Well, I've been a really bad blogger lately....so let me catch you up on what I've been up too!! I finished LOAD with flying colors.......it was so great to get so many layouts done!!! Here are the rest of my layouts...

LOAD Day 28

LOAD Day 29

LOAD Day 30

LOAD Day 31

Here are 2 more layouts to add to my LOAD group!!
Day 26
 Day 27

studio calico kit

bloom and grow album kit by Danielle Young Designs

bloom and grow album

studio calico kit

instinct kit by ninth and bloom

studio calico kit

bloom and grow album

bloom and grow album

bloom and grow album

bloom and grown album

jlabre touch of spice kit

Yes, I am still going strong with LOAD!!!! Here are my latest layouts! I did not load these in order .......I have been getting some pages done for my vacation album in there as well......LOAD has really been inspiring..the prompts are great and I definitely do it again!

I am still hanging in there and getting my layouts done......I think by the end of the month this will be a habit!!! I hope!!!

Day 13
day 14



day 15





Day 15 I decided to start our vacation album.....I want to focus on the photos since I have so many really nice ones from the beach.....so there won't be a lot of embellys and journaling....I'm going to let the pics tell the story!!
Today I plan on doing a bunch of layouts just because I am inspired to get my hands into my paper stash again!!

YES!!! I am still here and I am keeping up with the LOAD challenges!! It feels so good to be digging into my photos and my scrapping stash again!! Here are the last 4 days!!

Day 9

Studio Calico kit

 Day 10

this is side 2 of yesterdays page

Day 11

paislee press you are here kit font is my type

 day 12

taylormade designs in moderation kit font is pea sandra dea

I am still keeping up.....just have not updated the blog! Here are the last 3 days layouts......I am really enjoying the challenges that Lain has been posting!!

paislee press everyday ordinary quick page

paislee press number 27 template , 3 paper peonies commitment kit

one little bird instinct kit, fonts are pea emmie and milk and cereal

I'm going to post this quick layout before I head out the door for bible study with the girls......

paislee press template No 15,one little bird storyteller kit

another digi layout of my cute baby boy!

one little bird storyteller kit, font is fontastic journaling reads I find it hard to believe that you are nine years old now. Where did the time go? You are growing up so fast and truly becoming more of a man every day. You are a hard worker and are always there to help Daddy with the next job. You are also a wonderful big brother always making time for Christopher and Caleb and making them feel good. I can really see you beginning to grow into the man God wants you to be and I am so proud of you! Jacob Walter 8/2010.

Here is my day four layout for LOAD! I had a blast using a lot of what I learned in Amanda's Everyday elements intermediate class.....here is the before......kinda hazy and the lighting is very harsh because it was the noon sun on the beach......
 And then I ran color correct.......and deep clean and this is what I got.......I love it!!!! Soooo much better! I know I'm still learning but this made such a difference!!!

Hoping I can keep up this pace......4 layouts in 4 days so far!!!

bazzill paper, bazzill just the edge cardstock strips, CM heart punch, 3 paper peonies word art		, coffee shop barrista action

Another one done and I really feel my love for this hobby coming back!!! Of course I spent more time editing the photo here then actually doing the layout.....but I wanted to keep the design simple to focus on the photo!
I used coffeeshops barrista action to begin with then made it B&W and used the gaussian blur filter to blur the background.....I really love the way it turned out......I am really liking keeping my photos big on my pages too....very dramatic!!!
Ok I'm ready for day 4! Bring it on!!!!