It's been a while since I have posted here. And I have not been able to visit other blogs too. That's because we just got home from a family vacation and I had to double up on work before leaving for our vacation. Now that I'm back, I have over 800 unopened emails in my inbox, about 14 layouts to finish before the year ends, projects to post, and 2 more events to finish. Yikes.

I probably won't be able to get back to normal till the end of the year so I really appologize for my absence in the forums, egroups, and blogs.

Anyway, just want to share with you a picture from our trip to Hongkong Disneyland.

Iris

It happens.

Too fast. But it happens.

These kids are growing up! Declan has always had long hair. It suits him...his rocker-skater vibe. (Did I mention that he wants to skateboard to kindergarten next year?) But he recently asked to get a "short cut". So, I pulled a bunch of pics, let him choose a hair cut and off to the kiddie hair place we went.

He did great. Lots of grins for photographer mom, watched the cartoon, sat still. In the end, he loves it...got exactly what he wanted. As for me, I hate it. Hate that he already feels peer pressure to conform. But I respect his wish to be like his friends right now as he's forming all these ideals of what makes him Declan.

And of course, he's the most adorable little guy I've ever seen no matter what! :)

supplies: Adhesive (Adhesive Technologies, Provocraft), Buttons (Autumn Leaves), Cardstock (Bazzill), Chipboard (Heidi Swapp, Scenic Route), Diecuts (Scenic Route), Patterned paper (Love Elsie, Scenic Route), Stickers (Heidi Grace, Scenic Route)

Well...you do now;)  Learned this little gem of a tidbit from, Franny Lesniak, a fellow designer at LifetimeMoments.com.  She would paint the back of transparencies to adhere them to her layouts.  I was in the mood to test acrylic paint's holding power with buttons...and happy to report that those little puppies are stuck for good! 

Simply tilt your project so the surface is level, apply a generous amount of paint onto the surface, quickly slap on the buttons, sprinkle with glitter and leave to dry for about 15 minutes.  (The generous amount of paint and working quickly ensures that the paint doesn't dry up on you.)  How easy is that!?  Happy creating!

hello from san francisco! i came up here this weekend to visit some frends, people watch, walk around, take photos, ride some cable cars, and eat to my heart's content (especially that). i just adore this city. i love the bay area. every time i come up here, i fall in love with this place even more. i love the people, i love the culture, i love the "chill" feel, i love the charm, and i even love the fact that it's cold here (well...that's only because i'm from southern california, ha). i'm sad i come later today, but i'm sure i'll be back within the next few months! until then, i'm sure i'll have fun scrapping the many pictures drom this trip!

-- caroline