Fabulous Fall layout

Here is my latest layout!! I love the Pink Paislee Amber Road line - and knew when I got those papers that I wanted to use black & white photos with them - it really pops! And well, when my daughter wore bright NEON PINK for our fall photos, I knew I wanted to change the photos to black & white. And this is what we got!! I also added glitter Stickles to the center of each flower to add some sparkle. The first photo is my actual layout based on the latest PageMaps sketch contest, and the next two photos are detail photos showing my title work & my journaling, which is tucked into the envelope. Once again, my latest layout is my favorite layout!

Olives layout

I wanted to share this layout. I LOVED the bright MME patterned paper that Amber from the MME blog sent me - she is such a sweet & very talented person. I immediately found this fun picture that I wanted to scrap and put the PP to good use! Gosh, I think the PP would have gone with any photo almost - it is so pretty. (This layout is dedicated to our favorite Aunt!!)

Normal Day

Saw this on Ali Edward's blog & as I am feeling this way today as well, so I thought I would share it:
Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, savour you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass by you in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it will not always be so. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in the pillow, or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky, and want, more than all the world, your return. - Mary Jean Iron

Thanking God that my little girl, who is growing up so fast, still loves to crawl in bed with me in the mornings & talk to me about her upcoming day; that she still grabs my hand & holds it while we are walking to the bus stop; and that she still waves goodbye to me after she gets seated on the bus.

3 Generations layout

Wanted to add my latest creation - one based on the latest PageMaps sketch. I somehow missed these Cosmo Cricket papers last year when they came out - and I found them on clearance this year. I grabbed every piece of the line that I could find, and since they are double-sided, I grabbed two pieces of some of them. Since the papers are very home-y (with the faux stitching), I wanted to add home-y embellishments, hence my stitching, ribbon, the little ribbon flowers with the pearl in the middle, & the felt accents. I just love looking at this layout of my mom & my daughter & me!!

MME layout - Every...

Wasn't sure how I was going to use this diecut PP when I first bought it, but then when I began working on this layout, I decided it was just right to use as the background paper. So everything layered on top of that. I've been waiting to do a layout on our favorite Aunt & Uncle, and these colors were just right!

Pagemaps Layout

Here's my latest endeavor, using the latest Pagemaps sketch. I wanted to do something a little different with these photos, even though...they really are vacation photos. I get tired of scrapping vacation photos AS vacation photos, so I went looking for a title or quote that would be a little different. When I found this one, I knew they were the words that I needed. Funny how layouts don't end up the way they start, but I usually like the finish!!

Time for another post

Yes, I know...but I'm kinda "post-less" lately...been so busy. Madison went back to school on 8/11, and since then it has been non-stop. So far, our family has remained fairly healthy, although many around us are sick. Labor Day weekend was a blur, as we did something everyday, and celebrated Madison's 9th birthday, like, all weekend!! I did manage to get a little scrapping in, and of course, too many scrapping purchases - so much for the self-imposed halt on purchases for a month. Gotta start over on that! Anyway, will share my last 4 layouts for you to see!