Scrapping Servant

A Layout Challenge! May 13, 2008

After seeing 27 dresses last night with my Joshie and getting my wedding dress out to take pictures of it I realized how precious clothing can be to someone.  In the movie the younger sister was given her mother’s wedding dress because she was getting married first, but she didn’t like it, so she cut it up (or got it altered) to make it into something different!  

 The older sister totally hated her for cutting their mommy’s dress apart, but I see the point the the younger sister had!  She was still savoring the memory of her mommy’s dress, it was just in an altered state!  It still brought all the warm fuzzy memories, but in a different form.      

So my challenge for you today is to take a special piece of clothing or fabric to you, and alter it by making it into a memory on your scrapbook page!  Sound like fun?  :o)

(Oh and please don’t think that I am suggesting you cut up your wedding dress, or someone elses!! :o)      

Here is a layout I made WOW probably 2 years ago or so where I used JJ’s cute little jean shorts right in the layout to match my favorite jean jacket on her in the pictures…  (I wasn’t willing to cut the jacket up, so I cut her shorts instead to make the jacket stand out.)

I also used my client’s ceremonial handkerchief on her layout months ago as a flower (on the left) and a sewn border (on the right), I had a whole half of it left that I tucked in between the layout and the page-protector.  You can see a close-up HERE.

 And here is the next special piece of clothing I have been saving ever since B.Boy grew out of it!  It was TOTALLY my favorite on him!… and here are the pictures for that layout as well :o)

Stay tuned for the unveiling of this layout towards the end of the party :o)  I can’t wait :o)

 Be sure when your layout is finished you post it on your blog and put a link in the comments here so everyone can see.  Happy Scrapping!  Oh… I forgot to mention what you are going to win… A Journey of Creativity Idea book from Rusty Pickle!  

Happy Mother’s Day! May 11, 2008

Tackle it Tuesday May 6, 2008

I know you wanna see what I did this week over at 5 Minutes 4 Mom  :o)

“Free-styling” May 4, 2008

Yes, I am still awake, and so is my baby because she wants to see all that is going on.  I just wanted to share the new technique I learned….  then go to bed… here you go….

We just cut the scallops by hand with scissors (hence the freestylin’) then we punched the holes with our crop-a-diles in two different sizes.

Scrappin’ Sunday April 27, 2008

TA-DA… Yes I got some of my to-dos done from last week - are you proud?

Here are my favorite photos of JJ’s 2nd year…      

And here are my favorite’s of B.Boy’s 1st year…      

 If you want to see the photos chosen for my daughter’s 1st year CLICK HERE, and if you want to see the layouts that became of them CLICK HERE.

And here is my running TO-DO list that I will update through the week until next week!  (Next week will be exciting for Scrappin’ Sunday because it is National Scrapbook Day next weekend!!! - and I am going to my sister’s house for my first overnight crop!!!) 

1. put together my Rusty Pickle make-n-take for National SB Day
2. finish an engagement invitation for a family member
3. plan layouts with JJ & B.Boy’s pics and get the photos printed
4. meet with a new client for her wedding album
5. plan a display album for a friend
6. and a simple mother’s day album for my mom

 I’ve decided to keep a rolling list from now on of things I would like to get done scrap-wise to keep myself accountable.  And what I mean by rolling list a lot of it will probably ”roll” on for a couple weeks until it gets crossed off :o)

•  Now onto this week’s Bonus Question: Do you buy patterned paper just because you like it, or because you have something specific in mind?
  • I almost always have something specific in mind!  Like this week I will go out and use my free $20 at my local scrapbook store knowing all of the layouts I have planned for this weekend.  I will need girlie paper, boy paper, and baby paper, I will also have specific colors and patterns in mind knowing the photos.
  • Of coarse there are always those times that I know I will use cute paper like at THIS LINK - pages 13, 26-29, 41, 43 - though I don’t buy those right away unless they stay on my “like” list for a while.
• And here’s a Bonus Question I missed from week 6: Do you ever find yourself in a position where your paper crafts aren’t fun at the moment, but you feel obligated to finish them?
  • YES!  OH YES - TOTALLY!  This was happening to me just last weekend before my monthly crop.  I was even having the desire to give up completely and donate all my product away!  Sometimes it just feels like a waste of time or money, but I often just take this as a lie from the enemy because I KNOW God uses my scrapbooking to bless others and to grow me, I also get great fellowship when I craft with my Christian friends!  So, yes I press-on and am always blessed in the end :o)

More Yummy things for Thursday! April 24, 2008

My kids!  :o)  I got their pictures taken at Kiddie Kandids recently because B.Boy is now two and GG is 3 months old!  (Yes she has grown VERY fast!)

Wordless Wednesday April 22, 2008

Tackle it Tuesday - Behind the Scenes April 21, 2008

Yes ladies, it’s that time again to share with you what I have tackled for this week over at 5 Minutes for Mom.

I figured this week I would give you a little look behind the scenes to show you no one is perfect :o)   

If you saw my tackle over there you know it’s was a looong one!  Well, now take a look at what I have NOT gotten done :o)… it needs folded and put away!

Now look at what others have done for me (thank you Mena and Jon!)

And this is what little GG was doing while I was tackling the kitchen :o)  She was in her bouncer on the clean table looking out the window till she feel asleep - she LOVES being swaddled! :o)

Wordless Wednesday April 15, 2008

My little brother… and MY CAT! 

Wordless Wednesday April 9, 2008