Oh what FUN!

A very good friend of mine has been on me to get back into scrapbooking. It's not like I don't want to, or even that I don't like to. In fact it is just the opposite. I LOVE scrapbooking and making cards. I just never make the time for me. I got to dabble into my scrapbooking room today and made a card for my friends blog over at digi haven you can look her up at http://digihaven.blogspot.ca/ be sure to check it out. what a great way to use up some of your scrapbooking stash. here is a card that i made for her latest challenge. all i had to do was use buttons. the digi stamp is from stuff4scrapbooking.com hmm ok i cant seem to post pictures of it right now. here is the link to it under my photbucket http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/abeta74/null_zpsdcad6fe3.jpg sorry about that. im not sure why the pictures and links are not uploading...i will fix this asap.

Cleaning time.

Last night I had the chance to get into what will be my scrap nook. I cleaned up a little bit and even had the chance to make some cards. Was so much fun. I really need to make more time for me. I say it all the time but never really do it. So from this point on at least once a week I will set time aside to scrap. Now that I have been out of the loop so long I need your help. What cool new techniques are you doing now? What new tool is your must have? I'm going to take. Picture of the cards I made and post them for you all to see tonight.

Got my fingers dirty

I made time for me today. Something i seem to be forgetting to do lately. Im not sure why I dont set this time aside for me, but I dont. After today I remember why I love and need this time. I am going to set time to scrap and make cards for 1 hours once a week. Now i know you are thinking one hour is not much but to me to see 1 hour of free time in my day and get the chance to scrap would be oh so nice. plus we all know that once you are in your scraproom / cave / nook and working away, we neverreally want to stop. Today I made a card for a challenge on a great blog. This blog is called Digi Haven it can be found here... http://digihaven.blogspot.ca/ They use digital images that you print from home in place of stamps and make cards with them. These girls are really good at what they do. i would love for you all to join in the fun too. here is the card i made. the image is from ___________ gotta find her name going to update in a little while.

MY very first Blog Award!!! Im so excited... I want to Thank My dear friend and fellow scrapbooker Joann who's blog you v=can see here for thinking about me and nominating me for the this Liebster Award. Joann is a true inspiration to me. Somehow she is able to fit time in her day to scrap everyday and also post it on her blog along with a sketch for you to join in. her blog is a great place to go to and just get loads of ideas for card making and scrapbooking. When you get a chance you are going to have to check her blog out. I am sure you will love it just as much as i do. Thank you again Joann for nominating me. The origins of the Liebster Award are somewhat unclear,but the general consensus is that it originated in Germany. Liebster meaning "favorite" or "dearest", to showcase bloggers with less then 200 followers. Upon accepting the award the recipient must then pass it on to five more blogs of their choice. Now here is what you do as a presenter of this award: 1. Thank your Liebster Blog Award presenter on your blog. 2. Link back to the blogger who presented the award to you. 3. Copy and paste the blog award on your blog. 4. Present the Liebster Blog Award to 5 blogs of 200 followers or less who you feel deserve it. 5. Let them know they have been chosen by leaving a comment at their blogs Here are the blogs I am presenting to. 1. Denise at Scrappycardsbyd.blogspot.com 2. Jenn at jennjunk.blogspot.com 3. Sue at ngsiosixpack.blogspot.com 4. Sharon at sharonscraps.blogspot.com 5. Tracy at tracyscrapheap.blogspot.com Now ladies please choose 5 blogs you feel deserve this award and thanks for all the inspiration on your blogs! Please pick one of these Liebster awards for your blog!

Summer is just about here. My girls have a week left in school and then it's vacation time. I am so looking forward to being able to just scrap anytime I want. Right now it is hard because all my scrap stuff is in my basement and I can't bring it up because i run a daycare and do not want my daycare kids to get into it all during the day. Now that its summer (I close my home daycare during the summer) I am able to get my scrap on. I just posted this months contest and challenge I hope you all can join in the fun.

What a great month!

It's official... I am back scrapbooking. It only took my youngest to turn two so that I could find the time but I'm back. I had the best time the beginning of the month in Maine. I went to point sebago for a scrapbooking retreat. I used to go every year Now that my little one is old enough I was ale to go back. It was a wonderful time and I got the chance to see some of my great online friends from northwest scrapbook friends. If you live in the northeast part of the US you should Deffinely look us up and join in the fun. My friend Laura got to come along with me. We had a last. We got there around 2:00 Friday afternoon and stayed there until Sunday around 12:00. I was able to get 14 layouts done and 9 cards. Felt so good to be ale to just sit and scrap and not worry about what the kids were doing what I was going to cook. To just sit and scrap. Ahhhhh Anyway I am already registered to go back next year. Although this time we are going to arrive on Thursday instead of Friday. Another whole day to scrap woohoo. I have lots planed for my blog so be on the look out starting in June. Happy scrapping...

Where did the year go?

I feel like this year went by way to fast. It's sad to say but I did not get many scrapbook pages done this year. It was just this month that I was able to pull out my scrap stuff and make a new space to be able to scrap. Now that I have this I really need to get myself back into the swing of things. I also made sure to get back into my fiskateer grove. They always help inspire me.

What are some ways that you get inspired? How do you get yourself out of a funk?

What are your wishes for 2012 (scrapbook / craft related)?