Maya Road and Me

cousins

so noah and olivia are very lucky to have cousins that are very close in age to play with.  growing up, deb and i had lots of cousins that were a lot older than us (but they did spoil us) and we had lot of cousins that were our age but lived on different continents (which meant seeing each other 1 or 2x every 5 years or so).

noah has jonathan who is less than 2 months younger than him. when they get together, they are loud and speak a crazy 3 year old language that we don't quite understand. lately they have been running around shouting " let's go find a mystery!"

and ms olivia has ms bethany to count as a cousin who is about 8 months older than her. both girls aren't much into playing yet as they watch their brothers but i am sure one day soon, they will be running around the house having their own crazy time together.

we feel very thankful that we were able to spend some time with deb and her family.

my family has a lot to be thankful for. there are times when we are caught up in the day to day and the rush to get here and there that we sometimes lose perspective on it all. but all we have to do is look at our babies and realize how good we have life. i thank God every day for the blessings that have been bestowed upon me and my family.

here is hoping that you had a very happy thanksgiving!

mist tutorial

i am a scrap saver. i try some times to "fight the power" but generations of pack ratness sometimes spills over to me still.

here was a photo i had which needed cropping. when i was done, i was left with an edge which would make a neat accent.

  i decided to create a mask with some chipboard letters and by spraying some Maya Mist over it lightly (hint this works BEST with matte photos and a light hand in the spraying so it dries quickly).

this is what the cropped part of the photo looks like now after i remove the letters. i will be using this for a neat title on a future page!

2 cuties

first of all, i can't believe that baby olivia is almost 3 months old! she can hold her head up high now and is quite opinionated on  a lot of things. she talks to me each day with lots of baby coos. she also loves to just chill and look at the mobile on her crib or the fan blades in our room. she is a totally chill little gal.

and her big bro noah totally totally adores her. he will tell everyone "this is MY BABY SISTER". i am glad he is so full of love for her. he totally shares all his toys with her and doesn't make a fuss if she needs mom or dad's attention.

i have many plans for all these photos! i took a bit of a break from scrapbooking but have some things planned i will share with you all soon!

new stuff

so deb and i have worked hard on some mid-show release which started shipping to stores this last week - new mists (in base non metallic colors, pins (hearts and crystals), mini chipboards and stamps) - things that i love and i know you will too!

if you are wondering what they all look like check them all out here

and if you need some inspiration, check out some projects we did with all this new stuff:

do you see anything you like?

have a great weekend!

Chilling with my baby girl ms Olivia. She is a wee bit over 2 months now and starting to laugh and coo. We will chat most days about life and such. I love when she and her brother chat together too. Most days I will see Noah go up to Olivia and say "hi I am Noah" and then he will pat her tummy and in a tiny high voice have her pretend to say "hello i am baby sister olivia" so sweet. I am trying to take all these moments in.