Sheesh

It's been too long since I've posted here, but I've been busy working on my new scrapbook room. I'll post pictures next week. I think everybody else gained working space, but I got things nice and organized and worked my computer into my work area. That will come in handy when using my Cricut with SCAL.

Travis loved his album and thinks his dad will love it for his 75th birthday. We had some rather lengthy and fun discussions about scrapbooking--it was pretty funny.

I am looking forward to posting more of my work and other pictures next week. Travis leaves Sunday, which means Monday I'll be watching movies all day and Tuesday I'll be scrapping all day. Not sure I'll even get out of my jammies. :)

New paper company, cute lines

Marks Paper Company has some of the cutest paper I've seen in a while:

http://markspaperco.com/

Their Old-Fashioned Courtship line is my favorite--look at all that red!

Hope you enjoy!

Liner notes

I am nearly done with Travis' album and started the liner notes for each layout. I wrote out what the challenges for each layout were, why I chose that paper and sometimes I even commented on the pictures. I really enjoyed doing this--sort of like a scrapbook diary and I think I'll do the same for my own work when the mood strikes. I think it would be interesting to read--much later on--what I was thinking with each layout.

I'm also toying with the idea of doing the ABC scrapbook with DCWV Alphabet Stack--can't decide if I want to do all B&W, B&W with red or B&W with one extra color per layout. I think all B&W would be a challenge, but of course B&W and red really appeals to me; just what I need, an excuse to buy red embellishments.

Recommendation

I just added "Debby's Dare" to my blog; she's got great ideas and such a positive attitude! I love learning from her and I try to scrap some of her ideas because I'm working on a scrapbook all about me--who else is going to do it? :)

Happy Anniversary

I finished the 50th Anniversary layout for Travis' album. It was difficult for me to work with white and gold and at first I thought the pages were ho-hum. But once I saw them together, I really loved them and appreciated all of the different textures.

It's difficult for me to work when I'm not inspired...I couldn't get really sentimental on this layout and that kind of blocked me a little. But he can get as sentimental as he wants in the journaling block and I don't have to deal with it. :)