I'm so behind on posting!

I've done quite a few pages over the past 2 weeks and just have not gotten on here to post! So, first I'll post my pics from the Statue of Liberty. I used This City kit from Digital Compilations by Cinda.

Love it ~ just perfect for my pics!

Sydney and I were driving to my sister's a few weeks ago (about an hour drive) and she was going through my CDs. Somehow the conversation got back to a song I listened to all the time when I was pregnant with her and she was little. It is Tell Me Why by Pat Benatar from the For Our Children cd. Also, recently I've been scanning in a lot of older photos. So, since I had some photos of Sydney when she was little and I decided I needed to do a page for her. The papers and embellishments are from the Fo Shizzle Kit by Just Jaimee. I was also happy that it was selected on a "Made You Look Monday" picture on Faith Sisters!

Then, since I did a page for Syd, I did one for Mitchell too! Papers and embellishments from

Roy Boy kit by Royanna Fritschmann. I still have to do a page of the song I listened to when I was pregnant with him... I'll ge there.

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Great News!!

I am so excited and honored to have been asked to be part of the creative team for Digital Compilations by Cinda!!!  Yeah!  She has some great kits at Divine Digital and Faith Sisters, so be sure to check them out. 

I am new to Faith Sisters and I must say I am really loving it!  What a great place and nice atmosphere.  I'm just navigating my way around but I've already noticed they have some great challenges. 

So, I already did a page with Digital Compilations by Cinda's new kit, Journey, and this is it! The pictures were perfect for this kit.

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Family Playdate and Beach Pages

Previously I posted about the great pics that my sister Katie took for me and the family (they are in the header of my blog too), at the playground. I finished some cute layouts with them. I did a few because some are for my books and some are for the kids books.

I think this one is my favorite. I don't normally work with black and white, but I love how this turned out. Papers and embellishments from Shabby Princess. Stitching brush from Obsidian Dawn. LO from sketch by Cherie Averill at Sassy Lil Sketches.

I love how simple this one is and of course I love the pic of Syd and I.

Circles brushes from Obsidian Dawn.

I'm so happy with how this Old Orchard Beach, Maine page turned out! The ferris wheel picture has no editing ~ it is exactly how I took it at sunset. I color matched the brown sunset to create the background layer. Papers and embellishments from Royanna Fritschmann's Wish You Were Here kit.

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I'm so excited!! Sassy Lil' Sketches News!

The new design team for Sassy Lil' Sketches has been announced and I am so excited to have been asked to be part of the team!!! Thank you Katie and Cherie for the opportunity to be part of such a talented and fun bunch!

Congratulations to all the other new Sassies too!! You can see all of the design team members on the right and a link to their blogs. Be sure to check them out ~ they are all very talented!

Also, if you haven't already been over to Sassy Lil' Sketches, go check out their new forum and gallery. Be sure to tell them I sent you!

Slumber Party page 2

I'm on a roll and made progress by completing the 2nd page to Syd's birthday party. Yeah me!

Papers from Royanna Fritschmann's Pajama Party kits.

Sassy Lil Sketches Dec 28th Reveal

Cherie just posted this sketch today (!) on Sassy Lil Sketches and I just loved it. I had to go play and see what I could come up with. This is the sketch ~

And this is what I came up with. I couldn't be happier with how it turned out!! Isn't it adorable!!?

All papers and embellishments from Royanna Fritschmann's Pajama Party Kit.

Multi-Purpose Room-Computer, Guest & Scrap Room

We have a 4th bedroom that we put some thought into before setting up. We knew we wanted a guest room, a space for the family computer, a place for me to scrap, a place for me to be able to work at home, and a place for the kids to hang out if the tv was in use downstairs.

WOW ~ that's one busy room!

The picture below is from the doorway looking into the room. You see the trundle bed in front of you, tv to the right and desk/scrap area to the left.

The picture below is from the corner (in the above picture) looking back at the door.

The picture below is from the other end of the bed facing the desk/scrap area. The counter

space to the left is for the home computer and the cabinets above are for our home

office type of stuff. The corner area and to the right is for my work/scrap area.

These are my scrapping cabinets :)

Picture below is the inside of the 2 cabinets above the counter.

This is the top cabinet (part of the tall cabinet) all the way on the right.

This is the bottom cabinet on the right.

This is the top part of the tall cabinet on the left.

This is the bottom part of the tall cabinet on the left.

This is the space between the cabinets. Unfortunately I share the space with some of my work items.

This is a view from the back corner of the room.

Another view of my corner. Don't mind the messy cords...

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A Homemade Christmas Gift - My take on Subway Art

My sister Katie and I decided that this year we would make each other Christmas gifts. I am only slightly crafty, but I can do digital projects! So, going with what I know, I decided to make her my take on Subway Art for her favorite things and then each holiday/season of the year.
They are all 8X10s which I put together in Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 (PSE7), and I had them printed as regular jpeg pictures. The colors came out great and they look really cool, if I do say so myself :)

Merry Christmas Katie! :)

The Christmas tree and snowflake are from

Royanna Fritschmann's Christmas Cheer kit.

Paper, Valentine word and You from

Royanna Fritschmann's Love Me Tender kit.

Candy hearts are from Obsidein Dawn.

Paper, flower and tree from Heavenlyscraps' Hippity Hop Page kit.

Paper, stars and fireworks from Amanda Lee's Funky 4th kit.

Paper, beach word, surfn' sand word, sun and flip flops from

Royanna Fritschmann's Summer Sass kit.

Paper, back 2 school word, whatever word, clock and study hall from

So Studious Scrap Kit by Aimee Harrison, Dora Phillips and Chelsea Doudy.

Paper, witch, Halloween letters, cat and spider web from

Royanna Fritschmann's Witches Brew kit.

Paper, happy harvest word, leaf, and fall word from Miss Ms. Designs' Autumn Harvest kit.

The majority of my fonts are from fontfreak.

Inspiration

So, with Sassy Lil Sketches new forum and gallery open, despite all the things I need to get done for Christmas, I was inspired to complete a LO! This is the sassy sketch:

and this is what I came up with using my new pictures taken by my sister Katie:

Papers and embellishments by Amy Bleser, Little Man Kit.

New Family Pics & Sassy Lil Sketches News

I'm so excited I finally updated my blog with Christmas paper and my great new family pictures (on my header)!! My sister Katie took them for me over the weekend. Didn't they come out great?! Thanks Kate!!

I also want to mention that Sassy Lil Sketches now has a site with a gallery and forum! So.Very.Cool! Check them out!!