...{...me:a-z...}...

seen this popping up on everyone's blogs lately...funny thing cause i actually did it back in 2009 on facebook...anywho, i'll share it here too!

a...age: 28
b...bed size: twin...i have a very small room in which to live and craft
c...chore i hate: washing dishes...ugh that nasty water on my hands
d...dogs: lady who is a great pyrenees...i want an english bulldog someday
e...essential start to my day: breakfast
f...favorite color: usually pink, but it depends on the shade...really love gray too
g...gold or silver: both although more gold than silver for a while...and i'm really into rose gold right now
h...height: 5'3.5"...yes, i need that half inch ;-)
i...instruments i play: none anymore, but i took piano lessons for nearly 10 years
j...job title: art director
k...kids: maybe one day after God sends along my prince charming
l...live: southern us...home of the hogs...woo pig sooie...go razorbacks!
m...mother's name: denetta
n...nicknames: jess...and jessie only by some family
o...over night hospital stay: none as a patient...stayed overnight w/ my grandpa when he was there
p...pet peeves: slow drivers...people who think they know me and judge me on their assumptions...people who can't make decisions - although i was like that for years...
q...quote from a movie: "a thousand times yes" - pride and prejudice
r...right or left handed: right...although i tried to be a lefty as a child which helped when i had a cast on my right hand twice
s...siblings: two half sisters...plus several really close friends who are like sisters
t...time i wake up: 6-ish during the week...whenever on the weekend...
u...underwear: yes, i wear them...
v...vegetable i hate: fresh broccoli
w...what makes me run late: procrastination
x...x-rays i've had: back...hips...arm...hand...neck...teeth...ankle...knee...
y...yummy food i make: cupcakes mainly...although i cook lots of other things
z...zoo animal: umm...like them all

~ jess

...{...sympathy cards...}...

first off...wow, two posts in one day!

on to the post now... i must say that sympathy cards are probably the hardest card to make.  it's that fine balance of trying to add a bit of cheer but keeping it more solemn as well.  recently a friend's family member passed away and i needed to make 3 sympathy cards for the family...each family member being in a completely different age group - 20's, 30's and 50's...and two for females and one a bit more masculine for a guy and his family.  i also wanted to just use the same main sentiment and just change up the inside sentiment.

all sentiments, the impression plate and cardstock are from papertrey ink.  the papers are from various 6x6 paper pads.  the mehndi stamp was stamped with chalk inks.  the tulips colored with copic and prismacolor makers.

~ jess

...{...september birchbox...}...

goodmorning...and happy friday!  i LOVE friday's.  they usher in the weekend...it's usually not as busy at work and we can dress casual...AND i get to see some of my very best friends EVERY friday night.  tonight we are going to the local fair, so i'll try to take some pics and share w/ you guys tomorrow.

speaking of...can you believe i've been blogging so much this week...kinda getting on a roll here and really liking it.

first thing this morning i'd like to share with you guys what all i received in my september birchbox.  if you don't know what birchbox is, it's a monthly based beauty sample subscription.  now some of you may scoff at the idea of paying for samples, but sometimes they do put full sized products in the box as well.  and i soooo look forward to it each and every month.  it's so nice to be able to try the small size before rushing out and paying who knows how much for an item that you may or may not like.

~ jess

...{...recent shopping...}...

just a quick post for a recent video showing some things i purchased recently...enjoy...oh, and don't forget to subscribe!

~ jess

...{...mother's day revisited...}...

as i was cleaning up my image folder last night, i realized that there were a few projects this year that i failed to post.  for mother's day this year i decided to create a 12x12 layout in a shadowbox for both my grandmother (nanny) and my mom.  i'm such a procrastinator that i was working on these right up until the last minute!  but i was very happy w/ how they turned out and they seemed to really love the gifts...oh and of course i made cards for them too...

...first my mom's...

yes, that is a pic of me as a baby w/ my mom...check out her hair!

...now my nanny's...

my grandparents always had watermelon on the anniversary of the day they met...

caption: memorial day anniversary tradition...as a side note, i was born 25 years to the day they met

~ jess