Gettin' Ready To Decorate
It is hard to believe that the Christmas season is once again upon us! It always sneaks up, doesn't it (even though commercially, Christmas begins in late September!)?!I will most likely be decorating the house next week (and will be sure to post pics!), so I've been browsing online and in my magazines for new ideas to freshen up my usual decor. I found this wonderful set of pictures from Country Living today. There are so many awesome, inexpensive and easy Christmas decorating ideas--see them on Country Living's website here. And there's another great set on just Christmas tree decorating

A Fun Fall Afternoon
Brian and I got out today and took some pictures around our lake community. It was fun! We got to know our camera a little better and also saw some beautiful sights in our neighborhood that we hadn't paid much attention to previously.Here are the photos from the day. (You can click all the collages/images to view larger.)First, our little home sweet home. Here's a collage of me and Brian. These w

Happy Fall
Now that it's *finally* starting to look a little like Fall around here, I took a few pics today and made a Fall collage. Happy Fall!Click the image to view larger.

Scrap n' Art Jan/Feb 2010 Page Calls Now Open!
Scrap n' Art is looking for the following for our January/February 2010 issue. Each project submitted will earn the submitter a raffle ticket in our drawing for a prize pack worth over $200, including products from Karen Foster, Nikki Sivils, Genuinely Jane, Hambly Screen Prints, and Prima! Submit as many projects as you'd like to all of the categories below: January Jewels - Layouts/projects featuring lots of bling-a-ling! Winter Blues - Layouts featuring the color blueSlush happens - Layouts featuring snowy, icy, winter photos Valentine Gifts, Layouts, and Cards Love Notes - Layouts featuring notes writ

My Name's In Lights!
I recently won the September Cosmo Cricket Challenge at sb.com. Not only did I win a great prize of Cosmo Cricket goodies (which I can't WAIT to get!!), but I am also featured on their blog today!! So exciting!! Go check it out!! (Scroll down for my layout "Gift of Love".)Squeee!!!