Funny Contest

Here is a bra I designed for a "scrapbooking" contest on-line. It was supposed to be a political-ish statement but looks to me more like something a stripper or Wonder Woman would wear!

After we finished it, Molly and I made a headband for her - it was simple: just buttons and hot glue and turned out really cute!

Long Time No Post

Hello again everyone. I haven't posted in a while because my scrapbooking business has been in a period of transition and I just wasn't sure what to say ... I loved my kits and think that in a different market (or with a different marketing department) they would have been wildly sucessful but that wasn't meant to be. Stay tuned to my blog as I post some of the layouts I am continuing to work on and other interesting tidbits I find as I continue to work with kits and manufacturers in the industry.

For today, check out this blog: www.lotuspaperie.blogspot.com for tons of great sketch ideas and check out this picture of my 3-year-old cutie (coming soon).

The August kit is here! It is a wonderful kit filled with embellishments and coordinating papers from Daisy D's Chole Marie Collection and Bazzill. Check out OUR STORE to the left to order. This kit is perfect for your baby pictures but also matched perfectly with my river and beach pictures.

August Kit from Backroads Design is Coming Soon

Here are two of the layouts I completed with my August kit. The colors are perfect for baby pictures but they also are great for those river, ocean and lake pictures you took this summer!

Published!

Well I can't believe it but one of my July layouts got published. It is in a new e-zine called "oh scrap!" Fun name. I am honored to be included in their publication. You can download it here http://ohscrapnewsletter.spaces.live.com/.

Backroads Design July kit is here!

You should be receiving your July kit soon. The went in the mail last Monday to arrive coast to coast in plenty of time for those July 4th shoppers! Here are some of the great layouts I made with this kit. This kit is so full of great stuff from Pink Paislee, Jenni Bowlin, and Heidi Swapp plus a cool coordinating fabric and the project for this month is the easy matching chipboard buttons!

Bend, Oregon

I am posting today from Bend, Oregon where I am vacationing with my family (and doing a little scrapbooking). This is a wonderful place for an active outdoorsy family with tons of biking, hiking, parks and interesting things to see and do. We've already spent a fun-filled week here and are looking forward to more. I also visited some of the local scrapbooking stores. You couldn't find a nicer bunch of people and I am happy to tell you that two stores in this area: Scrap-a-doodle in Bend and Scrapbook Nook in La Pine will be carrying my monthly kits - thanks! I'll leave you with a tiny preview of July's kit. It's going to be a great one!