Heidi Swapp - Week 2

I am finally getting all caught up with school, so I can get all
caught up with this wonderful class! :)

I got my kit today! Holy Cow was it awesome! I will be
sure and take a picture...

For right now, here is my Week 3 Assignment. I love that
I was challenged - I never use orange!

Now I have to get ready to take a Mid Term this week.

Yuck.

Mystery Designer Game

Here is a fun game to play at Circle Back Studio... Just take the
quiz and see if you can guess the mystery designer... I failed
horribly... LOL But you can still win prizes!

Check it out!





















Have fun! :)

CHA Winter 2007 Preview

I am running a little behind on my Year to Remember progress,
blame it on the research paper I had to write this week... LOL

So, I hope to be finishing up my Week 2 project and getting on
to Week 3 soon.

In the meantime, here is a peek at all the sweet things to look
forward to from CHA Winter 2007!

WOWZA! I would like one of everything please... ;)

Small Change

Okey dokey... We are starting Week 2 of the class and we need
to do a layout about our goals. So. Looking at that assignment,
I think I need to choose one goal to center on for the class.

With the class inspiring my creativity, I thought it would be
fitting to choose that type of goal. So here is the edited version
of last week's assignment:

Scrapbooking: Make time for my art! Do at least 200 layouts
and projects this year. DUE DATE: Dec 31st 2007

2. List 5 reasons Why:

1. Scrapbooking is me time. I need more me time to be
a more centered person.

2. Assigning time for scrapbooking will make me happier.

3. More layouts means less photos in boxes!

4. I want to give more scrapbooking type gifts this year, so
setting this goal will help me get those done.

5. I need to use up my existing supplies! I am swimming
in scrapbooking supplies that are just waiting to be nice
layouts.

I can sooo get this done! I will be sure and share my photos
and my layout later this weekend... :)

Now don't get me wrong - I am still going to look hot in
that bikini by the 4th of July! :D Now to find a way to
scrap AND do cardio at the same time... :D

Heidi Swapp Week 1 - Life Challenge

I am liking this class already - I can't wait till the goodies ship!!

I decided to keep my journal online so my scrappin buddies
could share in the class experience. Here are the results for
my first week of class.

1. Set your goal. Set a date to accomplish it.

I was so torn between a scrapbooking goal, and a fitness goal,
so I decided to do both.

Scrapbooking: Make time for my art! Do at least 200 layouts
and projects this year. DUE DATE: Dec 31st 2007

Fitness: Look good in a bikini by the 4th of July! I have almost
lost my goal weight (last year's goal). I just need to tone up and
lose that holiday flab that crept up on me. :) Why is that so
easy to put on?? DUE DATE: Jul 4th, 2007

2. List 5 reasons Why:

1. Scrapbooking is me time. I need more me time to be
a more centered person.

2. I have always wanted to look good in a bikini. I have
never ever ever worn one in public.

3. Getting back into a workout and healthy eating habit is
good for my health and well-being.

4. When I eat healthier, my family eats healthier.

5. I need to use up my existing supplies! I am swimming
in scrapbooking supplies that are just waiting to be nice
layouts.

3. Determine something you will tell yourself every day to
keep motivated.

YOU ARE WORTH IT. Make the time.

4. Enlist support. Tell someone who will encourage you
throughout the process.

Done. Dave will hold me accountable. ;)

5. Take photos representing your goal.

Done. I will be sure and share them here soon!

BONUS: Create and write in your journal.

Also done. I am blogging my progress, but am also keeping an
offline journal. You KNEW I couldn't resist altering one. :)
This is my altered journal:



Week 1 done! :)

Happy New Year!

Wow - 2006 is gone. Where the heck did it go?? We had a great
holiday season. We spent lots of time together as a family...
Dave had almost two weeks off - it was glorious. We slept in,
stayed in our PJs and just did nothing. It was great.


But now back to reality... I love the new year. I love the fresh
start that January 1st brings...


Speaking of a fresh start, the Heidi Swapp: A Year to Remember
class at Big Picture Scrapbooking started today! I am so excited
about this class. This week's assignment is nothing short of
inspiring...

This week is a life challenge. I have to think about a goal and set
a date to accomplish it. I love this assignment as the new year is
all about new goals... A bonus assignment is also to start a
journal and write about this goal. What better place to journal
than here? :)

Awesome - I can't wait to start!

Holiday Spirit?

I don't know about you all, but I feeling pretty festive right
about now... :) I love Christmas. I think I love Christmas
even more so now that I have children. I love seeing how
excited they are on Christmas morning... I am all done
with my Christmas shopping, and let me tell ya - that is a
GREAT feeling. Just the last minute stocking stuffers left
really...


We start our Christmas party rounds this weekend. Well,
last weekend really. My friend Lisa had a great couples
only Christmas party. Had so much fun! Poor Dave was
all doped up though (he threw out his back that morning).
We have two more Christmas parties to go - one squadron
and one Wing party. Both adults only. I love my kids, but
there is also something nice about getting all this adults
only time!


I have been creating some Christmas projects that I will be
posting soon. I need to STOP baking though! All that
weight loss will be for nothing! :) No really, I have put on
about 5lbs since my Christmas baking started... Why is it
so easy to put it on, and so hard to take it back off?? That
is soooo not fair... LOL


Oh! And expect a review on that new Basic Grey Magnetic
Mat set soon! I found it at scrapbook.com:


http://store.scrapbook.com/bg-met-642.html


I ordered it and it should be here next week - Merry
Christmas to me! LOL

Daily Scrapbooking Show

I was surfing a while ago and came across this great scrapbooking
webcast called Scrapbook Lifestyle:


http://www.bhgscrapbooksetc.com/video/


It comes on every weekday and is pretty good! It features the
Scrapbook Lifestyle Design Team making albums for others, and
doing challenges from the producers.


There are some great layout ideas to be found here, as well as
photo and organization (you know how I am about organization!)
tips. I really like this webcast and have been watching it every
weekday.


It is free, however there is also a premium option for even more
content. I haven't subscribed to that yet, but I am thinking
about it. Lots of great ideas and inspiration to be found here. Be
sure to try and catch an episode!

I Want One...

So what else is new right?? LOL

Did you all see this in the latest Basic Grey Newsletter:


Basic Grey Magnetic Precision Mat Kit
http://www.basicgrey.com/catalog/product_i...products_id=686

Have to get me one of these... What can I say - I have an affinity
for scrapbooking tools! :)

These are supposed to come out soon - can't wait till they are
online or in stores...

Heidi Swapp - All Year!

So I did it... I broke down and did it. I signed up for
Heidi Swapp's "A Year to Remember" yearlong class
at Big Picture Scrapbooking:

http://www.bigpicturescrapbooking.com/classesheidis.html

I can't wait to start and can't wait to get my kit. Her intro
message really hit home. It was kinda pricey (though if
you think about it, it adds up to $25 a month), but I
really am planning to follow this one closely. It was a thing
I did for me, and I am looking forward to learning alot
from Heidi - she is my absolute fave scrapper. I will be
sure and post my progress here - though we don't start
till January - the horror! :)

This Would Make a Great Layout...

Someone forwarded me this link and I had to laugh. I don't
know how this poor mom got all that peanut butter off this
kid... And the floor... And everything else! LOL

http://www.flickr.com/photos/holly/sets/72157594194914042/

This would make a great layout wouldn't it? Hmmm...

What color cardstock goes with peanut butter? :)

Dream

Finally Sharing Again...

It has been shameful how little scrapbooking I have done! :)
Dave just got home a couple (okay, six) weeks ago after being
gone for four months. So we spent alot of family time... I
think I am back in the groove now. :)

This LO was one I did many weeks ago, but I realize I hadn't
posted it yet. This is another one from the SBO Kits. I love
using those - I just renewed my subscription another year!

This is another one with my youngest son and flowers.
Go figure! Hope you like it! :)

Elena

Happy Boy

Happy Boy

Hey guys!

Here is the newest layout I have done... It is of my youngest
on his 4th birthday.

Who says you can't use flowers on boy pages??? :)

All supplies are from the April Scrapbook Obsessions Kit.

For anyone who hasn't tried these, they are AWESOME.
Definitely worth it!

http://www.scrapbookobsessions.com

If you sign up, make sure you mention me... Free kits are
an AWESOME thing. :)

Elena

Laughter and Happiness

New Layout

Once again I have been lazy about scrapbooking.

But not about shopping - sheesh! I need to get in
there and use my stash! LOL

This is a recent layout I have done using the March
Kit from Scrapbook Obsessions - I love those kits!

Thanks for looking! :)

Elena

Ma Vinci's Alpha Initials

These Alphas Rock!

This is a new alpha set coming soon from Ma Vinci's Reliquary.

This alpha is going to come in two sizes, large which will be 2" tall
and small which will be about 1 .5" tall. They should be ready in a
couple of weeks.

I can imagine these on cards, layouts, and all kinds of projects...
The large would be great to use as monogram accents that are so
popular right now...

I so see these in my future! :)

Elena

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