after going to the patchwork indie arts & crafts festival before christmas last year, i was soooo happy. so inspired. i got the fever. all i wanted to do was create and journal rad ideas,,, and stuff like that. if you ever have any information of indie craft fairs,, please, please share!! or where i can find a list of them,,, anything,,,, i wanna go to as many as i can,,,

so yeah, and once i saw the new renegade schedule on elsies blog,,,, im chomping at the bit,,, i wanna go to em alllllllllllll,,,,
are you going to any?? do you know of any others?? have you ever been,,, these things are amazing,,, *sigh* i wanna go create right now,,, in fact, i think i will,,,, i have fabric embellishments and feltie friends to create for next months kit,,,, {fyi ~ its freaking cuteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee},,,, love ~ love ~ love,,,,

love, ally

sometimes when youre not ready,,, for anything,,, putting a bow in your hair makes it a tad bit easier,,,, sometimes,,,,

i love you,,,,,

my second layout of the year was created using the *three little birds* kit that we have in the etsy shoppie shop for the pink ninja addicts,,, loved playing with this kit!!! i got an email from this pretty ninja a few days ago {she was stoked to have her kit ~ loved the kit and couldnt wait to break into it},,, i was sooooooooo jealous ~ beause we have been so darn busy busting our tiny tails trying to get everything in order, that i hadnt had a chance to play yet,,, ahhhhhh,,, finally. here is my first of many layouts using the rad kits from the pink ninja addicts {if i do say so myself,,,,,} :-) here is my layout *dream*,,,, lovessssss,,,

love, ally

the very first collage is up over at nvs ~ dude ~ this place is rocking,,, the head mistress is so rad because she gets amazing sponsors,,, not sure how she find em,,, she just does,,, you gotta check out this etsy shop called the lovely teaspoon,,, such rad unique little treasures and totally reasonable,,, im gonna get this little necklace,,, cant wait!!! alright,,, so here is the collage for january,,,, followed by my very first layout of twenty ten!!! *busted*,,,,,

love, ally

soooooo,,,, im hoping youve checked out the newest project weve got going one,,, maybe this last post was in the way,,, but nely and i have been working ~ working ~ working like crazy ladies to put together a kit company like no other out there,,, im gonna make this super simple for you,,,, im gonna break it down,,, read all about the new blog here ~ how it works, shows you around the blog,,, everything.

our first ninja in the spotlight was no other than my friend, and idol, elsie. you can check out her post on her blog right here ~ or you can check out our post on our pink ninja addicts blog right here ~ either is good for me. :-)

elsie played with the *three little birds* kit,,, here are all the details on the kit and here is where you can purchase it,,,, and here is a few shots of what she created with it,,,,

and a shot of the kit,,,,, *three little birds*

cute. then, because we are so excited and stoked and happy,,,, we created a second kit just for introductions,,, here is our wicked little kit we like to call *dont get it twisted*,,,, again, here you can find all the details,,, and here you can purchase it. :-)

loves. and then, last, but not by any means least,,, we have an amazing, i repeat, amazing design team over at the pink ninjas,,,, amazing. rocking. wicked. i love each and every one of these girls for their talent ~ ideas ~ photos {you gotta check em out ~ here} ~ their loyalty,,, such a perfect group of ladies. we really happy. :-) go say hi over at the pink ninjas and hi to the rest of the design team,,, love ~ love ~ love!!! yeah ~ and the new look,,, amazing,,, you gotta go to D if you ever need a blog makeover,,, stand in line though because this puppy need a makes over too,,,, im ready :-)

man ~ i just made you life easy,,, all you had to do was play along and follow all my links. perfect. have a great day!!! oh ~ two more links,,, the pink ninjas etsy shop ~ and add us to your very most loved etsy shops,,,

love you, love, ally*son

with all the ups and downs that 2009 has landed on my plate,,, this past year was a tad bit bitter sweet,,, thank God for my blog,,, as i took a glimpse back at the year, that, sadly, i dont have the fondest memories of,,, its nice to know that, well, it really *wasnt that bad*,,,, but i am embracing twenty ten like nobodies business,,, im ready, willing and beyond eager,,,, i almost didnt do one of these types of posts,, wanted 2009 to gracefully pass,,, without looking back,,, but, i gotta admit, im glad i did. again, it wasnt that bad. i guess.

funny to think,, before 2009,. i never have the courage to try out for a design team. glad i went for it. being on a design team was and is so much fun. so much fun that we went ahead and started our very own,,, twice. some of the design team experiences were better then others, some came and went, and some i still remain on. i likes. its perfect just the way it is right now. im content.

looking back,,, my favorite blog moments of two thousand and nine,,,,, sorry, there are more than i had expected,,,,

6 january,,,

20 january,,,,

25 january,,,

26 january,,,,

29 january,,,

1 february,,,,

26 february,,,,

18 february,,,,

2 march,,,,

5 march,,,,, that was short lived,,,, :-(

9 march,,,,

17 march,,,

24 march,,,

29 march,,,,

30 march,,,,

8 april,,,,

10 april,,,,

19 april,,,

7 may,,, {mainly i just love that picture},,,,

25 may,,,

27 may,,,,

17 june,,,,

14 july,,,

9 august,,,

16 august,,, {i know it was my birthday,,, but i looooooove blog comments ~ thank you},,,

19 august,,,,

21 august,,,

25 august,,,,

13 september,,,,

23 september,,,

24 september,,,

2 october,,,

5 october,,,,

12 october,,,

1 november,,,,

17 november,,,,

2 december,,,

9 december,,,

26 december,,,

27 december,,,

anddddd the grand finale,,, 30 december,,, & 30 december,,,

here are some of my favorite layouts of 2009,,,,,

its fun to see the progress in my scrapbooking,,, i love doing 8 1/2 X 11 now,,, love. this past year, i gotta admit, i grew the most in my scrapping,,, im hoping to reach another rad goal this year. i will. i know it.

i liked doing this,,,, even thought my hand is killing me from moving this and that,,, typing,,, copy, paste,,, blah, blah,,,, thank you for reading my blog today,, and whenever you pop in,, every day, once a week,, here and there,,, it doesnt matter, i appreciate you,,, i hope you have an amazing new year,,,

love you, love allyson joy,,,,,