but before you go

just had a few more projects from this month's work in progress kit. i get a bit obsessive about using as much of a kit while it is fresh and new. not quite ready yet to break this kit up and add it to my stash, there is still life in it, but for now these will be the last of the items i show off.
the above little tag is ala gigi kennedy. this was made using packaging from some recent product . i added some sewing to the bottom. and through the open top, placed the chipboard critter, added some glitter, and placed the photo inside the package. added the rest of the embelishments, and it made for a fun clear tag. love reusing packaging. will do this again.

and this is one of my favorite layouts from all the one's that i did for this month. silly picture of my girlfriend and me. one of my favorite sei papers. my new favorite scenic route blue floral paper. sweet little punched flowers. and sweet nutmeg chipboard banner. just one of those really easy layouts but it's my new current favorite.

that's it for this sunday. off to spend the day with my family.

hope you have a great day too.

sweet nutmeg

here is more of november's wip that was posted to the gallery earlier in the week. there are still a few little projects that i will post tomorrow. along with the cosmo cricket that was in this kit, there is also some scenic route paper: the blue and striped pattern in the you bless my life layout above. i just LOVE that paper. so very sweet. wonder if there is anymore to be had anywhere. had to add it to my card below too.

the rare double pager.

fun little card.

today:: it is suppose to be gorgeous weather. off to the zoo with my girlies. they will be so thrilled.

AND...U2 tickets go on sale today for denver! you know what that means? it's on my list. yahoo!!!

gone visiting

today...
i am here!

come over for a little visit.

tell you more about the above project.

more stuff

trish's work in progress kit just keeps giving this month. or i keep taking. not sure which. had fun putting this little hanging together. a bit of distressing here. some pop-ups there. sweet chipboard embellishments here and there. just a simple little altered piece waiting to be hung somewhere appropriate. hmm...what to do with it now?

accept for the striped paper on the center house and the chipboard houses, which is scenic route, all products are from cosmo cricket found in the november wip kit.

have a fabulous tuesday!

greetings, november

let the holidays begin. november for me officially ushers in the holiday season. thanksgiving is just over three weeks away. a time to focus on gratitude more than the other times of the year. it's a true testament to human nature: we have to set time aside to be thankful. we need to slow down and ponder and meditate on all the abundance in our life. i pray you and your families find special time this month to do just that.

speaking of gratitude, i just have to share this sweet project my friend alexandra did and has posted on her blog. a wondeful gratitude box with atc size cards to write those sentiments on. i love how clean this altered piece is, and how adorable those cards are. this box just needed to be celebrated. need to go unearth my 7gypsies match box and put one together.

the november gallery at work in progress is live! i have posted here an additional layout i did with the kit. i have been working this kit quite a bit this month, and look forward to showing off more of the results as the week progresses.

have a good monday!

art journal or quote book

as i look back over this project, i am not convinced it's an art journal as much as it is a quote book. researching other life artists actual art journals has caused me to come to that conclusion. i am still very intrigued by these journals, and really want to pursue it farther. i just missed a class over at get it scrapped by dina wakley called the grafitti of my life. time and ability is causing me to pass this class up for now.
so for today, here is the rest of the {21} day challenge art journal i did in september...the pages with the fancy digital quotes are the work of rhonna farrer.

this page is one of my favorites. not only is the quoted element succint and beautiful, but the addtional quote by n. eldon tanner is a daily must read for me::


day 10. re-discovered my stamps during this journal. i loved getting acquainted with them again::

day11::


day12::



day13. had fun with an enlarged font from 2p's called old type. rhonna also inspired some hand doodling...one must doodle daily::


day14. ahhh!!! had a great time with the stamp work here on lower right. some of my favorite stamps::


day15. cut out the 'wish'::


day16::


day17::


day19. used some of rhonna's digital brushes to make the orange frame. pretty::


day20::

day21::

sure hope to find an art journal class the beginning of the year...

who will join me?

twenty years ago...

today...mr. pate and i pledged our lives to one another. a gorgeous day in san diego, california. married by the pastor who ministered to us through high school, the college years, and then when married. paul and i dated in high school. we lost touch after high school but then connected again. with the blessing of our parents and many friends we married in our church, and had a beautiful reception in my parents back yard. it was a perfect day.

happy anniversary, mr. pate!