Happy Halloween!!!

I love Halloween! It's my favorite holiday--probably because of the amount of chocolate involved--but also because it is the start of the holiday season, the beginning of colder weather (at least here in Texas) and very non-stressful. There are very few commitments and expectations out of Halloween--other than to have fun and eat candy; and trust me, I plan to do both in abundance tonight :)

But since this is the beginning of the holiday season what I have to share today also seems to fit right in. Many of you know that I have the wonderful opportunity to be on the Chatterbox design team. Chatterbox is a fantastic company whose scrapbooking products have been on my absolute favorite list for several years now. Every time they come out with a new release I'm always filled with inspiration and amazed at the simply beauty of what they create. This particular time is no exception. Chatterbox has just released a new Christmas kit available only at Sam's Club and I had the chance to play with it a bit this week. Take a peek:

I hate trying to get a good scan of lumpy projects. This time my scan made things on the right side look a little askew, but everything is straight in real life :)

Here is a closer look at all the details:

This kit is just chalk full of all kinds of great stuff--ribbons, journaling tags, brads, felt, chipboard embellishments, stamps, chipboard letters, and stickers--just to name a few things--it even comes with an album! I fully intend to complete several more projects with it before Thanksgiving :) Be sure to check out all the other fabulous projects by other members of the design team on the Chatterblog.

Thanks for stopping by and happy Halloween everyone! :)

Just a few photos from recent sessions...

Just another quick post with 2 recent sessions; a beautiful newborn and a super fun family. I had a lot of fun photographing both sessions, and getting to know two wonderful families better! :) I love baby feet :) Look at the beautiful eyes on these kids: So thanks to you two lovely families for having me enjoy an afternoon with you!

How about a few layouts and cards?

I've had a great time scrapbooking these past several months and I thought it was time to share some things I haven't before on the blog. First up are some layouts (I did these a long time ago, but never posted them) for an article on using glitter for Memory Makers Magazine. These were supposed to be in the March/April 08 issue, but the article got moved to the web-site. You can see them and the other beautiful glitter layouts here: www.memorymakersmagazine.com/tryglitter

And here is some more recent Christmas cards done using Queen and Company's felt fusion. I went a little wild with the sewing machine on these cards :) I loved the way they turned out.

And one more Christmas card using Queen and Company's felt fusion, Queen and Company's brads, and some cute Christmas papers by Melissa Frances. The chipboard and NOEL sticker are Melissa Frances too.

More Melissa Frances Papers and embellishments here too on this baby girl card:

And I stepped out of my comfort zone for sure on these well wishes tags, but it was really fun. I don't usually try a shabby-chic/vintage look, but I'm getting ready to start scrapbooking a bunch of heritage photos my mother gave me so I figured it was time to give it a try.

Here is a more traditional layout for me using even more Melissa Frances papers and embellishments. Also my current favorite thickers--which seem to show up on every baby page I do :)

And these are some recent Chatterbox projects. The first is a layout about Spencer's quirks at this age, and the second is the cover of a mini album I did about our trip up to the bluebonnet field last spring.

And last but not least, these are my Scrapbooks.com projects from September and October (click for a larger view).

Photography Stuff

Well, it has been awhile since I've posted some highlights from my recent photo shoots. I've been so super busy with sessions lately I just haven't had time to get my favorites up on my blog; however, I'll try and fix that today. Here is a sampling of some sessions from the past few months, along with a link to my new portfolio site. I'll be using this portfolio site as a simple web-site for this crazy hobby of mine. You can go there and check out more of my work--broken down by category--as well as see my availability, price list, and email. I am currently booked for the remainder of 2008, but I do have a waiting list in case of cancellations. I am also starting to book for 2009, so if you are interested in a session, especially if you will be needing a newborn session give me a call or an email and I'll get you on my calendar. Here is my new site: Ginger Williams Photography And here are a few selected favorites from the past few months of sessions: