It's my life

I Love Got Sketch

Enrolling in the Got Sketch 101 was one of the best decisions that I could have ever made.  It's really got me scrapping.  Scrapping my stash that is.  I have so many old pictures that I haven't gotten around to. Got Sketch has made it so easy to get a lot of scrapping done because they make it so easy.  This is a layout that I did using one of the sketches from Sketch Express.  I just love this October Afternoon paper.  It works so well with the colors in my photos.  Of course I had to use a couple of my Stampin Up! stamps as well. :)

Top Note Mini Album

Maybe this is a little early for a Christmas album but I put this together for my stamp club and I just had to share it.  I was so happy with it and how it turned out.  It is a great combination between my favorite Christmas stamps sets from Stampin Up! and my new Big Shot.  I have had a lot of die cut machines in the past but I can truly say that my Big Shot is my favorite.  Stampin Up! is now selling it and has some speciality dies that you can only get through Stampin Up!  The top note die is one of them.  The die is what I used to create the pages for my mini album.  Please stop by my website to order your Big Shot or see more special Stampin Up! dies.

Day Two

The second day in a Week in a Life

1.  Got up late again.  I really need to figure out how to work the alarm clock.

2.  Got a Tall Frap today at Starbucks.  I definitely needed a little extra boost.

3.  Taught class all morning

4.  Had a great salad for lunch.  The kidney beans were a nice touch.

5.  Taught afternoon classes and then an afterschool training with a teacher

6.  Got home around 5:00

7.  Said hi to the kids and gave hugs and kisses all round.

8.  Checked email.

9.  Looked at the kids old yearbooks with them.

10.  Watched my hubby cooked dinner.  Boy, it was great.  Yummy hamburgers and fries!  And I was supposed to be eating good tonight.

11.  Cleaned the dishes

12.  Sat down to relax and watch a movie

13.  Put kids to bed.

14.  Bed for me at 9:30, exhausted.

Hmmm, not too interesting but I guess that it's the little things, the daily routines, boring details, little hugs and kisses that makes life great.

Here are a couple of Halloween layouts that I created recently.  I am so loving the My Mind's Eye paper and elements.  

Today

I have always respected Ali Edwards tremendously.  She seems to be so positive all of the time.  It's not that she doesn't have hard times and a lot of challenges.  Actually she probably has a lot more than I if you were to put the lists side by side but she amazes me by the way she handles it all.  Such grace, such poise and always with determination and style.  She is definitely someone to look up to.  I just picked up her latest book and have been so excited looking through all of the pages.  It's called Sharing Your Story:  Recording Life's Details with Mini Books.  One I love mini books, two I love how Ali tells her stories.  It's a sure thing.  

I also decided tonight to visit her blog and read about her most recent project on her blog that I have been hearing about. She used to teach a class called, A Day in the Life and she wanted to do the project again.  You can get more details here on her blog on how to get started .

So even though I am very behind Ali timeline, I thought that maybe it would be a worthy project for me to do.  I have never done anything like this before.  I don't feel like I am a very interesting person.  My day is pretty much the same.  Nothing much to report.  A lot of times I feel like most of my day is downright boring.  But I am also yearning for a way to look at my life more positively and ultimitely see more worth in it.  So here we go, for nothing else but for myself.......

1.  Got up late this morning because I hit the alarm off and fell back asleep and had a very anxiety ridden dream, ugghh.

2.  Hurried through my morning routine.

3. Said good morning to the kids.  They were all set and ready to go.  I can always depend on them to get their stuff done in the morning.

4.  Drove to work. Needed to have my Starbucks Mocha Light Frappachino and pumpkin muffin to start the day

5.  Good lesson today with a 4th grade class on Podcasting, also got some items on my to do list checked off today

6.  Meeting in the afternoon about a district training

7.  Got a phone call from the nurse at Lexi's school.  She has been having problems with her sugar dropping too low and the nurse was giving me a report

8.  Stopped by my LSS to get some extra supplies for a mini album that I am working on.  Finally getting around to all of those baseball pictures.  Bought Ali Edwards new book, Yeah!!

8.  Got home early, checked and responded to email on all 3 accounts.

9.  Brett came home, helped him with his homework (not usually home early enough to do this)

10.  Lexi came home.  Talked to her about her day

11.  Looked at my new book by Ali, worked a little on straightening up my scrap room and organizing for my mini album

12.  Steve comes home.  

13.  Help with making dinner.

14. Sit on the back porch and enjoy the beautiful evening with Steve and a nice glass of wine.

15.  Sit and watch TV while on the computer reading Ali's blog and updating my blog.  

It was a good day!

What was your day like?  Please leave a comment.  I would love to hear if you are doing Ali's project too.

Layouts and Sketches

One of the things that has been giving me so much inspiration lately is a class that I took online.  It just ended but they are getting ready to start again in a smaller scale.  The class that I am referring to is Got Sketch.  I have taken 101 and 102 and will be getting my weekly emails starting Tuesday with GotSketchExpress.  Each week I will get a new sketch to work with in my inbox.  

I have been totally pleased with the last two classes and have gotten so many layouts finished.  I throughly love putting layouts together using my own ideas but I have come to realize that those layouts take a long time for me to do and I am really behind.  Not that I really mind being "behind" but if someone or something can make it a little easier foe mw to get some really beautiful layouts finished quickly then I am all for it.  Plus sometimes easy is just what I am looking for.

Here are a couple of layouts that I have created with the sketches in my GotSketch class or another sketch book, ScrapbooksEtc.'s Page Planner Special Issue, that I bought that I really have enjoyed having as well.

Paper:  Scenic Route, Ribbon:  Stampin Up!, Chipboard:  Fancy Pants; Ink:  Stampin Up!

Paper, Ribbon, and Ink:  Stampin Up!

If you like the above layout and would like to win this Stampin Up! page kit, write in the comment section where you go to get sketch inspiration.  I will be picking a winner randomly next Wednesday evening.

Oh, Boy, I've been scrapping!

A friend today asked if I had been scrapping lately and with much joy in my voice I said, "Yes!, I actually have been a lot."  Another friend then said, "Well, you need to put it on your blog."  I know, I know.  I haven't posted half as much I should or would have liked.  So this is for you, Deborah

I have been working on a lot of different things lately.  Mini books, layouts, cards, and fun gift items. Here is one of the home decorating items that I created.  I saw it the new Stampin Up! catalog and just had to recreate it.  I used the Bella Rose patterned paper instead because I just loved the combination of the colors in it.  

Something else I have been working on is catching up.  I have so many holiday photos that I have never scrapped.  So this next layout is a Halloween layout with my kids.  We love carving the pumpkins every year.  The paper I used was from My Mind's Eye and I love the haunted house which is actually a tag with journaling on it.  I made a pocket for it with the picture.  

Well, I've got lots more to share.  Talk to you soon.