I LOVE this picture of Cade looking so pensive at 6 mos!  Gorgeous baby deserves gorgeous vintage Sassafras Lass papers and embellishments! 

This is a mixed media creation on stretched canvas.  I used sewing patterns for the first layer to add interest and texture, then painted over it, inked it, stamped it and added ephemera (not necessarily in that order!). 

This mini album showcases when I bought my home in San Marcos Texas in 2001.  It's a bit cheeky, and I love working with scrapbooking lines that allow me to use whimsy and color.  Thanks for looking!  Y'all come back soon, now ya' hear?!  :)

Here is a dual page spread in my big ass moleskin.  I mean this baby is GRANDE!  At 1 ft wide and 16 inches tall, and twice that wide open, you have to be pretty motivated to undertake an art spread of this size for an art journal project. 
Anyway, I love bright, happy, sassy colors like this!  Hope you enjoy as well!  Toodles

Hello Anyone and Everyone! 

This is my first post since 2011!  I've been working on professional creative outlets, namely my photography business - Modern Moxie Photography which you are welcome to check out here - www.modernmoxiephotography.com 

In honor of the updated website design, and as an ode to the old - I will post this brief reconnection with the photo that was my header in days past.

Please join me soon for updated posts of new creative shenanigans and the like.

Glad to be back!

Much love, Dawn

Hidey Ho campers!  Yes, it has been awhile since I have posted but when Michelle Hernandez asked me to join a mini blog-hop to celebrate our first year anniversary of blogging, I broke out my paintbrush and scissors, resuscitated my mojo, and got to work.  Here is my latest LO...


And here is the very first LO I posted about 1 year ago...




The most notable change in my scrapbooking is the subject matter.  I still have my wonderful boy Cade to supply me with plenty of photo opps, but if you'll look at my latest LO, you will notice...what?  What's that?  A MAN!

Michael and I have only been together for a few months, but I adore him and we have lots of fun, interesting outings, and I am looking forward to many more.  Please don't take away my scrappin' liscence, but I always forget to take my camera when we go out.  I know, I know...
I just want to say that it amazes me how many wonderful, hilarious women are involved in this craft, and I have the greatest time interacting with many of you.  Thanks for sticking around my site, leaving love, and inspiring me to do and be more.

I'd like to thank Cassie Box and Paper Issues for allowing me to be a part of their design team, and for allowing me the freedom to deal with real life issues while continuing to contribute (on occasion, lol) to their fabulous website.  Cassie, you are the trillest, crafty chica of them all :)


Next check out Christina Colon at http://www.memorablepages.blogspot.com/
and where the blog-hop starts - Michelle Hernandez at http://www.myanaloglife.blogspot.com/
We have all come a loooooooong way since just one year ago!

Thanks y'all!
Cheers!

Layout for Paper Issues "Make a Splash" theme. Luckily, we just floated (toobed) the San Marcos river a few days before, and I got these shots. We had a great time, except for that one guy that cannonballed off the bridge right next to me while I was sleeping! I'm sure my son will never do anything like that. Har har har. :)

Go to Paper Issues and link up your water themed layout!

This is my favorite Halloween page I have ever done! I am not much for the themed holiday papers, so I was happy to find the funky, retro style papers by Paper Trunk! You've gotta check out the whole line called Rockabilly, along with the "Flair" buttons. I have one of them in my blog header even! Paper Trunk is an up and coming scrap design label, be sure to check their website for fresh and fun papers and elements.

Oh, this is my son dressed as John Dillinger. Yes we are aware that Dillinger didn't have a French moustache, but it just looked so good with Cade's outfit!

As always, thanks for taking a gander at my Rockabilly boy :)

Wedding theme over at Paper Issues! Go check it out and link up your own special day masterpiece! :)

This is my sister, mother and myself at my sister's wedding a few years back.  I love how the background paper (Glitz) goes with the Something blue paper by Crate.  I also used Echo Park and Parisian Anthology by House of Three.  All Create paper embellies with some BG pearls thrown in.

Thanks for peekin'!  Come back soon! :)