Foto Friday

I'm going to be starting a new feature on my blog- Foto Friday! I'll share a couple of pictures I have taken each Friday of the week. I hope to start some more fun stuff to liven up my blog a bit, so stay tuned! And of course, I'll be posting my usual challenges I participate in.

I borrowed a lens from the guy I bought my camera from. It's a Canon EF 50mm 1.8 II lens. Because the aperature is so low, it makes great "light bubbles" (what I call them). I will have to buy this lens SOON! I looooove it! It does fabulous photographing scrapbook projects as well. ;)

Disclaimer about this photo: This isn't our dog. It's our neighbor's. ;) 

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Fall!

I just thought I'd share a fall card I submitted to Paper Crafts that didn't get picked up. This was the only card I submitted this particular time (which was really back in the spring). I used some stamps that I had bought from the $1 section at Walmart. I loved the sentiment!!

Have a fabulous day!

I [heart] Pebbles Inc.

I am sharing a card today that I made about a month ago for my friend, Jillayne. I used some Pebbles Inc. Sunny Side mini papers. I have just discovered Pebbles and they are one of my favorite brands!

I used some clear letter stickers from Pebbles Inc. also. I wasn't sure about using these-- I remember when clear stickers were "in" and I hated them. And now I have some more, but instead I love them. The chipboard flowers are from Pebbles also.
 

 

So what brand have you just discovered that you [heart]?

Simply Wonderful...

I have been busy lately with school, work, and catching up on sleep from waking up early for school! When I have had time to scrap, I have been making some cards to submit to Paper Crafts. I am trying to help myself accept rejection. ;P
In the meantime, I HAVE had the chance to make an extra card for one of my favorite challenge sites-- The Paper Bakery Kits Blog. I used their bi-weekly sketch for this card. All products (excluding cardstock) are from the Jillibean Soup Coconut Lime Soup line. Check out the challenge; it'd be great if you could play along!
 

Oh- and of course I love showing you what I buy... :P This is my order from 2peas that I used my $25 gift certificate that I won from Katie at Punk Projects. I had a TON of fun shopping around. I finally decided on buying a lot of the October Afternoon Woodland Park line. I LOVE it! :) Actually, I haven't dug into these beautiful goodies yet because they're just too... pretty! I will soon though.  

 

Have a great Labor Day weekend!

A post without Pictures

I am on my iPod today and I just couldn't help but try to blog on this little tiny thing.

So, what's on my mind?? Lots of scrapbook stuff... I got my order in from Two Peas in a Bucket on Saturday and I'm super excited about my new goodies! I noticed there is a new set of submissions topics on the Paper Crafts blog, so I have started making some cards to send in for publication. So far I have made 4.  Super excited about this! It's a new thing for me! :)

I also have started reading a book! [gasp] I am currently on page 53 of Frontier Lady by Judith Pella. I really really like it so far. I usually don't read if it doesn't pertain to scrapbooking or photography, but I am changing my ways!! :P 

Ok now back to the topic of scrapbooking. I have really been in the mood to make cards and not layouts. That might change soon since I bought a new-to-me 4x6 printer from a garage sale this past weekend. I really feel like printing a bizillion prints... I have vacation from June to scrap, but I haven't even started on that yet. I just feel more inspired to create cards right now.

Ok- that's about all I'm going to type right now. Classes are about to change here at school and so I probably won't be able to get on here the rest of the day. Have a fabulous Monday!!

An Altered Notebook

Mou Saha was a guest designer over at Punk Projects the other week and I just LOVED the composition book tutorial she did! (By the way, you can find the awesome tutorial here.) I used some awesome vintage book pages that I bought a a yard sale a while back and some receipts from back to school shopping for covering the notebook before putting the washi tape on. I REALLY like how it turned out! I might do one of my binders like this too!

One thing I still have to do is put some sort of label on the front that I can put my name in. Oh- and I still have to modpodge the front as well so all the washi will stay on. :)

FRONT:


BACK:

My favorite part-- you can see the vintage picture through the washi!

Have a fabulous Saturday!

Tag Card

Ok. I was GOING to not play along this week with the Pretty Little Studio sketch challenge, but I guess I am addicted. I love their sketches and so I just HAD to play. :)
All the patterned paper I used was from Pretty Little Studio's Sand Castle line. I love the light colors in this line. I used my new Thickers I purchased from Michael's (type font is "Doll").
Sorry... that's about all I have to say! LOL It's also hard to think of what to type when people are talking around here...

On a different note, school starts this Monday! My last first day! :) We are going to go school supplies shopping this afternoon... I have lots of good deals in mind!