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 :)