monday . . .

7.11.2011

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 . . .

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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 . . .

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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!!!!

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

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

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

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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 :)

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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 :)

7 comments:

  1. Aww he is getting so big. I love the raw photos. Thanks for the sneak peaks at some of the new stuff.

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  2. Nicholas is changing so much!!! Lovely photos too! I love B&W's. The new lines look terrific and I love your LO and sketch!! Gotta do that one for sure! Here's hoping that your little early bird soon decides that sleeping in in best! :)

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  3. Awesome work!!! It amazes me every time I look at one of my three how they can look so identical to each other. Your boys are spitting images of each other...and uber adorable :)

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  4. Julie, I am glad I inspired you to play around with your camera more!! I LOVE your photos... but, then I always have!!! You have a great eye!! Your boys are so darn cute!!! I can't believe how big Nicholas is getting!!! I agree with Christina. You sure can tell they are brothers!! What a beautiful page of Ryan! I love the sketch and I think I have the perfect photo. Great sneaks!!! Are you still going to CHA? Wish I could go. It would be so fun to meet up with you!! Someday... Have a great week!! :)

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  5. You LUCKY girl!!! You won something on the My Little Shoebox blog!!! Go check it out!!!

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  6. Great photos, Julie! We LOVED seeing your family. Ryan is such a sweetie and you are right, Nicholas is a happy baby! Looking forward to the next time we can arrange a get together :)

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  7. Hey Julie - is that Bethany Beach? We just there on July 6th-8th? I love that beach. Hope you had a good time and the baby is doing well :)

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