candice mclean

CONNOR'S 7th BIRTHDAY

we celebrated connor's birthday a little early. his actual birthday is july 5th but with the move and our neighbors also moving we celebrated a little early. he had a marine inspired theme. his choice. everyone came in camouflage and we painted their faces. so cute. the boys had a ton of fun. rented an obstacle course for them to run and jump in.

happy 7th birthday to you buddy! love you. *xo* mama

TREASURE HUNTING AT THE ROSE BOWL

a few friends and i headed to the rose bowl flea market in pasadena. it was wonderful! i found some great treasures. didn't buy too much since we're moving so very soon. did find and buy these: music sheets, milk glass vase, antique metal frogs (for flowers), turquoise wooden tool box, enamel round tub (plan to use a beverage bucket), vintage wrapping paper, vintage blue chips in green.

angie, sam, jen, nicole, candice and elena.

sneak peek - prima studio

soon you will be able to purchase an instructional video class that i designed for prima studio. prima studio offers video classes and kits through participating stores. the hostesses are donna salazar, leah fung and johanna peterson. checkout their free videos. these free videos are about 3 minutes long and focus on a special technique or quick tip.

here is a sneak peek of the album i designed for prima studio.

i used the flirty paper collection - love this paper line! it's gorgeous and perfect. the flocked paper reminds me of my grandmother's vintage wallpapered dining room. and the actual album is made from prima's artful cardboard. love this product!

more to come. keep checking here and the prima studio website for the release of the instructional video.

be happy workshop - a few spots left!

happy saturday.

i'm getting ready for my class at pink pineapple today (2:30pm to 5:30pm) and there are a few spots left. call pink today to signup or to purchase a kit at 760-598-2222. if you need to have your kit mailed, they will ship it to you directly for a small fee.

hope to see y'all soon!

*xo*

pan's labyrinth

pan's labyrinth is one of my most favorite movies. it's chilling and dark and beautiful. the cinematography and the art (design, makeup and graphics) are truly spectacular - most believable. the music is eery and heartfelt. the lullaby is magical and makes my stomach turn somersaults. it provokes that weird eery feeling that causes the hairs on the back of your neck to stand at attention.

***please note*** to watch the below video, first go over to the left sidebar and pause the playlist then come back to the you tube video and play.

cosmo cricket haunted house

each of the pink pineapple dt was asked to decorate a birdhouse. i chose to use cosmo cricket's haunted halloween paper line. the bat is also by cosmo cricket. in addition, i used black acrylic paint, distress crackle paint - spiced marmalade and tattered angels glimmer mist - charcoal. black ink by brilliance. the scalloped edge punch is by fiskars. here's a peek of my haunted house.

a weekend of film...

for adults...

chip and i watched the reader last night. compelling. disturbing. emotional.

on friday and saturday evening, we watched the majority of true blood's first season. we're waiting on the last disc to arrive tonight. it has the last episodes on it. glad i read the books first. don't get me wrong, the series that airs on HBO is a tragic delightful portrayal of the book. basically, loving it. for the most part, it follows the story line. not sure why they added some things though. they added a lot more to tara's character like a relationship with sam and gave jason a bad v obsession - neither in the book. however, i was glued to the tele and anxious to see what was going to happen next. and, anna paquin does a magnificent job of portraying sookie. loving bill compton... i mean stephen moyer. (wink) love the way he says "sookie".

only 12 more days until the 2nd season airs on HBO. go see true blood.

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for the kiddos...

i recommend two movies. we saw both a couple of weeks ago, but i forgot to write about them here.

coraline. i loved, loved, loved this movie. we took the kiddos to see it at the base theater. our kiddos are 10, 8, 6 and 4. it was a bit scary for my 4 year old. had i known it was that dark, i would have found a sitter for her. after the movie was over, she said "that was creepy". but she said she liked it too. the movie, the story line, the animation was fantasical. i know - not a word but it was that kind of made-up world. my latest inspiration, my latest little obsession... this movie.

for funny, lighted hearted, make you laugh so hard you pee in your pants kind of movie, you must see bedtime stories. adam sandler, who plays skeeter, is one of my favorite comedic actors and he didn't let us down here. so funny. the kiddos LOVED this one. all thumbs up.

new moon trailer - the first one!

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON trailer in HD

pretty in pink - using an ant's eye view

photography inspiration

here, i'm below laying on the ground looking up at my subject (my daughter carys). i often mix it up and use different point's of view - especially when photographing children. the look is fun and most often times, i use a shallow depth of field so anything in the foreground is blurred or out of focus. example - see the second photo of carys looking right into the camera.

try playing around with your point of view. ant's eye view - lay your camera on the ground and shoot away. bird's eye view - get above and look down onto your subject. i often carry a step stool with me. this is also one of the most flattering perspectives.

be happy @ pink pineapple scrapbooks

hey there! hope your long weekend has gone well. happy memorial day to all.

a bit of news to share... i'm teaching another class at pink pineapple scrapbooks on saturday, june 6th from 2:30pm to 5:30pm. this album is for my two oldest daughters - roan and tate. they have made great friends with the girls in our culdesac and so i thought i'd surprise them with a little memory album.

where - pink pineapple scrapbooks (vista, ca)

date - saturday, june 6th

time - 2:30pm to 5:30pm

workshop - be happy

the album measures 6x6 and is made of chipboard. the papers and adorable die-cut chipboard accents are girl friday by cosmo cricket.

here are some highlights from the album.

if you plan to attend the workshop, please bring the following supplies.

Please bring with you: scissors, paper trimmer, exacto knife, self healing mat, Zip Dry, Glue Dots, 3D foam pop dots, sanding block, Sakura black gelly glaze pen fine and med point, Stayzon jet black ink pad, Fluid Chalk creamy brown ink pad, Cropodile (if you don’t own one, please bring an eyelet tool setter), circle punches - sizes needed 2”, 1” and 3/4”, embossing stylus, flat head paint brush with container for h2o (to clean between different paints) or THREE foam brushes, Stickles glitter glue icicle, stapler, paper towels, baby wipes, old magazine. Please email me with ANY questions at candicemclean@mac.com.