{Hey, Nice Pockets}

Just A Little Longer....

and Kenner Road goes live.  Was just strolling the aisles of the "marketplace" and am drooling over the delicious vintage tidbits that will be available.  Also, I know some of you were asking about the pre-sale kits that had sold out...the answer is "yes", if you missed out on the pre-sale you *will* be able to purchase those same kits/add-on kits...provided they don't sell out, AGAIN!  :)

One last little sneak of a project:

And a sneak of a simple layout about my childhood memories....the theme may not be what any of you are probably expecting to see but, alas, it is the memory.

Don't you love that 70's gear and decor???  :D

All The Rage......

for me at least. That's what I think of The Airborne Toxic Event. Here's the acoustic version of the single, "Sometime Around Midnight", it's good but I love the non-acoustic even more...I can not get enough of this song...just ask KL and Ames, they must have heard me play this song like 20 times in the hotel room! For good measure the non-acoustic version was added to my playlist on the lower left tool bar.

This song has me so wrapped up it inspired me to make this layout on Sunday...

With a little luck I might make it over to the Mercury Lounge as I just discovered they are playing Thursday night!

Black....

my all-time favorite song....how fitting.

Ignore the video clock running throughout the video, it's worth the annoyance just to watch the {Unplugged} version and the beauty that is Eddie Vedder.

And for those who enjoy a nice view of Ed, here's a little treat over at Flickr

Testimonial.....

if you're like me you *never* believe what you read in beauty magazines. OK, OK, you got me...there was that one time - you know that month where the mags were running that amazing headline: "Lose 20lbs. In 30 Days On the Ice Cream Diet"...yeah, I know you fell for it too.  I mean, who could resist being told it was OK to eat ice cream and everyday??? Did I really think eating Ben & Jerry's Oatmeal Cookie Chunk all day, every day for a month would not *add* 20?!? No! How foolish do you think I am? (That's a strictly a rhetorical question --- please don't answer that last question....I know just how foolish I can be, thank you very much.) Who wouldn't get sucked in by the green-light to inhale large amounts of ice cold sweet creamy delight laced with hints of cinnamon and vanilla? Again, don't answer.  ;) 

 
Back to the point I was trying to make.....yeah, so, I never believe the beauty mags but one item/review did get my attention....Allure magazine had given an eye cream from Avon the equivalent to the old school Siskel & Ebert "2 thumbs up".  As I read the review I sat and laughed, all jaded and remarking to myself about how ridiculous the outlandish claims of "plastic surgery in a jar" were...talk about pie in the sky!

Not only am I not one to believe the mags but I am also not one to doctor my photos...this is what I look like, like or not....my dues are paid in full and up to date for every little line and flaw I have on my face and elsewhere...these were hard earned and I'll be damned if I am going to erase them by way of computer. Besides, imagine the horror, shock and surprise of doctoring your photos up only to finally meet someone who only knows you by way of photo and they have no idea who you are b/c you look nothing like your photo???  That's more embarrassing than looking like a few flocks of crows have landed on my eye area as if we were shooting a remake of  Hitchcock's "The Birds"! I don't want to be that girl...I am not that girl.  Well, maybe that was until I read this Allure prize-winning product review.

Never one to fret about the lines appearing on my face, somehow the subliminal beauty powers that be had gotten to me...somewhere lurking in my subconscious the Eye Cream Gods were luring me into their web of deceit and lies thru advertising. Yes, I do use an eye cream as part of my daily moisturizing rituals (I am not that hardcore to go without moisturizer!)...after a free gift with purchase from Clinique I decided to try the sample of their Repairware Intensive Eye Cream. 

Sounds good. Sounds serious. Sounds like it will be intensely moisturizing, right? Wrong. Dead wrong. This was the opposite of everything the product name states with the exception of the "intensive". Oh, it was intensive alright, intensive DRYING....oh, and did I mention burning? It would not surprise me in the least to find this was a little vat of battery acid hidden in a moisturizer look-a-like!  Within a week my eyes were dehydrated and had the appearance of the salt flats....totally dry and tight...so tight the skin from my under eyes were pulling and wrinkling the skin on my cheekbones.....imagine your eyes looking comparable to this photo (minus that stunning blue):

...and, all the while you were trying to moisturize!?!?!?  WTH????

Enter, Allure & Avon with the claims of "plastic surgery in a jar"...now, if ever was the time I *needed* an eye intervention and QUICK! Ding Dong! Avon calling! Fast forward a week and a speedy delivery by my trusty Avon lady and I receive this little tub of gel and cream.

Everyone, this is Avon Anew Clinical Eye Lift. Avon Anew Clinical Eye Lift,this is everyone. I am sure you will all make quick friends.

This $28 gel/cream combo has been gracing my eyes twice daily for 2 weeks and all I can say is "Wow!". They weren't kidding when they said this stuff works....if I weren't using it myself I would swear I was lying about the potency of this little powerhouse....the first 5 days or so I could actually feel it lifting my upper lids - sort of felt like I had some scotch tape pulling the upper and lower lids to smooth them out ....that feeling has subsided but the effect has not.....for once the beauty editors weren't pulling our leg! Even the color of my eye area has subtly changed and I didn't even know I had a problem with discoloration around the eye! I want to see a review of this product simply stating "The shit works." Because it does.

Now I need to take my 37 year old eyes that now look 35 for a quick shower and reapplication of my holy grail eye product & upload my layouts for the June 2008 issue of Digital Artist Magazine.

Happy Friday people.

C'est Moi....

As Told By Them.

As seen in Digital Artist Magazine - September 2007.

Credits can be found here.

I'll be back with some shots from the Charlotte Lyons ornament class I took at Tinsel Trading this past Saturday. While there I bumped into Gigi who is every bit as loveable and cool in person as she is on the net.  :)  Oh, and Kim, you'll be so proud of all the sewing I did!  LOL  Only cheated with glue at the end to embellish before the class was over!

Guest CT Gig, Kits, Layouts & Going Blind....

OK, so I really thought I was going blind or at least in my left eye. After dragging myself to the eye doctor it turns out my vision is perfect...OK, better than perfect.  Apparently I must have had X-Ray vision leading up to this and perhaps my visual acuity has declined a tad over time. Not a dang thing wrong with the peepers other than "eye fatigue" which I guess is a good thing...even for a girl who has wanted glasses her entire life. Yes, I have resorted to wearing "faux glasses" all along and thought this would be the day I get my real glasses...pathetic, I know.  LOL  Well, if we look at things from the "glass 1/2 full" perspective, there is always hope my dream of wearing braces may come true!

{Overstuffed}:

And, "No!", I am not referring to my ever shrinking jeans thanks to my ever expanding backside!  What I am talking about is this *amazing* new kit by Jen Wilson, "One Haute Momma"...have you seen it?  If not, go to JWD immediately and load it in your cart, you won't regret it.  The bundle deal is sweeter than sweet as you get the {Overstuffed} kit, with amazing papers, elements, 5x7 card sampler, 2 alphas, and 20 12"x12" Quick Pages by April Rieff who has proven herself to be a quick page making machine! This is a deal you can not pass up for $13.99...oh, and I almost forgot...youalso get a coupon for 30% off an 8"x8" Shutterfly book good thru June 15th!

Guest CT Gig:

So, I got an e-mail one morning last week asking if I would be interested in doing a Guest CT gig for the month of May...the e-mail was from non-other than Ms. Carrie Stephens!  Yep, Carrie S. of Fish Scraps and Scrapbook Graphics.  Talk about flattered...and to think she entrusted me with her first ever Guest CT position...what a way to start your day! Keep your eyes peeled for some new LOs sporting Carrie's amazing goods....that's one girl that knows her way around a color palette!  Here's one of her latest kits:

New "Must Have" Collaboration Kit:

In the event you have been living under a rock for the last week or maybe just went M.I.A. for a bit you *MUST* check out the latest collab kit titled "Summer Collection" over at The Lily Pad...it just rocks.  This kit is jam packed with templates, elements, papers, alphas, you name it but, there is something for eveyone here!

Layout created using the Summer Collection:

Credits can be seen here.

A Few Random Layouts:

Credits can be seen here.

Credits can be seen here.

Credits here.

Stay tuned, there is more to come.  Now I need to go rest my eyes before I really do go blind. ;)

*Cool As Cassidy*.....

yep, that's one of the new kits from the wonderful and adorable Audrey Neal of The Lily Pad.  Be sure to stop by *The Pad* this weekend to check out Aud's newest creations and of course, pick up some of Amy's new Fab Folded & Loopy ribbons which rock, as always.

Here's a new layout using the *Cool As Cassidy* kit as well as some other digi goodies.

Credits can be seen here.

Yes, I Am Among The Living...

Thanks for asking!

I had been meaning for a good week now to get some entries up but was just so terribly short on time. Alas, this weekend I have nothing scheduled but scrapping and some blogging about the LOADS (in the world of Jayne, LOADS = 4+GBs of files) of scrap products I've picked up, the gazillion photos of my Li-Ley I have taken, my new 30mm f/1.4 lens (which has yet to lay it's glass onto my stunning little Li-Ley), non-scarapping products I have picked up on my shopping expedition with Vik, some killer new Photoshop actions I picked up and just random other thoughts that have been ruminating and need to be journaled somewhere to catch this point in time for me...stay tuned.

And, in the meantime, if you are bored, take a look at this:

My fave little photo display/wearable art co. "Smoy" now has some new products in the collection...I see this one in Li-Ley's not so distant future, isn't it just adorable?

Some Recent Pages...

Love Potion No. Jayne:  For a "What's Your Poison?" challenge at JenWilsonDesigns. Credits can be seen here.

iRock The iPod:  For a challenge at JWD about what gets you moving.  The challenge required the use of 6-8 photos and a unique use of a letter.  Credits can be seen here.

My Passion...My Commitment:  Another challenge at JWD. Credits can be seen here.

That's all for now....I have been out of commission for a full week with the flu and am just able to be up and about a little bit and FINALLY take a long hot shower and blow dry my hair!

Valentine's Day...

Thank you to most special friend Kim, for the beautiful and delicious Valentine I received...a layout is forthcoming!  ;)

Here is my Valentine "card" for this year!  It pales in comparison to his Valentine for me but it's the thought that counts, right?  :D

Full Credits (and there's a ton of 'em) can be seen here.

But let me just mention that one of my all-time fave elements are from 2 brandie-new element packs by Jen Wilson and from her newest Daily Dose collection, Tulle Straights and Tulle Flowers....alright, truth be told, I am in love with the ENTIRE collection which has become a staple for my scrapping and we still have a half a month of releases left...too bad February only has 28 days, we are getting shorted 3 days to have 3 more Daily Dose items!  Waaaahhhhhh!   LOL 

Alrighty then, I am off, I need to dry my hair, stop at the coffee bar and get me a "Love Potion No. Jayne" before I step foot into the office!

Happy Friday everyone!