chat reminder...

just a quick reminder that I will be chatting at the Scrap-A-Faire tomorrow morning at 9 (central time)! :) See you there! Els

#2. defining moment....

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bridget said...
Can you name one moment in your life that has defined you? How/Why?
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Hmmm... so many.... One very special memory that comes to mind immediately was when I started making art journals with my friend, Rachel in 2003. Neither of us had any clue about scrapbooking at the time. But as fate would have it, art journals turned out to be the first step in our journey that ultimately led to scrapbooking! These pages are from the journal we were working on back in the day (we both worked on *all* of these pages... we were sending them back and forth in the mail all the time...). Some of these pages have been published in*Scrap City* and in *Faith Books & Spiritual Journaling*
This is something Rachel and i still hold very dear to our hearts. it was an amazing time in my life that i feel really defined where i wanted to go in the future. This was the year that we started our art group, Red Velvet Art, and i think we both agree that this is the year when we knew we wanted to be artists forever (for a hobby and a job). So many happy memories in my mind... thanks for the cool question, bridget... send me your address, ok?

G*night! E

*goodies!*

just wanted to give you a little peek at the goodies i am sending out to 10 people for the *Q&A/RAK*. Thought you might like to see. It has 3 fabrics that make me happy, lace, trim, colored leather (i use these to make flowers all the time!) buttons, rhinestones, and my favorite candy! :)

Gonna do another post tonight! :) Hope you are having a great day... I am off to do taxes, lol! Els

a quick hello!

hi! :) I just wanted to post a quick hello and let my bloggie friends know that i am totally going to resume my Q&A/RAK session... probably toninght... but this week has been especially busy with my job. :)

so yesterday Tj and I got out of the house for a bit and looked at our first house. It was a cool cabin a few minutes outside of town.... Tj is totally in love with it. I think this is going to be a fun little journey!

WIll blog more SOON! :)

hugs! Els

*Come chat with us!*

Candice will be chatting tonight from 5-7 pm (PST) at Coordinates Collections.

I will be chatting Friday Morning from 9-9:30 am (CST) at the BHG Scrap-a-faire.

Come chat with us! Will be fun! :)

#1. favorite album

Here is the first question....
wendy bretz said...
Hey Elsie!
My Question is...
If you could pick ONE CD to listen to for the rest of your life....only ONE...what would it be? :)



Hi Wendy! :) My favorite album of all time is Joy Electric's, "The White Songbook". It is the most magical album I have ever heard and it holds a lot of connections to happy memories for T.J. and I. I love to listen to this one when I am painting or making art.

A few of my other top favorites....
Bjork/Post
Regina Spektor/Soviet Kitsch
No Doubt/Rock Steady
Ben Folds/ Rockin' the Suburbs
Arcade Fire/Funeral

(Wendy, e-mail me your mailing address and I will send you some fun goodies!)

doren&victoria

So freaking adorable. my little brother, doren, has his first *real* girlfriend this year. They won the "cutest couple award" at school on valentines day. I think they are so sweet together. When they first started dating, last fall, he told emma and I that she reminded him of us. That is the cutest thing. I couldn't believe he said that. :) I hope, someday, my kids are as close as we are. I know it's super rare. I feel really lucky to be their sister. :)
Can't wait to scrapbook these photos! Gonna use the new *Roxie* line of course... :)

Gonna do my first Q&A/RAK tonight... stay tuned! :)

Hugs! E