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preschool layouts

I couldn't believe how easy it was for me to be the "scrapbook mom" of J's class. :)

Here are the 2 traditional scrapbook layouts I created:

(supplies: CS: Bazzill, DP, journaling spot, die cuts: Echo Park, other: Base Camp Cricut cartridge, mini brads)

 
(supplies: CS: Bazzill; DP: My Little Shoebox; felt letters: American Crafts; other: Martha Stewart grass punch)

I think I made the project hard on myself. I understood "create 2 pages" as create "2 one page layouts". So instead of making one 2-page layout, I made two 1-page layouts. *lol* Oh well. I'm still happy with what I created.

See? I CAN still create a traditional scrapbook layout! :)

Thanks for visiting me today... Have a fabulous weekend!

april 2011

Hi everyone,

I'm caught up with my Project 12 digi project to the month of April, can you believe it?!

I've been trying to budget my time better so I can get crafty more often. It seems like it's working!

For my layout I used Echo Park's For The Record Paper/Element Pack #1. I'm really LOVING how some traditional scrapbooking manufacturers are offering their stuff in digital form!!! I wish ALL scrapbook companies would do this!

Don't get me wrong, I still DO LOVE my traditional scrapbooking stuff. I'm a tool junkie. I love paper and glue. I love feeling the actual elements underneath my fingers when I scrap and when I look through old scrapbooks. But I do like the convenince of digital. And I think that after we moved into our new house 6 months ago and seeing all the scrapbooking STUFF I have (and that I had to organize), I've shaken my head at myself - how did my supply of scrapbooking STUFF get so out of control???

I know myself and I know my limitations. I know that I'm a HUGE supply hoarder - I need to work on using what I already have. I know that I'm also a packrat - I need to work on getting rid of stuff: paper I know I'll never use, those stickers that don't even stick anymore, etc. That will be a HUGE process for me and I know it will take some time but I'll get there... And hopefully, I'll have a more organized craft space and I'll be more productive. The scrapbooks will be filled with layouts - traditionally AND DIGITALLY!

Anyway, back to the layout...

I used Cathy Zielske's The Monthly 12x12 Album Set. I also used Ali Edwards' Loving Life Word Art brush pack. BTW, both are on sale at Designer Digitals at 30% off for their Quarterly Sale! (BTW, I'm not on any of these DTs... I just love their stuff!)... Note to self: STOCK UP!

Well, happy Friday to all of you! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

almost caught up...

Well, I'm happy to share that I'm *almost* caught up with my Project 12! I just have to start scrapping the month of April and I'll be caught up... BUT knowing my luck this digi-mojo I've got going on will soon disappear and something will take its place.

But for now, I guess I'm just glad to be riding this wave of creativity - no matter how small it is.

I still haven't figured out if I'm going to put these Project 12 layouts in a scrapbook and then put layouts from the year in between... That's something to think about.... I better figure out what I'm going to do soon - it's already MAY and it's almost JUNE and THAT means that 1/2 of the year will be behind me! So many scrapbook layouts to catch up on, so little time.

Anyway, here's my layout for March 2011...

As you all know, I'm using Cathy Zielske's fabulous Monthly 12x12 Album Set. I love the clean lines of her templates and how versatile they are. Sometimes when I'm in a scrapping rut, I just turn to one of her templates and voila! I've got a layout. I love how templates take the guesswork out of scrapbooking for me - especially when I'm feeling so uncreative (which is happening more often lately!)

For my patterned paper, I used Echo Park's Little Boy Paper Pack - and even though I had every intention of using these papers on layouts for J, I'm totally drawn to bright bold colors and I thought I'd use them for a gender neutral layout. I picked up this set from Jessica Sprague's site when she had one of her One Buck Wednesdays (so addicting, btw!).

The staples are from an old digi kit I picked up at Digital Design Essentials.

And then I decided to add little journaling bits here and there...

Super happy with how it turned out!

Anyway, stay tuned for more in the next week... I made a card using my Copics (gasp!) and I have to create a traditional layout (actually 2 of them) for J's preschool class. At the beginning of the year the moms had to sign up for a task during the year. There were tasks like Room Mom (too much responsibility), Carnival Mom (WAY too much responsibility), etc... There was one task that no one signed up for: to create 2 one page layouts at the end of the school year. The pictures would be provided by the school. Creativity would be provided by the mom. When I saw that, I thought, "SCORE!" *lol* Even DH knew that was right up my alley. :)

Wish me luck though - I have a week to complete these layouts (they're due next Tuesday!) and I have a long weekend of working coming up. I hope I can squeeze in the time to produce good, quality work.

After all, I have an image to uphold and a reputation to protect! :)

Have a great rest of the week!

 

 

chugging along with my Project 12...

It's already May and I have yet to be caught up with my Project 12.

I have no idea where the time went this year - with work and the crazy-busy-ness of home life, I'm left with little time for myself. I always have plans to sit and do something for myself at the end of the day but by the time I get the kids down to sleep, all I want to do is veg on the couch and catch up with the DVR.

*sigh*

So it was nice to lose track of time and work on a couple of digi pages for my Project 12... Here's one:

I'll post my March layout another day...

I'm SO going to regret staying up this late... M will wake up at 7am in the morning - I just know it.

Have a wonderful Mother's Day Weekend!