Final DareJack challenge pages

My MissyJack - just a fun photo of a family day out at the Fair - of course we're having corn dogs for lunch!

My AshleyJack - More fair food fun - Bill & the turkey leg - one of his favorites.
and finally, My Amber NicholeJack - Bill's new fancy-schmancy car/SUV.
And finally, a little sneak peak of the new yummy jewelry that will be uploaded in WeMiKiWi's Etsy shop this week. There are a few new things already! Keep checking in! Thanks!

Retail Therapy

So, I've been under the weather for a few days. Still not sure if I caught a cold, or if my seasonal allergies are kicking in - stuffy sore nose, sneezing like nobody's business, and generally low on energy. After school was done today, I went for a nice lunch out and then to the library for some hermit crab books for preschool and a few goodies for a special package I need to send out this weekend. And - I'm in the market for some new glasses. Found a couple pairs I really liked downtown at the Discerning Eye, but couldn't decide. Any opinions?

Dare Jack #4 - Handmade

Not sure whether I love this one or hate it. But... I definitely love the photo and the sentiment, so I'm calling it done. :) You can see the inspiration here.

Dare 73

Steph and I had a great time going out to eat and snacking while I was visiting her in D.C. This layout is in honor of all the eating we did - LOL.

The Dare was to scrap a layout without using any traditional scrapbooking supplies. So - I used a D.C. map, pink bubble wrap, staples, magazine cutouts, a bit of an old dictionary page, and a hand-lettered title with colored pencils. A fun challenge!

My first 30 days of 365

I had been coming across photos of the 365 Days group for a few months on Flickr, although it was finally seeing Elsie's beautiful self-portraits that made me take the plunge and join. The concept of the group is that you take a photo of yourself (or some part of yourself) every day for an entire year. One thing I love about the group is that they have all these "mini challenges" that give you ideas for themes for your self-portraits. Also, just browsing the 365 sets of other members can be really inspiring.

Why would I want to do this?? Well, it's a little reminder to take photos every day, and I am really looking forward to being able to see my life in pictures (big events and small every day things) over the course of a year. It is getting easier to remember to do it as the days go by. I do feel a little strange uploading so many pictures of myself to flickr - it seems conceited, LOL, but since I'm just doing it for myself, who cares!

Scrapjacked - Genevieve S.

This is my entry for the latest Scrapjacked challenge. I'm happy with how it turned out!

Rock the Vote

Reminisce is having an August layout contest on their blog - go check it out and vote if you're interested!