more layouts anyone? yes, it's true... when it rains, it pours around here. i deprive you for months of anything interesting to look at, and then i bombard you with photos. it's a wonder you read at all!

(sorry about the photos - i'm getting increasingly lazy about photographing them and my scanner has gone "kerscrewey". i have yet to find a tried-and-true technique that results in good lighting, clear photos, and non-distorted shapes.)

{this is a re-scrap: these photos were used on an ancient design team project, and i'd originally used those yummy little glass "marblez" - but they kept falling off in the most inconvenient places - namely my scraproom floor. so i salvaged the photos, and tried again. i love this layout... pattern is autumn leaves. chipboard alpha is chip chatter by pressed petals.}


{this one's also a re-scrap: the photo was on one of my very first 8 1/2 x 11 layouts, but the design of the page didn't thrill me... so, i salvaged the photo and did it again. like this one much better. it's hard to tell because of the angle at which i took the photo, but the lower edge of the photo mat is slanting downward, and the title follows that slant, downhill. pattern is chloe's close, stickers are doodlebug designs... and my lovely subjects are my good friend allie and her boyfriend sam.}

last night we went to visit our friends dan & rebekah so that matt could help dan tear down their shed. i absolutely love hanging out with these two, and their little one, julia. matt and dan did their demolition, and rebekah and i visited. we had a lovely dinner, followed by smores around a firepit. there's something about hanging out with this couple - they're so encouraging, and great role models for us. rebekah's 5 months pregnant with their 2nd and is even game for a maternity photoshoot - i'm so excited to have that opportunity. i feel so blessed to count them among our friends.