Aggie Shoots. Aggie Scraps.

This is a lift for SSD’s Paper2DigiChallenge. This week we are lifting lharrison’s gallery and I was drawn to her Focused layout. I always draw so much inspiration from paper layouts!

Everything from Shawna Clingerman and Lauren Grier’s Starbrite Kit– a must have if you have boys!

Journaling:
We seemed to have hit the terrible twos at the wrong age. Difficult is another way to describe it. Mood swings, terrible tantrums, physical outbursts of anger. I would like to think that this is just another phase for you. You are in first grade, have many needs and demand attention in a different level. Then there is your sister, who is also being a toddler. Sibling rivalry perhaps? Your way of getting us to notice you? I really do not know. All I know is that beneath the terrible phase we are in, I still love you…..
and you are still my baby

AAM – All About Me

I have to be honest here. I am one of those people who loves doing layouts about themselves. I dunno, maybe it is therapy for me. Maybe it is a drive for me to pour myself into pages, so that someday, when Im old and too “KJ” for my kids and they stop treating me like their friends, they have the chance to understand me, how I love them so much and that I only want what is best for them.

So there, an AAM layout…it doesnt come so often because I hate how I look these days, LOL.

I have been blogging since 2003 and have just found that I can earn from it this year. By then, most of my blogs were over three years old and had good page rank, steady visitors, unique page visits. However, I still wanted to learn more how to further optimize my site. That is how I learned about search engine optimization. It still baffles me, but I stick to trusted web sites that can help me understand it more, like AllinAnchor.com. The write of this blog has written a post saying SEO is easy and I just had to agree with what he said. It can be expensive but nothing pays more than a quality link than a paid link. Search engine optimization helps you get indexed in search engines, possibly even include you in the top 10 results and that’s what most companies strive for. Even blogs would want that for more exposure. Who doesn’t use search engines to find what they are looking for in the web, right? The site also discusses traffic building, which for me is a bit complicated, but definitely a worthy investment of time to get your sites have higher page ranks. You can even get indexed if you are a new site! This blog is no more than a year old and has been showing good progress in terms of Alexa and page hits. I intend to keep it that way so I have bookmarked the web site for further help!

Im a little late with the challenge this week, but I made sure to make the template really FAB for you guys! This week, our template is based from one of the gorgeous layouts of our former host for this challenge, Julie Billingsley!! I chose to base our template with her “Hello, I am…” layout. I love how she incorporated multi-photos in her layout with shapes (notice the circles and buttons!). Dont forget to take a peek at her inspiring gallery!

For the new gals, a little recap- In this challenge we’ll be providing you with some monster inspiration from a talented layout artist in the community and turning one of their pages into a fabulous template (sugar cookie) for you to enjoy! Then it’s up to you to decorate your cookie with your best baking skills and return to Cookie Decorating Challenge Gallery to post your finished products!

Download the template here.

Here’s my version of her very nice cookie!:

Credits can be found here.

If ever you are a fan of football, in particular the San Diego Chargers, you can find San Diego Chargers pictures at DiscoverSD.com. If you have pictures of them and are a budding photographer, you can even submit your pictures to them. You might be interested. Contact them!

I have always been intrigued by the life you can lead in London. The daughter of a famous celebrity in our country went there to study and now, after graduating, she made a documentary about her life in London. They went and filmed her university, her favorite bookstores, the London bars she went to. You can also see all the places she has been to by going to this web site – www.trustedplaces.com. You will know where to eat and drink in London. It has undergone recent web site changes so navigating the site is a breeze now.

My heart goes out to the affected families in Southern California. I have been reading the news and seeing pictures online and I cannot even begin to imagine how hard it can be for them. I imagine plastic surgery in San Diego, CA is on a halt too, most people go there to get “refined”. Most of the designer store owners are based in California and how I wish their homes will be spared and everything will go back to normal soon. For now, I’ll definitely be including them in my prayers.

You can find all her good stuff in the shoppe! Here are just a sampling of her work, and my layouts to go with them.

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A page from me using her Autumn Angel Kit:

Ok, last time I measured my hair is now 7inches long from the shoulder. It’s layered so I still have a part of my hair a little shorter. I have been planning for a long time to have it digitally permed. I’m not the type to comb my hair every now and then and as of the moment, having short hair is not an option for me. So, surprise surpise, T&J is offering a flat rate for digital perming, and I’m seriously thinking of getting it done by then. If ever I go bald, Ill get myself a San Francisco hair restoration and sue them! Kidding, of course . Ill post pictures once it is done.

The calls have ended and the invites will most probably be sent out tomorrow – I hope so!! We cant wait to get the ball rolling in time for our big November release!!!