MME goodies

So, who doesn't love My Mind's Eye??  They are by far one of my favorite manufacturers, and I have a ton of their stuff - papers and embellishments galore!  So when I saw that they are having a Guest Designer contest, along with the very awesome kit club, Gossamer Blue , I couldn't pass up the opportunity to try.  The layout had to be created new, and since you all know I'm finally scrapping again, it was the perfect reason for me to pull out a bunch of my newer MME goodies.  Like most people, i'm in love with washi tapes these days, so I had fun using MME's tape to make my sun.  I cut out some of the design and then backed the paper with AC's glittered cardstock and added some stitching with MME's twine.  I had so much fun with this layout, and these pics are some of my favs of Lucas at the beach this summer... I just love that kid! 

 

 

 

First things first....

Happy Super Bowl day, everyone!  And GO RAVENS!!  We will definitely be wearing our purple loud and proud today :-)

Wanted to share some photos I took last week of a Superhero exhibit we took the kids to.  They had clothes for them to dress up in, lots of things to look at, and a drawing station where you could make your own comic book.  Chloe spent most of her time there :-)

Someone was the cutest little Superman i've ever seen.  Superman's phone booth was there, and he had a blast "talking" to him.  Sadly, however, I don't think any of my children knew what a phone booth even was ;-)

Then of course there was MY batman...

And then the REAL batman showed up...

Now that i've bombarded you all with photos, i'll sign off with some scrappy goodness.  Have I mentioned how great it feels to be scrapping again (pretty sure i've said that once or twice ;-)  LOVE this Ampersand mask by Studio Calico, and I had fun working my design around it.  These are some of my fav pics from our trip to the beach this summer.

Off to a good start

Ok, my second post in a couple of days... i'm off to a good start for the new year ;-) I made this layout a couple of months ago, before my scrapping hiatus (which i'm happy to say is permanently broken!). Definitely a bold one with the Heidi Swapp animal print paper, but it definitely matches my girl's bold personality! I love love love those Prima pink letter stickers too.

New year, new start

Ok, so here I am, into a new year.  2012 was a year full of many hurdles.  It was a hard year, but it taught me a lot about myself.  It was also a year in which many things that I love and that make me ME went by the wayside.  Scrapping and blogging are on that list.  So, I am excited for 2013.  It's a new year full of many possibilities.  On January 1st, I read the quote on Facebook that "Today is the first page of a blank 365 page book.   Write a good one."  I'm going to do just that. 

I'm leaving you with a page I made about a little trip we took this summer... we had a great time getting away, and it's moments like those that I hope I can have many more of.  Happy 2013, everyone.  A little late, but the message is heartfelt, nonetheless :-)

 

Happy (and hot) July!

Ok,so I still haven't been in here as much as I'd like, but i'm working my way up ;-)  I've been scrapping again, and I know I said this last time but man, does it feel good!  There's nothing like getting in touch with your creative side to make a person start to feel whole again.  Had so much fun with this one - used the Heidi Swapp Invisibles paper which I misted pink and then added some handstiching to add some texture to some of the circles.  I cut the star out of cardboard and then covered it with some pretty paper to add even more depth - you all know I like my lumpy pages.  Having lots of fun with details as I always do.  I love these photos I took of the bigs after Chloe's dance recital last month - those two sure can fight, but they also sure do love each other!

So, since my blogging has gone by the wayside lately, clearly my picture posting has as well.  Have to catch you guys up with some recent ones.  Love this one of Lucas hugging my leg.  Can you believe this little guy is going to be TWO next month?

And then here are some of my favorites from Fourth of July.  We celebrated with good friends, and the kids loved the sparklers, of course!

Hope you all are enjoying summer and staying cool - it's been HOT here!!

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Alrighty, so here I am, trying to resurrect this little ole' blog.
Though I never did use this blog to get too personal or share my innermost thoughts, I have always enjoyed having a place to come and look back at snippets of memories that I decided to share for whatever reason at the time.
And of course, to share my scrappies.

So, I'm gonna try this again.

I wasn't that great at keeping up with it once we added that third little person into our lives, but I'm hoping I can do better.  And if not, that's ok, too... I'm realizing that I can't do it all, which is a liberating yet difficult concept to grasp ahold of.

So, scrapbooking.  Hadn't done it since December.  SIX months!  Wow.  Almost half of 2012 has passed, and I have barely a creative token to show for it.  I lost so much motivation for it after Lucas was born, but last night, when I had all my supplies out, it all came rushing back.  And I remembered why I fell in love with this hobby in the first place.  Like playing the guitar used to do for me (something i'm also trying slowly to pick back up), scrapbooking was a way for me to get lost in something that made me feel a sense of accomplishment.  And with this hobby, I get to express myself creatively and artistically, and that is one of the best feelings in the world.

So, I dusted off my tape runner, and I got to work.  This layout was a really personal one for me.  I can't remember the last time I had hidden journaling (located on that 'note to self' tag behind the photo), but I had things to say that I didn't really want to share with the world ;-)  And this layout reminded me how therapeutic and freeing it can be to get lost in creativity and writing.  And with that... i'm back, and i'm hoping my scrapbook room and I can get reacquainted. 

My top 10

Happy new year, friends! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday! We celebrated new years at a party at a good friends house - there were 10 adults and 13 kids, and most of us slept over (although I got no sleep, thanks to a baby who doesn't sleep out well ;-)... it was a great time, and a great way to kick off 2012. In keeping with tradition, I wanted to dedicate a post to my favorite projects of 2011. Here we go....

Here's wishing you all a happy and healthy 2012!