Saturday Class at Scrapalicious

BUSY does not even begin to describe what's been going on around here!! I have had so much fun creating things this week for three events I have coming up. I have had SO much help from my sweet girls too. They are so creative and LOVE being in the middle of our dining room with me while we work on "Scrap Projects".

This weekend I am teaching two classes at a GREAT store in Thibodaux, LA. http://www.scrapalicious.typepad.com/. I cannot wait to get there and check out all of Vera's new goodies. She already has stuff arriving from CHA! Can't wait to get my hands on the new Jenni Bowlin.

Here are a few pics of the Saturday class. For Photographing purposes, I did not attach the three pieces but it will hang as the picture shows. The original concept I saw in the recent Creating Keepsakes and of course I changed it and put my own spin on it. I look forward to seeing you ladies this weekend. Thanks for joining us!

oOps!

This is a page that was accidentally omitted by my friend Martha who did my photos. I told her no big deal, it would give me something to blog about today! WOW, two post two days in a row, it's a record! This page follows the acrylic cover. Most of the materials used were scraps from my Scripts kit, except for the background paper. GCD Studios, Scenic Route, October Afternoon. The rub on is from my stash as well. Thanks for looking, and please leave a comment.... Good or bad. I can handle it!

By The Way....

This was one of the original pages I started, but like I said, the project turned in a different direction. I will eventually add it as I add more from more recent years. The stamp behind Santa is a little Prima stamp from The Scripts kit, as well as the ribbons and fibers, Little polka dot envelope, and green Bazzill. I picked up the Hambly background paper when I was in Scrap Etc. a few months ago.

The slideshow below was my first attempt at such things and I noticed that some of my photo labels were chopped off. I have absolutely no clue why, but basically I am saying that alot of what I used on this project came from, and was inspired by The SCRIPTS December kit.

Ta DAaaa!

I am SO happy to announce that I am finally able to post a little project I have been working on for quite some time. This little book is a TRUE labor of love. "My Christmas Memories" book was inspired by old photos of me throughout the years. I originally intended for this to go a WHOLE different direction, but when I got started it took on a totally different theme. I also hope this will be an ongoing project from year to year. I have lots of memories from more recent years with my husband and babies!

The materials for this project came from the "MOST AWESOME" December Scripts Kit. I truly believe I used every single piece of goodness in that kit. So fabulous what those girls put together! Thanks Lucy for this opportunity! I also included alot of my own stash as well.

I hope you enjoy looking at my project as much as I enjoyed putting it together. Each page is like a mini canvas, telling its own story! THANKS!! I had SO much fun!

TESTING....TESTING....

Are you still out there? As I stated in the beginning, I am not a writer and have very little time to think up interesting things to say. Therefore, I have had the same post on here for two weeks or so. I know, boring. Or so it appears here. In real life... not so much. I have been very busy with family, church, scrap deadlines and projects, and teaching at two crops two weekends in a row. FUN, FUN stuff. I hope to have pics up soon! Keep in touch!

A Little Peek

Here are a couple of pages from an album I am doing. Yes, they are busy, but that's me. I like layers. To me, each one builds my story. The first page is a picture of my mom's dad. I called him Deedle Doo. I named him that because he always sang a little tune using that phrase. The rest of my journaling is my interpretation of a quote from one of the most recognized, and my favorite Christmas movie, It's A Wonderful Life. "This ANGEL got his wings long before these little bells rang!"

The next page is of my oldest daughters Santa wish list. It was special because she wrote it and actually expected to get everything on there! Santa made notes, but did not deliver everything!!Thanks for looking!!

Just For Example....

This would be me in an awkward position, not necessarily something a 35 year old plus size woman should be doing. With that being said, it was also one of my resolutions, among many, to enjoy the small things. To hear my children belly laughing over my antics brought true joy!

No, I was never a pole dancer, I know all of you were thinking, "Well you definitely should be!" HA HA!

Going along with this same train of thought, another of my resolutions was to get to all of my designated destinations on time or early. So this morning we all got up raring to go, school is back in session, got there on time to find no one there. Very eerie. I thought I may have been "Left Behind". After getting out of my car in my Scrapbook Girl pjs and no bra, I found a custodian to ask what in the world was going on!?!? Well apparently I was the only mom who did not read all of the wadded up pieces of paper in the bottom of my daughters backpack.
NO SCHOOL today, teacher workday. This is where I already break one of my resolutions, Get Act Together. Who doesn't start school on Monday after a holiday???

CRAZY. So, with my reasoning skills I am gonna consider this a practice for tomorrow and chalk it up to being extremely prepared. Therefore in my reality, I never really broke my resolution!! Whew!

I WILL WITHOUT A DOUBT BE MOTHER OF THE YEAR THIS YEAR. I feel it already.

Weekend Wrap Up!

I hope everyone started the new year off with a bang!! Oh its been eventful so far for me, but that's a day in the life of "ME".

This photo was taken on New Years day at the farm that my grandmother and her family grew up on. The house is over 100 years old and my sisters and I grew up going there for family gatherings, Easter egg hunts, fishing, and other fun country activities. This farm holds so many fun memories for me and it is so neat to see my kids and my sisters kids enjoying it like we used too. For as long as I can remember there has been a tire swing there and they had so much fun playing on that thing!!

The rest of the weekend was spent readying my dad's store for opening day. Today, as a matter of fact. All three of my sisters and their husbands and kids and mom and dad worked vigourously pricing things, learning the secrets of The Cock of The Walk, washing dishes and sampling all of the goodies. I am so excited about this endeavor and so proud of him for going in a very different direction than he is used too.

Our nights were spent trying to relax and playing games, but all of the competiveness kept creeping in. Many, many laughs were shared and we all made fools of ourselves. If you ever want to laugh hysterically and get people out of their comfort zone, play CRANIUM!

I look forward to spending time with family and friends in the new year! It's what makes my crazy world go round!!

Updated Update!

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Update!!

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