Love/Hate this blog!

I love explaining why I chose to scrap or preserve a specific memory or moment. But my man gets a little tired of hearing about it. He’s a good sport. He makes the appropriate noises but I can see the glaze in this eyes as he zones out. So I love having this blog to “talk” to. Those who are interested can read it and those who have no interest, don’t have to subjected to my meanderings. But it takes commitment to sit down and transfer my thoughts to this blog. I end up taking the lazy way out. I’m going to try to do better.

2019 Layouts

My Senior.  This one blows me away. Love watching him grow in to an amazing young man. Scrapped with

Worth the Tassel Bundled Collection by JB Studio

Dapper Chapper Template by JB Studio

Using Love You To The Moon by Designs by Laura Burger.
https://www.forever.com/products/love-you-too-the-moon-bundle

 

The Music In Me Page kit and In The Band Word Art Pack by Word Art World.

And from his Junior year photo shoot I did:

Using The Music in Me by World Art World

Epic and Epic Birthday Bundle and The Little Things 4 Template by JB Studio.
https://store.gingerscraps.net/Epic-Birthday-Bundle-by-JB-Studio.html
https://store.gingerscraps.net/The-Little-Things-4-Templates-by-JB-Studio.html

Using Don’t Call Me All Tomboy by Designs by Laura Burger.
https://www.forever.com/products/don-t-call-me-all-tomboy-mega-kit

 

 

 

Book Club

Growing up, I was an avid reader.  It began with living in a home where there was no TV.  Instead of sitting in front of a screen with no interaction, our evenings were spent talking to each other, playing games or being active outside.  My father had his reasons for not wanting a TV.  He wanted his children active and not couch potatoes.  At the time, I was not able to appreciate a home with no TV.  Going to school and hearing other kids talking about TV shows they were watching made me feel left out.  But, now as an adult, I can appreciate the gift my father gave us.  We were forced to interact with other.  As kids, my brothers and I were not left on our own while our parents were involved in a TV program.  We were not left to our own devices or isolated in our rooms with our own TVs.  We actually sat at the dinner table each evening and discussed our day!  When Mom and Dad were both busy, I was encouraged to read.  My mother would read the books with me and we would have long interesting conversations about each book after I had finished it.  I treasure those memories.  The first series I remember discussing with her was the Little House on the Prairie books.  I was young enough that she started the series with me, reading the first book aloud.

In today’s age of technology, it is more often the case that homes have a TV in every room.  Kids are locked in to smart phones, video games, and tablets.  But I have been blessed to be able to share my love of reading with my two sons.   I was never able to get them to read Little House on the Prairie with me but we have shared many good stories together.  One such series was the Harry Potter series.  My youngest son even decided to host his own book club meeting.  He invited his Grandma and an Aunt, both avid readers, and his brother and me.  He decorated the table in keeping the theme and had his own discussion questions prepared ahead of time.  As his mom, it was a rewarding evening, watching him enjoy discussing a good book.  🙂

Layout supplies used: Bibliophile kit and February ’17 Template Pack by Connie Prince at Ginger Scraps.

 

Big Scrapping News

Lol, ok, maybe not that big.  But, it’s big to me.  🙂  I have a layout published!  I didn’t even submit anything so it came as a huge surprise.  Last month I received their request to use my LO for the January issue of the Artisan Notebook.  It’s a double issue and it’s huge!  I’m honored that they selected my LO to be high lighted in it.  The e-zine is published by the Digital Scrapbook Artisan Guild.  I have a tremendous amount of respect for the ladies over there. So… I downloaded my free issue today and was thrilled to see my page in the middle of it. Stacey Stahl did a little write up about it. I thought that was pretty cool!

My other news is that I’m a Guest CT for Laura Burger this month! I have to tell you, I’m lovin’ her stuff. My style has been leaning towards grunge, lately, and her stuff enables me. lol She sells at Eclectic Digial Designs, Treasures to Scrap and Digi Scrap Shak. I have done two pages already with her products.

This first on is my niece, using pics my brother took of her. I used Laura’s Sierra Shivers kit.

This one I did for Andrew using pics he took with his camera. I did no cropping or rotating the photos. He did! He loves this page. It was inspired by the background paper. I really liked the colors. I used pieces that are in Laura’s January Goodie Pouch.

Click on the images for full credits.

I’m really looking forward to working with her stuff this month.  🙂

 I finished another blinkie, too.  I can’t show you though until I show the designer first.  and I think she’s on vacation.  I haven’t seen her around the boards so I’ll show you after she comes back and sees it. 

The year 2008 has gotten off to a scrapping start!