Snow Fun! and I LOVE it. Thank goodness for sketches. The sketch came from Jana Eubank, a TCG at the Scrapperie. PHEW...What a great sketch for inspiration and layers. Sometimes I think my style is too simple and linear. I appreciate sketches that get me thinking and outside of my comfort zone.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Forgot how to scrap!!! The horror!!
Ok, have you ever felt like you just forgot how to scrap? Well...I kinda feel that way. I mean...I've lost my mojo before, but this is different. I've finally gotten back to scrapping after a long hiatus. I also just participated in an online crop -- even won a prize and a few RAKS! THANKS ALL!! -- but I am not all that happy with my layouts. They are soo plain...like I've forgotten how to add an embellishment or something. Very weird. Well...then there is this layout -->
Snow Fun! and I LOVE it. Thank goodness for sketches. The sketch came from Jana Eubank, a TCG at the Scrapperie. PHEW...What a great sketch for inspiration and layers. Sometimes I think my style is too simple and linear. I appreciate sketches that get me thinking and outside of my comfort zone.
Snow Fun! and I LOVE it. Thank goodness for sketches. The sketch came from Jana Eubank, a TCG at the Scrapperie. PHEW...What a great sketch for inspiration and layers. Sometimes I think my style is too simple and linear. I appreciate sketches that get me thinking and outside of my comfort zone.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
A little scrapping
Here are some layouts I got done this weekend. The Scrapperie throws a GREAT crop. The challenges are awesome, plus a bunch of games...woohoo!
The above layout was done as a lift. The Grandpa show was a puppet show at the Kane County fair.
The above layout was done for layout bingo. I had to pick a row, column, or diagonal from a bingo grid and scrap using those supplies. I choose a column that had pink paper, 3 or more photos, buttons, ribbon, and stitching. I almost forgot to include the buttons.
This was just completed for a layout tag at sassy scrappers. I LOVE how it turned out!
The above layout was done as a lift. The Grandpa show was a puppet show at the Kane County fair.
The above layout was done for layout bingo. I had to pick a row, column, or diagonal from a bingo grid and scrap using those supplies. I choose a column that had pink paper, 3 or more photos, buttons, ribbon, and stitching. I almost forgot to include the buttons.
This was just completed for a layout tag at sassy scrappers. I LOVE how it turned out!Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Ever feel like a hampster...
...in a hamptster wheel?
I totally feel like that right now. There always seems to be something major on my plate lately. Moving, having a baby, moving, adoption, moving again, more adoption....geez! Well, I was finally feeling a little settled. The adoption is finally moving forward, Kelly's activities are done, and well...I had some time for me.
Then I get the call...Mom fell. At least it was those words, but now I need to face reality...She needs to be in an assisted living facilitiy. She just can't take care of herself anymore. And now she fell...At least she is ok, but it could have been worse.
So...more stuff to do...the wheel keeps spinning.
I totally feel like that right now. There always seems to be something major on my plate lately. Moving, having a baby, moving, adoption, moving again, more adoption....geez! Well, I was finally feeling a little settled. The adoption is finally moving forward, Kelly's activities are done, and well...I had some time for me.
Then I get the call...Mom fell. At least it was those words, but now I need to face reality...She needs to be in an assisted living facilitiy. She just can't take care of herself anymore. And now she fell...At least she is ok, but it could have been worse.
So...more stuff to do...the wheel keeps spinning.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Spring into Summer crop!
Hey all!!! Come and crop with me at the Scrapperie! Starting Thursday, 5-14 @ noon central time, we will be cropping. I believe we will have until Sunday or Monday night to complete challenges. The Scrapperie puts together an awesome crop, so come join me!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
More cards
Ok...I've done 10 more cards for the Scrapperie's Snail Mail Soriee and I'm actually caught up for the moment. Here are a few of my favorites:
Beautiful
Ok, I know as a mom I'm biased. But Kelly is looking absolutely beautiful in her dance costume. My jaw just drops. I hope she is able to keep her internal beauty as well as the external.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Order vs. Inspiration
I have really enjoyed making cards for the Snail Mail Soriee over at the Scrapperie and it got me thinking. I have been struggling with scrapping probably since September. I thought it was brought on by the news we received at that time and other adjustments I was going through. Remember I took a sabbatical for a while?
Well...I've been wanting to get back into it and just couldn't find my groove. But this challenge has really got me thinking. I was an "order" scrapper before I joined DTs. I love the feeling of a complete album and I love the chronological orderness of them...So, I scrapped in order. But, when on a DT, I pretty much needed to work with the papers that came in the kits which pushed me out of my orderness. I found I was inspired by the kits...colors, contents, etc. I think I really loved that part of the creative process! And that is what has been missing! I tried to go back to scrapping in order! Start with the photos and find the right papers for them. What was I thinking!!!
Maybe I need to go back to starting with the papers and find the right photos for them. Or photos that are currently inspiring me...like the Max ones. Then I can work in a balance. Because, my albums still need to be chronological. I love seeing the changes that occur over time. Bottom line...inspiration is the key to my creative process!! Yeah...I'm getting closer to actually creating a page!!! And, using Sandi's kits. I got a lot of grief the other night for not using them the minute they hit the door! LOL!!!
Well...I've been wanting to get back into it and just couldn't find my groove. But this challenge has really got me thinking. I was an "order" scrapper before I joined DTs. I love the feeling of a complete album and I love the chronological orderness of them...So, I scrapped in order. But, when on a DT, I pretty much needed to work with the papers that came in the kits which pushed me out of my orderness. I found I was inspired by the kits...colors, contents, etc. I think I really loved that part of the creative process! And that is what has been missing! I tried to go back to scrapping in order! Start with the photos and find the right papers for them. What was I thinking!!!
Maybe I need to go back to starting with the papers and find the right photos for them. Or photos that are currently inspiring me...like the Max ones. Then I can work in a balance. Because, my albums still need to be chronological. I love seeing the changes that occur over time. Bottom line...inspiration is the key to my creative process!! Yeah...I'm getting closer to actually creating a page!!! And, using Sandi's kits. I got a lot of grief the other night for not using them the minute they hit the door! LOL!!!
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