After finding that my scrap bag (and I’m pretty sure that that isn’t all) was thrown away by the cleaning people, I’ve been staying away from my crafting station.  But after my class at Scrapbook Island with May Flaum, I had so many new supplies I decided that I needed to at least clean up.

After a bit of cleaning, the scrap bag did not turn up (nor did the other bag that I think is missing).  But,  I looked through the kits that May gave us on Sunday and said, I should make a card for Susan at work…  So I did.

I’m super happy with how it turned out.    There is just something about Kraft Paper that is so easy and neutral. 

The paper is Sassafras, as is the flowered button and the letter stickers.  Card stock: Bazzill.  Inks: Tim Holtz.  Metal Flower: Making Memories.  Bird: Websters Pages.  Heart: Jillibean Soup.  Ribbon: Websters Pages.  Glimmer Mist: Tattered Angels. 

Thanks May for such great card making supplies!

So, lucky me made some scrapping time this week.  I’m beginning to get frustrated with myself because it’s taking me so long to make LO’s.  I think I should be able to get 2 done in an evening.  Nope.  From 8 pm until almost 11, I’m working on one thing.  Maybe it’s the television…  Maybe it’s stopping to take a fudgecicle break…  Maybe it’s talking to my husband rather than working.  I don’t know. 

What I do know is that I’m really happy that I’m using these kits up!  I’ve got several that I’ve not even touched, and yet another box coming.  I’ve stopped ordering the more patterned paper and the patterned paper from the other kits.  That is helping.  But I’m still using my March and April kits and adding my own letters (you know I love letter fonts).  Besides, I’m not really in love with the letters that came with the March and April kits.

First comes Petal Pusher…  I love this.  I wasn’t sure that I did, but the more I look at it the more I do.  I think part of the reason I love it so much is that I remember taking these pictures.  I was so excited for Sean to have a big wheel.  My sister used to love her big wheel, and I wanted Sean to have the same memories.  The first box had parts missing.  The second box had other parts missing.  So, we had to buy two big wheels to get one working one.  Then John went out there and tried so hard to make Sean petal…  He was having nothing to do with it.  The funny thing is, he still doesn’t really care to petal. 

I used mostly the Studio Calico March kit this time.  Cosmo Cricket patterned paper, Bazzill Cardstock.  American Crafts ribbon, letters and flair.  Studio Calico wood veneer and stamp…  A Maya Road pin completes the LO. 

It’s cute, right?

I’ve not done a double LO in a long time.  John was surprised when I got started.  But the subject really did require a double, don’t you think?  I’m not sure it’s done, and I really need some journaling…  But here is where I’m heading with First Hair Cut.  Actually, I am feeling bad that I didn’t add the picture of me crying in this LO.  I cried for most of the hair cut.  It was like my baby wasn’t a baby anymore.  It was just so sad.  Funny thing is, we still don’t cut his hair very often.  He has had 4 hair cuts, or is it three.  I think John took him once with out me…  I just can’t remember.

Anyway, Cosmo Cricket, Jillybean Soup and 7 Gypsies patterned paper.  Bazzill Cardstock.  Basic Grey chipboard.  Stickles.    I never use Stickles, but those scissors needed it, don’t you think?  I do feel like I’m not done, so if you have a suggestion on how to make it better, I’d love to hear it!

Happy Crafting!

Unfortunately, I missed day one of the Breast Cancer Crop at Scrapbook Island Saturday.  Granted, I was driving 5 on the way back from an awesome evening trick or treating with Sean on Friday…  But still, I was really looking forward to this crop.

I got in about 11:10, and didn’t get started until almost 12…  My first page, “Subway Ride”, I used the uber cool subway tape I bought on Etsy.  I’ve been dying to use it since I bought it. 

I’ve got quite a few Studio Calico kits that I need to use, so I found this laser cut paper by Basic Grey and a piece of cardboard in one of the bags…  I wish I could remember which one, but it was an add on kit… then I added the tape, used Jillibean Soup corrugated letters and Basic Grey Oliver embellishments.  I was pretty sure that something was missing so I added a subtitle with So Sophie by My Minds Eye…  I added some bakers twine (and a bit of Bazzill cardstock behind the main title) and there you have it.  2 hours of my day!  I sure am happy about it.

Next, thanks to John bringing my pictures for me that I had forgotten, I started working on “Cleaning and Eating.”  I’m having a hard time doing layouots about food and Sean.  I’ve got so many and honestly, everyone eats…  And it seems like we were really concerned about him eating or not eating.  We just thought he was being cute or that it was funny that he was covered in food.  Go figure.

This time, back to April 2010 Studio Calico kit…  Bazzill cardstock, Core’dinations cardstock (which I sanded yeah!), 7 Gypsies and Basic Grey patterned paper…  My Mind’s Eye token and Basic Grey brads.  American Crafts Thickers and Basic Grey chipboard from my stash and then a Studio Calico stamp helped me with some lines.  I really like how it turned out.

One more fills out my time, and this took only an hour!  I know where did my time go?  Who knows. 

“Just you” was so much fun!  I really inspired by the Sassafras Apple Jack paper, again April 2010 Studio Calico kit (I bought the paper from all the kits)!  First I thought I was going to use it as the background for this awesome picture of Sean…  Then I decided I wanted some color and didn’t want to cut this beautiful piece of Studio Calico paper…  So, I used the rest of the Core’dinations cardstock (and a bit of Bazzill cardstock too).  Then I decided to add a horizontal stripe with more Bazzill cardstock and and the strip of Studio Calico I had trimmed.  Then I saw the Studio Calico wood veneer from the March kit and I was in heaven!  I added some Sei letters and Maya Road chipboard buttons and there yoou have it.  I still may add some bakers twine to the button holes, I’ve not decided.

That brings us to 3 layouts and now it is 4:00 pm.  The crop was over at 5, so I decided to clean-up rather than having to stop mid thought.  I hate that.  I had a good time, but the time was way too short.

I wanted to show you one more layout that I did last week, that I love.  I bought the paper in the 99 cent scrapbooking supplies at Target.  The Making Memories glitter frame was on clearance, as were the flocked brads also by Making Memories…  The Girls Paperie and Cosmo Cricket gave me the letters (love the tiny type letters, really I do)!  I LOVE this page.  So clean, and I love the white.  Thanks to Don and Lisa for providing the photos and the great birthday party!

I’ve been reading on the CK Boards, and trying to be a part of the community.  It’s hard, these women have know each other for a long time.  But I did try a purge swap.  Simply because I had doubles of things that I had no idea what to do with.  So, I’m posting the images of what I was sent, what I sent, and the two layouts I created.  I’m really bad at the brands of things, and I guess I’m going to have to get better at it…  Or just not care and hope people can guess, if they like what I did.

So here is what I got and did with it….

Here is what I sent and did with it…

I had fun!  I liked what I got, but I had to go looking for the right photos.  Lucky for me, Mothers Day was in the same group of pictures that I’m currently working with.  I do enjoy a challenge, and I was able to work with my kit (after I saw with the other person did) and come up with something that I like.  I’m not much of a talker when it comes to my scrapping, but here you go.  My creativity today. 

One of the people I’ve met since I started scrapping is Lori.  She has started the Weekly Gratitude Project.  I’ve decided to give it a try.  It’s a weekly thing, and I think it might get me back to blogging.  You never know.

This months theme is “Work.”  Hmm.  Grateful for work.  Hmm…  “The theme for January is work. This applies to work of any kind. It can be a job you have. It can be all the work you do at home. Or raising your kids. Or a volunteer job. Or school. And if you don’t work at all, you can make it about how grateful you are for that.”  I can do that.  Four weeks of being grateful for my work, and making four pages that say as much. 

So…  Let’s be grateful for work this month, shall we?

So, Sean has been sick.  He had this fever that spiked at 104, but stayed around 102 for most of the week.  Last night the fever broke about 9:00 pm.  At 3:00 am, Sean awoke, and wanted mommy to hold him and help him sleep.  John tried to do this for him, but no avail.  I got up, rocked him back to sleep, and then went to put him back in his crib.  Yeah right.  He cried some more, and then I said to myself, the fever is gone, why are John and I playing these night-night games? 

Back in the crib he went, screaming.  I told him it was time to sleep, and that I loved him and said “Good Night.”  Five minutes later I went back in, and told him that it was time to sleep and that I loved him…  To which he said “I have poo-poo.”  I started to laugh.  He is a bit poo-poo obsessed right now.  There was no smell, no indication that he had poo-poo.  I went over to him, gave him a hug and felt his diaper…  No poo-poo.  I told him, “you don’t have poo-poo, night-night Sean.”  Within 2 minutes he was back asleep, and John and I were in the bed laughing.  He is smart that little man.  He knew that I would pull him out of the crib if he had a dirty diaper, and that I would have to check it, so he would get a hug.  Cheeky baby!  I do love him! 

It’s been almost a week since Daisy’s passing.  You know, life has just gone on.  It’s really weird.  John and I take care of Sean and then we go to bed. 

I miss her clicking nails on the hard wood floor, waking me up at 2 am because she needed a drink.  I miss her prancing around at 7 because she needed her insulin.  I miss her coming into the bathroom after my shower, licking the water off my legs.  I miss her greeting me at the door when I come home, and jumping on me.  I miss her needing to sit near me, but no where on me, just far away so that I can’t touch her.

Thursday night at dinner Sean screamed “Dais, Dais” wanting her to come so that he could feed her his dinner.  We told him that she went “bye bye.”  He seemed a bit frustrated with this, but he seemed to understand, and went with it.  Tonight he threw all his food on the floor, and when I let him out of his chair, he ate off the floor, as if to take her place.

Mom said that she saw Daisy yesterday…  I’ve not seen her yet.  I dreamed about her last night, she was under an end table, alive and well.  I was so happy to see her.

Today was hard.  I cried a lot.  I just keep thinking that maybe if I had let the vet try and fix her, she would still be here.  Instead, I just let her go.  I just miss her so much.  Carey at work reminded me that for a long time we were so integrated.  Daisy and I were a pair.  While John and Sean are my life, there is just this hole in my heart.  And it really hurts.

Big hug and kiss for Daisy, where ever you are.