N*5 CHANEL...

is my latest page for my "this is me" album:

I have loved this perfume for as long as I can remember. I guess you could say it is my signature scent. But I also love Coco by Chanel and my newest fave is Coco Noir. I already have the other two but I am going to have to wait until Mother's Day to add the Noir to my collection.

Speaking of "this is me", there are two pretty exciting things that I have to share. The first is Studio Calico's April class is going to be... you guessed it. A "This is Me" class taught by the fun, quirky and very talented Lexi Bridges ( I hope you don't mind me calling you quirky, Lexi. It is meant as a total compliment).

What perfect timing because it will go right along with what I am already working on and it will give me more ideas to add to my album. How cool is that!

Next my "this is me" page:

was chosen as the winner for the "All About You" challenge over at the fun new SWAT challenge site. I was so thrilled and honored to find out that they chose that page! Thanks so much SWAT Team!

Ok, that is enough "me's" to last "me" a lifetime! ;)
What about you? Do you think your fam would appreciate a book that is all about you? I know I would be thrilled to have such a book about my mom (who passed away when I was just a young child).
Just something to think about...

oxox
julie

well hello there neglected blog...

I think I have missed you and I know that you need a whole new look. Must work on that very soon. But for now I'll just post a few pages to ease me back into the blogging world.

 The above  page is for a few challenges. The first challenge was over at Shanna Noel's blog. If you have never visited her blog, you really should and prepare to be inspired! Shanna has been blessed with incredible creativity and her work blows me away! The other challenge is the  first challenge over at SWAT, a new site that looks like it will be very fun! Go and check it out here. The challenge is called "All About You" and since I am starting an album called "this is me", this challenge was perfect. This layout is going to be the title page for my album.

Hope you enjoyed  looking  and thanks so very much for stopping by!
oxox
julie

we will never forget!

Breathtaking Sand Art - Never Forget 9/11 from one-sweet-day on GodTube.

Remembering those lost on 9/11.

two pages

just wanted to share my latest 2 pages:

happy wednesday!
julie

Oh Snap, Shut the Front Door, my boy is finally home!...

is my latest page.

 Jake came home for a visit july 21st and it could not have been a better weekend! love my boy!! so that is where the title came from. the "my boy is finally home" you can see on the tab in the 2nd photo. i may change that  so it can be seen better but i just didn't feel like i had any place to put it in a bigger size that would look right.
i would love to hear your suggestions!!! 

 the banner was made using  freckled fawn washi tape. except for the yellow chevron tape at the bottom. it is from bella blvd.

 this page is for two challenges. first is justg's LOAW challenge at studio calico. the challenge is to use the brides list:  something old: my bam pop stamps,  something new: elmwood park and SCs heyday paper,  something borrowed: i borrowed the cross pendant from a chain that jake has.  something blue: blue ink and the blue sparkly.  really fun challenge! thanks justg. 

the second challenge is ursula's challenge posted on the freckled fawn blog, to use washi tapes to make a banner(s) for a scrapbook page. thanks ursula.  great challenge!

happy tuesday!

so honored...

that my "bikes on the beach" layout was featured on the paper issues blog here. how exciting. thank you so much cassie! you made my day!!

bikes on the beach... now and then

we have been going to hilton head for vacation for many years now and one of the things i love about going there is riding bikes on the beach. so many of my summer scrapbook pages have been about our time spent on the island. so it was so fun to find the first layout i did about "bikes on the beach". not a whole lot has changed  except that i like to use pattern papers more now than then.

the first page is one that i just made and the second is a layout i did after our 2008 trip.

i love all of the big photo LOs that i've been seeing in the galleries. so i thought i might try one myself and in the process i think i found a new fave thing.... washi tape pendants. i used a freckled fawn washi for the bird pendant and the freckled fawn tape that came with the SC july add on, twisty slide for the second flag, i am definitely going to make a bunch more of them with different tapes and in different styles styles.
oh, and the pretty tab just under the pendants is from ursula's etsy's.

i also found a few other older pages. it is so cool to see todays trends in these older pages. ( sequins, arrows and using large photos)

 

                                                                                                                                                                               

 

happy wednesday!!