i've got four new digital collections up in the sistv boutique. swallowfield digital collection + bows + an amazing tin ceiling alphabet. and.. a handmade birdcage sticker trio that i adore. and remember if you're not a digi girl you can always print these out for hybrid projects too. enjoy!
i feel like i have so much to say sometimes, but i think about it too much. think about it over and over and over until i beat it dead in my brain and then it never shows up here. and i always think, when i'm thinking these thinks, that its something i need to share. but then it's gone. poof.
so today. today i'm gonna leave you with this lo {my sweet bama and my maddie bean, at 10 months} and then a freebie. cause if your thoughts go poof what better way to cover it up than with a freebie element your sweet readers can download and then use on their pages & projects. right?? right!
see those three tags there in that lo and in that pic posted above? i made them especially for you sweet blog readers, my friends, my encourage-rs of all things. as a little thank you of sorts. for the encouragement. for the special words you say to me. for your friendship. just click on the tag picture to download the pdf. it will open in a separate page. then just save to your computer, print, cut, use.
just a little token of my love for you. all of you. and, btw. they go fantastically well with my honeychurch digi collection. just saying. ;D
also... the winner of the pemberley paper pack is :
send me your addy via email marianne. i've got a scrumptious little paper pack for ya.
;D
happy saturday!!
xoxo
i spent the evening redesigning the site. new banner. new tabs, new links & new linked content all around. feels so much better now. *sigh* i love a good site facelift.
i've also got a rockin' soldered charm tutorial up over on the sistv 365 fashionista blog. walks you through the whole process + i made you all a downloadable pdf to reference when your iron is hot and you shouldn't be distracted by your computer. you can thank me later. ;D
happy may day.
xoxo
small online magazine and this illustrated article by sarah jane in particular, they make me all a flutter. go see it. go read it. it's that good. i promise.
1. i'm teaching a new class at pmp on april 19th {see above}. it's a 6x6 mini album for all the big and little celebrations that we have in our lives. made with the absolutely scrumptious new jenni bowlin tangerine dream line of papers and embellishments, plus tons of vintage goodies too! call suzy {510.744.9583} or sign up online, because my classes are fun and i want to see you there!
2. have you heard about the anniSISary event that jj is having in franklin in june? it's going to be SO incredible. classes and cropping and ice cream & shopping. registration opens on thursday and there are only so many spots, so i hope you'll come because i'll be there and i hear the goodie bags are to die for!
3. my new scrap space is almost finished. holy smokes. mike & i {well.. mostly i} moved a lot of my stuff in from the garage but then my desk didn't fit in the nook. just 1" too big. so he's outside right now zipping the sides and i cannot wait. everything else is organized and waiting for the final pics, and i cannot wait to share it with you. it seems almost too pretty for me to use.
4. i went to my favorite fabric thrift store this morning and scored, tons of amazing vintage fabrics and trims. i'm thinking a big etsy update is coming this week. lots of vintage embellies to share. yay!
5. i miss this girl. alot. had an amazing phone convo with her on thursday and had to go in a rush at the end. what i wouldn't give to live closer. love ya gi!
6. maddies dress-up princess 5 year old party is next sunday. i have plans. glittery. pink. big ole tulle skirts for all lovely plans. plus, frankie sue and leesa peesa will be here which makes me smile whenever i think about it. double yay!
7. i've got some new digi kits coming out on monday, one came out today. love them. love!
8. i also found something at my other favorite thrift shop for this sweet girl who i would also give anything to live closer to. she's one of the most inspiring scrapbookers i know. always giving and helpful and full of love. cannot wait until she has it in her hands. eeks!
9. i have eaten entirely too much fairytale chocolate this past week.
10. i have an exciting secret to share keep about april. but it's a secret so you'll have to wait. don't you hate it when i do that?
11. i had a layout picked up by my absolute favorite magazine. my first. how's that for incredible.
happy saturday!
xoxo
... the february guest designer at SIStv, amazing miss audrey neal, which makes me SO happy, did you see that kit she designed for us... yum-ola!. i've been dabbling in the digital department for a while now, creating layouts and designing kits for sistv, which has really made me happy. playing with ps and paper and elements is my other love, and it's nice to see that the digital SISters have some love and inspiration being focused on them because they are amazing; i mean come on... have you seen this, or this or this?? can you believe it's all digi??
in other news this is my newest digi kit barnstorm. i love it. love, love, love it. there is nothing that makes me happier than some wallpaper and vintage elements mixed together. well... except maybe a dirty gimlet {my new favorite drink}. just take some limeade and vodka, pour over ice and stir. sweet yum!
and in the sickie children department i'm happy to tell you they are all good. it's really amazing how fast they recover... if you didn't know it you'd never think that ben was in the hospital this day last week. but all's good which makes me happy because cha is this weekend and i get to see my girls becky, gigi, jj, michelle, claudine, allison and sarah. i get to finally meet everyone at october afternoon in real life. i get to see may lis and give her a giant hug.
oh... and i get to see everything else that's coming out in the scrap world. yay!!
happy monday!
xoxo
1. mail secret package to sarah
2. mail out raks to deanna, elise, emily & siany3. finish organizing for online class & send out emails
4. continue to work on 2 new digi kits {one of which is a brush set!!}
5. finally crack into my oadt goodies
6. package up k8tykat order & mail
7. sign papers & notorize
8. make dinner {maybe!! if mike gets lucky... lol}
9. finish secret project i've been hinting about
here's to me getting it done today. because i have a stack of october afternoon goodies that i am dying to start on and i hate feeling like i am behind, which is exactly how i feel today.
i love war and peace. love. it is my all time go to book when i want to really settle in and treat myself. i especially love the old war and peace movie with audrey hepburn and henry fonda. have you seen it? audrey is exactly how i always picture her when i read... stately, human, and a romantic. henry fonda, not so much.
this is my newest digi kit i finished designing for the SIStv boutique. totally inspired by war and peace and russia it includes 12 basics including that awesome matryoshka doll paper and that pierced lace overlay paper that i adore. i've been learning so muchwhile i have been designing and realize i love the process just as much as the end result. i do some research, play with color, look at all my inspiration points plus i can do it when the kids are running around playing camping or races. i don't know why i didn't do this before.
this is a lo i created using the kit {more here}. i am loving how my digi designs are a bit simpler than my paper designs. as well all know, usually i just layer and crinkle and pierce and crinkle and layer and fold and staple and then i do it some more. but i think i like the simpler style of my digi los. plus i'm still learning so much in ps... anyone recommend a good ps book? not a scrapbook ps book, a real tried and true ps book for designing.
happy wednesday!!
this was made for me, the collage machine. someone out there knew i needed one more thing to spend countless hours upon. scrapping with bits and bobs. odd bits and bobs. like four leaf clovers, ladybugs, missles and mountain peaks. guitars and makeup ads. it rocks. try it yourself here.
Posted by: Marianne | May 15, 2008 at 10:43 PM