One Little Slip ...

... changed our Autumn. That's for sure. I knew I needed a break in late August from my Etsy shop, but planned to reopen in September, as soon as we got into our school year groove. And then my oldest had an accident ... he fell from a rope swing and a month later, things are still so crazy that I don't know what to expect around each new bend and turn. We've been through 2 surgeries and a 3rd is highly likely. He's home with me, not in school, so that makes things difficult for me trying to run a business or even get out to run errands and shop. He tires so easily and doesn't sleep well at night because of pain and discomfort. But we are managing as best we can and hopeful that this all ends for the best.

I wanted to document the road we've traveled this past month before I forget all the details. He doesn't want to talk about that day much, and I don't blame him, but someday I imagine he will. I had my iPhone with me at all times and took pictures using the Instagram app {Love!}. Linda Roos, one of the designers at JessicaSprague.com is releasing a new template pak called Foto and it is perfect for all those smaller photos that accumulate on your iPhone from apps like Instagram & Hipstamatic. Here's my 2 page Layout. I'm sure you'll see more pages as the story continues ...

 Here's the 2 page spread.

One Little Slip ... (2 pager) In the Making Designs: Foto Template Pak - coming soon!
Gourmet Paper Pack
Gourmet Wordart & Labels Pack
Make a Splash Elements Pack
La Storia Elements Pack

Queen of Quirk::
Lucky Duck Accent Pack
Father Time Accent Pack
City Mouse Accent Pack
You Are Here Full Kit
Cirque du Ciel Accent Pack

 And the single pages ...

I also did this page with some Instagram photos I took while out at the park the other day. 

This is another one of the awesome templates in Linda of In the Making Designs' Foto Template Pak. 

I also have a few other pages to share with you from the month:

a walk in the park

In The Making Design:
Foto Template Pak .... coming oct 31!
Valpolicella Elements Pack
Valpolicella Paper Pack
Sassy Season Paper Pack
Retro Mango Paper Pack
You Are Awesome Mini Kit

liv.e designs:
Loopies Vol.1 - Flutterby

My adorable nephew. 

Lil' Surfer Dude Splendid Fiins
Splendid Template-GO BIG 2
Teen (add-on) full kit

Love this Kid Splendid Fiins
Splendid Template-GO BIG 3
Evidence-paper pack
very krafty-softly now
You are awesome - mini kit
mixed bag- epoxy stickers

Then & Now
Samantha Walker A-Z Collection ...

A to Z School Images
A to Z Linen Solids Paper Pack
A to Z Patterned Paper Pack
A to Z Borders and labels
A to Z Frames and Things  

And ... my Etsy shop is finally open again. Sorry for being gone so long. Please enjoy 30% off your entire order. Just use coupon code Falling during checkout. 

best- xoxo jenn 

Catching up on LOs for September

I feel like I just don't have much time for blogging these days.

What have I been up to? Well, I have spent the last 5 weeks, taking Carina Gardner's Art of Digital Design 2 class over at Jessica Sprague. It was an amazing, fantastic, eye opening journey ... I loved every minute of that class. Carina gives you weekly assignments and provides critiques of your design work as you move along, so you can improve and learn as you progress to the final week, where fittingly, your Final Assignment is due. The critiques are a mix of written cirtiques and verbal/iTunes critiques. The iTunes critiques are audio files that you download and it makes you feel as if Carina is right there with you, peeking over your shoulder onto your display screen and sharing her thoughts on your work. It is pretty awesome! Highly recommend this class. Click the Link for AODD2 to read more about the class and get your name on the "notify me" list to be "in the know" for when the next class offering will be held. Carina does a few live webinars throughout the class and is readily available in the forum, along with her amazing assistant Susan. Together they make a fabulous team!

I did manage to get a few digital layouts completed this month. Here's what I worked on:

Hurricane Animal Rescue Template Tuesday By Jana
In The Making Designs:
Gourmet Paper Pack
Gourmet Wordart & Labels Pack
Valpolicella Elements Pack
La Storia Paper Pack
Indulgence Elements Pack
Sassy Season Paper Pack
Moments Elements Pack

  So Happy ... You're Happy
In The Making Designs - newest kit Get Happy - coming soon!

Last Days of Summer
Gorgeous new kit by Queen of Quirk!

Queen of Quirk
Country Mouse Accent Pack
Country Mouse Paper Pack
Right Round Accent Pack
Kamari Beach Accent Pack

liv.e designs
Mask Me - Photo Masks

My Sweetness
New Artistic Photo Frames Vol1 by Jodie Lee. (Used one for the photo and cut up one to use in the corners of the LO.)

Jodie Lee
Artistic Photo Frames 1
Vintage Postcard Frames/Blog Frames 1
Sweet Heart Collection

Carina Gardner
INFORMED - DAILY SCHEDULE
FRESH PICKED - Summer Borders
FRESH PICKED - Spring
DAISY JANE - Solid Paper Set

Making Cherry Limeade New Vintage Floral Brushes by Jodie Lee.

Jodie Lee
Vintage Floral Brush Collection
Ledger Papers 1Sweet Heart Collection
Vintage Postcard Frames/Blog Frames 1

Echo Park
For the Record Paper/Element Pack #1
For the Record Alpha/Element Pack #1

Kitschy Digitals
Kawaii Cute Fruits Kit

Splendid Fiins
@ the office supplies 1

Thanks for looking! xo jenn

Summer's End ...

I can not believe Labor Day is here. The kids go back to school this week. It is time for schedules and after school activities, homework and the hustle -n- bustle of September once again.

We just returned from vacation, so it will take a little while to get back into the swing of things again. For those of you looking for my Etsy shop to reopen ...  I'll have it back online early next week. I just need a little more time to settle into our school routine, unpack, go grocery shopping and get the house in order once again.

I just wanted to pop in and post a few digital layouts from the month of August:

Day of Discovery liv.e designs::
Summer Solstice Paper Pack - The Solid Papers
Tape It Up! Frames
Paint Play - Splats (Paper Pack)
EZ-PZ Template 05 - Five
Needs+Wants: It's a Date (Date Stamps)
DayBrushes Reloaded - Journaling Brushes
Mask Me - Photo Masks
Maskerade {Photo Masks}

Cosmo Cricket::
Salt Air Elements

splendid fiins::
feedsack element pack 1
@ the office supplies 1

crystal wilkerson::
stitches from Inspired by Susan Weinroth Template 6

Cousins Storytime
liv.e designs
Needs+Wants: It's a Date (Date Stamps)
Click! Paper Pack - The Solids
{Click-The Elements}
Needs + Wants: Strings Galore Vol. 2
Freedom Is Good - Paper Pack: The Solids
Softly, Gently - The Kit's Solid Papers

Crystal Wilkerson::
Inspired by Susan Weinroth Template #06

Kayak Adventure
Template Tuesday #30 by Lauren Madsen

Queen of Quirk::
Papers from the following kits:
Right Round Paper Pack
Larry Paper Pack
Lucky Duck Paper Pack
Sitting Pretty Paper Pack
Dimitri Paper Pack
You Are Here Full Kit
Accents from the following kits:
Father Time Accent Pack
Lucky Duck Accent Pack
Right Round Accent Pack
Cirque du Ciel Accent Pack

Little Swimmer - TT#28
Template Tuesday #28 - Jenn Mccabe

Echo Park:
Splash Paper Pack
Splash Element Pack 1
For the Record Paper/Element Pack #1

liv.e designs::
Needs + Wants: Stitchies Vol.2 {Spring Garden Collection}

splendid fiins::
@ the office supplies 1

Sand Fort Elle's Studio:
Sweet Summer Papers
Sweet Summer Journaling Tags

Cosmo Cricket::
Peachy Keen Alphabet

Splendid Fiins::
Evidence-file frames

Queen of Quirk::
You Are Here Full Kit

Echo Park::
Splash Element Pack 1

Carina Gardner::
DESIGN 365 - A Year of Rubons

Template Tuesday #28 - Jenn McCabe

Thanks for looking! -xoxo Jenn

Latest Digi LOs...

Did you pick up this free template last Tuesday at JessicaSprague.com? Today is another round of Template Tuesday ... head over the site to download the newest free template now!

Summer Sunshine In The Making Design::

Template Tuesday: Love
Retro Mango Paper Pack
Valpolicella Elements Pack
Tricolor Elements Pack

Queen of Quirk::
Cirque du Ciel Accent Pack
Father Time Accent Pack
Jeepers Accent Pack

Budding Chef In The Making Designs::
Gourmet Paper Pack - coming soon!
Gourmet Word Art & Labels - coming soon!
Valpolicella Elements Pack
Indulgence Elements Pack
La Storia Elements Pack
Mandarin Breeze Elements Pack

Splendid Fiins::
baker's twine photo megapack
evidence - file frames
Make a Mess - masks vol. 2

Queen of Quirk::
Jeepers Accent Pack

other::
LaurieAnn HGD: Baked with Love

Sweet Love

Carina Gardner:: Victorian Art Paper Set 2 - coming soon! COQUETTE - Brad Set DAISY JANE - Flowers COQUETTE - Word Art Set FRESH PICKED - Summer Collection FRESH PICKED - Spring Florals FRESH PICKED AUTUMN TICKETS ESSENTIALS - Frames v1 BABY MINE- FULL KIT liv.e designs:: Tabby Tabs Loopies Vol.1 - Flutterby other:: Katie Pertiet: LIttle Hearts Kit (owl epoxy)

Instagram = Happiness
For the "What I know for sure ..." challenge.
Cheated, and did not use one photo though!

Kitschy Digitals::
Vintage Cameras Kit

Crystal Wilkerson::
Crystal's {PLAYGROUND} Element Pack Watermelon Sherbet Pie
Kitschy Digitals
Clotheslines
Kawaii Cute Fruits Kit
Watercolor Doilies Paper Collection
Retro Kids

Splendid Fiins
Evidence Paper - coming soon
Evidence-journaling cards

Watermelon Sherbet Pie
Kitschy Digitals
Clotheslines
Kawaii Cute Fruits Kit
Watercolor Doilies Paper Collection
Retro Kids

Splendid Fiins
Evidence Paper - coming soon
Evidence-journaling cards

Thanks for looking! -xo jenn