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::: |hello December| :::

---------> December is here! So excited for the Holidays and documenting this year for my December Daily album that I'm completely determined to finish this year. I don't have any set way that I'm going to document but just go along with the process and enjoy it.  My wreath is up and has been on the door for over 2 weeks now. I love the traditional colors, pine cones and berries. So perfect for the Holidays!

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Got a chance to take a few pictures of Aniyah before I washed her hair. I know I am biased but she's so beautiful. Can't stand that she's growing up. Ugh! Working on learning my camera more and taking better photos.

::: |our first advent calendar| :::

:::::*I finally did my first advent calendar for Aniyah. I saw an idea using tags on pinterest. Click over there -----------> for my boards on Pinterest and it's in the Christmas boards. There was a little rhyme & reason to it and I wanted to keep it easy on myself instead of trying to create something personalized for every single day. I wanted to utilize the MS snowmen stickers that I just purchased, my slice, stamping, an ornament, my corragated alpha's that I've been hoarding and at least one other element on each tag in each row.  I used my SC numbers set for most of the numbers and a mini clothes pin and stick pin on each. I'm not sure if she'll get something each day but it would be just a fun way for her to pull one down each day until Christmas. I'm not sure just yet how I'm going to cover my board but I may paint it white.

I took a few quick pictures of my baby when I put the tree up. I haven't had the internet in over a week and it's been so frustrating. Ugh!

happy november

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This picture sums up quite nicely the seasons for me. I'm so ready for the Holiday season. I've already started shopping and getting prepared. Going home this evening to continue working on my Halloween album and start taking my Halloween decorations down. Is it too early to put my tree up?! =)

Still a pinterest queen.

halloween at our house

    
This is just a small peek at things around our house this year for Halloween. I kept things simple and I didn't go too over the top with the decorations. I grabbed the font on the pics from picnik.  Keisha Campbell  used the font on her blog and I thought it was a cute idea. There is so much inspiration on pinterest as well as other websites so my decorations are inspired a lot by that. I'll add more pics this weekend.

 
   

{spooking things around here..........}

 
I love Halloween and I guess I'll be posting about it until the 31st.  I love that Aniyah loves seeing it when she comes in. It's pretty cool to me. I still have a few more things around the house I want to snap photos of but it's been raining here so I haven't had a chance to get any pics.

In keeping with my Halloween love right now, I did this layout using Crate Paper's Random collection {supplies: Crate Paper, "Random" graphic, accent cuts Teresa Collins, "Haunted Hallows": poison} I cut the butterflies with the Slice and did some stamping and misting.

ready for Halloween

My favorite time of year is slowly approaching. I can smell it in the air that fall is coming.  I picked up this issue of Martha Stewart Halloween and these halloween lollie pops.

I took Keisha's idea of her lovely stamped tags and used the new clear stamps from House of 3 Phantom collection to create a few of my own. Love how they turned out.

fashion and jbs cha release

 
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Today I'm am posting about 2 favorite things, fashion and my love for Jenni Bowlin. I'm always excited for CHA summer b/c the new Halloween and Christmas lines debut and they are my most favorite seasons for scrapping and decorating. I also love those seasons for fashion b/c blazers, boots, and scarves are some of my favs to wear.

Stylepantry.com has become one of my favorite places for fashion inspiration. I just love how she combines different textures/colors/patterns for unique looks and I just love the vintage feeling that I get when I see the things she wears. 

Speaking of vintage, Jenni Bowlin is by far my most favorite brand for scrapbooking. I've been a subscriber to her kits for almost two years now and I can't see myself giving it up. I am excited that this year, she will be debuting some fab new releases at cha summer 2011. My most fav will have to be the new Halloween and Christams collections along with the new stamps.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

aniyah's room

 

I normally always change Aniyah's room each summer that she's gone so I decided to post some before pictures and then I'll post the updates later. Her room changes will be simple but I keep adding/taking away and purging things. Ms. Princess the Frog has been around since last year for Aniyah's birthday. She had a Princess and the Frog party at the bowling ring.

Aniyah is so fascinated with alarm clocks. For some reason she feels its necessary to have one to wake up.

I love Aniyah's butterfly lamp.

Her shelves definitely won't stay the same.

Her desk area will change.

She loves Spongebob

Another layout made with the JBS May kit.