welcome 2009!

2008 was a year full of surprises and lots of good. so much to be thankful for and hoping for another fabulous year!

happy new year!

oh yeah, baby

merry christmas.....


(i was a very good girl this year!)

so excited

after drooling over the options for a day or two, i just made a fabulous purchase and can't wait to get this. thank you kelly rae! i am so excited. this is getting framed and hung in my baby girl's bedroom. so cute!

i've been having a lot of creative 'feelings' lately - mainly that i want/need to do more and need to make the time for it. i've been so tired at night (which is really the only time that i have) but i have got to make it work; i'm the one getting in the way. i used to have a good routine and at least had a night where i made time to do things. i have got to do that again. once i'm in the groove, it's all good. there are just too many projects in my head that are no good to me (or anyone else for that matter) unless i get them done!

defining moment

what an exciting time for our country...

iphoto love

nothing too exciting to report but felt like posting something. so...it's been a great weekend so far...beautiful weather and lots of outdoor time. time spent with family and just having fun...

yesterday i grabbed this shot of my daughter's sweet little legs and feet (SOOC):


and here's why i love iphoto:


i just love the dreaminess! this is about to be uploaded into a large print :)

hope you're all enjoying the holiday weekend...

minibook

so i've been thinking about minis a lot lately and while my kids were taking a nap today, i cranked out a little book for fun. i'm not sure what i'm going to do with it but it's all ready to be filled. here's what i did:

cut some cardboard down to 6x6 - i used 3 pieces
cut one 12x12 piece of white cardstock into two strips of 6x12
scored and folded the paper to 6x6
adhered the cardstock to the cardboard interior pages (not cover and back) so that the pieces are joined and held together by the paper

attached a piece of gaffer tape from the cover to the back across the binding lengthwise (just two little pieces)

attached a piece of 6x6 paper to the front and back cover, hiding the
tape

added some other bits and inked the edges

the cover is missing a little something but i haven't decided just what exactly....it's a pretty small book - only 4 interior white pages, but i like it! i haven't done a lot lately and it made me happy to make this in really no time at all... :) not to mention that i finally got my hands on some of that awesome 7gypsies paper and was itching to use it!

happy creating!

randomness

the days have been flying by...a bit to fast, i might add. i will hopefully wind down next month with some of this craziness...also throwing a bridal shower this weekend and just finished printing out personalized stationary for my cousin's thank you's. they coordinate with the bridal shower invitations i made...cute :) hope she likes.

i did manage to do a layout that is very different than what i usually do. i started it and it morphed into something else...very sort of random thoughts but i actually like it. i don't share enough of "me" i suppose and so i am trying to...anyway, i'm actually going to share it. it is so very very simple and i could sit and ponder and tweak it forever and find better or "deeper" things to say but i am saving it and calling it done!
here it is:

digital layout: index frame - Katie Pertiet@designerdigitals.com

PS - lovin' designerdigitals.com...if you sign up for the emails, you can access freebie items each Sunday. they also have $.25 elements each week....i've been collecting some lits bits here and there...good stuff.

Okay, I also need some blogger expertise - how do i get it so my layouts aren't enormous? i thought i was saving small files but apparently not...