Getting Caught Up
Posted by: jamie08 on: May 28, 2008
Finally got a few things accomplished, so thought I would take a few minutes and update here. Not a whole lot of scrapping done lately, mostly spring cleaning and a little redecorating. I have, however, found a new use for some of my beautiful patterned paper:
The papers on the left are all Webster’s Pages that came in my May kit from All Moments Remembered. The paper on the top right is MME Wild Asparagus and the other two on the right are Cosmo Cricket. My next project is framing some of my favorite layouts. I have a wall in my living room that I plan to use for nothing but framed scrapbook pages. You can get the 12×12 frames at Walmart for about $7, but if you have alot of embellishments, the regular frames don’t work as well. You can also get frames that are made to frame old record albums (I got a couple at Big Lots for $5 each). They are slightly larger than 12×12, but are made to fit thicker materials.
I’ve also been doing a “little” shopping. I’m waiting on an order from last week from AMR, but I also placed an order last night and this morning for items Stacey has on pre-order. If you haven’t checked these items out yet, you need to go now. She has Cuttlebug embossing folders, stamps, Sakura gel pens (love the look of embossing you get with these pens), flowers, and probably the item I am most looking forward to, the Cosmo Cricket “Hello Sunshine” paper pack. I can’t wait to get my goodies!!
Another Day
Posted by: jamie08 on: May 24, 2008
I finally got a chance to get some of my recent layouts uploaded to share.
The layout above was done entirely with the May kit from All Moments Remembered. I think changing the photo to black and white (actually it turned out more sepia) really made a difference).
This layout was done with Cosmo Cricket papers, Prima flowers, and other bits from my stash.
This layout was done with Dude Designs patterned paper and cardstock from my stash. I cut the arrows using my Cuttlebug, the stamp is Stampin Up, and the brads are Making Memories.
I got some baskets and things last night to help with my organization, now I just have to actually do it. We’ll see how much I can get accomplished today between playing referee with the 2 little ones and cleaning house.
Changing It Up!
Posted by: jamie08 on: May 23, 2008
So, I’m changing up my blog a little. The colors I had were just too dark and I wasn’t thrilled with the layout when I started putting things together. It’s still a work in progress, but so is pretty much everything else in my life! I’ve got a few new layouts I need to post and some others I need to work on–I have so many ideas in my head, I just need to get them done. I’m also trying to organize my scrap space a little more–I even have encouragement from my DH to spend money to get more storage (he wants everything to be more coordinating and hidden as much as possible). I don’t have a problem spending money, and I guess I’ll let him have a little say in things since he does enable and encourage me, as well as building me a beautiful desk and cabinets for my office/scrapspace (which he has to look at everyday). So, it looks like I’d better get busy!
My Newest Discovery
Posted by: jamie08 on: May 6, 2008
I’ve just recently discovered Etsy. If you don’t know what this is, it’s a website for people to sell handmade or vintage items. There are all kinds of goodies on there from clothes and soap to scrapbooking supplies. Loads of inspiration with every click–handmade tags, crocheted flowers, and the list goes on. So, if you have a few minutes (or a few hours), stop by there and look around.
New Adventure
Posted by: jamie08 on: April 30, 2008
Today is the day–I’m finally starting my blog. I’ve been planning to do this for a while, but get distracted by other things (namely 3 kids). I’ll try to keep things current, but this is part of my relaxation experience with scrapbooking, so I don’t want to feel like I HAVE TO update daily. Anyway, I hope you’ll join me as I regroup, reorganize, and replenish my stash now that I am back from my “time out”.
