justem: little bits of this and that

Pinterest Proves, vol. 2

Hi there!  My blog "series" was a bit derailed by a newborn, but I'm back today with another edition of "Pinterest Proves," where I sort through my insane number of pins to find a common theme for your enjoyement and inspiration!  I admit to having jumped on this current bandwagon... ;)

Thanks to their overly trendy mothers, many children will do exceptionally well when quizzed on old, outdated geography.

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(source: heather hamilton)

 
(source: Na-Da Farm Life) 

(source: lovely design)

(source: The New York Observer Home)

(source: Better Homes and Gardens)

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(source: Retro Villa)

First Grandson

Hi there!  How is it the weekend already? The time is flying by! I can't believe my little guy is going to be seven weeks old!!!  I've been so buy "mothering" that I haven't had much time to play with all the fabulous new Pebbles lines, but I finally sat down last weekend and made a layout with the new From Me To You collection.  This is my favorite of the three new Pebbles lines! Believe it or not, this is NOT Oliver in the picture, but Henry!!  I am slowly working my way through old photos, and I found this one from 2.5 years ago of him and my mom!  It seems like it was just yesterday that Henry was my little tiny one!

I'm a sucker for a good ledger background, so I made one myself by using the cute little cards that come with the From Me to You library pockets. This layout also features my favorite new Pebbles product - the photo frame hang tags.  Did you know they have adhesive already on them so you just press them down and they close perfectly?! It's the little things, people... ;)

We are headed to a birthday paty today! It's sure to be a great time...unless it snows!!  Hope you all have a great weekend! :)

remember

Good Monday morning! It's chilly here in the Midwest, it looks like winter might be coming early!!  Today I have a layout to share that was made for my monthly "Pinspired with Gossamer Blue" challenge.  Here is my inspiration piece:

and here is the layout it inspired:

I really love the new Amy Tangerine line that was released over the summer...that gray polka dot paper?? Perfection!!  For more information on this layout, be sure to check out the original post on the Gossamer Blue blog!  I hope everyone had a great weekend!

you & me

Good morning!  The poor blog has been lacking lately...my apologies!! I'm finally starting to get the hang of this whole "parenting three kids" thing...and hopefully I'll find time to post lome long overdue updates soon!!  Today I have my "main-kit only" layout from the October Gossamer Blue kit.  This kit is fantastic...I love the colors and all variety of fun products!!  I am also realy loving all the great new GB exclusive products that Lori has been including lately...the awesome dark patterned paper I used as my background, the yellow that I used on my title, and the "love this life" stamp are a few examples! 

This was the photo that I shared with "the world" after little Oliver arrived!  When I saw the cool ampersand die cut in the Amy Tangerine die cuts, I knew I wanted to make a layout about us...technically his "first" layout! :)  I also used my awesome Perfect Layers tool to create the mat behind the photo.  I love how much easier it is to mat my photos using this tool than my old method of "cut out a piece of paper a bit bigger than the photo, and hope I get the picture on their straight." ;)  Hope everyone is doing well!!! Have a great day!

It all started with a sketch...

Hi! Tonight I have a little sneak of a fun layout that I created just for the new online class "It all started with a sketch" over at Come On Get Crafty.  If you remember, I the privilege of guest desigining for them back in June, and I was thrilled when Nicole asked me to contribute to the class!  Here is a little sneak peek of my layout, which is based on a sketch by the fabulous Adrienne Alvis:

and one more...:)

This was the first time in a LONG time that I got to create a layout using whatver product I wanted (and not a kit or a certain brand).  It was a lot of fun!!  Even though the class began last week, you can still join at any time. Definitely hop over there and check it out! Hope everyone is doing well!