The reason I scrapbook

There are many reasons why I scrapbook. It gives me a reason and excuse to print off photos. It gives me something to do with the vast majority of them. I remember things better when I've gone through the photos and done a short journal entry about them. I enjoy the process. Its a creative outlet for me. But there is a new reason.


Allison loves to look at her scrapbook album. I don't have a lot of pages done in her album, but she loves to look at them over and over again. She will very quietly sit on mine or Brian's lap, just looking at the pages and naming the people (or objects) in them. She gets so excited when I add a new page to the ablum for her to see. I love that she appreciates her scrapbook. It makes me want to get more pages done for her to see and get excited over.

Scrapbook Blog Updates

I posted a couple of new layouts on my scrapbook blog. You should go look at them. I'm quite proud of them and I love to share my artwork. I finally feel like I'm getting good at this scrapbooking thing. Now if I could just get faster...

Scrapbook Blog!

I did it! I started a scrapbook blog. I'm signing up to be a Close to my Heart (CTMH) consultant next week. This is a place where I can share my artwork. Here's hoping for a successful business! You can check out my scrapbook blog at http://rosies-posies.blogspot.com.

More scrapbooking...

My sister-in-law Ashleigh decided that she needed a photography blog... I probably need a scrapbook blog. Maybe when I get back to Europe (since I won't be doing any scrapbooking while I'm there...).

Anyway, last week was my spring break, so I pulled out all my stuff and made a big mess that I left all week long... here's what my mess accomplished.

The Kissing Page: we had SO MANY kissing wedding photos! Title and journaling going in the two blank spots.

Groom Pictures: Title to go across the bottom of the photo on the left page, journaling in the big blank spot on the right

Bride pictures: Again, title and journaling still need to be added. =) Still looking for the perfect fonts for titles on these pages.

The Kissing Game: This layout I did in scrapbook club and finally got some photos on it this past week. I'm not super crazy about my title (I may decide to redo it) but I LOVE the bottom border... the 3 squares without flowers say Happy, Smile and Laugh, which really fits the page if you read the journaling. If I redo the title (which I probably will) I"ll probably have the top title look more like the bottom border...otherwise, this one to totally done!

First visitors: Totally done! Gotta love the photo of Makayla holding a 1 day old Allison. =)

More Scrapbook Pages

A few more of my scrapbook page accomplisments from the last week =). Maybe while Brian's gone (since I'll need a project to keep me from going too crazy) I can finish our wedding album in the evenings after Allison goes to bed. That would be a lofty goal...

This page was a redo... I originally did it 8.5x11 before I decided to switch to 12x12. I miss the paper I orginally did this page on, but I like the beach paper with the vellum overlay.

This one is actually 100% done... I think my wedding announcement gets to count at the journaling! I love the background paper... I think that paper it the one I want to be the paper that all my wedding pages have in common.

Again, this one if 100% done... all journaled and everything! I think I'm realizing that I like to have lots of pictures on my pages... embellishements tend to be my downfall and point of frustration. =) Is it creul that I love the photo of her screaming her mad little head off? =)

I finally found time!

I finally found time to get some scrapbooking done. I did a few pages Friday night and one yesterday during Allison's awesome 2 hour nap! =) They are all done except for a little bit of journaling! So much fun... I really should do more of this!