Charlie

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these two...

these two...

are a pair...

they are best friends

sometimes you just need someone, that is true and faithful...

someone who is always there for you

someone who knows all your secrets, hopes, fears,dream, and goals

someone who will always just listen, just sit, just be with you...

sometimes you just need one to love you...

taylor & charlie...

she does all this for him...she is his human...and he loves her....and I am pretty sure he does all this for her too.    =)

true love at its best

learn...

grow & do

learn

listen

explore

experience

dream

achive

decide

think

open

share

laugh

mostly love your choices

learn from your mistakes

dream your dreams

do it all.......

fall colors...

deep and rich

crisp and clean

ruffled and tattered

layers and lines

bits and pieces

patterns and solids

fall is:  warm rich colors that Pop!

dog..

i love to think

beyond the paper

what can it do

not what it is

i love to bring it to life

allow it to create it's own

feel..it's own life

sometimes when you are stuck

let the paper decide

let the patterns and colors

blend and make its own beautiful

I created this fun layout with a bit of Little Yellow Bicycle.  I loved the colors and even more I loved the textures.  The weight of this paper allows you to create in many ways.  This little layout "pops" off the page and makes you want to feel the layout.  By building the layers and placing a few pop dots in the perfect spots, it now brings it to life.

Thanks for checking it out

be creative everyday!

a faithful companion

love this boy.

my boy Charlie man.

mostly he loves me.

he is my entourage.

he is my faithful.

he is my companion.

he picked me.

i am so lucky.

i am his human.

i am in love.

as is he.

life is.....

life is in the details.

life is in the perfect color combinations.

life is in the blends.

life is in the layers.

life is in the rough edges.

life is in the bent pages.

life is in worn moments.

life in the the loose threads.

life is in the tiny bits.

life is in the imperfections.

life is in the luv.

isn't it just beautiful?

Welcome December....

We are so very excited to have December finally here and it is time.  Time to relax and enjoy the season...

I am creating a December Daily this year and just wanted to share...

I am really looking forward to documenting memories and creating with friends...

Thanks for checking it out.  Can hardly wait to get started.

~L

been framed.........

Just a few of my latest creations for Esty. Lots of paint ink, glazing, distressing, and a whole lot of wonderful paper. I like to use paper that is thick and has a bit of texture. It allows the final piece to have a really good feel when it is done. Of course that paper usually is BG or CP. Can't go wrong.

No the girl in the photo isn't mine, it is a random little stranger. It's the girl that comes with the frame, you silly women.

Thanks for checking them out....

-L

framework

One of my favorite things to create are these frames. They are white canvas to start. When I am done I have a beautiful little something to share. The opening is a 4x6 which I like because you don't have to adjust the photo size beyond the basic developing. I have made many of these treasures in my day and no two are alike no matter how hard I try.

This one is hands down my favorite. I can't part with it. It is created with the always lovely Crate Paper. What I love about it are, the colors and the textures. It is inked, painted, and misted. The fibers and the scrabble pieces are vintage. Got to have a touch of vintage here and there..

If you'd like to check out a few of my other frames pop over to my Esty shop, maybe you'd love to have one for someone special. Note that someone special could be you too. :-)

Thanks for sharing one of my favorite things.....
-L
xx

sending out the love.....

Sending out the love....

Greetings from the dog. This lazy, full spirited dog could remind us of a thing or two.

1. Never miss a meal
2. Enjoy that meal with an open and grateful heart.
3. Always play, run with joy and release.
4. Greet each person with a hug.
5. Greet them as if you have miss them forever. (Even if it was just a second ago.)
6. Smile with all your heart. Be inside out.
7. Be content with who you are and where you are.
8. Know it's ok to wail your tail, regardless of the size.
9. Give and you will receive more.
10. You are enough, just as you are.

This dog never quit. His legs and have walked a path I will not know. But wherever he has been I am so grateful he has found me. I can only hope and believe that who ever loved him first, knows in their heart, that he is safe and he is so very much loved.
Regardless of the circumstances he came from, I am grateful to them for making choices that brought him to me.

Life chooses for you, if your lucky, you are at times in the right place to feel it choose. You follow the path and it will be good.

This year has been one of the hardest yet, and I know as I climb back up that I begin each day all over again. This life it is ..............................what it is .................but then comes Charlie
and you remember, it is life. One that continues to change and grow.

So today we wish you a pant, a pet, and a pounce. May your weekend be filled with goodness, and maybe a lick or two.

-L.

My 15 minutes of fame.....

a quiet little celebration....

In February 2010...Scrapbook Trends published a couple of my little old layouts.

I was very excited to be published for the first time, and I was very proud. It was one of my goals to accomplish!

It was really cool to see me in a store, and both of the layouts are very special to me. Page 26, "Love who you Love" and page 65 "Sweet Pea".

The first one is music based and the second one shows how I love to include lots of elements for texture, this used fabric...

In my wildest dreams I'd never thought to be chosen, but it is real and we are plenty thrilled.

So there you have it my 15 minutes of fame....

I realize to some people it is an everyday occurrence, but for me, I rarely like to put myself out there. Look at this crazy blog thing for example. It is not easy to jot something on it or to share for example. Don't get me wrong, I love having this blog, it is fun and it is very good for me. But really is anyone out there?

The publication came at a great time for me personally,with my recovery from the surgery still underway, it helped to pry me out of bed and start getting back to living. With that we celebrate.

On the day the magazine came out I was grateful, to have a little something to celebrate!!

Today I just thought I'd share my news that still makes me smile......

-L.

fill a treasure.....

I love my bowls.....you'll find it is one of my favorite things to collect.... A Bowl....a wonderful addition to any home...

Oh the things you can do with a bowl...hold delicious foods, beautiful treasures, or just adore and decorate and space you have..

I love to add them to my studio and fill them with embellies, chipboard, or tools while I working project...A bowl can be a wonderful partner in studio while your creating a lifelong treasure..

I thought I'd share this one today because this is a white stark frozen cold kinda day.......Simple cold, with no end to the cold weather insight......

I challenge you to create something warm, work on a warm vacation, or something springy,may do....either way find a warm cup of joe and cocoa. Stay in stay warm and enjoy the comfort of your home and all that Stash you have of supplies...........

Yesterday my favorite UPS man stopped by and delivered a fantastic little kit from StudioCalico... you got to check them out. LOVE IT LOVE IT.....can't wait to jump in the create away......First thing I did of course was drop my new little favorite accessories in a bowl and they are excitedly waiting to make something great....

Hey make it a great day---stay warm--be creative..................

-L.

Grateful............

Grateful....Forever Grateful.....for the light that shines in your eyes!!Your beautiful spirit......



This LO is one of my favs....a simple Layout that jumps out at me and hopefully you too...If you'd like to see the entire LO check it out on 2peas in my gallery....



I found a piece of box from the holidays and peeled away and found the look I needed!!! It gave a great texture and dimension to add to an already great photo. Lots of layers, a little vintage dictionary page is a must, and fantastic colors jump out of the page to me.... Often we do a million pages , then there is one that stops you and you appreciate your own talent, without anyone else, at that moment you know your pretty good at what you love ....and you are grateful for the ability to share, to treasure, and to mark the moments....

I have decided that not every page needs to "write home about" cause frankly not everything in life is to write home about :)..All we need to do is create a little something to reflect on life in our eyes..we all want to live forever, and with everything we do and create hopefully a part of our spirit, will......so think about sharing the good and not so good of our lives, we only get one..............-L.

toooo cold to create..............

Toooo cold to create....never!!!

A warm and cozy pic to just get my create thoughts a moving...

Yesterday it rained at 20 degrees--impossible you say, not where we are and to top it off this morning we are -5.8 and 2inches of ICE...

One might find this to be a bad thing I on the other hand find it to be the most creative of days!!!

Where we are all held up at home and just finding great ideas to work with....

Hopefully you are all lucky enough to be "no travel advised", sit down and create something good...re-purpose something with a little ink :)

"No travel advised" who makes this stuff up, ice and flipped over cars shouldn't stop you if you happen to run out of supplies.

I say today is an Oreo Dt Coke kinda day!!! Be good...