time for a nap.

yes. i got 8 hours of sleep last night & i still feel like taking a nap today.

i wanted to share a few things before nap time.

first is my take on ali's weekend creative book from a couple weekends ago.
i'm actually going to give this one away too. :] [generally when i make gifts, i end up too attached & i keep them.] i just took the photos in Photo Booth, so you have to think in terms of mirror images for the book, but you can at least get the idea. i used black felt for the cover [vs. ali's red] and kept it super simple because i think james will like it better that way. i also sewed all of the pages [vs. ali's adhesive method] because i ran out of cardstock [and by ran out, i mean i messed up the printing a few times and *then* didn't have enough cardstock] so i made the pages double sided & improvised by sewing them all in. my sewing technique left the pages a little bit crooked, so i just trimmed the edges with a mini scallop edge, which also made it a little more fun. now i just have to add some journaling & maybe a few photos & it will be ready for valentines day. we agreed not to celebrate valentines day this year because we both have exams and too much else going on, but i think this will be a nice little surprise. :]

next is a layout i made a few weeks ago, but haven't had time [and by time, i mean daylight] to get a photo to post. the photo is from my san antonio trip when i met heidi grace. naturally, i used all heidi grace products on the page. i really just let the products do the work for me... if that makes sense. i love that about her lines, they are so easy to put together into pages. seriously, this page took no more than 20 minutes to put together, which is a very rare thing for me.

ok. i'm off to either:
a) get some laundry going.
b) go to best buy to get a new flash drive.
c) take a nap.
d) study.

[can you tell what frame of mind i'm in? yes. exam mode is setting in.]