After a long hiatus that I can only relate to not finding what I was looking for, Michaels has once again won me over. The fact they now have PRIMA say it in crystals BLING surprised me beyond words.
I love chipboard, fabric and rubons so when I saw these at AC Moore I knew I had to have them.
When I found out that my friend Kiki was expecting I knew that I wanted to make her a wonderful scrapbook. She selected the color scheme from the new Stampin'Up Spring/Summer '08 catalog (Simply Scrappin' Special Delivery Girl). I decided to use those colors to make this little clipboard she can use to post her sonogram pictures. The finished project was amped up by using a quirky combination of rub-ons.
While playing with the fluorescent chalk feature of Adobe Photoshop Elements I found how it made blurry snapshots into something akin to an impressionist artwork. I loved how this photo of my friend's dachshund Taco looks.
Today I treated myself to a professional hair consultation. The shampoo session alone, with its massage reclininh chair, was worth the price. If anyone has not treated themselves to Red Door Spa I strongly recommend it. I lucked out by finding the best hairdresser in Bonaventure. She read my hair perfectly and by the end it was a silky glossy curtain of hair that I fell in love with. I felt like a total supermodel. I bet no one could tell I had not had an hour of sleep
Today I was fortunate enough to spend the whole day with my, soon-to-be-17, niece. I decided a young lady of 17 needs to have quality makeup and clothes. We had an awesome day at the Galleria Mall shopping at Charlotte Russe and Sephora. We both loved trying on all the fun makeup at Sephora. We got some awesome jewelry and clothes at Charlotte Russe. The day we capped off by going to a sushi restaurant and eating the most delicious sushi and sashimi. We are both stuffed but glad we had this quality time together. My niece's favorite find was this skull and cross bones embellished brown cap with beaded pink heart eyes.
The Paintables Prima paper I used for this layout is so FUN to work with PLUS I had the perfect inspiration (the photos of my cousin Jenna). She is an inspiration not just because she's my cousin but she is such a devoted mother, loving wife, encouraging sister, caring daughter, and amazingly talented photographer. I did not tell I was creating this layout, but I hope she will like it.
I love how the scrapbooking industry has brought out a brand new set of companies. While browsing through YouTube I found a video on this company, Tilano.
