on a roll

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i really don't know how it happened but i'm on a bit of a scrapping roll ever since i got my first Studio Calico in the mail.  i'm like the energizer bunny i just keep going and going and going....

warning this is a photo heavy post.  

first though i had one of the best - if not THE best weekend of the summer.  even though it's freezing now here.  and not even joking, it's that cold.  Sat night our friends Paul and Joanna came over with their two little boys and we all had so much fun.  went to the park with the kiddos and then after they went to bed pigged out on food and K&Paul watched Transformers while J and I scrapped.

did some of these when J was here and some prior: 

i have been saving this pink paislee scalloped paper for a while now and finally decided to use it.  did this layout of kat and i - the journalling is all about how different we are yet similar in the ways that matter. 

when i saw this American Crafts paper i knew i wanted to cut it like a city scape - had this pic of layna and i and so used it in this layout, there was a man in the background but covered him with a felt sticker ;) - in university i gave layna a card and told her she was my little black dress of a friend so made that the title of this layout.  
i LOVE the way this one turned out.  had these pics from this summer by my parents pool.  i love the colours here.  
this one is my fave of the SC kit this month - i love this emblem (the red one) and made the flowers from the jenni bowlin crepe ribbon to match my hair band in the pics.  
decided to try an altered project so covered this journal (and i have to admit, i think the title is SO clever) 
love this page b/c of the story behind it - my brother in law does this funny face (no that's not his actual smile ha ha) - he and his friends each have one, slightly different but each ridiculous.  i think it's so funny when he does it.  it used to take him a few minutes to set it up but now he can do it almost instantly.  
loooove this memory - my niece's 5th bday party - she was so hilarious, almost delirious with excitement. 

last one - i tried rub ons!!!! i was nervous but i think it turned out well.  

Tuesday Favies

Pin It Now! here are some of the things that are making me happy these days...

google reader
...all of my blog feeds, managed in what looks like an email inbox with what i can pretend are personal messages to me? check please!

martha stewart living - great food fast: my m-i-l told me about this book and it's awesome, all quick prep, easy meals organized by season (like a closet) - i love this, have leafed through hers and placing my order on amazon once i can find something else to tack onto my order for free shipping

& trish magwood - dish: another one i heard about from my m-i-l and bought a few weeks ago. it's one of my fave books ever - tons of the dishes are little nibbley type noshy food, perfect for a get together or a weekday dinner. this book is divided into casual and entertaining sections....i am a big fan of any cookbook that takes away some of the guess work in cooking and this book just does that

anna wintour - anna was in the news today for being on david letterman today. she just can't shake the miranda priestly comparison
which isn't neccissarily a bad thing- devil wears prada will always be one of my fave movies. Anna is such an icon though - that bob, those glasses -- when i saw her in nyc a year or so ago i snapped a pic of her without her glasses & i swear she glared right at me heeeeeeeee!!!

had a lovely dinner last night with some dear friends & excited about some scrapiness tomorrow night with J!

xoxo

kudos to kit clubs

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my friend joanna introduced me to the idea of kit clubs - a scrapbooking monthly kit that you get in the mail that has coordinated papers, embellies etc....I wasn't sure I was sold on the idea but then checked out studio calico -- debated a few months before deciding to bite the bullet; my first kit arrived on Thurs night and I busted into the stash right away.  The below layout is a result...i have to say these are never products i would have picked individually but together i love them, was so fun to be able to just reach in and grab something and know it would "go" instead of rooting around in my stash.  love this pic. 

this next layout was inspired by the lovely and talented stephanie howell - i always love her stuff,  when i saw a recent layout she had done with a similar title it sparked this idea below and i just knew had to document maya's stink eye face - she is honestly for the most part a darling, happy little girl but when she's in a funk watch out, she gets pretty miserbs.   love this pic b/c my dad is comforting her which is just what she needed that day, a little extra tlc.  so cute.  

hope everyone is having a great sunday! 

also have to say that i did some pre-planning of the two pages above and found it made my actual scrap time so much better....was able to focus on creating and just copy my journalling that i'd documented prior, i never get that much time to sit and scrap at once so will def. try to do this going forward 

xoxo

measuring up

Pin It Now! “Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but rather by the moments that take our breath away.”
was sent this quote by one of my girlfriends this week – had heard it before but it really is a good one and isn’t it so true?

The last two weekends were very special to say the least. 2 friend’s weddings in one week and although K and I have been part of the wedding circuit for the last 4 years now (starting with our own….eek it has been a long time!) it has been mostly K’s friends – wasn’t until this past year or so that my friends have started. Don’t get me wrong I’m all about the what’s mine is yours and what’s yours is mine yadda yadda in our marriage and some of my now closest friends friends that i've met through k but there is just something special about seeing someone you’ve known for ages and ages seal the deal - do you know what i mean?

...Someone who ended up marrying her husband that she met when we were in Europe together 8 years ago this summer
...Someone who can draw a likeness to Miss J from ANTM to someone you knew from high school and I know in an instant who she is talking about
...Someone who I worked with at 16 at summer camp who would know what I meant if I called her Turbo
...Someone who introduced me to my husband 8 years ago this fall

That’s what takes my breath away really….how tightly weaved the threads are of our lives. i'm happy for the marriages and all that but it really does just solidify how lucky i am to have these amazing friends in my life.

On another note I am kind of obsessed with Sid Dickens Plaques lately

Like actually love them. I want them all.

back in the saddle

Pin It Now! i am behind the 8 ball this week - back to work and trying to get back into the swing of things after one week of and 2 amazing weddings...but i'm not gonna lie, it's not easy. Had a great time off but it felt like it was over in the blink of an eye, I have TONS of pics to share and a layout already completed from Nicki's wedding but haven't had time to photograph it yet...in the meantime here is a pic that i got from one of the other girls:

looks so fun eh? it really was so great. has been such a great summer for weddings and visiting with friends - such a celebration of so many things.

i read us weekly last night and in the "25 things you didn't know about gordon ramsey" article it said he only sleeps 5 hrs a night so i'm thinking i'll try to take a page from his book and sleep less so i can do more. hence the 5:30am wakeup call this am so K & I could go for a run. I know crazy right? we are hardcore. It's really only half hour earlier than we normally wake up so i think it may just actually stick.

On another note did you see this article yesterday? said that dogs have the intelligence of a 2 year old child and can understand over 150 words. when i told k last night he told me he thinks ben is smarter :)

loving the staycation

Pin It Now! i guess what i am doing this week is more of a staycation than a vacation - and though this has become somewhat of a buzzword as of late (along with recessionista) i am loving it.  coffee and blogging at 9am with PJ's on - check.  lots of extra sleep and getting caught up on organizing the house - check.  spending time with the besties - check.  

have had a great week so far with only more fun stuff to come, toronto with kat, buffalo w meag, one great wedding last weekend and another starting unofficially in my books with manis and pedis this aft.  

got a decent amount of craftiness in this week - wish i would have gotten to more but that's always the case isn't it? 

because i'm pretty certain nicki doesn't read my blog on a daily basis and won't be the day before her wedding i can share this card i made for the wedding - you can't tell from the pic but there is lots of stickle action going on here: 

Also did these 3 layouts - need to print some newer pics but had fun with these ones:

ben loves his staycation too.   

Delightful

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who knew that a wedding on a farm would conjure up feelings of beauty and delight but that's exactly what transpired on saturday night at kate & kris' wedding.... this was a wedding to remember, a true celebration of two great people and their love together as well as a killer party with some of the greatest girls i know....and can i ramble for a minute about the details?  they were done so well - loved the chocolate brown and pink combo & that design in the middle of the wedding program?  it was carried throughout the evening on venue signage - i loved.    

the western crew was re-united - together again after 4 years!  it really does feel like yesterday, hard to believe all that time has passed.  

and yes, i know the jumping shots are cheesy but we couldn't resist - love nicki's classic pike position.  

look at this beautiful bride.