Happy New Year...a little late.

I decided that I spend all this time reading blogs of other people in the scrapbooking and photography world, that it is time for me to keep more up to date on my own scrapbooking blog. So, here goes...

I am proud to say that I completed my first ever Daily December album thanks to Ali Edwards for her daily inspiration. I will post pictures of some of my pages later today. I am so thrilled with the final product that I definitely will be doing it again next year! I am tempted to create my book now so I am ready to go next year (but that may be a little too much in advance!)

This year with my seventh grade class, I decided to do a project at the start of the new year. I assigned a "Best of 2010" project and had 25 journaling questions for the students to choose ten to answer and then am requiring a visual to go along with the responses. So, of course, I decided to create a model for them to see. I created a layout with my responses and am just trying to figure out if my written responses (aka journaling) will go on the actual layout or if I will have to place that somewhere separate. So, once I figure that out, I will post pictures of that layout too.

I am thrilled that I found a way to connect my love of scrapbooking into my language arts classroom. I am going to look for more creative ways to do this throughout the year! Until later when I get a chance to post my pictures...

Long, long time

It's been a long, long time since I last posted and most of that is due to the start of school and the other part of it is just life getting in the way I guess. So, this past weekend I had the pleasure of attending a Croptopia Getaways event in Newport, RI and had an amazing time scrapping and getting caught up. Just to get away and relax was enjoyable and getting lots accomplished in my scrapping world was the icing on the cake.

I was able to finish my Aruba album from this summer's trip and then moved on to create my first December Daily Album....ideas from Ali Edwards. I am thrilled with the way my foundation pages turned out. While I didn't follow Ali's plan exactly, I certainly used her models and previous years to help guide me in some clear direction. I will post pictures just as soon as I take them. I promise. Until then, have a wonderful day.

Kristen

howdy

So, here we are a day late on those layouts that I said I would post. I spent much of the night organizing my scrapping mess and then trying to put away and figure out how I was going to use some of my newest supplies. My mom called and said that she was going though boxes in her basement and came across a bunch of craft stuff and she wanted to see if I wanted any of it. I dug through the boxes and boxes and returned home with lots of fun ribbon, some scraps of fabric and some other little dodads.
For now:



from my trip to the Dominican Republic last summer



and this was a crab that we saw on our walk on the beach- something about it made me want to turn it into a page!

Happy Monday- looking forward to a yummy dinner with a friend- food, fun and friends: nothing beats it!

summer lovin...

Yay! I love summer! I love visiting with friends, having time off from school and just relaxing! So, I was down in Madison visiting with one of my bestest friends from childhood. She has a beautiful baby girl who just turned one and I made a ABC book for her too and a chipboard name book as well. So, since I was in Madison, I figured that this morning I would take a little trip to another scrapbooking store in Westbrook. So, I journeyed to...Paper Craft Clubhouse and bought some more neat treats! I would link to the website, but the site is under construction because I believe it is under new ownership. Anyway... I am loving all of the fun summer treats I bought: fabulous peachy pink thickers, hero arts flowers, more bo bunny papers, a few great trinkets from jillibean soup, and a very cool journal tablet from little yellow bicycle! so fun! I should get my butt upstairs and get back to scrapping, but I am feeling tired and in need of a rest. I'll be back tomorrow to share some more treats that I create! Have a great Saturday night!

scrap happy

So, I have been in total scrap heaven.... well, maybe not exactly, but close. Wednesday was a bit of a dreary rainy day here in CT, so I took advantage and went on a little road trip to some nearby scrapbooking stores that I had never visited before. First I went to New England Scrap Co. and then headed to Stamp and Scrap Nest Spent a bit of money at both of them and got some really great new Bo Bunny papers as well as other great stuff! I also signed up for a Copic marker class at Stamp and Scrap nest for $35 and that includes 6 markers! How could I say no? I am excited for that because I have not really experimented with copics but am fascinated by the end result.

When I got home from my scrap shopping, I received my kit of the month from Little Red Scrapbook and was so excited to see all of the bright colored treats inside with more Bo Bunny paper and beautiful flowers and buttons. Fun stuff. So, I have been busy playing with the new treats and enjoying every minute. Oh, and it made it easier to do this because my husband was away on business for 3 days, so I just scrapped to my heart's content.

Here are some layouts:






Love my twin sisters-- aren't they just the cutest? They are about to turn 30 this year!








See...it's scrap happiness!

swollen...

ah yes....I finally went ahead and had the gum surgery I was putting off for the last 6 months. It was not even quite as bad as I had anticipated, which is always a good thing. The biggest issue has been swelling and the food that I am eating. I have had italian ice and soft serve ice cream at least once over the last 3 days! I have had jello, and yogurt too. I should probably have documented this through some scrap project, but I just couldn't bear to take pictures of me with this swollen cheek- and I can't smile and that just stinks. So, I have spent some time scrapping- some old projects which has been kind of neat. I am usually one to scrap a large project or event. Since I don't have children (yet) I usually do weddings, vacations, and then gifts for people that consist of bulky items...but I decided to look back at some of my favorite pics and make some pages that I will hopefully organize in some sort of album if I figure there is some rhyme and reason to it! As soon as I can get some pictures of my layouts, I will post them here.

Happy Fourth of July

While part of me misses attending the annual 4th of July parade in East Long Meadow, Massachusetts with my aunt, I must say I had an enjoyable 4th this year. Slept in a bit, walked with my hubby and then went to Bill's Seafood down on the water- yum! Came back, took a nap, signed up for
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and will eat some yummy leftover picnic food and head to my parent's house for fireworks. Family, good food and relaxation! Who can complain? I will make an effort to think about doing some scrapping tomorrow- this heat wave could be killer!

See you soon,
Kristen