i spent a LOT of time with my family, enjoying the last days of what is now no more lazy summer days of sleeping in or not having a routine schedule. plus, a huge deadline on top of several other deadlines that needed my undivided attention. though i must say, the break from the ole blog was MUCH needed & so nice.
this also means, i have a LOT of catching up to do in terms of my ramblings of what we've been up to, sharing pictures & projects, etc. but first off, i have some WIP Kits layouts to share w/ you on this beautiful Monday morning...yes i KNOW this is way past due, but i'm sure most of you have been by the gallery by now or even seen the layouts posted on the facebook page earlier this month. as i post these projects here today, i'm sure this week you'll have a sneak of whats to come for October...can't WAIT!!!
so, the Septembers kit, made me happy. i've not played with any Basic Grey papers in a long while! it was so nice! the mix of patterns Trish added into this kit were wonderful. i just loved it!!


this is my favorite layout i created b/c i normally wouldn't use that background paper, but i adored how it all turned out. especially the smiles on my littles faces :)


a simple page that seemed to take longer to create than the other two, lol. loved the newsprint w/ drak & vibrant colors...those flowers were screaming to be hand-cut...LOL & Corinne's hair is a mess in that photo ;)


i FINALLY scrapped photos from last years trip to one of DC's Smithsonian museums, something i wish we did more of this past summer. but will definitely make it a priority next summer for sure. lately, i am enjoying adding shape to photos on my layouts. i loved gathering all the photos in a collage like form & cutting into a circle.
well, that's all i have for now. stay tuned this week for WIP Kits October sneaks!!