Laura Vegas

i seem to have nothing creative to share lately … at least when it comes to layouts. so i thought i’d share an older layout i had in the october 2007 issue of scrapbooks etc. i don’t think i ever shared it here … so here you go.

this was my first ever assignment. it was for the "make it yours" column … where you have a layout that you use for inspiration. the final layout did have chunkier title letters … they wanted them to mimic the original layout’s title letters a little better, so i had to change them. you can actually see the original layout and mine HERE … and see what they wrote about it. and i’m pretty sure that this is one of my heaviest layouts ever. lol! all that chipboard, buttons, and brads really added up!

other than that? the girls are home … so glad to have them back. they had a blast … will have to post some of their pictures and stories later. i totally owe alyssa’s dad for taking them … he is such a good dad, to both of them. always includes sarah in everything and i appreciate that more than he knows. and within minutes of them getting home … the house is once again a total mess with their stuff scattered about. today they couldn’t wait to do two things … see amanda (their "sister", as they love to call her) and go swimming at grammy and papa’s house. we made it a package deal … and had amanda come over and go swimming with them. which worked out … because it was 90 degrees today! and not a breeze in sight … i actually had to turn on the air conditioning once the house got to 80 degrees inside. if you catch it too late … there’s just no way to cool it down. joe is on vacation for the next week … and it’s the girls last week before going back to school. i am not on vacation though. lol! actually, i did take thursday and friday off … so we’ll plan something for then.

that’s it for now … hope you’re having a great weekend!