Sneaky...

Are you intrigued?!  LOL!  Coming soon on the Pretty Little Studio blog...

Ethan's family party photos...

Cake, presents, family and playtime.  What more could a boy ask for....x

Create...

Hello Friends.  Today I wanted to share with you a little more Christmas spirit!  LOL!  That's right.  I'm sure you still won't mind another small dose!! Pretty Little Studio has the most delightful range of Christmas paper goodies on offer and I couldn't wait to create some fun layouts with this collection and these photos!

{Santa Elves}

products used: cs - bazzill, stampin' up; pp - PLS Jingle Bells Collection; alpha - AC; other - PLS shipping tags, semi-circle banners, paper ribbons, journaling bracket notebook; ink; embroidery floss; glitter nail polish; ScrapFX chipboard; twine; black pen; white pen; machine stitching.

Cam is so cheeky!  These photos are the ones that didn't make it into my December Daily... something else I need to share with you all soon.  :)

Thanks for visiting..x

Happy Birthday Ethan!!!

Today, my second youngest/third in line/middle son, (LOL!!!) turns 6! Happy birthday little man!  Oh I so wish you would just stay little!! For just a bit longer at least.  I am having heart palpitations at the thought and realization that birthdays come around so quickly.  sigh... But I can't stop them or him from growing. 

So this is what I can do... Let you go and discover who you are becoming, especially now that you are a school boy.  Continue to support and encourage you in the things you want to explore.  And snatch you up sometimes in a big bear hug...  Just so I can delight on you and you can whisper in my ear that you are still my boy.  :)  We love you so much buddy.  Happy Birthday....x

52 photos...week 1

Okay.  So I am going to try this.  Post one photo for the week and then tell the story behind it! Every Tuesday...hopefully!  LOL!  I don't know how successful I'll be. But I sure will try to complete this goal.  And it all falls under my wish to document the quirky stories that occur within my family dynamics.  Who knows what this will lead to.  And I have NO doubt at all that I will scrap some of these stories.  Well... That's bound to happen here.  Right?! hahaha..

I have to say though, to eliminate some of the pressure of posting only the best and most spectacular of photos, I will make a commitment to myself to only add photos that have a story to tell.  You know the ones.. they maybe grainy and have low light.  They maybe overexposed and have no composition.  But if there's a story to share behind the image, I want to document it.  All part of my 2012 plan to tell my story. ;D

I know this isn't a new idea.  Far from it.  LOL!  But by putting this out there, in blogging/cyber space... I might in some small way, encourage you to tell the story of a photo without the pressurized need to scrap it.  If you know what I mean.  After all, doesn't this idea make it easier to scrap at a later date?  Make your LOs become a little more focused?  Of course there is no right or wrong way to scrap.  My urge is plainly to tell the story.  Sometimes a paragraph, a series of note points or perhaps even an epic tale. Whatever is needed.  :D

So here goes.. Week One:

{Firey Shapes}

Tahlia: 01 Jan - our side yard.

Today we experimented with light.  Sparkles and light! And what a better way to bring in the New Year.  Our first attempt wasn't too great.  It really wasn't dark enough to capture the trails of sparks to make our shapes.  But it was fun.  And after dinner we tried again.  This time we had more success.  All the kids wanted to make shapes appear, as if like magic, in the photos.  We got adventurous too.  Not only did we have complete circles but Liam created a letter "L" and Simone produced the number "2".  Hahaha!  Very adventurous.  Unfortunately with fire comes heat and fingers were burnt.  Several fingers.  Normally the kids are very good and in control of not touching the "hot" parts.  But I guess the excitement and their eagerness got the better of them.  Happy New Year..x

Create...

Hello Friends!  It's challenge time for the regular visitors of Get Picky.  And this inspiration challenge has you looking forward into 2012.  A New Year's resolution if you like.  Nikki and Tanya provided an extraordinarily, beautiful poem by Sandra Sturtz Hauss for you to glean some inspiration from and I've chosen one of the verses to help me create this layout...

{family}

journaling: May a kind word, a reassuring touch, a warm smile be yours
Every day of your life,
And may you give these gifts as well as receive them.

My happiest achievement last year was capturing a family-of-six photo every month.  And no, they are not all good shots.  In fact most of the ones of me are down-right horrible... But I am still thrilled that I forced encouraged my little family to stand still for one moment, for just once a month, to capture a family portrait.

This is something I really want to continue into 2012.

This idea was challenged every single month... mostly by my husband ( 'cause the kids are used to having a camera pointed at them! LOL!!) And I know that I will see opposition to it again in 2012.  But I'll persevere and see where it takes me.

So... What is you New Year's resolution?  If you dare to scrap it, don't forget to share a link to your creation over at Get Picky.  Thanks for visiting...x

Happy New Year!!!

Hello 2012.  I am ready to see where you will lead me this year.  I am ready to be inspired and I am ready to play.  How exciting is that!!  Woot Woot!!

Lets start the year off with some scrapping.

This is my last post for Sketchabilities.  Or rather it is time for the new DT to share their interpretations of Karan's awesome sketches.  I've had 6 months at Sketchabilities and enjoyed every moment there.  This is sketch #62...

And here is my layout...

 {H2O boy}

I wanted to keep this layout relatively clean and I've been working on emphasizing my white space lately.

There's a lovely mix of Lily Bee and Bella! papers on this page.  So, there we have it.  My last Sketchabilities assignment.  Thanks for visiting and I hope your new year has started off with a bang!!