Kimberly Brimhall

I miss this place...

and i promise i'll be back with the new year. lots to share and my official .com website too! Thanks for the emails and happy mail. I feel so loved!

I hope you all have the BEST holidays ever...

Loves!

Don't shoot the messenger...

So I know I've have internet and I should be blogging about what I want to blog about, but I have been soooo busy.

I have had 7 clients book photoshoots within a two week period and it looks like the word of mouth is spreading really quick. Which I am super duper excited about.

My health is so much better and I am looking at new horizons, be sure to check back about that topic soon.

My photography website is almost ready to go live after 4 mos of stalling.

Also I have a new mini class up at scrapinstyletv.com. We are having a PJ party for the new "Night Owl" kit. My class is on using lyrics and page protectors. If you are curious about how they go together head on over and check it out!

The Lyrics Are Clear Class Click Here

I'll be back to my normal blogging self soon! I can't wait!

Just do it:)

For those of you who are interested in art journaling, or maybe you just want to try something new...

My friend Rhi is doing a workshop over at SIS...and this is the last day to sign up. If you have ever seen her art pages, you know she is passionate about her work and teaching others.

Click below and have fun!

I'll be back to my normal blogging soon!

always a rush...

iso no internet...STILL...i won't go into the drama rama with AT&T but they said it should be up soon...i just miss blogging. seriously...if i couldn't access anything but my blog...i'd be cool. so soon...so here i am at mcdonalds using their free wifi:)

thanks for the emails checking up on me...im hanging out with madi and taking a LOTs of pictures...no internet has allowed my photography to bloom...im a dork i know. we also got a new puppy ill be back with photos soon. he is perfect.

so i hope to share them soon.

in the mean time...you should check out the class below being given by my good friend Ashley Wren. i've known her since high school but i have REALLY gotten to know her through her journaling...whether it be her blog or her pages...they inspire.

i took part one of this class in June and she did not dissappoint...she has ideas that inspire...words that inspire and a spirit that....yes, inspires.

i miss being around here...be back soon...hopefully...maybe...with a new outlook, new projects, and new experiences!

happy hump day:)

let it be...

definitely words of wisdom my friends...

so still no internet...(next week it seems)

still unpacked boxes in my new home...

still unedited photos from my trip to new orleans...

still working on my "perspective"...

still working on my health...

still working on myself...

but!...

i am enjoying a much needed break from this online world of words and visual overstimulation...

i am enjoying the little things...like reading "Cars" the book, over and over i should have it memorized (jade already does so no skipping pages) and watching old 80s movies and getting to know the neighbors.

i am enjoying my new camera lense...it was quite an investment but worth it.

i am enjoying phone calls with new friends...and "catch ups" with old ones.

i am enjoying going through years of design magazines only to find out i have my own plans in mind.

i am learning to let it be...whatever "it" may be.

On a completely different note: I was honored to be asked to guest design for the Red Velvet Art kit club by the lovely Rachel...so check it out...the kit was so fun and inspiring!

what are you up to? let a girl know:)

i'll be back soon.

loves, kb

Firsts...

So today is my first time teaching an online class EVER.

I have to admit its fun and scary all at the same time.

I decided to change my blog right along with my class...

and this is me doing today's homework with my students!

This photo was taken Fall of '04...Madi Kay was a newborn and we lived in Salt Lake City at the time.

We decided to take Jade up the canyons and get some photos of him with all the leaves. I knew Skyler did photography but I didn't know how good he was until we got home and we through all the pictures after the film was developed. I loved each and every one. But THIS one was my very favorite. It still is my very favorite photo of Jade EVER. This day started our very first tradition with us. Each year we go out as a family and take photos as soon as the leaves change. This is great time for us. I love watching the kids play in the leaves...I love watching Skyler get down to get their photos. I love just being blessed to have a family to have firsts with. I hope you all are enjoying your October!

Right now:
I am enjoying...
My pumpkin spice candles...
Hearing the leaves crunch when I walk across lawns.
Seeing the colors of nature change so vividly.
The feeling of getting cozy.
The anticipation of seeing family members very soon!

We are in New Orleans all week. I'll be back with photos later!
If you are in the area...let me know!

Bling out your blog

i'm so excited for my first class ever...a little bit nervous...but still excited! i've been waiting to update my design until i did it with my class. so look for a new blog next week.

About my class...
if you think you are someone who...
A) has the desire to start a blog but just have not made the leap?
B) someone who has a blog but just needs help with design and inspiration? or
C) maybe you just feel like your blog has gone a bit stale?... This class is for all of the above. i have always kept a journal and decided to make the transition into blogging two and a half years ago and am passionate about my own blog. i consider my blogging an expression of my daily thoughts and a documentation of my life experiences, as well as, a way to share my art...and maybe inspire.

i will give you step by step giudes to designing your blog layouts, prompts for entries, ways to market your blog and build up a readership... for blogger and typepad.

it starts Monday and you have to sign up by then. the banner below will take you to the sistv boutique where you can click online classes and buy it

see you there...
loves kb.

ps- don't have internet until the 16th so ill be in and out when i can get to a computer:) see you then!!!

i know i put that somewhere...

so we got the house we had put an offer on:) yay

i have so many ideas swirling in my head for this place...the downside of having ADD is that its hard for me to pick one and go with it...

but im trying to pack i can not find my favorite headband scarf:( boo

it's been gone a long time. i had hoped to find it...but i haven't...and it may seem silly...but it was like Linus and his blanket...no matter what kinda hair day...it was a comfort to know i could just cover it up...okay Linus doesn't have bad hair days...and I don't wear blankets over my head(bad Michael Jackson flashback)...but you get the point...maybe.

so i sit here with dirty hair and a load of stuff to pack...*sigh*
wish me luck that we can get moved this weekend...and i'll still be wishing that this headband will turn up.

I probably won't be around much until we are moved in...so Happy Everything!

We really needed this...with all the bad that came our way...we have each other...two beautiful children...and now a place to call a home.

I'll be back real soon:)

Loves...kb

flashback...

Lots to love today...well tonight...

Finding the time to blog about all that's happened the last week has been a bit hectic. So I decided to throw it all in one.

I had a great visit to JJs house last weekend...although the flights were hard on me physically...it was nice to get a break after being locked in my house for two months. Photos and vintage finds and restaurant scrapbooking(to be explained later).

Our first day..we went to an estate sale...I went thinking I might find a few little house items to stuff in my suitcase...but no...I found...a closet FULL of clothes that were vintage and just my size. So as requested...I am showing a few of those outfits...This was my favorite I think...a dress that has the coolest pattern and this purple bead necklace...Skyler took these photos before church yesterday.

I also got this vintage shirt and I wore it home. I had 3 people ask me if I was in the music industry on my flight from Nashville...to which I replied..."I wish, I'm a scrapbooker". Needless to say they did not ask for an autograph. I love the big bow...I also got this shirt in black with white polka-dots:)and the shades are from my friend Liz's SHADES OF SUMMER...but I decided to make mine fall. Also...Madi had her first "right of passage" I guess you could say...I was on the phone with Rhi Rhi and she came in the room and I thought "something looks off"...it was her bangs! THEY were off...she gave herself her first haircut...and it was quite good actually. So I took her with me to get her first haircut:) I actually love her little pixie bangs...she does too...she was so excited to get her haircut...she kept saying "thank you mommy!"

So it was a fun week...and I could've posted earlier but I am realizing it is much healthier spending time with my children...and making things rather than worrying about blogging about them. So look for longer posts from now on:)

Also...there is a new prompt up at "The Art is Found" come play with us!

And lastly...I have ended my "leave of absense" with LUXE and they have tips and techiniques from a page I did back in June up on their blog...HERE.

I am looking forward to scrapbooking again with a fun attitude and with no rules.

Still working through my illness but with a better outlook now...new docs, new meds, new results:)

Right now I'm watching the HEROES premeire...so nerdy...but I'm diggin it. I have so much more to say...but maybe another time. Until then...

Happy Monday Ya'll!<a <a

inhale...

it's that time when the air is lighter...the sky brighter
when leaves dance across sidewalks and float like magic.
when the smell of warm candles makes everything better...
when nature takes a breath...and exhales softly.

it's that time when the fantasy of summer ends...the grass mends.
when holidays with friends and family are just around the bend...
when sweaters warm the skin...and sunsets warm the soul.
when we all get a little closer...even when far away.

call it what you like...autumn or fall...
but "IT'S that time."

journal entry...september 26th, 2007

photo: november 6, 2007 Crown point, IN