Fun stuff going on at The new blogsite

Yay! I have a new website/blog. I completely changed my mind and decided to put them both together. No more website here and a blog there... We are all together now!

I will try and double post (here and there) but if you subscribe, go ahead and change your subscription to this rss feed

So come and visit! It has the same look and feel, but will eventually have the full gallery wohoo! Also, you can email me directly from the site.

Let me know if anything is missing for now.

See you there!

P.s. you can also get there by clicking "website" on the top of this page.

Ok, I'm really getting into this scrapbooking thing! It is the perfect mix of photography and art (not that photography isn't an art) but allows you to further express emotions than the pictures themselves. A lot of times the picture can say 1,000 words, but it's fun to describe how the pictures make ME feel. I also get to do something with my hands besides click the shutter!

Of course, both of these are digital layouts, but I wanted to see how I liked it. I think I really like paper scrapping better, but digital is fun too.

Head on over to The Creative Mama to find out how, but hurry, it ends tonight!

I have a strange obsession with paper. I LOVE paper. I have no idea why, but I love it. I've been scrapbooking since I was around 10? I was always very disappointed in the selection of paper and embellishments though, there just wasn't a great selection. Well, recently when trying to figure out my hobby, or mental release, I decided to check back in to scrapbooking. Holy cow have you ever been to a scrapbook store? Paper galore! There is amazing colors, designs, two sided paper, cut out paper, clear paper, flowers, buttons, cardstock, stamps... and all in amazing designs and patterns. I am in heaven! Scrapbooking doesn't have to be plain, boring, or look like something you whipped up in the third grade.

Every so often (ok, like twice a week) I get a huge creative urge that needs to be released. Unfortunately it is so hot here in the summer so a photo trip doesn't sound as tempting as sitting inside drinking a glass of ice coldNaked Juice. So, I decided to try my hand at scrapbooking again. I made a couple cards and this adorable page.

What do you think?

If you don't, he's the one on my header. His eyes will melt you in a second and he's every bit as sweet as he looks. He's my good friend's little boy and he's my favorite little guy outside of my own (ok one of my favorite, he has a baby brother now so I have to share my love). We spent the evening with them on the 4th of July and twice out of nowhere he says "Allison, (in his own cute little voice of course) you're beautiful". I think he's taking lessons from my (not so) little one.

I hope you all had an amazing day yesterday celebrating our freedom.

Even if I'm not working on a project at home, I'm ALWAYS on the lookout for cool and cheap art for my home. I love do it yourself projects especially ones that incorporate photography. If you've never been to 2 peas in a bucket you should definitely check it out! It is an online scrap booking heaven! They have tons of traditional scrapbooking supplies as well as digital. They have a message board, layouts, and tons of ideas. Erica Hernandez is my favorite designer for digital scrapbooking supplies on 2peas. She actually designed my first logo. I was browsing her stuff and found this really cool template for creating a family wall. You are purchasing the digital template and you can create the wall however you want. It is shown here printed on canvas, but she talks about using some different mediums as well.



Click Here To Buy the Template for only $4!!!