for the past few weeks on the making memories blog, they've been showing lots of great ideas to use in planning a halloween party. so far, there has been invitations, decorations, treat baskets, and more. today's my turn … and i came up with some cute place cards. check it out HERE to see more about…

i know i said i'd have family photos and stuff to share today … and i'll do later. but only have a few minutes right now … so thought i'd share some links for you to check out. check THIS out … my last layout made the "featured layout" of the day over at 2peas. edited…

since i was blogging about them yesterday … might as well finish today. then i'll move on to some family stuff tomorrow. made this layout last night.   this wasn't planned at all … but i love how it turned out. i had these photos sitting in a pile … and then got the bright…

i have a ton of photos to share … some pictures of alyssa's re-decorated room … and a few layouts too. decisions, decisions … what to post first?!?! had to go with these photos of haley and nikolas … taken this morning. this is my view from the bathroom.     i'm not sure who…

remember this post about alyssa's tooth … the one she had pulled out? was going through some photos last night … and decided to scrap the story.   i'm sure this layout would have been better if i had a photo of her after getting the tooth pulled out. but i didn't take any photos of…

i'm always up for a fun challenge. just having some direction … somewhere to start … it helps me narrow down my choices. and this time i'm playing with my good friend, mary macaskill. i actually came across mary's blog earlier this year … and right away i recognized her work. she is the sweetest person … love…

finally, i get to share this with you. a few weeks ago the amazingly talented jennifer mcquire from hero arts asked if making memories and i would participate in their "all-star paper week". of course we said "yes"! and today, you can check it all out.       you have 2 places to go to check for…

did this layout today during naptime. just wanted to play a little. i had these stamped flowers leftover from another project … so that's how this entire layout started. just found a photo in my stack and started pulling random things out.    i had used the new making memories stamps for these flowers … and…

thought i would share a few fun links with you tonight. just a few things that have caught my attention the past week or so. this post by danelle johnson … about part of her process in documenting her family's life. i find this entire topic very fascinating … it's something i really struggle with. finding a…

thought i'd share a closer look at this layout tonight. did you happen to catch this one? it was a layout that i did for making memories … for a magazine ad. it was so cool to see this appear on a one-page ad in the september issues of the magazines! ok … it was actually in the…