Real Life Scrapping

Memories! They come tumbling back when you sit back & recall youth at it's dorkiest, purest days. Love the sketching & my prisma pencils, sweet sequins.

Love teenage years! A blessing & a curse. (Monk)

Two Friends & A Canvas in Progress

A canvas of self-portraits by friends & family in progress. We all have a good laugh! The idea came from an artist featured in the Mary Engelbright's "Home Companion" magazine a few years ago.
I have a canvas awaiting for self-portraits from friends & family, and it looks great! And here is Noah with his baseball friend Jared.

New Scrap Philosophy

My New Scrap Philosophy: Do not take it too seriously. It's a gift of time to renew & contemplate, and a wonderful playground. At times, I do feel guilty for not doing more, or for being unorganized or not being uniquely artistic, but I need to remind myself, my love for scrapbooking is a FREE ZONE & not a place for self incriminations. Enough said. I get it.

For some reason I want to put buttons on every layout! I cannot possibly use all the buttons I have collected & all of a sudden I can't get my hands on enough of them! I found this wonderful layout by Mou Sohou in which she used a stamp, I have a need to scrapjack her use of a stamp. I love stamps & I'm always looking for ways to incorporate them in layouts. Lately as I view favorite scrap sites, I am blown away by the creative work that is exploding everywhere--such inspired talent everywhere!

I love this photo. Misty light. I remember feeling so blessed to be spending time with loved ones again & finally being on Maui once again. I do not take these trips for granted, ever.
Teeny photos, great to work with! Just playing with all kinds of odds & ends. The clear epoxy rounds have been sitting in my drawer for about five years. . .

Living A Dream

Like putting together a puzzle! And, oh happy buttons!

Thoughts on blogging my scrap pages. Disclosure: If you think my life is rosy. Well, it is. But I live the prickly, stressful, endearing life of a stay-at-home Mom.

This layout makes me crack up.