another reminder...

that every page doesn't have to be your favorite page.
i had this idea in my mind and it definitely didn't translate onto paper very well at all. as a result, i turned to those buttons. i didn't like them very much though, so i turned to the flowers. i didn't really like them either, so i added some of the dots from the thickers alphabet set. still not in love, so i decided to add the stitching around the label shaped paper. that didn't quite do it either, but i decided to just call it quits at that point. sometimes you have to know when to walk away.oh i tried to use one of the studio calico stamps in an attempt to accessorize a bit before going overboard with the buttons and flowers, but i think it was pretty much a failure too. i couldn't find my brown ink on my desk, so i went with the black. eww. bad choice. haha.
the photo printed out pretty dark, but i just went with it. i guess i had somehow anticipated that it wasn't going to be one of my favorite layouts. ha. i'll probably make a new/different layout with this photo anyway because i do really like it.
oh. and when i finally decided to put the layout aside and be done, i realized that the overall layout [the placement of the single photo] is nearly identical to the waimea bay layout. hmm. maybe i'm stuck in a rut? i made it before the dream vacation layout below too, so basically i made back to back nearly identical layouts. how sad. so i today i remembered that kelly purkey is hosting a monthly sketch at twopeas. i think i might try my hand at a few of them to see if i can move past the single-slanted-photo-slightly-to-the-left-near-the-bottom-half-of-the-page layouts. ha. :]

yenh and i saw julie & julia tonight. i wasn't sure what to expect, but it ended up being a good one. something i would probably watch again if it was on tv, and i was staying in alone for the night. yenh and i are both definitely feeling inspired to learn how cook too. you know... like really cook. making your own sauces and everything. that would be pretty cool.

ok. i'm off to bed now.

goodnight. :]