{adventure at wild cat den...

We all seem to gravitate towards a color grouping. So where do you fit in?
For me, it's the earth tones. I tend to stay within those tones for most of my personal clothing. They calm me.

This was my choice of inspiration for this months assignment. The perfect combination of "me" calming colors.



I turned to my favorite GCD line once again, the {Great Outdoors}. It's just what I thought of when I chose my inspiration piece.



The boots in the photo reminded me of a piece of suede leather I had in my craft stash. I then created the title with the fun Chip Art tool and the Sparrow lower case alphabet set.



Take inspiration from your everyday color choices and see what you create!

{book bag night...

I can't believe the boys' summer is already over. It's back to school on Monday! Tonight was book bag night at school, so we captured a few pics before hand. {I took my camera to the school, but the boys insisted on no pictures. Ugh!}
The amazing Maggie Holmes inspired me over on the Studio Calico blog with her post about instagram pictures with her iphone.
Well, anyone who knows me knows I am NOT a "techie" when it comes to my phone. Needless to say, I still have to pull the antenna up to talk on my phone.
So, I created my own in photoshop! I found this on the web...



and created these...



Anyone else liven in the stone age when it comes to your cell phone? :0)

{sassafras box sale...

Check out the wonderful box sale going on over at Sassafras!



If you have ordered a surprise box in the past you know they are PACKED with goodness! this one is no exception. These boxes go fast so hurry and place your order!

{run barefoot...

What comes to mind when you think summer? For me, it's not always the typical things like waterparks and sprinklers. It's the simple feeling of running barefoot through the soft grass. No worries. No time restrictions. Just the fun of being a kid and enjoying the world.
I recently captured a few photos of my daughter, Ella as she was playing barefoot in our front yard. I just love how her hair is blowing in the breeze and she was loving every bit of it.




To keep with the soft & subtle colors of her outfit, I chose to use the Spring In Bloom line by Donna Salazar Designs for GCD Studios. Perfect for my photo!





I wanted to keep the design simple and knew that I wanted to use butterflies on it some where. By layering two Martha Stewart punches {one negative image & one postive image}, it created a fun embellishment and focal point.



Pull two of your favorite punches out today and give this easy layering technique a try!


GCD supplies used: Spring In Bloom by Donna Salazar, Mini Flags-Fun House collection

{stickin some paper with glue...

...finally, I created a few things today! Summer has been none stop. The boys go back to school August 1st, which seems entirely too soon, but I am looking forward to getting back to our normal schedule. Here's a sneak of a little something I worked on for GCD Studios...



Hope you're enjoying the rest of your summer!

{challenge...for us CHA left-behinds...

I'm hosting the first challenge over at the Sassafras blog today.
It's all about focusing on journaling...



Head on over at check it out! There are prizes and new challenges going up all week long!

{always in motion...

{sassafras - featuring entwined blossoms}