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over at CMK this month, we are getting to work with scenic route papers! yummy!

i was very excited when i opened up my package to find the sonoma collection.

i used this just a few months back on the WIP kit...and it has been my favorite paper to date.

so, i gladly opened my pack and started working with it again!

the papers are so yummy.

seriously.

here's a quick layout i made, almost immediately.

and on another note,

thanks for all your kind words regarding my below post.

i, of course, know i'm so blessed, but sometimes...life is hard.

k, that's all for today :)

peace,

em

fancy pants.

i got to play around with the fancy pants, holiday line this month for CMK!

the ribbons, papers, rub-ons...it was all so pretty.

this first layout has my christmas card on it from last year...i always love my christmas cards, and want to showcase them, so i guess i'll just start doing this...and sticking them in our family albums

and just another one for fun!

peace,

em

back to florida.

hey hey friends!

we made it back home safely to florida...after a very loooooong flight cross country (well actually 3 long flights, but who's counting).

my husband and i are officially crazy for flying cross country with 3 children under the age of 4.

anyways.

moving on.

did you see or get this issue of paper crafts?

i'm in it!

woot woot.

my first paid published card!

it was very exciting to see my plain and simple little card in there (i'm on page 56 if you're looking!)

and in other news...

the CMK card kit went on sale a few days ago and it is yummy.

here's just one example of the yummi-ness.

cute, eh? (thanks dani flanders for letting me steal this image!)

anyways...go to this link and pick one up!

dani gives you the exact examples you can make with this kit.

you don't even have to think (which is great for me cause i SUCK at making cards---even though i have one published in that magazine up there ;) )

anyways...go check it out!

and thanks for the links that you left me in my last post...i've added a few blogs to my google reader!

hope you're having a fabulous day!

peace.

em

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 :)