we're on a birthday roll.

here's another birthday layout for our friend, Meg.  she turned 40 this year back in April.  i know, it's taken me this long to finish up her layout too, but i must say i'm getting caught up pretty quick.

it was an all ladies night out with the exception of my future-husband-at-the-time.  we went to dinner first and then over to a local comedy club.  loved the colors of this paper, but i can't remember the name of it.  i kept this layout simple, but add some floss + brads to point out the birthday girl. 

enjoy your day!

happy 41st.

my husband turned 41 years young earlier this year and it's taken me months to finish his layout.  i know, i'm slacking off on my scrapbooking, but i'm trying to make a real effort to get caught up.  my plan is to tackle two layouts every week until i'm current.  i might fail, but then again it's all about the challenge of trying for me, not failing.  with that said, let's get back to this layout.

we went to see our cousin's play earlier that day and then we went to Pomona Mining Company, which was a first for both of us.  the food was excellent, but the birthday boy wasn't too impressed.  i used Graphic 45 paper, a few CTMH stamps to break-up my journal pattern, and the ribbon + flower are from Micheal's. 

have a great week + see ya back here tomorrow for another new post.

another birthday.

birthdays are big in my family.  they have been since i was a very young girl, so i've carried that tradition with me into adulthood.  i love celebrating birthdays with either close friends or co-workers.  if there's a birthday on the horizon i'm good for some cupcakes + a dinner to celebrate, so when my sister-in-law's birthday came up i had to take her out for just that.  we met our friend Pat at Cheesecake Factor in Brea for some good eats + a round of not too many pictures. 

i normally don't do one page layout's, but for some reason i wasn't feeling the picture-taking-spirit that day.  so with that said, i only had enough photos for a single page layout, and i must say, i'm kinda diggin' this new concept.  note to self, try making another layout like this.  anyway, here's the lovely layout in question...

i used some leftover paper i had in my overflowing scrap box which (i can't recall the name of) i've used before on this card + a layout that i'll be posting next week.  i'm a closet orange color fan.  have been for years, but let's keep that between you + me.  anyway, when i saw this paper combo i fell hard for it, to say the least.  very happy with this layout. 

enjoy the weekend + see ya back here next week for all new layouts everyday next week...or at least that's what i'm shooting for.