the winner (according to my random # generator) is………..

#99!

1. ArtsyMama Says:
   February 12th, 2009 at 9:32 pm editI guess I’m not too late!!!

   Kari Ramstrom
   Mpls, MN
   I used to dye my hair fire engine red. I love red hair!!!

kari ramstrom, come on down!

you win!!!

please e-mail me your address & i will  get this out to you on tuesdqy.

thanks for playing everyone!

i t was so fun reading all your posts & learning more about your little quirks.

-xoxo-

lisa

• did you know that it’s national RAK (random act of kindness) week?

• did you know that i love to give things away?

• did you know that the average 4 year-old child asks over four hundred questions a day?

i am not a 4 year old (most of the time), but i would love to give you this:

all you have to do is post your name, location, and one random quirk about yourself…example:

• lisa garay
• american canyon, ca
• i won’t eat raw tomatoes.

i will pick a winner on friday (2/13/09).

ready?

steady?

GO!

happy birthday lisa!

we hope it’s full of rainbow sprinkle cupcakes and lots & lots & lots of laughter.

my family has made some changes in our life…a determination to live greener…lighten our footprint…get back to basics and live simply. one of the biggest changes for us was food. i rediscovered my love for cooking and baking. we stopped buying processed, pre-packaged, and convenience foods. instead we filled our pantry with ingredients and i went back to cooking and baking from scratch using as many fresh and local ingredients as i possibly could! it has been fabulous!!! i LOVE the process…the creating…the smells…and the beautiful presentation when it’s done. it is it’s own art!

it makes for wonderful photo’s

i KNOW i drive my family nuts when i say…”WAIT!! nobody eat yet!!!” as i grab my camera and snap photo after photo. i hear the grumbling…”mom, i’m STARVING!!” LOL!

but the thing is…our choices to live this way has become an integral part of creating memories. i am not in the kitchen alone anymore…it has become a family event.  my kids love to help, they are a part of the process, and we have some favourites we make specifically because it allows us to spend time together. it’s good times!

we all know that food brings family together…we all gather in the kitchen…it’s the heartbeat of so many homes…why not document that?? my husband laughs cuz i take a thousand ( i swear it’s not an exaggeration!!) photo’s of food AND scrapbook it…but it’s so much more then the food i am scrapbooking. it’s the memories….the emotions…the moment…the occasion that surrounded that dish that i am scrapping. i always find it amazing just what we, as humans, recall to memory with food. a childhood dish…a favourite snack…a dessert to die for…it’s like an instant replay button in our heads and we recall every taste…emotion…detail of that place, day, occasion.

so document it!!

the next time the smell of a meal or the savouring bite of a dessert captures your attention…grab your camera…and tell the story!

have a fabulous day!

~jessi

we are excited to announce we have some free digital downloads, beginning with our first vintage kit, swallowfield available on the site here. please note that these are for personal use only and we appreciate you noting your source when sharing online in galleries. we’ll be adding more digital & printable project kits on the 1st of each month.

also, the february 1st newsletter has gone out, if you haven’t signed up yet you can do so here. it includes a sneak peek at our february main kit “featherweight” as well as a new addition to our creative team, lisa garay. we are thrilled that lisa has decided to stay on and cannot wait to have her designs in our gallery with the rest of the team on the 14th.