Halloween, Take 2

Posted on | October 31, 2011 | 2 Comments

It’s our second Halloween here in the UK and the whole trick-or-treating event was better than last year! We had more kids stopping by for candies and Emma came home with a good stash of candies. Now, it’s not that we eat a lot of sweets but, the amount that the kids brought in gave me a good indication of how many families participated in this fun event this year. We had quite a bit of fun the last few days that we’re somewhat thinking of hosting a party and really decorating our house next year. Emma was quite inspired by our friend’s highly decorated home and really wants to make our house spookier. I’ve asked hubby and her for a list of things and tomorrow I will find whatever’s on sale for next year’s event.

I hope your Halloween has been as wonderful too!

Today I just want to share two digital pages. For both pages I used kits from Jessica Sprague, Carina Gardner for the above and Samantha Walker for the below. While I’m not too keen on the below page, I do love how the above turned out. The vintage paper’s very pretty and the template (Queen of Quirk) is just awesome. Really LIKE! The below… I love the elements but I don’t think I used them that well. They could be better. I did finish but just not happy with it.

Have a great one all and until next time!

Back from Wales!

Posted on | October 29, 2011 | 3 Comments

Been hanging out in northern Wales this whole week! I can’t wait to share some pictures and all the places we went too. For now, I just have this card that was created using Waltzingmouse’s sketch for this week.

Take care and have fun trick-or-treating!!!

My Photography Biz

Posted on | October 27, 2011 | 1 Comment

The last few months I’ve been busy with my photography business. I’ve done a little bit of behind the scene stuff but mostly I’ve been trying to shoot as often as I can and if possible with a model. In photography term I’ve been portfolio building.

For one of my neighbor friend, a maternity and couple session, I put a few pictures onto a CD. While the original intention was to slip the CD into a protective case, none could be found. I looked and looked and finally decided to make one using a piece of 12×12 paper that came with my Scarlet Lime Frugal Fab kit. Using a Scor-Pal (YES! Second time using this since I got it 2-3 years ago), I scored the paper (5″ x 5″). Then I fold and later trim according to size.

See how simple the back is? I just used my corner rounder, glue and a cute little blue brad. I wanted to use velcro to adhere the flap but couldn’t find any and so I just used dimensional adhesive. It closed really well but it can only be used once or twice. Oh well, it’s the thought that counts, right?

Enjoy your Thursday and until next time!!

On a Diet

Posted on | October 25, 2011 | 2 Comments

The last few… hmm… week… days… uhm… something, I’ve been on a diet. Reason: I wore these pair of pants trousers a little bit ago and they were a bit snug.

The other day we went for pizza. This place has these really good pizza dough. They’re so much better if dipped into their garlic-butter dip. And I had nine of them, all dipped. This was on top of my veggie pizza. The only reason I knew I consumed nine pieces was because hubby pointed it out (grrr!!). You see, he’s a skeptic. He believes that diet and I don’t get a long. Paying attention and pointing out what I eat just proofs to him that he’s right and I might as well remove the word “diet” from my life.

But hey, a girl has got to try, right?

I have another digital page to share with you. More goodies from Jessica Sprague with Jovie as my little model. Ok, I know I am bias but isn’t she just too cute?!?!

Crispy Fall Air

Posted on | October 24, 2011 | 1 Comment

I don’t like cold weathers but I do love a nice chilly fall day. Even though I now drink hot tea three times a day at 30, 50, or 80 degree weather, there’s nothing better than a hot cuppa when it’s 60 degrees outside. Fall makes dressing up worth while. One gets to layer, add fun pieces like a scarf and a cute hat, and wear boots. Fall gives me an excuse to eat soup everyday. And in terms of photography, there’s nothing that my camera loves better than the golden fall colors.

I took some fall pictures of Jovie a few weeks ago and these were what I captured. With help from a bag of potato chips/crisps, I got a few fun shots, a few expressions, and her sitting nicely alone a few feet away from me.

Oh well, just like life, pictures can’t always be perfect, right?

I hope you’re having a wonderful day! Until next time!!

Materials:

Digital kits from Jessica Sprague.