A couple of layouts...

Created this layout for Debbie Hodge's "Scrap Yourself" class over at NYC Scraps. It's going to be a super class - a chance to use up some favorite supplies and kits, and to give some real thought to my past, present and future. Used The Scrap-room's March "noteworthy" kit.

This layout I created for Kim's colorstory challenge. Color scheme was orange/green with accents of red and blue. Really fun pulling out some older stash and capturing these silly nicknames we have for Tessa and Seth.

A fun day under the Willow tree...

Willow Traders is celebrating their 3rd anniversary this month with a different kit club "hosting the fun" every day. Yesterday "twelvefridays" was in charge and it was a GREAT day of inspiration and challenges. I created these projects after being inspired by their Design Team. LOTS of fun and I won a prize, too! I also signed up for a sub to get their exclusive patterned papers each month :-)

Lucky Leap!

Okay, so officially I won this prize yesterday, but it made for a great title:
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I'm so excited that I will be getting a 3 month sub to The Scarlet Lime kit club! "Yay me", as London Tipton on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody would say (yes, we watch too much Disney channel at our house).

But I am "lucky" (or blessed) for many other reasons. Looked up "Leap Year" the other day as I was trying to think of a clever way to scrap this day (never did think of one, btw). But did discover that in our little family of 4, I am the only one born in a Leap Year, 1964. I didn't find a lot of "cool facts" about Leap Year, but it is sort of interesting that this is the "year of the frog". So, Happy "Leap Day"!

A Valentine's Day Surprise

Here is what we woke up to find on Valentine's Day morning:

And I have been doing some scrapping in Feb. Here's one layout I did for Shirley's DT challenge at The Scrap-room (to use a song for inspiration) and I also used Susan's Feb. sketch:

It's February!

Wow, can't believe it is already February! Since it is the "love month", thought I'd post a few layouts that I did for Scrapbook Sussies that are appropriate. For years, I was a "Valentine's Day Grump", decorating with black hearts and generally doing all I could to make fun of the holiday. These were the "single years" from about 1984-1993. Then after Kent & I started dating in 1993, and I had a "real" Valentine's Day in 1994, my view of the holiday changed rather dramatically!

And here are a couple of others from the Feb. kit, which was so much fun to work with:

I am keeping Scrabook Sussies kit owner Lara in my prayers as her family recently experienced the tragic loss of 2 loved ones. Words cannot express how sad I am for them. I hope God is giving them much strength, courage and, in time, peace.

Jan. Layouts

So, now Tessa will say to me: "Mom, do a layout of _____" and she'll fill in the blank with something about her (like PJ and Pancake Day at school... photos taken, no layout yet...). So funny... one of those "You know you are a scrapbooker when your child asks you to "do a layout" of them, LOL!

But I have been scrapping a lot in Jan. I'm taking Debbie Hodge's "Scrap your everyday life" class over at NYC Scraps, am participating in the "Play Challenge" at Linnecards, and I am the Feb. guest designer for Scrapbook Sussies. Can't post any Sussies layouts yet, but will put a few of my others here. I used "my" stamps on a couple of layouts, so I think I'll post those. And one of Tessa playing with Grandma's kitty, Polka Dot.

Happy New Year!

It's 2008! Wow! And what a year it will be!
To end 2007 and start 2008, we had a fun trip to Mississippi to see Grandma, and for Kent & I to attend the Liberty Bowl in Memphis (Miss. State won and the cowbells rang loudly... all 50,000 of them!) Seth & Tessa loved visiting with Grandma, cousin Jenna and of course, Grandma's 6-month old kitten, Polka Dot!

I am thrilled to be starting 2008 with some fun scrapping honors. I am the January Guest Designer at Scrapbook Circle (http://http//www.scrapbookcircle.com/gallery.php) and my stamps are the featured set over at The Scrap-room (http://www.scrap-room.com/embclub.htm#3). I have also been asked to be guest designer for another kit club in February! And it's only about 3 months until "Scrap Etc." in Nashville!
Here's a layout I did using the Scrapbook Circle kit that "sums up" our 2007:


Happy 2008!