New Holiday Designs

I posted alot of new designs for Holiday Cards on my design site, http://alicia-alee.blogspot.com ~ I am having trouble deciding which version I like of several designs, so if anybody could visit and let me know which are their favorites, that would be awesome!! Sometimes I am entirely too indecisive, I know. :)

Sea World '08

Finally posting some more pics! We had an awesome time at Sea World with the Haughton family ~ Jeron & Kayla were inseperable and it was so cool to watch the dolphins and whales perform in person! We had a blast.

Double Dorks

Some fun pics Tia and I took being goofy at SeaWorld waiting for the boys to get off a ride!

Our Visit to Coronado Beach, CA

We had so much fun on our recent vacation to California! We went to Disneyland as a family and then to Sea World and the beach with my twin sister Talia & her family. It was so great to see her and her new baby Lauren. The kids had a blast at the beach, turning Buck into a Merman and getting in the freezing cold water. : ) More pics to come soon!!!

Final Choice

Here are the final two versions for the Holiday Boutique Invites ~ I made them a little more "holidayish" and toned down the sass!!! :) and that's all it took for the client to be pleased. Yea! Or is that for me to be pleased?! I think the client would have been perfectly happy with the ornament design honestly! Just ask my husband, I am such a perfectionist! :)





Still not quite my style and they weren't my personal first choices, but I was glad I was able to make the client happy and have a more creative finished product at the same time.

Holiday Boutique Invite

I have to lament (and I admit boast) a little bit about this Holiday Boutique Invitation that I designed for an upcoming Boutique Show I'll also be participating in. It was a collaborative effort by myself and my sister Vanessa. I petitioned Vanessa for some artwork that looked boutique-ish, because I did NOT have time to sketch up something myself,and nothing in my art portfolio was appropriate for this design. She searched out an adorable little sketch of a girl from her art reserves, and it fit my idea perfectly! I pulled it in to Photoshop and used some hand-painted effects, and wa-la!





A fun, quirky, boutique-style Invitation that looks custom-made. I played around with a few different effects and backgrounds, and the overall layout was pretty simple, so I threw together a couple different versions. The client requested "something holidayish," so I tried to steer my backgrounds that way, and then put together a design that might be more towards that venue, which only turned out a little boring and generic. In retrospect, I suppose that the art sketch looks a little young and fresh (and perhaps a little immodest!:) for what she had in mind. I'm bummed that the design she chose, this one:



is not very original looking or very eye-catching. Sigh. I wish I could meet the client's needs better, but sometimes it is just hard to steer away from one tangent or idea and branch out on another that suits the client's ideas better. AND is still original and creative and beautiful! Darn it. Hopefully I can think of a way to freshen up the ornament design so that I won't be disappointed with the overall result . . . (And Char, if you're reading this, mum's the word, since you do know the client and all!) :)

Photo Tag

I am finally doing this Photo Tag from Bree before I forget and/or get too busy again! The tag: go to your Picture files, go to the fourth folder, and post the fourth picture.



This was the day we blessed Jocelyn ~ my Mom made her blessing dress and she looked beautiful, even though she looks so chubby cheeked in this pic! :) Crazy that we already have another baby to be blessed now! Time sure has flown by . . .

Holiday Greeting Cards

I've been busy over the last week or two working on templates for Christmas Photo Cards. If anybody would be willing to visit my design site, http://alicia-alee.blogspot.com to view all of the design samples, I would LOVE anybody's feedback! Let me know holiday designs you like, don't like, or design elements you would recommend I change. Thanks so much! If anyone would like me to design a Photo Card for them, let me know!!! I welcome all new business! : )

A Day in the Life of Braxton

Now for an update on the youngest Mouser midget as well ~ here's a few pics of Braxton and a list of his daily activities:

1. Get the squishy cheek check.

Which Jeron apparently thinks is pretty fun! I'm not sure if Braxton agrees with him.

2. Make a few smiles (which he is still learning to do consistently, but they're so cute!)

{This one's a little blurry, but it was so cute I had to include it.}

3. Take a few stretches.

4. Do some curls.
{he likes to do this with his toes for some funny reason!}

5. Suck his thumb - too cute. He actually has only done this a couple times. He's learned the finer world of binky babies!

6. OF COURSE, as always,
Get smothered by siblings! Poor little guy.

7. Make time for some brotherly bonding!
Jeron loves his little fella and always wants to hold him. Jeron always gets giggly when Braxton starts wobbling around. He thinks it's hilarious. Our bald little bobble head.

8. And Say Your Prayers! {This is a very long prayer! He may have dozed off.} So sweet.

9. And lastly, be just plain adorable! : ) I might be a little biased though. Hope you've enjoyed these new pics of our Mouser munchkins!!!

Daily (& Nightly) Doings

Looks like mischeif!
Here's a few recent pics of my mischevious kids and their goofy personalities...
















Like when Jocelyn decided the Lazy Boy was the perfect spot to sit in her stroller.
Jeron of course had to jump in on the picture taking.

Here the kids were playing Army soldiers when they were supposed to be getting ready for bed.

You can see halfway through Jeron changed into jammies (complete with standard issue army helmet of course), while Jocie was still running wild as G.I.Jane in her sundress & princess necklace.





Here's another common adventure: crickett hunting! The kids love to hunt down any poor lost, misdirected cricketts and keep them captive under a cup. (What can I say, it's Arizona! but gross, I know) This night just happened to be dress-up night with Mommy's shoes as well. Jeron looks preetty sweet in those heels! : )












And of course there's swimming ~ never a dull moment. Or is it never a dry moment?! Jeron is quite the comedic swimmer.

Then there's sweet Jocelyn, who posed for me in her Sunday dress. Alas, looks can be so deceiving! ;)


"Say cheese!"
"Cheese!"


"Ta-da!"

Alright, I'm finished now! She's trying to put her hands on her hips here but can't quite get it.

Such a cutie.

Just thought I'd share these with all of you! I honestly don't know where they get it! :)