I KNOW.....right?

You're thinking I'm dead.  I'm NOT dead.  I just let the blog go this past week in favor of some other projects.  In fact, I have been busier than EVER!

Do you ever say "yes" to just too many things?  That may have been my downfall this week.  Too many "yes's".  Too many "sure, I can do that".

Anyway, as life goes sometimes, I had to choose some things to say "no" to.  This blog was one of those things.  (also, shunned were..laundry, exercise, toilet cleaning, and eating healthy.  --that last one was just due to stress levels and laziness...not really anyone I can blame for that--)

But I promise that all the fun things I'm working on will make it on here eventually....and I can prove that I haven't just been sitting around picking my nose all day!

Part of the frustration has been a move to a new computer this past week.  I've been so excited to use my new little baby....but underestimated the headache that it would be to move over.  I wonder sometimes if companies don't think I'll ever need to move my information.....or if they just don't want me to.  Either way....it's been a test of my personal ability to control my swears.  And it hasn't always been successful.



Regardless, I think my CS Suite, all 800+ fonts, and 60 gigs of music have now found a lovely place to call home.  And I hope we'll all be happy here.

I also brought this new baby home last week.  (yes, it's finally here!  I can put away my surgical scissors forever!)  I haven't spent a ton of time using it yet....mostly because of the aforementioned computer debacle....but hopefully in the next few weeks, you're gonna see all kinds of goodness churning out from this bad boy.  Or is it a she?   Hmmmm.....?
I don't know.
But I definitely think I should name it!




Also upcoming for our little family, is a trip to the Happiest Place on Earth!!  (10 days and counting!!! yipee!!!)  There's always some prep that is associated with a vacation.  But this time, I'm in charge of everyone's Halloween apparel.  Hopefully both of the new toys I have are going to help me make something stellar.

Speaking of Halloween....
There's an AMAZING Halloween party going down at eighteen25 the past month.  If you've missed even ONE entry....go and check it out!  I love waking up every morning and seeing what's there.  In fact, even though I've been computer MIA....I still check there.  I've spent a couple days getting my own submission in.  It's finally done, and I've sent it off to the eighteen25 gals.
It will go up on September 28th.
Don't worry.

I'll remind you.

10,000 times!!

And finally....in the last bit of "what the heck has she been doing this past week, and is she possibly dead"....

I have a little side business.  I know.....right?  Who doesn't.  Well, last year I had a friend suggest that I ought to actually get paid a little bit for designing things for all my family/friends.  Paid?  What?  Can you do that?  Apparently the answer is yes.

So at Christmas time, I made a little blog to show them some ideas for Christmas cards that I could make for them.

It went really well, and I made a few that I really liked.

Fast forward one year, and I have a lot more designing under my belt.  I decided that I ought to put some real effort into it this year and see what happens.  So I'm biting the bullet and "announcing"

Announced will be the main hub for all my designing stuff.  It will focus on photo greeting cards and invitations...but I also will list blog design, logo design, custom canvas artwork, and other fun printables.

We will take your photos and put them into the designs and send you a .jpeg file for you to print anywhere you choose! 

We also offer custom design options as well!

I've been working on setting up my business blog for the last few weeks.  It's about 1/2 way there....but I do have the "Holiday Photo Card" section all set up.  YAY!



There are some really fun new things for this holiday season.  Some of my favorites are:

photography by: pink daffodil 

peppermint twist

photography by: pink daffodil

holiday with class

argyle noel

photography by: moment2moment

snowstorm

photography by: pink daffodil

purple presents

The site isn't 100% ready to go yet....But it's getting there.

We still need to fill in baby, wedding, design, and other sections. But I thought I'd just give you a taste of what we're going to be about.

So if you're looking for a fun way to send your Holiday Cards this year, keep us in mind!

Thanks so much for hangin' around, you cute things! I just love our little chats. I can't promise to be here every day....but I can promise to show you what I have been doing....just so you don't start an "Ellie g is Dead" campaign.