Miss Spoken

"Eryn, be careful!"
"Ok Mom, I'm be-carefulling!"

Miss Spoken continued

So this four year-old cannot think of herself in 3rd person. 
E: Mommy where is the little girl asking questions?
Me: She still awake. Her name is E-r-y-n. 
E: Same as me?

Miss Spoken

Me: There is a little girl who's asking Mommy a lot of questions.
E: Who?
Me: She's supposed to be sleeping but she's asking so many questions!
E: Daddy do you know who is the girl asking Mommy so many questions?

Layout for Made With Love.  This is my nephew and his many antics, gotta love this boy!

I paired the Sizzix Flourish die with Stamper's Anonymous Flourish stamp and played with all sorts of white medium.

Transparent Rock Candy crackle paint, shiny stickles in Frosted Lace and opaque gesso applied through the die negatives while the positives weigh down the bottom of the page.

Stamped flourishes in white pigment ink edge the photo.

If you are not aware, MWL is having its 8th anniversary this month.  Truly when I think of MWL, it's more than just a store, it's almost like home!!  Congratulations, and here's to many more good years!!

It's the end of the year and also concert season. I see many preschoolers prepping for concerts by way of costumes and rehearsals. E has been enthusiastic about rehearsals, and keeping the suspense - she refused any sneaks for the grandparents!!

Meantime, J has a few more papers to go for the O's. Instead of gearing for the post-exam prom or graduation night, she is prepping for two mission trips and a leaders advance. She is also picking up the language. I'm so proud of her for setting her priorities.

New Mini Books Class

I have a new series of books for November at Made With Love - three books, in fact.  These are accordion-styled books but with a twist to each of them.  I totally enjoyed making the prototypes and samples, especially since the ecclectic papers in the Crate Paper Random Collection are so gorgeous to work with.  I'll let the pictures tell it all.  Hope to see you at the workshops.

Twist 1: Double Accordion



Twist 2: Winged Accordion, and I don't just mean the covers.



Twist 3: Star Accordion

Shout for Joy

You've laughed over the misspoken words of E. Here are the words from J, may you grow to know her through the thoughtful and few words she speaks.

Mulling over post-secondary options:
Here's why it's better not to go poly: you can't go on
mission trips because holidays are different. Besides I don't want everyday to be a fashion show.