April Moodboard

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This started out as April showers and raindrops and clouds.

But then the stars took over.

And I thought, yeah, that makes sense.

The warmer evenings are just beautiful right now. And I love to get home after work and stare up at the night sky and all the stars. At midnight.

Yep. Stars for the win in April.

Business Cards v. 2014

Hours before I left for Craftcation I decided to make some new business cards.

Yes, I said hours.

And I kinda love them.

I'll even share with you how I made them.

I picked out 9 photos from the past year and loaded them on to PicMonkey.

Next, I created a collage with 1 giant photo and 1 small photo, but then left the bottom photo blank.

After the collage was good to go, I moved on to editing the photo and adding text (blog address, my name, and my e-mail).

I then printed them at home. I chose the wallet size and printed on a piece of 8.5 x 11 inch photo paper.

Now it was time to break out the scissors to cut each one out and then I used a corner rounder punch to finish off the edges.

That's it. Done. Bam.

And I bet you can guess which one is my favorite....

Have any questions? Leave me a comment and I can provide more details....

The Weekly Capture

Tempe store, you rock....literally...playing classic Violent Femmes

start of a magical day...

 

racing thrills...

 playtime at the happiest place on earth...

 class 1 of 3 with Amy Tan...

 

 

where I learned to stich on paper

This week has been all about Craftcation.

And girl time.

And it has been good.

The end.

Have a fabulous weekend.

Linking up with Jeannette at Life Rearranged.

I Spy...Petals

photos taken 2/2014. Farmer's Market in Little Italy, San Diego.

I Spy....Nature's Beauty

photos taken 2/2014 in San Diego at the Little Italy Farmer's Market

The Weekly Capture

//catching up with a friend//

//light and shadows//

//craft time//

//assortment of colors//

//introducing the 3rd generation to Someburros//

//sigh...new sheets//

//gouche play//

//practice...practice...practice//

//1st view of a beautiful morning//

Remember a few weeks ago I spoke about cutting back on Starbucks? Well, I have. But it just makes meeting friends there that much more special!

My love for this light is not fading at all.

Our niece and nephew came over and stayed with us overnight last weekend, so of course I had to break out some new canvases and paint and let the finger painting begin.

While this was not Tater's first time inside Someburro's (a family owned place that I was introduced to in college and have been to 2.7 million times since), it was her first time eating their food. It turns out refried beans are a current fave of hers.

I hate buying new sheets. Hate how much they cost, hate making decisions on which ones to buy...which means I usually only own 1 or 2 sets at a time. It was time to buy a new set and I went with jersey cotton this time. Very happy. Not sure how long they will hold up compared to the Egyptian cotton I usually buy, but I like the softness factor. And the price. And hubby gets a gold star for picking out the stripes ( I was not capable of making the decision).

I took some time this week to slow down and play a bit every morning before I had to leave for work.  I'm still working my way through this class.

1.5 years living in this house, and I still love opening my eyes and seeing green when I look out the bedroom window. Go trees!

That's it for this week. Have a fabulous Sunday!

Linking up with Jeannette at Life Rearranged.

Project Life [week 11]

Project Life week 11

full spread:

 

right side:



left side:

 

 

love: gold foil card (Studio Calico kit), gold camera, gold letters on black striped background...

 

can you see a theme here? hint....it's gold.

 

And now my plea for help. How do I eliminate the glare on the top photo, right side? I've tried shooting in different light, during different times of day, but I can't make it go away. Anyone know what I can do?