the perfect antidote

for all that pink and black is blue and brown! :D I've loved this KI paper since I first saw it. I'm planning a summer class with this line, and I had fun just playing around with the papers today. I know it's a pet line, but seriously, it's for so much more than pets. Do you fall for paper lines like that? Love at first sight?

finished up

All 3 layouts for "Titles in the Round". Here is a peek at all 3! You cannot see the Scenic Route chipboard title in the middle, but it's there.

going round and round

Or we will be :D This is a peek at one of the layouts we'll be creating in my brand new class. I'll be teaching it next month at Scrapbook Mania (www.myscrapbookmania.com) in Birmingham, Alabama, and it's called "Titles in the Round". We'll discuss all sorts of title ideas, view sample layouts, and create 3 brand new pages with one of my favorite lines - Laurel by Scenic Route. Throw in some cardstock, chipboard and sticker alphas, brads, buttons, and a big Heidi Swapp flower, and you've got a recipe for fun!

Come chat with me!

Coordinates Collections, an online scrapbooking kit club, has invited me to chat with members and guests today from 1-2:45ish CST. While you are there, be sure to check out their HOT design team gallery and their upcoming kits :D Thank you, CC, for the opportunity! To enter chat, just click on the box beside my name. See you there!

it is the little things

Like finally convincing my dh to hang the PB unit I purchased on clearance several months ago. And tonight, it's the unit with 4 large shelves that I got for my birthday 15 months ago, lol. Can't wait! I haven't decorated or organized yet, but if you look closely, you'll see I scrapped last week.

HOF circle journal

Last week Creating Keepsakes notified the winners of their 2007 Hall Of Fame contest. As a past HOFer, it was fun to watch the excitement on the scrapping boards from the sidelines. As our year drew to a close, my fellow 2006 HOFers and I decided to put together a circle journal of sorts - not your traditional "make 100 of each" kind of thing though. Instead, we are creating a page digitally (ACK, lol), or creating a page traditionally and scanning or photographing (whew!) . The pages will be printed in our own copy of a photo book. It was suggested that we do pages based on little quizzes, similar or the same as, shown in the Simple Scrapbooks "Scrapbook Shortcuts with Quizzes & Questions" special issue. I chose "two by two" and thoroughly enjoyed creating this little 8X8 page - using some of my favorite papers from Scenic Route. I can't wait for my copy of the book!

chat at Coordinates Collections

I'll be chatting at Coordinates Collections on Tuesday, March 27th, from 1-3 CST (2-4 EST). Hope some of you will join me there!

from the deep recesses of my albums and AI

Some friends and I are celebrating 5 years of being in the same Yahoo group. Some have been members longer, some shorter, but this week is all about celebrating our memories and friendship together :) In honor of that, I asked each person to post a layout that is 5 years old (or as old as they can dig up). Here is one I posted. Even then, I loved the bling :D

And is anyone else just sick of watching certain American Idol contestants perform under par, while the good ones get picked off one by one? I mean, I can think of at least 3 that are much worse than Stephanie OR Chris! I think I need to stop watching for a few weeks...or more.

Need your help

It's not anything difficult, I just need your input. Yes, and that includes those of you lurking and not posting ;) I'm beginning to put together ideas/designs for my summer/fall classes. I'd love to know what prompts you to take a class at your lss. What sort of projects, products, or techniques are you interested in? What themes work for your photos and stories? Even if you've never taken a class, and never plan to, your input is valuable. I'd love to hear from BUNCHES of you! I've never been a fan of one-sided conversations *hint, hint*

On another note - Crop Paper Scissors in Waco, TX, has a few kits available from my Butterfly Kisses and Spring Bling classes. If you are interested, please email me at momtwoangels@yahoo.com, and I'll put you in touch with Emmalie. Thank you!

leftovers

Do you use them? I'm trying to be better about utilizing my supplies. These are 2 layouts I created with leftovers from a CBX kit. They were quick and simple, as I limited myself to the bits and pieces. But, they don't all have to take hours, right? ;)

I need to get busy creating some new stuff - it seems like forever since I scrapped for me!

April BHG Scrapbooks Etc

I was very excited to see the April Scrapbooks etc. yesterday. I loved working with the Making Memories kit for the Supply Smarts column. The whole issue was beautiful, and I hope my copy arrives soon! And that is my cutie pie nephew in the Make It Yours column :D

Scrapfest wrapup

(click photos for a larger view)

I had a great time scrapping with the ladies who traveled from all over MS and LA to attend ScrapFest in Mandeville this past weekend. My students made the 8 straight hours of teaching each day fly by. Teaching is hard work, but I do love it, and I hope that it showed :D Thanks to Meagan and Lisa for inviting me to teach, and for their hospitality! Loved hanging out with Heather Preckel - we even caught a movie on Saturday night - Lyrics and Music, a lightweight comedy that we enjoyed. Thanks for being a great roomie, Heather!

I do have a limited number of kits leftover from the classes I designed specifically for ScrapFest. You can see them pictured above. If you are interested in purchasing, the double page spreads are $18 each plus shipping, and the tag book is $20 plus shipping and they include color copies and complete instructions. Just email me at momtwoangels@yahoo.com. If you ordered my fall kits (Designs with Heart or Handmade Blooms Family Album), I'm ready to ship this week! Thank you for your patience :) If you haven't heard from me in the next day, please email me again.

ScrapFest is near!

This has been a crazy week - flying home from Waco, and immediately diving into prepping 200 kits for ScrapFest in Mandeville/Covington, LA. I'll be rooming with Heather Preckel :D Going to be a fun weekend...well, once I figure out how to get all of these kits on that airplane ;) Looking forward to teaching and meeting new friends and scrapbookers, shopping, and maybe even squeeze in a movie. Have a great weekend, everybody!

She turns 7

this month, and it's hard for me to remember when she was tiny...she grew up way too fast! She's a stinker and knows it - always has a twinkle in her eye. Happy Birthday, M!

WOWSA, Waco!

Well, I learned one thing - if you are going to teach all day, and I mean all day, Crop Paper Scissors in Waco is the place to do it :D First of all, Emmalie Welstead, the store owner, invited me to stay at her home - and it was beautiful! She loves antiques, and her home was warm and welcoming. The guest bed was SO comfy, lol. Her little dog, Ellie, was a sweetie too. The store was one of those that you wish was right up the street. And the staff was so helpful and they always had smiles on their faces. Those ladies in Waco are so lucky! The crop room had these huge comfy chairs (not that I got to sit in them, you understand ;) ), but what made the trip the best was the wonderful ladies who took my classes. They were so much fun, and they made the day a great one for me. Yes, my feet were hurting after 12 hours, but Emmalie, Matt, and Emmalie's parents took me out for a delicious Mexican dinner on Saturday night, so the feet were forgotten ;)
For those of you that took photos, please email me copies!! Thank you to Emmalie, her staff, and everyone in class - it was a wonderful trip and I look forward to seeing you again someday!

Thank you, Scrap-A-Faire attendees!

Wanted to send out a thank you to all who participated in BHG's first online event!! Another thank you to all who took my classes :D I hope you enjoyed them, and I hope the ideas presented will inspire you to have fun with your supplies, and create many pages for your albums!

Olivia in a bubble

Yes, I'm covered up in kits for my Waco and Mandeville classes - not to mention laundry and dishes and...well, you know :) But, I had to take time out to watch Olivia and her classmates present a very fun program about bubbles! Her G.E.M.S. class (gifted) has been studying bubbleology (sp?), and to finish out the section on bubbles, they did a program that included showing their handmade bubble toys, reading their bubble poems, performing their own commercials promoting their bubble toy, and some wonderful bubble tricks. This photo of Leah putting Olivia in a bubble was called "kid in a bubble". The first graders who were watching along with us parents LOVED the whole show, as did I :D

BHG Scrap-A-Faire opens tomorrow!

The event officially opens tomorrow, with shopping, classes, prizes, and chats with all sorts of people. My scheduled chat time is 5 or 5:30pm...I'll let you know tomorrow, after the doors open and I can verify that. But, I'll be popping in and out of the Lounge tomorrow and Thursday. I'm knee deep in prep work for my classes in Waco on Saturday, and kitting for the 8 classes that I'll be teaching at ScrapFest in Mandeville, LA, next weekend. Fun, fun! :D

Waco, Waco!

I've never been there, but a week from today I will arrive to teach some classes and attend a crop at Crop Paper Scissors :D I've been working, working to be ready for the trip, and I'm looking forward to it!

We are having beautiful weather here - 60s in the day, and high 30s at night. Love that! If this keeps up, my girls will be asking for their shorts, lol. They love to rip and romp outside, and with weather like this, they are thrilled.

What kind of weekend are you looking forward too? We are going to attend some (more) basketball games - our local high school girls' team is hosting the North Half tournament, and it's been fun for the whole family.

Have you seen this?

Scrap-A-Faire is almost here! And I'm including one final peek at my Supply Smarts Girl class - this is one of the 5 layouts presented in the class and my favorite :D Still time to register at www.scrap-a-faire.com.