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A quick scrappy post
I've been busy with the holiday routine, like everyone else. It's amazing how fast time flies once Thanksgiving is over. I just wanted to do a quick post and share a few projects.
Over at Lily Bee we thought it would be fun to lift each other's work. I lifted Brenda Hurd. She did this amazing "Family" canvas and I wanted to lift it. This is my take her on her canvas.
And, over at Creative Imaginations we have done a fun team challenge. We were to each take one of our Christmas lines and do one Christmas page and one Non Christmas page to show how versatile the Christmas lines are. I think everyone has done an awesome job with the challenge. If you head over to the CI blog you can see everyone's take.
Here is mine. I used the GORGEOUS Christine Adolph Winter Woodland line.
This is the non Christmas layout about my son and his love of the river when we go camping.
And, my Christmas layout about our hunt for the Christmas tree. I just did the mini about this, too, but I like to have the layouts in the boys Christmas books. I'm looking forward to scrapbooking this year's soon.
Have a great rest of the weekend!
Lori
Creative Therapy
This week's Creative Therapy is up and it's a good one! I love what everyone did and there is a ton of very heart-felt work.
This weeks catalyst is "Tell us about a time when you realized you had the answer to something you were struggling with where you least expected". My title is just my way of saying that life is not a race. It's a journey.
My notes:
The most difficult decision I have ever made was whether or not to send my 5 year-old to Kindergarten. We have two amazing schools in my town and are able to chose where we send our children, so I went to both orientations. The first one made me feel more conflicted and I expected the same from the second. Amazingly, it was at the second orientation that the light went on and I realized I needed to wait to send him. I never expected to feel such peace after leaving that orientation, but I knew it was the right thing to do. I’m so grateful I held him back one year. He is flourishing in school and is loving every second of it.
Journaling Reads:
Deciding to get married, buy a house and have a baby were nothing to deciding whether or not to send you to Kindergarten. This was the hardest decision I have ever made. I held you back one year and I am so grateful I did.
Have a great Sunday!
Lori
More Maya Road and Lily Bee
Just a super quick post from me, today. On the Lily Bee blog we posted some layouts about things we are thankful/grateful for, which is a great thing to do this month (and every, really). I wanted my little one to know how grateful I am he is in my life. I used more of the Maya Road products that were sent to us, too. I love the combo of both!!!
Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend!
Lori
Maya Road and Lily Bee
Maya Road and Lily Bee swapped products this month and the Lily Bee team has been having a great time using it! You can see Part I on the Lily Bee Blog. I did a mini book about our annual hunt for the perfect Christmas tree. Thanks so much to Maya Road!!! It's beginning to feel like Christmas around here!
Lori
Getting Ready for the Holidays
It officially feels and looks like Fall around here. We've had the strangest weather, hot then cold, then hot, again. But, now it's cold and getting colder and that makes me happy. We are really excited for Thanksgiving. We host every year and this year we are actually hosting two back to back. One side of our family will not be here for Christmas, so we are getting together for a Thanksgiving dinner instead. I'm looking forward to it. It's going to be a quiet Christmas, but I think I will enjoy that this year.
I have been super busy with design team work and none of it I can share. Amazingly, the CHA Winter show is just around the corner and I already have assignments for it. So, I may not be sharing tons of Lori stuff on the blog, but don't think I stopped scrapbooking, I'm just doing stuff I can't share, yet.
Have you seen the new Basic Grey release coming mid-December? OMGosh! They just keep getting better and better. I love all of the new product additions; glitter rub-ons, journaling prompts, mini alphas, new flowers, canvas.....seriously? SWOON. Check out Kelly Goree's blog for all the fun details.
Last night I popped in on the chat over at Webster's Pages. See, this is one company I love so much I'm afraid to cut my paper. I have a huge stash of it, but am too chicken to cut it's lucsiousness. But, they are having a 12 Days of Christmas crop and that means they are chatting every day for 12 days, sharing a project with instructions every day for 12 days and giving away prizes every day for 12 days. See the pattern here? :) If you are wanting some fun, and the chat was REALLY fun, some inspiration (great ideas for Christmas presents), then sign in and hang out for the next 12 days.
I'll leave you with a layout I did for the Creative Imaginations blog. We are really lucky to live near the ocean and our pumkin patch is directly accross from it. It's hard to see in the photos, but it's really breath-taking. We know it's Fall around here, once we've hit the pumpkin patch.
Have a great weekend.
Lori
Happy Halloween
My family is at the park giving me a few moments to myself before friends join us to trick-or-treat. The boys are really looking forward to dressing up and heading outside to walk the neighborhood. I just love all things Fall; from Crisp falling leaves, apples and pumpkins to Halloween to New Years. I love Fall clothes, Fall foods and Fall colors. I think I'm happiest in the Fall.
This year my boys are going to be Harry Potter and Indiana Jones. I'm looking forward to getting some great photos and scrapbooking them. Last year and the year before Dylan insisted on being Cat in the Hat. I tried to convince him to be something different last year. Unfortunately, he wasn't too concerned about his Mama and her having to scrapbook the same costume two years in a row. Ha! Two years before, Dylan was going to be a monkey. I put his costume on and he burst out crying. Seriously! These were the only photos I got that night. I couldn't stomach the crying. Turns out, he was getting sick with a nasty cold. We didn't trick-or-treat, which at that age, was fine by me and him.
So, last year Brody got to be the monkey. He was pretty thrilled about it. He thought he was super cool and was really excited to go out and trick or treat with his big brother. The year before, he wanted nothing to do with trick-or-treating, so we were excited for him. I did this layout to remember that moment.
I had the honor of being featured on The Everyday Scrapper site. This is a great little site with lots of tips, techniques and sketches. There is a ton to look through and it's worth it. Below is the layout I did for the feature.
If you celebrate Halloween, I hope you have a safe and fun one!
Lori
More Halloween Inspiration
I, along with some of the gals from my Altered Art group, am participating in a Halloween blog party all month. It's a great way to get some scrappy inspiration from mixed media friends. Mixed media is my go to inspiration when my mojo runs dry. Here are the details:
You Are Invited to The Altered Art Diva's Black Hat Society Tea Party!
Please join us for our month long Halloween Celebration! Each of us will be posting and featuring Halloween Goodies all month long! Halloween Art, recipes, links...and all sorts of Halloween goodies! Come join the fun , follow the links on the right to enjoy the fun and visit often!!!
Blog Hoppers:
If you are looking for even more inspiration check out the Scrapbook Trends Magazine blog. They are featuring 13 days of halloween inspiration and it's really fun. They are even doing some giveaways.
There is, also, some Halloween inspiration on the Creative Imaginations blog. Here is a little teaser of a layout I did for the blog.
And, lastly, not Halloween, but a Lily Bee layout. We did a sketch for the blog this past week. Here is my take on the sketch. You can see the other team members interpretations here.
We are getting ready to head to the pumpkin patch. I'm so excited to go. My kids love it there. I'm hoping to get some fun pictures of the day, too. I hope you have a great weekend full of Fall fun!
Lori
Some Creative Therapy
This week's Creative Therapy catalyst is "what's the one thing you never thought you could do?".
Here is my take on the challenge:
Lori Says: For me it was to stay at home when I had children. I was afraid I’d be a terrible Mom. I had a great career and just assumed I’d keep climbing that ladder. I really could not imagine not making an income. Staying home is the best decision I’ve ever made that went against everything I was feeling at the time. Journaling Reads: I never thought I could be a stay-at-home Mom. I grew up believing that I would have a big corporate career. That I would contribute equally to my family if I was to have one. I have always struggled with a lack of patience. I just knew that I would not want to stay home with my kids. I had always, and still do, associated being a good Mom with patience. Once I was pregnant, I was filled with all sorts of fears, but started having a strong desire to leave work. I realized that I wanted to be the one who was home with my new baby. I wanted to be there for everything. I never thought I could. I thought I would be terrible. I’m so grateful I did. Technique Highlight: I traced and cut a heart out of patterned paper. Then cut it into thin strips horizontally. I removed every other strip after placing it on my page. I then sewed in between each strip and around the heart.
Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Sunday,
Lori
