Land of the free

I am so not in a winter mood lately... So I decided to remember the awesome summer we had and do a little celebration layout. I had this circle idea in mind, with the perfect shades of blue and red to look a little like the American flag. As I was about to glue it all together, I realize I have the colors, but not the structure. So I cut six 1 inch stripes and adhered it to the cardstock to mimic the stripes of the flag. And I totally love it!

Remembering Christmas

Would you believe they were here not even a month ago? I love Christmas and that´s why my December Daily album is still in progress... working on it every day! But the pictures are never ending, so are the embellishments I would like to add, papers I would like to use... This is one of too many pages I did and I have many more of them. My huge Christmas paper stack is providing me a source of endless inspiration. This WOW layout nicely says everything that need to be said about the first Christmas JR actually remembers. A big tree with loads of gifts underneath... Wow.



Eleven more months and we can celebrate again!

Fall in California

A while ago there was a town, where December was full of sun, colorful leaves were on the ground in huge piles and bare trees stood in warm fall sun. And then it got cold, foggy and frosty. All in a month.
To remind myself that the winter won't be here forever and it's been just a month since we raked leaves in Papas yard, I got inspired by the January issue of CK magazine and created a page about our fall. OK, their was about January weather, but my December pictures taken originally for December Daily were so fresh and crisp, I decided to use them instead.
I reached for my apparently never ending supply of K&Company fall paper, some Colorbok patterned paper and random fall embellishments and ribbon. I just wish the nice weather will be back soon...

Some things just need time

... as this layout. The right page was sitting on my desk forever. I cut the pictures into 4x4 squares, adhered them, did the cute embellishments - and couldn't move to the left page. So I just let it be, wait for it's time.
Finally yesterday I had an awesome idea. I used the green patterned paper as the base, with the other green paper matching the right side. Plus I had awesome wedding kit letter, that were just perfect for this page. And to write something in the journaling place was so easy!
I am really glad I waited for couple of months before finishing this. It probably wouldn't be half as good as it is now.



I used Martha Stewart Paper Pad (grey leaves), Basic Grey Origins (mineral soak), ChatterBox (light green pattern), random buttons and flowers.

Brothers

Welcome to the new year!
Beginnings are always exciting, because they bring a clean slate into everyday life. I love new days, new weeks, new months. And to have a new year - that certainly deserves a celebration.
Not that I celebrated the traditional way. No, I was asleep way before midnight. But my heart was pumping fast from all the possibilities... Wow. I love this year.
I was actually thinking about doing the Project Life, but not this year. I don't feel committed enough to take a picture every day. My December Daily album is enough proof on that matter.
This year I started my scrapbooking in a family way - "Brothers" layout. I had these not-so-good-light pictures from Christmas, but funny enough, it will match the green and blue paper perfectly. I used some DCVW birdie paper, leftover striped paper and that was it!
Way to go...

December 4

December 1

I couldn’t wait for December to start. Building the Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving doesn’t give me the right chills as building it in December. So the first day of the last month we spent moving the couch, doing laundry, vacuum cleaning... you name it, we did it. There is still some things left we need to move to prepare the place for the three, but we are almost there :)




After a quick return trip to K-Mart and GameStop we picked up Mikey from school and Travis did homework with him. I was really surprised by his patience and positive attitude. I know I wouldn’t be a good teacher, but Travis is entirely different story.



I snapped a quick sunset picture – I really enjoy sunsets! I packed few gifts, cooked dinner, went to the grocery store, make a few phone calls and lived my ordinary Frisby life. Can't wait to scrapbook it!



UPDATE: I managed to do my first page :)