Wrapping things up...

Looking at the schedule for this week, I know I won't get to any more crafting for the month, so I decided to add up my pages done.  33 pages completed.  I believe that's a personal best for me. Granted it might not be 100% accurate.  Some of those might have been done late March and I'm too lazy to figure out exactly which ones go where.    Regardless they are pages done and ready for sharing.  

More exciting for me is that this last layout, with my Things and their cousins, is the ending page for the baby album.  I always love it when I finish a project and it is all set to be mailed off to my SIL.

Hubby was being rather silly when I showed him the completed baby album.  He ooh'd and aah'd appropriately and then without cracking a smile he remarked "Too bad our kids don't have anything like this"...I almost started to offer my rebuttal when he cracked a smile and I realized he was teasing me.   

Now I really must get to ordering some new pictures.  Because, gasp, if I don't...I'm not really sure I have anything ready to pull out and work on when the next opportunity presents itself.  

Weekend Plans: 25-26 April...

When your craft desk looks like this jumbled mess (yes, it is a slightly blurry photo, but it sort of diminishes the real life horror of it, thank you very much...) it's hard to have motivation, much less a plan.

First order of business is to clean off the desk and figure out how many pages I need to do to finish up the nephew's baby gift album.  I'm down to those last few layouts:  which are often the hardest, you know?  I want to make sure the whole story is told in terms of Baby N's first month of life.  

Next up will be to  plan out  and order photos for my next project.  

What shall I work on?  I think I"d like to work on updating the Things School albums.  I wait until the end of each school year to update the year all at one time.  It makes it easier for me to feature the highlights and keep from "over-doing" the year.  Only problem is, we're fast approaching the end of the current school year, and I've yet to update their books with the previous grade's events.  

So off  I go...

Oh, one final note...in case you ever wondered:  those plastic sheets that cover your cricuit mat?  Are very slick and slippery if you step on one that has been carelessly tossed on the low pile carpet here in the basement.  The good news is nobody witnessed my tumble.  The bad news is, I"m icing and propping up my ankle...hoping I didn't twist it!  :(

Help I've fallen...

and I can't get up...

no wait,  let me rephrase that:  I don't want to get up...

You see I went to Michaels today to pick up adhesive....and well, a few more things fell into my basket.  Most of it was on clearance.  A few things were on sale.  But all of it looked too pretty to pass up!  

Scrapping Party

Feeling Scrappy is having a birthday party. And they are giving away presents. Go check it out!

While the snow continues to fall...

These are two cards I made for Amy's Creative Challenge.  We were challenged to use 4 colors of CTMH card stock.  

I've finished my 6 pages already.  YEAH ME!  They are basic and simple but that's ok...the photos my SIL/BIL take are so good, really...all  they need is to be put into the album.  The pictures tell the story.  I just put them on pieces of paper.  

I hope to get back to this project but now want to take a break and go play in the snow.

Here's what I did...

Weekend Plans: 18-19 April?

I just finished up a couple cards for Amy's color challenge.  I couldn't do layouts because well...aside from some photos for my nephew's baby album,  I don't have much left in my stash.  I had decided awhile ago to print pictures in smaller batches and when I finished up FL '08 two weeks ago, that pretty much completed the current stack.  And I've been too unmotivated to print new photos.

So, that leaves just one project to work on this weekend:  the baby album for the nephew.  It's been way too long since I've even looked at this project so I need to get my rear in gear and crank out some pages.

Wish me luck:  I'd like to finish 6 pages (3-2 pg spreads.).  Since it is a gift album, I don't journal so that should make this a realistic goal.

And then, back to I don't know what...maybe order some pictures.

If so, does anyone know of some good deals online?  the only place I don't like is Sams Club.  Without fail they mess up my order in some way or fashion.  Yes, they are the most convenient but I pay the price every time I take a short cut and use them.  

Scrapping time

I had some time on Saturday afternoon to get some scrapping done. I was motivated to get caught up on all the SS sketch challenges since another message board is starting a new challenge on Monday.

Here are my favs...

Nephew 1


Nephew 2


I love my nephews to bits but after scrapping baseball and football for them, my mom and me - well I'm tired of black and orange! Any advice from other mom's who do lots of school photos? I think my biggest problem is how to use them without it feeling like halloween.

Finished the latest challenge on Saturday night after my family Easter dinner.