So, so happy! I wasn't expecting this at all and had almost not tried out, as I hadn't made it before, but at the last minute, I figured "What do I have to lose?". So, I was pretty stoked to find the good news in my email this morning! Thank you so much Capella, Julie and Tony! I highly recommend checking out their kits too! They're way cool! :)
Not much else going on right now. Tim and I carved our very first pumpkin the other day...it was so much fun! My favorite part was gutting it, although Tim didn't think I would even touch the inside because it's "gross", but after he told me, he should have figured, because I don't mind having gross stuff on my hands with all that goopy stuff Iuse (meaning paint, papier mache, etc.), lol! Hoping to upload the pics of the event soon, so I can scrap some of them!
Also, have some new layouts to photograph, but it's managed to be cloudy and rainy the past few days, so I'm waiting for some sun to take them. For now, I'll leave you with this Halloween layout!
Have a happy and safe Halloween everyone!-Lindsay
Tried to go for that 90's, lots of color, super bright, vibe. I chose the 90's because even though I was born in '85, I feel as though I'm more of a 90's child because I remember more. Being 5 at the end of the 80's, I remember stuff, but mostly that stuff I'm referring to, stretched into the early 90's. I think the pic of me is from like 3rd grade or something. I'm actually surprised I used it because I hate that pic, but I guess it's all well and good. My dress had some sort of fruit print on it and my headband had Minnie Mouse, haha. I remember later that day, I started feeling really icky and on the bus ride home, it got worse. I ended up coming down with the flu, which I think is why I look a little flushed in the pic. I think that was near the end of my headband phase too. Shortly after, because of said flu, I was puking into a bucket and I had on my favorite headband (not the Minnie Mouse one, haha) and it slipped off my head and into the bucket. Turned me off towards headbands for, like, ever! lol. Anyways, get scrapping and get those LOs linked up by Oct. 30th! :)
Have a good week, everyone! :)
On to the next order of business...back in June, I bought this bag of sewing "stuff" at a flea market. I only bought it because it had this awesome pink pom pom and sequin trim in it, but I figured you never know what I could do with the other stuff. Well, it also had these 2 wooden circle things with a little hook thing attached to the top. No idea what they are/were, which is why I keep calling them "things". I kept them, thinking, maybe I can find a use one day. That day came the other day when I had the idea turn them into Christmas ornaments! I've been going through a big try-not-to-throw-stuff-away-instead-turn-it-into-something phase (and by phase I mean, not a phase, just a new way to be). So, I started with this little paper bird I received in a box of goodies purchased from Annalise @ 
At first, I really wanted to keep it and put it on the Christmas tree this year, but when I showed it to my Mother, she immediately veto-ed that idea because she hates birds. So, instead I'm putting it up for sale in my 
Speaking of my Etsy, I also added this new little trinket box. Hoping to add more soon (I just have to make them! haha)...
In other news, the first ever 
That's all for now. I suppose I should go get my paycheck and go to the bank. But honestly, I REALLY don't feel like going out in this rain! haha...
And it just so happens that today is the day that the first challenge has been posted! It's a double whammy too...you have to use the quote "Nobody puts baby in a corner" from 'Dirty Dancing' AND (see, this is the double whammy part) you have to include a handmade felt embellie! Here's my take:
A little background on the photo and layout...this is my Mother, Uncle and Grandmother back in the day. My Mom has always told me stories of how her brothers (my uncles) would always wreck her belongings and her cousins would always try to steal her Christmas presents, so she'd have to hide them after she'd get them and she could never have anything nice, etc. Well, when I saw this photo my Grandmother had tucked away in an album, I found it amusing because even from a young age, she seems to be trying to protect her stuff. I just love how she's backed into that corner with a don't-mess-with-me look on her face, clutching her Christmas stocking. I guess it's one of those things where you really believe it when you see some proof, haha. So, having never actually seen the movie "Dirty Dancing" (I know, I know! haha), and having no idea what that quote is actually in reference to, I figured it would be fitting to incorporate the quote in with this photo. And there you have it!