some more pretties

There aren't too many holidays I don't LOVE, and Valentines is no exception. I was laid up the last couple weeks with some back problems. Boredom got the better of me and I started making some Valentines cards. I stumbled upon a blog that was taking donations of these cards to be sent to childrens hospitals so I jumped right aboard. My daughters also helped by writing all the messages inside. This has become a new tradition we will participate in from now on. It made my heart so happy to make these for such a good cause!

This is a cute birthday bag I made using Simple Stories 100 Days of Summer line. I love this paper! I love that is also can be used for so many other things besides just summer!

This was a Halloween tray i made for some decoration around my home. I love Halloween and was inspired when I found the wooden tray at the dollar store! I painted is black and away I went. I will love displaying this year after year.

Here are some mixed media canvases I made. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing when I started them, but loved watching them evolve. These were so much fun to make!

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Follow Your Heart

I have been having spurts of creativity the last few months and wanted to share some on here. Of course I've been busy with kids, homework, work, housework...you know the drill.

Sometimes its been hard to find time to get into my studio and other times I don't want to leave it! :D

So here is some of what i have been up to lately...

this is my favorite face photo from 2011 and thats why im entering it in the best face photo from 2011 challenge at i heart faces!

it reminds me how i need to get back into shooting regularly!

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boo! guess who!

yes its me! i took a VERY long break from my dear blog. sometimes it just needs to be done. and i cant guarantee that i will be able to keep it up, but i would really like to.

i am going to attempt to take a picture a day for the year. LOL...i realize i am setting myself up for some major failure, but wow if i actually did it would be fabulous!

so here goes:

JANUARY 1, 2012

JANUARY 2, 2012

in the swing

attempting to get back into the swing of things. so very glad school is ending soon and we can take a deep breath from that!

also trying to get back into my creative roots so to speak. so keep your fingers crossed!

i HEART faces

here is an entry for the i HEART faces contest this week:)

thanks for looking!

florabella giveaway

florabella giveaway!

check out this link to find out more!

i seriously HEART this giveaway!