I DID IT!!!!

(amazing - Kaiser Craft paper, brads, rhinestones, Basic Grey Chipboard letters)

150+ layouts. Holy shit. That is a lot of scrappin'. A whole lot. I am vowing right now that this will NOT be one of my scrapbook goals for 2010. I will shoot for half that. Or none of that..... whatever. I am really glad that Haley put worth this challenge, but I think I have considerably different goals this year. All of the layouts here are old stuff. (Basic Grey Mellow patterned paper, brads, My Mind's Eye Kraft paper, Riff Raff Designs chipboard tree, Jenni Bowlin Bingo Card, Tim Holtz ticket, Jillibean Soup Journaling Sprout, Bo Bunny Brads, We R Memory Keepers Brad, Karen Foster Floss)

Some of it has been in my stash for years. And, I am happy with that. I am happy that I have accumulated enough that I can complete pages, be happy with them and at the same time hopefully reduce some of the clutter that is taking over my space. (PLAY BALL - Cosmo Cricket - patterned paper, chipboard, We R Memory Keepers - Brad, Walnut Stain Distress Ink)

I don't want to only use old stuff... and I know I will have a hard time keeping to the goal of not buying anything new until spring, but I also know that I am very fortunate to have what I do surrounding me in this room right now, and I can't very well purge every other room in our house, make the kids get rid of toys, and me not do the same. (avery byg - Scenic Route - patterned paper, Tim Holtz tickets, Prina - flowers, Bazzill Basics flowers, other flowers unknown, Doodlebug Designs- buttons, unknown eyelets, American Crafts Thickers)

So, I will happily use what I have. I will make do, and I think I will like scrapping with my friends better because I won't have as much crap to lug around!

(My Mind's Eye - patterned paper, chipboard, die cuts, brads, stickers, Jenni Bowlin - bingo card, SU! - grosgrain ribbon)

(Basic Grey - patterned paper, Prima - flowers, We R Memory Keepers - brad, Tim Holtz - tickets, SU! - grosgrain ribbon, other ribbon - unknown, journaling card - unknown)

So that is 2009 in a nutshell. I have been holding off on doing too much because I have a weekend away in February... and I can not wait!

Happy New Year and all the best in 2010!
TFL!

Phew! Another Christmas done.....

well... we survived! Did you? Why is Christmas so hard, fun, chaotic, relaxing, stressful, hungover all in one?! We did Christmas Eve with my mother, sister, and brother in law. There was a lot of scotch.... and I drank a lot of rum. One has to cope, non? And then Christmas morning was just us..... and it was soooo good. Just the four of us... No rushing to get out the door, getting up and dressed when we wanted.... so good. And that afternoon we drove to Calgary to go to my sister and Aaron's for the yummy meal. It was a really good time. I was happy that we were all able to get together with very little external stress. I know friends of mine who have had a hard holiday season because they have been made to feel guilty about spending time with their family and friends, and are being pulled to be with their inlaws when that wasn't the original plan. In that manner, we are very lucky. We just alternate. And that is that.....
So, now that Christmas is done, I have lots to do. I have a lot of MNC stuff to get going on, as well as some well deserved me time that I am going to make work if I have to dig a hole China to get it. I also went out this morning and took a ton of hoar frost pictures..... The light was perfect, the snow/frost/whatever it is was thick and sparkly, and I think everything looks better covered in frost. I also think it is really deceiving... It looks nice out, the sun is shining and reflecting off the snow... and then you go out and freeze your fingers off.... but I got some awesome pictures.... so I guess it is a toss up!
So, off to find that me time I was talking about!
TFL

#147

I am so happy with how this layout turned out. Especially because it is all old stuff..... everything on this page has helped deplete my stash! The paper was given to me in Blairmore (Holla Christime!), the felt snowflakes were from SU! last year, the stickles and the brads... all old!
Yahoo!

#146

This started out as a layout for a sketch challenge that is starting in the new year, but it ended up NOTHING like the sketch.... so, instead, I am including it as one of my 150...... I really have been on an roll these last couple of days, and I am so happy with how this one turned out. The page and embellishments are COVERED in stickles and glassy accents. COVERED. And I love it!
TFL!

Layout # 145.....

I cleaned out my scrapbook room last week, and tucked away in a dark, dusty corner was my mojo! I knew I lost it somewhere, I was just really happy to find it again.
That said, I have been sneaking a few minutes here and there between wrapping gifts, finishing shopping, and other general mom duties to get a few pages done.This is with old Fancy Pants stuff from the summer, Prima and Bazzill flowers, old tickets, old buttons, brads and ribbon. I am gonna use up my stash if it kills me..... ;)
TFL!

Does this Count?

Does a canvas count as a layout? If yes.... 145, if no, still 144.
I am planning on using this canvas every year for the kids' Santa pictures. I love how it turned out. I was a little leery about half way through because I wasn't sure you really could include flowers and snowflakes on the same project, but now it is done..... and I don't care if you can't. I love it!
TFL!

Yet another Christmas Concert Success

I might be a wee bit biased, but every year I think that the little kids singing their part in the Christmas concert is the highlight of the night. This year the preschool and kindergarten kids sang together, and it was a hoot. They yelled, er, I mean, sang their hearts out. Of course, I think the best part was when all of the kids had left the stage and someone's daughter runs back onto the stage to yell, "Mom, we are going to do a puppet show!" and then ran off the stage again. Hmmmmm, weird. So this is Avery, her neighbor friend Gilbert, and Meghan, her best buddy. They were great!