both products of my recent trip to the Scrappy Boutique in Orlando. I'm telling you, this store is like a candy store for scrappers! Be prepared to buy something, because you'll want everything. I think I spent about $40 on paper!



Doesn't that owl make you want to smile? The paper is from Pink Paisley and the smaller strip is Basic Grey. I cut the flowers out of some scrap paper I found at the local scrapbooking store - I forgot the product line (SEI, I think). I also used some pop dots to give them a little dimension. The journaling spot is from Making Memories.


The orange patterned paper is also from Pink Paisley (quickly becoming my new favorite line), and the cogs/robot paper is Cosmo Cricket. i also cut up some Prima flowers to make my own "cogs" - great way to use up those flowers on boy pages.

Thanks for looking!



Wednesday, January 14, 2009

I'm new here...

My first post! I'm new to this whole blogging thing, so bear with me...

I decided to start blogging for a few reasons. First, I wanted a place to keep in touch with friends and family. Second, I wanted a place to post pictures and stories about our everyday life. I also wanted to be able to share scrapbooking layouts and projects with those that visit.

So here I am in black and white!