Botanical Gardens

This summer, I finally came up with a plan to blog somewhat regularly. At least more regularly than once a month. At the beginning of the month, I think up a list of topics and projects to share, and assign them to specific days on a calendar. The best part is, if I don't follow my calendar, it doesn't really matter all that much.

One item in particular has been on my list for some time now. In June, I went by myself (crazy!) to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, and I had a grand ole' time. Everything was pretty, and I could take as long as I wanted to take lots of photos, because I went by myself (!).

I loved my photos from that solitary excursion. and I made myself a little mini album because I loved them so, and I wanted to see some of them in print. It was in the making of this album, that I discovered how to make mini albums that I really like. The key being, to add as little as possible. When I start to add more to my mini albums, they start to feel haphazard to me. Keeping it simple, helps the design feel more cohesive. At least to me.

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The reason I finally shared this album now, is that I recently went to the Botanical Gardens in the Bronx, this time just with Dave, (crazy!) and again I ended up with lots of photos that I love. The moral of the story is, going places without children, frees you up to take a lot of photos. The only down side is, that they are not photos of my children. But, lovely photos, nonetheless:

Clique Kits!!!!

All those exclamation points in the title are to demonstrate how excited I am to share this layout that I made using the Clique Kits October kit, Masquerade Ball. It is already sold out, so it's a good idea to get a subscription if you don't already have one. They also have a well stocked store of goodies, and exclusive holiday kits that are available for pre-order.

You can save 10% using the coupon code ALIZA10.

Okay. On to the layout, which is all about our apple picking day.

This kit features Kelly Purkey's line, Second City, for Basic Grey. J'adore it. And also those Pinkfresh Studio Wood Drop stickers.

Happy October!