This was the HARDEST layout I have ever done!

This is the LO that I did for the week that we were on vacation and Noah made the list of things he wanted to do (see post from earlier this month). Honestly, I didn't think I would ever finish it. It took me over six hours to complete.



(Credits: Buttons by gmama, Filmstrip by Denis Germain. [Walmart, Target, IHOP logos and Wallace & Gromit image found on internet]. Fonts: artistamp, angelina. amertype)

Doing a little catch-up scrapping...

The first 3 years of Noah's life are very lacking in his scrapbook. I didn't start scrapping until he was three and have spent more time trying to stay current rather than catch up. Every once in a while though, I get the urge to scrap some of his older photos.

Even though it isn't the best quality, I have always loved this photo of Noah in the sunlight with my mom's husband, George. It was taken on Noah's 1st birthday, which just happens to be George's birthday as well.



(paper and charm by Gmama, fonts are Texas Hero and Scriptina)

I hate busy weeks!

So this past week has been busy. Not busy fun, but that kind of busy where you are always on the run, but not really completing anything. On top of that, Cooper has decided this week that napping just isn't working for him and he is making a very verbal stand against it.

Now naptime is my saving grace...my only real alone time of the day...thus my main scrapping time. That means that I have had a week of no scrapping, so when I had the chance today, I decided to jump in and scrap SOMETHING!!! Finally...a new LO to post. I did this LO for a color challenge on my online mommy board.



(Fonts used are Pupcat and KarrotHmk. Shooting star by Angie Briggs)

Hopefully this week will involve a LOT more scrapping. I am hoping to get some little kits posted soon. I have three that I did this summer, but want to come up with something new. I am really new at designing, but I really enjoy the creative process involved.

Have a great week!

Now THAT'S Thinking!

Today at lunch Noah's kid's menu had some thought provoking questions on it. One of the questions was, "If you were stranded on a deserted island, what one possession would you take with you and why?". His 6yo answer...A BOAT! That's my boy!

I had time to complete one LO today for a theme challenge. The challenge was to scrap a LO of you with your child(ren). Here is my LO:



(papers and ribbons from Kathy Moore's Black & White Freebie from Digiscrapdivas. Fonts used are Angelina, Catharsis Expresso, and Chick)

In that same bend ( and using the same photo, LOL), thought I would share this LO I made a few weeks ago as an ABC's of Me LO, inspired by a LO by Anita Stergiou. Thought is would be a good way to share a little about myself (click on LO for larger view).

How I spent my fall vacation...

This past week was my oldest son's fall break from school and Dwight had saved his vacation days so we could all be off at the same time. At the beginning of the week, Noah decided to make a list of all the things he would like to do over the week. As per his list, we ate at Journey's End and IHOP, shopped at Walmart and Target, camped out in the back yard , went to the mountains to get rocks, and went to the movies. Pretty good for one week, huh? We managed to hit everything on the list except for skating. Hope to get it scrapped tonight or tomorrow.

BTW, the movie we saw today was "Wallace & Grommit". Really cute!

First Post!

So, this is the first post to my new blog. I don't even know who may read this thing, but oh well...it's a start.

I have enjoyed scrapbooking for the past few years, but I have to admit that I was late getting my oldest son's scrapbook started and didn't work on it often at first. When I did get really proactive about catching up, it was always SO hard to work on it. The idea of spreading out all of those papers, stickers, scissors and other necessities with my kids running around was more trouble than it seemed to be worth. Hiding out in my room was an option, but not often possible. The only other way I could get LO's done was to wait until everyone was asleep, but then I would be exhausted by the time I got one page done and then had all that mess to clean up. There had to be a better way, I thought. Boy, did I have a surprise waiting for me!

While searching for scrapbooking forums online, I stumpled across Scrapbook-Bytes and the world of digi-scrapping fell right into my lap. I have been in heaven ever since. I can scrap when I want, as much as I want at a time, without getting out, moving, or cleaning up a single scrap of paper! It has been the best discovery I can remember. This year alone I have done over 50 LO's and my boys scrapbooks are finally something I can be proud to share with friends and family without feeling a pang of guilt for it being so empty.

These are the most recent LO's I've done of my boys, Cooper, 18 months...



and Noah, 6 years.


(The first LO was made using my own papers and elements. The second uses papers from the I've Gotta Be Me freebie at Digiscrapz and a star element from Turltlemama's That 60's Kit.)

Can't wait to get going with this blog. If you stumble upon it, send me a little note...just so I know that someone is out there, LOL.