December Daily

As I have finished up one project, I came across a few Christmas pictures that I didn't scrap.  I decided to add these pics to the end of my December Daily album.  Here is a pic of us at Christmas - I was about 6 month preggo here...

October Afternoon flags - so cute!!!

Project Life Week 11

I am finally getting my weeks for Project Life done....slowly, but surely.

As I still am not the greatest at photographing these pages with the protectors on, you won't be able to grasp the total effect of these two pages.  I really was pleased with the overall turnout of these two pages.  They really packed lots of color and tied in well across the two pages.

I had a few extra spots on each side, so that really allowed me to add in some extra pops of color, which I really liked. 

I used some of the memoir collection from Studio Calico on these two pages.  I punched out several of the circles from the patterned paper with my 1 3/4" circle punch and layered them on top of other spots as well as lifted them with dimensional adhesive.

You'l notice I also use lots of buttons and green rhinestones on these two pages - again, fun little pops of color and accents.

The color is washed out, but there is a picture of me with Lori from Studio Calico.  I got to see her at a Studio Calico sponsored crop in Bowling Green.  I don't usually go - especially when I am about to give birth in just a few weeks.....but I knew it would be super fun!  Who knew I would come back with a ton of Studio Calico product?!?!?!?   Did I mention super fun?!

Project Life - Week 9

Even with no flash I got a glare on this one!  Too much sun, I guess!

This was kind of a funny one - it was supposed to be the big snowstorm of the winter....we got a whopping 2 inches or so!  Ha!  That's the story of our winter this year!  I used a few more Simple Stories spots and stickers embellished with pearls and brads.  I rescued another few scraps from the scrap pile and made a fast page out of this. 

I'm not too fancy or ornate and wonderful with the project life pages I do, but I am keeping up okay with it - I'm up to March with my pics!

Project Life - Week 8

Here we have more PL stuff.  I added a few spots from Simple Stories at the top. 

Down below you'll notice another ultrasound.  I also included 2 of the cuter valentines that came from my daughter's valentine stash she brought home.  Finally, I had a few crocheted embellishments just sitting on my desk and thought I'd add those on for a touch of coziness - goes right along with all of those Eskimo kisses we got for Valentine's Day!!!

Project Life, Week 7

Okay...so obviously I have fallen behind, but it is time to get caught up, so none of these pages are going to be too interesting, but I did get 4 weeks caught up this past week!

I came to a standstill because I realized about 3 of these pictures for this week were stuck on my husband's phone and hadn't transferred to the computer through ICloud.  Gotta' love and hate technology!

I was proud of myself for actually remembering some ephemera!  I had a movie ticket to the Vow from Valentine's weekend.

Nott too much on here - I will say, though,, that this scrap of October Afternoon paper was in the trash and I rescued it to use it on this page!  Always exciting to rescue some trash!

My first layout....ever....and my desk today

So, I was reading a scrapbooking forum today and saw a post about your first layout ever. I started scrapbooking in 1998...yes, people, that is 14 years ago! That was when you pretty much only found scrappy stuff at Hallmark or Wal-Mart....So here is my first scrapbook.

Here is my first layout - it is a page telling my college roomie and bestie about meeting my husband for the first time. Needless to say, I didn't immediately start scrapping, but I didn't wait too long to start! I used the email that I sent her for my journaling.

Nothing too special about that page....just a few stencils and decorative edged scissors.

Fast forward to today - this is what my scrapbook desk looks like right now. That album is a project life album that I'm very behind on.

The tower on the right holds little knick knack items like my paper piercer, bone folder, rhinestones, etc.

The boxes in front are my pictures - note to self....by a new picture box!

The towers on the left are my ink pads and embellishment holders. Probably need another of those embellishment holders.

My markers are on the left.

I pretty much don't show anyone this very often, because I'm pretty embarrassed at the mess! I am not one of those clean scrappers.....I have stuff everywhere - an organized (in my mind) every where!!!

What about your first layout? What does your desk look like today? Care to share?

Good Times

Graphic is not necessarily my style, but I love these hexagons that are oh so popular right now.  I even won a set of hexagon stickers from Pretty Little Studio - they are not even shipping yet!  I really love how they fit right inside the hexagon stamp I got in the 35 mm kit from SC this month!

Love all the new Heidi Swapp products, too!  These polaroid frames are too cute!