Just playing...

Oh my goodness...has it really been that long since my last post?? Gees. Oh well..no excuses...just right to the point. A little (okay...probably not-so-little) explanation about the layout above. I bought a sweet new digital kit just to play with...just for me and I was so excited to get it downloaded and start playing...WWEEEE!! Well...those of you who know me know that I have satellite internet service which can be a little unreliable during nasty weather. Nasty weather like we've been having for days...ice, snow, little more ice...fog...blah, blah. Anyway, this big ol' kit that I bought was huge and it was separated into about 5 or 6 different parts. So I started downloading...and then...kaput. I got one set of papers and two sets of elements before it stalled and I just couldn't wait for the rest of it...I had to start playing. I was able to grab the rest of the kit today and wow!! It's so magical and surreal!! Oh my goodness..I suppose I should tell you the name of the kit and designer, right?? :) It's called "Secret Garden" by Lily Designs and it is loaded with fun goodies like fairy dust and wings and stunning papers. I had such a good time getting lost in my own little world making that magical layout of Syd. Okay...on to some other things.

I've decided to join some of my friends and play along with the Project 365 that's all the rage this year. At first, I found myself taking artsy-fartsy pictures that may have been pretty but really had no bearing on my life. So I decided that instead of just committing to taking one photo a day, I would make sure that I took a photo every day that had some meaning to that particular day in my life. They may not be the best or gallery worthy, but they will be how I want to document my year. My friend, Leah, started a Flickr group for us so we can all help each other stick with the challenge. For that gallery, we decided to upload the pictures straight out of the camera...no tweaking or cropping. But I'm sure I'll be doing some adjusting to my pictures before I actually use them. Here's my first picture....

My kids have cereal every morning before they go to school so I just snapped a picture of Syd's Apple Jacks. Silly...but part of our day. And here's my second one...

The story behind that one is...I was taking the tree down and un-decorating and Syd was really sad about it. She asked me if I would leave her little Christmas tree up in her room "forever" so that's why I chose that picture. Oh...and then our fridge decided to quit working on us so that why I snapped this shot:

So you see...not the most fascinating shots, eh?? :) But at least I've been keeping up...yay!! Okay...here are a couple layouts that I wanted to share...I just made this one for Traci Murphy using her gorgeous Artistic Frames and Alphas:

And finally, I made this fun little layout using Jodie McNally's Geek Chic word art pack.

And I was so excited when I got an email from Lauren Pieters telling me that my geek layout had been featured on the Gallery Standouts blog!! Wha?? Yay!! Oh...and one more thing...I got an email a couple days ago from Scrapbook News and Review telling me that a digi layout that I submitted was accepted and will be published in the next issue! More Yay!! :)

Okay...whew!! I think I really am finished rambling now. Hope I didn't overload you with junk!! Thanks for stopping by!!