April 28, 2006

Just have to show off the work of my wonderful design team at www.scrapbookeronline.com. WOW, these women just impress me more and more each day I spend with them. I am so appreciative of the fact that they choose to spend part of thier lives each day with me.

SBO April DT Kit

Some of my favorites.

Nikki


Janet


Marjorie


Carolyn


Julie Ann


Amy


Sarah

April 26, 2006

Not the best picture, it was so dark in the hall. But her she is, playing Twinkle, Twinkle. She did not miss a note. I am so proud of Gail. WTG honey.



Today is Gail's big day. She is preforming in the Spring Street School Talent show. She will be playing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on her guitar. I am so very proud of my little lady. She totally knows the song and looks so darn cute holding her guitar. Wish her luck. I will share photos when I have them. But for now this one is from the day she had her first lesson.

Creating Without Fear...Exercise #2

So exercise #2 about creating without fear is done. Very fun. Can't wait to see where this all takes me.

Some questions to answer....

Did the exercise seem worthwhile?
Yes, and fun.
- Did you gather your supplies together before beginning the exercise?
Yes, except when I forgot the X, Y, Z. LOL
- Were you able to move through the steps effortlessly?
I did move through this pretty easily, although I felt like I was being timed so I may have rushed it. But, that is all in my head. Need to just get over it.
- Did you put the completed exercise away right after you were finished?
I totally did and that was good. Not sure if I liked it that much when I looked at it this morning. I think I may even try this strategy for some of those layouts that sit on my table for weeks on end. They seem to be getting too much face time latley.
- What was your first reaction to your completed exercise?
OK
- Overall, how did you feel about the process?
Loving it so far. Very excited to see where it leads.

April 25, 2006

So I am going to give it a try. Writing down my creative fears that is. Kelly Angard from Creative Collage has got this exercise going and I think I am going to give it a try. I did my list earlier but then changed it. I had written down life frears. What an idiot am I. I don't think Death and Flying have to do with creativity. So here goes one more time.

• Lack of energy.
• Never coming up with cool and inventive ideas
  
• Loosing my enthusiasm to scrap.
• Lack of time to scrap.
• Loss of creativity and drive for something artistic each day of my life.
• Never making something of myself in the SB industry.
• Fear of starting something and being let down when it is all down.
• Just not being as creative on paper then what is in my head.
  

Enjoy!

April 5, 2006

I got this quote below from one of my favorite blogs, Creative Collage. This really hit home for me. Someone also commented about how so many people get wrapped up in getting published and HOF that they sometimes loose site of why they are doing this. For me it is cherishing the memories for my family and children, sharing the simple things in life with others, and finding joy in creating something.

Getting published is a wonderful thing, and very uplifting. I was very excited the first time it happened to me. But, on the other hand it is a lot of work, and can take you away from creating a page or memory for yourself and by your terms. Keep in mind finding that happy medium. It is out there, you just have to find it.

Enjoy!!

Our human landscape is overburdened
with competitions and contests.
ART need not be a contest.
ART is a personal quest for quality.
Quality is the forerunner of acceptance.
Character is the forerunner of quality.
Be your own discriminating connoisseur.
It's this understanding that can take you
down the aisle to creative happiness.

- Robert Genn, internationally acclaimed artist

April 4, 2006

My Blessings?















Gregg, Gail, Grant, Grady....Belle! My mother, the most wonderful women in my life. Always listens, cares and never ever misses a beat. My brother Danny, super great guy, hard worker, super dad, and the dad my dad could not be do to his disabilities. My Dad, asweet and caring man, delt a crappy hand in life but with the wonderful support and help from my Mom is alive and well in Boston.

Scrapbooker Online. My home on the net. I have created a place in my life that fosters creativity, friendship, love and support. Craziness and caring, caddyness and laughter. What more could a women ask for? I love it, every last piece of it, every last member of it, every last item that myself and my poor DH has to input into it. May SBO live long and prosper.

Should I go on? I know, you don't want to scroll do you. I always hate that. I will stop here. Enjoy!

April 3, 2006

Happy Monday Everyone!!

We had a super crazy weekend. Gymnastics, Karate, CCD, and the return of the broken piece of Gail's new loft bed to IKEA. But, that part was fun. Because I came home with this little goodie for my scrapspace.

The little red bin on the far left is just the perfect size to fit my 12x12 paper in. SBO is looking better and better each day. Now to buy 15 more. Should I get them in red or clear???

We also went to the Spring Street School Fun Fair and Auction. I donated a scrapbook bag (filled with goodies) and a party to be auctioned off. It was a huge success for the school. The kids had a blast playing games, jumping on the jumpie things...and eating. YUM!

So my crazy week at work starts back up tomorrow. UUGH! It will be super busy at work and then home each night much too late. Wish me luck. Hoping to work out a better plan then the current work situation soon.

Have a great week. Enjoy!!