Reveal Day!!

It's reveal day at Citrus Tree Studio!  I worked with the "Inspired by Nature" Kit and loved all of it...even the netting.  Cindy sure knows how to throw out a challenge with her kits. he-he.
Here are my projects with the kit using Gabe's fishing photos from the past year:

...and finally, the little treat box that is included in the kit! So fun...

Hope you all have a safe, fun-filled Superbowl Sunday!  Thanks for stopping by...

Sneak Peeks...

I have a few fun sneak peeks for you!  I'm in love with the February Citrus Tree Studio kit that I'm working with because it's right up my alley, especially for boy layouts.  The kit features KaiserCraft's Hunt & Gather line and is perfect for all of Gabe's fishing pictures from 2011. 

Don't ya just love these peeks?

The full reveal will happen on February 5th so hop on over to Citrus Tree Studio to check out both kits!

Kit projects

I feel like such a slacker for not posting since Halloween...really, have I been that busy?  The answer is yes.  Although I really enjoyed spending time with family over the holidays, I just don't feel like I took much time to slow down and enjoy the everyday moments.  Oh well, maybe next year. LOL

Thank goodness for Citrus Tree Studio and Cindy's ability to inpsire me with her kits.  I created some fun projects in December with the "Blue Hills Meadow" kit and now in January with the "Forever Mine, Valentine" kit.  You can find both of these kits here.

First, I'll show you my December projects as I really enjoyed the layouts I created with the kit. Early in December we took a family trip to cut Christmas trees.  We spent the day hiking around the woods and roasting hotdogs and marshmallows over an open fire.  It's fun to see what everyones definition of the perfect smore is! Such a special day with my parents, both older boys, and my brother's family.

This next project is actually a picture of Gabe taken over the 4th of July weekend.  The paper, even though winter paper, is perfect for this photo in my opinion.  I just love it.



Another layout using photos from last years snow fall.  This year has been so dry that I had to scrounge up snow photos..he-he.

Finally, a few cards using this beautiful kit:



So are you ready to see the bright and fun Citrus Tree Studio January kit?  Holy moly, you know how I feel about the color pink...well this kit is packed full of it and I had a blast!  The "Forever Mine, Valentine" kit features My Mind's Eye "Love Me" patterned papers and a ton of fun embellishments including a paper mache puffy heart! 

Here are my projects using this kit so far and thank goodness for our cutie patooties, Ruby and Henry, because they are such great subjects to photgraph!

So here is the puffy heart I was talking about.  I decopauged the patterned paper over it, added some paint, stamps, rub-on's and voila...it turned out sooooo cute!



My final project is the product spotlight photo display for sale at CTS.  It has so much possibilities and each of the designers has altered it with their own unique talents.  I painted mine with white paint and then stamped and stenciled over the top of it before sealing it with Diamond Glaze.  Turned out fun.



Happy New Year to you all.  I don't make resolutions (because I always break them) but I will try to update my blog more often.  Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from our little Jawa...

A month full of birthdays and fall fun...

I think October is probably one of the busiest months of the year for us.  Not only do we have 3 birthdays but we also have to cram in the last of the season canning, garden clean-up, and all of the fall festivities we can manage.  I love October.  I love single thing about it. Gabe is at such a fun age right now because he looks forward to our traditions as much as I do. 

Here are some of my favorite photos from the month so far. The first is a picture of my brother waiting to give Karisa flowers for homecoming.  She was voted Homecoming princess for her Freshman class.

Karisa and her mom.

Look at this amazing picture.  Henry was feeding Ruby ice cream at Gabe's birthday party. Aww, twin love.

Our big 8 year old with his ice cream cake.  His special request this year. 

This picture of Gabe was taken at Drapers in the apple orchard with my cell phone camera.  Can you believe I forgot my memory card in my big camera?  Man, I can be such a blonde sometimes.  Thank goodness they turned out pretty well.

Yesterday we went to the Pumpkin Patch in Terrebonne.  The theme of the corn maize was Star Wars this year which is right up Gabe's alley.  His cousin Karl got him hooked on Star Wars and the maize was awesome.  You go through the space ship to get to the maize entrance.

Umm, Dave may be a good navigator in the woods but he doesn't follow maps well. Ha-ha.

Look who we found in the maize!!

Dave was pretty happy that Gabe made it to the top of the climbing wall to pose with the Oregon Ducks flag.  Poor little Gabe is a Beavers fan and wasn't too happy that he had to climb the Ducks side of the wall!

Shooting the pumpking cannon...

Finding the perfect pumpkin and no wheel barrows to be found anywhere...

Thanks for letting me share and I hope you are enjoying fall as much as I am!!

Hayrides and Halloween Kit

The October Citrus Tree Studio kit is up!  "Hayrides and Halloween" features American Crafts Nightfall collection and is packed full of fall goodness!  Here are my reveal projects with the kit:

Check out this fun little mini album.  It is included in the kit!!

...and one final layout, for now. 

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pick up one of these kits today. It's perfect for all of the fall and Halloween photos you'll take this season!  You can find the full kit contents here.

Redwood State Park

As part of our trip "down shore" (as my Philly friend called it), we also hiked through Jedediah Smith National Park to see the redwoods.  Wow, those trees sure know how to make a person feel small and insignificant.  Here are some of my favorite photos from our hike:

I loved that you could just drive through those massive trees.  Many of the pull-outs had hiking trails leading off of them which we explored of course.  So, so cool.

Check out this double mushroom...only one stem!!

And finally...my mantra for the weekend. 

Find your path...

I had a great weekend, thanks Kathy for helping me find my path!