Here we go now!

Okay, I SERIOUSLY need to do more posts...I KNOW!

But spring is right around the corner and that means more sunshine and softball for my girl!

My little boy rascal is also asking to take some sort of "HI-ya" class AKA Martial Arts.  LOL!  Lord knows, that kid could use some serenity and focus!  I HAVE NO IDEA who he get's his personality from!  He he....

Well, I've got some long overdue shares!  Ready for some eye candy?

I've been dabbling in different things ever since I've become a part of Scrapbook News and Review.  One thing I see myself doing more of are ATCs.  They're small, quick, and can pack a punch when you do it right!  I like practicing my techniques and use leftover embellishments when I make a hoard of fun stuff.  Last year I made a bunch of buttons and butterflies, painted them with acryclic paint and decorated them.  I added a layer of clear lacquer for that shiny epoxy look.

You could also use UTEE but I find that it tends to crack, so if that's not a look that you want, then I'd stick with clear lacquer.

The next few projects below have been featured in Scrapbook News and Review's September 2011 Issue.

This ATC is actually more of a hybrid project.  I used some digital vintage prints, cut them out and pasted them to my ATC.  For some fun and softness, I wrapped some yarn around it.  I love the splash of color.  I love this butterfly!

I was feeling a bit clean and simple, and so out came this creation from my brain.  I wanted to use up some numbers...extra ones from my sticker stash.  To complete the card, I wrapped around some baker's twine.  So super dee dooper easy, right?

I may have shared this layout previously because I created it for a prompt over at Candy Shoppe Designs a few months ago.  Boy do I love these ladies.  We've seen each other live and grow since teenagers.  Now we've got kiddos of our own and I'm sure we will be comforting each other through some crazy times in the future!

And this week I'm featured as the Staffer of the Week at Scrapbook News and Review.  I get to share 6 of my favorite projects and a fun tutorial!

Some of those projects I'm not allowed to share on my blog just yet, but if you hop on over, you'll get to see them now!

I'm currently dabbling in sketch creating and used one of my sketches to create this layout.  If you go to SNR, you can save it to your sketch files for use in the future! (Click on Staffer of the Week above.)

And last but not least, SNR currently has a few calls out looking for:

1) Instructor Call

2) Writer Call

3) Staffer Call

4) Educator Call

For more info on these calls, go HERE.

It's truly an honor to be a part of this family and an amazing journey of spiritual, personal, and creative growth.  I really do love my SNR family!

AND...APRIL Artwork Calls are up as well!

Enjoy Life's Pleasures

Hello all!  We've got some exciting news and awesomeness on the horizon over at Scrapbook News and Review!  They are doing a MAJOR redesign of the magazine and website!  I've seen peeks and I'm so very excited to see it up!  Any day now, it will be finalized!  And there are going to be so many new things going on...you REALLY won't want to miss it!

In the meantime, here's the January issue cover.  There are amazing projects in this issue! 

I've got a couple layouts to share that were published in the August 2011 issue of Scrapbook News and Review.  This first one is a fun digi layout using circles.

(NOTE: CLICK ON THE PHOTOS FOR SUPPLY LISTS AND CREDITS)

I love that mug in the photo.  I have a fun mug collection at home.  Every morning I'll have some tea usually...sometimes coffee.  I love picking out my mug each day.  They really do make my mornings!  I will have to share a photo of my mug collection one of these days.  I know you'll get a laugh at it!

This layout was a fun one.  We had to use metal rimmed tags in our creations.  I can't remember how this idea came about, but it turned out awesome!

I'm still making progress on my Project Life.  Today I'm hoping to steal some time today to work on weeks 2 and 3!  As soon as I can, I'll share them with you!

Here in lovely Washington State, it is snowing...and we Washingtonian's...well...we're not used to driving in it!  Alot of people stayed home and that meant when I drove to work, I didn't have to deal with a whole lot of people on the roads.  I do NOT have the luxury of staying home when it snows since my workplace will ALWAYS be open!  Ugh.  Oh well, SOMEONE's got to take care of all the injured people who venture out into the snow!  Thankfully it was NOT ME!   LOL!

Here's some fun snow pictures:

Hope you are having a wonderful week!

That's Life!

This year I finally decided to take on Project Life.  I think my motivating factor was to be able to track the progress of my goals this year, particularly with organizing the home.  I've already started tackling my closet which is still a work-in-progress!  You'll see...

Here is Week One

I started with New Year's Eve at midnight.  It was a fun evening spent with those I love most dearly.  We napped, ate, played games, danced, cheered, and drank sparkling cider!

As you can imagine, it is difficult right now to get my hands on some Project Life supplies...particularly the option A photo inserts. I made do with what I had.  The challenge is that the journaling cards run vertically (for the most part) and I had alot of horizontal slots to use up.  So, I ended up using my Photoshop Elements program to size down  my photos to wallets which fit nicely in the horizontal pockets (see 3rd page).  I then used two journaling cards, attached together by stickers and inserted into a horizonal pocket (pages 1 & 2).  I dare say that I like this option even better now!  Thank Heaven for a creative mind!

This last page shows the progress so far in my master bedroom closet which is full of boxes!  These photos are taken AFTER I got rid of some of them!  I'm still sorting and organizing but it's so rewarding at the end of the day!

And Scrapbook News and Review has had their February Calls up!  If you've been contemplating it, you really MUST submit!  It's easier than you think!  I know I WISH I submitted sooner!  The February calls are super fun!  Check them out!  Contact them for questions...or me too!  I'd be happy to answer any!  Email or comment on my bloggy!  Febrary calls are HERE!  Deadline is January 24, so start creating!  We've got a few new Staffers on board to provide you with an even wider range of scrappy styles to be inspired by!  I've probably submitted about 15 projects to the February issue so far because I've been so inspired by the prompts!

Hope to see you at SNR!

Happy scrapping!