3 years of Scrapbooking... Hits and Misses scrapping for others...

As I continue through learning a little more about myself... I want this blog to be dedicated to you, but also I want you to  know more about everyone who is around you. I do that through scrapbooking as well. Before I had you.. I really only scrapped about myself, Daddy, your family, and travels ect... I've noticed now that you are born I've focused only on you... and I can't forget you wanna know more than just you.

<scrapping for others, rather than myself>

Miss

I've noticed the layouts I love from the layouts I hate... our the ones that I put all my heart into rather than just trying to meet a requirement for a ct team. When I purchase the kit for myself and its one I really really love... I get more into it and create absolutely beautiful layouts. I can also see separate time lines where I have more mojo than other times. I think it happens to all of us at some point in time but I notice if I scrap for myself and myself only... I am so much happier! I'll journal a story, I'll place the elements, and critique so much better than the opposite of I have this kit and in 2 days I must make a layout, work full time, watch you, play with you, feed you, feed myself, blah blah blah lol.

this is one of my favorite layouts of all time.... It has so much love and meaning to it... its perfectly set and clustered and shadowed to be perfect.

and one of my least favorites...

okay yea I scrapped daddy in a girly girly of all girl kits. wait I think I may have missed shadows again... wait is there a title anywhere??? a story??? a date?? journal?? 

This is what happens to me when I scrap for others. I was on a creative team... had my day or two to complete the layout... couldn't I suppose and I made something. Completely not happy with it... and I didn't do the kit justice at all. 

over the years I've worked with some of the most amazing designers you can meet...

Scrap Orchard

Shawna Clingerman

Valorie Wibbons

Emily Powers

Jenn Barrette

Traci Reed

I've also guested with some amazing women

Lauren Grier

Kate Hadfield

Darcy Baldwin

and so on... but as much as I miss them... I'm happy to scrap to my hearts content. Then if I need a day off I can take it.. if I want a week off its mine.

I had also tried to sell templates... again not my love. 

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to be continued

3 years of Scrapbooking... Hits and Misses experimenting with design

So to continue with these lovely posts inspired by another amazing scrapbooker named 

Nettio

I want to continue with what some hit and misses are throughout my scrapping journey. 

<Experimenting with designs>

HIT!

I've never placed myself into a design box. Some people would say their styles are "traditional" "fantasy" ect.... Ive always looked for inspirations, challenges, and inspirational people. If I love a kit, template, design... I go for it.

ex:

I do liner paper designs

then i do cluster design

and try traditional

simplistic

not simplistic

shoot i even take a swing at making a magazine cover layout

i say the altered design works!! going for a hit here

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to be continued 

My 3 years of Scrapbooking... Loves, Laughs, Cries, elements, and paper

So one of my greatest adventures and life altering hobbies that I found was 

Digital Scrapbooking

I've always love to scrapbook, but was just terrible at it. I really couldn't afford all of the supplies, and I was annoyed by anything "laying' around the house, so the thought of a bunch of supplies laying everywhere makes me cringe. 

So one day on the phone with Grandma Toby she said you have to check out these digital scrapbooking site, kits, and forums. These people would help you and I'll help you learn how to make a digital layout

and so I said okay lets do this!! and 3 years ago this month... I joined my first forum and made long friendships with some of the amazing women that are in this community.

from then on, Sweet Shoppe Designs has become a "home" to me. I've celebrated, cried, laughed, opened up, mentored, looked up too, chatted, and enjoyed many personal and fun chats with these ladies. With some inspirations from them....

 I made my first digital Scrapbooking layout

 

OMG can I absolutely see EVERYTHING that is wrong with this layout.... ack its such an eyesore. 

first of all there isn't dimension to it at all. I don't think I've touched this layout with a drop shadow. Also look at the annoyingly "floating" text. I know digital can break some "traditional" pages... but that text is so wrong!! Where is the story????? THIS IS MOMMY's and DADDY's wedding.... and you would have no idea the story behind it, what happened, who was there... blah blah blah... These things the layout should say not me in your blog over 3 years later. oh and looking now I would say this was from the planning stage!!! not even my wedding. Now thats the dress but not my bouquet and then we married on Ft. Walton Beach in Destin Florida. So yea idk what I was thinking... but yeah this isn't what I wanted relayed in the layout.

So over 3 years... where my design has grown and evolved to what it is today, I can say I'm much more enthusiastic and excited about it.

Here is my most recent layout. It is a template because I'm making it for a little challenge... but here is is....

wait look back up there... now scroll back down... yep see that

amazingly different layouts!! Even tho I'm using a template you can tell I now know how to use

Drop Shadows, correct font work, layering, angles, and total design work is all successful.

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to be continued.....

A Royal Affair

Okay since I love to tell you about everything going on... I really couldn't pass up telling you about

THE ROYAL WEDDING

they are quoting it the 

"Wedding of the Century"

http://www.officialroyalwedding2011.org/

Its one of the most talked about events for sure. I think over in Britain its just a big deal because of the Royal Family and the fact that one day this will be their Queen. Here in America... We don't have a Royal Family.. or anything close to that, and so we find the whole everyday girl becoming a princess a very intriguing event.  Mostly because from books and movies through out time we've always wanted to be a princess, we wanted to wear the dress, and we wanted the title. Its been our fairytale and in our dreams. I know I was always most intrigued by the story of Cinderella. You'll know it I'll one day read it to you.

She was a commoner who became princess. This is a story we all grew up too, and now we have our real life storybook princess story.

i don't think the Royal family let anyone down... and spared no expense on what I've heard was a million dollar affair... but anyway here are some photos...

As we come to the end of 6 months

as we near the end of April.. it marks the end of a new age...

6 months!

and its been so fun and exciting!

what we did:

April 1- Moved in to our new apartment, Grandpa Ronnie's Birthday

April 8- You crawled for the first time

April 10- celebrate family Easter

April 14- Weigh in @ 16lbs. 8oz. 

April 18- Mommy meet with Cancer Specialist, and was cleared

April 19- Mommy meet with a Plastic Surgeon about her surgery

April 20- 6 month Well Baby Visit and 6 month Baby shots

April 23- Easter meet up with Mommy's family

April 24- Your First Easter! Meet with Daddy's family

April 27- Grandma Toby's birthday

April 29- Daddy's Birthday

Who you meet with:

First time- Will and Barbara.. mommy's and daddy's friends

Seen entire family on both sides

stayed your first visit with the babysitter

.::some pictures from last month::.

My Simple Loves

I'm always a lover of many things. and right now... I'm keeping this so simple that it makes me super happy when I think about it. 

.::NEW LOVES::.

PINterest:

http://pinterest.com/

It keeps track of my "boards" and all the different projects/recipes/tutorials that I find online, then I "pin" them and I can keep track of them. I also can keep track of other people who post stuff I think I'll like. I find so many great things.

Like here I just searched and someone posted this awesome party idea! This would fit so perfect on what I'm planning for your 1st birthday. 

Baby Talk:

You are learning to talk... which is absolutely on of MY FAVORITE milestones you've hit. Just a few minutes ago you were talking like crazy, and Daddy and I kept saying 

Momma!!! then dad would say no Dadda!!

no MOMMA!!!!

no DADDA....

yes it does go on for awhile.... 

your favorite is BAABAA... hmm food yep not mommy or daddy 

:( 

hahaha its okay.... it will be MOMMA ;)

Miche Bags:

I love love love my new handbag

when I want a new one, I can just pop of the "cover" and replace it with a new "shell"

its the best thing since sliced pie.

Blurb:

http://www.blurb.com/

A friend of mine made one of her blog and she showed it around... now I want one. Thanks Megan ;)

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I know I neglect this blog so often, but I still have my ways of documenting all the milestones even when I forget. 

My daily accessories always include::

My Iphone

My Sony Cybershot Camera

My CalGoo App

My Facebook App

the ups and downs of a sick baby...

Yeah its 2:05 am...

and I'm WIDE awake....

you are trying to sleep off one of the worst colds you've had.

its been a lot of ups { crying/snifflings/cries/whines/and fusses...}

and a few downs {long long naps as you try your hardest to sleep this bugger off}

Its super sweet though. You were half asleep and playing with my hand, staring at me, and just super relaxed by the fact you are in mommy's arms. I have to say its the best feeling ever... but that doesn't last... You get super grumpy and "handsy" as I call it. You will grab my hair, my face, my nose, pull my hair, scratch my face, and just plain MEAN!

can't say that I haven't been the most patent of mothers, but who can help that right?? You feel pretty helpless when you can't do anything to help you along the way. If you feel anything like Mommy and Daddy feel... You are the new spokes rep for Vicks...

“The Nighttime, Sniffling, Sneezing, Coughing, Aching, Stuffy Head, Fever, So You Can Rest Medicine.”

So what I ask is this... How come they have a billion products for colds for us... but not a single thing for a little 6 month old?? 

I think by know we could come up with:

Infant halls...

Infant Nyquil...

because both of those are sure helping us!! 

or some other super safe alternative...

+

my sicky baby

=

my super happy baby again.

Thanks drained supermom.

;)