IKEA

I think it must stand for: I know, everything's amazing! I actually haven't ever been, but have lived vicariously thru my wonderful sister (in law) who treked herself and my husband's twin that was born one year after him (hee hee) up there today and picked out my new scrapbooking workspace for me. Can't wait to get it! It's been a dream in the making for a long, long time. It'll be here Thursday, so I hope to have photos of the completely remade space by Sunday night. See. Now it's in print. I have to finish it! I love the drawers in the base cabinets, they're like map drawers, shallow and wide. Perfect for scrapbookers who love stamps and punches. Anyway, stay tuned for pictures. I have shelves, pretty glass jars, wall decor, the whole works, just waiting in the wings to have a new home. I've been saving things for awhile, some new and some vintage. Imagine that. lol

Mysteries of Me Mini Album

OK, here it is! This is probably the most involved project I've done in awhile, but it certainly was worth the effort. This is the result of a wonderful Lizzy Kartchner class I took online, and we were given the idea and asked to use it as a catalyst to create our own album. I loved using my own supplies and things that were special to me. There were many techniques I used on this, including cutting shapes from acrylic and covering them with vintage German glitter glass, hand dyeing the tags with tea and vanilla and tinting paper with alcohol inks. Each section is like a little chapter of my life and I've included photos that fit the topic. I have photographed the project for you before I've included most of the journaling. It's a very personal project, so I'm sure you'll understand. All the pages will be attached with a ring and nestled together. The holder for the album is a vintage cloth covered book.

Mysteries of Me

I'm so loving the online class I'm taking by the ever fabulous Lizzy K. We're working on altering a vintage book, inside and out...and the inside holds a fabulous surprise. Surprise...you'll have to wait to see that part of it cause it's not finished yet. :) Here's the cover. I didn't purchase her entire kit cause they sold out (yeah Lizzy!), but am using my stash... which is plentiful but that's just our little secret, ok?
Oh, you can click on the photo to enlarge for details if you like. Isn't it cute?

Two Boys, Dirt and some Marshmallows...big fun to follow

Hi friends! Thanks so much for hanging with me during my absence. I'm back and have so much to post for you! We've had some big changes going on in our lives, not all of them good. So...we're in the process of reinventing ourselves and figuring out what our next steps are. My wonderful husband is in the process of being laid off from a job he's had for almost 14 years. I have stayed at home to raise our two young sons for the past 7 years so there in lies the delimma. I like being at home with my children. We have both decided to go back to school. That part is exciting, and intimidating. We homeschool my oldest little guy, so we have a lot to figure out as my husband is busy applying for other jobs, of which there are very few in this particular state, an in particular in this part of the state.

Better news! We took our little miracles camping for the first time a couple of weeks ago. Super fun, memories were made to last a lifetime. Lots of wildlife, in fact Tucker stood right by a doe nursing her little fawn. Yes, they came right up to him. Awe inspiring for sure. Of course, had to get a shot of Wyatt's first marshmallow ever. My sweet baby. Isn't his hair gorgeous? Oh, and in case you're wondering...yes it was very cold at night but we'd have a 60 degree jump during the day.

Lots of scrapbooking projects to be posted over the next few days. Finally! Shout it from the rooftops! ;)









It's a proven fact that there is a direct correlation between how much dirt is on a kid and how much fun he had. I think T. scored big.



and here's that look that got me exactly 20 years ago this month. He's still got it.

To Do List

I have to give credit for this great idea and layout to the always talented Lizzy Kartchner. I just love her work. This is the third in a series I'm doing for the Book of Me album I'm working on for my boys. The cardstock is Bazzil and the embellishments are from Chatterbox. Adorable, aren't they? :)

My Son...the Robot

Well, it's been far too long since I've been able to post, but hope you will overlook that when you see these hilarious photos. My six year old is completely bonkers for robots, so we spent quite a bit of time working together on this costume for him. I have to say he had quite a lot to say about the details of this design! What fun it is to have a six year old running around the house. Stay tuned for lots of scrapbooking projects in the next couple of weeks. I'm working like a busy beaver these days!

Here it is! This is a milestone, just to get those first photos down on a page! Yeah! The paper is from Creative Imaginations and the flowers are Prima. (of course) The photos were taken at our reception which was in a gorgeous old historical mansion in Galveston called Ashton Villa. We had our reception in the huge ballroom, but they also allowed us to use parts of the house to take photographs in, which was amazing because we could actually use the furniture to sit on, etc. The room in the photo of us sitting used to be the second floor of the mansion, and there is a waterline mark on the huge gilded mirror in that room where the high water from the Gulf was during the 1900 storm, the country's worse natural disaster, much, much worse than Katrina. The islanders came together and did something monumental...and unheard of. It took several years but they built a seawall and also raised the elevation of the island by dredging in silt from Galveston bay, and for years all the sidewalks were basically wooden planks on stilts way up in the air. Most homes were raised up, but mansions like Ashton Villa couldn't be lifted so the bottom stories were filled in with mud and silt. If you look closely when you're standing outside of the home, you can barely see the arched brick window frames of the top story windows behind the flower beds. It was a beautiful home, a perfect day I'll always treasure, and I married my best friend and the man of my dreams. (this is also the scraplift challenge for August) this looks so much better in person. The flowers and the ribbon are all glittery.