I'm still alive....

Wow....i can't believe i haven't updated my blog. It's been a long time. I have a newborn. He's 2 months old now and keeping me busy. DD has a winter break so it's been a challenge to juggle two kids, home and social activities.

I'm slowly starting designing again. Check out my shoppe for some re-release from last year and some new BYOC goodies.

I hope to post regularly. Let's see how it goes.

Have a wonderful Holiday season.
--JD

wow...

my poor blog. I've been neglecting it for quiet a while now. Time to get back into routin. Things have been just really crazy at my end.

My allergies started acting up again and last night was miserable. I barely slept for a couple of hours.

I've been releasing new products on an off at lilypad. We just release the May BYOC. Check it out here if you haven't.

I've lost my scrapping mojo. Haven't scraped a page in a while. I feel so uninspired these days! I hope it doesn't last too long.

Can't do a post without a picture. :) DD loves to go to a beach. Here are some pictures from our recent trip to a beach.


Have a great day!

sunny days....

The weather here (in Northern California) has been beautiful for the past few days. I know CA needs rain but we're enjoying the sunshine while it lasts.

DD rode her bicycle and did some chalk drawing in the backyard. We played tag. We ate our lunch outside. We had a great time. The weather's nice today too, so we'll be spending some more time outside today after she's back from school.

Hope you're having a wonderful day!
--JD

another year older....

Yes, i'm yet another year older! Time is flying by and i have so much to do and not enough time. I had a wonderful birthday. Hubby worked from home, we picked dd up from school and went out for lunch. We really enjoyed our lunch and time together as a family. :) I was exempt from doing the mommy duty and household chores.



I'm back to my normal routine, doing laundry right now. :)

Have you check the lilypad boutique? The lilypad is celebrating 2 year anniversary. The celebration is month long so don't forget to check it out for special sales.



You can win a $10 gift card to my store. Here's the catch, show me your layout using my goodies. Post the layout link in the commet field. I will pick 3 people. You have until the end of January to post your links. I will send out the gift cards in first week of february.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!
--JD

Farmer's Market

We love to go to our local farmer's maket every sunday. DD's always ready for a trip to the market. She loves sampling different fruits and vegetables. The farmer's market is held in a train station parking lot so watching the trains pass by really exictes her. :)

I love the fresh produce and flowers. :) I almost always buy my fruites, vegetables and eggs from the farmer's market. I've stopped going to our local grocery store. The fruites and vegetables taste so much better then the super market's.

I hope when DD is older, she'll still enjoy going to the farmer's market.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day.
--JD

stuff...

It's been a while since i've updated this blog. Every time i try to update the blog, something comes up and i have to abandon the post. Let's see, summer is over, i'm kind of feeling sad. :) Summer is my favorite time of the year.

Had some guests over last week so was busy entertaining them. DD starts her belle class this thursday so we're pretty excited about it. She also starts her art class in first week of october. I can't wait to see what she creates. :)

What else? I have few new products in my shoppe, so don't forget to check them out. I haven't given out a freebie in a while. I'm working on a freebie so don't forget to check the blog back next week.

Layout using my "Be You" kit.


Thank you for stopping by. Have a nice day.

hello....

i can't believe it's been over a month since i've updated this blog. Time flies when it's summer. August flew by so quickly. Our weekends this summer were pretty busy with summer activities and social activities.

DD is starting pre-k at a different school starting next tuesday (only part-time though). She's already sat in her new class for couple hours. She already made couple of friends in those 2 hours. I think the transition is going to be easy. She loves dancing so i've enrolled her in pre-ballet class. Hope she enjoys it.

what else....oh yes, we are having a big labor day weekend party at the Lilypad so don't forget to check it out.


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what's next....I've been tagged by lovely miss Amy Martin. Thanks, Amy.

Here are the rules:
1. If you've been tagged, you can put the logo on his/her blog.
2. Link the person from whom you received the award.
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4. Put links to those blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message on the blogs you've nominated.

Here are the 7 that I am tagging:

Lauren
Jacque
Nancy
Mandakay
Emily Powers
Catherine
Crissy

Fruits...

I had to document this before i forget. DD loves fruits. Give her any fruit and she'll eat it. She won't touch any other food if there are fruits around.

We go to our local farmer's market every weekend to pick up some fresh fruits. I just cut them up in cubes and give it her for snack. I also love fruits and my favorites are pluots, nectarines, cherries, blueberries and watermelon.

Oh and how can i forget mangoes. Love 'em. I make smoothie out of mango pulp. It's YUMMM!

I freeze grapes and blueberries and dd loves them. Try it if you haven't. Kids love it!


Ok ....this post is making me hungry for some fruits.

bye for now.
--JD

It's been...

a long time since I've updated this blog. Just returned from a long trip. Let's say I'm glad to be back. So summer is here and we have a fun BYOC (Build Your Own Collaboration) collection out at Lilypad. The colors are fabulous. I designed four products for the BYOC collection.

What else is new? Yes, I'm devoting more time to my Canon Rebel. I need to get out of the Auto mode and experiment with other features. Here's a picture i took recently of DD and her friends. I played with levels and curves in photoshop and i really loved the way this photo turned out.



Oh yeah, we went cherry and strawberry picking on Saturday and DD had a blast. She ate so many cherries. She loves fruits and cherries and strawberries are her favorites. Someone had little too much fun with the cherries. :)

Enjoy the sunny days!

--JD

what am i upto?

I bought my canon rebel about 2 months ago but haven't played with it much. I'm still shooting my photos in auto mode. I need to read that manual. Just took few of these photos couple of days ago.

Just finished reading the Kite Runner and wow what a book. If you're planning to read it then keep some tissues handy. I don't know if i can watch the Kite Runner movie.

I've been just pretty busy designing. I have this fun pack of doodle photo frames coming out this friday so don't forget to check out my store. I also have a valentine's day sale going on right now on my valentine products. They are marked down to 50% off. The sale will end tomorrow midnight PST so don't miss it.

Almost done with little goodies for you guys. I'll upload it tomorrow so don't forget to check back my blog tomorrow.

Have a great Day!
--JD

new toy...

Everyone must be busy shopping for the holidays. Hubby was on a business trip and just got back. Well let's just say i'm glad he's back. DD is handful. I'm sorry i haven't posted the freebie yet. I started working on it last week and it's not finished yet. Hopefully i'll finish it by end of the weekend.

Wanna see my new toy?

I found a good deal on amazon.com. I've been dreaming about this camera for a while. Haven't played with it much. I need to read the manual.

In other news, i have 2 brand new products in my store:





They are perfect for any layouts.

Have a great weekend!
--JD