A Day at San Clemente, Dana Point, & Laguna Beach

Last Tuesday we both had the day off, so we decided to spend the day out and about taking pictures and having fun on the coast of California. We started off at San Clemente Beach.

Here's the pier that we've walked on many times before...


And a black and white version


A close up of the water


Pretty Palm Trees


More pics to come later of Dana Point and Laguna beach...

A Storm is Coming...or so I thought.

Last Thursday night the sky looked so pretty with new clouds in the sky. So I thought I would practice taking photos with my camera. Here's what I came up with.

Thankful Cards...

I was able to sit down and do some card making today with my friend Mackenzie. We went to get some new supplies first and I found the cutest paper ever! So, what better way to show off the new paper than with some new cards. I don't know what I was thinking when I only bought one sheet of it. I guess I'll be making another trip to pick up some more. =}


and #2...(This is the same paper, I was just messing around with my camera)

Pumpkin Carving 2008

My friend Amber (also known as "Little Sis") came over the other night, so I made her help carve a pumpkin. I thought I would try being creative this year. Here's what we came up with. I'm not sure what I think, but it is different than previous years.

Spider Sketch


Pumpkin Guts


Finished Product


and with the Assistant...

Halloween Scrapbook Gift...

My friend Mackenzie gave me the cutest birthday gift this year...a Halloween Scrapbook. I love it so I thought I would share a few pages of it. =}

The Cover

New Camera and New Card...

I got an early birthday present today...a Canon Digital EOS 50D. I've been playing with it all night and am learning a lot about it. There is so much to learn and I will be taking a digital photography class to learn exactly how to use it. Here's a picture of the beauty...


And to test out the quality of the camera, I've made a new card for my niece's 3rd birthday. She loves Tinkerbell so I thought I would give it a try. I love this color combo. Here it is...


And some details...





I hope everyone is having a relaxing weekend and able to do something fun. =)

October Halloween Cards...

Here are a few cards that I made today. I'll be giving these away to some little Monsters... aka nieces and nephews and other cuties. Hopefully they will like them.
I think my favorite is the 1st one..Trick or Treat! Enjoy...