Where have I been???

1. Working a new part-time job (well, new as of the beginning of June) which I am really enjoying. And taking classes for my real estate license.

2. Drooling over stuff at ETSY and beating myself up daily for not getting up the willpower to start selling some of my own stuff.

3. Hanging out with family, which included a recent trip to the zoo. Check out the awesome pics! The new baby elephant is just too cute for words.











4. And last but not least, here are some layouts I did for my entry into the SOY contest for Creating Keepsakes. Obviously I wasn't a finalist, but I am glad I gave it a try. At least I got 20 new layouts out of it!!






I am going to try to be a better blogger from now on!! Hopefully I will get some stuff up on Etsy soon and I will share that.

Recent Pages

Thought I would share some pages I have scrapped recently!

I guess I am not a very good blogger! I haven't posted in FOREVER!! Anyway, just thought I would share some pictures of my niece and nephew I took the other day. Claire just turned 5 and Declan is 6 months! It was nice to be able to pull out my backdrop and actually use it! They were both pretty easy to work with :)...especially Declan. He had just finished eating so he was all happy and just kept smiling. SO ADORABLE!!!

Something New!

I FINALLY have something new to share!! These are little 5x7 canvases I found at the dollar store and this is what I created with them.... I think I am going to put them on ETSY when I feel like I finally have enough stuff to open my store. Let me know what ya think! :)

I haven't posted in quite awhile. Mostly because I have been working on my Hall of Fame entry and haven't been able to show anything since you aren't suppose to have posted any layouts before. So here is my first post without any pictures! I can't wait to get my HOF entry in and share what I have been working on. I have enjoyed doing the assignments, but I am a HUGE procrastinator so I am still working on some. I have also been doing Nutrisystem since the beginning of the month and am happy to report I have lost 5 pounds so far. Well, I am happy to have lost 5 pounds, but a little disappointed that it wasn't more than that. But sticking with something like this is really an accomplishment for me so I am proud and looking forward to this next month were I plan to lose at least 5 more!! :)

Reflections on 2007

So here is a layout I did for the contest Elsie is having on her webblog. I decided to make the layout for the contest, but it was nice to think back over the past year and really reflect on how I felt I grew in 2007!

~if you can't see the journaling very well this is what it says:

I began to find the true pieces of myself in 2007.

I can ask for help and start to find peace.

Marriage has turned out to be more awesome than I imagined.

Having a college degree does not mean you know what you want to do with your life!

There is ALWAYS room for improvement and 2008 is time for that!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

I know this is a little late, but still want to share. I made a button tree awhile back like I had seen Ali Edwards made on her blog and have been meaning to post it and am now finally finding the time. So here it is along with some other holiday decorations and pictures. Enjoy:)





Gertie enjoying an early Christmas gift.

Max opening his stocking on Christmas morning.