Leona Lane

Weekending

This was a truly awesome weekend.

I got a neon pink manicure/pedicure on Friday night.

I finally got the nerve to go to the pool! It's painful wearing a bikini at this point in pregnancy, but it was worth it for the cardio workout I got! I did the old lady aqua class and afterwards swam several laps.

My plant now has several blooms! I keep a basket around it to protect it from the cat.

I made a potato salad and shared it with friends at a BBQ Saturday night (recipe coming soon!) I discovered yummy alcohol-free beer! We ate delicious brats and sipped lavender lemonade made by Renae.

After dinner Saturday night we enjoyed some delicious gelato and a fun jaunt in Kirkland. Renae already shared a photo on Sunday, I believe! We loved sitting by the water and watching the sun go down. Truly an awesome day.

On Sunday I got started on my quilt for baby girl. I completely finished the top part, so the end is in sight!

I am so thankful for an awesome, productive and normal summer weekend.

Only 32 Days!!!!

Hope you all had a wonderful Father's Day weekend! Today is my twenty fourth birthday, getting so old! Really missing grandma today, since tomorrow would be her birthday. It's only the second birthday I've celebrated in the history of ever that she's not here to celebrate with. Miss you grams. 

On a different note, EEEEK!! We're getting close! Only 32 days to the wedding, and there seems to be SO SO much to do! This last week I finally sent out the last of our wedding invitations (oops... a little late!) I love this design I found on Etsy, and my wonderful friend Aileen designed a Directions and Registry card to go with! 

Along with those wedding invitations, I've been busy working on our amazing candy bar-to-be. I can't wait for this thing. Seriously. Who doesn't love candy!? Here's a couple shots of the details.

If you didn't see my picture from last Photo Friday, here it is again. I used some of my bunting stamps in purple, and added quotes from this stamp pack I got at Joanns. Favor bags in progress: 

Here's just a couple shots of the candy jars: I had so much fun decorating them with burlap and lace! Its such an easy DIY too. 

I can't wait to share the for reals candy bar with you :)

 

No.21 The Little Things

It finally feels like summer here! Yesterday evening, we had some friends over, grilled some brauts and hung out. Afterwards, we ended up going up to Kirkland for some gelato! I got the coconut and lemon flavors which were delicious, that combo is so summery! 

I've never been to Kirkland before, seems like a fun little spot with some cool places we hope to go check out sometime. We wandered around, found a park by the water, and enjoyed the sunshine! Hope everyone else is enjoying their weekend!

Photo Friday: Stamps

Maybe we better call this week "Project Friday," because we all have photographed some stamping ideas from this week.

I collected several of my favorite stamp sets, all that have cameras on them! Camera stamps are so versatile and I use them all the time. Recently I had the idea to use several different camera stamps to make my own pattern paper. This is how it turned out:

I layered four different stamps and three colors of inks to get this effect. I think this paper will look really fun on a scrapbook page, so I should be sharing that soon!

Here is Renae's:

I had fun making some summery Project Life cards with a new stamp set that I just got from Studio Calico, designed by Elise Blaha (of course). It's an awesome set and super versatile, I love it! And I'm also super excited because I'm finally off the wait list for the Studio Calico Project Life kit!! ... I've never subscribed to a kit before. The sneak peak for next month's kit looks pretty cool, I can't wait! 

And Sarah's:

Just another wedding project I've been working on... A Candy Bar! My cousin Rachel helped me stamp all these little paper bags, and I can't wait to share the finished result with you next month!!

Its been another wonderful week but I am happy to say that it is finally Friday. I'm looking forward to a relaxing weekend and hopefully some sunshine!

Project Life: Jenn's May & June

Thanks to a wonderful goal to have photos ready for this blog, I have finally (pretty much) caught up on Project Life! Once my most very favorite project, this has actually taken the back burner recently due to lots of other life happenings. But I am happy to report that I have completed the past month and feeling in the groove once again!

May 12th-18th

Notes from this week: Lots of baby room preparation and expedit assembly. Saved the business card from "Cactus" and trimmed it down. Love that it creates a wonderful color palate for the week. Used my favorite techniques for my instagram photos, which Renae covered in her post this morning.

May 19th -25th

Notes from this week: If I have more instagram photos than I can fit, I have spread three 4x4 photos along the bottom, and trim one in half to fit the pocket. I also added a 2.5x2.5 print to a journaling card on one of the smaller pockets. 

This week I used a tag & a label from Martha Stewart. You can get these products at Staples, and they are my most used Project Life products.

Also this week (see above) I included a couple of photos from our mornings. Matt and I have a specific morning routine, which we love. I want to really capture every day life because our lives will be so much different in a few months.

May 26th - June 1st

Notes from this week: Some weeks in my album are really, really simple. If I don't have a lot to say, I simply add some journal cards to fill in the gaps. Pretty much everything on this spread is either from the Seafoam kit or the Clementine kit from last year.

June 2nd - June 8th

Notes from this week: This week included a fun boat outing and photos I took of my travel journal, which I printed at 4x6. Otherwise, all pictures were instagram photos! So I tried to get a little creative.

I cut a circle from one of the Seafoam Journal cards to cover up the white space next to my 4x4 print. Also on this spread, you can see I used a business card and the combination of washi tape and a label sticker to do the same job. This was a happy week: National Donut Day, breakfast date on Saturday, and lots of green lake walks!

Thanks for looking everyone! Hopefully this provided a little inspiration. Check out Renae's blog post this morning because she included a lot of lovely links.