Author Archives: allyanne

Page Planning: My First Step

I know, some of you are thinking, "Well, duh!" You have always planned your pages before ordering/printing pictures. You are so smart! It only took me 7 years of scrapbooking to figure this out! I used to just print everything. … Continue reading

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New Blog Series and other stuff

WOW, it's been a long time! I've made some changes in my life recently, and some of those are paper-craft related. The biggest change? Scaling back my Stampin' Up business. I've decided to "go hobby," and while I'm going to … Continue reading

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Scones: My favoritest things

Friday morning, for some mysterious reason, I found myself with time on my hands! I thought about what I could do with myself, and I decided that baking something would probably be the best use of that time. So I … Continue reading

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Project 365: How to choose just ONE?

I've been working on a scrapbooking project since the beginning of the year, called Project 365. Basically, you take a photo a day and scrap each week on its own page. By the end of the year, you have your … Continue reading

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Oops. Let’s clarify.

Ok, I feel sheepish! The person who made the remark that hurt me called me today. I mistook what she said, and heard something she didn't say. She actually said, "it's so different when you can take them home." Which … Continue reading

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The Stupid Things People Say and What I Think About it

The other night I was sitting around talking with a group of women, and we were sharing what was going on in our lives. I talked about my struggle with infertility, the adoption process, the last fiasco with that whole … Continue reading

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More from Kingwood

It really was extremely lovely when we were there. My goal was to use up my entire memory card, which should have been fairly easy–1G card with camera set to RAW is only 178 pictures, but I only managed 110. … Continue reading

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“check me out. No really, check me out!”

That is what this guy was saying to anyone who would listen today.   "I am so very beautiful! I am so exciting! I am so sexy! Look at me, pea hens!"   "Are you looking? Are you noticing? Check … Continue reading

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cupcakes. i love cupcakes. and i love birthdays. and i love jordan!

  Heidi made this tower of lovey dovies for Jordan's birthday.       Little pink cupcake with the strange little deer on top, I love you.   And now I'm going to eat you.

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Messing around and stuff

      He wraps himself inlight as with a garment, he stretches out the heavens like a tent and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the … Continue reading

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And now for something COMPLETELY different!

I'm tired of the gloomy, sad posts. I'm moving on and cheering up. This helps. It's my brand new car!   Hello, Spicy Red! Isn't she pert and pretty? Oh, here is a little bit of sad. This is how … Continue reading

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Update: NO baby for us this time

It's hard to tell people over and over, so I'm just going to post here. When I have a better handle on my emotions, I'll be able to talk about it, but not yet. The birth mother went back to … Continue reading

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More Dress up

     

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Dress Up

I think that most of the time, I am all of six-years-old. When Linda, who just got a job at a costume store and needs to work on the catalog of the costumes, asked me if I'd like to model some for … Continue reading

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Are these April showers or May flowers?

Both, probably.        

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