Spunky Monkey paper pak

My son loves monkeys.  Maybe it's because everyday after Dad walks in the door he rushes to change out of his 'monkey suit' into something comfy.  Maybe it's the cute monkey he earned the money to buy from Build a Bear.  Maybe it's the fact that the neighbor boy bought one just like it so they could play together.  Maybe it's the monkey blanket I made him from fleece I purchased at JoAnn's.  

He asked for a monkey party and he got one.  I finally made the paper to go with it so that I could finally scrapbook it. I'm funny that way, I like things custom.  Apparently so do my children.

Go check out the Monkey kit at CottageArts.  It's on sale during it's introduction stage.

By Laura Vanderbeek

Cottage Arts Design Team member

 Tonya Regular

Newborn baby photos

We've photographed her mother and father's wedding years ago.  We photographed her brother as a newborn.  Her mom made all sorts of headbands and brought cute blankets and scarves.  We printed a 20x24, an11x14, an 8x10, a 10x30 inch storyboard, and last of all a 5x5 inch book with 20 pages. 

Here is the 5x5 inch book:

Photography woes

It's not because we haven't had any photo sessions - it's just that I haven't been up to posting anything.  I hope you'll forgive me.  I'll start with a post about something near and dear to me.  It's the new cancer foundation in our valley.  My husband is on the board for Cache Valley for Hope.  You can also 'Like' them on facebook.  I've been busy helping a friend who has breast cancer and three young children.  The foundation purchased a new fridge for her so she could have ice chips at home.  This friend also attended the Gala because a wonderful business in town bought a table and donated it to current cancer patients.  As you can see I went to the Gala too and I loved the dress.  It is hard to find a modest dress that looks nice on a 35 year old mother of two but we did it with the help of the Petals and Promises. After the gala we ran downstairs into our studio and took a few photos.  Pam at Valhalla Salon and Spa did my hair for the event.  

I have several family photo sessions to catch up on and share, a few newborn sessions, an upcoming newborn session, and a wedding.  They have their discs but I just haven't added them here yet.  I've averaged 4 migraines a week since school let out the first week in June.