staying warm in my scrap space

it has been so crazy cold around here! although we did have a couple of days where it warmed up - one day it was -25 degrees, and the next day it was 25 degrees. it warmed up 50 degrees! but it's mostly been really really cold. it's been toasty in the house though, so i made some pages.

i thought this would be a fun pic - she's got her boots on with her fancy dress!

i did this page for the "embrace" prompt at OLW, but didn't get it uploaded in time. the funniest thing is that i left the "b" out of embrace!

this is a pic Kathleen took at Linda Kay's. i just love the sun peeking through the trees.

and last, but definitely not least, here is baby lena. her little collar just hangs from her neck - she was so teeny:)

so that's how i've been keeping warm, what about you?

Sweet Tooth Scrapbooking Rocks!

if you haven't checked out this site yet, you're missing out!http://www.sweettoothscrapbooking.com/ . Shelly and Cindy came up with a great idea - they design and create scrapbook layouts and cards, and package it all together with all the measuring and cutting done for you! how clever is that? when you find some time to create, you can get right to the fun part - putting everything together!

Shelly likes to find special pieces for her cards on etsy, and i am so flattered that they chose some lil owls i stamped for one of their cards. they use the latest and greatest products with their original and unique designs. you really should check them out - you'll be glad you did!

project fifty-two and 52Q

it seems like everyone is talking about documenting 2009 in creative ways. there are numerous versions of "365" projects and challenges, which call for making something or taking a photo every day. some people make daily artist trading cards, which are also cool. but i'm pretty sure i wouldn't keep up with anything every day.

i could come up with my own idea, but why re-invent the wheel when there are already so many cool ideas out there? there are options that are less frequent, but will still give a glimpse of 2009 at the end of the year. the first one i chose is  project fifty-two. it's on a weekly basis, and is open to all kinds of projects with any medium you like, such as quilting or painting, not just scrapbooking. here's my first project fifty-two:

52Q is also on a weekly basis; Emily asks a question and you provide your answer in whatever format you like. she is doing her questions and answers on tags, and since i have a ton of shipping tags, i'm using tags too. here's the cover and inside cover for 52Q:

each of these projects seem flexible and fun, so i'm in!

what projects are you doing this year?

the new year

it's that time of year when lots of people are talking about goals, resolutions, and fresh starts. the thought of resolutions makes me weary - just the word itself i think. goals feel too formal. fresh starts is a better phrase, more hopeful maybe. if you are a scrapbooker, you may have heard of Ali Edwards and her one little word project . she encourages people to choose a word to focus on throughout the year. it's a totally awesome idea, and very low stress. one of my favorite challenge blogs is a spin off of Ali's idea, and it's appropriately named one little word. their first prompt of the new year is start. here's mine:

 

it says start as you mean to go on. i had fun making the edges look like they were sooty and old.

so my word for this year is listen. here's what it looks like to me right now :

the circles are really old poker chips, they feel like they are made of thick chipboard. the rub-ons are from Jenni Bowlin Studio, and they spell out listen.

prior to the new year, we had fun with our friends on Christmas Eve. we ate ourselves silly, decorated Aunt Chick's Christmas Cookies, opened presents from Santa, and played chicken foot with dominoes til the wee morning hours.  i had to get a photo of the ebola virus cookie!

then on the 28th we had a birthday lunch because someone has decided that it is now a tradition. we chose the weekend so the whole family could come. they did, but the only problem is that it is hard to get 17 seats all together at the same time in a small diner! the hamburg inn is a small slice of history with the best food! the staff is awesome too.

yep, i really saved all those letters from other projects! it was fun to make a randomly lettered title.

so have you chosen a word for your year?leave me a comment and let me know!