...{...two peas, big lots and hobby lobby haul...}...

Hey!  Just a quick post today to share my newest youtube video...  Hope you enjoy!

~ Love ya ~ Jessica B.

...{...happy birthday card...}...

Hope you are having a fabulous week.  And if you, like myself, are having a rough, busy week...at least we are to the half-way point!!!


This is a little birthday card I made a while back.  It was the first time I've really used Copic markers to color a large image.  In college I used Prismacolor markers and was pretty good with them, but like all things if you don't keep practicing, you lose some of the ability. 

When I made this card it was just to build up a stash for when I needed a card.  Thankfully I did that because back in February/March I broke my pinkie and had to have a cast on my arm.  My nanny's birthday is in March and I wanted to give her a hand-made card but knew I couldn't make one with the cast on.  Then I remembered that I made this card so I gave it to her and she loved it.

Love ya - Jessica B.

...{...wedding present...}...

My dear friend, Christy, got married back in April.  For her wedding present I took the pic from her announcement and used it on the altered canvas I created.  I also made a card using some of the same papers.

Love ya ~ Jessica B.

...{...weekend review...}...

I take a lot of pics with my phone throughout the week.  Mostly they get posted to facebook and occasionally I print them out to scrapbook.  The quality isn't the best, but I do enjoy the fast pace at which you can snap a pic and instantly share it with all your friends... So I thought it might be fun to start doing this weekend review where I post my pics on here from the week...

yay...got my first birchbox in the mail...check out previous blog post for more info

picked these up at tjmaxx for $7.99...peach-a-boo and lemonade stand by your man

addicted to wendy's chicken almond berry salad...yummy!!!

opi - mermaid's tears

this stuff is AMAZING!!!...favorite afternoon snack at work...

went with my friends to the local yogurt shop friday night...thought I'd try the fruit flavors...

outfit of the day - dress-ny&co - shoes-dollhouse - sweater-kohls

mac - woodwinked, free to be, pollinator, lala, of summer

LOVE these...use every night before bed...

Love ya ~ Jessica B.

...{...June Birchbox...}...

Hey everyone!  Hope you've been enjoying the lovely month of June.  I'm happy that we are enjoying warm days.  I used to hate the warm weather as it gets pretty toasty here in the summer.  But the older I get the more I despise winter with it's frigid temps.  Thankfully I live in the south where it doesn't get too cold.  But...it's still too cold for me.  I just get so lazy in the winter...only wanting to eat and sleep...and hating to crawl out of bed.  So I've told myself once the warm weather comes I will not complain.  And everyday the temps have been climbing into the high 90's and I begin to long for it to be a bit cooler, I simply remind myself of the cold temps a few months ago and instantly I'm loving this very warm weather. :-)


On to other things... Have you heard of Birchbox?  It's a monthly subscription for deluxe beauty samples for only $10 per month.  Now at first I thought that seemed a bit odd...pay to get samples.  Especially what if I hated all the samples they gave me.  But, they also throw in full size products a lot of the times.  After watching some youtube videos where people were showcasing the products they were sent I decided to give it a try.  Last week I received my first box in the mail...LOVE it!  It's going to be so fun every month waiting for the box to be delivered, not knowing what is in mine.  Now I did watch a few videos from youtubers showing off their June Birchbox...and I kinda regretted that.  I think next month I'll hold off until after I've opened mine that way it's a complete surprise.  Below is my video showcasing the products I received...enjoy!

Love ya ~ Jessica B.