October Daily - Day 8

Cool weather means stove top lasagna and hot cocoa in the cauldron mug.

October Daily - Day 7

I woke up to delicious and festive pancakes!

October Daily - Day 6

We spent all day raking leaves. Luna enjoyed the cooler weather outside. We had a late night ice cream treat.

October Daily - Day 5

Party invitations made and mailed! Raking up gallons of acorns.

Details: Bird paper is Martha Stewart. Yellowy paper is K&Co. Sequin trim is by Recollections. 

October Daily - Day 4

Make and take at Archiver's!

Details: Paper by MME - Haunted. Journal block from Making Memories' Spook Alley collection.

Luminaria

There was an amazing traveling exhibit here in January. It was an inflatable luminaria. They said that every experience is different depending on light and time of day. It was so relaxing and peaceful. We would have stayed all day if they let us!

Details: Papers are ash & charcoal by American Crafts. Letters are the Amy Tangerine stitched Thickers that  I love! I wish they would come out with them in more colors. 

October Daily - Day 3

Dinner date!

Details: Paper is from the Haunted collection by My Mind's Eye.

October Daily - Day 2

A witch and a vampire!

Details: Paper and frames are from Making Memories' Spook Alley Collection.

Bluebonnets

We got just enough rain in the fall to have a spectacular bluebonnet year. We even spotted an all white one this year.

Details: Clouds are by Jollee's. Letters are Thickers, I love their texture. Paper is Polka from the On the Bright Side collection by My Mind's Eye.

Spa Day

My sister flew in to visit me and we decided to do a half day at the spa.

Details: Turquoise paper is Deep Sea by Bazzill Basics. Circle paper is Witty Paisley from the So Sophie line by My Mind's Eye. Date strip and letters are by Making Memories. 

October Daily - Day 1

October first was a little bit slow, but the fall garden is planted!

Details: Paper is My Mind's Eye - Haunted.

October daily

Last year a couple of my friends forced convinced me to do December Daily. While I did enjoy it, I much prefer to stare at my fall/halloween paper for 31 days on end. So this year I am doing October Daily (and yes I will be doing December Daily this year too). 

I plan on filling in this cover page as we do fun fall things.

Paper is from the Haunted collection by My Mind's Eye.

Kite Festival

2012's Zilker Kite Festival. Beautiful, not quite windy enough, March day.

Details: Paper is Fly a Kite "Soar" from the Lime Twist collection by My Mind's Eye. Letters are Thickers.

Snuggie

Every cat needs a snuggie.

Details: Paper is Whirlybird Blossom from My Mind's Eye's Abbey Road line. Letters are awesome fabric Thickers by American Crafts.

Kayaking with the family

For my dad's birthday we gifted him with a kayaking trip on the lake. It was a new experience for my mom, dad, sister, and brother in-law. I think that everyone had fun.

Details: Paper is from the Abroad line by Studio Calico.

4th of July

This year we didn't have a burn ban, so the city had fireworks! We took my sister and brother in-law to the park to watch the fireworks. I got a few good pictures of the show.

Details: All paper and the firework embellishment are from the Red White & Blue collection by We R Memory Keepers. Sticker letters are by Making Memories.

Ladybug, Ladybug, fly away

This spring we released 2,000 ladybugs into our garden. The next morning I went out to see if any had stuck around. There were tons that we could see. 

Details: Truffle colored, stitched letters, are by Amy Tangerine. If you don't own them, you should! Papers and frame are from the On the Bright Side collection by My Mind's Eye. "Plant Kindness & Gather Love" is by Authentique. 

Magic Carpet Golf

Last year, during our anniversary trip to Galveston, we played a round of miniature golf. You can see from the two pictures of us that we got very burnt while waiting for the slow pokes ahead of us to play.

Details: Orange paper and green strip are Salmon Cove from the American Crafts Campy Trails line. I'll have to look and see if I still have the paper strip from the dot paper...

Welcome Howie

As usual, my husband and I made the birth announcements for his sister's newest addition. Introducing Howie. You can see his brother here and his sister here.

Details: Felt buttons and green ball ribbon are by Making Memories. Red sparkle ribbon is by American Crafts. Argyle paper is hand made and from Paper Source.

Beach

For our fifth anniversary we went back to Galveston to celebrate. The water was crystal clear that weekend due to a hurricane. 

Details: Patterned papers are from the Boardwalk line by Little Yellow Bicycle. Stamps are from the Heidi Grace Beyond the Sea line. Title was cut using the Life is a Beach Cricut cartridge.