a few of my favorite things...

Hi Friends,

I hope that your Labor Day weekend was filled with all sorts of good things. We had a long weekend of Cheer and Football for the kids, and I am feeling a bit under the weather now.
I am home today resting and nursing a sore throat with my first Pumpkin Spice latte of the season.

The good news is that it tasted great. I always look forward to Fall (my favorite season) and pumpkin spice lattes (my favorite drink). The bad news is that the drink didn't have any magical powers to cure my sore throat, so I am still feeling blahh.


I wanted to share a fun layout that I created last week with you. Pie charts are a big trend and I have been seeing then everywhere right now. I wanted to create a layout using a pie chart showing my love for my favorite things.

these are a few of my favorite things layout:

*technique: I cut out a pie chart with my Silhouette Cameo, to show my love for my favorite things.


supplies:
kit: Studio Calico Summer of '69
cardstock: white woodgrain (LCI)
pattern papers: green floral, blue floral (October Afternoon); yellow pattern (Studio Calico), red sunburst (American Crafts)
stickers: sherbert mini market (October Afternoon); chipboard stickers (Basic Grey)
crystals: Prima
Cabochon Mix (Milky Way Jewelry)
Exclusive Die Cuts (Studio Calico)
Woodland Park Chip n' Stick Buttons & Banners (October Afternoon)
spray mist: Mister Huey's Taxi, sunset (Studio Calico)
pen: black (Zig)
cameras: Studio Calico
adhesive: Scotch
sewing machine: Brother
thread: Guterman
tools: Silhouette Cameo - cutting file: pie chart (Lori Whitlock)

Thanks for stopping by!

the good life....

Wow, can't believe it has been a whole week since I've blogged. Where do I start? Things have been pretty busy around here. On Saturday I went on a trip with this special lady:

My daughter Kalee started 8th grade at a new school:
(that's her on the right)

And Matthew turned 10!

We had a special day together. I took him out to lunch, to the cards and comic book store, to pick out some video games at GameStop and he got a new Airsoft rifle for his birthday. He was so excited!

His expression cracks me up, the gun is bigger than he is!

We have also been very busy with cheer and football season:

It has been challenging to find the time to scrapbook. But with both kids back in school next week, I am determined to get back into it.

I created 1 layout this week using the new Summer of '69 kit by Studio Calico:

That's it for now, I will hopefully be back next week with some pics from Matthew's birthday party this weekend. We are going paintballing! Have a great weekend!