MAGGIE HOLMES Photography and Scrapbooking Blog

oh neglected blog...

We have had a ton of things going on...

I have taken a bunch of photos....

and yet I haven't made it on here to share anything.....

and I'm not on my computer so I still can't share any photos until tomorrow...

The ultimate scrapbooking, photo taking, most amazingly funny and dearest friend, Loni Stevens, was at my house for an entire week!! I know.... lucky huh? She is the best! We didn't stop talking for one second and we laughed into the wee hours of the night each and every night! I am still recovering from a week of no sleep but it was so worth it! She is the best.... in so many ways! I love that girl!

I taught at the Creating Keepsakes Convention in Mesa last Friday and Saturday. Met a ton of very fun and enthusiastic scrapbookers, talked until my voice was gone, ate the most fabulous lunch at Rosa's both days and finally got to meet some other amazingly talented  (and famous) scrapbookers in person - friends that I have made through email and blogging and finally got a chance to meet... Becky Higgins, Elizabeth Kartchner, Tena Sprenger, Kah Mei from Fontwerks!!! All of them were even sweeter in person than I could have imagined. Fabulous ladies to say the very least!

I did two more senior photo shoots that I can't wait to share with you. I don't know how I get so lucky to be able to shoot the most beautiful girls around! They were both so cute and so fun, each in their own way. One of them let me choose the location so I was excited to do something a little different and I love how the pictures turned out. Lots to share in the coming weeks!!

Loni and I also stumbled upon the most amazing location the other day which I can't wait to shoot at. I am going to try to take my kiddos down there soon so I have some photos to share. Loni took a bunch of me, but I don't know how many of those I will let you see! :) I was going to take some of her but I didn't have my camera and her camera started acting up and was not focusing so I didn't get any. We wanted to go back the next day but didn't have time. Anyway, if you are ready for family photos and want a fun and fabulous and different location, call me!! I can't wait to shoot a family here... so fun!!

Well, that's it for now...

much more to come later...

and photos will be included, I promise!!

Baby Love

I'm so excited to announce the new Making Memories idea book that I contributed to -- Baby Love! This was one of my favorite books to work on because I love babies and all things related! Babies are just so cute and precious right - what's not to love? All of the projects I created for this book mean a lot to me and it is always so exciting when the book finally comes out and I can share them with all of you!
The book has nine chapters that are full of inspiring creations -- from baby gifts and thank you notes to baby home decor and shower ideas. Making Memories is celebrating the arrival of this new book over on their blog this week. They are showing some sample ideas from the book and they are giving away one copy of the book EVERY DAY this week!! Fun right?
Below is a display board that I created for the book. What I love about it is the fact that this board can be used in a baby nursery to display photos and memorabilia but it could also work anywhere in your home. You could easily modify it to fit any color scheme!

I was just reading through the comments about this display board over on the Making Memories blog and I wanted to answer some of your questions. (Also, thank you so much for all of your kind words - I'm so glad you like it!!) It is the Making Memories magnetic display board that is part of their modular system. It is silver when you buy it. I just painted it with Making Memories paint and then glued all of my paper and embellishments right on top. The paint and embellishments do not alter the magnetic quality of the board. As long as you have a nice strong magnet, it will hold through all of that. If you have any other questions, please ask!!

Thanks again! And be sure to check out the Making Memories blog so you can have a chance to win a copy of the book!

Happy....

Making Memories is featuring a scrapbook layout that I created over on their blog today. It is all about the word HAPPY!! Here is a sneak peek of my layout and you can see the details and the entire layout here!

The photograph on my layout was taken by my new friend and fabulous photographer, Shannon!! We met in Chicago and she is so sweet and so fun! I hardly ever get photos with me in them because I am always the one behind the camera! My other friend, Kristyn, was actually taking pictures of me and making me be all crazy and silly and Shannon was over to the side snapping away also. Thanks for the photo Shannon! Fun to have a different perspective!!

Have a great day!!

Some Oldies

Looking back through some older pictures that I took last year and wanted to share a few.

This last picture is Matthew, to a "T"... totally captures his personality! It's one of our favorites! I printed the last two on metallic paper at 16x20 and hung them in his room. They make such a statement! I was nervous at first to go that big but I love seeing them every time I glance toward his room! They make me smile!

Sharing...

A layout I did with Lisa Bearnson's Kit of the Month:

The kit is called "Details Enclosed" and I have to say that this is one of my favorite kits I have ever seen!! There are all sorts of folders, pockets, envelopes, journaling cards, etc. The layout above is actually a large folder that opens from the top. What I am going to do is stick in all of the random things that I want to save during the year that relate to Tyler. I plan to make another one for each of my kids.

All of the products in the kit are so well-designed -- cool colors, amazing typography, embossing... I LOVE it all!! There are 140 total pieces in the kit and the image below is just a sampling of what you get. The kit includes a similar amount of product as shown in the image below in 12 different colors - teal, green, light blue, salmon (pinkish-orange), purple, orange, black, brown, yellow, red, pink & white. If you click here you will see exactly what you get and all of the colors... so cool!!

Also be sure to hit the "see kit details" button where you can check out a bunch of different samples - two that I did and then a ton of others by some amazingly talented artists!! It's always fun to see what different people do with the same kit!!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!!