March TSR Sneak Peek!

Hello people!
Wow...haven't blogged since January. Shame on me! Looks like I lost a blog follower, too. :( Life has been busy, to say the least, but good! After the whirlwind ups and downs from the last 2 years from my husband's job issues, we are finally stepping into something that we think is long-term and beneficial for our family. He started a new job yesterday with an oil/gas company here in town (no more driving out of town for work, yay!!), and he is really picking it up quickly and doing great with it so far. Since he's working back in our town, that means we get our lunch dates back too. Yay!! And, he get BENEFITS at his new job, which is something he hasn't had in the last 3 jobs he's had...so good stuff. Lots of prayers have been answered. :)

Moving on....

I haven't scrapped much lately, but I did manage to bust open the March 2012 monthly kit from The Scrap Room, and boy is it lovely! I am currently finishing up my last assignment (a 2-pager!) using this kit, but I have a "sneak peek" for you all today. My sneak peek layout features Little Yellow Bicycle's "Paradise" collection:

These pictures are of my little Aaron and his preschool Easter party last year. I just love Easter pics. :) Plus, Easter is one of the only times I can get away with using pink on my boys' pages. hehehe

Thanks for stopping by!

Does "Project Life" Intimidate You?

So, I've had these divided page protectors from We R Memory Keepers forever, but I've never really played with them until today. With all the Project Life stuff I've been seeing all over the Internet, it really made me want to get some pics and stories put into albums.

The task of Project Life had me feeling a little intimidated because:
A. I do NOT take a picture every single day (nor do I really have the desire to do so).
and
B. I'm so far behind on my scrapping that I really need to focus on scrapping pictures I've already taken instead of taking new photos just to make a PL album.

Don't get me wrong...PL is amazing and an awesome idea. I just needed to "tweak" it a little to fit my needs. ;)

I don't have the page protectors that everyone is using for their Project Life stuff, but I did have these that have divided 4x6 slots:

So, I had created this page of Evan at his 1st grade Dual Language Christmas program (he's in a program where he learns English related studies for a week then switches over to Spanish related studies for a week and alternates back and forth all school year). He was chosen out of all the students to lead the Dual Language program kids in reading "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in Spanish. He would read it in Spanish and then point at the other students with his little pointer, and they would read it back to him. This was SO cool to watch because this was his first year in the program, and he picked up Spanish like it was his native language! His teachers (and me!!) couldn't believe how quickly he picked up on the pronunciation of the Spanish language and how fluently he was able to read it. Anyway, here's the page I created:

But I had several other photos left of the same program, as well as a few papers, etc. I can't just throw photos away, but then again...I don't want to do 3-4 pages of the same Christmas program. So, I used the divided protectors and did this:

Back side:

Now, ALLLLLL of the pics from that event are scrapped and Evan's school album!!! WOOHOO!

I was able to include a Christmas note/card he had written to me in 1st grade, as well as a letter from Santa that he received. All I did was fold them up and stick them in one of the 4x6 slots. So easy! These pages were made in no time, and the best part....I used ONLY scraps and leftovers from other pages to create them! This is such a great way to use up all those leftovers. I will definitely be using my divided page protectors to get more pages put away! :)

January 2012 FULL REVEAL from TSR! :)

Raise your hand if you have plenty of "snow" pictures to scrap! (me!!!) I finally got some older snow pics onto layouts...just in time for me to take some new snow pics! lol The January kit from The Scrap Room is just gorgeous and perfect for those January photos. The kit contains products from the following 4 lines:

Pebbles Inc. "Fresh Goods" collection
Simple Stories "Year-o-graphy" collection
Little Yellow Bicycle "Winter Twig" collection (my fave this month!)
October Afternoon "Farmhouse" collection

Wow..how's that for the latest and greatest?!!

Here are my finished projects:

Thanks for taking a look! If one of your New Year Resolutions is to scrap more, I highly encourage you to sign up for the monthly kits from TSR! You can make SO many pages out of each kit...you won't be disappointed! :)

January 2012 Sneak Peek Time!

Wow....2011 is almost over. Hard to believe, isn't it? What a fast year!

If you are looking for a way to get tons of pages done this year with the latest and greatest scrapbooking products, look no further than The Scrap Room! I endorse this kit club because I fully believe in the club's motto..."Get more pages done!" I have completed around 150 layouts this year, and most of them are layouts done with this kit club's products. No lie!

I got to play with October Afternoon's new "Farmhouse" collection for my sneak peek. Love the colors in this part of the kit! Enjoy...and GET MORE PAGES DONE in 2012! :)

12 Days of Christmas Layouts - #12

Last but not least, here is the final "12 Days of Christmas Layouts" post. As a grand finale, I have not 1 but 2 layouts for you today. :) I hope you have enjoyed my Christmas layouts, and I wish you and your family and friends a very Merry Christmas and a BLESSED New Year!!

Be inspired. CREATE!

12 Days of Christmas Layouts - #11

Oh Santa....what's not to love? :) This layout was based on a sketch from Sketch Inspiration. Sketch Inspiration is my sister's weekly sketch site. Every week (on Sunday), she posts a new sketch. If you do that sketch and enter into the online gallery on her site, you will have a chance at a great weekly prize! There's a new sketch and a new prize every week...and she is also selling her new Volume 2 sketch book! Check out the site for details. ;)

Happy Holidays!!

12 Days of Christmas Layouts - #10

In 2009, my family and I went to "Holiday in the Park" at Six Flags Over Texas with some tickets I had won. The boys loved it! Especially all the cool lights and rides, and of course the cotton candy! ;)