I’ve been thinking a lot about this blog lately. One of my goals for my maternity leave was to revive it, and now that leave’s about half over, I figure it’s time to stop thinking about it and start working on it. Lucky for me, Kathy over at The Daily Marker issued a rather perfectly-timed challenge. Color something every day …
It was quite the exciting holiday season here in I&Y land. Just 1 week after my last post (and 1 day after Thanksgiving), we moved out of our house and into a…charming…little Eichler with lots of…the original finishes. Plywood walls are nice, right? This will be our home until our renovation is complete. But more on that later. I spent …
So, uh. Time flies. I can’t tell you how many times in the last six and a half months I’ve meant to sit down and write a post. It’s been pretty busy around these parts, but I swear I’ve been making lots of things. Most notably: Yup. This little guy’s due to be born in just about 5 weeks. Eek. …
A couple months ago I bought an Ephemera Pack from Jillibean Soup. It’s basically a bag full of old-timey stuff, so I decided to use some of it on a layout for an old-timey person. This is possibly my favorite picture of all time. Baldness runs in the family, I guess. I made the background by covering a 12×12 white …
My friend Sara and I spent Saturday afternoon shopping at the Scrapbook Expo in Pleasanton. To say I went a little overboard might be a little understatement. I bought tons of paper (that’s a literal statement, according to my still-aching shoulder), and an assortment of new stamps, dies, and stencils from La La Land, Impression Obsession, Lawn Fawn, The Crafter’s …
I’ve had these pictures for almost a year and finally got around to putting them into a layout. Just in time for Easter, right? The little one has slightly more hair these days, but otherwise not much has changed. She still gives me that look if I ask her to share her candy. The paper line is Southern Chicken Dumpling …