i'm falling harder than a landslide

it's no question that i'm kindasorta (translation: REALLY) into the banner trend. so i gathered up some american crafts and dear lizzy goodies, and came up with this:



a photo banner! :) it was pretty easy and super fun to make. i printed out a bunch of my favorite photos of me and my girls in a small size and stuck them on here. you can see the banners closer here:






fun stuff. it's currently hanging on the wall above my bed - i've been dying to put some sort of collection of photos up there for the last YEAR, and i've finally got something. hopefully, i'll put up more photos there soon!

have a good one :)

a one track mind like me

it's been a summer, well actually year, of photo booth pics. i was looking through the pile i had, and scanning them in to post to facebook and noticed that i had lots! it seems like everytime i pass one, i have to jump in one. some fun ones to share...


with judy when she visited in the spring. the huge old navy downtown has a photo booth now, so we jumped in. i like it because a) it's only $3, and b) they give you two copies of the photos!


with breanne (and madelyn!) from the jersey shore :)


the san diego fair with amy and amanda...i have more to blog about this event, but that will be another blog post. let's just say the day involved deep fried BUTTER. ha :)

last week, nadine was here from canada, and so during our treks throughout the city, we jumped in a few photobooths.


from old navy again...


from one of those crazy japanese photo booths. seriously, they are insane. they are super high-tech...and you can doodle, stamp, and add lots of designs to them. and they print with GLITTER. seriously. insane. i had to take a cue from the REAL photo booth pros and add lame phrases such as "cute" and "cool" and "love." HA.


from the musee machanique which has the REAL, super old-school booths. we wanted to do the sepia ones, but that machine would not take our monies :( this black and white one was pretty awesome though!

i'm also noticing that photo booth pics are quickly becoming a favorite to scrap. they're easy to use, i love the small size, and they are super fun! here's one recent LO i did with an older photo strip from a few years ago...


it was for a weekly challenge at two peas to use older product. i dug out my scraps and cut up little banners. i then brought out my little box with little bits and pieces and used up some old embellishments i had lying around (AC plastic stars, anyone? i still love those things!). it was fun :)

have a good one :)

it's an avalanche that looms over our heads

thought i'd share my 26 before 26 list. the layout went up in the garden last week! used the yummy studio calico documentary collection (can't wait to use it some more!) and made use of a bunch of label stickers i had lying around...


here's the list:
1. cook at least once a week.
2. do a layout a day for a month.
3. start another photo-a-day project.
4. go on a REAL vacation somewhere.
5. go to a dodger game - at dodger stadium.
6. organize all my scrapbook stuff in some way that does not involve stacked boxes.
7. learn illustrator.
8. acquire more camera equipment/upgrade
9. grow photograpically
10. start submitting scrapbook layouts for publication again on a regular basis.
11. eat more vegetables.
12. go to the asian art museum, finally.
13. blog at least once a week.
14. go to a concert. or two. or several.
15. experiment more.
16. re-start my etsy shop.
17. start skating again on a regular basis, and re-learn spinning.
18. play with the diana.
19. make friends.
20. invest in a nice pair of boots that will withstand the rain
21. read a book a month.
22. hike to marshall's beach.
23. bike to sausalito.
24. buy a sewing machine and learn to sew.
25. take more walks.
26. stop thinking so much - just DO.

crossed off #14 (lifehouse, about a week ago) and am failing miserably at #13. i promise to be better at that one.

but i have an excuse for that one. been super busy, with an impromptu second so-cal trip thrown in. lots and lots of photos and stories to share from what i've been up to lately, but i'm behind in editing my own photos. i've been busy editing photos for other people. you can see what i've been up to photog-wise on my photo blog. lots of sharing going on over there :)

have a good one!

why georgia, why

made it down to so-cal, where it's quite hot.

one of the things i've been up to since i got here: taking some maternity photos for fantabulous paige.

she's completely adorable, super awesome, and a totally amazing scrapper (and her blog is one of my favorite reads), and i had tons of fun with her! she was up for anything, and kept up with all my crazy demands.

so i have a couple of peeks :)





lots more to come later on the photo blog :)

i'm still yours, faithfully.

i've spent a lot of nights the last few weeks chatting with the lovely reyanna, which has meant a lot more scrapping for me. it's been fun bouncing off with each other, and she's been making me get off my lazy bum, and directing it towards my scrap table.

anyhow, some of my recent creations to share with you...

these were for two peas:

i always struggle with the seasonal theme, because half the time i don't have appropriate photos for said theme and have to improvise, but this time i had the perfect photos and theme - my new york pics! :)


this was originally supposed to be used for a challenge, but there was a mix-up, so it ended up in the regular garden. it's inspired by something i saw on tumblr. yes, hand cut (albeit freehand and very randomly) all those letters.


i had just gotten in an order of stuff right before i created this page...and there were 3 things i knew i immediately wanted to play with: the EK double crochet lace border punch, the jenni bowlin butterflies, and the girls' paperie stickers. so i played. i have a lot of fun playing with product lately :)

this one is for the KI blog. it was for a challenge that i hosted - to create a grid layout.


had fun with the groovy line. did i tell you that i really love the new schtuff? :)

using some crate. i love this stuff too!


this one uses some new papers from echo park paper, a new paper company. they're designed by crystal wilkerson, who used to design digi kits at two peas - she was her favorites and i miss her stuff! i was super excited to hear that her designs would be available in paper form, and even more excited when she offered to send me some to play with! here's the one layout i've done with it so far, but you can bet that more will follow because i am in LOOOOOVE with this line! and it will be perfect for some beach pictures from my trip home, dontcha think?


that's all for now, but hoping to squeeze in some scrapping time this weekend :)

even at 25, you've gotta start somewhere...

so. i'm about a week into twenty five.

25 things at 25:
1. coffee has become an absolute necessity
2. i eat a bowl of apple cinnamon oatmeal for breakfast every single morning.
3. after taking a trip to the east coast, i've developed an affinity for bagels.
4. i still hate scrabble.
5. sometimes, i get really lonely.
6. i am starting to think that i'm getting old and bitter.
7. i miss so-cal sometimes.
8. i am kind of addicted to cafe world and farmville on facebook.
9. i am starting to have WAY too many shows to watch on TV
10. i miss going to concerts.
11. i have big dreams, but am sometimes overwhelmed by them.
12. i do still kind of want to live in NYC one day. and work in magazines.
13. i've finally become a texting fiend.
14. i loathe the post office.
15. i really like going to brunch.
16. i really enjoy drinking wine. and somehow, i like beer.
17. i miss gilmore girls.
18. i don't understand the ipad - it makes me feel stupid.
19. i really have not kept up with the dodgers much lately. or really, sports in general.
20. i no longer think 60 degrees is "cold."
21. i really want a cute pair of yellow flats.
22. i feel like time is moving WAY too fast for me, and that kinda scares me.
23. my japanese has deteriorated a bit since i moved to SF.
24. i enjoy flipping through wedding magazines, even though i am not getting married anytime soon/
25. i stay up WAY too late some days, but my productivity doubles after 11pm.

birthday weekend was nice - boy and i went up to the cabin. i managed to not take a single photo the entire weekend, how's that for relaxation? LOL. we ate lots of food, took some walks, had a picnic, went wine tasting, and it was *just* warm enough for us to spend a little bit of time in the lake. i came home with tanned legs, woo :)

next week, i'm heading down to so-cal for some time at home. i feel like i can really use that right now. it hasn't been the best month or so for me, but hopefully this will kind of refresh me so i can take the rest of the summer by storm! planning to take a few days in san diego as well, the beach will do me some good. i'm available for shoots as well, if anyone happens to be interested (just email me - the link is in the sidebar over there >>>)

anyway, i'm also working on a 26 before 26 list (the list is done, still haven't done the corresponding layout), and one of the things on said list is "blog at least once a week." so i'll be back soon.

have a good one :)

carry you home

couple of songs i've been in LOVE with lately...


nashville skyline - "carry you home"
this was on one tree hill's season finale. i actually really dislike the show, but i had it on because i was waiting for gossip girl to start...this song came on and i was in loooooooove. it's been on constant repeat since. and i keep thinking "OTH kinda has good music." this song was written/created specifically to go with the episode.


crystal bowersox and lee dewyze (american idol) - "falling slowly"
ok, so i don't really watch idol either, but i happened to have it on while i was waiting for glee to start (notice a pattern here? hah!) . "falling slowly" is one of my most favoritest songs to begin with, but i fell in love with this cover, and have been rooting for these two since. and of course, they're the finalists. :)

love discovering random tunes.