jamieharper

Forever Monday

I love my Monday's they are always the same never unchanging. It is the day to wake up and see all of the memories from the weekend. See we just have fun on the weekend together and don't do a whole lot of cleaning. The kids usually sleep in so I have a good 2 hours to myself to clean up from the weekends activities. There are always dishes to be done, clothes to wash, projects to finish, and just in general a big pick up. I actually look forward to my quiet routine. It is much needed today after our crazy weekend. Taylor woke up Saturday morning @ 2:15 am with sharp pain we went to the ER and it turned out she had 3 kidney stones. She passed one after 8 hours and we are now trying to pass the other two. So today no photos or projects just nursing my baby girl. :)

ALbum Love!!

So anyone who knows me knows that I love albums!!! And these are right up my alley. So perfect, and I love that they are a blank canvas for you to play on, or just a clean classic look.

Here is the first album I made. It is 8.5 x 11with a blue spine DT0045 Memories Sentiments.

 I added an orange scallop using Threading water punch. 

For the circles I used 4.5 X 9 scalloped envelopesDT0018 as well as the butterflies.

I punched the butterflies with the Martha Stewart punch.

The butterflies are each popped up using 3-D dots.  I love how colorful and fun this album is.

To finish off the album I used Hampton Arts "remember" stampand used versamark watermark ink, for a barely there look.

LOVE LOVE LOVE Album #2. This one is actually my day timer/notebook.

A peek at the catalog. I am just loving all the new Ditto Product. This journal is pretty straight forward, just using all of the great products. I am in love with the stamps and the ink from the Ditto collection!!!

Look at how fast and easy just a few photos and a few products are to make a notebook, or even scrapbook pages. Today is just a day of simple sharing. 

I am in love with all of the different pages in the inserts.

Are the wheels spinning in your head? Can you just imagine all of the different possibilities???

Look for another post tomorrow!!! 
 
 

It has been an amazing week!!!

Full of change and full of growth. Sometimes the hardest things that we go through we end up growing the most. I love you so much Madisann. Here is a song she wrote today.

 

Chances by Maddy Harper

Life changes, rearranges, it's contagious, the feelings you feel
You make decisions, small incisions, in your destiny, yeah
They can change your life forever and maybe turn out better than you planned
You can live your dream, but you have to believe that when you start it may be hard but you gotta know

Chorus
Don't live in a life full of fear
Just know that while changes come near
You'll say goodbye, you'll cry and cry
but in your heart you'll know
it's not impossible

The dawn is breakin
While you're wakin' to a brand new day
A day full of hopeful choices and compromise
in your eyes
No matter the weather, it can only get better from here, yeah
Your life could be drowned in astoundin' people who love with all their heart and tell you so

Repeat Chorus

Bridge
Take chances, hold hands with, fear and hope and pain
Show the world that you’re sure that you made the right choice, you used your voice to say

Chorus2
I don’t live in a life full of fear
I know that while changes come near, yeah
I’ll say goodbye, I’ll cry and cry
But in my heart, I’ll know
That it’s possible

 

How many bug bites????

I stopped counting after 50......they are itchy and driving me crazy, but do I regret going? NOT ONE BIT!!!!!

These photos were taken at night in the middle of nowhere there was not one bit of light anywhere, except for the one alien bee we were using. SO AWESOME!!!

  

Growing Up

Growing up can be hard. Madisann let us know this week that she no longer wants to play the cello, and would like to leave Arizona School for the Arts to attend Pinnacle. Talk about a shock to the system, trust me - when I went to bed and closed the door there were tears. Tears knowing what an AMAZING gift she has been given , tears knowing that I will not hear the amazing music that her orchestra performs, tears knowing that I will not hear the sweet music pouring down from upstairs, tears knowing that she told me that she had prayed about it and knew that this decision was the right one. SO although it took me a day I understand and support her decision. It will not do anyone any good to force her to stay with it, she will not be happy and she will end up hating the cello. So I am hoping this is just a break, but if it is for good then at least she had an AMAZING 3 years with the cello. Here is a clip from the beginning of this last school year. Remember she is in 8th grade and plays like this. I love you Madisann, you are a gift and a joy and I support any decision that you make.

 

This is what her passion is....this and musical theater. She wrote this song about a week befor ethis performance ....and taught herself to play the guitar a year ago....and that is my camera clicking away in the background :)

 

What an amazing evening!!!!!

These shots are pretty much straight out of the camera, just amazing!!! Can't wait to edit!! Thank you to Lisa for an amazing evening with alien bee lighting!!! It was so foreign to me, I ONLY shoot with natural light. So it was an evening full of learning!! THANK YOU!

Koda, you are amazing!!! Just look at that brave girl sitting in the swamp in the pitch dark!!!! With bats flying overhead, frogs leaping, and fish nibbling on your toes. 

   
  

  
 

Beautiful Shayne

Shayne you are a natural and AMAZING!!! You are going to have the BEST senior year!!

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NEWBORN SPECIAL  $175.00  The session will take place in my home, you will receive 30 high res images on a CD with printing rights. The session can take up to 3 hours depending on the baby. Weekdays or Weekends  at 11:00.

In Studio Special   $60.00   This session will be in my studio, with colored backgrounds. This session will give you 10+ high res images on a CD with printing rights. This is a 30 min session for 1 person or child. Times are from 11:00-4:00 Weekdays or Weekends.

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A day with the family

It has been awhile since I posted any photos of my own children, so I thought I would share our fun from this weekend.

She is so stunning, and my one child that loves the camera.....and then she pulled this one, trying to turn a frog into a prince.

This is Henry.

  
   

   

Mesa Senior Photographer

Thank you Melinda for a beautiful session. Good luck in your pop star career.

   

How to stamp around a curve

Today it is time for a how to.

 Supplies needed

1 - 5x7 photo

 2 - 12x12 sheets of cardstock --I used grey and periwinkle

 a tag -- I used Hampton Arts DT0028 Solid Tags

a title -- I used Hampton Arts stamps DT0047 Ditto Labels 1  and  DT0046 This Day Sentiments

and a stamp that is some sort of thin line -- here I used 2 different words from the same DT0046 This Day Sentiments.

Start by tracing a circle onto your cardstock. You will want to choose which color is your base and which is your stamping color. For mine I used grey as the base and periwinkle as the stamping color. I used 2 different sized plates from my cupboard. Trace the large first, and then center the small inside of the large.

Now it is time to stamp.

Lay your acrylic block down over the circle, if you do not have a block a CD cover works great too. You just want to be able to see what you are doing. Here you will place your clear stamp following the curve of the circle. Then you will be ready to stamp around the entire circle at a perfect curve. Instead of taking off each phrase to be able to stamp the second phrase, I used these same steps of lining up on the curve with my second phrase onto a CD cover. Now I am ready to ink and stamp my image. Re-ink your stamp every time and take your time and make sure the curve is lining up.

Now that you have your circle stamped all the way, look to see if you have any mess ups or a bad spot, if you have one then start your cutting there. This can go under your photo and be hidden. You will want to cut out the inside and the outside edge of the circle. And on your mess up you can cut right through the circle since it will be covered and will make it easier to cut.

Use your tag for journaling. And stamp a title, or use a pre made title, or even stamp or use alphabet stickers. Adhere your circle center to the page. Adhere your 5x7 photo to the left of the page, covering the circle and 1' in from the left side. Adhere your tag and title to the bottom right corner of the photo and you are good to go.

A very clean and simple layout. I can't wait to give this to Melissa this weekend.