Oh Scrappy Blog, how I have neglected you!!

I can't believe another year is coming to a close!

I started thinking about scrapping goals this week! As I was considering new goals for 2012, I had to stop and remember the goals I had set for this year!
I had 4, two I accomplished and 2 I failed at.

The first for this year was having the courage to submit my LO's to Ready Set Create! With a little encouragement from my dear friend Miss J, I submitted! I was thrilled to get my projects published! So, my first goal was to submit projects for every design call for RSC in 2011. DONE!

My second goal was to submit for RSC design team! DONE!! And I made it!! I am so thrilled about this opportunity!

My third goal was to scrap a double LO every week for my own family! FAIL!! I make lots of scrap books but I usually end up giving most of them away as gifts! I LOVE making albums for others but I end up neglecting my family's albums! I have three gift albums in the works, but NO More in 2012!

My forth goal was to keep up with My "Day in a Life" (DIAL) album! This is a album I work on every month. On the 11th of every month I scrapped whatever was happening for the month! I LOVE the idea but I have not been very good about getting past the first month or two! So, it was FAIL too!!

So for 2012 I am (re)determined to scrap a double LO every week for my family!~ AND I am GOING to keep to date with my 2012 DIAL album!!

Peace

I have always wanted to make a pure white LO but wasn't sure how to go about it! When my baby sister delivered her baby and I saw this picture, I knew it would be perfect! I LOVE the way it turned out!

Liberty, anyone??

As soon as I saw this Liberty line in the Scrapbook Doodle Shoppe, I knew I had to get it! My husband is in the Air Force so Red, White and Blue always catches my attention.

We usually make a little mini album for Brian when he deploys so when I saw this mini, I had to order it immediately.

This is the first mini I have done using a prepared book. It was certainly more challenging than I anticipated it to be! There is just not a lot of room in this Mini, hence the name!

At first I really struggled with the open spaced on each page! I really had to let the OCD side of me go, so it didn't drive me crazy!

The book is done except the boys need to do a little journaling on the tags.

Enjoy!

Playing with Glimmer Mist

I watched a Youtube video this morning about Glimmer Mist techniques.

I sprayed 4 sheets of Photo Paper with various colors Glimmer Mist. Then I had to be patient and let them dry! If you know me, patience is a weakness for me!

This one is 4 different shades of pink! BTW... Cadillac pink is GORGEOUS!!

Teal and lime green

This I did with Shimmerz Purple Spritz and the Glimmer Mist Graphite.

On this one I sprinkled course Kosher Salt on it before letting it dry. Once it dried the salt just rubbed right off leaving this crazy fun pattern! It was 2 shades of red and two shades of orange and then some brown.

Happy Birthday Momma

Mom,

This is my Birthday Gift to you! I am sorry that it is still at MY house and not at yours! I need to find the shadow box that it will go into.

When your Mother passed away I knew I wanted to do something special with this picture I had of the two of you! I spent about a year trying to figure out exactly what I was going to do with it. A couple months ago I finally figured it out. This layout was actually published in the last issue of Ready Set Create Magazine!

I originally was going to go with a neutral color scheme since your decor is ever changing. But I decided that the best choice would be to use Grandma's favorite colors!



Happy Birthday Momma! I think your amazing!!

A Boost of Confidence

Today I got a little boost of confidence in my scrappy world! It was greatly needed! The timing couldn't have been more perfect as I was feeling quite down and out today!

How about you, what gives you a boost of confidence in life? In scrapping?

A little addiction....

GLIMMER MIST!! Oh, how I LOVE this stuff and use it all the time!

I have lots of scrapping supplies that I "Had to have" but never use it! When I bought my first two bottles of Glimmer Mist I was worried about actually using them!
No need to worry, I use them on everything! I LOVE this stuff! I recently squirt the last squirt out of my Pearl Mist! It was kinda bitter sweet! (I am a sentimental sap!) I was proud that I actually used up a product but at the same time I was sad to see my favorite color gone!
To fill the void I just made and order... 13 Glimmer Mist! Yes you read correctly, 13!!
Of course I had to reorder my favorite Pearl. Along the way I found a color called Bubbles, so of course I had to try that! There are also some new limited edition colors I just had to have too! Who could pass up Cadilac Pink, Mel's Diner, Route 66, Marmalade, Popsicle, Sweet Clover, Sand and Indian Corn??
Addicted?? Yes, but I use them!
How about you??
Do you have products you have bought but never use?
Do have an addiction to a product you use constantly?
Do you have Glimmer Mist? Love or Hate it?