Living My Dream

Yesterday's Post Part 2

I just finished another American Crafts layout and I used an action by Maggie Holmes on the photos again, so this is part two of my post from yesterday (and if interested, there will be a part three in a couple of days - more AC layouts and more photos using actions with before and after pics)... I love a trained model. And my girls are WELL trained! Chloe picked this outfit out herself, came down, sat on the trunk and gave me the perfect "bag lady" expression. Precious. Love that I didn't say ONE word about her clothing or pose, so this picture is completely HER. She put this big pink bow on her pink kitty's head to match... Read more →

American Crafts Layout and Maggie Holmes Photo Actions

Hello my friends! It has been a while since I have blogged! Today I have something to blog about!!! First, I wanted to talk a little about Maggie Holmes photo actions (and this is NOT a paid advertisement!). I recently purchased her three sets of actions for Elements. I have really enjoyed playing with them, so I wanted to show you a before and after on a couple of photos. Here is the layout I used the two photos on which is primarily made with American Crafts products: American Crafts Products Used: Midnight Moon Paper (35511) - Nightfall, Lily's Bakery Paper (35534) - Garden Cafe, Goodness Slate (53249) - Thickers, Savor - Small (42210) - Remarks Books, Yellow Rose Ribbon... Read more →

American Crafts Give-A-Way Winner Announced!!!

There were A LOT of comments on my American Crafts blog hop post - oh my! And I loved them all. Never have I gotten this much praise on a layout and it is kind of fun! Had I realized every one had to leave a comment on my post to be eligible for the AC blog give-a-way, I would have probably worked longer on my layout to make sure it was worthy of all these nice comments! So thank you, thank you for all your sweet comments!!!!!!! There were 329 comments. Here is the winner using the Random Number Generator: Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 206 Timestamp: 2011-09-21 21:49:32 UTC Ok, we are off together now... Read more →

Halloween Magic in all it's glory!!!

If you read my post about my CK assignment from Hello Kitty (two posts below), you now know about my Halloween spread that had to be completed two times. Today, I visited the Creating Keepsakes blog and saw that they referred to my post (thank goodness as I thought they might hate it - haha!) and showed a picture of my Halloween spread referred to in my post. So I decided it might be a good time to reveal the first and second version so you can see the differences. Not that you care. But I care. And my therapist told me it was best to show these on the blog to complete my recovery process. 1) So read THIS... Read more →

American Crafts Blog Hop!!! (and a give-a-way)

Hello my blog reading friends!!! Welcome to our American Crafts design team BLOG HOP!!! Our challenge for this blog hop was to use as many of the new AC lines as possible on ONE LAYOUT. Christmas, Fall/Halloween, teapots, clouds and flowers, as well as Amy Tan coolness all on ONE layout you ask?!?!?!?! If you started the hop on the American Crafts blog or Amy Hellers blog, you have probably discovered that the other 19 AC designers have done a very successful job at showing how versatile all these lines are in working together! And here is my attempt at impressing you with all five lines used on ONE layout: The yellow background paper is from the Nightfall line, the... Read more →

the long story of my halloween assignment from HELLo kitty...(and a winner announced)

has any one seen the october issue of creating keepsakes yet? i hear it has been shipped and i am patiently awaiting my copy to arrive. for several reasons. and why am i not using any caps today you ask? well read on, as i will be using lots of caps, and when i do, i want you to know i mean them! here is the cover of said october issue. and guess who made the cover layout? ME!!! when they asked me to do it, i was really excited because the photo they sent me was so NOT the ordinary halloween colors. pink, yellow, lavendar? for halloween? dreadfully delicious! so i had fun making it and here is it's... Read more →

CK Budget-Friendly Scrapbooking Give-a-way

Creating Keepsakes just came out with a new special issue called Budget-Friendly Scrapbooking. Here is a description of this idea book: Prepare to make your stickers, papers, die cuts, and more go further than you ever imagined possible. With the tips and tricks in this special issue fromCreating Keepsakes, you'll learn how to create beautiful scrapbook layouts using your scrapbooking leftovers and minimal supplies. Whether you're a new scrapbooker or have been creating for years, we'll show you how to stretch your scrapbooking budget to its fullest. You can purchase this issue at the Scrap and Paper Shop. OR, you can leave a comment on this post to win one. I'll announce a winner on Friday, September 9th. I made... Read more →

CK Top Ten Talent Search AND Maui Magic:

Creating Keepsakes has a contest called The Top Teen Talent Search 2011 and one of my blog friends made the top 11 finalists. I am very excited for her!!! Here is a link to her blog. You can vote for your favorite finalist until September 5th, so if you think she is as awesome of a scrapper as I think she is - place your vote HERE!!! This link will show you all of the eleven finalists entries - her name is Heather Adams and she made the really cool rainbow page. Speaking of Heather, aka: Photochic, she asked me to post more Hawaii pics. So here you go Heather! Just a couple, many more to come and please forgive... Read more →

back from maui...

Aloha blog readers! I just got back from our summer vacation to Maui for the past ten days and I'm exhausted (that is NOT a complaint, rather an observation when I look in the mirror). I will be back soon with many photos and trip details after I recover from my travel day yesterday (and go through the 2,000 photos to pick my favorites)! Mahalo! Suzy Read more →