Scrappy Dream Come True!

For the last couple of years, I feel like my scrapping talent has improved greatly.  The more I scrap and learn from others, the more confidence I have that my work is good. I think my work is good. My husband thinks my work is good. Friends think my work is good.  All this confidence building helped me to accomplish one of my dreams- applying to and being accepted on a Design Team.

It is such a huge compliment and confidence booster for someone to like your work enough to want you on a team promoting their product.  I am so excited to have been accepted to be on the design team for

I just can't wait to get started and get to know all the other lovely ladies I will be working with.  I know it will be challenging, but I look forward to the challenge and the growing that will happen. Wahoo!

MWM Amethyst #5

Another fabulous sketch by Kristy Lee and some Authentique made for some great Mojo's this week.  I absolutely love getting a new sketch every week and really stretching my imagination. It's also great to file them away in my binder for future inspiration.

 Authentique "Uncommon"

There is hidden journaling on the left-hand side with the pull-out 

that contains a letter for my sweet Eloise.

Authentique "Journey"

Another page for my wedding album gift.

A Week's Worth

I wasn't able to fit another cram session in last week, but I feel I was pretty productive.  I am really liking the "hurry and get caught up" feeling and the productivity it is bringing.

Echo Park "A Walk in the Park"

 Echo Park "A Walk in the Park"

 Echo Park "Holly Jolly Christmas"

 Echo Park "Holly Jolly Christmas"

 American Crafts "Nightfall"

Fancy Pants "Summer's End"

Cram Session

To say that I am behind on my scrapbooking might be an understatement.  A couple of years ago I printed a TON of pictures and took the time to separate them into different events and then filed them into page protectors in the many albums I have. And there they have sat. And sat and sat. The pictures are from 2009- 3 years ago. Since I have printed those pictures, we added 2 more kids to our family, moved, and so much more. That equates to a lot of scrapbooking backup.  Because I want to spend more time trying out new techniques, I decided that I needed to do a scrapbooking cram session.

What is a cram session?    1. Pull out all photos and separate them into events.    2. Pair each photo set with a sketch.     3. Pair each photo sketch/sketch with a paper collection and place them together. 4. Ready, set, scrap!

Last week I got a bunch set up and completed 14 layouts in 2 days. Because I NEED to get things done, I didn't worry too much about adding anything extra and just sticking with what was in the kit.  Occasionally I would remember something I had that would go great with it and just quickly dug it out and slapped it on.  They didn't end up being my favorite layouts, but for the most part I like them and are glad they are completed.

Here are my completed projects:

 Echo Park "Walk in the Park"

 Fancy Pants "Love Birds"

 Doodlebug "Color Coordinates Lovely Lime"

 Echo Park "For the Record" 

 Bella Blvd.

 American Crafts "Nightfall"

 Basic Grey "Olivia"

 Crate Paper

 Creative Imaginations

 Echo Park "Playground"

 MME "Good Day, Sunshine"

 Bo Bunny "Sunkissed"

 Fancy Pants "Dancing Girl"

Echo Park "Little Boy"

Because I got so much done, I decided to do another cram session. I raided my girls scrapbooks and put together 34 picture/sketches/paper packs.  I am excited to get those completed because then I will be pretty much caught up with my older girls books.  (I decided in 2010 to stop scrapping every single moment and just the major ones. Most of my Mid-week Mojo's will in the 2010 and 2011 events.)Here's to getting caught up!

MWM Amethyst #4

I made this page for Jethro's Grandmother using Authentique "Gathering". I took this picture at his Grandad's funeral and did a little photo effects on my iPhone. I loved how it turned out.  I was hoping that she would like this page and was pretty nervous to give it to her. Jethro delivered it and she just cried, a good cry though. Phew.  She especially loved the sentiment "You are my sunshine." It has special meaning to her and Grandad.  I am so glad she liked it.

A Little Winter Fun Box

Who has kids that get bored when they can't play outside? Who hates getting kids all dressed up in their snow clothes 5 times a day so They can play outside for 5 minutes? ME! To alleviate boredom and the need to dress the kids so much, I created this Winter Activity box.

I took a metal box I found in my scraproom and grabbed Echo Parks Everybody Loves Christmas and got to work. After covering the box, I created the little cards to write activities on.  Everyday the kids could draw a different activity. When we go through them all, we can just start over. This winter has been unseasonably warm, but i do plan on using this box next year.

Supplies:
Metal box
Echo Park's Everybody Loves Christmas
Stickles

Authentique March Layout Challenge Take 2

I used the pieces of the Wonder collection for this layout.  I think this was only the second time my girls have sat on Santa's lap and it seems that they have outgrown the fear they had the first time.

Supplies:
Wonder Tabloids, Icons, and Headlines
American Crafts Ribbon