more baby pics

A couple of weeks ago I was asked to come over and take some pics of my new little god-daughter for her birth announcements. It was sooooo hot that day! But we actually lucked out. I've read that professional photographers have to keep their studios super warm to make sure newborns stay happy during photo shoots. Little PJ did an amazing job. She slept through the whole thing! She's just 6 days old in these pics. Isn't she a doll?!

Here are a few of my favorite shots:

Here's the one that made the final cut. We converted it to black and white and added text to the top that included her name and stats at birth. The coolest part is that by the time we finished and had them printed, they ended up costing a whopping $2.50!

Happy Birthday Baby!

So, once again I've been MIA for a bit. I've been enjoying summer with the kiddos and trying to get a little work done for my Etsy shop. I've even **gasp** been working on personal scrapbook pages!

Today, I'm just too excited not to share; I had the honor of being by my best friend's side while she gave birth to her daughter on Sunday evening! It was truly amazing, exciting and humbling all at the same time. Little "PJ" and her mommy are both beautiful and doing wonderfully. God is so good!!



This is the card I made for her. When I saw this stamp, I immediately knew I had to have it for Traya's card! This image instantly reminded me of these figurines of angels, and mother with baby, etc., that she collects. Perfect!

Supplies used: Cloud 9 Design papers, Whiff of Joy image, Prismacolor markers, fiskars border punch, buttons, Whiff of Joy challenge sketch

Team Edward!

My Friend LaTraya is totally not into the whole Twilight thing, but her lovely teenage daughter is. She hasn't finished reading all the books yet and is currently undecided on whether she's Team Edward or Team Jacob (ummm.... hello of course the best choice is Jacob!!!!) Little Edward is exceptionally cute though isn't he? Now if I could only figure out how to make him sparkle!

Supplies used: DCWV papers, M&MBI paper, Greeting Farm image, CTMH sparkles, Prismacolor markers, (card layout borrowed from Sparkle)

Sparkle's Christmas Card Challenge week 30

Sparkle's challenge this week was another sketch challenge. I {{heart}} sketches! And I love this image, the bear is too cute in his little hat and mittens! He looks like he's all ready to hit the slopes!

Not sure what's up with my picture, the card is much brighter in real life, but I got tired of trying to fix it in photoshop.

Happy Thursday!

Supplies used: My Mind's Eye papers, C.C. Designs image, Prismacolor markers, CTMH sentiment & ribbon

2 cute 4 words!

Here's a set of pages I came up with for a little beginner's scrapbook class last Saturday. I had the worst time coming up with a title for these pages! It was terrible! I even had to enlist the help of Christine, and we came up with what we both agreed was a super cute title idea.

This is not it.
Supplies used: Making Memories papers, cardstock, ribbon,

Ha, ha, ha! You see, I then ran our super cute title idea by one of the ladies who would be attending the class, and she thought it was weird didn't care for it. Soooo... back to the ol' drawing board I went. In the end, everyone loved the pages and we all had really fun afternoon!

Sparkle's Christmas Card Challenge week 29

Sparkle's Challenge this week is a sketch challenge. I LOVE card sketches! The hardest part of making cards for me is figuring out the layout, so I love it when the thinking is already done for me. This little guy is an image I got from Sparkle several months ago. Not sure who he belongs to, but he is quite a cutie! Thanks for the challenge Sparks!

Supplies used: K & Co papers, CTMH sentiment, image?, Prismacolor markers, Prima flower, Liquid Applique, button

Gone Fishin'

On Father's Day, Sammy had fun hand-delivering this little card and a tin of some favorite cookies to my dad. It's funny, when I was making this little card, I thought to myself how much this did not represent the way I think of my dad. He doesn't fish or hunt or do any really outdoorsy things. He's an athlete through and through. He's played baseball since he was a kid and has been a coach for our local high school ball teams for over 40 years. He loves it and the kids love him. I do remember him taking my brother and me to one of those little u-fish, trout farms when we were really little. I also remember catching a wee little trout and then shrieking in terror at that same wee little trout. I prefer my experience with fish to be limited to the breaded and fried variety, thank you.

Supplies used: CTMH papers & sentiment, Hanna stamps image, Prismacolor markers, buttons