monday . . .

So we are on the early schedule - before we left for the beach 8:30 wake-ups, now 5:45 :( I will say I was actually able to shower in the morning today & get a bit of cleaning done so that was good :) Guess who turns 6 months tomorrow . . .

He is babbling, and lifting himself up so well, and grabbing EVERYTHING in site!!!! He can sit on his own briefly - then topples so mommy is always nearby :) He LOVES playing with his pacifier and twisting/shaking toys all over the place. He LOVES his brother - no matter how much he sometimes manhandles him. He smiles ALOT - happy, happy, baby :)

Thanks to Michelle - I was inspired to get out of auto on my camera & play around. I do ALOT of editing in iphoto but these are completely raw, no tweaking . . .

I need to explore ALOT more but I was happy with these for a beginner :)

With CHA just around the corner, the scrappy world is overflowing with sneaks . . . have you seen what SEI has in store???? Check out these fab new lines!!!!

Can't wait to see them all in person :)

Speaking of SEI - the new sketch for July has been posted . . .

And here is my take on it using their "A Fair Day" collection . . .

A close-up showing a bunch of their fabulous die-cuts I layered behind the pic . . . believe it or not the circle border strip was actually lollipops, I just cut off the sticks :)

Hope all is well out there - be back soon with more Jillibean Soup & my August page kits for A Page 4 All Seasons!!!

ttyl - julie :)

tuesday . . .

Sorry everyone - was hoping to pop in yesterday but got caught up in fireworks & some family fun!!! Hope everyone had a fab 4th!!!! Here is the project the project I mentioned the other day - a fun 4th of July themed silverware caddy for Jillibean Soup!!!

Sideview . . .

Covered the handled in LOTS of Jillibean twine :)

And a close-up of the star embellishments . . .

Oh & before I go . . . some new to me tunes I am diggin' right now - enjoy!!!!

Be back soon with some SEI goodies!!!
ttyl - julie :)

sunday . . .

Hello everyone - sorry for the lapse in blogging . . . we have been beachin' it :)

Although I didn't scrap at all last week - I do have a few past assignments to share. Guess what - I may just have become a cardmaker thanks to Jillibean Soup. Because we have to do at least one for our monthly assignments, I have really been trying hard to work up some "card mojo". I played around with their Spotted Owl Soup line & this is what I came up with :)

Yes - it's true - I stamped!!!!! And gems too - I'm out of control over here - hah :)

Ribbon - say what??? :)

Believe me - my love is layouts, but dipping my toes into the cardmaking world has been fun :) I did dive into some serious scrapping this weekend, trying to finish up CHA assignments for Jillibean Soup. Here is the line I was given to work with (by the way - it's just FABULOUS!!!!):

Jillibean just previewed another line this past Friday - check this awesome one out:

If you leave a comment on their blog, you could win the entire Sweet & Sour Soup collection so head on over!!!

Oh & if you are still looking for some JB soup of your own, check this out. Remember Tammi from My Scraps & More (she sponsored a blog giveaway here) - well she shared with me that here entire store is 50% off to make room for new CHA goodies & guess what - JB Blossom Soup, Dutch Mustard Soup, Spotted Owl Soup, Chilled Strawberry Soup, and Watermelon Gazpacho are in stock (as well as tons of other scrapbook goodies) so head on over & use coupon code CLEAROUT50 :)

Check back tomorrow, for I have a special 4th of July project I created to share :)

ttyl - julie :)