We are moving along

I was able to scrap a little last night after I put the kiddos in bed.   I really need to start scrapping on a regular basis.  Now that I have my room a little more put together hopefully I will be able to scrap a little bit every day.  Gone are the long chunks of time that I could devote to scrapping.  I am going to focus on getting a little done here and there, when I can spare a bit of time. 

 I had fun with this LO.  I colored the cb frame with a white water color crayon & added the blue on top.  I used a scrap of mm star pp and the bugs are mm as well.  I chose the bugs because I really don't have to many boy embellishments & the bugs' color palette seemed to go well enough.    I do call both the kids my love bug so it wasn't to far of a reach! LOL

 I have added a few more things to my walls.  As I scrap and get more use of my new space I am sure that I will continue to move things around.  My mom is going to sew a skirt for my table & we are going do try to do something with the top.  I am looking forward to working on that project & will post after pics for sure!   Half the fun is the journey & I want to fill this space with stuff I love.  I love re purposing items & giving them new life.  As soon as I get my computer area cleaned up & the doors put back on my closets I will take pics from another angle of the room!

Have a great week! 

Some new critters

Here are three of the newest members of our little family.  We adopted Lola from the SPCA and she is the sweetest little girl ever!    Lola and Belle get along pretty well.  I will catch them sleeping together , so sweet!   We haven't had a cat in years and she is a wonderful addition to the family!

 The other two critters that we have added to our menagerie?  Goats.  Two Alpine males.  They are three weeks old and we are still feeding them by bottle.  Eventually we would like to get females  They are super sweet and the kids love playing with them!

 Jared is Sophia's:

 Brutus is Evan's:

Looking forward to scrapping these pics.....I wonder if I have any goat embellishments! :)

we are off to a good start!

I have started putting my scrapbook room together.  It is so nice to have a place to create again.  I still have a long way to go with the unpacking but I am thrilled to have a start!  I still have some stuff at the other place and there are still things that I need to find.  I love that I can now have a friend over to scrap.  There's plenty of room for two, maybe even three. 

 I will shoot more angles of the room once I start getting everything where I want it.  I still have more shelves to hang & I hope to make a skirt of some sort for the table so I can pretend that they match.  I would love to better camouflage them!

 I found this LO already mostly completed so I added some pics of the kids being sweet .  Evan is blowing a kiss in the bottom one.

 I am not even sure of any of the product...It has been so long.  I think that I made it before Evan was even born.  I do really like the feel of it though.

we are in the new place!

We have been working and trying to get the new place ready.  I have posted some before and afters. 

 Here is a before.  The family room was missing some trim work and I didn't like the chopped up feel with the different colors.  I knew right away that I wanted to paint the shelves white.  Eventually we will work on the fireplace mantle but for now it will do.

 Another before shot.  The windows were a door to the backyard several owners ago, but for some reason they closed them up and now they are an odd collection of windows, highlighted by the blue it made them stand out way to much!

 Here is an after.  We painted and added the missing trim. (that was a theme throughout the entire house)  We plan on doing away with  the entertainment unit & mounting a tv on the fireplace... but that's down the line.

 another view of the freshly painted window.  I like the white it brings a little more unity to the space and it's a perfect little place for reading.

 This is the entry way.  They had this nasty carpet in such a high traffic area.

 Here is the new space with new paint and tile.

Another view of the entryway into the kitchen.  I added the scripture.
The house is a work in progress.  We only took  one week off to get the house move it ready and we still have boxes everywhere! My scrapbook room is starting to take shape & I hope to post pics on Monday.
Have a great weekend all!

Merry Christmas!

Well, we surprised the kids with a dog for Christmas.  She is an absolute doll. She's an 8 month old German Wirehair Pointer.  Sophia was so happy to finally get a dog that she cried. 

 One of the best things about getting an older puppy is that she is already potty trained, excellent on a leash & knows several commands.  We are delighted to add her to our family. We are confident that she will love the new house.

 Sophia and Bella...so sweet!

Hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and I wish you a happy New Year!

Faith, Trust and Patience

Well, I may have very good news.  One last piece of paper from the sellers and we should have the news that we have been waiting for! Hopefully escrow will start on Fri. 45 days to pack, pick the paint colors and start off the New Year in a new house!  I can't wait to share this process and my new home with all of you.  I will finally have a scraproom...I will definitely keep everyone posted on that!
 Have a Merry Christmas all!

I am what I am

For many years I have wanted to get noticed by the scrapworld.  I dreamed of one day being published but, after my brief time off and creative break I have discovered that all I really want to do is create.  The external validation is no longer a goal.  Would I mind, well...no but, I am no longer going to pursue it.  No, I was not terribly aggressive in my pursuit but I think that the acknowledgment to myself has been a big step.  I accept that "I am what I am and that's all that I am"  I embrace my style & enjoy trying different things but I am going to be honest.... admitting to myself that I don't need to be published to validate my craft has been huge.   There was a time when I was up on all the trends & knew every manufacturer,  I couldn't wait to see the new products from CHA  & I eagerly placed my pre-orders for the latest and greatest.  Lately however, I have been out of the loop.  I have no idea what the current trends are and that's OK! 

 Created this Lo with my bro (the o fell off & I have to find another) products are from Colorbok.

Pics from the Christmas parade at DL. I just wanted to recreate the fun vibe from that day.  product from this LO are Studio G.
Thanks for looking, have a great week!