hola.

Just thought I'd post a little bit... Even though I'm running low on mojo I'm sure some of you want to know what I've been up to. (at least I think you do! *lol*)... Since Thanksgiving, it's been pretty busy!

We leave for Disneyland tomorrow! So excited!

Still don't have a Christmas tree up - I have to add that to my to-do list when we get back from Disneyland.

I've been good with the Christmas shopping and I'm almost done with gift buying... Hope I can find more things while I'm out of town. :)

Jonah is getting bigger and he's way more active. He's got his first couple of teeth in but lucky for us he's still sleeping through the night!

My mom is doing great - thank you all for your thoughts and prayers!

Here are 2 layouts I never posted in my blog last month. My bad, I totally forgot... That brings my November count up AND I only need 5 more layouts for the rest of the year! Yay! :)

I created these for my November CT assignment at K-Joi Studios using Joanna Hope's Monster Mash kit and my BFF's pics since I didn't have any Halloween pics this year.


Hope everyone is doing well! I'm sure I'll have plenty of Disneyland pics to share when I get back! :) Have a great weekend!

i've conquered my everest.

*lol* Well, sort of.

I had been struggling with Photoshop Actions for a while and I finally figured them out! I had forgotten I had downloaded a few to play with a few months ago and I was disappointed that I couldn't get them to work. But finally - FINALLY - I figured it out. :)
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Here's what I figured out...



I used the Image Transfer Action from Something Blue Studios for that one...

And used the Antique Paper Action from Little Dreamer Designs for this one:


Yay! Now I'm officially addicted. *lol*

feeling scrappy...

but at the moment, I'm a little too lazy to sit in front of my desk and actually get my hands dirty. So, instead, I've chosen to play with the digi stuff. :) Fun!

supplies: Surfer Dude kit by Gina Cabrera (Digital Design Essentials); brushes: Digital Dates Vol. 3 by Katie Pertiet (Designer Digitals)

Super fun LO... Love the brightness of the kit and it was so very easy to play with. I've got 3 or so Hawaii trips still to scrap so this kit will definitely come in handy! :)

I'm learning a ton of new things with digital scrapping everyday... Today was BRUSHES... Ok, I've been a total lame-o when it came to brushes. For the longest time, I was like, "What ARE those things? Do I drag my mouse across the page like a brush?" *lol* Such a digi virgin. Ha!

I discovered that brushes act like stamps. I can change the color of them and the size of them and then voila! I stamp it on the page and there's my image. So freakin' cool. :)

There's a sale going on until Tuesday at Designer Digitals so I loaded up on a few different brush sets. Those should keep me busy until I go on another spending frenzy. *lol*

Oh and if you get a chance, check this out... She's been updating with a whole lot of stuff regarding digital scrapping and hybrid scrapping. :) Pretty cool.

a note from Maui...

Loving the 6x12! Did this for another CT project over at K-Joi. :)
supplies: Dawn Inskip's Write Stuff Kit (K-Joi Studios); fonts: Susie's Hand, Tahoma

busy busy busy...

It's been hard returning back to work after having 6 months off. I'm learning how to reorganize my time and to try and fit in everything I want to do... It's been hard, but I've been trying...

You're probably wondering where my LOs have been... I've worked on a couple, but I'm debating on whether or not to submit them for DT entries so I'm holding off posting here until I get word that they don't want me. *lol*

I do have a couple I can share!

Both digital:

Did this one for a CT project over at K-Joi...
supplies: "The Write Stuff" Kit by Dawn Inskip (K-Joi Studios); Chipboard Alpha by Katie Pertiet (DesignerDigitals); font: Tahoma

supplies: Fortune Mini Kit by Rhonna Farrer (2Peas); Chipboard Alpha by Katie Pertiet (Designer Digitals); font: Susie's Hand

Have a wonderful Friday everyone! :)

digital getdown.

*lol* that was the title of an old 'NSYNC song I loved. Ahh... the good old days when I was young and a teenybopper. :)

I had the urge to work on something digital today so here's what I came up with. Again, I'm still learning so the concept is pretty simple. I'm almost starting to get the hang of it though!

While I still love paper scrapping, digital is pretty cool because 1) less mess, 2) all of my supplies are in one place (the computer!), 3) it looks cleaner to me for some reason.

Maybe I'll add to my scrapping challenge 1 digital layout a month... It kind of pushes me beyond my limits - which I really like. :)

supplies: software program: Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0; all digital elements dowloaded from the "Echoes of Asia" digital kit from Creating Keepsakes (designed by Jessica Sprague); font: Susie's Hand (downloaded from www.momscorner4kids.com)