no title.

the prompt this week at the art is found is to use your old sewing patterns...i had a couple ideas floating around in my head, when i heard this prompt, but this is the one i ended up going with.

i cut out the 4 model women and stuck them on my page...i love how it turned out.

and okay, i totally got the idea from someone (and i can't for the life of me, remember who...if it's you, tell me so i can give you the proper credit!!) edited--it was the fabulous miss mandi who's page i saw! she so did not want the credit, but i'm giving it to her anyways! thanks girl!...anyways, what i saw was someone who cut their subjects out and then painted a background, like i did...i stored that in my brain for a while, just waiting to use it...and now i can't remember where i got it from...buehler, buehler?

anywho...go and run over to the art is found and play along!

peace,

em

to my happy mail partner.

clearly...my kiddos LOVED their masks that they got to paint!!

they say a huge THANK YOU for those!!!

and holy crow.

look at this goodness.

ya'll...the best happy mail partner EVER, sent this beauty of a package to me yesterday.

for real.

i was instantly inspired to go and create and i made 3 pages right after i ripped open this box!

and look at that cute bag...oh yes. melissa (aka my happy mail partner) makes these babies...and sells them in her etsy shop!

and now, i owe a huge apology to her because i must be considered the lamest happy mailer ever! she got stuck with someone who rarely makes it to the post office.

i so don't deserve this happy mail goodness, but i am soooo thankful for it!

thanks for the happiness melissa!!

(and don't forget, that yours is a coming).

good reads.

for the art is found, the prompt was to use a photo for your title...it could be a real photo, or a magazine photo...i opted for the magazine route.

i had this picture in my "inspo" folder, and i thought it would be perfect for this prompt.

just a little layout about my favorite books this summer.

the twilight series.

all those other goodies are fun stuff that i've been getting for happy mail.

seriously...happy mail is so fun!

and some people have asked about my blog and how i did it on scrapblog...if you have specific questions, you can email me at emilymaeanderson(at)gmail(dot)com.

i don't know where to begin, when explaining all that, so if you are stuck on something over there, then email me and i can try to help you out!

have a good monday.

blah.

those words just don't seem like they go together (good, monday).

a real quick page i did the other day.

i got lots of happy mail goodies for my birthday, so i used some of them on this page...

and really random, but i'm so into corner rounding again.

ugh, i almost threw away my corner rounder a few years ago.

good thing i kept it!

whatcha all think of the new blog look?

thanks to scrapblog, i've changed things around a bit...i'm sure i'll be changing them again in a month!

be back later.

challenge.

over at CMK, i'm hosting the "monday muse" challenge.

my challenge to you is to make a layout using a magazine photo.

i'm often inspired by pictures i see in my favorite catalogs or magazines...most of the time, i rip the pages out and stick them in a folder, in hopes of scrapping them.

if you haven't ever scrapped a magazine photo, i encourage you to do it...for me, it's a good release of emotions (as most of the pictures that i'm attracted to bring on memories, feelings and emotions)...and plus...magazine photos are flippin' brilliant (most of the time!)

this layout i used a pic from the anthro catalog.

this picture...seriously.

it's so cute.

and so on my list of things to do in my life (road trip with my family, to the SW states).

so, yah, anywho...

hope that inspires you.

link up your work so i can see it!

have a great monday.

another post.

wow!

2 posts in one day.

i'm good. :)

okay, here is the mini i told you about earlier...i used the CMK kit again for this...

check it out.

i cut a lot from magazines, and just pieced it all together...

and also, speaking of CMK...i posted the september guest designer challenge over there! go to this link and read all about it.

do you want a chance to be the guest designer and get to work with some FREE, yummy product? then go on over there and try it out!!

okay, goodbye for real this time!

CMK

hey everyone!

here's my layouts i did for CMK this month...their august kit was a lot of fun...lots of vintage, lots of bright colors...i LOVED it!

i'll be back soon to post a mini i made as well!

gotta run and take care of the munchkins :)

birthday hat & boy.

so my littlest man, milo, turned 1 on sunday!!

it's so flippin' hard to believe, but yup...he's 1 now :)

here is my final project i made with the WIP kit this month!

a birthday hat for the birthday boy :)

and i couldn't not show you a couple pictures of the birthday boy in it ;)

have a great day friends!

thanks for stopping by!

and oh yah...i know some of you have bought the WIP kit...link me up if you've made any creations with it...i'd love to see them!!

privileges.

okay, so i just love this project i made...

the kids love anything and everything electronic (i.e. movies, computer games, their leapsters, t.v., you get the picture).

seriously.

if allowed, they would sit and do those things all day...but they are not allowed.

and so, keith and i have been wanting to put together some sort of privilege thing...so that they are rewarded with these things for their good behavior.

so that they have to work for these things.

so, here ya go...

the kids privilege board.

i took a dry erase board that i picked up from wal-mart and painted brown around the edges...then i used all the leftover goodies from my WIP kit...and put this board together...i glued the scallop circles onto the magnets that came with the board.

so, when caedmon does something good, he gets to pick a privilege...same with hadley. they also can get them taken away. so, it's highly unlikely that they each get all 7 privileges in one day...if they did though...that would be a pretty easy day for me!

oh, and not that this matters, but the kids earn their privileges today, to use tomorrow. make sense?

anyways...all you mamas out there, i thought you would like to see this!

and i have to say that it's working thus far.

they think it's fun...earning their fun stuff. and then it really hits the heart when they have to take a privilege away...

so, yah...i love it!

all right friends...i'll probably be offline for the next few days...my parents and grandparents are coming into town!!

can't wait to visit with them!

and also...my little man, milo, turns 1 on sunday!

busy weekend!

have a great couple days!