old photos...

...make me really happy... i found this one tonight. it's my grandpa. it really captures him and his farm and makes me miss him. lots more i want to share but i need to get some stuff done... maybe tomorrow? :) they are all so random and eclectic... reminds me how rich and full life really is. i needed that today :) good stuff. 

look books....

eta...

WOW! that was fast! holy cow! :) haha!

here are the winners! :)

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send me your addys to elsieflannigan@yahoo.com and we will get them mailed out! :) CONGRATS! :) els 

some holiday*ish photos...

some fun photos from the other night... we finally put up our mini white tree (my favorite!) and wrapped most of our gifts (isn't this robot wrapping paper wicked? it's from old navy... so fun!) so here are just a few pics of our decor and some new (cheesy, but fun..lol!) self portraits we took. :) T.J. says "hi!" haha!

THANK YOU!

just want to give a BIG THANK YOU to my friends and family for all the love and cute goodies! you guys know who you are and you are so sweet and amazing! i am so thankful for you! :) Thanks for making my day! This stuff is all over my house reminding me of you and making me thankful and happy all day long! you rock!

i am collecting addys for my christmas cards... if i stayed at your house this year or if you took me shopping or sight seeing or something like that... or if you just recently moved, can you send me your mailing address to elsieflannigan@yahoo.com... please don't be shy... pleasepleaseplease! i dont want to miss anyone! :)

have a great monday! Elsie

random saturday stuff....

hi! i wanted to share this layout that i did (a "just for fun" layout..yay!) a few weeks ago... Makes me smile because this is my favorite photo with my mom from when I was a baby. I want to get more into scrapping old photos this year. So many cool ones... so much history.

oh.. and here is my "photos-that-need-to-be-scrapped" box... it is one of those big cropper hopper boxes (pretty sure it holds 2000) and you can see how it is totally full and overflowing... the funny thing is that this isn't all my photos, this is only the recent ones! Like last 2 years... eeeek! but I am just ambitious (or maybe pshycotic) enough to believe that there is some chance I can actually scrapbook most of these photos... but like TJ was saying, I HAVE to learn to put more photos on a page if that is gonna happen (not that I wont still do some one photo layouts too...haha) so I have been experimenting and sketching out ideas for more photos (but still doing it with my own vibe). Fun challenge! :)

Ok.. I have had a TON of e-mails and comments about how to use these photo frames... honestly, digi scrapping is *nooooot* my thing and I know very very little about it... but I do know that in all Rhonna's frames she includes a tutorial! So that is cool! hope that helps!

a few random thoughts for this saturday afternoon...

*SO glad i am not at the mall today.. haha!
*3 days until the new Gwen Stefani release :)
*need to figure out what I am getting (or making) our grandmas for christmas.
*Trying to think of something special to surprise T.J. with for our 5th anniversary in a few weeks...

Have a great Saturday! I am back to work now... and going to TJs work christmas party tonight (cannot believe it is already that time of year! whoa!) Els

Baby, It's Cold Outside...

so we had our first big snow around here... cocoa is pretty excited about it and wants to play in it all the time..so CUTE! Tj took this rad photo of me (he is all about the crazy cropping and i LOOOVE it) it reminds me of this photo of my mom from the 70s.. trying to find that...

so i am just chillin at home working on my line (getting so close to being done with the winter release! i am so excited! can't wait for CHA in January (plus it will be fun to go somewhere sunny and warm for a couple days..lol!) Also I have been scrapbooking a little bit in between and drinking some orange spice tea. Nice. Cozy. Working from home is freaking cool.

Ok... several people were asking about the song from the trailer I shared yesterday.. it is "When Morning Comes" by: Jeremy Larson. He is from Springfield (see! I knew there was more talent in good ole Springfield than just Brad Pitt! :) Next time he does a show I am soooo there. Cool stuff. I get so freaking excited finding 

*SO exciting!*

look here to see the trailer for "my boss is an idiot" (the rad indie film my little sister and brother are in). wow. i am seriously emotional seeing this. i am so thankful for the inspiring people in my life who are truly living their dreams... maybe that sounds cheesy, but i'm serious. people who take risks in life and work hard to do something they are passionate about are my heros...and my sister, Emma, is for sure one of those people.

So if you are interested in ordering a copy of the film you can get one from brandon (thebrandongoodwin@gmail.com) they are $15 (not sure about the shipping cost). I ordered a few extra copies to give away here when they come in :)

Em