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It is that time of the year!

Love this time of year when all the new scrapbooking products start being released! All the excitement to see each collection and new tools! I am looking forward to the CHA show, so if you are at the show make sure you drop by and say hello - i will be  working for Creative Imaginations demoing in our booth!

I have been busy creating with some of the new products for both Creative Imaginations and Petaloo! And in my spare time {ahem} i have managed to create 3 new dies for Accucut!

The first two are my new Album builder dies and are truly one of a kind! Layer on the shapes for an amazing 3-D effect.

 

This album can be fall or Halloween just by switching out the front layering piece.

 

My second 3-D layering die ~ Snowflake Album!

The album building die series allows you to purchase only the front covers as the inside die {shown below} remains consistent for each of the books. 

And my new "family" tree die that is 3-D as well! The die allows you to layer the top of the tree add little birds! This sample i used Creative Imagination's new wood veneer and ran it through the Tim Holtz bark embossing folder for an even more realistic trunk! I added our new cinnamon brown Luminarte dauber to color the wood and bring out the dimension!

 

 

I can't wait to head off to Chicago and the excitement at the show! 

Marah Johnson and myself will be co-teaching a class using my flower album die and lots and lots of IOD loolah,Christine Adolph Boho Girl, Petaloo's beautiful flowers and the gorgeous luminarte product!

 

The details for this class and others can be seen here.

And I can't leave you without posting some favorite photos of the assistants..

 

Fascinated with the ants....kept them busy for awhile.

 

Brody...:)

Lookout!!

Braeden waving goodbye to Brody!

 

Have a blessed day!

 

July already?

Time is certainly flying by....June went by way too quick.  I love everything about Summer, warm weather, days spent at the beach, spending time with family and friends and cookouts!  In my opinion our Summer Season is far too short, I find myself wanting the days to slow down a bit! 

I am happy to have the ability to enjoy the Summer with my family until the end of the month when my teaching/traveling schedule starts back up!  I always loved reading during the Summer and just finished the book "Prayers for Sale" - loved it and highly recommend it for your Summer read.  Right now I am enjoying "Three Cups of Tea" [was recommended by a friend].  I am a fast reader and was thinking of dusting off that library card of mine and head over to what used to be a favorite hang out for me! snicker...  What are some of your favorite books you are reading this Summer? 

Summer also means that CHA is just around the corner.  I have been creating with some of the beautiful new products that Creative Imaginations will be releasing at the show - look for the sneak peeks on the Creative Imaginations blog later this week! And look for a big announcement and link to our new Petaloo blog! 

Lot of great things planned with some fun challenges, giveaways and sneak peeks of their amazing new products!!

This fourth of July was incredible, we were lucky to have really warm temperatures, and lots and lots of sun!  I love to look over photos from the previous year and came acorss this photo from last fourth of July  - can't believe how much the boys have changed.  They are going to be two this September and have lost their 'baby' look. 

 

July 4, 2009

 

July 4, 2010

More favorites from this past weekend!

 

Braeden telling a tale to Brody {in twin language}

 

The cutest face.....

 

Braeden pointing {which means i am going to take off on you}

 

Brody giving himself a "mudd facial"...

 

Brody has his eye on Samuele's ice tea...

Beach bums!

QOTD:  "I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - Things I had no words for". ~ Georgia O'Keefe

Check back soon for some sneak peeks...

Until then, have a blessed day!