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Day 21, and I'm still current. Tonight I will be working on the 21st layout this month. Ten more, and I've met my goal. It's not just about scrapbooking, although that's my end product. It's about commitment and self discipline for this project. Results. And Success. They're not all masterpieces and they didn't all take a lot of time. Out of the 20 completed layouts, I have 18 that I really like. And I've honored my commitment! Woohoo. It feels really good to have control over my project and to succeed.
Last night's layout and Tueday night's took me about 45 minutes from editing the photo(s), to printing them, then creating the layout, photographing the completed project, editing that photo, and posting it on our LOAD Flickr group. Practice, practice, practice! LOL
Still, May 20th
Sunday, May 19th. This one was inspired by another layout I saw in a magazine. This was inspired by a Leona Sanford layout.
Just Add Water, May 18th:
Panera, May 17:
Buy Me a Rose, May 16
Bet you thought I'd fallen off the layout a day bandwagon but it's just not so! I've been meeting the deadlines in our flickr group, and now it's time to catch up my blog. I'll post these in reverse order; that way the most current will appear at the top, and my least favorite will appear at the bottom! LOL
Faith -- the layout I finished for LOAD13 last night. Love this photo Casey took of the birdbath in our backyard one morning. He took it through our breakfast nook window AND with the best camera we had at the time. It's awesome:
Pranksters for LOAD12:
The photos were taken in downtown Olympia in late December 2006 and show the planning and fun some folks had creating stuffed figures, dressing them, and hanging them around town. Very cool. The photos are not the best, but it's enough to document the event.
Family - LOAD11
Love this layout and photo of my kids. Krista's husband was behind the camera; wish we'd found someone else to snap the shot. The clear butterfly in the circle was a great idea; the two on the left side -- not so much. In fact, I removed them the next day and now LOVE this layout!
Peace - LOAD10
This photo was taken along the Oregon Coast near Cannon Beach, and it's one of my favorite photos. Love the mist, the beach, the waves, the grasses blowing in the wind. Everything! And I love the layout, too.
This layout is my interpretation of the DixiePieces May Sketch Challenge
Saturday Afternoons - LOAD9
This layout documents the group I've been scrapping with for the last eight years. I'm not sure why my critical self isn't satisifed with this layout. These are wonderful photos of the girls. And I love that we still get together.
I also used this layout to meet the DixiePieces May Photo Challenge. I can't win the prize, but you can! Get on over there and play.
Hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day. Mine was great! I have the very best family, and I enjoy spending time with them.
Can scrapbookers double dip? Why yes, I believe we can! I created this layout to meet my MayLOAD challenge AND it meets the requirement of the DixiePieces May-No-Patterned Paper Challenge! I did a bit of paper piecing for the Elmo, and I added information about how I created it in the challenge post.
Nope, I didn't miss my deadlines on these layouts, but I didn't get them posted here. It's been fun, for the most part, until last night, when I finished with 10 minutes to spare. I think I'll get started on today's layout very shortly.
Tried a new salad today that was awesome! I love trying new menu selections WHEN they turn out this good. Otherwise, I feel like I wasted my meal, my time, and my money! LOL This salad had roasted chicken, three pieces of shrimp, a boiled egg, tomatoes, cucumbers, pineapple and a good peanut sauce. Yummy. I need to find a recipe for peanut sauce and try it at home.
The weather's been nasty all week -- chilly for May and definitely wet! Today the sun came out, and I am anticipating a beautiful weekend. It's Mother's Day, my mom is moving this weekend (I think), and I'm not there. Part of me feels guilty; the other part relieved. Sorry, Mom! I'm glad you have strong help. Prayers going out your way.
Okay, here they are, Wednesday's and Thursday's layouts:
This simple layout -- which uses a speciality paper from Prima took me two tries and 2.5 hours. It just wasn't coming together for me. I started taking it apart, came up with another idea, and put it together in about 20 minutes.
And this one is probably my new favorite. I love everything about it.
Stay tuned!
Yeah! I finished another layout. I can't even tell you how much joy that brings me! First, I get to scrap some fun subjects. Then there's the actually "doing", and there's the satisfaction of a finished product! And all through the design and execution process, there's the rememembering! A fun, creative and peaceful evening.
"Ro ober dacie" is D's toddler speak for "roll over, Gracie". Adorable, I tell you.
This was a quick and easy one; it's a photo collage from 2006 and will be my title page for that album. The journal is in the patterned paper at the bottom. The picture is not the best -- kinda washes out the color of the paper, but you can get the idea.
Guess what? We woke up this morning, and it wasn't raining! I had things on my list today -- two appointments after church, errands, a call to my mom, and my third May layout to complete. My 10:30 appointment cancelled, and we ran two errands before we realized what a beautiful day it was and who wanted to be responsible on a day like today! Brenna wanted to spend some time with us, and I suggested a trip to the Skagit County Tulip Festival -- 2.5 hr drive one way -- and a call to her sister to see if she, her husband and son had plans for lunch. We connected for lunch, but not until almost two. Then we decided it was more fun staying where we were than driving the rest of the way to Mt. Vernon. So ... we didn't see the tulips but we got to spend time with D. Oh yeah, and K&J, too! LOL And Abby and Gracie, the well-loved pets. Here's my favorite photos from this afternoon. It was gorgeous -- sitting in a small park along Lake Washington, enjoying the sun and watching the life on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Gosh, it's been a while since I did that!
D on the playground equipment:
He and two "derls" who wanted to ride on the tire swing with him:
Gracie borrowing Brenna's shades:
and K's family:
Here's my layout for today; all product from the May DixiePieces kit:
Ya darn tootin'! Okay ... silly rhyme. For those of you who may not know, Lain Ehmann is doing a "layout a day" aka LOAD challenge in May. I completed one of the LOAD challenges a year or so ago and was thrilled when I had 31 layouts completed at the end of the challenge. If you want to challenge yourself -- and be eligible for some prizes -- go sign up!
Here's the layout I finished last night before bed:
and then the one I finished today:
This layout uses the DixiePieces May kit called "Fizz".
I was up bright and early this morning -- doggoneit but I prefer NOT to wake to an alarm on Saturday mornings. No help for it today, though, as I was meeting friends downtown to walk the YMCA state agency run/walk challenge. I can't imagine running it, and when I woke to see the rain, I was really glad I didn't sign up for the 8k! We walked 2+ miles in the rain! Still glad I did it, but I sure didn't feel that way during the walk. LOL
And what's with the weather? It rains the NW rain -- consistent but light enough that you can walk in it and not get wet. Then the sun comes out. Then we have a down pour and begin the cycle all over again. Is summer really coming, or was that a joke?
