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Just saw the latest BHG Scrapbooks etc. hot off the presses and spied this in there! This is a favorite. One, because Scott and I get so few pics made (esp. where he's REALLY smiling) so the photos are priceless and TWO, because you know I love HIM and polka dots! LOL!
We celebrated 15 years this last month...so that's special too! You can make this layout in MINUTES!!! There's even a sketch included in the magazine!
xoxo
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What am I talking about?
yep.
Really.
Me.
and you (hopefully).
and whoever else wants to take the challenge of creating one layout per week.
Not cause I'm getting paid, not because I HAVE to. Because I'm so grateful for where I've been, what I've done and all my friends and scrappy peeps that have followed through the years. Simple as that. And well, I'm just ready to scrap. Capture 2010 in a page a week.
I know the 52 thing isn't original, it's totally been done...but this is not to impress, astound...it's just about me scrapbooking. Once a week. All year. Period.
I love scrapbooking because it encompasses so many elements I LOVE. Pics of my kids and family, capturing moments and memories I would NEVER remember otherwise, working design elements and color AND of course...sharing. Don't we all love to share our stories :) Here's a peek I'll share for now...
So here's the plan...each week I'll: .
I'll create a spot on the blog to feature the weekly inspirations.
What else?
Am I crazy?
maybe.
But it's gonna be fun!!!
The fun starts Jan 7th. Stay tuned!
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My hands are cold but I love to write. With a pen and paper that is. So I wrote this blog post out on notebook paper...so primitive, I know! (now, of course I'm typing it :)
It feels good to put pen to paper.
Imperfect. No delete button.
Thoughts streaming to the paper.
I've been thinking a lot about scrapbooking. I'm looking at the first page I've created in a long time that wasn't for an assignment, a class, or for a purpose other than my own pure enjoyment. I've worked in this industry 7+ years and now I feel kind of out of touch. Like I don't know what's going on. But that doesn't matter. Knowing what's hip isn't what scrapbooking is about. It's okay just to do what you like. Even if it is SO 2008. :) LOL!
But I saw this picture of Cash...and it lit a fire in me.
It captured everything...about him.
This is what I see in my mind when I think of him.
I wanted to make a scrapbook page with it...and I did.
And I enjoyed it. It was fun. :)
And just like always I ran to show Scott to get his thoughtful nod and approving grin.
ahhhh. sigh...good feelings stirring up inside me.
Even though I wanted to burn every scrapbook related particle I owned last summer...(yes, I was a little over stimulated with scrapbooking) I know I can't put my paper, glue and pretties in the closet...I have yet so many memories to capture.
Not starry eyed moments or perfect images...the real stuff. Just the reality of it all.
So that's my story.
As I started brainstorming and making goals for 2010, one of which was to scrapbook again...I started thinking. I'm a girl that needs goals, deadlines (I know some of you are giggling right now :), things that seemingly can't be done to come to pass. So what shall I do? Maybe it was kind inspired by watching Julie and Julia. Maybe I know I need accountability. Maybe I wonder if I can REALLY do it?
I love all these challenge blogs. Very cool stuff. Ali comes to mind. Fabulous. Love the WORD of the year stuff. Sketch challenges are awesome too. Me, I really just want to do PAGE A WEEK for just the pure pleasure of creating. And make a memory stand still with paper and glue and cool scrapbook stuff. And maybe you'll get inspired too? Maybe you'll do it with me? Cool.
So it begins.
52 pages in 52 weeks.
Sounds pretty easy. Right?
Let's do it. Pick out a photo or three. It begins Thursday.
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Goodness!!!
didn't 2010 sound so far fetched at one time? Heck 1999 sounded like it was light years away...now we are here...we are living in 2010. Sounds so space aged!!!
Well, I'm looking forward to a new year. Seems like each year when I think I've reached a comfortable place, it ends up teaching me some valuable lessons...I grow, reflect and take it all in. 2009 was no different. I lived, I learned and I felt continually blessed...not with material things, but the things that matter. Thank you Lord. I could list all the lessons learned, blessings felt and such. But the sum of all of these is simply TRUST and FAITH. Trust what I already KNOW. TRUST that HE is telling me quietly, that I just have to have FAITH. Listen to that small still voice. I made some pretty significant changes in 2009. For the last 7+ years, scrapbooking has pretty much been my JOB. Sometimes 20 hour weeks many times 50-60 or 70 hour weeks. Always having a feeling of preoccupation and being torn as a work at home mama. Many of you know this feeling whether you work in or out of the house. And while I still love making memories stand still through the beauty of paper, glue and pretties...I had to take some time last summer to put things in perspective. Step back. Ask myself...what the heck am I doing!?!?! I was so burned out, spent, and just turned inside out with the demands of my sb gigs, family, and a few other duties I took on for the summer...I was just absolutely exhausted. Mentally, physically, in every way. I had to make some changes. Some changes that I should have made sooner. Remember that small still voice...it was there...for months. I didn't listen for a while, I ignored it...thought I had it under control. But it was constant. Telling me...reminding me...whispering softly-- family first.
So I did...make some changes. And some things were out of my control. And that's okay. But every wonderful thing and scary thing and decision I made in 2009 made me wiser, stronger, and more FAITHFUL.
And that my friends, is a good thing.
You know what? The truth is, I LIKE change, I like the excitement that comes with a new adventure...the possibilites of where it might take me. I love a challenge. I love a CONTROL F5...or a REFRESH. Be it a new year, putting a different spin on something old or just a new direction. I'm not afraid to jump in...if only I have one thread of FAITH to hold onto. I know it will be okay. So many times I've repeated my mantra, "variety is the spice of life." I am a dreamer, an optimist though I do not believe in luck...at all. I believe in God's plan, HIS divine purpose. That's why I'm okay with whatever comes my way. I know that it is to teach me, guide me and keep me in line with HIS plan. I am okay with NOT being in control. Because I trust and have faith that HE is in control.
Ahhh.
That's a good feeling.
It doesn't mean life will be a breeze. It just means that I think I can handle it...with HIM. All things are possible to him that believeth.
I believe.
So...here I am...working in the Whimsy Shoppe...loving getting to play with lots of different creative things. SO SO SO thankful for all of you who have supported the shoppe and are wearing your handmade jewels, displaying your hand painted art or carrying your unique bags knowing that I made them with love and appreciation JUST for YOU. Just having FAITH that God will take this little WS adventure wherever it needs to go. Thankful to still be a part of the awesome BHG Scrapbooks etc. team and looking forward to a few new EXCITING scrapbooky CRAFTY tidbits that I'll share later. :) And looking forward to wonderful exciting things to unfold in this NEW YEAR!!! Anything is possible! Aslo thankful for all of you that have made Inspiration Unlimited another SOLD OUT event for 2010!!! Wooo hoooo!!!
Most of all...thankful for every moment with these lovies...
(me and Scott New Year's Eve)
(Sara's Bday- New Year's Eve)
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