Summer Muse

Here's to new discoveries!
Love, Carrie

Project Monday

Hi everyone!  Happy Tuesday to you!!!  For this week's project I'm sharing a layout I finally got around to creating using my colorful fair photos (from week before last).....

This layout ended up being very simple, but I think fun to look at.....just how I feel about that day  : )  I really wanted the photos to stand out, and since there were so many, each one is layered with a raffle ticket to give it a little bit of uniformity and add some quirky character.....

The raffle tickets and glittered thickers are from the lovely Color Me Miki shop, and I think are perfect for summer scrapbooking!

As far as last week's photos, I have decided to print up the collage I made to add to my 2011 album, so that's why there's no project with them today <3

I hope you're having a great summer.....see ya tomorrow!

Love, Carrie

Your Appointment with Friday

Hello lovely blog readers!  Happy Friday to you!!!  As promised, here are my summer solstice photos, along with a new spin on last week's prompt.....

On a Tuesday

My first day of summer was great.  I did the following.....

• Had my first product photoshoot....yay!!!
• Ate the best Philly cheesesteak covered fries EVER for lunch (was a dork and didn't get a photo)
• Picked up photos from Costco for scrapbooking and hanging around my living room
• Took both Gatsby and Ponyo on a long walk
• Wore my summer shoes
• Got lots of photos of different wildflowers
• Turned on the fan (cuz it was hot) and inspired by all the pretty flowers decided to watch Marie Antoinette
• Enjoyed a couple pieces of my favorite chocolates for a late afternoon snack
• Spent the rest of my day playing on Pumpkin, editing photos, soaking up inspiration from some of my favorite blogs, and created a few blog posts on both my blogs

And here is a pic of my little boy playing in the flowers.....

I just love all the layers in this photo.....I think I might blow it up to hang on my inspiration wire.....

Well, I hope you enjoyed a little peek into my day : )  For this week's photo prompt the challenge is to pick a day of the week and document it as much (or as little) as you would like in photos.  It's pretty much the same as last week, except instead of documenting the first day of summer, you document a Tuesday, or Wednesday or Saturday, etc.  For me, honestly, the day started out with me not really feeling the whole taking photos all day thing, but once I was warmed up, I really enjoyed it a lot.....and I think you will too.  I hope you get a chance to play along!

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Love, Carrie

My Muse { Layout }

Here is my final layout for the Pink Ninjas for the lovely month of June.  I ended up using the photo from yesterday's summer muse post, so I thought it would be fun to share here today (just like last week : ).....

I layered six different patterned papers, and to help give uniformity used my sewing machine to sew almost all the pieces together with yellow thread.  There is also a bit of white paint splatter and Mister Huey's color mist in Bonny Blue.....

I have been wanting to add the title of my layout directly onto a photo for a while now, so it was really fun to finally be able to do it with this project.  And that's pretty much it.  Fairly simple, but still fun!  See you tomorrow with my summer solstice pics!!!

Love, Carrie

Summer Muse

Who wants to wake up to the sun kissing their face this summer?!?  Happy day two of summertime!.....See you tomorrow with a new layout : )

Love, Carrie