LOAD 512 Days 25-26

Day 25

This Bella Blvd. patterned paper is the flip side of last night's paper. I love that, except that it doesn't exactly go along with "use your stash" concept. I'm gonna change it to "use that one item from your stash". :)

This page went - in my head - from being about three princesses to deep-thoughts about friendship.

Day 26

This was totally and completely inspired by a layout by Ali Edwards from 2008. The only thing I consciously chose not to do was outline in pen. I KNOW  that doesn't work for me. I much prefer the sewing machine when I want a crooked line, haha.

My inspiration, Ali Edwards. CK Magazine May 2008.

LOAD 512 Day 24

Back to basics. This is much better than last night's attempt.

The stitching on top of the journal tag is not crooked in real life.

LOAD 512 Days 20-23

I fell behind posting due to scheduling conflicts.... with life. Oh, boy, have I been busy. Good busy. Just super-freaking busy.

Day 20

Really quick one tonight. This has been such a crazy busy day that I nearly forgot to do it!

And yes, that is my dad in a Crate & Barrel box. ;)

Added later -- 

I may have to add the story to the back or something... hadn't thought about it because there really isn't much of a story. My dad and step-mom came to my in-law's house where we were for winter break. My dad brought a gift for my in-laws. That was the box. The kids were goofing around and the next thing we knew, my dad was IN THE BOX. It was hilarious. The end.

As a side note, I had to alter the title, because in my head all I kept hearing was the title of a similar sounding skit from SNL starring Justin Timberlake. Yep. That one. ;)

Day 21

I can't believe there are "only" 10 days left! Kinda crazy.

Day 22

I am all about the rainbows lately. They are just so pretty. So here's another one with my three favorite people.

This next one is not a layout. It was the paper I was going to use FOR the layout....

LOAD 512 - Moron Award!

I was getting ready to do my layout with this sheet of Crate Paper patterned paper and I was dumbfounded.
So I nominate this paper for the first official LOAD Award....
Best inappropriate and grammatically incorrect use of patterned paper.

During its acceptance speech, the paper will answer these questions - and more!
--So what exactly is a "travel ass"????
--And how do you suppose one would do some "exlporation"???

Thank you Crate Paper. I may have wasted the last 20 minutes on laughing at you instead of doing my layout. At least you were good entertainment. Next time I buy anything from you I'll know to spell check it.



Ack, I really don't like this page. I like the premise of it, I like the pictures and the words. I even like the products I used on it. But the page feels off balanced to me or SOMETHING. It's off. I don't know. What I DO know is IT'S DONE. I think part of my problem is that I tried, once again, to make a style work for me that I just can't do. And then I gave up seeing it through. So, ironically, I half-assed this page..... how funny then, that the alphabet paper is the flip side of my "travel ass" paper from earlier this evening. What EVER was that??

LOAD 512 Day 19

So about two weeks ago, I made the mistake of stopping in real quick to get 3 things from JoAnn's. With my kids. So I caved (shock) and got them each a little something. Sammie wanted this glitter card stock. REALLY bad. So I caved. Amazingly, she still hasn't used it and I wanted to. Sooo.... I took the liberty! We can call it Mommy Tax.

As a side note, if you've seen my other pages this month you know I like to butcher letter stickers. Today our victims... the r was a u, the s was an 8 (really!) and the a was a d.

CS, rubons (stitching) DCWV, Stickers MM, Mist SC

Girls Day
This was the day. Kindergarten Roundup.
This is the day when the weepy moms take their soon-to-be Kindergarteners to their soon-to-be school. The kids get to meet their teachers, color, play, have a snack. the moms get a tour of the school and stand around and act all weepy.
It was a big day for my girl so David stayed home with a babysitter. I picked up Sammie from preschool, took her to Reagan Elementary and afterwards we went to lunch at McDonald's. And then, after that we went to our special place: Cupcake Island.
Cupcakes really do make everything better.
Omaha, NE
04.04.08

LOAD 512 Day 18

I was inspired by a GORGEOUS layout I found on Pinterest. The only thing I couldn't do was the clustery-cluster of elements and strips and such. I think I'm physically incapable of layering. Ah, that's okay!

PP Crete Paper, CS Coredinations, Paint FolkArt, Stickers, brad MM

BTW, here's the link for the Pin.

LOAD 512 Day 17

I haven't been following the LOAD prompts but I have been succeeding in my own little challenge - use old stuff. Today's layout has paper and a flower from 4-5 years ago and a brad from maybe 7-8 years ago. The brad on the tag is from a scrapbook store that is no longer in business in a city we moved out of two cities ago. I guess you can say they are some well traveled scrapbook products!

Tip: The ruffle is actually vellum (another old product)! I embossed it with my Cuttlebug, cut it into 1.25" wide strips and folded it onto the page.  Then I stitched it on.

CS Coredinations, PP MM, Stickers Target, Webster's Pages, Brads Queen & Co., Buttons Galore, Rubons Doodlebug, Flower TPS.

LOAD 512 Day 16

Tonight was the first time this month I didn't really feel like doing a layout. I had a rough night with the kids, blah blah blah. But I forced myself - like I was starting a run. If I just took those first few steps, I'd start moving forward by pure momentum.
So here we are, I did it. And as an added bonus, I've stuck to my "use old products" plan this month - the title is made from old foam letter stamps.

PS No full sheets of card stock were harmed for use on this page.




I made this card tonight with last night's scraps.

PP Chatterbox, Rubons HG

Scrapbooking Garage Sale!

I'm having a Virtual Garage Sale - scrapbooking items only! These items are too good for a garage sale in my driveway so I thought I'd offer them to you, my scrappy friends. If you have questions about anything, feel free to either post a comment or email me -- donostia125 at hotmail dot com. Payments may be made through Paypal. Let me know what you want and I'll figure out shipping. I will ship the most inexpensive way available. Thanks for stopping by!

1. Lily Bee tulle flowers. TWO packages of brown available. Irredescent sequins in middle of brown flowers.
Pearls inside white/pink flowers. NIP. $4 each.

2. Monogram letters shown available unless noted in caption. Some are NIP. Coordinates with stamp set below. $1 each.

3. Acrylic stamp set. Coordinates with monograms above. Used one time. $3

4. Stampendous swirl acrylic stamp set. $5

5. Autumn Leaves "Love" stamp. $1.

6. Close to My Heart "Little Boys" stamp set. $9

7. CTMH stamp set "Let's Play Ball". Used once. $9 

8. CTMH large alphabet stamp set. Most letters not used. $12

9. Monogram rubon booklet. A few letters have been used (we're talking less than 10 out of over 900). Black alphas and frames. $3

10. Heidi Grace alphabet rubons. A few letters used (as shown). Teal and brown. $1

11. K&Co. Glittery alphabet stickers (two sides). NIP. $1

12. Memory Makers flowers and brads. NIP. $2

13. Lily Bee 12x12 rubon set. NIP. $4

14. Lily Bee 12x12 rubon set.  TWO available. NIP. $4

15. Stampendous "Thank You" stamp. $1

16. Taylored Expressions "Under the weather?" stamp. NIP. $3

17. Wood-mounted stamp set. $2

18. Punches - funky heart and funky star. $5 each

19. Scalloped corner punch. $1

20. Ki Memories alphabet stamp set. NIP. $4

21. Autumn Leaves sun stamp. Used once. $1

22. Stampendous flower stamp set. Used once. $5

23. Happy Birthday stamp set. Used stamps say, "Happy Birthday!" (arch), "Make a Wish!" (circle tag) and "happy birthday to you!" (swoosh on bottom). $3

24. CTMH "Choo Choo Train" stamp set. NIP. $8

25. Double-sided embossing tool. New.  $1

26. Prismacolor Colorless Blender pencil. New. $1

27. Disney border punch. Purchased at Disney World. Never used. $5

28. Silent Setter tool kit. $4

Project 366 | May 7-14

Did you know.... if you click on these images, they take you to Flickr. The same goes for my LOAD images. Just a little FYI in case you want to know. And if you didn't want to know, sorry. I'm sure you'll forget it in a minute anyhow.


128/366 So true. This may be a lame excuse for my POTD but these words just NEEDED to be captured. It is true - doing something every day is more valuable than something done infrequently. I love this. It's why I tell my kids I love them every night when I tuck them in, it's why I make our beds every morning, it's why I take a photo a day. 5/7/12

129/366 Evening walk. You ever have one of those nights when the weather turns spring-like and you just need to GET OUT? I did. And so I went out. Took an evening walk around our neighborhood. Everything is blooming and growing and green. It's good to see. 5/8/12

130/366 DS. I think there may just be glue in there, between those fingers and the game. Sometimes it drives me crazy - like when I get ignored or he doesn't get ready for school like he should. But there are other times when I absolutely don't mind it - his portable game keeps him occupied. Plus, he's one of those kids who SHARES everything. I never have to worry about what he's doing because he's constantly telling me all about what level he's on, how many stars he's earned or how many lives he has left. 5/9/12



132/366 View to the backyard. This was definitely one of the selling points for our house (aside from the craft room - full disclosure). I love the windows over the kitchen sink. They look out to our backyard. Most of the year it's a pile of snow. But when it's nice out, I get to look out there and see my cute little family playing, running, swinging and laughing. (It makes doing the dishes a little less tolerable.) 5/11/12



134/366 Mother's Day. I am proud to call myself mom. I'm honored that I get to nurture and love and cherish and adore these two kids of mine. I love them more than they will ever know... but I make it my job to tell them every day whether they hear me or not. I love them, I love them, I love them. 5/13/12



135/366 In the classroom. I got to take pictures at school again today. They were working with a local city engineer on planning their outdoor education area. Each group (of K-5th graders) planned out what they envisioned for the area, what resource they would need and what kind of supplies would be required. They used aerial maps and tissue paper... and PowerPoint. Everyone had a job, each child helped out. It was amazing to watch - these kids astound me. 5/14/12