Really, I’ve missed 3 days? It seems crazy. But true. I cropped on Saturday and Sunday. It’s been busy. Day 3: Who I am now: Wow… I got the challenge and I started looking at old pictures. I found one my my sister and I. I decided to do it. To just mention how I feel. This is how I feel. That’s it. Day 4: How things change: Yeah! Happier subject. Great pictures of Sean at Disneyland in the same … [Read more...]
LOAD, Day 2
Feb
3
2012
My favorite picture. Hmm. I have so many. I really do. They are all of Sean and John. But I decided to go with one of them sledding last year in Tahoe. John was unemployed, we went to Disneyland, we went to Tahoe. We spent money. We had such a good time. I was so happy to have my boys in a “vacation” type mode. Knowing that John would be working shortly… And life would go back to normal. Ugg. So, I picked … [Read more...]
LOAD, Day 1
Feb
2
2012
The prompt for today focused on food. Wouldn’t you know it? I have been working on an Easter LO with the left overs from my design team box for, oh well, a week or so. I had put it away, figuring that I would finish it up after LOAD. HA. Once again, Lain and I are thinking about the same thing at the same time. I had pictures of Sean eating a peanut butter egg. PERFECT! By 9pm I was done with my LO, and I was ready for the next … [Read more...]
Why I LOAD
Jan
25
2012
It’s January 25, one week from today LOAD starts. When I first tried LOAD last year, last February to be exact, I was scared. I was sure that creating 28 layouts was well outside of my ability. I was full of doubts and honestly… I was so EXCITED. I so wanted a new challenge. I wanted to feel like all these papers, embellishments and tools weren’t just sitting around my desk gathering dust. Which they do, sometimes. How thrilled … [Read more...]
December box of yumminess
Dec
6
2011
Being on the design team at Scrapbook Island has been a blessing. It really has. I love that I’m making scrapping friends, but more than that, I feel like I’m really challenging myself. I get products that maybe I would never have purchased, and I’m making fun things with them. For November, I received the BoBunny Snowfall Collection. Every page had glitter. I never use glitter. I get really confused with it, and think that it’s too blingey. So… It was really a challenge. I had a … [Read more...]
My first Make & Take at Scrapbook Island
Dec
5
2011
It’s been a while since I’ve posted, and boy do I have a ton to share. I’ve been chosen to be on the design team at my LSS, Scrapbook Island. Let me tell you that I have been swamped since I started. But, I digress… What I really would like to show you is the UBER cute make and take I taught last weekend. It’s an accordion minibook that I made, inspired by Amy Heller. Originally, I had a different back, but Laurie and I worked together and … [Read more...]
Pay Up
Aug
2
2011
This weeks challenge was to do a LO in 30 minutes. I so missed the mark. I mean really, even knowing exactly what I wanted to use after picking out the photo, I still preened the hell out of it. I couldn’t decide what color letters I wanted to use. Then I decided that I needed to use the washi tape. Then I decided that I needed a car. Then I decided that it needed brads… The list goes on and on. Let me just say that I am not a 30 minute LO … [Read more...]
Mom wants that SHOT!
Jul
28
2011
This week at the Mother LOAD we were working on using products that we really like. Many of us apparently horde the products that we love. I do not have that problem. I buy 2, 3, 5 copies of things I love. That way I’ve got another when I’m ready to use it again. How I got started with this LO was… I first decided that I was going to do a Christmas LO. I love Christmas, and have quite the Christmas stash. Then I picked my newest … [Read more...]
My scrapping process
Jul
19
2011
Last night I got home and made a bird house out of a shoe box and a pencil for Sean. He has a parrot toy that can go on his wrist, and he was convinced that he needed a house for the bird. He wanted something made of wood. I thought, there is your new shoe box. It’s the perfect size for a bird to sleep in. I used my exacto knife to make a window, then poked holes into the sides with my crop-o-dile. I stuck the pencils through the holes, and there you … [Read more...]
Make Me a CAPE Mom
Jul
14
2011
With all that is going on in the house right now, one would think I wouldn’t have time to make a LO. Lucky me has the Mother Load over at Big Picture Classes, and assignments to do. So, I was supposed to use old stuff. I didn’t. Most of this is from my last Studio Calico kit. So, I loved those pictures I took of Sean in his new cape I made him, so that is what I went with. I also bought him some super hero pajamas, which he loves. He really wants … [Read more...]
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